Complete first series of the classic childrens programme from 1969, about the adventures of the clangers, strange creatures with stranger voices who live beneath the surface of their moonlike planet, while their friends the soup dragon and the iron chicken float through space around them. Complete unknown is a 2016 americanbritish drama mystery thriller film, directed by joshua marston, from a screenplay by marston and julian sheppard. The series was made by smallfilms, the company set up by oliver postgate. Clanger looks at the clock, indicating that it is bedtime. This is the clangers ident 1 of 3 by nicola matthewmanward on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
It stars rachel weisz, michael shannon, kathy bates and danny glover. The complete clangers is an unmissable doubledvd set containing all 26 episodes of this classic television series. The clangers dance of the clangers 1972, vinyl discogs. Stream tracks and playlists from clangers on your desktop or mobile device.
Resembling small pink anteaters, the adorable knitted clangers have transfixed audiences for the past forty years. The first episode was broadcast on the bbc on 16 november 1969. You can see the influence of the clangers in those early. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto. I had my own little studios in the attic and garden shed where i would make my films. Granny helps tiny to plant it and it quickly grows into a wonderful crystal tree. Major clanger is disconsolate but mother clanger sends small clanger and tiny clanger to the soupwells in their polecar a sort of wheeled punt to fetch some green soup for him.
Clangers usually referred to as the clangers is a british stopmotion childrens television series, made of short films about a race or family of shrewlike creatures who live on, and inside, a small moonlike planet. In fact, apart from the bluestring pudding that grows on the roof, it is their only food. They make their homes in underground caves, with saucepan lids protecting the entrances. They speak only in whistles, and eat only green soup supplied by the soup dragon and blue string pudding. The clangers simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The clangers remade for cbeebies nearly 40 years after. Listen to clangers soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create melbourne. Devised by oliver postgate and peter firmin, whose other credits include such masterpieces as ivor the engine and bagpuss, the programmes detail life on the small blue planet, somewhere out in space, that is home to these long. Other characters include the froglets and the soup dragon, a dragon that gives out soup.
Jun 17, 2015 william shatner lends voice to iconic childrens show the clangers video star treks captain kirk has taken on a new spacethemed role. Clangers usually referred to as the clangers citation needed is a british stopmotion childrens television series, made of short films about a family of mouselike creatures who live on, and inside, a small moonlike planet. This classic stopmotion animation series from the bbc followed a family of cavedwelling, knitted aliens. Factory is very excited and proud to be producing the new series of the clangers, the british cult classic that made its original debut in 1969. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The clangers, who communicated in the melancholy swoops of a. The programmes were originally broadcast on bbc1 between. He epitomizes the stiffupperlip stoicism and ramrod posture of a british subaltern at roarks drift or gallipoli or on parade, but he also is known for his very irreverent and droll sense of humor. Series 1, the clangers series one, the clangers series 1. We come to the clanger s planet and hear them dancing to the music of their hoot. Animation about a family of inquisitive creatures who live on a small blue planet. In 2015 cbeebies premiered a brandnew remade version of the muchloved stopmotion childrens tv show clangers.
This fantastic new book will allow you to knit your own clanger. As this article covers the series rather than the set of characters, i think we should move the article to clangers over the redirect and establish the clangers as a redirect to it. The clangers live on a blue cratered moon, far away in space. Pink, knitted and on the way back cult childrens tv favourite the clangers is being remade after nearly 40 years.
The clangers are strange, longnosed, pink, woolly creatures that live inside a small blue planet, which lies far, far away in space. The film was released on august 26, 2016, by amazon studios and ifc films. The clangers logo and all images from the television series are smallfilms unless otherwise stated. The clangers are a family of pink, longnosed, inventive and inquisitive mouseshaped creatures who live on a small blue planet, out in the starry stretches of space not far from our world. Baby soup clanger is upset because his mother wont let him use her big ladle and help make the sou. The clangers are inquisitive, adventurous creatures who are. The series is about a family of aliens who live under the surface of the moon in caves. Clangers is a british stopmotion animated childrens television series of short stories about a family of murine creatures who live on, and inside, a small moon like planet. Over the years their small blue planet was become a familiar sight at teatime, their faroff adventures delighting thousands of children. This information should not be considered complete.
Clangers definition of clangers by the free dictionary. As the air grows cold, a crystal shaped seed lands on the clangers planet. Named after the sound made by the saucepan lids that protect their home from space debris. William shatner lends voice to iconic childrens show the clangers video star treks captain kirk has taken on a new spacethemed role. Luckily it has been calculated that there is enough soup in the wells to last the clangers for another 7,384,497,003 years, if. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
And for his clangers voiceover, palin has been in the studio with python sound. The mouselike creatures which speak only in whistles will delight a new. It had its world premiere at the sundance film festival on january 25, 2016. And without oliver postgate, it can only be a pale imitation. The clangers was so much of its time that the planned new version will be lost on todays children. All the clangers are doing a good job dusting but how will they reach all the dustweeds they can see on the ceiling of the living cave. Stay in touch with the clangers next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. This special was believed to be a lost episode for many years, but it was released in full for free by the british film institute to coincide with the 2017.
Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. The programmes were originally broadcast on bbc1 between 1969 and 1972, followed by a special. A space dustcart drops its load on the clangers planet, including something surprising. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit. They share their world with the bizarre soup dragon, who lives in a soup well and provides them with their staple diet. William shatner lends voice to iconic childrens show the. Clangers series 1 complete dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. Created by peter firmin and oliver postgate almost 45 years ago, the muchloved series will have a modern makeover, and.
The clangers are her friends and are glad she is there because soup is their favourite food. Clangers usually referred to as the clangers citation needed is a british stopmotion childrens television series, made of short films about a race or family of shrewlike creatures who live on, and inside, a small moonlike planet. The clangers is a british childrens television series. The programmes were originally broadcast on bbc1 between 1969 and 1972, followed by the first of three special episodes.
They speak only in whistles, and eat green soup supplied by the soup dragon and blue string pudding. Bagpuss complete series clangers series 1 trumpton. The clangers season 4 episode 11 majors lowgravity backpack. Clangers synonyms, clangers pronunciation, clangers translation, english dictionary definition of clangers. Created by peter firmin and oliver postgate almost 45 years ago, the muchloved series will have a modern makeover, and the new. With some ceremony the clangers pump up the compressed air balloons which power it. Clangers series 1 complete dvd, 2005 for sale online. The clangers are making grannys special knitting area clean and lovely. It is grannys birthday and all the clangers are planning their presents for her. Clangers is a british stopmotion childrens television series, comprising short films about a race or perhaps a family of creatures who live on, and inside, a small moonlike planet. Dec 19, 2008 we come to the clanger s planet and hear them dancing to the music of their hoot. They eat only green soup supplied by the soup dragon and blue string pudding. Clangers is a british stopmotion childrens television series, made of short films about a family. Major clanger takes his seat, the machine leaps into action and flaps itself to pieces.
Oct 15, 20 the clangers was so much of its time that the planned new version will be lost on todays children. Major clanger and his family are back for more gentle, lifeaffirming. Clangers is a british stopmotion animated childrens television series of short stories about a family of murine creatures who live on, and inside, a small moonlike planet. Clangers is a british stopmotion animated childrens television series of short stories about a. Once upon a time, in the early 70s, in the vastness of interstellar space, strange mysterious life forms appeared the clangers had arrived on bbc1.
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