<P> Clangers is a British stop - motion children 's television series , comprising short films about a race ( or perhaps a family ) of creatures who live on , and inside , a small moon - like planet . They speak only in whistles , and eat only green soup ( supplied by the Soup Dragon ) and blue string pudding . The programmes were originally broadcast on BBC1 between 1969 and 1972 , followed by a special episode which was broadcast in 1974 . </P>
<P> Clangers is a British stop - motion children 's television series , comprising short films about a race ( or perhaps a family ) of creatures who live on , and inside , a small moon - like planet . They speak only in whistles , and eat only green soup ( supplied by the Soup Dragon ) and blue string pudding . The programmes were originally broadcast on BBC1 between 1969 and 1972 , followed by a special episode which was broadcast in 1974 . </P>
when did the clangers first appear on tv
when did the clangers first appear on tv
1969
1969