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Explaining the spooky drama The Dark Is Rising
We hear your thoughts on The Dark Is Rising and speak to the series’ producer and commissioner to reveal the challenges faced in bringing the adaptation to life.
An ambitious 12-part radio drama version of the 1970s novel The Dark Is Rising was broadcast across Christmas and New Year, with each episode corresponding to the ‘real time’ of the novel’s unfolding. We speak to the series’ producer and commissioner to reveal how the spooky drama was made and the challenges they faced for the adaptation. What did listeners think of the radio drama?
Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon
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Mon 16 Jan 202303:50GMT
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- Sat 14 Jan 202309:50GMTBBC World Service Australasia, Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & News Internet only
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