# @bbciplayer on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUksRjnEwn7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/55975811-bbciplayer-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/8d8af021d1.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-10T10:02:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC iPlayer (@bbciplayer) — https://gondola.cc/bbciplayer

## Caption

Is there a parallel between Adolescence and Lord of the Flies?⁣
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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.⁣
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Today programme | Listen on bbcsounds⁣
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#LordOfTheFlies #Adolescence #JackThorne ⁣
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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.

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## Tags

lordoftheflies, jackthorne, adolescence

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