93. Wuthering Heights, Part 1

In this episode of Adapt or Perish—our first of two parts—we’re looking at Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë’s classic gothic romance!

In this episode we discuss:

• Emily Brontë's original 1847 novel
• Wuthering Heights (1939 movie), directed by William Wyler, written by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht, and starring Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, and David Niven
• Studio One Season 3 Episode 10: Wuthering Heights (1950), directed by Paul Nickell, written by Lois Jacoby, and starring Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair, and Una O'Connor
• DuPont Show of the Month Season 1 Episode 9: Wuthering Heights (1958), directed by Daniel Petrie, written by James Costigan, and starring Richard Burton, Rosemary Harris, and Denholm Elliott
• Wuthering Heights (1967 miniseries), directed by Peter Sasdy, written by Hugh Leonard, and starring Ian McShane and Angela Scoular
• Wuthering Heights (1970 movie), directed by Robert Fuest, written by Patrick Tilley, and starring Timothy Dalton, Anna Calder-Marshall, Julian Glover, and Judy Cornwell
• Wuthering Heights (1978 miniseries), directed by Peter Hammond, written by Hugh Leonard and David Snodin, and starring Ken Hutchison, Kay Adshead, and Pat Heywood
• Kate Bush's 1978 song "Wuthering Heights"

Footnotes:

• Adapt or Perish Episode 43: Jane Eyre, Part 1
• Adapt or Perish Episode 44: Jane Eyre, Part 2
• Adapt or Perish Episode 73: Flowers in the Attic
• "David Duchovny" by Bree Sharp
• "The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order" from The Irish Times
• Adapt or Perish Episode 34: Romeo and Juliet
• Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" music videos: Version 1, Version 2, and Version 3
• The "Wuthering Heights" dance as performed by Noel Fielding

92. Stuart Little

In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we're returning to the works of E.B. White to talk about his little mouseboy (boymouse?) hero, Stuart Little!

In this episode we discuss:

• White's original 1945 novel
• "The World of Stuart Little," the March 6, 1966 episode of NBC's Children's Theatre, produced by George A. Heinemann and June Reig, written by Reig, and narrated by Johnny Carson
• Stuart Little (1999), directed by Rob Minkoff, written by M. Night Shyamalan and Greg Brooker, and starring Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Nathan Lane, and Jonathan Lipnicki
• Stuart Little 2 (2002), directed by Minkoff, written by Bruce Joel Rubin, starring the cast of Stuart Little with Melanie Griffith and James Woods

Footnotes:

• Adapt or Perish Episode 50: Charlotte's Web
• John Hodgman's Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches (2018)
• Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)

91. The Witches

Episode 91 of Adapt or Perish has just checked in, and OH MY GOD I THINK IT’S A WITCH. We’re taking a look at The Witches, Roald Dahl’s horror story for kids!

In this episode we discuss:

• Roald Dahl's original 1983 novel
• The 1990 movie, directed by Nicholas Roeg, produced by Jim Henson, written by Allan Scott, and starring Anjelica Huston, Jasen Fisher, and Mai Zetterling
• The 2020 movie, directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis, Guillermo del Toro, and Kenya Barris, and starring Anne Hathaway, Jahzir Kadeem Bruno, and Octavia Spencer

Footnotes:

• Episode 22: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Episode 31: Where the Wild Things Are & Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Episode 55: The BFG
• Episode 77: Matilda
• The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
• "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden
• ‘The Witches’ Review: There’s No Magic to Robert Zemeckis’ Dreadful Roald Dahl Adaptation by David Ehrlich