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| BEFORE... |
| "Bagpuss" was first shown on BBC TV in 1974 and was set in a shop where a magical toy cat came to life each time a girl called Emily left the shop. | | When Bagpuss awoke other toys in the shop came to life too. | | Other characters included Madeleine (a rag doll), Professor Yaffle (a woodpecker), Gabriel (a toad) and a group of mice. | | Bagpuss was created by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate who also brought us "The Clangers", "Ivor The Engine" and "Noggin the Nog". | | The actress who played Emily was Peter Firmin's daughter. | | 13 Episodes were made in total including "The Mouse Mill", "The Ballet Shoe" and "Ship In A Bottle" (which featured topless mermaids). | | |
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| AFTER... |
| All 13 episodes are now available on DVD or video. | | From cuddly toys to shot glasses, a wide range of Bagpuss merchandise is now available. | | A CD is now available featuring music from the show including the singing mice. | | Emily Firmin appeared on the Channel 4 show "The Priory" where contestants had to guess her claim to fame. | | "Bagpuss" won a BBC poll to find the nation's favourite BBC children's television programme of all time. | | Bagpuss and all the other toys still live with the creator Peter Firmin in the shop. | | Emily now makes papier-mache animals and sells them in a shop in Whitstable in Kent. |
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| DO YOU REMEMBER... |
| The poem that Emily said... "Bagpuss, Dear Bagpuss, Old fat furry cat-puss..." |
| DID YOU KNOW... |
| Bagpuss was originally intended to be ginger, but there was a mix up with the fabric bought to make him. | | The shop was actually creator Peter Firmin's house. |
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