Opening Lines: TREASURE ISLAND
On BBC Sounds: former Head of Channel Four Drama & Controller of BBC Drama Production John Yorke explains why Robert Louis Stevenson’s TREASURE ISLAND has a profound & lasting impact even in the age of Minecraft, Reality TV & YouTube
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hl0j
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“Newton had a way of making everyone in the movie react to him like astonished children, agog at the snarling, bug-eyed, peg-legged creature in their midst”
Today, 19 September, is #TalkLikeAPirateDay – but really it’s #TalkLikeRobertNewtonPlayingLongJohnSilverDay 🏴☠️🦜
#Scottish #literature #kidlit #ChildrensLiterature #TreasureIsland #RobertLouisStevenson #film #movies #classicmovies #pirates
Captain Smollett might be played by a felt frog, but Muppet Treasure Island is the truest movie adaptation because “it embraces the adventure and the spirit of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel whole-heartedly”
Jim Henson (1936–1990) was born #OTD, 24 September.
https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/muppet-treasure-island-anniversary-best-adaptation
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