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The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Six BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Benedict Cumberbatch, Julie McKenzie
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 179
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 161
A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Abridged, but well done.
- By Dean Spilias on 04-07-2016
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In Search of Lost Time (Dramatized)
- By: Marcel Proust
- Narrated by: James Wilby, Jonathan Firth, Harriet Walter, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20
In Search of Lost Time is Proust's search for the key to the mysteries of memory, time, and consciousness....
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5 out of 5 stars
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In Search of Brilliance? Look no further!
- By Jo on 14-05-2015
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The Oscar Wilde BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Five Full-Cast Productions
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes, Judi Dench, Diana Rigg, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
A collection of the major works of Oscar Wilde, with incredible casts including Judi Dench, Martin Clunes, Michael Sheen, Miriam Margolyes, Ian McDiarmid, Joely Richardson, Penelope Keith, Martin Jarvis, Diana Rigg, Simon Russell Beale, Sheila Hancock, Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry....
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The Last Days of Troy
- By: Simon Armitage
- Narrated by: Claire Calbraith, Colin Tierney, David Birell, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
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Lily Cole stars as Helen of Troy, ‘the face that launched a thousand ships’, in Simon Armitage’s vivid, visceral adaptation of Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid....
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The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Six BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Benedict Cumberbatch, Julie McKenzie
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 179
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 161
A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Abridged, but well done.
- By Dean Spilias on 04-07-2016
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In Search of Lost Time (Dramatized)
- By: Marcel Proust
- Narrated by: James Wilby, Jonathan Firth, Harriet Walter, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20
In Search of Lost Time is Proust's search for the key to the mysteries of memory, time, and consciousness....
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5 out of 5 stars
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In Search of Brilliance? Look no further!
- By Jo on 14-05-2015
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The Oscar Wilde BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Five Full-Cast Productions
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes, Judi Dench, Diana Rigg, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
A collection of the major works of Oscar Wilde, with incredible casts including Judi Dench, Martin Clunes, Michael Sheen, Miriam Margolyes, Ian McDiarmid, Joely Richardson, Penelope Keith, Martin Jarvis, Diana Rigg, Simon Russell Beale, Sheila Hancock, Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry....
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The Last Days of Troy
- By: Simon Armitage
- Narrated by: Claire Calbraith, Colin Tierney, David Birell, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Lily Cole stars as Helen of Troy, ‘the face that launched a thousand ships’, in Simon Armitage’s vivid, visceral adaptation of Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid....
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The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Drama Collection: The Later Years
- Eight BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister, Robert Lindsay, Ian Holm, and others
- Length: 36 hrs and 35 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
Enthralling radio dramatisations of eight of Charles Dickens' much-loved novels....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great way to get to know these classic stories
- By Anonymous User on 14-04-2019
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The Virginia Woolf BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Fenella Woolgar, full cast, Juliet Stevenson, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
The collected BBC dramatisations of the fiction of Virginia Woolf, with star casts including Kristen Scott-Thomas, Vanessa Redgrave, Juliet Stevenson, Laura Fraser, Robert Glenister and Fenella Woolgar....
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Classic BBC Radio Shakespeare: Tragedies
- Hamlet; Macbeth; Romeo and Juliet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast, Paul Scofield, Peggy Ashcroft, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13
Three powerful radio productions from the BBC archives starring Ian McKellen, Ronald Pickup and Paul Scofield and a host of celebrated acting talent....
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Paradise Lost
- By: John Milton
- Narrated by: Frances Barber, full cast, Ian McKellen
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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A brand-new dramatised retelling of Milton’s epic poem about the fall of man, with Milton as the narrator, adapted by one of the leading poets and thinkers of our generation: Michael Symmons Roberts....
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Medea
- By: Euripides
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC....
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Prunella Scales, Frank Duncan, and others
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, lovers lives are complicated by city law, feuding faerie royalty, and, yes, love....
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Vanity Fair
- BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: William Makepeace
- Narrated by: Emma Fielding, Stephen Fry
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Stephen Fry narrates this full-cast dramatisation of the famous Victorian comic novel, a portrait of English society and its mores, with Emma Fielding as Becky Sharp....
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Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained
- Two BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations
- By: John Milton
- Narrated by: Denis Quilley, full cast, Ian McDiarmid, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Milton's epic poem telling the story of the fall of man and also its sequel, Paradise Regained....
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The Pallisers
- 12 BBC Radio 4 Full Cast Dramatisations
- By: Anthony Trollope
- Narrated by: Ben Miles, David Troughton, full cast, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Political and romantic intrigue from Anthony Trollope, the creator of The Barchester Chronicles....
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Dracula
- Starring David Suchet and Tom Hiddleston
- By: Bram Stoker
- Narrated by: David Suchet, Tom Hiddleston
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
When solicitor Jonathan Harker sets off for Transylvania to sell the mysterious Count Dracula a Gothic mansion, his bride-to-be, Mina, begs him to stay - to no avail....
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Dante's Inferno
- A Study on Part I of The Divine Comedy
- By: Anthony Esolen PhD
- Narrated by: Anthony Esolen PhD
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
With Professor Esolen you will enter the terrible gates of Hell and progress level by infernal level to its diabolical depths. Professor Esolen places a special emphasis on the drama of the poem, leading you through each canto in succession....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it!
