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Mimi and the Mountain Dragon

Animated adaptation of the children's book by Michael Morpurgo. A shy little girl named Mimi finds a baby dragon and undertakes a perilous journey to return it to its mother.

In her castle lair high in the mountains of Switzerland lives a terrible dragon. In the village below lives a little girl called Mimi. When she finds a baby dragon in the woodshed, she makes a brave decision that will bring joy and peace to the village forever, undertaking a perilous journey to return it to its mother.

Based on the book by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Owen Sheers with illustrations by Emily Gravett and an original score by Rachel
Portman, performed by the BBC Philharmonic.

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24 minutes

Last on

Sun 29 Dec 2024 17:35
CBBC

Music Played

  • The Meters

    Cissy Strut

Credits

Narrator Michael Morpurgo
Mimi (voice) Esther Greaves
Mami (voice) Claire Martin
Executive Producer Phil Chalk
Executive Producer Kristian Smith
Executive Producer Henrietta Hurford-Jones
Production Company Leopard Pictures Ltd

Broadcasts

  • Boxing Day 2019 15:20
    BBC One
  • Sat 4 Jan 2020 09:45
    CBBC
  • Sat 4 Jan 2020 19:10
    CBBC
  • Sun 5 Jan 2020 09:20
    CBeebies
  • Sun 2 Feb 2020 09:25
    CBeebies
  • Sun 13 Dec 2020 17:00
    CBeebies
  • Christmas Eve 2020 17:10
    CBeebies
  • Sun 27 Dec 2020 09:40
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Mon 27 Dec 2021 17:00
    CBBC
  • New Year's Day 2022 17:10
    CBBC
  • Tue 20 Dec 2022 17:25
    CBBC
  • Sun 26 Nov 2023 09:35
    CBBC
  • Christmas Eve 2023 09:00
    BBC Two
  • Wed 27 Dec 2023 08:30
    CBBC
  • Sat 30 Dec 2023 11:10
    CBeebies
  • Mon 15 Jul 2024 18:00
    CBBC
  • Sat 30 Nov 2024 08:35
    CBBC
  • Sat 28 Dec 2024 09:00
    BBC Two
  • Sun 29 Dec 2024 17:35
    CBBC

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