I think you´re right about the age thing Nick. Though I don´t remember the TV play of Red Shift I distinctly remember `The Owl Service´. At the time I can remember watching Catweazle and Lizzy Dripping that gave the same kind of feeling as TDIR and the Garner books. And I must say that I picked up Robert Holdstock´s `Mythago Wood´ because it had a recommendation by Alan Garner on the cover and have been hooked ever since.