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2 unusual facts about Ivor the Engine


A Quick One, While He's Away

The name of "Ivor the Engine Driver" was influenced by the UK TV series Ivor the Engine.

Ivor the Engine

Having produced the live Alexander the Mouse, and the filmed The Adventures of Ho for his employers Associated Rediffusion/ITV in partnership with Firmin, Oliver Postgate and his partner set up Smallfilms in a disused cow shed at Firmin's home in Blean near Canterbury, Kent.


BBC Choice

It included repeats of archive shows rarely seen on the main channels, such as Mr Benn, Paddington, Simon and the Witch, Ivor the Engine, Jonny Briggs, Pigeon Street, The Family-Ness and Bitsa.


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