Adventures in the Looking Glass

Last night I started watching "The Box of Delights", which I have clear memories of - mainly sitting at my grandparents' house watching the video when I was sick. I'd forgotten how good it was (despite the creaky SFX), though I always remembered it fondly. I'm going to watch an episode once a week until Xmas Eve I think. Seeing it has also put me in the mood for Susan Cooper's "The Dark is Rising", another wintery fantasy tale which is set in Taplow, Berkshire - not so very far away from Stoke Poges.

( More adventures here. )