Alice in Wonderland

Broadcast in the centenary year of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s novel, Jonathan Miller’s television adaptation is both a completely logical translation of the book, and a radical departure from convention. Almost all other versions of Alice in Wonderland are aimed squarely at children, but Miller’s intended audience was not only adults but those so familiar with the book that they would still be able to recognize what was going on even when his film was at its most elliptical. To emphasize this, it was screened after 9pm, well after most children’s bedtime. — Bfi