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Five Children and It
Nov 12, 2024 1:40 PM

Author:E Nesbit,Julia McKenzie,Terry Molloy,Full Cast,Simon Carter

Five Children and It

Julia McKenzie and Simon Carter star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of E Nesbit’s much-loved children’s novel.

‘an enchanting adaptation’ Independent on Sunday

On a hot, Edwardian summer’s day, five children are playing in a gravel pit when they dig up something very peculiar: a funny, furry, fat litte creature with the feet of a monkey and bat’s ears! The Psammead is a magical sand fairy who has the power to grant wishes: but the children can only have one wish a day, and the wishes only last until sunset. As the children try to get their hearts’ desires, things go hilariously wrong, and they have a series of amazing adventures that will change their lives. But their last wish gets them into terrible trouble, and it will take all the Psammead’s powers to put things right...

This delightfully whimsical drama, adapted by Malcolm McKee, stars Julia McKenzie as the older Jane and Mother, and Simon Carter as the Psammead. The wonder and excitement of much-loved children’s classics lives on in BBC Radio’s acclaimed full-cast dramatisations, complete with evocative music and sound effects.

Duration: 1 hour 30 mins approx.

Reviews

Beverley Naidoo breaks the rules, producing books for young people which recognize that they want to know about the real world

—— Guardian

This novel wholly deserves its classic status . . . still relevant and poignant

—— Booktrust

A marvellous read ... that refuels the desire for justice and freedom

—— Jon Snow

Sometimes you have to break the rules, particularly when those rules are based on prejudice. Naidoo breaks the rules, producing books for young people which recognize that they want to know about the real world

—— Guardian

Genuinely enlightening ... gently moves the reader through areas that are hard to think about.

—— TES
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