The Saga of Noggin The Nog
 In the lands of the North, where the Black Rocks stand guard
against the cold sea, in the dark night that is very long, the Men
of the Northlands sit by their great log fires and they tell a
tale.
And those tales were the stories of a kind and wise king and
his people; they were the saga of Noggin the Nog.
The crown of Noggin, Prince of the Nogs is sought by his wicked
uncle Nogbad the Bad who devises evil plots to threaten the safety
of the kingdom, and sometimes the world, in order to force Noggin
to give up his crown.
In each saga Nogbad pursues his plot to the very brink of
success with the aid of his gang of crows, but at the last moment
he is foiled by some unexpected piece of luck, cleverness or lack
of attention on the part of the Nogs.
Noggin has a group of guards, led by Thor Nogson, and a group
of friends and advisers including Olaf the Lofty (the court
inventor) and Graculus (a big green bird).
He and his Queen, Nooka (daughter of Nan of the Nooks!), live
in a castle beside the sea with their young son and heir, Prince
Knut. While Noggin is exceptionally brave and courageous, he is
not too bright.
Noggin the Nog was yet another collaboration between
Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, who made many children's
programs between 1957 and 1987 including The Clangers, Pogle's
Wood and Bagpuss. Kids TV as done by Ingmar Bergman!
TRIVIA NOTE
The Clangers actually made their
very first appearance in an episode of Noggin the Nog
entitled Noggin and the Moon Mouse.
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