Way back in 2010, we featured a clip from Wallace & Gromit’s World of Invention, a six-part series that looks at real-life contraptions and gadgets. The series was commmissioned by the BBC, and directed by Merlin Crossingham. The full series is now available on DVD. Here’s a sample:

This Wednesday a new Wallace & Gromit series will premiere on BBC One. The 6-part series is titled Wallace & Gromit’s World Of Invention, and it features the two crafty characters as show hosts who shed light on some of the world’s best inventions. Here’s a promo of the Aardman Animations production:

The latest Aardman Animation spot for npower takes Wallace and Gromit to the World Cup. Like past spots, this one, titled Back the Bid, was directed by Merlin Crossingham

The making of video:

Back in March, we posted the first two installments of A History of Aardman, as told by the studio co-founder Dave Sproxton. Here’s part 4 of the series, that focuses on how Nick Park, the creator of Wallace and Gromit, joined Aardman Animations and went on to conceive, direct and animate Creature Comforts.

Wallace and Gromit didn’t hang their plasticine heads after they lost the Oscar to Logorama earlier this month. Instead, they got back to work in this new nPower spot, the third in the series. In Revenge of the Killer Watts, which took 4 weeks to make, the comedy duo get a free Smart Energy Monitor and live through a night of unspeakable horrors.

Today’s announcement of the Oscar nominations revealed 5 excellent shorts up for the Best Animated Short Film award.

French Roast , A Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films Production, Fabrice O. Joubert
Trailer (full film here)

Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (Brown Bag Films), A Brown Bag Films Production, Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
Full film:

The 20th anniversary of Wallace & Gromit has Google’s UK website all dressed up for the occasion (inset). It’s one of only 3 “doodles” to be made outside Google headquarters. Not to be outdone, the team at Aardman has prepared by asking Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park 20 questions, on a wide variety of topics. Enjoy!