Even heroes have heroes and for the internationally-admired animator, director, producer and Aardman Animations co-founder Peter Lord, his hero is Charles R (Charley) Bowers.

Bowers was known not only for being an accomplished cartoonist, creator of hundreds of the Mutt & Jeff animations beloved by audiences in the 1920s and a popular comedy actor, but also the inventor of a process enabling him to insert jaw-dropping stop-motion-based special effects into live action sequences.

Join Slapstick regular Lord as he hosts this event celebrating Bowers’ extraordinary life and work, along with some of his favourite shorts and clips - all with live musical accompaniment from Guenter A. Buchwald.

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