Gormenghast

Gormenghast is a fictional castle of titanic proportions that features prominently in a series of fantasy works penned by Mervyn Peake.

Dramatic adaptations

In 1984, BBC Radio 4 broadcast two 90-minute plays based on Titus Groan and Gormenghast, adapted by Brian Sibley and starring Sting as Steerpike and Freddie Jones as the Artist (narrator). A slightly abridged compilation of the two, running to 160 minutes, and entitled Titus Groan of Gormenghast, was broadcast on Christmas Day, 1992. BBC 7 repeated the original versions on 21 and 28 September, 2003.

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1984 - BBC Radio 4 - Titus Groan - Gormenghast - Brian Sibley - Sting - Steerpike - Freddie Jones - Christmas Day - 1992 - BBC 7 - 21 - 28 September - 2003

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In 2000, the BBC and the PBS station WGBH of Boston produced a miniseries, titled Gormenghast, based on the first two books of the trilogy.

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2000 - BBC - PBS - WGBH - Boston - Gormenghast

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The 30-minute TV short film A Boy In Darkness (also made in 2000 and adapted from Peake's short story) was the first production from the BBC Drama Lab. It was set in a 'virtual' computer-generated world created by young computer game designers, and starred Jack Ryder (from Eastenders) as Titus, with Terry Jones (Monty Python's Flying Circus) narrating.

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2000 - Jack Ryder - Eastenders - Terry Jones - Monty Python's Flying Circus

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Irmin Schmidt, founder of seminal German 'Krautrock' group Can has written an opera called Gormenghast, based on the novels, and a number of early songs by New Zealand rock group Split Enz were inspired by Peake's work.

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Irmin Schmidt - Krautrock - Can - Split Enz

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