As senior model maker for Aardman Animations, Jim Parkyn is responsible for creating some of the UK’s most-loved Plasticine characters, from Morph to Shaun the Sheep. Join Jim as he talks about his career from joining Chicken Run to make beaks and cheeks (and sanding chickens’ bums), to working on Shaun the Sheep and even voicing a character in Rex the Runt. Find out more about your favourite Aardman characters and how to become a model maker or an animator.

Age 5+ Children must be accompanied by an adult