King Arthur's Disasters
King Arthur's Disasters is a British animated television series that first broadcast on CITV, an ITV1 programming block that is now defunct. Paul Parkes and Will Ashurst co-created the series, which follows and depicts King Arthur's attempts to woo the beautiful self-obsessed Princess Guinevere with the help of the wizard Merlin. Due to the show's popularity, it was renewed for a second season, which premiered on CITV on November6, 2005. Genevieve Dexter executive produced both films. During the spring of2005, King Arthur's Disasters was the most popular new CITV show. It consistently attracted over 20% of the children's audience and consistently outperformed CBBC in its time slot. The show was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Animation for Children in2006, but lost to The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers.