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Twelfth Night
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Paul Scofield, Siobhan McKenna, John Neville
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 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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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
This is Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores - only to be pursued by the woman he loves....
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Romeo and Juliet
- Easy Reading Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Iman
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Abridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Two lovers from feuding families fall in love and struggle to be together, but with dire consequences....
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Much Ado about Nothing
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Saskia Reeves, Samuel West, Paul Jesson, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Young Claudio has fallen for the lovely heiress Hero, who also loves him. Their path to the altar looks smooth, until the evil Don John intervenes....
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The Tempest
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen, Emilia Fox, Scott Handy, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play....
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Twelfth Night
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Paul Scofield, Siobhan McKenna, John Neville
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 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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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
This is Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores - only to be pursued by the woman he loves....
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Romeo and Juliet
- Easy Reading Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Iman
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Abridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Two lovers from feuding families fall in love and struggle to be together, but with dire consequences....
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Much Ado about Nothing
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Saskia Reeves, Samuel West, Paul Jesson, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Young Claudio has fallen for the lovely heiress Hero, who also loves him. Their path to the altar looks smooth, until the evil Don John intervenes....
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The Tempest
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen, Emilia Fox, Scott Handy, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play....
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The Complete Sonnets of William Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Roscoe Lee Browne, Christopher Cazenove, Vanessa Redgrave, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
For sustained dramatic intrigue and sophistication of plot, William Shakespeare's sonnets are at least the equal of his greatest plays....
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Macbeth
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: James Marsters, Joanne Whalley, Josh Cooke, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
Infamously known as the cursed Scottish play, Macbeth is perhaps Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy....
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5 out of 5 stars
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great rendition of the Shakespeare classic.
- By Anonymous User on 23-07-2018
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King Lear
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Paul Scofield, Alec McCowen, Kenneth Branagh
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
The tragedy of King Lear receives an outstanding performance in an all-star cast led by Britain’s senior classical actor, Paul Scofield....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent rendition of a classic
- By Denis Tamplin on 19-05-2015
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Romeo and Juliet: The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing voice acting!
- By Amazon Customer on 25-05-2019
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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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Romeo and Juliet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Kate Beckinsale, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Here is the full-cast production of Shakespeare's classic love story, fully dramatized from the complete text....
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4 out of 5 stars
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An excellent performance.
- By soo jay on 18-04-2016
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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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Romeo and Juliet
- By: William Shakespeare, Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Josh Verbae
- Length: 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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This edition of Romeo and Juliet is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous play, the incredible romantic story full of passion and wisdom retold in plain modern English....
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Classic BBC Radio Shakespeare: Comedies
- The Taming of the Shrew; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Twelfth Night
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Paul Daneman, Fenella Fielding, Nigel Hawthorne, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
Three classic radio productions from the BBC archives starring Nigel Hawthorne, Miriam Margolyes, Geraldine McEwan and a host of celebrated acting talent....
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Julius Caesar
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Andrew Buchan, Sean Barrett
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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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
Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare’s most compelling Roman plays. The plot against Caesar and the infamous assassination scene make for unforgettable listening....
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BBC Radio Shakespeare
- Much Ado About Nothing (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Samantha Spiro, Full Cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare....
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Othello
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Garrison Moore, Rebecca Thomas, Phil Benson, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The predominant theme in this Shakespearean tragedy is jealousy and the destruction it causes when allowed to run rampant....
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Othello (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ewan McGregor, Kelly Reilly
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Shakespeare's Othello is one of his finest and most famous tragedies....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect actor, however abridged.
- By Anonymous User on 07-08-2018
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How to Read and Understand Shakespeare
- By: Marc C. Conner, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Marc C. Conner
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
These guiding principles allow you to follow the narratives of the plays as they unfold, with a clear understanding of how the plays function and fit together....
