Stig of the Dump (1981) - Screens 137

Stig of the Dump is a 1963 children’s novel by Clive King which spawned at least two TV adaptations; today we’re reviewing the first, from 1981. It’s a very gentle, very British show in which a neglected child befriends a caveman in a garbage dump and everyone else gaslights him for 10 episodes.LinksWatch Stig of the Dump (1981) on YouTubeListen to the audiobook of Stig of the Dump on YouTubeSherbetConkersLarderPrize-Giving DayStar CarrThe Tucson Garbage ProjectWierer et al. (2018) The Iceman’s lithic toolkit: Raw material, technology, typology and useOur episode on Iceman (2017)Harris. (2018). Roll Me a Great Stone: A Brief Historiography of Megalithic Construction and the Genesis of the Roller HypothesisKits CotyDolmenContactWebsiteBlueskyFacebookLetterboxdEmailArchPodNetAPN Website: https://www.archpodnet.comAPN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnetAPN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnetAPN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnetAPN StoreAffiliatesMotion Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.