I have created a master list of adaptations/pastiches and works inspired by The Wind in the Willows that are available to stream for free online. This list includes professional productions (although the recordings themselves may not be professionally produced), and does not include either audiobooks of the original text or amateur productions, or the list would be fairly endless.
I will continue to update this list as new versions are posted/uncovered online, by me or by others. I will also try to remove any links that go dead. If you find a dead link, feel free to let me know. I may or may not be able to re-upload any dead links, depending on if I was the uploader of the video.
Feel free to reblog and share, but please do not repost this list!
I have put a lot of time and effort into compiling this list, so if you enjoy it, please let me know and consider checking out my other Wind in the Willows content if you haven’t already.
Thank you to @tremendousdetectivetheorist for help on tracking down the 1996 and 2006 live action films, and to @sardinesandhumbugs for supplying The Willows at Christmas and the UK Tour audio, and for recording the Pitlochry Festival Theatre audio!
A Note on Content Warnings: Due to historical context and the age of The Wind in the Willows, please consider this a blanket content warning that any entries on this list may contain antiziganism, transmisogynistic humor, and misogyny. I have done my best to include more specific content warnings for individual entries with possibly triggering content that falls outside of these general warnings.
List under the cut:
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad - Disney (1949)
Note: in spite of including the opening credits for the whole film this is the Wind in the Willows portion only. Still an excellent find!
Toad of Toad Hall - A.A. Milne - BBC Radio Drama (1973)
Counselling for Toads: A Psychological Adventure - Robert De Board (1983)
Note: This is a self-help book and an introduction to transactional analysis through the framework of The Wind and the Willows. Trigger Warnings for: Child abuse, suicide, depression, mental health problems, dysfunctional interpersonal relationships, etc.
The Wind in the Willows - Cosgrove Hall
Movie and Series (1983-1990)
Note: Movie and all episodes in parts
"Extended Edition" Movie
Note: This is a fan cut of the Cosgrove Hall film, featuring footage from "The Further Adventures of Toad," "Wayfarers All," and "Piper at the Gates of Dawn," in order to restore cut chapters from the book.
Cosgrove Hall Season One (Full Episodes)
Cosgrove Hall Season Two (Full Episodes)
Cosgrove Hall Season Three (Full Episodes)
Cosgrove Hall Season Four (Full Episodes)
Cosgrove Hall Season Five/Oh, Mr. Toad! (Full Episodes)
A Tale of Two Toads
The Wind in the Willows - Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment (1987)
The Wind in the Willows - Broadway (1985)
The Wind in the Willows - Burbank Films Australia (1988)
The Wind in the Willows - Eddie Hardin and Peter York (1991)
Note: This is a concert loosely based on The Wind in the Willows, narrated by Toad in his later years. It is extremely difficult to sum up beyond that.
Tales of The Willows - William Horwood (1993-1999)
The Willows in Winter (1993)
Toad Triumphant - Abridged - (1995)
The Willows and Beyond - Abridged - (1996)
Coming Soon!
The Willows at Christmas - Abridged - (1999)
The Wind in the Willows - The Martin Gates Collection (1994-1996)
The Wind in the Willows (1995)
Mole’s Christmas (1994)
The Adventures of Mole (1995)
The Adventures of Toad (1996)
The Wind in the Willows and The Willows in Winter- Television Cartoons (1995-1996)
The Wind in the Willows (1995) - Television Cartoons
The Willows in Winter (1996) - Television Cartoons
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride (1996)
The Wind in the Willows (2006)
Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows: A Musical - Douglas Post (2010)
Note: This is a musical from 1987, but the cast recording itself was released in 2010, so after a lot of consideration I’ve chosen to place it according to its release date.
The Wind in the Willows - Andrew Gordon (2013)
The Wind in the Willows - UK Tour (Audio) (2016)
The Wind in the Willows - London Palladium Cast Recording (2017)
The Wind in the Willows - London Palladium Proshot (2017)
The Wind in the Willows - Mike Smith and Keith Dawson - Junior Version (2020)
The Wind in the Willows - Audible and Dina Gregory (2020)
In the Willows - Metta Theatre (2021)
Note: This is the EP recording of Metta Theatre Company’s hip hop musical, In the Willows. Music videos, behind the scene content, etc., available on the Metta Theatre website.
The Wind in the Willows - Green Matthews (2021)
The Wind in the Willows - Pitlochry Festival Theatre (Audio) (2021)
