A completely brilliant book on the making of a completely brilliant TV series based on a completely brilliant fantasy novel.

One of the best, if not THE best, making-of book I have read in my entire life. The diaries of the children (aged 11,10,and 8) give a realistic view of day to day life on a film set and the photos and other illustrations are perfectly matched to the writing.

Alan Garner himself does a 15 page intro which covers the background to the book and the Welsh mythology that is at the root of the story. He talks about being talked into the series, casting, coping with the chaos, strange coincidences...

Peter Plummer was the director. His chunk of book is the technical bit. Finding locations, casting, editing and so on.

It is only a short book but entirely fascinating. ( )