Arthur Mark Taylor (born March 1961 in

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) is an

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with the

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-based animation company A Productions. He created and directed the children's series ''

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'' for

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and was nominated for a

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in 2002-03 for the

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preschool animation series '' Boo!'' which he directed. He is also credited as animation director on the

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show ''

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'', on the

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show '' Jim Jam & Sunny'' and on the DK and

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series ''

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'' as well as the HarperCollins video of '' The Village with Three Corners''. He is also credited on the

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film ''

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'' for his work on the story reel. Mark directed on the preschool show ''

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'' which is currently shown on

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in Australia, and on

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in the US. He has written scripts for show under his writing name Art Taylor, as well as voicing the character Red Vroom. He directed the second season of 52 x 11 minutes CG animated show '' Numtums'' for

. In 2020, he directed the animated ''

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'' special ''

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'' which is streaming on

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. He is also credited as one of the executive producers.

External links

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A Productions websiteDriver Dan's Story Train on CbeebiesThe Numtums on CbeebiesBAFTA nomination

References

1961 births Living people People from Walton-on-Thames British animators British animated film directors Stop motion animators British television directors {{animator-stub