Bagpuss : Complete [1974]

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Starring: ~ Emily Firmin, John Faulkner Sandra Kerr Oliver Postgate
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Studio: Universal / Small Films Productions

Region: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Format: PAL,

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Sales Rank: 60

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Customer Reviews:

Marvelous!! If only today's children's programmes could be more like this... (05 January 2009)
I'd never seen Bagpuss (living in the US). But reading the reviews and the description made me buy it for my very young son. He doesn't watch tv yet (my decision), but as we don't have cable/satellite, I want a good collection of appropriate dvds when he's old enough.

These shows are wonderful. The animation (stop-action has always been my favourite), the script, the songs-- just first rate. Nothing like Oliver Postgate's work here in the US, then or now. Just the right length for young attention spans. Can't wait to watch this with the little one!

Bagpuss hasn't aged. Visit him in Canterbury! (02 January 2009)
I bought this with an Amazon token on my 30th birthday! Only 13 episodes were ever made so you get everything on this DVD. Currently it's selling for 3 GBP - what a bargain!
Good, clean, timeless classic.
Visit Bagpuss in the Museum of Canterbury - what a joy to see the shopfront! It's a shame about the recent death of the creator. Long live Bagpuss!
Parents, grandparents - buy this DVD for your kids!

I rate this as the best kids show EVER! (15 May 2008)
Petend you have kids, I bought this because I am a bagpuss fan and even though I am 36 and was single when I bought this I was not discouraged. It brought back my childhood and triggered many great memories of the 70's when my late mother would watch bagpuss with me, heck even my dad likes it. It even helped me nab a girlfriend as after I told her "just because I own the Complete Bagpuss on DVD, I am not a soft touch!" mind you As I work in a nursery this may play a Part.
Bagpuss is Briliant

A pocketful of charm (16 March 2008)
There's an economy of expression and a gentle warmth that lifts Oliver Postgate's work to a kind of poetry. Bagpuss is no exception, and is a pleasure to watch with your little ones (who'll love it). All the elements of childhood are captured here: the innocence, fascination, and imagination that transform the everyday into something magical. There's none of the Disney saccharine sweetness, either, that can set adult teeth on edge. Each episode is a satisfyingly complete package, with Emily bringing some little lost thing for Bagpuss and his friends to identify and renew. Each friend has his or her own distinct personality, from crotchety Professor Yaffle to clever little Charley Mouse. A story and a little song help the charming detective work along. The good-natured work ends with the small item being placed in the shop window, ready to be reunited with its lost owner. Entertaining, without talking down to its audience. Free of teen-speak and violence. Toddler TV at its very best.

Timeless smallness (29 March 2007)
Tonight my four-year-old son watched three episodes of Bagpuss on DVD. I had tried to get him to watch this last year, but he wasn't interested. This time, he was enchanted. Thank goodness I now know that there's nothing wrong with him!

Bagpuss is quite possibly the best children's TV programme ever made. There's something magical about it. Some of the animation looks quite basic nowadays, but it doesn't harm the show at all. The sheer escapism, not to mention the intelligent respect for the viewers (contrast much of the current cBeebies output), and the beautiful smallness of it all are probably the key ingredients. It is utterly timeless, and universally appealing to younger children.

I don't know whether Oliver Postgate and his associates ever won an award for this little piece of wonder, but they really should have.