Animal Stories

A classic series of 52x5-minute poems, affectionately narrated by the late Sir Nigel Hawthorne in the UK and re-voiced for Disney in the USA by Alan Marriott.Simple, fresh and lots of fun, Animal Stories takes a humorous look at the lives, loves and concerns of the animal kingdom, viewed from a child's perspective. Each episode of this colourful series, centres on a different animal and asks a question about an aspect of life that all children can relate to… What is life like for a Pig who thinks he's too fat…? What do you do if you're a Dog that's got bad breath, a Penguin who can't fly or a Frog who discovers his wife is expecting thousands of children!?

ANIMAL STORIES
52 x 5 animated pre-school series

Created by: Trevor Ricketts and Christopher O'Hare
Series Developed by: Tony Collingwood
Starring: Sir Nigel Hawthorne in the UK and re-voiced for Disney in the USA by Alan Marriott
Music composed: by Andrew Dimitroff
Produced by: Christopher O’Hare

Winner of the 2001 BAFTA award for 'BEST PRE-SCHOOL ANIMATION'