Bagpuss and Clangers co-creator Peter Firmin dies aged 89

Peter Firmin - the co-creator of classic children's TV programmes The Clangers, Bagpuss and Basil Brush - has died aged 89.Firmin created characters Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, The Clangers, Pogles' Wood and Bagpuss with fellow animator, puppeteer and writer Oliver Postgate.Firmin also created mischievous fox glove puppet Basil Brush - famous for his "Boom Boom" catchphrase - along with voice artist Ivan Owen.