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If you grew up in the UK from the late 60s onwards, The Clangers will need no introduction.
These charming knitted creatures who lived on the moon, in caves covered by saucepan lids, were probably some of your most beloved childhood companions. Even now, I bet you can’t listen to the sound of a Swanee whistle without hearing the voice of a Clanger.
The Clangers’ voices were perhaps their most endearing characteristic — while they never uttered a word, as you listened to the rise and fall of the Swanee whistle, you were absolutely convinced you could understand everything they said. The Clangers were so animated, they seemed so intent on what they were saying, that the sense of a real conversation was utterly convincing.
The illusion was so powerful that children from different countries all said the same thing — they could hear the clangers talking to them in their own language.
Truly, the Clangers had the gift of tongues. [click to continue…]
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