Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
Playful, moving portrait of Raymond Briggs, told through interviews with Raymond, animation illustrated by Chris Riddell, and contributions from friends and admirers.
Several decades ago, Raymond Briggs used a pot of coloured pencils to create The Snowman, a wordless book of illustrations which would inspire the film enjoyed by millions of British households every Christmas. His timeless story of the friendship between a young boy and a snowman continues to delight generation after generation with its effortless blend of warmth, humour and sadness.
After creating an instant classic with The Snowman, Briggs disturbed a generation with his anti-nuclear story When the Wind Blows, enthralled kids and adults alike with Fungus the Bogeyman and Father Christmas and, in recent years, moved readers to tears with Ethel & Ernest, a touching account of his parents' life story.
Raymond Briggs has been celebrating the ordinary and making it extraordinary for five decades. And the characters he has created have been both popular and influential. As Nick Park says in the film, he couldn't imagine Wallace and Gromit without the experience of reading Briggs's books. This playful, moving and often emotional portrait is told through interviews with Raymond, specially commissioned animation illustrated by Chris Riddell, and contributions from friends, colleagues and admirers, including Andy Serkis, Nick Park, Steve Bell and Posy Simmonds.
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Is there anything more Christmassy than the Snowman?
Raymond Briggs does something rather unusual to support the milk trade.
The emotional depth behind the classic tales.
Clips
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Raymond Briggs' early ambitions to be a cartoonist
Duration: 00:41
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Andy Serkis on Fungus the Bogeyman
Duration: 00:36
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Raymond Briggs’ daily milk ritual
Duration: 01:42
Music Played
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Howard Blake
The Story of The Snowman
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Discharge
Cries of Help
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Ambrose and His Orchestra
Blue Skies Are Round The Corner
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Joe Daniels & His Hot Shots
Tea For Two
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Participant | Raymond Briggs |
Interviewed Guest | Nick Park |
Interviewed Guest | Andy Serkis |
Interviewed Guest | Posy Simmonds |
Narrator | Brenda Blethyn |
Interviewed Guest | Steve Bell |
Executive Producer | Richard Bright |
Producer | Louise Lockwood |
Director | Louise Lockwood |
Assistant Producer | Amy Cameron |
Production Manager | Claire McCluskey |
Production Coordinator | Susan Scott |
Editor | Jonathan Seal |
Composer | Francis MacDonald |
Animator | Ross Hogg |
Broadcasts
- Mon 31 Dec 2018 21:00
- Tue 15 Jan 2019 02:05
- Christmas Day 2019 16:40
- Boxing Day 2020 02:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Wed 10 Aug 2022 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
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