![]() ![]() It has been adapted before for screen – the HTV miniseries, which included the two sequels, adapted by television writer Julia Jones and broadcast from 1988 to 1991 – and stage – adapted by Mike Kenny that ran between 19, as well as a brief 2013 Christmas revival. ![]() Originally published in 1986, The Snow Spider (first part of The Magician trilogy), written by British Children’s Fantasy author Jenny Nimmo, takes its inspiration from Welsh mythology, particularly the Mabinogion, winning the Tir na n-Og Award from the Welsh Books Council and the second annual Smarties Prize. He does so, and Arianwen, the Snow Spider, answers his call. It also happens to be Gwyn’s ninth birthday, and his grandmother bestows him with five special gifts infused with the ancient Welsh magic of his ancestor, trickster hero Gwydion the magician, telling him to cast them to the wind. Four years later to the day, her absence is a fracture that still hasn’t begun to heal, felt keenly by all her family, particularly by her father Ivor and younger brother Gwyn. On a snowy night, Bethan Griffiths went out to look for a lost lamb and never returned. Carolyn Percy reviews the new Owen Sheers-penned BBC adaptation of the classic children’s story, The Snow Spider. ![]()
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