Alex Westthorp Sep 14, 2016
Did fantasy dramas Chocky, The Box Of Delights and Dramarama leave an impression on you as a kid? Revisit those nightmares here...
Spooky, always magical and occasionally downright scary dramas are the bedrock of kids' television. For me, the pinnacle of this sort of programme was reached in the 1980s. The decade saw a new approach to both traditional and contemporary drama by both UK broadcasters: ITV committed itself to regular seasons of children's plays with Dramarama (1983-89), a kind of youth version of the venerable BBC Play For Today (1970-84), which saw the 1988 television debut of one David Tennant. The BBC, building upon an impressive body of work from the early 70s onwards, produced some of its very best family drama in this era, embracing cutting edge technology to bring treats like The Box Of Delights (1984) and The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (1988) to the screen.
Did fantasy dramas Chocky, The Box Of Delights and Dramarama leave an impression on you as a kid? Revisit those nightmares here...
Spooky, always magical and occasionally downright scary dramas are the bedrock of kids' television. For me, the pinnacle of this sort of programme was reached in the 1980s. The decade saw a new approach to both traditional and contemporary drama by both UK broadcasters: ITV committed itself to regular seasons of children's plays with Dramarama (1983-89), a kind of youth version of the venerable BBC Play For Today (1970-84), which saw the 1988 television debut of one David Tennant. The BBC, building upon an impressive body of work from the early 70s onwards, produced some of its very best family drama in this era, embracing cutting edge technology to bring treats like The Box Of Delights (1984) and The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (1988) to the screen.
- 8/15/2016
- Den of Geek
Tom Hollander's TV comedy Rev was a surprise hit – even the Archbishop of Canterbury is a fan – so why does the actor say he's a 'classic could-do-better person'? As a new series hits our screens, Simon Hattenstone finds out
I'm standing outside a greasy spoon in Notting Hill waiting for Tom Hollander. It's surprising that he's chosen a place like this – after all, he's hardly known for his working-class roots or roles. You're more likely to find him playing an aristocrat fallen on hard times (Gosford Park), a well-spoken toad of a politician (In The Loop), a right royal pain in the arse (the Duke of Windsor in Any Human Heart). In fact, anything but working class.
A few minutes later, a short scruffy man pants up the street, half walking, half running, and wholly apologetic. "I'm so s-s-s-sorry." He's so sorry he can't get the words out. Turns...
I'm standing outside a greasy spoon in Notting Hill waiting for Tom Hollander. It's surprising that he's chosen a place like this – after all, he's hardly known for his working-class roots or roles. You're more likely to find him playing an aristocrat fallen on hard times (Gosford Park), a well-spoken toad of a politician (In The Loop), a right royal pain in the arse (the Duke of Windsor in Any Human Heart). In fact, anything but working class.
A few minutes later, a short scruffy man pants up the street, half walking, half running, and wholly apologetic. "I'm so s-s-s-sorry." He's so sorry he can't get the words out. Turns...
- 11/5/2011
- by Simon Hattenstone
- The Guardian - Film News
Network DVD have announced the UK DVD release of one of my all-time favourite children’s shows (and one whose episodes still stick in my mind) Dramarama – Spooky, the Thames Television classic broadcast on ITV in the 1980′s.
High-calibre writers include BAFTA-Award winner Paula Milne, Grange Hill contributor Jane Hollowood, and authors Leon Garfield and Alan Garner, both recipients of the Carnegie Medal for children’s literature are just some of the illustrious names behind the most terrifying tea-time television programme ever made for children.
Included in the double disc set are:
War Games with Caroline: 1983. Kevin, a schoolboy addicted to war games, is visited by the ghost of a girl begging for help amid the terror of a real war. The date: October 1943. When Caroline vanishes into the past once more, Kevin is reluctantly drawn after her and finds he is battling to save thirty lives.
The Exorcism of Amy: Amy,...
High-calibre writers include BAFTA-Award winner Paula Milne, Grange Hill contributor Jane Hollowood, and authors Leon Garfield and Alan Garner, both recipients of the Carnegie Medal for children’s literature are just some of the illustrious names behind the most terrifying tea-time television programme ever made for children.
Included in the double disc set are:
War Games with Caroline: 1983. Kevin, a schoolboy addicted to war games, is visited by the ghost of a girl begging for help amid the terror of a real war. The date: October 1943. When Caroline vanishes into the past once more, Kevin is reluctantly drawn after her and finds he is battling to save thirty lives.
The Exorcism of Amy: Amy,...
- 7/15/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
From 1990 - 94, Shakespeare—The Animated Tales exposed the younger set to 12 of Shakespeare's most famous plays. Adapter Leon Garfield scripted a dozen abridgments, which won three Emmy Awards and have screened in more than 50 countries. They merit collective rather than selective recognition, firstly because they provide an accessible introduction for young viewers and, secondly, because they triumphantly demonstrated to viewers of all ages that a medium too often associated solely with children’s stories could realize adult Shakespearean imagery and themes with as much imagination and poetry as live-action film.
- 7/18/2008
- MovieMaker.com
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