The Clangers
TV Show · Kids & Family · Animation

Major Clanger has made a flying machine. With some ceremony the Clangers pump up the compressed air balloons which power it. Major Clanger takes his seat, the machine leaps into action and flaps itself to pieces.

1969 · 9m
Starring Michael Palin, Oliver Postgate
Director Mole Hill

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Flying
    Major Clanger has made a flying machine. With some ceremony the Clangers pump up the compressed air balloons which power it. Major Clanger takes his seat, the machine leaps into action and flaps itself to pieces.
    1 min
  • EPISODE 2
    The Visitor
    Small Clanger sees something passing overhead in orbit. We do not see it but we hear a suitable noise of its passing over. Major Clanger comes out. They watch it pass again and the next time they follow it running out of shot.
    1 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Chicken
    The Clangers have made a rocket. They set it off and, as all the best rockets do, it bursts in a cloud of beautiful coloured stars. They let off another but this one hits something and of load of assorted metal debris falls on their planet. The Clangers take cover. Then they come out and look at the odd objects. They are obviously all parts of the same thing so they carry the pieces below and assemble it. It assembles into an iron chicken which thanks them cordially and walks away through the caves.
    9 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Music
    All Clangers asleep. We hear very faint music. The music appears to come from the egg the chicken gave Tiny Clanger. Tiny Clanger blinks at the egg, listens to it. She stealthily takes the egg to a distant empty place. She trips and the egg breaks open. As it open the music stops, and out fall some music dots.
    9 min
  • EPISODE 5
    The Intruder
    The Clangers are peacefully building a house. We hear a whistling sound and down comes something. The Clangers run for cover. The thing is a terrestrial spaceprobe vehicle with large initials on it. It is a tracked vehicle with appendages. The Clangers watch it begin its investigations.
    1 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Visiting Friends
    We see the telescope that Small Clanger and Tiny Clanger have. Tiny Clanger is looking for the small star where she thinks the iron chicken lives. They locate the star and see the iron chicken and Tiny Clanger sees that it is wearing the gold chain she made for it. Mrs. Clanger climbs out and calls them in to tea. Small Clanger goes in but Tiny Clanger remains outside alone.
    9 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Michael Palin
    Self
  • Oliver Postgate
    Narrator
  • M‌H
    Mole Hill
    Director
  • Oliver Postgate
    Creator
  • P‌F
    Peter Firmin
    Creator

About

The Clangers

Kids & Family

Major Clanger has made a flying machine. With some ceremony the Clangers pump up the compressed air balloons which power it. Major Clanger takes his seat, the machine leaps into action and flaps itself to pieces.

Information

Studio
BBC One
Released
1969
Rated
U
© 2010 Oliver Postgate & Peter Firmin

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

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