Customer Reviews
Soup Dragon Alert! - By: Hooligween, 23 Jan 2008 
Depending on when you were born, The Clangers dvd is either going to be 5-star knockout brilliant, or minus-several-million-stars 'what the heck is this?' rubbish.
There's just a chance that if you didn't grow up following the antics of these animated characters then you might still be captured by the innocent delight of knitted pink mousey things which live on a blue moon & hide under saucepan lids. However, I suspect that it's one of those cultural moments which might pass later generations by, so if you haven't seen The Clangers before then you should rent rather than buy, just to see if your sense of humour stretches to blue string pudding & the Soup Dragon.
But if you remember The Clangers with fondness then I have no idea why you're even bothering to read this review. just hit the 'buy' button & be done with it. Within a week you'll be hooting & squeaking & making soupy noises around the house -- & if you have young kids then you can even indoctrinate them into creative uses for a left-behind American flag. In fact, at the heart of every Clangers episode is a gentle morality tale about family life & the value of society when times are hard. They don't lecture or impose that viewpoint; it's just there if you want to hear it.
The Clangers were a much-loved part of my generation's childhood & I'm delighted to be able to see them againin all their wobbly, budget-restricted knitted glory. If your kids enjoy them, then fine. But that's a bonus. This dvd should be on any 40-somethings Christmas list.
Clangers would seem appropriate - By: Dunc, 22 Nov 2007 
Great series, great memories, the perfect way to spend a wet wednesday afternoon....................
(And to our American cousins, an expatriate is one who livesin a foreign land, an expatriot is probably the end result of livingin the world according to G Dubya)
Postgate & Firmin = buy it! - By: Bookworm, 06 Feb 2007 If anything, I love these stories now more than ever. Beautiful stories & animation from Postgate & Firmin - captivating for adults & children alike.
If you remember the Clangers from your youth, buy their DVD, if you know any children, buy them the DVD. If you have never heard of or seen the Clangers (poor you) buy this DVD.
Wonderful music also; (a CD is available & I have it of course) as well as perfect narration to go with the lovely well drawn out stories & characters.
wonderful series - By: Jigen, 19 Nov 2006 The sixties & seventies gave us a wealth of highly imaginative programmes for children, the Clangers was no exception. Very entertaining & perfect for children.
I agree with the previous poster. I too am an expatriot livingin the US, & I'd rather buy the programmes I grew up with than today's over-moralizing, calculated & PC childrens' shows. Why these are Region 2 is beyond me. (Why we have Regions is beyond me; I thought our corporations are continually pushing for a global marketplace, why the need for walls & moats & other obstacles created by DVD Regions?)
Great series, but why region 2??? - By: I. B. Cooper, 30 Oct 2006 First, let me say that The Clangers is one of the best British children's TV shows ever. However...
As an expatriot Briton livingin the US I am constantly baffled by DVD manufacturers' insistence on producing children's titlesin region 2 format (so that they can only be viewed on region 2 DVD players). Sadly this is the case with such classic children's TV shows as The Clangers, Mr. Benn, Ivor the Engine & The Wombles, & it makes it hard or virtually impossible to see these TV shows outside Europe. Region 2 format was intended to prevent people from buying videos abroad before their domestic theatre release - this is hardly going to be an issue with children's TV shows - especially ones that have been shown on TV for up to 40 years! Why, why why are these shows issuedin region 2 format when it's surely just as easy to release themin open region 0 format so that everyone everywhere can view them???
Bagpuss, Paddington Bear & Trumpton are all issuedin region 0 format, so thankfully these are viewable everywhere. Please, video producers, use the format that allows the most people to use the product. This is a no-brainer - you'll sell more DVDs if you open up the formatting so that everyone can enjoy the product, & you lose nothing by doing so.
