Clangers Episodes

Twenty seven episodes of the Clangers were produced between 1969 and 1974 in colour. They where first shown by

between 1969 and 1974 with later repeats. They have been shown again on The Childrens Channel and Channel 4 since 1991. Each normal episode lasts 10 minutes.

#	Title	First Transmitted
#	Cryptic Storyline	Videos	Books	Synopses
First season
1	Flying	16^th November 1969 5:55 P.M.
	What is the secret of the blue star with the metal covers on it?			Ep. I. 1.
2	The Visitor	23^rd November 1969 5:55 P.M.
	The Clangers net a passing object but it makes life a bit too exciting.			Ep. I. 2.
3	Chicken	30^th November 1969 5:55 P.M.
	Some chickens are mild and friendly, or would like to be.	BBCV 4954 BBCV 4374	The Iron Chicken	Ep. I. 3.
4	Music	7^th December 1969 5:55 P.M.
	"Music hath charms."... and it grows well too, which is fortunate because the soup-dragon ate most of it.	BBCV 4954 BBCV 4374	The Music Trees	Ep. I. 4.
5	The Intruder	28^th December 1969 5:55 P.M.
	Visitors are always welcome... until they start eating the place.			Ep. I. 5.
6	Visiting Friends	1^st January 1970 5:55 P.M.
	Tiny Clanger finds a novel and melodious way to visit her friend.		The Hoopicopter	Ep. I. 6.
7	Fishing	11^th January 1970 5:55 P.M.
	Major Clanger’s boat rises at last, on wings of song.	BBCV 4374 BBCV 5653		Ep. I. 7.
8	The Top-Hat	18^th January 1970 5:55 P.M.
	The Clangers entertain some unexpected guests.	BBCV 4954 BBCV 4374	The Top Hat	Ep. I. 8.
9	The Egg	25^th January 1970 5:55 P.M.
	Even a dragon has feelings and must be cared for.	BBCV 4625		Ep. I. 9.
10	The Hoot	1^st Febuary 1970 5:55 P.M.
	Be very careful what you plant. Some things grow very large and very loud.	BBCV 4625		Ep. I. 10.
11	The Meeting	8^th Febuary 1970 5:55 P.M.
	The Clangers give their friend a beautiful voice but it does not make him popular with his own kind.	BBCV 4625		Ep. I. 11.
12	Treasure	12^th Febuary 1970 5:55 P.M.
	Even to Clangers, wealth does not always bring happiness.			Ep. I. 12.
13	Goods	22^nd Febuary 1970 5:55 P.M.
	The Clangers suffer from a shortage of consumer goods, but they prefer life that way.	BBCV 4374		Ep. I. 13.
Second Season
14	The Tablecloth	18^th April 1971 4:50 P.M.
	A strange visitor gives the Clangers an unexpected gift.	BBCV 4954	The Tablecloth	Ep. II. 1.
15	The Rock Collector	25^th April 1971 4:50 P.M.
	However polite you are, some visitors just don’t enjoy themselves.	BBCV 4954		Ep. II. 2.
16	Glow-Honey	2^nd May 1971 5:05 P.M.
	The Clangers’ caves are sweetly lit but Small Clanger is too inquisitive.	BBCV 4374		Ep. II. 3.
17	The Teapot	9^th May 1971 5:00 P.M.
	Some visitors are rather noisy and not easy to get rid of!			Ep. II. 4.
18	The Cloud	16^nd May 1971 5:05 P.M.
	There are no daffodils on the Clangers’ planet but it’s not really as lonely as it looks.			Ep. II. 5.
19¹	The Egg	23^rd May 1971 5:05 P.M.
	Caring for a newcomer presents some problems.			Ep. II. 6.
20¹	The Noise Machine	30^th May 1971 4:40 P.M.
	Machines are useful but must be used carefully.			Ep. II. 7.
21	The Seed	6^th June 1971 5:00 P.M.
	A garden can sometimes grow too well.	BBCV 4954	The Sky-moos	Ep. II. 8.
22	Pride	13^th June 1971 5:30 P.M.
	Vanity makes people a bit unsociable sometimes.			Ep. II. 9.
Third Season
23	Bags	13^th October 1972 4:00 P.M.
	The froglets find a romantic way to remove an unwelcome guest.	BBCV 4954		Ep. II. 10.
24	The Blow-Fruit	27^th October 1972 4:00 P.M.
	Sometimes the place is too noisy to practice ones music.	BBCV 4625		Ep. II. 11.
25	Pipe Organ	3^rd November 1972 4:00 P.M.
	One can find some use for most machines even when they don’t do just what they are supposed to.	BBCV 4625		Ep. II. 12.
26	The Music of the Spheres	10^th November 1972 4:00 P.M.
	There are concerts in the most unlikely places.	BBCV 4625		Ep. II. 13.
Election Special
27	Vote for Froglet	10^th October 1974 5:35 P.M.
		Video Clip

¹ Please Note that in the authors opinion episodes 19 and 20 do not represent good examples to children who might imitate the action of feeding baby non-iron chickens nuts and bolts.

Last updated Febuary 27th, 1997
by John S. Fletcher
Copyright © 1996 to 2002 Smallfilms / John S. Fletcher

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BBCV 5653 Ep. I. 7. 8The Top-Hat18^th January 1970 5:55 P.M. The Clangers entertain some unexpected guests. BBCV 4954
BBCV 4374 The Top Hat Ep. I. 8. 9The Egg25^th January 1970 5:55 P.M. Even a dragon has feelings and must be cared for. BBCV 4625 Ep. I. 9. 10The Hoot1^st Febuary 1970 5:55 P.M. Be very careful what you plant. Some things grow very large and very loud. BBCV 4625 Ep. I. 10. 11The Meeting8^th Febuary 1970 5:55 P.M. The Clangers give their friend a beautiful voice but it does not make him popular with his own kind. BBCV 4625 Ep. I. 11. 12Treasure12^th Febuary 1970 5:55 P.M. Even to Clangers, wealth does not always bring happiness. Ep. I. 12. 13Goods22^nd Febuary 1970 5:55 P.M. The Clangers suffer from a shortage of consumer goods, but they prefer life that way. BBCV 4374 Ep. I. 13. Second Season 14The Tablecloth18^th April 1971 4:50 P.M. A strange visitor gives the Clangers an unexpected gift. BBCV 4954 The Tablecloth Ep. II. 1. 15The Rock Collector25^th April 1971 4:50 P.M. However polite you are, some visitors just don’t enjoy themselves. BBCV 4954 Ep. II. 2. 16Glow-Honey2^nd May 1971 5:05 P.M. The Clangers’ caves are sweetly lit but Small Clanger is too inquisitive. BBCV 4374 Ep. II. 3. 17The Teapot9^th May 1971 5:00 P.M. Some visitors are rather noisy and not easy to get rid of! Ep. II. 4. 18The Cloud16^nd May 1971 5:05 P.M. There are no daffodils on the Clangers’ planet but it’s not real