His "body" facets would open up and out would pop arms, legs, gadgets or even a helicopter rotor blade when he needed to get somewhere fast.

He was constantly watched by a human birdwatcher (voiced by Jon Glover) who had a deerstalker and large binoculars.

[3] Collaborating with his son Peter, they produced Ludwig, shooting it on 16 mm film on a wind-up Bolex camera.

Filming took place in their spare bedroom at their flat in Buckland Crescent, Swiss Cottage in London.

In 2011 Charlie Brooker showed a short spoof of Ludwig, called Orlov, in the first part of his series How TV Ruined Your Life.