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Ishmael, the narrator, tells of the adventures of Captain Ahab in his relentless quest to seek revenge on the white whale that bit off his leg. Full of allegory and symbolism, Moby Dick is an epic tragedy of tremendous dramatic power and narrative drive. This large-scale adaptation, recorded in America, skilfully reproduces the unique mixture of adventure, myth, history, and philosophy in Melville's epic tale.
©2007 BBC Audiobooks Ltd (P)2007 BBC Audiobooks Ltd

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  • Janie Dear
  • 25-08-2018

Herky jerky Moby Dick.

Overly arty adaptation. Soundtrack sometimes obscuring dialogue, story line shifted from original with odd flashbacks, and some key plot points glossed over. Still, Abraham ‘s narration is satisfying. The tone of Melville ‘s classic comes across.

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  • Jack Frasier
  • 22-05-2018

excellent radio drama!

i love these BBC radio dramas of classic literature! always witb an amazing actor like F Murray Abraham and other amazing voice talent. best renditions of classics in both performance and engineering of sound effects and musoc. truly amazing productions!

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  • samantha
  • 07-05-2016

Good but I don't understand why I can't jump

I don't understand why I can't jump to any chapter I want to. it doesn't make any sense at all

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  • M. Hirsi
  • 21-04-2018

Moby Dick the father of all novels

great drama, top narration, well performed
what else can I say about this great BBC drama is nothing but pure joy

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  • Mme Jabini
  • 18-02-2018

A Classic?

Slightly disturbing tale. Although a good dramatisation, I didn't enjoy the story. The characters were interesting and the performance certainly portrayed them extremely well. The music added to the disturbing and haunting atmosphere. If you enjoy this book or style/genre , then you'll like this drama. But it wasn't for me.

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  • Duncan Barrett
  • 20-04-2017

Fantastic radio adaptation

I'm normally a bit wary of radio adaptations as they can be very clunky, but this one brings great drama and atmosphere to the story. An excellent cast, augmented by evocative sound effects and music, and a script which captures the heart of this huge novel in just under three hours. Highly recommended.

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  • Andyjn
  • 25-10-2015

Excellent

This is a well acted, and very entertaining adaptation of the book. I enjoyed it a lot.

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  • Mikey
  • 06-01-2015

Nothing less than 5 stars. Call me, Ishmael..!

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The greatest story ever told, told by the greatest storytellers in the business. BBC drama bring to life the classic tale of madman meeting whale in this epic addition to their drama collection. I would recommend this book to young and old, it's exciting and BBC drama studios did it justice, with whale sounds and eery music injected throughout the listen to add to the atmosphere.



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  • Colin
  • 25-03-2009

An enjoyable adaption of a great story.

This magnificent story is very well told here, well cast and nicely acted. It manages to economically capture the atmosphere of the original book whilst moving the plot along briskly. The sound quality could be better but overall this is a very entertaining listen, and I have no hesitation in recommending it.