Animation Nation

  • Rank #
  • Premiered: Apr 2005
  • Episodes: 3
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • BBC Four
  • Unknown
  • Animation Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
The Art of Persuasion
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 18, 2005
How animation conveyed government propaganda in an entertaining package - selling WWII and the welfare state. Following the birth of commercial TV, cartoon characters were enlisted to sell household items.
1x2
Something to Say
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 25, 2005
The irreverent side of animation came through in the trippy delights of Yellow Submarine, counter-culture classics like Monty Python's Flying Circus and dark modern visions such as Monkey Dust.
1x3 Show finale
Visions of Childhood
Episode overview
Air date
May 03, 2005
Magical worlds created by animators have had a huge influence on generations of children. Includes clips from programmes like Noggin the Nog, Bagpuss, The Wombles and Wallace and Gromit.

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