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04-03-2021, 07:26 PM | #1 | |||
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It is 20 years since JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone first cast its spell on readers across the globe. But Rowling's fantastical creation wasn't entirely make-believe.
In the run-up to the exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic, JK Rowling ventures behind the scenes of the British Library, revealing the real-life counterparts to her fantastical world. From shrieking mandrakes and Elizabethan invisibility spells to the mystery of ancient Chinese oracle bones and the real life search for the Philosopher's Stone, it is the start of a warm, playful and inventive journey round some of the most magical places in the land - from wizarding wandmakers in the English forest to the beguiling witchcraft of Boscastle, Cornwall. The film features readings by actors from the Harry Potter films, including David Thewlis, Evanna Lynch, Warwick Davis, Miriam Margolyes and Mark Williams, while Rowling's illustrator Jim Kay illuminates her imaginary world. Narrated by Imelda Staunton. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09d5n6b Did anyone see this earlier on? It was really good! Interesting to see some of the "real life" things which influenced the Wizarding World, and nice to hear some tidbits from the lovely lady herself edit: it's apparently a few years old, but I hadn't seen it before Last edited by Oliver_W; 05-03-2021 at 07:29 AM. |
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04-03-2021, 08:56 PM | #2 | |||
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Link please..
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05-03-2021, 07:30 AM | #3 | |||
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Oops I thought I did include it It's in the OP now.
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04-03-2021, 08:59 PM | #4 | |||
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I wouldn't exactly call J K a "lovely lady"....
At the time though, this was a wonderful little documentary.
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04-03-2021, 09:08 PM | #5 | |||
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Why? Because she supports women? Lovely lady is apt indeed
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04-03-2021, 09:00 PM | #6 | ||
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Given all she does for charity "lovely lady" is an understatement x
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