Rumour has it that Wallace and Gromit could be set to appear in a new TV show about “amazing contraptions”.

“We’re talking about a series that could involve inventions in which Wallace and Gromit could appear” Oscar-winning Aardman Animations founder Nick Park told The Independent.

“My dad used to spend time in the shed building things” Nick told the newspaper, adding “But I also used to love stories – HG Wells, The Time Machine; you know, those stories which were all about Victorian inventors who built rockets and things like that.

“I think I used to want to be an inventor as a child and I’m sort of living that out. I used to keep a box under my bed with broken toys and old electric motors…” Read more & comment »

It’s been announced that a brand new Wallace and Gromit film, entitled ‘A Matter Of Loaf And Death’, will be shown on BBC1 this Christmas.

The short film is Ardman Animation’s latest offering and they’re hoping it’ll be as successful as ‘Curse Of The Were-Rabbit’ which was a big hit in 2005.

One of the film’s creators, Nick Park, told the BBC that he’s pleased to be returning to the 30-minute format.

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