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Certficate: U

Length: 60 minutes

Year of release: 2012

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family

A magical, heart-warming story for Christmas, based on David Walliams's best-selling book. Daydreaming schoolgirl Chloe is unhappy at home and has no friends at her new school, so she befriends a stinky tramp and his dog in the local park. In uncovering Mr Stink's sad past, she ends up on a journey that takes her to Number 10 Downing Street and eventually brings her dysfunctional family back together again. Director: Declan Lowney Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Sheridan Smith, Johnny Vegas, David Walliams, Nell Tiger Free, Pudsey

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Certificate: PG

Length: 143 minutes

Year of release: 2005

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

An antique wardrobe proves the perfect hiding place for Lucy, the youngest of four Pevensie children evacuated during WWII. But the hidey-hole has a secret… it is the entrance to a wintry wonderland where a white witch rules and a courageous Lion waits to fulfil a prophecy. Fantasy adventure based on the book by C.S. Lewis.

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Genre: Animation, comedy, drama

Certificate: U

Length: 97 mins

Year of release: 2011

Animated festive family fun. James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy and Jim Broadbent are among the stars providing the voices for Aardman Animations' second CGI feature. Having throughly modernised the family business, Steve Claus, his huge hi-tech, reindeer-free Christmas present delivery system, the S-1, and a vast army of elves have concluded another season's global gift distribution. Steve is especially looking forward to celebrating this year, as he expects to formally succeed his father, Santa. However, the mission has not been completed: it's discovered that a girl wasn't given her present. And so Steve's younger brother Arthur and the grumpy, long-retired Grandsanta decide to deliver her gift the old way, with a sleigh and flying reindeer. But they have no idea the pandemonium this traditional gesture will cause.

Director: Sarah Christine Smith, Barry Cook

Starring: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imedla Staunton, Ashley Jensen

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Certificate: PG

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Year of release: 2010

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

This family adventure from Chris Columbus is adapted from the first of Rick Riordan's series of fantasy novels, and stars Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson, an American teen who finds that Greek myth is much closer to home than he imagined. It turns out that while his mum Sally is human, his father is the Greek god of the sea and earthquakes, Poseidon; which makes our hero a demigod. At first it's all a bit much to take in, as he learns the modern world is teeming with deities and their offspring. And things take a turn for the worse when Zeus suspects Percy of theft after the lightning bolt that confers supreme, terrifying power goes missing. With his mother kidnapped and the errant super weapon threatening to cause a catastrophic clash of the titans among the gods, Percy sets off to recover the artefact. As he does so, he discovers the many creatures and monsters of legend are also alive today, and are as fierce as ever.

Also starring Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman and Steve Coogan. Director: Chris Columbus

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Genre: Animation, short, adventure
Year of release: 2012
Length: 24 minutes

Animated sequel to Raymond Briggs' classic festive tale The Snowman, telling the story of another youngster's magical Christmas. A boy's snowman and snowdog come to life at the stroke of midnight and take him on an adventure to the North Pole, where he and his new companions meet an assortment of colourful characters, including Santa himself, before returning home - where a wonderful surprise awaits.

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Genre: Animation, drama, family

Certificate: PG

Length: 1 hour 36 minutes

Year of release: 2009

An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

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Genre: Comedy, drama, family
Certificate: U

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Year of release: 1994

When a man inadvertently kills Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.

Starring: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson

Director: John Pasquin

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NB: This film is also available as part of boxed set "BD0003 Early Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age". Search for "BD0003" to see a full list of contents and to request this resource.

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Genre: Animation, adventure, comedy

Certificate: U

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Year of release: 2013

After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.

Starring - Nicholas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone

Director - Kirk DeMico, Chris Sanders

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Please note this film is rated 12 and therefore may only be partly suitable for classroom use.

Genre: Drama, war

Certificate: 12

Year of release: 2011

Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's First World War drama.

Dartmoor, 1914: when Ted Narracott buys a thoroughbred horse for his farm, his son Albert soon bonds with the animal who he names Joey. However, when the harvest fails and war is declared on Germany, Ted is forced to sell Joey to the British Army. Albert enlists but can he and Joey survive to be reunited?

Director: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch.

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BBC School Radio Broadcast - 7 episodes

Episode length - 20 minutes

Developing music skills for children aged 5 to 7 through singing together and exploring a range of music activities.

"Sun, sea and song", is a music series based around the theme of the sea. The songs in the programmes help to illustrate the adventures of the presenter, Nigel and his friend, the ship's monkey, Suki. There is also an extract of a fairytale in every episode for the children to listen to. Each programme can be used alone or as part of the series. You can also put the songs together to make your own performance.

Music skills include: high/low/different paces/ timbre/ texture; structure (phrase, chorus, verse); breathing, posture, articulation, sound projection; practicing, rehearsing and presenting performances with an awareness of the audience; listening and recalling sounds with increasing aural memory; rehearsal and performance tips; singing songs in unison and in two parts, with clear diction, control of pitch, a sense of phrase and musical expression; call and response.

1 - The Big Ship Sails on the Ally-Ally Oh

We follow Nigel and Suki's adventures, as they set sail, in seach of treasure. We also hear the first extract of the story, "The Fisherman and the Magic Fish". Focus: rests, fast and slow.

2 - There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea

Suki and Nigel continue their adventure at sea. Suki tries to catch a stowaway frog! We also hear the second extract of the story, "The Fisherman and the Magic Fish". Focus: making the phrase longer.

3 - My Ship Rolls Over the Ocean

Sukii and Nigel are caught in a big storm! The waves get rougher and rougher, until the thunder and lightning is just overhead. We also hear the third extract of today's story "The Fisherman and the Magic Fish". Focus: call and response; getting louder - crescendo.

4 - Suki Over the Ocean

Suki and Nigel row out to Golden Island to find treasure. On the way, Suki does some fishing and catches some interesting things! We also hear the first extract of the new story, "The Golden Crab". Focus - repetition; different rhythms.

5 - A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea/ Row Boys Row

Suki and Nigel arrive on Golden Island. They reach a cave which magically opens. We also hear the second extract of the story "The Golden Crab". Focus: fast and slow.

6 - When I Was One I Sucked my Thumb

A pirate themed episode. We also hear the final extract of the story "The Golden Crab". Focus: Jumpy, energetic rhythm; repetition.

7 - Rehearsal and Performance (songs 1-3)

Warm up; sing "The Big Ship Sails on the Ally-Ally Oh!", "There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea" and "My Ship Sails Over the Ocean. Focus: performance.

 Notes taken from BBC School Radio website. Full teacher notes are included with this resource.

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