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The Dark Is Rising

A young boy’s time-travelling fight against ancient evil. This dramatisation of Susan Cooper’s cult novel is a magical journey into the supernatural.

World Service,13 episodes

Episodes

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Introducing The Dark Is Rising
Fighting against evil in a time-travelling midwinter family drama.
17 Nov 2022,6 mins
1. Midwinter Eve
This night will be bad. Tomorrow will be beyond all imagining
20 Dec 2022,18 mins
2. Midwinter Day
Waking up in a different century, Will meets The Rider
21 Dec 2022,18 mins
3. The Sign-Seeker
Will seeks the Signs of the Light
22 Dec 2022,18 mins
4. The Walker on the Old Way
Will tries his new powers, but the Dark appears
23 Dec 2022,17 mins
5. The Book of Gramarye
Hawkin risks his life for ancient knowledge
24 Dec 2022,17 mins
6. The Opening of the Present
Will is betrayed. Nowhere is safe and his family are in danger
25 Dec 2022,17 mins
7. The Besieging
Fear on Christmas Day. A man freezing in snow
26 Dec 2022,17 mins
8. The Coming of the Cold
The Dark grips with deepening snow
27 Dec 2022,17 mins
9. Hawk in the Dark
The Rider is poised to strike
28 Dec 2022,18 mins
10. The King of Fire and Water
Will’s sister is missing
29 Dec 2022,18 mins
11. The Hunt Rides
Will is pursued by a tornado of the Dark
30 Dec 2022,17 mins
12. The Joining of the Signs
Twelfth Night. The Old Ones gather from across the centuries
31 Dec 2022,18 mins