Peter Lord

With the help of his trusted dodo Polly, the Pirate Captain presents fun-loving and hilarious tips and advice on pirating. Learn how to remember where you buried your treasure, the secrets of navigating winds, get an inside look at pirate recruiting and even a Pirate’s recipe for a giant squid with lemon. Featuring special guests like Charles Darwin and the Pirate King you will set sail for giggles and fun with musical surprises along the way!

The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores to Victorian London, and from a haplessly smitten scientist to a diabolical queen.

The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom.

A collection of 8 short films from the Aardman animation studios : - "Heat Electric" from Nick Park (1991) - "Pib & Pog" from Peter Peake (1994) - "Wat's Pig" from Peter Lord (1996) - "Creature Comforts" from Nick Park (1989) - "Adam" from Peter Lord (1991) - "Not Without My Handbag" from Boris Kossmehl (1992) - "Loves Me, Loves Me Not" from Jeff Newitt (1992) - "Rex the Hunt" from Richard Goleszowski (1991)

Anthology of Aardman Animation short films released in theaters in 1996, centered on the new release of the third Wallace & Gromit short, "A Close Shave." Includes: "A Close Shave," "Creature Comforts" and "Heat Electric Commercials" by Nick Park; "Rex the Runt: How Dinosaurs Became Extinct", "Rex the Runt: Dreams" and "Ident" by Richard Goleszowski; "Wat's Pig" and "My Baby Just Cares For Me" by Peter Lord; "Early Bird" by Peter Lord and David Sproxton; "Pib and Pog" directed by Peter Peake

In a Medieval castle, a marauder tries to kidnap the twin infant sons of the lord. He makes off with only one, whom he drops about a mile away. A pig rescues this baby, so one brother grows up high on the hog, the other down with the swine; one is lazy, his lost brother is industrious. Years later, when a neighboring prince declares war, the brother in the castle is too soft to fight. Through happenstance, the twins are united just before the final battle. Will the upper-class brother let his humble sibling lead the troops to certain defeat and death? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

This section of Ecotoons contains clips from BBC's Saturday morning children's programme, Going Live, which hosted an animation competition. The star of the film was to be the famous plasticine character 'Morph' in a green situation. Twelve year old Ruth Dancer won the competition and went down to the Aardman Animation studios in Bristol, to watch Peter Lord make her storyboard into a film: Re-Cycle.

When The Hand of God creates Adam, he must learn the ways of the world, and can only hope for company.

A young man in prison is interviewed and talks about his life, how he got into prison, and what it's like doing time.

This claymation short film uses a real interview for dialogue. Bill Perry relates stories about his youth, his tilted house, and adventures during WWII in Bristol, England during the blitz. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

Dark animation examining the thin line between human definitions of war and peace. Part of Sweet Disaster; a 1986 series of short films made for Channel 4. It consists of “animated visions of the apocalypse”.

The morning shift at a big-city radio station.

An exclusive look behind the scenes of a magazine production.

Aged travellers reminisce about halcyon holidays of old.

A probationer wants to miss a meeting to go and see his brother, but must negotiate with his officer.

A door-to-door salesman tries to use the gift of the gab to sell an elderly couple things they don't really need.

A homeless pensioner tries to fathom the correct procedure to get a meal.

Two usherettes in a cinema foyer talk about boys and boredom and what they are going to do when they get home from work.

A stop motion animated short film about little creatures.

an animated character of the superhero named Aardman going to the hole