Programme Index

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 26^th Dec 2022, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Mon 26^th Dec 2022, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

It's the evening before Will Stanton’s 11th birthday, but something is very wrong, and Will soon finds himself drawn into an ancient struggle between Light and Dark. Show more

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Episode Three: The Coming of the Cold

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 28^th Dec 2022, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Wed 28^th Dec 2022, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

The cold is intense as the Dark blankets the world with snow and fear. Show more

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Episode Two: The Book of Gramarye

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 27^th Dec 2022, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: Tue 27^th Dec 2022, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Will continues to seek the signs but the Dark is everywhere – ready to strike. Show more

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Episode Four: The Wild Hunt

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 29^th Dec 2022, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 29^th Dec 2022, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 LW

Will is pursued by the tornado of the Dark and prepares for the final battle. Show more

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3. The Sign-Seeker

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 22^nd Dec 2022, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Thu 22^nd Dec 2022, 11:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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Will learns the task ahead, to find the six Signs of the Light. He meets the Old Ones, Merriman Lyon and the Lady - and discovers he has new powers. Show more

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4. The Walker on the Old Way

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 23^rd Dec 2022, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Fri 23^rd Dec 2022, 11:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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On an ancient path, Will tries his powers for the first time, and the Dark appears - in the form of a farm girl who casts a spell. Show more

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5. The Book of Gramarye

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 24^th Dec 2022, 08:32 on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: Sat 24^th Dec 2022, 11:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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Christmas Eve 1875. Hawkin risks his life to break a spell and free a tome of ancient knowledge. It speaks of hidden things, of real magic. Show more

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6. The Opening of the Present

Duration: 17 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 25^th Dec 2022, 08:32 on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle EastLatest broadcast: Sun 25^th Dec 2022, 11:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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Will is betrayed. Nowhere is safe and his family are in danger. Will and Merriman must find the Third Sign before The Rider destroys them. Show more

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7. The Besieging

Duration: 17 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 26^th Dec 2022, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Mon 26^th Dec 2022, 11:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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Fear on Christmas Day. The church is surrounded by the Dark – it is everywhere. A rook leads Will to a man freezing in the snow. Show more

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8. The Coming of the Cold

Duration: 17 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 27^th Dec 2022, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Tue 27^th Dec 2022, 11:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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The Dark grips the country in an unnatural frost, as deepening snow traps people indoors. To break the spell, Will needs the Sign of Fire. Show more

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9. Hawk in the Dark

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 28^th Dec 2022, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Wed 28^th Dec 2022, 11:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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Will is terrified. Thunderous knocking at the door can only mean one thing – it is The Rider, ready to attack. Show more

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10. The King of Fire and Water

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 29^th Dec 2022, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Thu 29^th Dec 2022, 11:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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Will’s sister is missing. He searches for her in the driving rain and melting snow. The Signs guide him to a land that has begun to flood. Show more

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11. The Hunt Rides

Duration: 17 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 30^th Dec 2022, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Fri 30^th Dec 2022, 11:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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Will is pursued by the tornado of the Dark and prepares for the final battle. Herne the hunter, who rides for the first time in a thousand years, summons his ghostly hounds. Show more

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12. The Joining of the Signs

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 31^st Dec 2022, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Sat 31^st Dec 2022, 08:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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Twelfth Night. The Old Ones gather from across the centuries and Will must return back to his time. Show more

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Introducing The Dark Is Rising

Duration: 7 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 17^th Nov 2022, 10:37

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Fighting against evil in a time-travelling midwinter family drama. A gripping journey through a frozen landscape… and an unending epic battle against the forces of “the Dark” Show more

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1. Midwinter Eve

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 20^th Dec 2022, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Tue 20^th Dec 2022, 11:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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This night will be bad. Tomorrow will be beyond all imagining. It is the evening before Will’s birthday, but something is wrong… Show more

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2. Midwinter Day

Duration: 18 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 21^st Dec 2022, 08:32 on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: Wed 21^st Dec 2022, 11:32 on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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Will awakes in a different time, centuries before his own. There he meets a terrifying foe: The Rider. Show more

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