Claymation characters Wallace and Gromit are to star in a new TV show about inventions on BBC One.
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Wallace and Gromit’s World of Inventions will be made by Aardman and broadcast peak-time some time in <st1:metricconverter productid="2010. A">2010. A</st1:metricconverter> statement published by the BBC describes the show:
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“In Wallace and Gromit’s World of Inventions, Wallace will take a light hearted and humorous look at the real-life inventors, contraptions, gadgets and inventions, with the silent help of Gromit. The series will aim to inspire a whole new generation of innovative minds by showing them real, but mind-boggling, machines and inventions from around the world that have influenced his illustrious inventing career.”
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The series was commissioned by Jay Hunt, controller of BBC One, and by Jo Ball. Hunt said that she hoped the series would be a mainstream success, similar to the channel’s genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are?. She said: “We’ve got to be creative about how we take difficult subjects and bring them to a mass-market audience. It’s got to be done in a way that doesn’t say, ‘Sit up straight and eat your bran and here’s a bit about the Nazi’s.”
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The series will feature two executive producers: Alison Kirkham from the BBC and Miles Bullough from Aardman.
