Watership Down (2002 Radioplay)

Watership Down is a radioplay adaptation of the original novel of the same name by Richard Adams broadcasted on BBC, dramatized by Neville Teller. The radioplay was broadcasted in September of 2002, many years before BBC would broadcast a newer adaptation, adapted into two separate parts, each part an hour long.

Characters

Sandleford Warren:

• Hazel
• Fiver
• Bigwig
• Threarah
• Blackberry
• Dandelion
• Hawkbit
• Pipkin
• Buckthorn
• Speedwell
• Acorn
• Silver
• Toadflax
• Captain Holly

Cowslip's Warren:

• Cowslip
• Strawberry
• Nildro-hain

Nuthanger Farm:

• Haystack
• Clover
• Mr. Cane (Unnamed farmer)
• Tab (Unnamed cat)
• Bob
• Lucy
• Doctor

Efrafa:

• General Woundwort
• Captain Bugloss (unnamed)
• Charlock
• Captain Campion
• Hyzenthlay
• Thethuthinnang
• Nelthilta
• Vervain

Other Animals:

• Kehaar

Folklore:

• Black Rabbit of Inlé
• El-ahrairah
• Lord Frith

Trivia

• The story of El-ahrairah and Lord Frith is told after the group arrives in Watership Down Warren rather than at the beginning of the story like most other adaptations.
• A number of scenes common in most adaptations are missing in this version:
  • The story begins directly when Hazel and Fiver speak to Threarah, skipping the prior scene of Fiver's nightmare.
  • The poem scene recited by Silverweed in most versions is skipped over. This also means Silverweed is not present nor mentioned.
  • The scene with Bigwig luring a Fox away, only to run into an efrafan patrol is absent.
  • Blackavar, and notable scenes involving him are absent in this version.