The BBC and multi-Oscar-nominated production company Magic Light Pictures, have announced an adaptation of The Baddies will be coming to BBC One and iPlayer this Christmas. The half hour special is the latest animated adaptation by Magic Light from the celebrated picture book creators, Dame Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The Baddies will feature an all-star voice cast, with […]
Magic Light Pictures has announced the launch of Stirling Animation Studio (SAS), its new, wholly owned studio where the company will complete production of its preschool series, Zog, for the BBC. Following Wild Child Animation entering Administration, with the potential loss of all jobs and its impact on the series, Magic Light said it “acted […]
Magic Light Pictures and BBC Children’s and Education have unveiled the cast for Zog, a new 52×11’ CG animated comedy-adventure series for pre-school audiences. The series follows the adventures of big-hearted dragon Zog alongside Doctor Princess Pearl and Sir Gadabout the Great, as they soar across the land treating all their fantastical friends. Based on the […]
Magic Light Pictures, along with Triggerfish Animation studios, have created new festive idents exclusively for BBC One and BBC iPlayer featuring celebrated characters from the adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s picture books that have become the heart of the BBC’s Christmas offer. This year’s animated film, The Scarecrow’s Wedding is celebrated with an ident starring lead characters Harry […]
The BBC and Oscar nominated producers, Magic Light Pictures, have released a first look at their forthcoming Christmas animated adventure, The Scarecrows’ Wedding. The story follows two devoted scarecrows, Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay, who are preparing for their big day when trouble arrives in the form of smooth-talking Reginald Rake. Adapted for BBC iPlayer and BBC One from the […]
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 […]