Bibliograph

The secret garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett ; dramatised by Judy Allen

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Label

The secret garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett ; dramatised by Judy Allen

Language

eng

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Intended audience

Pre-adolescent

Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The secret garden

resource.otherEventInformation

First broadcast: BBC Radio 5, 14 March to 11 April 1991

Responsibility statement

Frances Hodgson Burnett ; dramatised by Judy Allen

Series statement

BBC children's classics

Summary

When spoilt young orphan Mary Lennox is brought back from India to live in her uncle's house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds the blunt ways of the staff at Misselthwaite Manor an unpleasant shock. Bored and miserable, it seems as though life in England will be awful. But Misselthwaite has hidden delights and, when Mary begins to discover them, nothing is the same again. First, there is the secret garden and with it comes a boy who knows all the wonders of the country. He can even talk to the birds! Then, as the old house gives up its biggest secret, Mary forms a magical friendship

Target audience

pre adolescent

Contributor

Creator