The BBC has unveiled a first-look image of what will be one of its most popular Christmas TV offerings. Julia Donaldson’s much-loved books have become a Christmas Day tradition since The Gruffalo made its screen debut to millions in 2009.
This year, Zog And The Flying Doctors, narrated by Sir Lenny Henry, is the latest animated production for BBC One. The book, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, was written and then commissioned for the small screen before the pandemic, despite its timely story.
It tells the tale of a flying doctor trio busy treating creatures for their ailments, and cooped-up doctor princess Pearl. Donaldson, 72, told the PA news agency it was “slightly uncanny” how “pertinent” the story, first published in 2016, had become.
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