Synopsis
A short programme aimed at students studying for their English examination. The first half discusses the plot, themes and characters in the novel The Cone Gatherers by Robin Jenkins. Narrated by comedian Daniel Sloss, the novel is explained via a series of comic scenes telling the story of Neil and his brother Calum and what happens when they are sent to a Scottish estate during the Second World War, to gather cones.
The Cone Gatherers | Part 2
Educational dramatisation of the novel by Robert Jenkins. It's autumn 1943; two brothers are gathering cones that will replenish the forest which is to be cut down for the war effort. The harmony of their life together is shadowed by the obsessive hatred of Duror, the gamekeeper.
The Cone Gatherers
Educational dramatisation of the novel by Robert Jenkins. It's autumn 1943; two brothers are gathering cones that will replenish the forest which is to be cut down for the war effort. The harmony of their life together is shadowed by the obsessive hatred of Duror, the gamekeeper.