Bagpuss creator Peter Firmin dies aged 89

Man behind popular characters such as the Clangers and Basil Brush dies after short illnessPeter Firmin in talk with Viv Groskop about Bagpuss and the Clangers Clangers and Bagpuss co-creator Peter Firmin has died at the age of 89, the show’s production company has said. Firmin was one half of the creative duo behind cheeky fox Basil Brush, and with his long-time business partner, Oliver Postgate, he created the worlds of Bagpuss, Clangers, Ivor the Engine, Noggin the Nog and Pogles Wood.C