Alexis Ffrench

BBC Young Musician (Young Musician of the Year) first appeared on our TV screens in 1978. The brainchild of BBC producers Humphrey Burton, Walter Todds and Roy Tipping, the biennial competition has developed an enviable reputation for finding superstar musicians including Nicola Benedetti, Mark Simpson and Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

When farm pig Wilbur learns he is being raised for slaughter, barn spider Charlotte writes messages in her web to convince the farmer to let him live.