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BBC - The Prince - by Niccolo Machiavelli
The Prince - by Niccolo Machiavelli - NEW BBC Radio Audiobook By Niccolo Machiavelli, translated by Peter Constantine, read by Peter Firth with an introduction by BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson.
Peter Firth reads from Peter Constantine's new translation of Niccolo Machiavelli's guidebook on how to seize and maintain political power.
THE BOOK WILL NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL MARCH 11th 2008.
Machiavelli served the Florentine Republic as a secretary and second chancellor at the turn of the 16th century, but was expelled from public life when the Medici family returned to power in 1512. He wrote The Prince in 1513.
Five episodes of approximately 15 minutes each plus the introduction.
Episode 1: Men Must Either Be Flattered or Eliminated
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How to conquer new territory.
Episode 2: The Fox and the Lion
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What are the qualities of a successful leader?
Episode 3: The Uses of War
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And the wisdom of choosing the lesser evil.
Episode 4: On the Uses of Cruelty
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How a successful leader can use cruelty to his advantage.
Episode 5: On the Relationship between the Prince and his Advisers
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On the relationship between the Prince and his advisers, and on how to deal with the power of fortune.
Produced by Elizabeth Burke.
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BBC R3 - Plato's 'The Symposium' (1989) 128/44.1
Description:
BBC R3 - Plato's 'The Symposium'
Translated by Tom Griffith
Adapted by John Theocharis
Music composed and conducted by Christos Pittman
Music Performed by Julian Coward, Roland Gallery, Anne Collis, Jay Goodgrace.
Directed by John Theocharis
Broadcast March 31, 1989
Coded from tape at 128/44.1
A dialogue on the nature of love.
Friends of the tragic poet Agathon celebrate his success at the drama festival.
After the party, a few intimates dine together to talk rather than drink. The subject
is Eros. The evening develops into a series of speeches in praise of love.
This is the way to make Plato palatable.
Cast
Socrates - Leo McKern
Aristophanes - Martin Jarvis
Alcibiades - Paul Shelley
Agathorn - Robert Daws
Pausanius - John Rye
Eryximachus - Michael Deacon
Phaedrus - Steve Hodson
Aristodemus - Michael Tudor Barnes
Servant - Richard Tate
Revellers - David Goodland, Paul Gregory, Steven Harrold, Peter Graze.
More Revellers - Richard Pearce, John Samson, William Simons.
The songs are settings of poems by Anachreon and Plato
BBC R3 - Plato's 'The Symposium'
Translated by Tom Griffith
Adapted by John Theocharis
Music composed and conducted by Christos Pittman
Music Performed by Julian Coward, Roland Gallery, Anne Collis, Jay Goodgrace.
Directed by John Theocharis
Broadcast March 31, 1989
Coded from tape at 128/44.1
A dialogue on the nature of love.
Friends of the tragic poet Agathon celebrate his success at the drama festival.
After the party, a few intimates dine together to talk rather than drink. The subject
is Eros. The evening develops into a series of speeches in praise of love.
This is the way to make Plato palatable.
Cast
Socrates - Leo McKern
Aristophanes - Martin Jarvis
Alcibiades - Paul Shelley
Agathorn - Robert Daws
Pausanius - John Rye
Eryximachus - Michael Deacon
Phaedrus - Steve Hodson
Aristodemus - Michael Tudor Barnes
Servant - Richard Tate
Revellers - David Goodland, Paul Gregory, Steven Harrold, Peter Graze.
More Revellers - Richard Pearce, John Samson, William Simons.
