Muddle Earth comes to CBBC

BBC children's channel, CBBC, will today broadcast its first in-house long-form animation series, an adaptation of Muddle Earth (lead writers Rob Sprackling and John Smith, based on the book by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell).

In a press release Sarah Muller, Head of CBBC Animation Development, 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.'