A radio play adaptation of this children's classic. Tom must stay in his aunt and uncle's small flat when his brother comes down with the measles. The flat is small and the house it's in has no garden at all. But when the large grandfather clock in the hallway strikes thirteen, Tom opens a door into a beautiful garden where he can play and where he meets Hattie.

I discovered this charming novel during undergrad in a children's literature course and fell in love with it. This radio play adaptation is well done and manages to make the many descriptions of the garden required feel natural to the characters' dialogue. Una Stubbs is also wonderfully cozy and comforting sounding as Tom's aunt. Whether it would be appealing to children, especially if they'd never encountered the book before is more uncertain. ( )