The songs are settings of poems by Anachreon and Plato
http://rapidshare.com/files/173609965/Symposium.rar
BBC R4 - Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
Adapted by Christopher Denys
Music by Elizabeth Parker & Keith Williams
Narration by Freddie Jones
Produced by Janet Whitaker
Broadcast December 25, 1991
Coded from tape at 128/44.1
Cast
Timothy Bateson
Andrew Wincott
Anna Wing
Danielle Allan
Danny Schiller
Douglas Hodge
Elizabeth Lindsay
Emma Gregory
Hugo Mendez
Ian Lindsay
Joanna Myers
Maxine Audley
Michael Gough
Peter Woodthorpe
Petra Markham
Robert Eddison
Ronald Herdman
Terence Edmond
Timothy Carlton
Vivian Pickles
Music by Elizabeth Parker & Keith Williams
Narration by Freddie Jones
Produced by Janet Whitaker
Broadcast December 25, 1991
Coded from tape at 128/44.1
Cast
Timothy Bateson
Andrew Wincott
Anna Wing
Danielle Allan
Danny Schiller
Douglas Hodge
Elizabeth Lindsay
Emma Gregory
Hugo Mendez
Ian Lindsay
Joanna Myers
Maxine Audley
Michael Gough
Peter Woodthorpe
Petra Markham
Robert Eddison
Ronald Herdman
Terence Edmond
Timothy Carlton
Vivian Pickles
http://rapidshare.com/files/173836057/ChristmasCarol.rar
Password: SantaClaus.WBB
The Odyssey - a radio play by Yuri Rasovsky
A dramatization for radio in eight one-hour episodes
written and directed by Yuri Rasovsky
A National Radio Theatre presentation
Documentary production: Kerry Frumkin
Original music: Eric Salzman
Sound: Richard Fairbanks
When this groundbreaking serialized dramatization premiered on radio,
critics were unanimous in their praise, calling it "a feast for the
ears" and "a magnificent blend of scholarship and showmanship." It won
numerous honors including the George Foster Peabody Award, the Pulitzer
Prize of broadcasting. Now, twenty years after its first airing, Blackstone
Audio is pleased to present this outstanding production, dramatized
here with intermittent discussions by classical scholars.
The 2,600-year-old poem tells of a man, a hero of cunning rather than
brawn, who inhabits three worlds: the world of his own reality, the
world of the gods and demigods, and the world of magic and monsters.
The interweaving of these three worlds contributes significantly to
the delight that The Odyssey has inspired throughout the ages.
"The adaptation and writing are superb, the sound effects and music
are layered in subtly and effectively, and the fine acting humanizes
a challenging classic....The episodes have a richness that invites a
second hearing. The series is a rare and wonderful blend of storytelling,
drama, and learning."AudioFile
"This national Radio Theatre presentation by fifteen consummate actors
is unique and wonderful." KLIATT
written and directed by Yuri Rasovsky
A National Radio Theatre presentation
Documentary production: Kerry Frumkin
Original music: Eric Salzman
Sound: Richard Fairbanks
When this groundbreaking serialized dramatization premiered on radio,
critics were unanimous in their praise, calling it "a feast for the
ears" and "a magnificent blend of scholarship and showmanship." It won
numerous honors including the George Foster Peabody Award, the Pulitzer
Prize of broadcasting. Now, twenty years after its first airing, Blackstone
Audio is pleased to present this outstanding production, dramatized
here with intermittent discussions by classical scholars.
The 2,600-year-old poem tells of a man, a hero of cunning rather than
brawn, who inhabits three worlds: the world of his own reality, the
world of the gods and demigods, and the world of magic and monsters.
The interweaving of these three worlds contributes significantly to
the delight that The Odyssey has inspired throughout the ages.
"The adaptation and writing are superb, the sound effects and music
are layered in subtly and effectively, and the fine acting humanizes
a challenging classic....The episodes have a richness that invites a
second hearing. The series is a rare and wonderful blend of storytelling,
drama, and learning."AudioFile
"This national Radio Theatre presentation by fifteen consummate actors
is unique and wonderful." KLIATT
http://rapidshare.com/files/166917136/Odyssey.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/166917008/Odyssey.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/166916849/Odyssey.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/166917008/Odyssey.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/166916849/Odyssey.part3.rar
BBC R3 - Oscar Wilde's 'An Ideal Husband' 128/44.1
Description:
BBC R3 - Oscar Wilde's 'An Ideal Husband'
Directed by David Timson
Broadcast June 17, 2007
Coded from tape at 128/44.1
Wilde using wit and charm to beat the unprincipled and their
doings in high places. Sadly for Wilde, these weapons were
inadequate to keep them out of his life.
