Plucky Orphans

124. Pollyanna

in
A mosaic of images of screen adaptations of Pollyanna, including Mary Pickford in 1920, Hayley Mills in 1960, and more from 1973, 1986, 1989, and 2004.

We're steadily working our way through the library of classic stories of orphan children, and in Episode 124 of Adapt or Perish we've finally gotten to Pollyanna "Glad Game" Whittier!

In this episode, we discuss:

Footnotes:

You can follow Adapt or Perish on Instagram and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com.

You can now find all of the books we've covered on our Bookshop.org storefront! Any purchases you make from the page will support this show as well as a local bookstore of your choice.

We're also on Patreon!. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, bonus show! We hope to see you there.

If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.

120. The Secret Garden

in

It's about time for us to get to another episode that's been on our to-do list since the show first started, so in Episode 120 of Adapt or Perish we're looking at the children's classic The Secret Garden!

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Frances Hodgson Burnett's original 1911 novel
  • The 1949 theatrical movie, directed by Fred M. Wilcox, written by Robert Ardrey, and starring Margaret O'Brien, Brian Roper, Dean Stockwell, Elsa Lanchester, and Reginald Owen
  • The 1975 series, written and directed by Dorothea Brooking, starring Sarah Hollis Andrews, Andrew Harrison, David Patterson, and John Woodnutt
  • The 1987 TV movie, directed by Alan Grint, written by Blanche Hanalis, and starring Gennie James, Barret Oliver, Jadrien Steele, Billie Whitelaw, Michael Hordern, Pat Heywood, and Derek Jacobi
  • The 1991 musical, music by Lucy Simon, book and lyrics by Marsha Norman
  • The 1991–1992 anime series, directed by Tameo Kohanawa, and written by Kaoru Umeno
  • The 1993 theatrical movie, directed by Agnieszka Holland, written by Caroline Thompson, and starring Kate Maberly, Andrew Knott, Heydon Prowse, Laura Crossley, John Lynch, and Maggie Smith
  • The 1994 animated special, directed by Dave Edwards, written by Libby Hinson, and starring Honor Blackman, Derek Jacobi, and Glynis Johns
  • The 2020 theatrical movie, directed by Marc Munden, written by Jack Thorne, and starring Dixie Egerickx, Amir Wilson, Edan Hayhurst, Colin Firth, Isis Davis, and Julie Walters

Footnotes:

You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com.

We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there.

If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.

114. Heidi, Part 2

in

In Episode 114, we're traveling back up the mountain for Part 2 of our two-part look at Johanna Spyri's Heidi!

Listen to Part 1 on the web, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or Spotify.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Heidi's Song, the 1982 animated movie directed by Robert Taylor, written by Joseph Barbera, Taylor, and Jameson Brewer, and starring Margery Gray, Lorne Greene, and Sammy Davis Jr.
  • Heidi, the 1993 miniseries directed by Michael Rhodes, written by Jeanne Rosenberg, and starring Noley Thornton, Jason Robards, Jane Seymour, and Siân Phillips
  • Heidi, the 2005 movie directed by Paul Marcus, written by Brian Finch, and starring Emma Bolger, Max Von Sydow, Geraldine Chaplin, and Dianna Rigg
  • Heidi 4 Paws, the 2008 TV movie written and directed by Holly Goldberg Sloan, and starring Meghan Strange, Richard Kind, Julian Sands, and Angela Lansbury
  • Heidi, the 2015 animated series created and developed by Jan Van Rijsselberge and Christel Gonnard
  • Heidi, the 2015 movie directed by Alain Gsponer, written by Petra Biondina Volpe, and starring Anuk Steffen, Bruno Ganz, Katharina Schüttler, and Hannelore Hoger

Footnotes:

You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com.

We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there.

If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.