In 'The Box of Delights', the Bishop of Tatchester is rescued from his abductors in time for Christmas - who is the author?
The Box of Delights (TV series) The Box of Delights (TV series) The Box of Delights is a BBC Television adaptation of John Masefield's children's fantasy novel "The Box of Delights" starring Devin Stanfield, Patrick Troughton and Robert Stephens. It was broadcast on BBC1 between 21 November and 24 December 1984. The series was adapted from Masefield's novel by Alan Seymour, directed by Renny Rye and produced by Paul Stone. The series is a fantasy adventure about a schoolboy who is entrusted with a magical box which allows him to time travel and shapeshift to protect the box from an evil magician. An innovative mixture of
The Box of Delights They develop an instant rapport, which leads Cole to confide that he is being chased by a magician called Abner Brown and his gang, which includes Kay's former governess. For safety, Cole (who turns out to be the medieval philosopher and alleged magician Ramon Llull) entrusts the box to Kay. The schoolboy then goes on to have many adventures as he protects the box from those who wish to use it for bad deeds. There have been several radio adaptations of "The Box of Delights". This six-part adaptation, with a script by Robert Holland and John Keir Cross, was produced