Directing
Ivor Wood
Born — Died
1932-05-04 — 2004-10-13
Place of birth
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Known for
Directing
Credits
2 titles
Ivor Sydney Wood was a British-French animator, director, producer and writer. He was known for his work on children's television series. Born in Leeds to an English father and a French mother, his family moved to the mountains near Lyon, France, after the Second World War, where he was educated. He studied fine art in Paris, and later worked in an advertising agency in Paris, where he met Serge Danot. Together they made the acclaimed French series Le Manège enchanté (known in English as The Magic Roundabout), with Wood as the animator. Following the success of The Magic Roundabout in the UK, Wood partnered with the London-based animation company Film Fair. Wood became both animator and di…
Known for
7.0Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.
Timeshift
2002
NRDressed in his characteristic blue duffle coat and oversized hat, the helpful and cuddlesome Paddington has a gift of putting his paws where he shouldn't, creating hours of hilariously sticky situations! A stow-away from darkest Peru, Paddington eventually finds himself alone in Paddington Station. When the Brown family take him home, they get a lot more than they bargained for. This release contains both original TV series, 56 episodes and three special editions, collected on one box set.
Paddington Bear
1976