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Aardman puppets including Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep go to auction

The auction will feature more than 220 lots to celebrate Aardman’s 50th anniversary with each starting at £100.

Evening Standard

Original Wallace and Gromit puppets head to auction for Aardman anniversary

The auction will feature more than 220 lots to celebrate Aardman’s 50th anniversary with each starting at £100

The Independent UK

Aardman’s Peter Lord and David Sproxton: ‘At the Oscars, I went to the gents and had a pee with Jack Nicholson!’

The studio’s co-founders on accidentally creating Morph, not wanting a yacht in the Maldives and being each other’s best ally

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Helen Mirren and six Lionesses receive honours for King Charles’s birthday

Footballers, charity founders, actors and musicians among those celebrated for service to Britain

The Guardian - UK

Kevin Sinfield knighted as Helen Mirren and Lionesses are celebrated in King’s Birthday Honours

‘Emmerdale’ actor Lisa Riley, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, DJ Judge Jules, TV presenter Aneeka Rice and author Julia Donaldson have also been recognised in the list

The Independent UK

King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Kevin Sinfield, Helen Mirren and Lionesses among famous names recognised

Six members of the England Women’s football team honoured

Evening Standard

Kevin Sinfield, Helen Mirren and Lionesses lead King’s Birthday Honours

Sir Kevin Sinfield said he was ‘deeply grateful’ to be knighted as Dame Helen Mirren and six of England’s Euros-winning Lionesses were also honoured.

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New Wallace and Gromit 50p coin released to mark 50 years of Aardman Animations

Among the characters depicted are Feathers McGraw, Shaun the Sheep, Morph and the much-loved duo Wallace and Gromit

The Independent UK

Cracking news Gromit! New Royal Mint 50p coin celebrates 50 years of Aardman

The coin’s design features characters including Morph, Shaun the Sheep, Feathers McGraw and Wallace and Gromit.

Evening Standard

Wallace & Gromit creators sound alarm over AI in animation

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The Independent UK

Wallace and Gromit creators share stance on AI: ‘It’s too easy to create rubbish’

‘The best thing for us to do is experiment,’ says ‘Wallace and Gromit’ producer Peter Lord

The Independent UK

Wallace, Gromit and a new use for lentils: blockbuster Aardman exhibition opens at Young V&A

Children are encouraged to get hands-on as the world’s leading stop-motion studio showcases its work in east London

The Guardian - UK

Welsh art already has a home – let’s develop that instead of building another

Letters: Rosslyn Morgan responds to a call for a new national gallery for Welsh art

The Guardian - UK

Exhibition debunks ‘no Welsh art’ myth amid calls for permanent national gallery

More than 250 works from amateur and celebrated Welsh artists are on display at the National Library of Wales until September 2025

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“They stuck me in contraptions to make sure he wouldn’t get decapitated”: Comic artist Mark Buckingham on being Peter Gabriel’s stunt double for Sledgehammer

Fables, Hellblazer and Miracleman creative’s prog journey includes ELO, Stackridge, IQ, Magenta, all the King Crimson he can buy… and The Wombles

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Wallace And Gromit To Battle Robotic Gnome Villain In New Movie

Get ready for the next Wallace and Gromit movie with a robotic gnome villain in Wallaceland. Also, check out 'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' on Netflix!

WEKU

It took 23 years, but a 'Chicken Run' sequel has finally hatched

It's Bond meets The Truman Show in Aardman's sequel to Chicken Run. This time, the chickens break in — not out — to save the flock. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget premieres on Netflix this week.

International Business Times

The Birds Are Back With 'Chicken Run 2'

A sequel to the hit animated film "Chicken Run" was inevitable, its makers told AFP, for the simple reason that chickens are just too funny.

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'Baa'-ck from the moon, Shaun the Sheep to go on Artemis post-flight ESA tour

Europe's first lunar "lamb-assador" returned home as he prepares to be herded off on a post-flight tour. Shaun the Sheep arrived at Aardman Animations after splashing down from the moon.

Manchester Evening News

Son drove past crash site before discovering his biker dad had died

"All the questions of how and why this happened still haunt us"

Wales Online

New Royal Mail stamps feature Wallace, Gromit and Morph

Beloved Aardman Animations characters will prove a popular addition

The Independent UK

Wallace and Gromit and Morph among familiar faces on new Royal Mail stamps

The British postage service company has teamed up with Bristol-based animation studio Aardman Animations.

Bristol Post

Wallace and Gromit stamp unveiled as Aardman Animations is celebrated by Royal Mail

In addition to the eight stamps, an exclusive miniature sheet, created specially for Royal Mail by Aardman, will also be available

Chronicle Live

Kids' favourite Morph comes face-to-face with human-sized models in his own image

Morph and his creator and Aardman co-founder, Peter Lord, have been in Whitley Bay to see the world's first ever Morph trail that's hit the streets of North Tyneside

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