Description
One starry night, a shepherd boy is taken on a secret, magical night-flight to witness a Christmas
miracle. Rachel is eight and for the first time is allowed to join her brothers and sisters to visit their
grandfather - Amos, as he carries out his annual ritual of a night in the hills, where he worked as a
young shepherd boy. Grandfather is delighted to see the children and a special bond is established
between him and Rachel. He tells them how she reminds him of a magical night; he then proceeds to
recount it. He explains how, ahead of the other shepherds protecting their flock with him, he is flown
away by the Angel Gabriel, to be the first visitor to the newly-born Christ child.
This magical re-working of the nativity by the leading writer Michael Morpurgo is rich with human
poignancy as we share this very special experience. As broadcast on BBC One, On Angel Wings is from
the Executive Producer of The Snowman and Father Christmas with music by Julian Nott (Wallace and
Gromit, Peppa Pig, The Very Hungry Caterpillar).
Running Time: 28mins