Shadow Play(from Look and Read) | |
BBC Schools TV | |
Company: | BBC |
First run: | 1st March
2004 - 29th March 2004 Repeated until 1st December
2009 (7 school years) [more][less] |
Episodes: | 5 episodes |
Duration: | 20 minutes |
Subject: | English: Language, Reading |
Audience: | Age 7-9 |
Language: | In English |
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Quick episode list
# | Title | Broadcast |
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1. | A Light at the Window | 1 Mar 2004 |
2. | The Girl in Blue | 8 Mar 2004 |
3. | A Flicker at the Fairground | 15 Mar 2004 |
4. | Phantoms and Photographs | 22 Mar 2004 |
5. | A Secret Comes to Light | 29 Mar 2004 |
- | "Omnibus edition" | 31 Oct 2004 |
This page about the Look and Read story Shadow Play is not yet finished.
But you can still read my old web pages about the story at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine on this link:
Look and Read.myby.co.uk - Shadow Play
A part-historical, part-contemporary story, a bit like Spywatch. The story will start with a present-day lad on a boating holiday on the Norfolk Broads with his new step family, getting caught in a storm and sheltering in an old manor house. The lad then becomes embroiled in a Victorian plot through an old diary he finds that comes to life.
Modern lad (Ben) and Victorian diary writer (Hester) then apparently meet up and go off for an adventure in nineteenth century Norfolk, which will involve Victorian wherries (canal boats), Victorian fairgrounds, Victorian technology and inventions including the beginnings of cinema (probably developed from the camcorder that Ben has with him) and all sorts of Victorian riverside goings-on.
The carefully researched Victorian stuff and local activities like reedcutting and those wherries will help link it in to the history curriculum in schools.
Ben's coming to terms with his step family will be contrasted with Hester's rights, responsibilities and education in the Victorian period - the experiences of the past used to reflect on the present blah, blah, blah. That links it in to the citizenship curriculum.
The whole thing will be a mystery adventure serial, but in a return to the traditional Look and Read format, there will also be distinct educational segments in each episode, including songs! It was originally thought that there wouldn't be any (like Zzaap and the Word Master didn't have any) because its so difficult to find new songs that are good and catching and useful and don't end up ruining the whole thing - these criteria have apparently now been met. Anyway, that content links it in to the literacy curriculum.
Episodes
Num | Title | Broadcast | |
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1. | A Light at the Window | 1 Mar 2004 | |
When Ben and his family take refuge in an old mansion, he discovers that he can see into the Victorian world through his camcorder. | |||
2. | The Girl in Blue | 8 Mar 2004 | |
Hester meets Nathan, who takes her to meet his family on board a big cargo wherry. Nathan helps Hester find out about the mysterious happenings at the house. | |||
3. | A Flicker at the Fairground | 15 Mar 2004 | |
Ben follows Hester and the servant, Katie, to a local fair. Ben tries to talk to Hester about the Girl in Blue who seems to be haunting him. | |||
4. | Phantoms and Photographs | 22 Mar 2004 | |
Ben helps Hester to escape from the Wherry after she makes a discovery. He finds out a bit more about the girl in blue. | |||
5. | A Secret Comes to Light | 29 Mar 2004 | |
Uncle Augustus comes to the rescue of Nathan, who is in the clutches of Bob Trimby. | |||
"Omnibus edition" | 31 Oct 2004 | ||
An 85-minute long extended version of the story, shown on the CBBC Channel for a general child audience. |
Credits
Starring | Jack Bannon as Ben Naomi Miller as Emma |
Presenter | Angellica Bell |
With | Doreen Mantle as Queen Victoria Paul Bigley as Dogsbody |
Written by | Carolyn Sally Jones |
Music by | Alan Coates Kim Coody |
Executive producer | Sue Nott |
Producer | Sarah Miller |
Director | Dirk Campbell |
With thanks to | Broads Authority Norfolk Wherry Trust Galliard School Enfield Beaver Road School Manchester Hillhead School Glasgow Eric Edwards & How Hill Trust Filmed on location in Norfolk |
Sketch writer | Peter Corey |
Sketch music | Big George |
Studio technical manager | John d'Souza |
Studio lighting cameraman | Graham Banks |
Studio make-up | Judith Barkas |
Studio production co-ordinator | Michelle Parr |
Studio engineer | Simon Storey |
Vox pops cameraman | Edward Capes |
Vox pops editor | Alex Morgan |
Researcher | Kieron Schiff |
Chaperone | Diana Thompson |
Graphics | Adams Trainor |
Production design | Alan Spalding Jo Manser |
Art director | Jo Manser |
Props | Anne Carlyle Gall Paul Halter Ben Grist John Hemsley |
Costume design | Ros Little |
Costume | Ros Little Judy Pepperdine Amanda Harward Miranda King Naomi Gurdol |
Make-up design | Christine Penwarden |
Make up | Christine Penwarden Jenny Lenard Celia Baxter Tracy Gaines |
Marine co-ordinator | James Wakeford |
Divers | Ian Nichols Ross Waters Emma Jones Josh Richardson |
Assistant director | Gerry Wigzell Diane Kasperowicz |
Locations manager | Tom Hamilton |
Production accountant | Emma Lynch |
Script supervisor | Justine Hatcher |
Casting | Angela Grosvenor Jeff Capel |
Runners | Adam Campbell Kieron Schiff Craig Scrivener Katie Ward |
On-line editor | Simon Warner |
Colourist | Nick Adams |
Dubbing mixer | Richard Stillitto |
Location sound | Steve Phillips Jeff Milner |
Camera assistant | Nora McGoldrick |
Gaffer | Steve Arthur |
Electrician | David Thom |
Grip | Tim Critchell |
Off-line editor | Bob Cook |
Lighting cameraman | Jerry Kelly |
Series consultants | Sue Palmer Sallie Purkis |
Line producer | Helga Dowie |
Broadcasts
Here is a list of all of the broadcasts of this story on the BBC. See the Schedules section for precise dates and times.
- Spring 2004, BBC2
- Autumn 2004, CBBC
- Spring 2005, BBC2
- Spring 2005, CBBC
- Spring 2006, BBC2
- Spring 2006, CBBC
- Autumn 2006, CBBC
- Autumn 2006, BBC2
- Spring 2007, CBBC
- Autumn 2007, CBBC
- Autumn 2008, BBC2
- Autumn 2009, BBC2
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