Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, to a British father and a French mother, his family moved to near Lyon in France after the second world war, where he was educated. He studied fine art in Paris, and later worked in an advertising agency in Paris, where he met Serge Danot, and together they made the acclaimed French series Le Manege Enchante (known in English as The Magic Roundabout), with Wood as the animator.
Following the success of the Magic Roundabout in the UK, Wood became both animator and director for a number of British animated children's programmes, starting with The Herbs in 1968, and in the seventies animated and directed Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings, The Wombles and Paddington Bear. In the 1980's he set up his own production company, Woodland Animations, which made the series Gran, Bertha, Charlie Chalk and Postman Pat.
After the band retired from touring in mid-1966 (after their last concert in Candlestick Park, San Francisco), Lennon, Harrison and Starr retreated to secure country estates in the so-called 'stockbroker belt', well outside of London.
However, McCartney continued to live in the city, first in a house in the centre of town, and then at a larger property in St John's Wood, a short distance from Abbey Road Studios.
He was often seen at major cultural events such as the launch party for the International Times at The Roundhouse (which he attended in disguise).
In 1981, the BBC decided to make a television series featuring Postman Pat.
This first series was directed by IvorWood, and each episode was written by John Cunliffe.
For the first eight, Postman Pat's "bright red van" featured a generic crown-style logo, which was designed to be similar to the official Royal Mail logo.
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