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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 36 MIN

Aardman’s Peter Lord on his love of physical production in the age of AI

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In this week’s episode of The Screen Podcast, Aardman co-founder Peter Lord discusses 50 years of the historic UK animation company. Ahead of the Annecy film festival, senior international reporter Ben Dalton speaks to Lord about co-founding the Bristol-based company with David Sproxton over 50 years ago and their decision to become an employee-owned business in 2018.The animator, whose credits include Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run, also discussed AI and how much Aardman would embrace the new technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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