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The Clangers

1969–1974BBC OneAnimation

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Knitted creatures on a small planet who speak in swanee whistles, narrated as though it were a nature programme.

The Clangers opens with a main title sequence of 62 seconds.

It arrived on BBC One in 1969, when Grandstand, This Is Your Life and Top of the Pops were also on the network.

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The opening titles

Season 1

62s

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