The Latest Breaking News from Bagpuss

Original artwork of Bagpuss, The Clangers and Basil Brush fetches £400,000

The sale was the largest collection of Peter Firmin’s art ever to come to auction with most of the pieces selling well over estimated values.

Evening Standard · Aug 4

‘Treasure trove’ of 500 artworks by Bagpuss creator Peter Firmin up for auction

The artist and puppet maker – who died aged 89 in 2018 – co-created several popular children’s TV programmes.

Evening Standard · Jul 20

Unearthed ‘treasure trove’ by Bagpuss creator Peter Firmin to go under the hammer

The artist and puppet maker – who died aged 89 in 2018 – co-created several popular children’s TV programmes.

The Independent UK · Jul 20

‘Most important, most beautiful, most musical’: Bagpuss set for big screen return

Stop-motion animation voted the UK’s all-time favourite kids’ show will be rebooted with the ‘saggy old cloth cat’ now busy mending in modern Britain

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2025

Has anybody seen the Wombles? The hunt is on for TV’s favourite puppets and props

Bagpuss, the Clangers and Paddington are among the icons of childhood that fans are determined to save

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024

The week in TV: Alice & Jack; The Space Shuttle That Fell to Earth; The New Look; Bring the Drama – review

Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson convince as a perma-turbulent couple; a devastating docuseries pays homage to the doomed Columbia space shuttle crew. Plus, ill-fitting wartime drama with Coco Chanel and Christian Dior and a sweet, old-school reality show

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024

‘The cameras were held together with Meccano’: how we made Bagpuss

‘He was supposed to be a marmalade-coloured cat but the fabric company got muddled up – and dyed his fur bright pink instead’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024

Daleks, daemons and Bagpuss: 100 years of the BBC in Wales

BBC 100 in Wales exhibit tells story of development into a bilingual institution with international reputation

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022

Free family days out near you this Christmas from The Gruffalo to little donkeys

Keeping the kids entertained can be a costly challenge at the best of times, never mind when inflation is raging and there are presents to pay for - but we've rounded up festive free family events

Daily Mirror · Dec 17, 2022