215:
collecting firewood, going hunting, and at one point catching some burglars who break into Barney's grandparents' house. On another occasion Barney is cornered by the bullying
Snarget brothers, who become uncharacteristically docile when Stig appears and are impressed by Barney's friendship with Stig. Although Barney mentions Stig to others, no-one (with the exception of the Snargets) believes that Stig is real.
219:
the construction of four gigantic standing stones. They spend a night camping out with the people of Stig's tribe, and helping to shift the final stone into position before sunrise. As dawn breaks, the tribe disappear and the stones suddenly become ancient and weathered; but Stig is still there. Stig got transported forward in time with the standing stone which led him to the modern day.
218:
Barney starts to give thought to where Stig has come from. During a very hot, sultry mid-summer's night, when Barney and his sister Lou are unable to sleep, they find themselves transported back in time and out onto the Downs. To their surprise, they meet Stig, back with his own people, engaged in
214:
Barney and Stig quickly become friends. They learn to communicate with each other without language, as Stig speaks no
English. Stig's den is a place built out of discarded rubbish, which motivates Barney to help Stig make it look more attractive. They spend time repairing and improving Stig's den,
222:
Barney and Lou do not share their adventures with anyone, and their parents never realise the truth of Stig's existence, although they jokingly talk about him as a kind of magical being that can fix particularly "odd jobs". It is left unclear whether Barney sees much more of Stig, or even whether
223:
Stig stays in the rapidly-filling rubbish dump. A figure that resembles Stig is sighted working with junk in various locations around the area; but the book concludes that "perhaps it was only a relative of his", suggesting that Stig may not be the only caveman alive in the modern world.
40:
202:
of southern
England. One day, he falls over the edge of an old chalk pit close to his grandparents' house, tumbling through the roof of a den. While exploring the den, Barney encounters its owner, Stig, a
486:
479:
298:
472:
773:
176:
which was first published in the United
Kingdom in 1963. It is regarded as a modern children's classic and is often read in schools. It was illustrated by
768:
778:
270:
Children's Film & Television Award and its writer, Peter Tabern, received the Best
Children's Writer award. The series has been released on DVD.
412:
793:
798:
763:
758:
788:
569:
495:
302:
753:
155:
547:
515:
783:
464:
180:
and has been twice adapted for television, in 1981 and in 2002. It was featured in a broadcast as an adaptation on
685:
390:
346:
803:
748:
625:
531:
693:
368:
416:
20:
725:
169:
639:
251:
617:
601:
207:
with shaggy, black hair and bright black eyes. The chalk pit is disused and full of people's
124:
539:
8:
709:
669:
555:
494:
458:
446:
278:
235:
150:
24:
239:
181:
177:
63:
717:
701:
263:
247:
742:
259:
131:
647:
507:
255:
89:
677:
199:
452:
440:
523:
274:
198:
Barney is a bored young boy staying with his grandparents on the chalk
186:
173:
53:
324:
609:
593:
273:
The book has also been adapted for the theatre, to critical acclaim.
208:
204:
267:
39:
184:
for schools in
November 1964, and later on the BBC series
496:
International Emmy Award for
Children's Television Series
391:"Stig of the Dump - Tabard Theatre - Your London Reviews"
369:"(UK) : Stig Of The Dump : DVD - Free Delivery"
243:
413:"Stig of the Dump - brings Clive King's story to life"
347:"Derby - Around Derby - Derbyshire in TV and Film"
277:Software Ltd has published an adventure game for
740:
281:based on the first three chapters of the book.
774:Television shows produced by Thames Television
480:
487:
473:
296:
38:
769:British English-language television shows
570:The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
23:. For the Canadian hip-hop producer, see
779:Television series by Fremantle (company)
234:was adapted for television, firstly by
741:
794:Prehistoric people in popular culture
468:
299:"Stig of the Dump Teacher's Resource"
16:1963 children's novel by Clive King
13:
14:
815:
434:
789:Fictional prehistoric characters
415:. Topologika.com. Archived from
325:"Little Gems - Stig of the Dump"
799:Children's books set in England
764:BBC children's television shows
759:ITV children's television shows
405:
383:
361:
339:
317:
290:
226:
1:
626:Blabbermouth & Stickybeak
301:. W. H. Smith. Archived from
284:
250:, Robert Tannion, Nick Ryan,
19:For the British rapper, see
7:
532:The Kids of Degrassi Street
10:
820:
18:
754:British children's novels
502:
266:. The BBC series won the
242:in 1981 and later by the
149:
141:
113:
105:
95:
85:
77:
69:
59:
49:
37:
21:Stig of the Dump (rapper)
663:Legend of the Lost Tribe
633:Tell Us About Your Life
581:Sorrow: The Nazi Legacy
516:The Wind in the Willows
193:
784:1963 children's books
563:Living with Dinosaurs
640:The Magician's House
540:Degrassi Junior High
804:Works about cavemen
749:1963 British novels
670:The Illustrated Mum
130:Audiobook (read by
123:Audiobook (read by
34:
556:My Secret Identity
32:
736:
735:
327:. Thechestnut.com
279:Microsoft Windows
246:in 2002 starring
236:Thames Television
161:
160:
156:978-0-14-034724-1
120:Print (paperback)
106:Publication place
81:Fantasy adventure
33:Stig of the Dump
25:Stigg of the Dump
811:
726:¿Con qué sueñas?
