...Not very long ago, in the top left-hand corner of Wales, there was a railway. It wasn't a very long railway or a very important railway, but it was called The Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited, and it was all there was. And in a shed, in a siding at the end of the railway, lives the Locomotive of the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited, which was a long name for a little engine so his friends just called him Ivor..." ...And that was how it began, back in 1959: one of Oliver Postgate's most loved creations, Ivor the Engine. It was a series about the Welsh adventures of a little green railway engine and his many friends. But Ivor wasn't an ordinary steam engine. He pretty much wished he was a person and ended up doing things like singing in a choir and swimming in the sea! One season of six, 10 minute, Black and White films was made for and screened by Associated-Red.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | January 1976 | December 1981 | 25 |
| Season 1 | January 1959 | 6 | |
| Season 2 | January 1962 | June 1962 | 13 |
| Season 3 | January 1963 | 13 | |
| Season 4 | January 1976 | February 1976 | 20 |
| Season 5 | November 1977 | December 1977 | 20 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | 0 | ||
| Season 1 | January 1976 | December 1977 | 40 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 57 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | January 1959 | December 1977 | 72 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 25 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Postgate | 123 | 01/01/1962 - 12/23/1977 |
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A personal list of my favourite TV shown on BBC and ITV in the 1970s. Includes repeats from the 60s and 50s. I was eight years old in 1980.
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