Peter's Picture Poems

An animated recreation of the sinking of the Lusitania is the centrepiece of this pioneering mix of comedy, satire and outrage in cartoon propaganda.

To bob, or not to bob? That is the question for Ophelia in this early animated Hamlet, starring a far from gloomy Dane

Don’t judge a book by its cover but do judge a political party by its garage in this Conservative cartoon from the height of the depression.

The germs in this silent 1920s cartoon seem to have caught the Flapper bug

The “Bill Bailey” punchline might have lost its meaning over the years, but this comic gag short features some of Britain’s earliest animation

Long, long before Wallace met Gromit filmmakers performed malleable magic to bring clay to life

A Chinese teenager dreams of living with her cool aunt in New York, until tensions boil over during a crab dinner.

Two years in the life of TRUK United FC, a beacon for positive change and trans inclusivity in football.

A trans high-schooler is tempted by toxic masculinity in the boys’ bathroom.

A child struggling with their identity and a charismatic fox (voiced by Sir Ian McKellen) learn to embrace their differences in this heart warming stop-motion animation.

A Maori and a Kiwi teen buddy up to raid their mum’s wardrobe and pucker their lips with red.

‘I pronounce you wife and wife.’ A young couple design their perfect wedding online, but then mum dials in.