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The Box of Delights Part One!

The Box of Delights Part One! Last week I mentioned how Christmas specials from our favourite television shows didn�t need to have a Christmas theme to it to still be special. What about when you really want to watch something with a wonderful holiday spirit? After all, tis the season! There is something about a Christmas serial that is magical, full of fantasy and takes place in the 1930s. It is children letting their imaginations run wild and there is a beautiful innocence with a great spirit of adventure that is held before the outbreak of World War II. It features wonderful countryside and steam train engines, plus Patrick Troughton. This is The Box of Delights . The novel for The Box of Delights was written by John Masefield in 1935. Little did I know that this is actually a sequel to a novel he wrote in 1927 titled The Midnight Folk . I personally am glad I didn�t know this because I think this story is perfect on its own. The Midnight Folk also featured Kay Harker who is our m...