"Treasure Island-" "Swallows and Amazons-" "Coral Island-" Ralph waved the conch. "This is our island ... When writing Lord of the Flies, Golding was thinking of one such book in particular.

The conch is a beautiful ... This fear is reflected in Lord of the Flies as the fictional world is at war, which explains why the boys’ plane was shot down. Piggy even thinks an atomic bomb ...

Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, added: “We’re delighted to pass the conch to Jack Thorne ... epic and emotionally poignant way. “Lord of the Flies is British storytelling at its ...