Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom is a 2012 short stop-motion computer-animated television film based on the 2001 picture book of the same name written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Directed by Max Lang and Jan Lachauer, the film was produced by Martin Pope and Michael Rose of Magic Light Pictures in London, and in association with Orange Eyes Limited. The film is narrated by Simon Pegg, and features the voices of Gillian Anderson, Rob Brydon, Timothy Spall, Martin Clunes, Sally Hawkins, and David Walliams.
Room on the Broom was released on DVD in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 18, 2013 by Entertainment One, but was released on DVD in the United States until August 30, 2016 by NCircle Entertainment. It was later re-released on DVD in the former two territories on February 11, 2019 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Entertainment One.
== Images ==
File:Room on the Broom 2012 UK DVD cover V1.png|UK/Ireland DVD cover (2013, front)
File:Room on the Broom 2012 UK DVD cover V2.jpeg|UK/Ireland DVD cover (2013, back)
File:Room on the Broom 2012 UK DVD disc label.png|UK/Ireland DVD disc label (2013)
File:Room on the Broom 2012 US DVD cover.jpeg|US DVD cover
File:Room on the Broom 2012 UK DVD cover V3.png|UK/Ireland DVD cover (2019, front)
File:Room on the Broom 2012 UK DVD cover V4.png|UK/Ireland DVD cover (2019, spine)
== Storyline ==
=== Plot ===
To the annoyance of her cat, a kindly witch allows a dog, a bird and a frog who have helped her retrieve things she has lost to ride on her broomstick, making it top heavy. The broom is destroyed by a fire-breathing dragon who threatens to eat the witch but the creatures band together to impersonate a monster and save her. As a result, she fashions a luxurious new broom with seats on, which they can all ride comfortably.
=== Genres ===
* Animation
* Comedy
* Family
* Fantasy
* Short
=== Home Media Rating ===
* G (Ireland)
* U (UK)
== Details ==
=== Countries of origin ===
* United Kingdom
* Germany
=== Category Number ===
* EO51653 (UK / Ireland) (DVD, 2013)
* 100804 (US) (DVD)
* U072138DSP01 (UK / Ireland) (DVD, 2019)
=== Home Media Release Dates ===
* March 18, 2013 (UK) (DVD)
* March 18, 2013 (Ireland) (DVD)
* August 30, 2016 (US) (DVD)
* February 11, 2019 (UK) (DVD re-release)
* February 11, 2019 (Ireland) (DVD re-release)
== Company Credits ==
=== Production Companies ===
* BBC Worldwide
* BBC One
* PBS
* PBS Kids
* PBS Kids Sprout
* Magic Light Pictures
* Orange Eyes Limited
* Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
=== Distributors ===
* Entertainment One (2013) (UK) (DVD)
* Entertainment One (2013) (Ireland) (DVD)
* NCircle Entertainment (2016) (US) (DVD)
* Entertainment One (2019) (UK) (DVD) (through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
* Entertainment One (2019) (Ireland) (DVD) (through 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2019) (UK) (DVD) (through)
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2019) (Ireland) (DVD) (through)
== Technical Specs ==
=== Aspect Ratio ===
* 16:9
== Trivia ==
* This is the first animated short film produced by Magic Light Pictures to not be a part of the Gruffalo franchise.
* This is the first animated short film produced by Magic Light Pictures to not be co-produced with Studio Soi.
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