The actor and his wife, Amal Clooney, were granted French citizenship. He has spoken fondly of raising their children in a farmhouse they bought in Provence. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg France has granted ...

Repair Shop woodwork expert Will Kirk has revealed he was honoured to restore Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson’s childhood toy farm in the Christmas special because she plays a big part in his own ...

On Christmas Day the BBC aired another animation The Scarecrows’ Wedding by author and illustrator duo Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. But did you spot the Gruffalo making a surprise appearance? The ...

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s heartwarming kids’ tales have become a cosy festive fixture on the BBC. Ahead of this year’s offering of The Scarecrows’ Wedding, we ask: which is the all-time ...

She is an acclaimed author with a new animation of one of her books about to hit the small screen. But Gruffalo writer Julia Donaldson recalled how she ended up with a horse and cart from the sitcom ...

Four pictures drawn by the illustrator of The Gruffalo are to be auctioned to raise money to buy books for children. Axel Scheffler donated the items after attending the tenth anniversary of the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Gruffalo and friends will feature in three brand new BBC idents this Christmas. The advertising idents have been created for BBC One starring a range of much-loved characters from Julia Donaldson ...

The idents feature much-loved characters from the magical adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s picture books Magic Light Pictures have created three charming new idents exclusively for ...

Magic Light Pictures have created three charming new idents exclusively for BBC One and BBC iPlayer commissioned especially for this festive season. The idents feature much-loved characters from the ...