Cast
Sir Robert Chiltern - Alex Jennings
The Earl of Caversham - Geoffrey Palmer
Viscount Goring - Jasper Britton
Lady Chiltern - Emma Fielding
Lady Markby - Sara Kestelman
Miss Mabel Chiltern - Joanna Page
Mrs Cheveley - Janet McTeer
Vicomte De Nanjac - Oliver de Sueur
Mrs Marchmont - Patience Tomlinson
Countess of Basildon - Lucy Whybrow
Mr Montford/James - John Cummins
Phipps - Hugh ~censored~
Mason - Derek Beard
BBC R3 - Oscar Wilde's 'An Ideal Husband'
Directed by David Timson
Broadcast June 17, 2007
Coded from tape at 128/44.1
Wilde using wit and charm to beat the unprincipled and their
doings in high places. Sadly for Wilde, these weapons were
inadequate to keep them out of his life.
Cast
Sir Robert Chiltern - Alex Jennings
The Earl of Caversham - Geoffrey Palmer
Viscount Goring - Jasper Britton
Lady Chiltern - Emma Fielding
Lady Markby - Sara Kestelman
Miss Mabel Chiltern - Joanna Page
Mrs Cheveley - Janet McTeer
Vicomte De Nanjac - Oliver de Sueur
Mrs Marchmont - Patience Tomlinson
Countess of Basildon - Lucy Whybrow
Mr Montford/James - John Cummins
Phipps - Hugh ~censored~
Mason - Derek Beard
http://rapidshare.com/files/175011846/BBC_Ideal_Husband.rar
BBC7 - The Picture of Dorian Grey
Drama
160kbps stereo mp3
Drama
160kbps stereo mp3
Description:
The Picture of Dorian Gray.
`If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old... I would give my soul for that.' Oscar Wilde's famous novel of a spoilt hedonist who, Faust-like, makes a foolish wish, the granting of which destroys him. Dramatised by Nick McCarty. With Jamie Glover, Ian McDiarmid and Steven Pacey. Director: Gordon House. Two hour-long episodes.
The Picture of Dorian Gray.
`If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old... I would give my soul for that.' Oscar Wilde's famous novel of a spoilt hedonist who, Faust-like, makes a foolish wish, the granting of which destroys him. Dramatised by Nick McCarty. With Jamie Glover, Ian McDiarmid and Steven Pacey. Director: Gordon House. Two hour-long episodes.
http://rapidshare.com/files/190568335/1_-_The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/190574681/1_-_The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/190574681/1_-_The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray.part2.rar
BBC7 - A Woman of No Importance
Drama
160kbps stereo mp3
Drama
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Diana Rigg, Martin Jarvis and Annette Crosby star in Oscar Wilde's tale of social scandal.
A Woman of No Importance primarily focuses on the differences between men and women and, more importantly, the way in which Victorian society treated its ladies. Wilde shows feminist leanings as he attacks the injustice of a society that condemns a "fallen" woman while admiring the cause of her downfall. A Woman of No Importance is a great reminder of how good Oscar Wilde is. He writes beautifully in both comic and (sometimes melo)dramatic mode and his main characters are memorable. A 90 minute play.
A Woman of No Importance primarily focuses on the differences between men and women and, more importantly, the way in which Victorian society treated its ladies. Wilde shows feminist leanings as he attacks the injustice of a society that condemns a "fallen" woman while admiring the cause of her downfall. A Woman of No Importance is a great reminder of how good Oscar Wilde is. He writes beautifully in both comic and (sometimes melo)dramatic mode and his main characters are memorable. A 90 minute play.
