Originally recorded for the Ivor the Engine and Pogles Wood British children's TV shows produced by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company, this CD brings together over thirty tracks and includes special effects devised by Oliver Postgate just for the programmes.

All the music on this release comes from the original master tapes found in Oliver Postgate's underworld (the basement where he works). Vernon Elliott was a master bassoonist and fine composer arranger. These recordings, made with his small ensemble are some of the most charming pieces ever made for children's television. Musically this is Vernon Elliott on form, producing charming melodies, some with pace, others with a subtle underlying melancholy. This really is delightful music, all recorded in a small village hall somewhere in Kent lots of years ago. Simply wonderful!

Ivor the Engine was an animated children's TV show produced in the 1970s and told the adventures of a small green locomotive who lived in the "top left-hand corner of Wales" and worked for the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Ltd. The series consisted of 40 five-minute films.

Pogles Wood was screened by the BBC from 1966 to 1968 as part of the its 'Watch with Mother' series. Pogles Wood is the story of woodland folk who lived in a tree with a magic bean plant.

Other Smallfilm productions include The Clangers and Bagppuss.

Packaging & Liner Notes
CD: Standard Jewel case. CD comes with slipcase and 12 page concertina booklet.
LP: Standard LP sleeve.