{"id":8334,"date":"2021-12-07T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1532767"},"modified":"2021-12-07T09:31:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T08:31:07","slug":"superworm-trailer-introduces-matt-smith-as-titular-hero-and-olivia-colman-as-narrator","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/superworm-trailer-introduces-matt-smith-as-titular-hero-and-olivia-colman-as-narrator\/","title":{"rendered":"Superworm trailer introduces Matt Smith as titular hero and Olivia Colman as narrator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Minnie Wright\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 07 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div>\n<p>This festive season, the BBC brings us an adventure for all the family on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, Magic Light Pictures presents Superworm \u2013 and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> can now reveal the first trailer for the upcoming animated comedy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;embed&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <video data-video-id=\"6285444696001\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\" controls=\"\"\/><script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div> <p>The voice cast for Superworm \u2013 about the titular hero, super-long and super-strong, who is always saving the day until he gets too full of himself and is captured by the evil Wizard Lizard \u2013 includes Olivia Colman (Narrator), Matt Smith (Superworm) and Rob Brydon (Crow), Patricia Allison (Butterfly) and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Wizard Lizard).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you always warm to stories about friendship and this is a very charming tale of friendship and self-understanding for one small worm,\u201d Smith (Doctor Who, The Crown) said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a charm, there\u2019s a wit, and there\u2019s a lightness of touch and hopefulness that fits really well into Christmas Day\u2026 I\u2019ve never done an animation, and I read this and I thought it was sweet and interesting and fun.\u201d<\/p> <p>Of her role as the narrator, Colman (The Crown, Landscapers) said: \u201cI was excited to play the narrator because I love all the Julia Donaldson books. I\u2019ve read them to my children over the years and I love watching them at Christmas time when they\u2019re on the telly. So I was thrilled that [Magic Light] asked me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe films are just lovely and they come out at the time of year when you can all be cosy and at home and watching something together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last Christmas Day, the BBC aired an adaptation of Donaldson\u2019s Zog and the Flying Doctors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span class=\"&quot;markee3ges377&quot;\" data-markjs=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-ogac=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogab=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsc=\"&quot;&quot;\" data-ogsb=\"&quot;&quot;\">Superworm<\/span> will air on BBC One, Christmas Day at 2.30pm and will stream on BBC iPlayer the same day. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>. Visit our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\">Drama<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Minnie Wright Published: Tuesday, 07 December 2021 at 12:00 am This festive season, the BBC brings us an adventure for all the family on Christmas Day. 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