BBC and Magic Light Pictures have announced production of The Scarecrows’ Wedding. This is the latest animated adaption by Magic Light from the UK’s leading picture book creators, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. It will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One this Christmas. The half-hour animated special features an all-star voice cast with returning favourite Rob Brydon voicing Reginald Rake, Jessie Buckley as Betty […]

Sky Kids has extended its commitment to Magic Light Pictures’ popular preschool property Pip and Posy by commissioning three standalone seasonal specials of the series. Featuring a host of new characters and locations, the first of the specials will air in Q4 2025. Pip and Posy are best friends whose lives revolve around a wonderful […]

BBC Studios Kids & Family have agreed a deal to partner with Magic Light Pictures for international distribution rights to their animated TV series Zog.Based on the award-winning books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the series is a 52 x 11’ animated comedy adventure for 4–6-year-olds about a dragon. Building on the 2018 family […]

The BBC and Magic Light Pictures have released a first look at their forthcoming Christmas animated adventure, Tiddler, the story of a little fish with a big imagination who gets lost in the deep wide ocean until he’s saved by his own storytelling. The trailer can be viewed here. Adapted for BBC iPlayer and BBC One from the hugely […]