Muddle Earth on the Beeb
The BBC is about to begin broadcasting a 2D animated version of Muddle Earth. The novel, written by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, follows the adventures of Muddle Earth’s only wizard Randalf and his apprentice Newt as they try to save the world from the evil blue teddy bear Dr Cuddles.
The new BBC animation consists of 13 eleven minute episodes and has been produced in house by CBBC, its first long form animation project. David Jason provides the voice for Randalf and the musical score is performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Lead writers for the adaption are Rob Sprackling and John Smith.
Sarah Muller of CBBC said:
We are thrilled to have been able to produce a world-class animated series entirely in the UK, which is testament to the extraordinary talent that we’ve been able to gather together.
CBBC has a strong commitment to support the British animation industry and I hope that Muddle Earth is just the first of many great local successes for us.
Muddle Earth begins on BBC1 this Monday, March 15th, at 3:50pm and runs weekdays until the 31st. A second series is already in production for broadcast in September this year – series two will again consist of 13 eleven minute episodes.
