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'''''The Gruffalo''''' was a [[book]] that [[Mo Northover]] tried to get his [[dyslexic]] son [[Elliot Northover|Elliot]] to read in [[2020]], on the day the [[Silurian]]s attack their [[Welsh]] town of [[Cwmtaff]]. Elliot tried but soon gave up, insisting that he could listen to it by | '''''The Gruffalo''''' was a [[book]] that [[Mo Northover]] tried to get his [[dyslexic]] son [[Elliot Northover|Elliot]] to read in [[2020]], on the day the [[Silurian]]s attack their [[Welsh]] town of [[Cwmtaff]]. Elliot tried but soon gave up, insisting that he could listen to it by audiobook. | ||
It contained the passage: | It contained the passage: | ||
:"But who is this creature with terrible claws, | :"But who is [[The Gruffalo (fictional character)|this creature]] with terrible [[Claw|claws]], | ||
:Terrible [[teeth]] in his terrible jaws?" | :Terrible [[teeth]] in his terrible [[Jaw|jaws]]?" | ||
([[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]'') | ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]'') | ||
When [[Sarah Jane Smith]] was reading an article from the ''[[Ealing Echo]]'' about an alien that [[The Shopkeeper (Lost in Time)|the Shopkeeper]] claimed to have seen, [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]] jokingly compared its description to the book's titular monster. ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'') | When [[Sarah Jane Smith]] was reading an article from the ''[[Ealing Echo]]'' about an alien that [[The Shopkeeper (Lost in Time)|the Shopkeeper]] claimed to have seen, [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]] jokingly compared its description to the book's titular monster. ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost in Time (TV story)|Lost in Time]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
''The Gruffalo'' received an {{w|The Gruffalo (film)|animated TV adaptation}} in 2009, which featured the voices of [[James Corden]], [[Rob Brydon]], and [[John Hurt]]. The book's sequel, {{wi|The Gruffalo's Child}}, also received an {{w|The Gruffalo's Child (film)|animated adaptation}} in 2011, with Corden, Brydon and Hurt reprising their roles, as well as being joined by [[Shirley Henderson]] as the voice of the titular child. Both films aired on [[BBC One]]. The former aired immediately before the first part of ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' on [[25 December (releases)|Christmas Day]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]. | |||
To promote the release of the aforementioned sequel film, the Gruffalo appeared as a computer-generated character in ''[[Consider Yourself One Of Us... (2011 BBC Christmas ident)|Consider Yourself One Of Us...]]'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:03, 2 October 2022
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The Gruffalo (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
The Gruffalo was a book that Mo Northover tried to get his dyslexic son Elliot to read in 2020, on the day the Silurians attack their Welsh town of Cwmtaff. Elliot tried but soon gave up, insisting that he could listen to it by audiobook.
It contained the passage:
- "But who is this creature with terrible claws,
- Terrible teeth in his terrible jaws?"
When Sarah Jane Smith was reading an article from the Ealing Echo about an alien that the Shopkeeper claimed to have seen, Clyde jokingly compared its description to the book's titular monster. (TV: Lost in Time)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Gruffalo received an animated TV adaptation in 2009, which featured the voices of James Corden, Rob Brydon, and John Hurt. The book's sequel, The Gruffalo's Child, also received an animated adaptation in 2011, with Corden, Brydon and Hurt reprising their roles, as well as being joined by Shirley Henderson as the voice of the titular child. Both films aired on BBC One. The former aired immediately before the first part of The End of Time on Christmas Day 2009.
To promote the release of the aforementioned sequel film, the Gruffalo appeared as a computer-generated character in Consider Yourself One Of Us...