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5 out of 5 stars
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perfection
- By Thanatosophist on 29-04-2018
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Othello
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Don Warrington, David Threlfall, Anne-Marie Duff, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
This great tragedy confronts the mystery at the heart of evil and contains some of Shakespeare's most magnificent dramatic verse....
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The Merchant of Venice
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Trevor Peacock, Bill Nighy, Haydn Gwynne, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
In Shakespeare's most controversial play, the opposing values of justice and mercy must be resolved....
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Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Retold
- Classic Love Poems with a Modern Twist
- By: William Shakespeare, James Anthony, Stephen Fry - foreword
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Paapa Essiedu, James Anthony
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 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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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Retold by William Shakespeare and James Anthony, with a foreword by Stephen Fry. Read by Stephen Fry and Paapa Essiedu....
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William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies
- By: Peter Saccio, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Peter Saccio
- Length: 18 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
These 36 lectures introduce you to Shakespeare's major plays and explain the achievement that makes him the leading playwright in Western civilization....
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Shakespeare's Tragedies
- By: Clare R. Kinney, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Clare R. Kinney
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Original Recording
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Shakespeare's contributions to stage and language are unequaled, audiences left breathless for the past four centuries....
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Seven Classic Plays
- By: William Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov, and others
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance1 out of 5 stars 1
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Story1 out of 5 stars 1
Now, for the first time in audio, Blackstone presents seven great plays in one volume....
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The Classic Hundred Poems
- By: William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, W.B. Yeats, and others
- Narrated by: Alfred Corn, Rita Dove
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Adopting the methodology of the music charts, The Classic Hundred Poems presents the "top 100" poems of all time...
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Richard II
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Rupert Graves, Julian Glover, John Wood
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Shakespeare's finest verse play is also his first portrait of the psychology of power....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent !
- By Anonymous User on 09-04-2019
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Julius Caesar
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Richard Dreyfuss, JoBeth Williams, Kelsey Grammer, and others
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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The skies over ancient Rome blaze with terrifying portents, and soothsayers warn Julius Caesar of approaching doom...
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Seven Ages
- An Anthology of Poetry with Music (Unabridged Selections)
- By: William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Ted Hughes
- Narrated by: Ralph Fiennes, Dame Judi Dench
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
This highly entertaining anthology of verse is the comic, tragic, tender, and telling story of life's seven ages, from childhood to old age. Within the framework of Shakespeare's speech...
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4 out of 5 stars
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Where are the female poets?
- By Eleni Rivers on 16-06-2019
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King Richard III
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Geraldine McEwan, Nicholas Farrell, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Written in 1593, King Richard III is one of Shakespeare's earliest plays....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very helpful<br />
- By LYNN JENNINGS on 04-03-2019
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BBC Radio Shakespeare
- The Merchant of Venice (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Warren Mitchell, Martin Jarvis, Samuel West, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3
BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare....
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5 out of 5 stars
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another terrific reading of Shakespeare by the BBC
- By Sophie on 07-08-2016
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Hamlet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 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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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Hamlet, which dates from 1600-1601, is the first in Shakespeare's great series of four tragedies....
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Hamlet
- Shakespeare Appreciated (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- By: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner, and others
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Stephen Elder, Paul Clayton
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Experience Hamlet as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds....
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Henry IV, Part 1
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Jamie Glover, Julian Glover, Richard Griffiths
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
This play introduces Shakespeare's greatest comedic character, the dissolute knight Sir John Falstaff....
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Richard Burton's Hamlet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Richard Burton, a full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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This production of Hamlet, directed by Sir John Gielgud and starring Richard Burton, was recorded in the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre...
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Henry IV (Part 1)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Harry Andrews
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Henry IV, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written no later than 1597....
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The Gap of Time
- The Winter's Tale Retold (Hogarth Shakespeare)
- By: Jeanette Winterson
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe, Mark Bazeley, Penelope Rawlins
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
A black man finds a white baby abandoned in the night. He gathers her up - light as a star - and decides to take her home....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb.
- By Anonymous User on 30-05-2017