A BBC radio full-cast dramatisation of Ian Serraillier's classic wartime story.
Ian Serraillier (September 24, 1912 - November 28, 1994), was a
British novelist and poet. Serraillier was best known for his
children's books, especially the Silver Sword (Novel) (1956), a
wartime adventure story which was adapted for television by the BBC
in 1957 and again in 1971.
Born in London, Serraillier was educated at Brighton College, and
took his degree at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He became an English
teacher, first at World War II. It was during this period that his
first published work appeared, in the form of poetry for both
adults and children. In 1946 his first children's novel was
published. It was followed by several more adventure stories of
treasure and spies. His best known work, The Silver Sword, was
published in 1956 and has become a classic, bringing to life the
story of four refugee children and their search for their parents
in the chaos of Europe immediately after World War II.
As well as children's novels and poetry, Serrailler produced his
own retellings of classic tales, in prose and verse, including
Beowulf, Chaucer and Greek myth. Together with his wife Anne he
founded the New Windmill Series in 1948, published by Heinemann
Educational Books, which set out to provide inexpensive editions of
good stories. He continued as co-editor of the series until the
onset of Alzheimer's disease
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