Dr Ian McCormick
Anyone watching The Lord of the Flies (BBC) ? Benjamin Britten in the soundtrack ?! #Golding #novels #GCSE www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
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Show threadDr Ian McCormickFeb 14
Why did the BBC commission "an adaptation of a postwar allegory that throws into dreadful relief the impulse to tyranny, the fragility of democracy and the brittleness of our veneer of civilisation in this shining year of 2026?" #drama #Golding Lord of the Flies www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Lord of the Flies review – Jac...
Lord of the Flies review – Jack Thorne’s take on the classic is nowhere near the original’s power

The acting is absolutely excellent, but the script isn’t great. This show lacks the dread of William Golding’s novel

The Guardian
Show threadDr Ian McCormickFeb 14
"David McKenna, 12, who plays Piggy in the drama which started on Sunday night, has an extraordinary real-life tale of hardship and resilience – he has received two kidney transplants after being born with chronic kidney failure."
Show threadDr Ian McCormickFeb 14
"The new BBC One adaptation delves deeply and reverently into Golding’s text. It is stunningly good, a horror story told with tenderness." #Golding #novels #GCSE #TV Lord of the Flies www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/lord-of...

The BBC’s Lord of the Flies is...
Lord of the Flies, BBC review: a first-class example of an adaptation done right

Stunningly directed by Marc Munden and superbly played by its young cast, this drama is a tour de force

The Telegraph