BBC Radio 4’s Howl’s Moving Castle is pure escapist wizardry
How does one translate the weirdness and wonder of fantasy into accessible drama? Like this.
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Rachel Cunliffe
Rachel Cunliffe is deputy online editor of the New Statesman.
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