TheSnailAndTheWhalefollowstheamazingjourneyofatinysnailwholongstoseetheworldandmanagestohitcharideonthetailofahugehumpbackwhale.Thestoryisajoyous,empoweringtaleaboutthenaturalwondersoftheearthanddiscoveringthathoweversmallyouare,youcanmakeadifference.Thishalfhouradaptationisabeautifulaccountofanunlikelyfriendship,andisvoicedbystellarBritishactingtalent,RobBrydonasthewhale,SallyHawkinsasthesnail,CariadLloydastheteacherandDameDianaRiggasthenarrator.Writtenin2003byJuliaDonaldsonandillustratedbyAxelScheffler,creatorsofthemodernclassicTheGruffalo,thismarkstheseventhBBCOneadaptationbyMagicLightPicturesofaDonaldson/Schefflerchildren’sbook.TheSnailAndTheWhaleisaMagicLightPicturesproduction,acquiredbyCharlotteMooreandTommyBulfinforBBCOne.TheproducersareMichaelRoseandMartinPopeofMagicLightPicturesanddirectorsareMaxLangandDanielSnaddon.