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Tony Hart Children's TV Legend Dies
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by LotusFlower | January 18, 2009 at 09:11 am
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The artist and children's TV presenter Tony Hart has died aged 83.
Hart was a regular on TV's Vision On and then had his own art programmes for children called Take Hart and Hart Beat.
He inspired children all over the UK to try new art techniques and even is said with the animated 'Morph' that featured in his shows, to have inspired Nick Park who gave us Wallace and Gromit.
Tony Hart, who has died at the age of 83, was an iconic and much-loved figure for millions of budding young artists who tuned into his BBC art shows for nearly 50 years.
He received two Bafta awards, won a lifetime achievement award in 1998, gave a TV platform to Morph - the clay character with the incoherent babble - and also created the original design for the Blue Peter badge.
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at 09:33 on January 18th, 2009
Sad news I loved Morph as a kid
at 09:36 on January 18th, 2009
me too and that music that used to come on for the 'gallery' section on all his shows
at 11:03 on January 18th, 2009
He certainly did inspire many kids to get in to art, one of the reasons why I do what I do now.
at 11:21 on January 18th, 2009
the world could do with more people like tony hart, i wonder how many generations he influenced an turned onto art,
kids these days just want to get wrecked and stab each other up
he will be sadly missed
at 15:28 on January 18th, 2009
that is sad i used to love watching his programs with morph, and seing him draw
at 15:50 on January 18th, 2009
He will be sadly missed.
The type of television he made was fun as well as educational. I can't think of any children's shows that are like this anymore (making tracy Island on Blue Peter for the 33658th time does not count).
Neither does Art Attack with that silly talking head thing.
at 16:03 on January 18th, 2009
He was a strong part of my childhood and probaby did inspire my better artistic side.
I still love Morph...
Happy ascension tony!
Peter
at 16:17 on January 18th, 2009
what was so special about Vision On was that, although designed primarly for deaf kids, hearing kids loved it too