Wallace and Gromit help TV quest for top inventor

Cracking wheeze Gromit ... the BBC is to scour the country to find the UK's top amateur inventor, with the help of animated gadget aces Wallace and Gromit.

By The Newsroom

Published 13th Oct 2010, 22:58 BST

The Oscar-winning pair will spearhead the talent hunt to coincide with a new BBC1 series in which they will become TV presenters.

Wallace And Gromit's World of Inventions is to be screened from next month, looking at contraptions which have shaped the world.

As part of the project, BBC bosses are aiming to find the greatest amateur invention from across the UK. The winner or their invention will be immortalised in a future production from animator Aardman.

Budding Dysons are being asked to design and build their creations from bits and pieces they find around the home. They can enter as individuals or teams, including entire school classes.

Wallace and Gromit's creator Nick Park, who was behind films such as The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave, will be among the judges.

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