Calamity Island    (01.10.12)
  

   Oh, this news item is short, but decidedly sweet. "Calamity Island"
   is a brand-new stop-motion series from Famous Flying Films and
   Mackinnon & Saunders. Devised by David Johnson (The Koala
   Brothers), it follows the adventures - or indeed, misadventures -
   of two inept shipwrecked sailors and the quirky inhabitants of a
   little tropical island. Said inhabitants include that cute, peeking
   penguin, nuzzling up to the sailor boys. Butter wouldn't melt, eh?
   But it does. And the trio get in all sorts of tangles that will make
   you titter.

   Now some of you may have already seen this comical trio
   in action, because a pilot film has had various screenings as
   part of the Box Of Delights short film compilation from ICO Films.
   In fact, that compilation is screening as part of the education
   programme at London's Rio Cinema on 4th November
   (here you go).

   Anywho, the big news is the folks at CBeebies have fallen for
   the project big time, and a 52 x 7mins series has just gone into
   production. So we're going to be seeing an awfully lot more of
   these calamitous characters, down the line.

   Mark it down in your diary, then "Calamity Island" - Cbeebies -
   2014. The official site is here, with minimal content right now.
   But it's sure to develop as we home in on the launch date, as is
   our coverage here at Toonhound!

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