Leen Valkenier
Writing
Biography
Leen Valkenier was a Dutch screenwriter and the creator of the popular and internationally acclaimed puppet animated tv series 'De Fabeltjeskrant' (released abroad as 'Daily Fable'), which garnered him the title of 'modern La Fontaine'.
Known For
Fabeltjeskrant [ 'faːbəɫcəskrɑnt] is a Dutch children's television series featuring puppetry and stop motion. Created in 1968 by Leen Valkenier and produced by Thijs Chanowski and Loek de Levita, it ended in 1989 and was broadcast on the Dutch channels NOS, RTL 4 and RTL 8 and on Belgian channel VRT. From 1973 to 1975 it was broadcast also in the United Kingdom, on ITV, with the title The Daily Fable.
De Fabeltjeskrant
All the animals of Fableland are off on their annual picnic, except for Bor the Wolf. Just then an army of termites invades the peaceful forest.