Gogs (1993 - 1996 / 1998)

producers: Aaargh! Animation / S4C / BBC Bristol
animation: stop-motion clay animation

Episodes: 10 x 10 mins
Special: GOGWANA (1998 / 1 x 30mins)

Not very well known, but the complete dvd collection can be found on Amazon.

An Aaargh! and S4C production for BBC Bristol

director:
Deiniol Morris

producer:
Helen Nabarro

executive producer:
Mike Mort, Deiniol Morris
for S4C: Meirion Davies
for the BBC: Colin Rose

voices:
Marie Clifford
Gillian Flisa
Dafydd Emyr
Rosie Lawrence
Rob Rackstraw
Nick Upton

== Awards ==

• 1998 British Animation Award - Best children's Series
• 1995 BAFTA - Best Animation
• 1995 Banff Animation Award

The Gogs- "What?!?!?" I hear you say? put simply, whilst other controversial programmes such as South park and long running, critically acclaimed Beavis & Butthead have stolen the limelight for this type of genre, it was the gogs that first got me interested in television of the "not-so-serious" kind. For those who have never heard of the Gogs, you wouldn't be alone- the (in my opinion) under-rated plasticene 10 minute show was aired a couple of years ago prime time on BBC2- there may have been repeats, i'm not sure but the originals went largely un noticed.

In truth, the Wallace and Gromit style presentation of the characters in The Gogs, put lots of people off, dismissing it as a childrens programme. Which couldn't be further from the point.

The small caveman family have been reproduced in plasticene along with their locations, it seems like a weird equation, but Cavemen + Plasticene + Toilet Humour = extremely good fun.