Aardman bosses on the future of Wallace & Gromit and Feathers McGraw’s surprising origins

As a passionate cinephile, I found myself standing before two intriguing figurines perched atop a pedestal. One was a man in a brown coat reminiscent of a storeman, while the other was a dog with ears that seemed to express an extraordinary range of emotions. Nick Park, co-founder of Aardman Animations and four-time Oscar winner, playfully invited me, “Feel free to interact with them.