Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay are excellent scarecrows (they scare a lot of crows). Harry loves Betty, and Betty loves Harry - so they decide to get married and Harry sets off to search for their ...
Magic Light Pictures’ The Scarecrows’ Wedding garnered 8.7 million viewers on the BBC across the holiday season.
The annual BBC animated Christmas special this year will The Scarecrows’ Wedding. As is the case every year, a Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler children’s book will be adapted by Magic Light ...
Every Christmas households across the UK are treated to a cosy Julia Donaldson adaptation, where one of her beloved stories has its time to shine on the small screen. Over the years, we've seen The ...
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The Scarecrows’ Wedding promises to be a Christmas cracker. It is the latest animated adaptation of a Julia Donaldson classic. But when is it on and will it be repeated? A festive treat is waiting for ...
“ The Scarecrows’ Wedding is my favourite of all the books I’ve created with Axel Scheffler, so I’m extra specially pleased that it is to be this year’s animated adaptation from Magic Light Pictures,” ...