After a short career as an Art Director for a major London advertising agency, Andy helped set up ‘Ripping Gags’ where he now concentrates on creating, writing and illustrating children’s fiction books, children’s picture books and children’s animated TV series. He has so far picked up five international awards for his efforts.

The Beast of Baloddan is Andy’s first children’s fiction novel, published as a major title by Hodder Children’s Books and launched in March 2003. A Beastly Feast at Baloddan Hall is the second book in the series and is due to be launched in October 2003.

Andy’s Albie character has now not only been made as a 26 episode animated series, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films and commissioned by UK’s ITV and TV1 of France; it is also a major children’s picture book series published by Harper Collins Publishers.

Andy Cutbill
Director

The Albie television series has recently won Best Children’s Series 2002 at the British Animation Awards in London, the Canal Grande Prize at the European Animation Festival 2002 for Best European Programme in Italy, and Best Children’s Series 2002 at the Bradford International Animation Festival. The series has now sold to over fifteen countries worldwide from Canada to Australia. Andy has also recently won Best Young Writer of the Year at the B+ Young Talent Awards for Television and Film 2002.

Andy’s first children’s picture book ‘Albie’ was published in September 2002 to rave reviews, and has now been translated into French and Swedish. Albie and the Space Rocket, the second book in the series is due to be launched in August 2003.

Andy is currently producing for Harper Collins the third Albie picture book plus an entirely new picture book series. A new animated television series is being created with HIT Entertainment.

Andy is 30 years old and lives with his wife, Georgie, and their Boxer puppy in Wiltshire. 

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 David Butler - Chairman

David spent 13 years at Rank Xerox, during which time he held the posts of Marketing Manager, National Sales Manager, Systems Business Division General Manager and finally the International Director of the Systems Business world-wide.

Retiring from the not so glamorous world travel, David developed an artificial intelligence software joint venture with Rank Xerox before setting up a business consultancy company and investing in a number of new ventures - Ripping Gags being one. 

David deals with the websites, sales, marketing and the contractual side of Ripping Gags.

On the 5th March 1962 David became, and still is, the youngest subject ever on the "This is Your Life " programme.

Seen here with Eamonn Andrews and the late Sir Douglas Bader, a great friend and an inspiration.

Seen here driving to a class win on the RAC Historic Rally in 1998.

Unfortunately on the 1999 Ulster Rally David sent his classic Porsche 911 to the great scrap yard in the sky after hitting a tree head-on and shortened it by over 3 feet.  It hurt his wallet even more - end of rallying career - back to historic racing on the circuits!

If anyone reading this is disabled and interested in motor sport give David a call, he is the Chairman of the British Motor Sport Association for the Disabled and would be happy to assist.     www.justmobility.co.uk/bmsad