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Illustrator Charles Mackesy: My Oscar Dream

The creator of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse speaks to the Today Programme

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse started out as a few comforting drawings for friends, and eventually became a book which sold 8 million copies. It was then then turned into an animated film with a star studded voice cast which won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. Creator Charles Macksey speaks to Today鈥檚 Simon Jack about the meteoric rise of the project.

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