Product Description
The variety that is children's television drama is recalled in this book; shows such as: "Grange Hill"; "Stig of The Dump"; "The Railway Children"; "The Magician's House"; "The Chronicles of Narnia"; and "The Box of Delights". It lists entries on every British-made children's drama to have been shown on UK screens since 1950. Critical appraisals assess the kind of stories told for children, along with all the technical data and trivia. Programmes from the BBC and ITV are assessed, whether they were adaptations of literary classics or new, contemporary dramas, adventure, fantasy or science fiction.
From the Author
The Hill and Beyond is an encyclopedic reference book covering 50 years of television drama made for children between 1950 and 2000 - whether you want to look back or learn more about Grange Hill, The Chronicles of Narnia or beyond this is the book you need.
Hopefully it gives just the right balance of coverage and data to both classics and obscurities. BBC and ITV, black and white and colour, period or contemporary or futuristic science-fiction, adventure or issues-based, 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s ... it should all all here.
300 series are covered, from single plays to long-running series, hopefully including all remakes and sequels from down the years. The vast majority of these are receiving their first printed coverage anywhere.The page also contains links to various positive online reviews.
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