What was the name of the popular children's television series?
Q: What was the name of the popular children's television series?
A: The popular children's television series was called Bagpuss.
Q: When did it first air on BBC television?
A: Bagpuss first aired on BBC television in 1974.
Q: How many episodes were made?
A: A total of 13 episodes were made.
Q: Who created the show and what company did they work for?
A: The show was created by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate through their company Smallfilms.
Q: What type of character was Bagpuss?
A: Bagpuss was a toy cat.
Q: How did each episode begin? A: Each episode began with looking through old sepia photographs as these words were spoken, "Once upon a time, not so long ago, there was a little girl and her name was Emily. And she had a shop." There was a shop called “Bagpuss & Co” and the cat sat in the shop window. Then Emily would leave the fixed thing in front of her favourite toy - Bagpuss - and he would wake up when she left.
Q: Who provided all of the voices except those of Madeleine and Gabriel? A: Oliver Postgate provided all of the voices except those for Madeleine and Gabriel, who he also wrote stories for.
