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'''''The Seal of Neptune''''' was a [[Children's television|children's programme]] created by [[Oliver Postgate]] and [[Peter Firmin]], also known for their works ''[[Ivor the Engine]]'' and ''[[Clangers]]''. It was broadcast on ITV in 1963. Its plot featured the adventures of a seahorse and a shrimp and was similar in animation style to Ivor the Engine and Noggin the Nog.
'''''The Seal of Neptune''''' is an animated [[Children's television|children's programme]] created by [[Oliver Postgate]] and [[Peter Firmin]], also known for their works ''[[Ivor the Engine]]'' and ''[[Clangers]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pallant |first=Chris |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kkZyEAAAQBAJ&dq=The+Seal+of+Neptune+Postgate&pg=PR14 |title=Beyond Bagpuss: A History of Smallfilms Animation Studio |date=2022-06-16 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-83902-240-1 |language=en}}</ref> It was broadcast on BBC Television in 1960.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Four - Timeshift, Series 9, Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films, The Seal of Neptune |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p005nhn2 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> Its plot featured the adventures of a seahorse and a shrimp and was similar in animation style to Ivor the Engine and Noggin the Nog.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BFI Screenonline: Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/562266/index.html |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oliver Postgate: Creator of 'Bagpuss', 'The Clangers' and 'Ivor the Engine' who turned children's television into an art form |website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/oliver-postgate-creator-of-bagpuss-the-clangers-and-ivor-the-engine-who-turned-children-s-television-into-an-art-form-1059366.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Postgate |first=Oliver |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_LM6FcY-3oIC&dq=The+Seal+of+Neptune+Postgate&pg=PA224 |title=Seeing Things: A Memoir |date=2008-11-01 |publisher=Canongate Books |isbn=978-1-84767-842-3 |language=en}}</ref>


It was followed in 1963 by a sequel called ''The Mermaid's Pearls''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tibballs |first=Geoff |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p5IHAQAAMAAJ&q=The+Seal+of+Neptune+Postgate |title=The Golden Age of Children's Television |date=1991 |publisher=Titan |isbn=978-1-85286-407-1 |language=en}}</ref>
In October 2010 it was reported that original film of the series had been recovered from a disused pig sty on a farm belonging to Firmin.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1323551/Lost-episodes-Ivor-Engine-discovered-treasure-trove-pig-shed.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Lost episodes of Ivor the Engine discovered in 'priceless' haul found in pig shed]</ref>

In 2014, ''The Seal of Neptune'' and ''The Mermaid's Pearls'' (1963) were released on DVD by the Dragons Friendly Society.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seal of Neptune |url=http://www.dragons-friendly-society.co.uk/Seal.htm |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=www.dragons-friendly-society.co.uk}}</ref>


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0275152|title=The Seal of Neptune}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0275152|title=The Seal of Neptune}}
* {{IMDb title|id=2728722|title=The Mermaid's Pearls}}
* [http://www.Dragons-friendly-society.co.uk/Seal.htm Dragons friendly society]


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Latest revision as of 07:33, 27 August 2024

The Seal of Neptune
Created byOliver Postgate
Peter Firmin
Narrated byOliver Postgate
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes18
Production
Running time10 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release1960 (1960)

The Seal of Neptune is an animated children's programme created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, also known for their works Ivor the Engine and Clangers.[1] It was broadcast on BBC Television in 1960.[2] Its plot featured the adventures of a seahorse and a shrimp and was similar in animation style to Ivor the Engine and Noggin the Nog.[3][4][5]

It was followed in 1963 by a sequel called The Mermaid's Pearls.[6]

In 2014, The Seal of Neptune and The Mermaid's Pearls (1963) were released on DVD by the Dragons Friendly Society.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Pallant, Chris (16 June 2022). Beyond Bagpuss: A History of Smallfilms Animation Studio. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83902-240-1.
  2. ^ "BBC Four - Timeshift, Series 9, Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films, The Seal of Neptune". BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Oliver Postgate: Creator of 'Bagpuss', 'The Clangers' and 'Ivor the Engine' who turned children's television into an art form". Independent.co.uk.
  5. ^ Postgate, Oliver (1 November 2008). Seeing Things: A Memoir. Canongate Books. ISBN 978-1-84767-842-3.
  6. ^ Tibballs, Geoff (1991). The Golden Age of Children's Television. Titan. ISBN 978-1-85286-407-1.
  7. ^ "Seal of Neptune". www.dragons-friendly-society.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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