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The estate of Watership Down author Richard Adams has won back all of the rights to the late author’s classic novel about anthropomorphised rabbits, in a high court ruling against the director of the famed animated adaptation.
The high court in London ruled on 27 May that Martin Rosen, the US director of the 1978 adaptation of Adams’s novel, had wrongly claimed that he owned all rights to the book, in which a group of rabbits fight to survive the destruction of their warren. -
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A court in England has ruled in favor of Watership Down Enterprises, the estate and family of author Richard Adams, in an action brought against producer Martin Rosen, who wrote and directed the 1978 animated film of Adams’ novel “Watership Down.”
In a judgment issued on May 27, Rosen and companies controlled by him were ordered to pay the estate court costs and an initial payment for damages totaling approximately $95,000 within 28 days for infringing copyright, agreeing una -
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To celebrate the centenary of Richard Adams’s birth, watch the daughter of Richard Adams, Juliet Johnson, and actor and narrator of Watership Down, Peter Capaldi discuss one of the most beloved novels of our time.
You can see the full video here.
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“All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.”
– Watership Down
Watership Down By Richard Adams Celebrate the centenary of Richard Adams’ birth, on May 9th, 2020 by reading the beloved classic childre -
Blog postI don’t think it’s entirely because I am trapped in lockdown with a free-range rabbit (favourite food: soft furnishings and important documents left lying around) that I have revived my interest in Watership Down, the greatest tale of plucky rabbits ever penned. There’s also an anniversary to celebrate. In fact, two. The author of this epic yarn, Richard Adams, would have been 100 this Saturday (he died in 2016). And before that, of course, we have the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
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Blog postWhen a newspaper columnist wants to write about a novel, the rule is that you’re supposed to have a “hook,” an excuse, a timely reason to bring up the book in question. Maybe an anniversary-of-publication, maybe an authorial death, maybe a Nobel Prize. I have none of those for this column, but I think my hook is better: I’m writing about “Watership Down” because I’m reading Richard Adams’s 1972 novel to my daughters, and in that reading I’ve decided that the book has real relevance to the cri
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Blog postA new Watership Down audiobook is available now, narrated by Peter Capaldi. Peter Capaldi also starred as Kehaar in the recent Watership Down series.
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One of the most beloved novels of our time, Watership Down is an epic journey, a stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival.
Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren; he felt sure of it. They had to leave immediately. So begins a long and perilous journey of -
Blog postThe BBC/Netflix animated television miniseries of Watership Down has won in the Best Special Class Animated Programme category at the daytime Emmy awards in Hollywood. Holding the award are producers Josh Varney, Noam Murro and Rory Aitken. The series was made by 42 Productions in London. Richard recorded the pronunciations of lapine for the miniseries before his death in 2016.
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Blog postWatership Down was a major BBC feature last Christmas in two feature-length episodes following the determined Hazel (voiced by James McAvoy) and clairvoyant Fiver (Nicholas Holt) at they sought a home in the save haven of Watership Down.
It has received major acclaim and has been nominated for Emmy awards in six categories.
The series is currently available on Netflix in more than twenty languages throughout the world.
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Blog postThis weekend, London’s BFI Southbank premiered episodes 1 and 2 of the upcoming BBC1 4-part Watership Down mini-series. Six years in the making, audience members had an early opportunity to return to Richard Adams’ beloved novel, brought to life by an all-star cast of actors and Brown Bag Films’ beautiful and distinctive animations.
During the credits, the audience were treated to the first public listening of Sam Smith’s brand new song, Fire On Fire, written specifically for the show
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