Editing Oliver Postgate (section)

==Death==
Postgate died at a [[nursing home]] in [[Broadstairs]], near his home on the Kent coast, on 8 December 2008, aged 83.<ref name=BBCNews />

After his death there was huge recognition of his influence and effect on British culture, and affection for the role his work had played in many people's lives.<ref name="BBCObit2"/><ref name=DailyTelegraph/> His work was widely discussed in the UK media and many tributes were paid to him and his work across the internet. [[Charlie Brooker]] dedicated a portion of his [[Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe|''Screenwipe'']] show to Postgate, and his influence on Brooker's own childhood, in an episode that was broadcast the day after Postgate's death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS5GyvlZbz4&t=1436|title = - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>