Is there a parallel between Adolescence and Lord of the Flies?⁣ ⁣ Jack Thorne, writer of the award-winning Netflix series, speaks about revisiting the theme of teenage boyhood in his new TV adaptation of the novel Lord of the Flies.⁣ ⁣ Today programme | Listen on bbcsounds⁣ ⁣ bbcradio4⁣ ⁣ #LordOfTheFlies #Adolescence #JackThorne ⁣ ⁣ A classic reborn for television - Lord of the Flies is the story of a group of young schoolchildren who find themselves stranded on a tropical island with no adults, and where civilisation turns to violence and chaos.