{"id":8061,"date":"2015-12-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/bbc-one-doc-to-commemorate-aardman-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2015-12-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T00:00:00","slug":"bbc-one-doc-to-commemorate-aardman-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/bbc-one-doc-to-commemorate-aardman-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC One Doc to Commemorate Aardman Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tLONDON: Later this month, BBC One is slated to air <em>A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman<\/em>, a documentary that celebrates the 40th anniversary of the titular British animation studio.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman<\/em> looks at the award-winning company&#039;s work across film, television and advertising. The special, which is narrated by English actress Julie Walters, will feature bespoke animation of Aardman characters Wallace, Gromit and Morph. It will see a number of celebrities, including Martin Freeman, Jane Horrocks, David Tennant and Bill Nighy, share their best experiences of working with the studio.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman<\/em> will air on December 26 at 2:25 p.m. as part of the BBC One festive season alongside the new 30-minute special <em>Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer&#039;s Llamas<\/em>, which is slated for broadcast that same day at 6:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDavid Sproxton, co-founder of Aardman, commented: &quot;When we arrived in Bristol in 1976 with our clockwork cine camera there was a total of three television channels for the British audience to watch. Although we were lucky enough to have a small contract with BBC Children&#039;s Television we never imagined our two man outfit would develop into a major studio of international repute. It&#039;s been an extraordinary journey, even if it is one we&#039;ve taken one frame at a time.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCo-founder Peter Lord added: &quot;The last forty years has been an amazing adventure. When we arrived in Bristol forty years ago, our only ambition was to find a niche, if we possibly could, in the world of animation. Our friends and colleagues thought we were pretty well barmy to start up anywhere outside London. So it&#039;s amazing now to find that Aardman has become this huge community of superbly talented people, making films and telling stories that travel all round the world.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Later this month, BBC One is slated to air A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman, a documentary that celebrates the 40th anniversary of the titular British animation studio. A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman looks at the award-winning company&#039;s work across film, television and advertising. 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