It's official...

Dear reader, I confess that last night I fell in love... with a dog! Darling Gromit! How adorable is he! The strong and silent type, a dog of action and good deed. Are you familiar with him? Did you see the fabulous Wallace and Gromit:a Matter of Loaf and Death on BBC1? (In case you didn't, I highly recommend you catch-up with it on the iPlayer).

Nick Park, his creator, is a genius and well-deserved of the top industry awards he has been repeatedly nominated for and endowed with. Last night's half-hour story was clever, fast-paced, intriguing and highly entertaining (brilliantly voiced by Peter Sallis and Sally Lindsay). A definite Christmas highlight, not to be missed...