{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6010240bacd9e84fedd1a6e2/60328bfd494d103e5aaa94f2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 2: Adaptation with Helen Blakeman","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6010240bacd9e84fedd1a6e2/1613923507946-c64607d417eee58187910ab5182cf7b2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week we’re talking about adaptation. Why is there so much of it on kids’ TV? How do you turn a great children’s book into a great children’s show? And what does it take to handle the mammoth popularity of Jacqueline Wilson’s work? </p><p><br></p><p>Our guest this week is Helen Blakeman. As well as being chair of BAFTA Children’s, Helen has written extensively for theatre, film and TV. She adapted Jacqueline Wilson’s <em>Dustbin Baby </em>and <em>Hetty Feather </em>for CBBC, and is currently working on an animated adaptation of Nizrana Farook’s <em>The Girl Who Stole an Elephant. </em>Helen is also co-founder of Heroic Books, and a trustee of the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>THE TEAM </strong></p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Billie Collins </p><p>Website: https://billiecollins.co.uk </p><p>Twitter: @_BillieCollins </p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Clodagh Chapman </p><p>Website: https://clodaghchapman.co.uk </p><p>Twitter/Insta: @CloChpmn </p><p><br></p><p>Music by Finlay Stafford </p><p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/finlaystafford/ </p><p>Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/finlaystafford </p><p><br></p><p>Logo designed by Lucy Tiller  </p><p>Insta: @lucyjaneillustrates </p><p>Twitter: @lucyjtiller </p><p><br></p><p>For more content, go to evenbaddieswearhelmets.co.uk or follow us on our socials at @EvenBaddiesPod. </p>","author_name":"Even Baddies Wear Helmets"}