The animation sees The Great War experienced by the animal inhabitants of a WW1 battlefield. Documentary exploring the creative and technical inventiveness of British animation. But when Mary wonders what might happen if she let it grow, it threatens their relationship. Slug Life (seven mins) - Sophie Koko Gate. Nature and domesticity collide in this dark love story featuring stop motion puppets, live action footage and voices from documentary interviews from around the UK. Read about our approach to external linking. By entering your details, you are agreeing to Radio Times privacy policy. Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s story of a Princess who wants to be a doctor follows many other popular TV adaptations by the pair including The Grufallo, Stickman and The Highway Rat. A comedic look at how our brains can keep us awake at night and the mercurial nature of memory, mixing live-action puppetry and expressive hand-drawn animation. This is a list of adult animated television series (including web television series); that is, animated programs originally targeted towards audiences aged 13 and over in mind.. A short stop-frame animation following a lonely Inuit who's struggling to survive. Carla MacKinnon is collaborating with composer Hannah Peel on an experimental mixed-media film using real-life interviews and exploring the experience of romantic love. Quarantine (13 mins) - Astrid Goldsmith. Meteorlight (10 mins) - Jonny Eveson. Watership Down is an adventure fantasy miniseries directed by Noam Murro.It is based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Richard Adams and adapted by Tom Bidwell. Read about our approach to external linking. The BBC has unveiled one of its showpiece Christmas programmes – an animation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved children’s story Zog. Development and delivery of the animations were managed by independent production company Wingspan Productions which previously produced the successful BFI/BBC collaboration Listen to Britain in 2017. Loneliness, loss, love and libido are just some of the subjects explored in the 13 short films commissioned through Animation 2018, the prestigious programme from the BFI and BBC Four designed to find and support the UK’s most exciting new and emerging animators. Frank’s Joke (six mins 30 secs) - Edward Bulmer, Shereen Ali, Andrew Eu. From Morris Dancing badgers to a noir fairy tale, from a heartening tale of love beyond the grave to an alien coming-of-age story, the 13 eclectic short films take a variety of technical approaches; using styles and animation methods ranging from hand-drawn images to live-action puppetry, stop motion, CG, 2D and 3D, covering a diversity of genres from science-fiction to documentary and from tragedy to farce. All episodes of Animation 2018. All the animations were recipients of grants under BBC Four and the British Film Institute's Animation 2018 initiative. Subscribe now for exclusive offers and the best of cinema. Mary Martins is drawing on autobiography and unravels her earliest childhood memory in Lagos, which she believes has been crucial in forming her sense of identity. Set in a dying industrial town, Sleeper tells the story of Frank, a recluse who wakes each day to a strange anomaly on the horizon. The Three Crow Boys (nine mins 30 secs) - Tom Adriani. Mature animation is comparatively rare in North America and Europe, as animated series are culturally expected to … A plucky bird breaks free of his oppressive packaging job to find his lost love. O, Hunter Heart (seven mins) – Carla McKinnon & Hannah Peel. Could a beautiful giant slug be the answer to one woman's search for the perfect lover? The story is brought to live by Magic Light, the producers behind other recent animated versions of Donaldson and Scheffler stories including The Gruffalo, Stickman and last year’s The Highway Rat. What is the secret magic behind Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s success? Osbert Parker showcases animated films from the UK's finest new talents. A disabled penguin feels isolated from the rest of her colony. Osbert Parker showcases animated films from the UK's finest new talents. A multilayered autobiographical animation exploring personal memory. A post-Brexit pagan dance fantasy about a troupe of Morris-dancing badgers forced to confront the animals quarantined in a facility built above their burrow. Registered charity 287780. In 2017, 133 children were used in 'suicide' attacks in north-east Nigeria. Archie hates hair, and Mary loves Archie. Ladder to You. An animation about disability, and how a resourceful penguin with only one flipper becomes the envy of her colony. Already have an account with us? A keen but accident-prone dragon learns how to become a dragon at Dragon School. In an alien world a child discovers a dark secret at their parent's factory. You can unsubscribe at any time. Edward Bulmer, Shereen Ali and Andrew Eu will combine live-action puppetry with sketchy, hand-drawn animation to explore one man’s sleepless night, as he obsesses over a bad joke he told at work. Animation consultant Helen Brunsdon will be working with and sharing her expertise with the filmmakers. The BBC has also announced the Christmas 2019 will feature another animation of another Donaldson and Scheffler story – The Snail and the Whale. Sleeper (seven mins) - Jordan Buckner. Eric misses his Elsie, but in his darkest moment she shows him that true love never dies. A selection of films and animations currently available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Each of the films will receive production grants between £2,000 and £10,000 and the opportunity to be broadcast on BBC Four following a premiere at BFI Southbank. In an alien world a child discovers a dark secret at their parent's factory. The Penguin Who Couldn’t Swim (six mins) - Tom Rourke. Viewers were left unimpressed by the animation in the BBC's adaption of Watership Down, with many comparing it to a bad video game. Loneliness, loss, love and libido are just some of the subjects explored in the 13 short films commissioned through Animation 2018, the prestigious programme from the BFI and BBC … Ieuan Lewis and George Warren are co-directing a stop frame animation following an Inuit struggling with his dog to survive after an oil tanker leaks oil off the coast of Alaska. While Wallace is distracted by a romance, Gromit is framed for sheep rustling. Sir Lenny (below) narrates the story, while Harrington, best known as Game of Thrones’ Jon Snow, plays the Knight Sir Gadabout who seeks to rescue the Princess. With Lenny Henry, Tracey Ullman, Patsy Ferran, Rocco Wright. Has she found the formula for total perfection. A warm welcome and live entertainment in Bournemouth, right next to the beach, with a family room option, breakfast, two-course dinner and prosecco. And speaking at the screening, Julia Donaldson said that while she didn’t set out to write a feminist fable admitted that it could be interpreted as such. Jonny Eveson uses black and white 3D animation to tell the story of an alien city powered by a strange light, and a child who unwittingly threatens to bring it down. Wallace and Gromit's business faces danger when a killer starts targeting local bakers. But does she love hair more? In fact the animation, which fleshes out the storybook to add extra scenes including a moment when Pearl is being given sewing lessons – and is shown to be practising surgical techniques on her teddy bear. Archie hates hair and Mary loves Archie. She also has a governess – who is not in the book – who would rather she practise flower arranging rather than pursuing her dreams of medicine. Asked if it was a feminist story, BBC director of content Charlotte Moore told RadioTimes.com: “Absolutely it is a feminist story.”. It was released on 22 December 2018 in the United Kingdom and internationally on Netflix the next day. An octogenarian love story - Old Eric (pictured) is tired of life without his dear wife, Elsie, but in his darkest moment she shows him that true love never dies. The films will each be 2-10 minutes in duration and showcase fresh animation talent from all nations and regions of the UK. Combining 16mm colour footage of Lagos, Nigeria from the 1970s with stop motion and 2D hand-drawn animation, this multi-layered autobiographical animation explores personal memory. Eric misses his Elsie, but in his darkest moment she shows him that true love never dies. Nature and domesticity collide in this dark love story featuring stop-motion puppets. “Your underlying principles and ideas subconsciously come out in the stories,” she said adding that the feminist theme is also present in the book’s sequel Zog and the Flying Doctors in which the Princess is told by her Uncle the King that “Princesses can’t be doctors, silly girl”. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Kung Fu Panda spin-off special.

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