Editing Ivor the Engine (section)

==Production==
''Ivor the Engine'' used [[stop motion]] animation, of cardboard cut-outs painted with watercolours.

The series was originally made for [[black and white television]] by Smallfilms for [[Associated Rediffusion]] in 1958, but was later revived in 1975 when new episodes in colour were produced for the [[BBC]].

The series was written, animated and narrated by Oliver Postgate. Peter Firmin provided the artwork. The sound effects were endearingly low-tech, with the sound of Ivor's puffing made vocally by Postgate himself. The music was composed by [[Vernon Elliott]] and predominantly featured a solo [[bassoon]], to reflect the three notes of Ivor's whistle.

Voices were performed by Oliver Postgate, [[Anthony Jackson (actor)|Anthony Jackson]] and Olwen Griffiths. Anthony Jackson provided the voices for Dai Station, Evans the Song and Mr Dinwiddy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/British_actor_Anthony_Jackson_dead_at_62_P71534/|title=British actor Anthony Jackson dead at 62|date=2006-12-10|access-date=2009-10-30|publisher=The Big Cartoon Forum|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714114953/http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/British_actor_Anthony_Jackson_dead_at_62_P71534/|archive-date=14 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="AWN1">
{{cite news
|url=http://www.awn.com/news/passing/ivor-engine-actor-dies
|title=Ivor the Engine Actor Dies
|last=DeMott 
|first=Rick 
|date=18 December 2006
|publisher=[[Animation World Network]]
|access-date=2010-01-28}}</ref><!--These two refs have very similar content, but the forum thread is earlier and more detailed...not that I'm saying the other site copied it or anything.... :o) -->