Home from the Hill is a TV documentary adapted from one book. The program described the adventurous life of Lieutenant Colonel Hilary Hooke in the colony and his return to England as Lieutenant Colonel. Hilary Hooke was a soldier of the British Empire in India and later in Africa. He was educated at Canford school and served in the Royal Military Academy during the Second World War. After the independence of India in1947, Hilary Hooke went to Aden, Germany, Hongkong and Sultan until he retired in 1964 with the rank of lieutenant (McWilliams 2012). The TV is famous for its documentary feature. This documentary is based on the book Home from the Hill. And the scenes include activities such as pig catch, elephant hunting and polo. Meanwhile, the TV series showed the theme of colonialism, international development and the end of the British Empire, especially through change of his life out from the modern world. According to Molly Dineen, Home from the Hill was a great success because it showed some real scenes from documentary and changed it into TV (McWilliams 2012). The adaptation comes from one book and it was a great success. Meanwhile, it showed the very different culture in each region.

Reference:McWilliams, D. 2012. Molly Dineen, British Documentarian. Journal of Film Preservation, (87), 73.