Meant to post this last week to avoid this looking like a obituary page! But last week also saw the passing of one of the UK's best-loved and talented children's TV makers, Oliver Postgate. If his name isn't familiar the shows he created from his converted shed in Kent with Peter Firmin as "Smallfilms" is bound to stir the memories - Ivor the Engine, Noggin the Nog, Bagpuss, The Clangers - all undisputed classics.

If there's any doubt about how loved Postage is/was check out the usually acerbic Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe column this week: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2008/dec/13/charlie-brooker-screen-burn-oliver-postgate