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 ...

Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's most-treasured children's stories, including her beloved Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, created with illustrator Axel Scheffler. These two books ...

Julia Donaldson's loveable characters have been a staple of Christmas Day TV for more than a decade, but a lot of the drama around this year's story happened off screen after its creator threatened to ...

Characters from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s acclaimed picture books are set to grace BBC One and BBC iPlayer this Christmas, featuring in three brand new idents and a dedicated animated ...

His Majesty King Charles III ruled the TV ratings on Christmas Day - pulling the highest number of viewers on the day. But ...

Based on the hit book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, The Scarecrows’ Wedding just drew strong Christmas Day ratings in the UK. At 4.4m viewers it was second only to The King’s Christmas ...

EXCLUSIVE The author says concerns over a smoking scene forced her to weigh compromise against creative integrity and reveals it is not the first time she has faced that choice ...

From an adventurous fish, an ambitious dragon and a dastardly rat to a cunning mouse, lovestruck aliens and a lost stick, the latest animated adaptation of a book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler ...