Archive for the 'News' Category

Baker Interview, Google Maps, Grand Appeal news and Twitter

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Here’s the latest roundup of Wallace and Gromit news from the past couple months! Thanks to Nick Hilton for letting me know about this interview with classic Wallace and Gromit writer Bob Baker about his career in British television: Interview with Bob Baker Play with Google Street Maps much? There are lots of goodies to […]

Visit Britain ad, goodies on sale and Titan comic success

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

First up, have you seen the latest video over at VisitBritain.com? It features a cameo of our favorite duo! WallaceAndGromit.com discusses the selection here. In England and a fan of Kingsmill bread products? They’re continuing their great history of offering free Wallace and Gromit products with purchases with their latest promotion. Visit kingsmillwallaceandgromit.com for more. […]

Home Sheep Home, merchandise and Wrong Trousers Day 2011

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Have an iPad/iPhone and longing for some Shaun? A few weeks ago Brad Cook of Virtual Programming tipped me off that they had released an iOS version of the popular (addictive!) flash game Home Sheep Home! Check out their press release here: Home Sheep Home, Based on the Popular Shaun the Sheep Characters from Aardman, […]

Willice and Crimbles on The Simpsons

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Better late than never, I finally have some screenshots from The Simpsons episode Angry Dad: The Movie which aired here in the US in February! Willice and Crimbles are a parody duo of our beloved Wallace and Gromit featured on The Simpsons as Bart Simpson goes up against “Mixar” and “Willice and Crimbles” for Best […]

Congratulations Kathryn and Darrell – our Holiday Raffle winners!

Saturday, January 1st, 2011

Thanks to all the people who submitted their names for our contest, today I drew names out of a hat for the Holiday Raffle, and I’m happy to announce our winners, Kathryn and Darrell! The winners are being emailed and their calendars will be shipped out on Monday. Happy New Year!

World of Invention on Region 2 DVD and possible amusement park ride

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

In the latest Wallace and Gromit’s Cracking Newsletter we learned that the Region 2 DVD release of Wallace and Gromit’s World of Invention is now available in the aardstore! No word yet on other region releases, so it looks like those of us in the US will still have to wait. Other big news this […]

Holiday Raffle! (US residents only please)

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

The great folks at personalise.com who recently release custom cards and calendars featuring Wallace and Gromit have sent me 3 Danilo Wallace and Gromit 2011 wall calendars, 2 of which I’m raffling off on this site to US residents! CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE RAFFLE Winners will be announced and calendars shipped in the first […]

Wallace and Gromit to Grace Radio Times Holiday Issue Cover!

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

For the second time this year (and the second holiday cover) Wallace and Gromit will be appearing on the December 18-31. Click image for high-res 3.3M version of the cover More information via Amy Brill of the BBC: Radio Times runs aptly snowy Wallace & Gromit cover for its Christmas issue Radio Times has shot […]

Holiday stamp goodies and World of Invention Magazine

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

First up, I received an email from Andy Grey of Post Office Ltd who let me know of this great little countdown widget for getting your Royal Mail Christmas mailings out on time: Get the Countdown Creator Pro widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Not seeing a widget? (More info) He also […]

World of Invention begins and Cracking Contraptions Manual

Friday, November 12th, 2010

On November 3rd the first episode Wallace and Gromit’s new World of Invention series began on BBC One, and viewers were treated to a second episode on Wednesday the 10th. Here’s hoping they release it on DVD in the States pretty quick so us US-bound fans can see it! For now I’ll have to suffice […]