- By Cat Done on 07-03-2019
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The Man from Snowy River
- By: Elyne Mitchell
- Narrated by: Richard Aspel
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
Jim Craig is 18-years-old, and cannot return to his mountain home until he has proven himself a man....
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The F. Scott Fitzgerald BBC Radio Collection
- The Great Gatsby and Other BBC Radio Readings
- By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Narrated by: Ed Bishop, Finn Den Hertog, Garrick Hagon, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
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A collection of radio readings of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fiction - plus two bonus programmes....
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Five Plays
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett, Amanda Friday, Jeff Moon, and others
- Length: 9 hrs
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A collection of four of Chekhov's most popular dramas together with his unusual one-act comedy, The Boor, presented by members of The Online Stage....
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Pride and Prejudice (Dramatized)
- By: Jane Austen, Christina Calvit
- Narrated by: Diane Adair, Jane Carr, Chloe Dworkin, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
The dour, Mr. Darcy is anything but popular with the Bennets, especially when he fancies a member of their clan....
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Wives and Daughters (BBC Radio 4: Woman's Hour Drama)
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Deborah McAndrew, Emerald O'Hanrahan, Jamie Newall
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
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Overall2 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story2 out of 5 stars 1
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Elizabeth Gaskell's classic novel of everyday provincial life....
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2 out of 5 stars
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calling this an adaptation is putting it mildly
- By Catherine on 28-07-2018
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Twelfth Night
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast, David Tennant, Naomi Frederick
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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David Tennant stars as Malvolio in Shakespeare's comedy of disguise, madness and love. One of Shakespeare's happiest plays, Twelfth Night is both a comedy of misrule....
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The Barchester Chronicles
- Six BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations
- By: Anthony Trollope
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle, David Bamber, Iain Glen, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Six lavish BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of Anthony Trollope's much-loved novels. Anthony Trollope's series of witty and gently satirical stories of provincial life....
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Arabian Nights: Volume 1
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Marty Ross
- Narrated by: Zahra Ahmadi, Raghad Chaar, Omid Djalili, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4 out of 5 stars 20
This multicast dramatisation of Arabian Nights: Volume 1 is an Audible Original reenvisioning of three iconic tales - with a twist....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The real Arabian Nights
- By Amazon Customer on 27-09-2018
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The Importance of Being Earnest (Dramatized)
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: James Marsters, Charles Busch, Emily Bergl, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
This final play from the pen of Oscar Wilde is a stylish send-up of Victorian courtship and manners, complete with assumed names, mistaken lovers, and a lost handbag....
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The Forsytes: The Complete Series
- BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: John Galsworthy
- Narrated by: full cast, Jessica Raine, Joseph Millson, and others
- Length: 15 hrs
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Jessica Raine stars in all four BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of John Galsworthy's Forsyte novels....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic!
- By Helen on 23-04-2018
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Macbeth: The Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Hugh Ross, Harriet Walter
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
Sinister supernatural forces are at work in this fast-paced tragedy of guilt and retribution, in which the power of human beings to control their own destiny is called into question....
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Frankenstein (Dramatized)
- By: Mary Shelley, Jonathan Barnes
- Narrated by: Arthur Darvill, Nicholas Briggs, Geoffrey Beevers, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 4
When the crew of the Oceanus rescued a man close to death, its captain could barely have guessed at the incredible story that man would come to share....
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Pride and Prejudice (Dramatized)
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Kate Burton, Miriam Margolyes, Kevin Theis, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Jane Austen's classic romantic comedy is the sparkling tale of the Bennets, a family blessed with five daughters and a mother desperate to marry them off....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful production
- By Julia on 17-02-2015
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The Oscar Wilde Collection
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: James Marsters, Jacqueline Bisset, Alfred Molina, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Four classic comedies from one of the wittiest playwrights in Western literature....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliance has a name and that name is Oscar Wilde
- By Anonymous User on 20-11-2018
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El perro del hortelano [The Gardener's Dog]
- By: Lope de Vega
- Narrated by: Niloofer Khan, Rubén Del Castillo, Pilar Aguilarte, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Puede considerarse como una de las mejores comedias del teatro español del siglo XVII. El personaje central que es la condesa Diana de Belflor, mueve todos los hilos de la acción que tiene lugar entre continuos enredos....
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The Importance of Being Earnest
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: David McCallion
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
The Importance of Being Earnest is a play written by the renowned playwright and author, Oscar Wilde....
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Understanding Literature and Life: Drama, Poetry and Narrative
- By: Arnold Weinstein, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Arnold Weinstein
- Length: 32 hrs and 48 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
You learn how drama makes visible the conflicts and wars of culture in ways other forms cannot manage....
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Brave New World
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: Aldous Huxley
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser, Jonathan Coy, Justin Salinger, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
A gripping BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Aldous Huxley's classic dystopian novel....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A prediction of the future
- By Chris on 20-02-2018
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War and Peace
- BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- By: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Simon Russell Beale, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Lesley Manville and Harriet Walter are among the cast of BBC Radio 4's epic full-cast dramatisation....
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The Modern Scholar: Greek Drama: Tragedy and Comedy
- By: Peter Meineck
- Narrated by: Peter Meineck
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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The plays of one ancient city 2,500 years ago by just four playwrights have had a profound effect on the development of all subsequent Western drama....
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The Woman in White
- BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Toby Stephens, Juliet Aubrey, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Toby Stephens and Juliet Aubrey star in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Wilkie Collins’ chilling Gothic drama....