Bibliograph

The wind in the willows, Griff Rhys Jones in search of Mr Toad

Type

Label

The wind in the willows, Griff Rhys Jones in search of Mr Toad

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

PG. Mild themes

Main title

The wind in the willows

Oclc number

861237121

Runtime

Sub title

Griff Rhys Jones in search of Mr Toad

Summary

Comedian, writer and traveller Griff Rhys Jones sets off on trail of the beloved classic story to discover how and why this tale has so gripped the public imagination. In the spring of 1907 Kenneth Grahame sent his seven-year old son, Alastair (nicknamed 'Mouse'), the first of a series of letters telling the story of a group of animals and their various adventures along the river, in the woods and on the road. These letters, centering on the swaggering Mr Toad, formed the first whisperings of what would become one of the best-loved children's stories of all time: The Wind in the Willows. On the 80th anniversary of the death of Kenneth Grahame, Griff Rhys-Jones sets off to investigate a curious story. He wants to know why this children's tale has so gripped the public imagination. In doing so, he examines a golden era of children's literature and finds it wrapped up in a tragic and moving biographical story

Target audience

general

Technique

unknown

Classification