Hannah Waddingham will narrate the BBC’s annual animated short film this Christmas.

She joins Rob Brydon, Jayde Adams and Lolly Adefope in Tiddler, which is based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Every day Tiddler tells a different story to his teacher and his friend Johnny Dory about why he’s late for school. His stories stretch from riding on seahorses or swimming around a shipwreck to being captured by a squid! His stories are so great that word of mouth helps them travel through the ocean and so, when Tiddler gets lost, he realises they may help him find a way home.