mice on the moon

[cre]

Does anyone remember a tv show from the early 70's with mice that didn't actually talk but rather communicated with a sound that sounded like one of those sliding recorder type instruments? And what was it called and what was it about exactly? I was very young and it is just a weird memory.

[hambone]

They were called 'Moomins'

[kempie]

I think you mean The Clangers

[Gnu]

Even if you weren't young it is still a weird memory.

The BBC have a website answering more questions than you thought possible to ask.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/clangers/

[PhilD]

Definitely The Clangers. Don't know what it was all about though!

[ermintrude35]

..it was all about the soup dragon and blue string soup ofcourse..lol

[Mattk]

pure class !

[brachiopod]

Yep, it's The Clangers, from the same stable as 'Bagpuss', 'Ivor the Engine', and 'Noggin the Nogg' - one of Oliver Postgate's Smallfilms productions.

Don't forget the Iron Chicken.

[cre]

The Clangers - it's all coming back to me know. Thanks for your answers - thought I was losing it there for a moment...

[tonymclark]

Clangers has been shown recently on Five, and the two series are out on DVD.

[True blue]

This was definitely "The Clangers".  They dont make them like that anymore more the pity