Peter Lord

Born: 1953-11-04

Peter Duncan Fraser Lord CBE (born 4 November 1953) is an English animator, director, producer and co-founder of the Academy Award-winning Aardman Animations studio, an animation firm best known for its clay-animated films and shorts, particularly those featuring plasticine duo Wallace and Gromit. He also directed Chicken Run along with Nick Park from DreamWorks Animation, and The Pirates! Band of Misfits from Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation which was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 85th Academy Awards. Lord is the producer/executive producer of every Aardman work, including Chicken Run, Arthur Christmas and Flushed Away.


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Released: 2012-03-12

The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter...

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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

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Released: 2022-10-26

Konnie Huq celebrates the very best of British children’s television, with a dazzling array of...

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A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

as Self - Aardman Co-Founder
Released: 2015-12-26

Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace...

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The Making of Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

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Released: 2023-12-15

Lights, camera... chickens! Go behind the scenes with the Aardman team and director Sam Fell...

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Chaplin Today: 'City Lights'

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Released: 2003-05-14

In 1928, as the talkies threw the film industry and film language into turmoil, Chaplin decided...

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Claydream

as Himself
Released: 2022-08-05

A modern day Walt Disney, Will Vinton picked up a ball of clay and saw a world of potential....

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Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So

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Released: 2012-10-22

This addition to the acclaimed & award winning Classic Albums series tells the story behind the...

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The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor

as Himself
Released: 2019-07-11

The story of married animators, John Halas and Joy Batchelor. A Jewish emigre from Hungary and a...

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Animation Outlaws

as Himself
Released: 2019-09-27

Walt Disney said “We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth,...

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Secrets of British Animation

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Released: 2018-11-19

BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It...

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Fowl Play - The Making of Chicken Run

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Released: 2000-12-04

A documentary covering the making of Chicken Run.

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Cartoon Carnival

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Released: 2021-08-01

Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and...

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How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood

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Released: 2006-06-28

This featurette from The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) details the history of Wallace and...

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Classic Albums

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First aired: 1997-04-14

A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive...

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Great British Menu

as Self - Guest Judge
First aired: 2006-04-10

Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure.

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