I hoped Peppa might be a role model for my daughter. But that little piggy is just a brat
Arwa Mahdawi
My very American toddler can pick up a lot of things from the cartoon porker – but not an English accent. I wish I’d known that 12,000 episodes ago, writes Arwa Mahdawi
January 2024
Peppa Pig to make Lego debut and expand global theme parks
Hasbro signs deal with Lego Group and Alton Towers operator Merlin Entertainments
June 2023
Are you Daddy Pig or Logan Roy? A Father’s Day celebration of dads
The annual event has been hijacked by online stores flogging merchandise, but there’s more to being a dad than beer and hot sauce
September 2022
Italian politician demands ban on Peppa Pig episode showing lesbian couple
Brothers of Italy’s Federico Mollicone urges state broadcaster not to show episode with co-parenting polar bears
March 2022
From Marge Simpson to Susan Kennedy: TV’s best mums!
Television is full of lovely mothers, whether they’d fight a Demogorgon for their child, or put up with being married to Tony Soprano. It’s our guide to television’s best mums
January 2022
Peppa Pig owner sues studio behind Wolfoo YouTube character
Action filed in high court for alleged passing-off in relation to Wolfoo channel and merchandise
Johnson ‘losing the confidence’ of Tory party after rambling CBI speech
‘Embarrassing’: Boris Johnson criticised for rambling speech to CBI
Hogging the limelight: how Peppa Pig became a global phenomenon
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Boris Johnson praises Peppa Pig in bizarre CBI speech – video
October 2021
Warnings distinctly British children’s TV could vanish if subsidy ends
Government weighing whether to continue fund that covers costs of kids’ shows for public service broadcasters
July 2021
Peppa Pig or Boris Johnson? I know which one best represents Britain
Arwa Mahdawi
Having a go: US parents say Peppa Pig is giving their kids British accents
March 2020
The Séamas O’Reilly column
Has Peppa Pig addled my brain – or is it a critique on capitalism?
Séamas O’Reilly
I’ve watched loads of kid’s TV while my son is sick – and it’s becoming truly intriguing
January 2020
Peppa Pig voice actor Harley Bird quits after 13 years
The 18-year-old, who has voiced the beloved cartoon character since 2007, will be replaced by nine-year-old Amelie Bea Smith
August 2019
Hasbro buys Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One in £3.3bn deal
How a trip to Peppa Pig World taught me the value of nostalgia
Emma Brockes
July 2019
Shortcuts
Iggy Azalea battles for chart supremacy against ... Peppa Pig?
The Australian rapper has seen her bid for chart domination under threat with the news that the children’s favourite animated porker is releasing an album
May 2019
‘It was like meeting the Pope’: how Peppa Pig became a £1bn global phenomenon
Fifteen years ago, a strange pink farm animal arrived on our TV screens. Today, Peppa Pig has her own theme parks and devoted fans around the world. What is the secret of her success?
