
Ted Hughes
Writing
Known For

In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
The Iron Giant

The story of the making of The Bell Jar, the unique, semi-autobiographical novel written by American writer Sylvia Plath (1932-63), published in February 1963, shortly before her death.
Sylvia Plath: Inside The Bell Jar

Documentary exploring Ted Hughes, one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, focusing on how his life story influenced his work and vision.
Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death

The Reverend Nicholas Lumb is taken into the other world by elemental spirits and replaced by an exact copy, a changeling made from an oak log. When the spirits have finished with him he is 'cancelled'. Eventually the original Lumb turns up roaming about the west of Ireland.
Lumb's Sister
An animated extract from the first chapter of The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. The Iron Man comes to the top of a cliff and falls to the beach below, breaking into pieces as he falls.
The Iron Man

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