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Head of Dreamworks film studios Jeffrey Katzenberg (L) and British animator Nick Park promote the new "Wallace and Gromit" film at the 58th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes on May 12, 2005. (UPI Photo/Hugo Philpott) 
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Published: Nov. 18, 2008 at 10:11 AM

LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Britain's iconic Plasticine man-and-dog duo Wallace & Gromit are set to star in a new TV special to be shown on Christmas Day, The Times of London reported.

The pair headline "A Matter of Loaf and Death," a new 30-minute-long, stop-motion animation film to be shown on the BBC.

The special marks Wallace & Gromit's fourth appearance in a short film and their first adventure since the feature-length movie "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" hit theaters in 2005.

The Times said the BBC also plans to air a new production of "The 39 Steps," the latest installment of "Doctor Who" and a special episode of "The Royle Family" Dec. 25.

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