Babe 30th Anniversary
Published on Friday, April 11th, 2025
It has been 30 years since Babe was released in 1995. To celebrate, a great many cinemas across the UK & Ireland and internationally are screening the much-loved classic, these cinemas include Odeon, Vue and Cineworld, along with a great many smaller chain and independent cinemas. Check out your local cinema to book your tickets […]
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The Pig Potato
Published on Friday, April 11th, 2025
The movie “Babe” was primarily filmed in Robertson, New South Wales, Australia. There’s not a whole lot of excitement in the sleepy town of Robertson, so the farmers, bored and restless one day in 1977, got together and decided that they should build a giant concrete potato. The idea was to showcase the main crop […]
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Across The Globe
Published on Saturday, April 5th, 2025
Happily, Dick’s stories have reached children across the globe. For example, French Guiana is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. It is bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south. Its capital city is […]
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Babe 30th Anniversary Cinema Release
Published on Monday, March 24th, 2025
To celebrate Babe’s 30th anniversary, Chris Noonan and George Miller’s beloved adaptation of Dick King-Smith’s classic children’s novel The Sheep-Pig is being re-released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland. On its original release in 1995, Babe was a smash-hit, delighting audiences across the world. It went on to be nominated for an incredible SEVEN […]
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High Bickington School Visit
Published on Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
The above picture shows Dick’s son Giles with some of the students at High Bickington School, near Barnstaple. Giles writes: I was delighted to be invited to visit High Bickington School last September. I had come across their Year 6 students earlier in 2024, when they attended a performance of “Desperate Journeys” at St. Peter’s […]
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The Best Audiobooks For Children And Teens
Published on Thursday, February 27th, 2025
New research by the National Literacy Trust has revealed that the popularity of audiobooks among young children and teenagers is rising, with young people apparently enjoying listening to books more than they do reading them. In a new article by The Guardian, authors, critics and experts recommend some of the best audiobooks on offer for […]
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Babe In Concert
Published on Friday, January 24th, 2025
Babe was released in cinemas in 1995, 30 years ago this year. Ten years ago, to coincide with Babe’s twentieth anniversary, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and original soundtrack composer, Nigel Westlake, joined forces to present the world premiere of Babe: The Twentieth Anniversary Concert. Below, you can watch a short video of that performance… From […]
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Dick And Dodo
Published on Friday, December 13th, 2024
Dick had many, many dogs over the years. Dodo, a female dachshund, was very special. She was small, sensible, and stubborn, and amazingly, she also became a star of television! Already a successful writer, Dick launched a second career as a children’s television presenter in the early 1980’s. His first spot was presenting a section […]
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The Book Trust
Published on Friday, November 29th, 2024
In this video for The Book Trust, filmed in 1991, Dick receives a letter from schoolgirl Lucy. Lucy is asking for advice on how to write an animal story. Dick gives her some tips on how to start, by explaining how he writes animal stories.
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New Simplified Chinese Editions!
Published on Sunday, September 29th, 2024
These lovely new simplified Chinese editions of All Pigs Are Beautiful and I Love Guinea Pigs arrived a few days ago! They have beautiful illustrations by Anita Jeram. Dick’s books have been translated into well over 30 languages, and are enjoyed by children all over the world. In Chinese culture, pigs are considered lucky. I […]
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