656:Stig of the Dump
489:
482:
475:
466:
465:
454:Stig of the Dump
442:Stig of the Dump
429:
428:
426:
424:
409:
403:
402:
400:
398:
387:
381:
380:
378:
376:
365:
359:
358:
356:
354:
343:
337:
336:
334:
332:
321:
315:
314:
312:
310:
297:Chris Lutrario.
294:
232:Stig of the Dump
182:BBC Home Service
178:Edward Ardizzone
170:children's novel
165:Stig of the Dump
97:Publication date
64:Edward Ardizzone
42:
35:
31:
819:
818:
814:
813:
812:
810:
809:
808:
739:
738:
737:
732:
718:Shaun the Sheep
702:Shaun the Sheep
498:
493:
437:
432:
422:
420:
411:
410:
406:
396:
394:
389:
388:
384:
374:
372:
367:
366:
362:
352:
350:
345:
344:
340:
330:
328:
323:
322:
318:
308:
306:
295:
291:
287:
264:Michaela Dicker
252:Geoffrey Palmer
248:Thomas Sangster
229:
196:
137:
114:Media type
98:
45:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
817:
807:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
734:
733:
731:
730:
722:
714:
706:
698:
694:The Magic Tree
690:
682:
674:
666:
660:
652:
644:
636:
630:
622:
614:
606:
598:
590:
584:
574:
566:
560:
552:
544:
536:
528:
520:
512:
503:
500:
499:
492:
491:
484:
477:
469:
463:
462:
450:
436:
435:External links
433:
431:
430:
404:
382:
360:
338:
316:
305:on 21 May 2011
288:
286:
283:
228:
225:
209:dumped rubbish
195:
192:
159:
158:
153:
147:
146:
143:
139:
138:
136:
135:
128:
121:
117:
115:
111:
110:
109:United Kingdom
107:
103:
102:
99:
96:
93:
92:
87:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
51:
47:
46:
43:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
816:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
746:
744:
728:
727:
723:
720:
719:
715:
712:
711:
707:
704:
703:
699:
696:
695:
691:
688:
687:
683:
680:
679:
675:
672:
671:
667:
664:
661:
658:
657:
653:
650:
649:
645:
642:
641:
637:
634:
631:
628:
627:
623:
620:
619:
615:
612:
611:
607:
604:
603:
599:
596:
595:
591:
588:
585:
582:
578:
575:
572:
571:
567:
564:
561:
558:
557:
553:
550:
549:
548:Touch the Sun
545:
542:
541:
537:
534:
533:
529:
526:
525:
521:
518:
517:
513:
510:
509:
505:
504:
501:
497:
490:
485:
483:
478:
476:
471:
470:
467:
461:(2002 series)
460:
456:
455:
451:
449:(1981 series)
448:
444:
443:
439:
438:
419:on 4 May 2011
418:
414:
408:
393:. IndieLondon
392:
386:
370:
364:
348:
342:
326:
320:
304:
300:
293:
289:
282:
280:
276:
271:
269:
265:
261:
260:Perdita Weeks
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
224:
220:
216:
212:
210:
206:
201:
191:
189:
188:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
166:
157:
154:
152:
148:
144:
140:
133:
132:Tony Robinson
129:
126:
125:Martin Jarvis
122:
119:
118:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
94:
91:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
65:
62:
58:
55:
52:
48:
44:First edition
41:
36:
30:
26:
22:
724:
716:
710:Dustbin Baby
708:
700:
692:
684:
676:
668:
662:
655:
654:
648:Street Cents
646:
638:
632:
624:
616:
608:
600:
592:
586:
580:
576:
568:
562:
554:
546:
538:
530:
522:
514:
508:Fraggle Rock
506:
453:
441:
421:. Retrieved
417:the original
407:
395:. Retrieved
385:
373:. Retrieved
363:
351:. Retrieved
341:
329:. Retrieved
319:
307:. Retrieved
303:the original
292:
272:
256:Phyllida Law
231:
230:
221:
217:
213:
197:
185:
164:
163:
162:
90:Puffin Books
29:
678:Dark Oracle
227:Adaptations
101:1 June 1963
60:Illustrator
743:Categories
686:Sugar Rush
587:Het zakmes
524:Super Gran
423:22 October
397:22 October
375:22 October
371:. Play.com
353:22 October
331:22 October
309:22 October
285:References
275:Topologika
187:Blue Peter
174:Clive King
54:Clive King
610:Newsround
594:Insektors
577:Beat That
86:Publisher
70:Language
618:Wise Up
602:Wise Up
205:caveman
73:English
729:(2011)
721:(2010)
713:(2009)
705:(2008)
697:(2007)
689:(2006)
681:(2005)
673:(2004)
665:(2003)
659:(2002)
651:(2001)
643:(2000)
635:(1999)
629:(1998)
621:(1997)
613:(1996)
605:(1995)
597:(1994)
589:(1993)
583:(1992)
573:(1991)
565:(1990)
559:(1989)
551:(1988)
543:(1987)
535:(1986)
527:(1985)
519:(1984)
511:(1983)
262:, and
145:157 pp
50:Author
349:. BBC
268:BAFTA
200:Downs
168:is a
142:Pages
78:Genre
459:IMDb
447:IMDb
425:2009
399:2009
377:2009
355:2009
333:2009
311:2009
238:for
194:Plot
151:ISBN
457:at
445:at
244:BBC
240:ITV
172:by
745::
579:/
258:,
254:,
211:.
190:.
488:e
481:t
474:v
427:.
401:.
379:.
357:.
335:.
313:.
134:)
127:)
27:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
