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Ivor the Engine

Ivor the Engine is a British cutout animation television series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company. It follows the adventures of a small green steam locomotive who lives in the "top left-hand corner of Wales" and works for The Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited. His friends include Jones the Steam, Evans…

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Country of origin
United Kingdom
Created by
Oliver Postgate
Narrated by
Oliver Postgate
Network
ITV · BBC1
No. of episodes
26 (1959 b/w) · 40 (1975–1977 colour)
Production companies
Smallfilms for Associated-Rediffusion (1959) · Smallfilms for BBC (1975–1977)

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Ivor the Engine

Nodes63
Edges62
Triples128
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.031746
Components1

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Ivor the Engine

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related to Influences and future appearances · 61
Ivor the Engine → All Aboard, Anthony Jackson, August, Bad Manners, Battlefield Line Railway, BBC Radio, BBC2 Wales, Bear Museum, British, Canterbury, Canterbury Heritage Museum, Chas, Cholsey, Dreadnought Design, Engine, Engine Weekend, Functional, Gideon Coe, Gobbledygook, Great Little Trains
related to background · 24
Ivor the Engine → Alexander, Associated Rediffusion/ITV, Blean, Canterbury, Dylan Thomas, Engine, English Midlands, Firmin, Firmin's, Having, Ivor, Kent, Master Ho, Mouse, North Wales, Oliver Postgate, Postgate, Postgate's World War II, Royal Scot, Smallfilms
related to External links · 9
Ivor the Engine → Engine, EngineIvor, Great Little Trains, IMDbBritish Film Institute Screen, IMDbIvor, Ivor, Online, Wales Arts, WalesSmallfilms
related to Home releases · 6
Ivor the Engine → BBC, Dragons, Engine, In, Ivor, Throughout
related to Production · 6
Ivor the Engine → Associated Rediffusion, BBC, Engine, Ivor, Smallfilms, The
related to Books · 5
Ivor the Engine → Abelard Schuman, Engine, Ivor, Six, TV
Voices of · 3
Ivor the Engine → Anthony Jackson, Oliver Postgate, Olwen Griffiths
Network · 2
Ivor the Engine → BBC1, ITV
No. of episodes · 2
Ivor the Engine → 26 (1959 b/w), 40 (1975–1977 colour)
Production companies · 2
Ivor the Engine → Smallfilms for Associated-Rediffusion (1959), Smallfilms for BBC (1975–1977)

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ivor engine series jones episodes idris steam postgate ivor's smallfilms mrs mr griffiths railway colour oliver dragon wales black dragons

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Ivor the EngineCountry of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineCreated byOliver Postgate1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineNarrated byOliver Postgate1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineNetworkITV1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineNetworkBBC11.00infobox
Ivor the EngineNo. of episodes26 (1959 b/w)1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineNo. of episodes40 (1975–1977 colour)1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineProduction companiesSmallfilms for Associated-Rediffusion (1959)1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineProduction companiesSmallfilms for BBC (1975–1977)1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineRelease1959 (1959)1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineRelease1975 (1975) – 1977 (1977)1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineRunning time10 minutes per episode (b/w)1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineRunning time5 mins per episode (colour)1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineVoices ofOliver Postgate1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineVoices ofOlwen Griffiths1.00infobox
Ivor the EngineVoices ofAnthony Jackson1.00infobox
Ivor the Engineis aBritish cutout animation television series created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company0.90text

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