http://rapidshare.com/files/190594397/2_-_A_Woman_of_No_Importance.rar
The Importance Of Being Earnest
What is the secret allure of the name Ernest? Written just over 100 years ago, Oscar Wilde's most famous play was described by its author as a trivial comedy for serious people'. It's a mixture of the usual comic ploys of mistaken identity, thwarted romance, and a happy ending, but what makes this play a classic is Wilde's epigrams, whizzing dialogue, and the monstrous character Lady Bracknell, played in this BBC production by Dame Judi Dench. With Martin Clunes and Sir Michael Hordern. A Two hour play.
http://rapidshare.com/files/190623768/3_-_The_Importance_of_Being_Ernest.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/190631130/3_-_The_Importance_of_Being_Ernest.part2.rar
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BBC R4 - Oscar Wilde's 'The Canterville Ghost'
Adapted by Nick Maccarty Produced by Hamish Wilson
Broadcast December 31, 1992
Coded at 128/44.1
Thanks to Usenet for this file
Humerous morality tale about a ghost
who is losing his power to scare.
Cast
Edward Petherbridge
Angus Mcinness
Gwyneth Guthrie
Mary Riggins
Rose Mcbain
Ann Marie Zola
Anthony Cochrane
Raymond Ross
John Buick
Paul Birchyard
Ally Walton
http://rapidshare.com/files/190665999/BBC_R4_-_The_Canterville_Ghost.rar
Casanova - by Ian Kelly - NEW BBC Radio Audiobook - chepos
Benedict Cumberbatch reads from Ian Kelly's fascinating biography of the world's most famous lover and libertine. Published by Hodder & Stoughton on 26 Jun 2008.
Giacomo Casanova: one of the most beguiling and controversial individuals of his or any age. Braggart or perfect lover? Conman or genius? He made and lost fortunes, founded two state lotteries, wrote various plays, philosophical and mathematical treatises, opera libretti, poetry, and forty-two books. His 3,600 pages of memoirs recorded hundreds of meals as well, of course, as his affairs and sexual encounters with dozens of women and a handful of men and have bought him two centuries of notoriety.
Now, in CASANOVA, Ian Kelly reveals previously unpublished documents by Giacomo himself, as well as his friends and lovers, which give new insights into his life and his world. From his devotion to the Kaballah to his collaboration with Mozart on his opera Don Giovanni, from his vast appetite for food and sex to his training for priesthood, this is the fascinating story of an icon of his age and ours.
Reviews:
`Ian Kelly has taken on a tremendous challenge and produced a great blast of a book, packed with energy and information, marinated in sympathy and understanding, and rippling with enthusiasm right down to the final footnote.` - Telegraph
`Where others have berated Casanova for exaggeration, inaccuracy or manifest error, Kelly extends him imaginative sympathy...he does provide a surprisingly intimate sense of what Casanova was like.` - The Times
`enthralling new biography puts us right. . . It is hard to conceive of a juicier, more informative account of social and sexual mores of 18th century Europe.` - Daily Mail
Five episodes of approximately 15 minutes each.
Episode 1:
Born into a notorious family of actors in Venice, Giacomo Casanova is never far from the stage door. His parents think the sickly, abnormally self-obsessed young boy will die young, and send him out of the city for his health. Within a few years, Casanova returns to Venice, now a tall, handsome, dashing young man, with a string of potential mistresses, and a somewhat unlikely career in the Church.
Episode 2:
When Casanova's scandalous affair with a married woman becomes the talk of Rome, he is encouraged to leave the city. Before long the unlikely cleric is embarking upon a trip to Constantinople, where the delights of the harem lead him into uncharted waters.
Episode 3:
Casanova inveigles himself into the lavish court of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour at Versailles, where he immediately gains something of a reputation. After causing something of a stir, he finds himself without income or employment. He decides to return to Venice, where an affair with an enigmatic masked nun brings him to the attention of the Venetian Inquisition.
Episode 4:
Casanova arrives in London, a city in the midst of a craze for Venetian masquerades. Using all his wit and charm, he finds himself rubbing shoulders with high society. But when he unexpectedly falls for the city's most infamous courtesan, her endless refusals drive him to distraction. He finds himself with lead weights in his pockets, contemplating the murky waters of the Thames.
