The Dark Is Rising
BBC World Service
Drama and fiction · Limited series · 13 episodes · ~18 min · 2022 · Finished
Taste attributes: dramafantasyhorrorheavyimaginarylinearglossyemotive & stirringfighting evilall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA fantastical, moving audio drama, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
A young boy’s time-travelling fight against ancient evil. When the Dark comes rising, who will hold it back? This dramatisation of Susan Cooper’s cult novel is a magical journey into the supernatural.
Description: from the show's own feed
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Details
- Publisher
- BBC World Service
- Format
- Limited series, finished
- Episodes
- 13
- Typical episode
- About 18 minutes
- Latest episode
- 31 December 2022
- Categories
- Fiction, Drama
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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