Animated Britain. In 2018 the BFI selected some key seminal animated works to be screened as part of a new British Animation programme which will be available online on the BFI player and is also touring cinemas in the UK. Sarah Ann Kennedy's film 'Honestly it's the story of my life.' has been included in these works

Abstract

Drawn from both the BFI National Archive and Regional and National Film Archive Partners across the UK, Animated Britain is a new online collection of over 300 films, surveying a stunningly rich century-long history of British animation, made available for free via BFI Player. From the earliest pioneers and the birth of British animation with Latest News’s animated titles in 1904, to some of the best known, award-winning names in commercial and independent animation including works by Halas & Batchelor, Bob Godfrey, George Dunning, Cosgrove Hall and Larkins Studio, this landmark collection highlights the extraordinary creative variety in domestic production across the UK and includes Honestly it’s the Story of My Life (1990) Graduate film from Sarah Ann Kennedy, best known today as the voice of Miss Rabbit in Peppa Pig and Nanny Plum in Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom, Kennedy was the creator of Channel 4’s cult 1990s animation Crapston Villas.

Animated Britain is presented as part of Unlocking Film Heritage with thanks to National Lottery funding and the support of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. International audiences can also explore a selection of these films via a playlist on the BFI’s YouTube channel.