{"id":12938,"date":"2025-06-09T12:13:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T12:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/06\/09\/cornish-language-makeover-gets-childrens-history\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T12:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T12:13:12","slug":"cornish-language-makeover-gets-childrens-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/2025\/06\/09\/cornish-language-makeover-gets-childrens-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornish Language Makeover gets children&#8217;s history"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to The Highway Rat<\/h2>\n<p>The Highway Rat, a child animation based on Julia Donaldson&#8217;s picture book, has been reproduced in the Cornish language. Originally published in 2017 as a 25-minute BBC1 Christmas special, the film was a huge success. The Cornish version is a result of collaboration between Screen Cornwall and Magic Light Pictures, the creators of the film.<\/p>\n<h2>Bringing The Highway Rat to Life in Cornish<\/h2>\n<p>Director Edward Rowe, who also acted in the film, expressed his delight at the opportunity to bring the animation to life in the Cornish language. He stated that it was &quot;really wonderful&quot; that children could learn more about Kernewek through the animation. Rowe also praised the original English version, which features prominent actors such as David Tennant, Rob Brydon, and Nina Sosanya.<\/p>\n<h2>A Fun and Rewarding Experience<\/h2>\n<p>Rowe, who has also appeared in Netflix&#8217;s The Witcher and the BAFTA-designed feature film Bait, described working with the Cornish cast and crew as an &quot;honor&quot;. He added that the experience was &quot;really, really fun&quot; and that he &quot;really loved&quot; the original English version of the film. The Cornish version offers a unique opportunity for Cornish-speaking children to engage with a high-quality animation in their native language.<\/p>\n<h2>The Importance of Cornish Language Content<\/h2>\n<p>Laura Giles from Screen Cornwall emphasized the significance of creating content in the Cornish language. She stated that &quot;it is really important to see content that you know and love in Kernewek&quot;. Giles also expressed her pleasure at bringing Cornish acting and language talent into the animation, highlighting the importance of promoting the Cornish language and culture.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The reproduction of The Highway Rat in the Cornish language is a significant achievement, offering Cornish-speaking children the opportunity to engage with a beloved animation in their native language. The collaboration between Screen Cornwall and Magic Light Pictures has resulted in a high-quality production that showcases Cornish talent and promotes the Cornish language and culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to The Highway Rat The Highway Rat, a child animation based on Julia Donaldson&#8217;s picture book, has been reproduced in the Cornish language. Originally published in 2017 as a 25-minute BBC1 Christmas special, the film was a huge success. The Cornish version is a result of collaboration between Screen Cornwall and Magic Light Pictures,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12938","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12938"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12940,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12938\/revisions\/12940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanamedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}