 New Hobbies After winning the award in 2003 with 'Hobbies', Nick Mackie and Pete Avery spent part of 2004 developing 6 new animations on the same theme, which were broadcast on BBC THREE in March 2005. At the end of 2005 'Hobbies' picked up the prestigious Royal Television Society West Award for Best Network Animation. Breeding Stick Insects
A stick insect collector who finds his hobby heavenly, particularly if the twig-like creatures crawl over his body ! Warning: contains references of an adult nature.
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Clairvoyant
With a little help from psychic sidekick 'little brown running bear', clairvoyance is his hobby and watch out for the seafood! Watch the film Record Collecting
CDs are sick! He's a vinyl man with a groovy hobby and a strange sheepdog which helps him to sell records! Watch the film Join the TA
A hobby with a bang! He does gun noises, rockets exploding and shows his men how to build a foxhole only to get buried up to the neck in it. Watch the film Test Tubes
His hobby is inventing. A strap-on toilet for dogs, a self knotting 'kerchief and a disastrous gravy. Warning: contains references of an adult nature. Watch the film A Big Red Bus
Wolfgang, the star of the 2004 award winning Hobbies, returns. The bus collector with a love of eggnog and a diorama of Croydon does a Sean Connery and M impersonation. Watch the film Hobbies 2003
The original animation that won Nick and Peter the 2003 award and introduced the world to 'Wolfie', his bus collection and put Croydon on the map in his living room. Watch the film |
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