Antiques Roadshow expert unable to value Bagpuss creator’s TV scripts

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Antiques Roadshow expert Eric Knowles got to see an extraordinary archive owned by a friend of the great man on the BBC programme.

The guest brought along an interesting selection of scripts and drawings by late animator Oliver Postgate.

He explained to the expert: “A chap called Oliver Postgate and his partner in business Peter Firmin ran a firm called Smallfilms.

“Way back in the 1950s, Oliver got a chance to make children’s television which the BBC were very trusting of.

“They just said, ‘Off you go’ and he didn’t know how to do it. So he bought this black and white camera where he made films of Noggin the Nog and other early stuff.

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The guest branded the artist “the most interesting person in the world” and was lucky enough to meet him 50 years later.

They became good friends and Oliver gave the Antiques Roadshow guest his camera, the original scripts for Noggin the Nog and sketches.

Eric described Oliver as the “Laurence Olivier equivalent of his day” when it came to narrating.

“I can still hear his voice,” Eric exclaimed. “It was a gentle voice, it was a kind voice.”

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The guest read Oliver’s scripts allowed which instantly transported the expert back to his childhood.

With regards to valuing the items, the expert explained: “You’ve put me on the spot because I am an enthusiast, but it goes without saying I’ve never seen anything like this turn up at the market.

“When it comes to offering you a valuation I’ve got to do this, I’ve got to pull it out of thin air.

“All I can say is what you have got before me, including the camera, it’s got to be worth £1,000 of anybody’s money.

“But with something like this, you only need two really devoted Noggin the Nog enthusiasts and you can never ever quantify exactly what it’s worth.”

Oliver, who also created Pogles’ Wood and Ivor The Engine, died in 2008 aged 83.

Antiques Roadshow episodes are available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

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