Classic Children's Television - The Saga of Noggin the Nog

UK - BBC 1 1959 - 1965 and 1982

The magical adventures of a Norse King

Using ten-minute episodes in serial form, this characterful animation relates the story of Noggin, Prince (later King) of the Nogs, who sails to the Land of the Midnight Sun to fetch Nooka, Eskimo Princess of the Nooks, to be his Queen. His guide on this voyage is Graculus, a great green talking bird raised from an egg by Nooka, which subsequently becomes the Royal Bird.

This series also introduces us to Noggin's wicked Uncle Nogbad the bad, Noggin's son, Prince Knut, the mighty Thor Nogson and inventor Olaf the Lofty.

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