{"id":22278,"date":"2022-01-31T09:14:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/spotlight-aardman\/"},"modified":"2022-01-31T09:15:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:15:04","slug":"spotlight-aardman-0122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/spotlight-aardman-0122\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight: Aardman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Aardman highlight <em>The Very Small Creatures<\/em>, a brand-new stop-frame series for toddlers, launched successfully on Sky Kids in the U.K. late last year.<\/p>\n<p>This year will see the launch of <em>Interstellar Ella<\/em>, produced by Fabrique Fantastique and Apartment 11. 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