Daniel Postgate Illustrator & Author

Oliver Postgate was one of the greatest children's storytellers of the modern era. His work, which includes The Clangers, Ivor the Engine, The Pogles, Noggin the Nog and Bagpuss, is beloved by generations.

Daniel Postgate was born in Whitstable, Kent. After his schooling he worked in catering and furniture painting before moving to London to work as a freelance cartoonist for The Sunday Times, Radio Times, The Biochemist and Loot, among others. He went on to become an award-winning author and illustrator of over 50 children’s books. He is now a BAFTA-winning scriptwriter and lives back in Whitstable with his family and dogs.