Watership Down is a radioplay adaptation made in 1984 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, based off of the original novel of the same name. The story is told through 4 different parts, each part around one hour long, making it one of the longest radioplay adaptations.
Characters[]
- Hazel
- Fiver
- Silver
- Bigwig
- Threarah
- Dandelion
- Pipkin
- Buckthorn
- Hawkbit
- Captain Holly
- Bluebell
- Blackberry
Other animals:
Folklore:
- El-ahrairah
- Lord Frith
- Prince Rainbow
- Black Rabbit of Inlé (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- This adaptation is the first (and only) adaptation to re-name characters: this case being Hyzenthlay and Nelthilta.
- Compared to other adaptations of the book, this radioplay not only included more rabbit folklore (notably the stories of "the blessing of el-ahrairah", "the King's lettuce", and "the Trial of El-ahrairah") but also dramatized the stories rather than have them fully narrated/told by other characters as in other versions.