<Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> BBC One (1969--74) CBeebies (2015 - present) Universal Kids (US) (2015 - present) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> Original series: 16 November 1969 (1969 - 11 - 16)--6 November 1972 (1972 - 11 - 06) Revival series: 15 June 2015 (2015 - 06 - 15)--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Clangers is a British stop - motion children's television series, comprising short films about a race (or perhaps a family) of creatures who live on, and inside, a small moon - like planet . They speak only in whistles, and eat only green soup (supplied by the Soup Dragon) and blue string pudding . The programmes were originally broadcast on BBC1 between 1969 and 1972, followed by a special episode which was broadcast in 1974 . </P> <P> The series was made by Smallfilms, the company set up by Oliver Postgate (who was the show's writer, animator and narrator) and Peter Firmin (who was its modelmaker and illustrator). Firmin designed the characters, and his wife knitted and "dressed" them . The music, often part of the story, was provided by Vernon Elliott . </P>

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