Ken Barrie, narrator of the British kids' show Postman Pat, died age 83 this week. Barrie, who was born Leslie Hulme, provided the voice for Pat and many of the other characters in the animated series, as well as singing the famous theme song. His daughter, Lorraine Peterson, told the Press Association that he died peacefully at home in Denham, Buckinghamshire, of liver cancer. The show concerned the mundane yet charming adventures of Pat Clifton, a postie in rural England, and his black and white cat, Jess.