{"id":45247,"date":"2022-09-20T11:16:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T11:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=45247"},"modified":"2022-09-20T11:16:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T11:16:35","slug":"lloyd-of-the-flies-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/lloyd-of-the-flies-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Aardman&#8217;s &#8216;Lloyd of the Flies&#8217; &#8211; new trailer + podcast interview!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bristol studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/tag\/aardman\/\">Aardman Animations<\/a> have released a new full trailer for their series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/tag\/lloyd-of-the-flies\/\"><i>Lloyd of the Flies<\/i><\/a> which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/hub\/lloyd-of-the-flies\/2a5834\">begins on CITV today.<\/a> Made with support from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/uk-government-scrap-bfi-young-audiences-content-fund\/\">BFI Young Audiences Content Fund<\/a>, the project comprises of 52 x 11\u2019 episodes and marks the continued expansion of Aardman\u2019s project roster as its first \u201cin-house\u201d CG production with a major brand push planned for the show and its characters.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LLOYD OF THE FLIES \ud83e\udd8b Official Trailer | Aardman\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YeQLzuX8aGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The 52 x 11\u2019 series follows the adventures of Lloyd B Fly, a housefly who lives with his family \u2013 including 224 maggot siblings \u2013 inside a compost bin they call home. 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Having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcasts\/skwigly-animation-podcast-10-bill-plympton-and-the-talents-behind-a-liars-autobiography\/\">previously appeared<\/a> on the Skwigly Animation Podcast for their work on the animated adaptation of Graham Chapman&#8217;s satirical memoir <i>A Liar&#8217;s Autobiography<\/i>, Matt and Jane return for our latest episode to discuss the development and production of the new series (stream below or <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/1344623017-skwigly-skwigly-podcast-106.mp3\">direct download<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1344623017&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=true&amp;show_comments=false&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The show&#8217;s cast is headed up by Tom Rosenthal (<i>Friday Night Dinner<\/i>) as Lloyd, alongside Alex Lawther (<i>The End of the F***ing World<\/i>, <i>Black Mirror<\/i>), Lauren Patel (<i>Everybody\u2019s Talking About Jamie<\/i>), Jamie-Lee O\u2019Donnell (<i>Derry Girls<\/i>) and Callum Scott Howells (<i>It\u2019s A Sin<\/i>) as Lloyd\u2019s nemesis Berry.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Catch<\/i> Lloyd of the Flies <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/hub\/lloyd-of-the-flies\/2a5834a0001\">weekdays on CITV<\/a> at 5pm<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bristol studio Aardman Animations have released a new full trailer for their series Lloyd of the Flies which begins on CITV today. 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