1. Introduction
2. The Whimsical Authenticity of Smallfilms: Ivor the Engine (1959-1964; 1975-1977)
3. Building Worlds - The Sagas of Noggin the Nog (1959 – 1965; 1982)
4. Aesthetic Transition and the Persistence of the Hand-Made in The Seal of Neptune (1960), The Mermaid’s Pearls (1962) and Pingwings (1961-65)
5. Low-Angle Persons – The Pogles (1965) and Pogles Wood (1966-1968)
6. Technology and Inventiveness within Smallfilms animation: Clangers (1969–1974)
7. The Forgotten History of Smallfilms: Sam on Boffs’ Island (1972–1973)
8. Creative Collaboration and the Bricolage of Bagpuss (1974)
9. Smallfilms at the End of the Road? Tottie (1984/1986), Life on Earth Perhaps (1985), and Pinny’s House (1986)
10. The Afterlife of ‘Smallfilms’: Adaptation and Renewal
APPENDIX A: Smallfilms – statistical perspectives
APPENDIX B: Examples of Oliver Postgate’s Screenwriting Style
Works Cited
Filmography
Index