The Seal of Neptune

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The Seal of Neptune
Created by Oliver Postgate
Peter Firmin
Narrated byOliver Postgate
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time10 minutes per episode
Original release
Network BBC
Release1960 (1960), 1962 (1962)

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]

Contents

It was followed in 1962 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]

Episodes

The Seal of Neptune:

  1. The Wreck (The Discovery on the DVD)
  2. The Sharks
  3. The Mermaid
  4. The White Sailed Ship
  5. The City
  6. Neptune

The Mermaid's Pearls:

  1. The Mermaid
  2. The Wreck
  3. The Search
  4. The Sad Stones
  5. The City
  6. Neptune

Broadcast

The Seal of Neptune first broadcast: 6 July 1960 - 10 August 1960 [8]

The Seal of Neptune second broadcast: 28 July 1961 - 1 September 1961 [8]

The Mermaid's Pearls first broadcast: 15 August 1962 - 19 September 1962† [9]

The Mermaid's Pearls second broadcast: 13 June 1963 - 18 July 1963 [9]

† Episode 6 of The Mermaid's Pearls on 19 September 1962 was broadcast as part of BBC's Picture Time programming block [9]

References

  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". Screenonline . 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". The Independent .
  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 Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1-85286-407-1.
  7. ↑ "Seal of Neptune". The Dragons' Friendly Society. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  8. 1 2 "The Seal of Neptune on BBC Genome". BBC Genome .{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. 1 2 3 "The Mermaid's Pearls on BBC Genome". BBC Genome.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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