the creation of oliver postgate and peter furmin, it shared the tales of creatures living on a starfar, far away. and it was a labour of love. in the age before green screens and special effects, many of the episodes were shot using trial and error and perhaps unexpectedly, there were also scripts. yes, including all the hoots and whistles, which oliver s son daniel is now trying to protect. people always used to wonder about what the clangers were actually saying on the tv show. because they were always written out in english, and that is what my dad used to whistle from. so they were actually saying things to each other. now, thanks to crowdfunding, a special book is set to be made, including those stories, as well as analysis and anecdotes. now the work starts, really. i am going to have to do