The birds, Daphne du Maurier
Type
Label
The birds, Daphne du Maurier
Language
eng
resource.accompanyingMatter
libretto or text
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
Literary text for sound recordings
drama
Main title
The birds
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
173191343
Responsibility statement
Daphne du Maurier
Summary
Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Daphne du Maurier's classic tale of horror. The idea for this famous story came to du Maurier one day when she was walking across to Menabilly Barton farm from the house. She saw a farmer busily ploughing a field whilst above him the seagulls were diving and wheeling. She developed an idea about the birds becoming hostile and attacking him. In her story, the birds become hostile after a harsh winter with little food -- first the seagulls, then birds of prey, and finally even small birds -- all turn against mankind. The nightmarish vision appealed to Hitchcock who turned it into the celebrated film
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