Episode 5:
Hoping to try his luck at the court of Catherine the Great, Casanova accepts an invitation to a masked Venetian ball at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg. His introduction to the Tsarina proves fruitless and he moves on to Poland, where a duel boosts his reputation. But Casanova is no longer a young man, and soon he begins to reflect on his own mortality.
Produced by Duncan Minshull.
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BBC The Mayor of Casterbridge 2008
Description: Classic Serial - The Mayor Of Casterbridge
An all-star cast illuminates this new dramatisation of one of the best known of Thomas Hardy's novels, The Mayor Of Casterbridge.
One drunken night at a fair, Michael Henchard auctions off his wife, Susan, and their baby daughter to a sailor for five guineas. In the sober light of day, Henchard's terrible realisation of what he has done compels him to swear an oath to abstain from alcohol for 21 years and he sets about the fruitless task of searching for his wife and child.
Eighteen years later, Henchard, now a successful corn merchant and the Mayor of Casterbridge, gets the chance to make amends when Susan and Elizabeth-Jane unexpectedly walk back into his life.
Friendship and rivalry, lies and revelations, love and loss, unexpected arrivals and sad departures weave their way through Henchard's dramatic and tragic life.
The Mayor of Casterbridge is dramatised by Helen Edmundson, whose recent work includes dramatisations of War And Peace for Shared Experience and Coram Boy for the National Theatre.
1/3. Michael Henchard spends his life trying to atone for the terrible action that led to the loss of his wife and child. But no matter how hard he tries to conceal it, his past refuses to be buried.
Michael Henchard ........................... John Lynch
Elizabeth-Jane ............................ Ruth Wilson
Donald Farfrae ........................... Paul Higgins
Furmity woman ............................ Maggie Steed
Susan Henchard .............................. Olwen May
Abel Whittle .............................. Burn Gorman
Jopp .................................... Conrad Nelson
Newson ................................ Jonathan Keeble
Solomon Longways ........................ Russell Dixon
Christopher Coney ....................... David Fielder
Mother Cuxsom .............................. Sue Ryding
Martha .............................. Vashti Maclachlan
Directed by Nadia Molinari.
2/3. Henchard attempts to hold his life together despite painful revelations and the unexpected arrival of someone from his past.
Michael Henchard ........................... John Lynch
Elizabeth-Jane ............................ Ruth Wilson
Donald Farfrae ........................... Paul Higgins
Lucetta ................................. Emma Fielding
Furmity Woman ............................ Maggie Steed
Susan Henchard .............................. Olwen May
Abel Whittle .............................. Burn Gorman
Jopp .................................... Conrad Nelson
Solomon Longways ........................ Russell Dixon
Mother Cuxsom .............................. Sue Ryding
Phoebe .................................... Lorna Lewis
Director Nadia Molinari.
3/3. Henchard sets about rebuilding his life but the appearance of a stranger in Casterbridge threatens to unravel everything.
Michael Henchard ........................... John Lynch
Elizabeth-Jane ............................ Ruth Wilson
Donald Farfrae ........................... Paul Higgins
Lucetta ................................. Emma Fielding
Furmity Woman ............................ Maggie Steed
Abel Whittle .............................. Burn Gorman
Jopp .................................... Conrad Nelson
Newson ................................ Jonathan Keeble
Solomon Longways ........................ Russell Dixon
Christopher Coney ....................... David Fielder
Mother Cuxsom .............................. Sue Ryding
Martha .............................. Vashti Maclachlan
Phoebe .................................... Lorna Lewis
Director Nadia Molinari.
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Love in a Cold Climate - by Nancy Mitford - BBC Radio Comic Drama - cheops
Love in a Cold Climate - by Nancy Mitford - BBC Radio Comic Drama - cheops Love in a Cold Climate is a novel by Nancy Mitford, first published in 1949. The title is a direct quotation from George Orwell's novel "Keep The Aspidistra Flying" (1936).
Dramatised by Claire Luckham in 1999 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the novel's publication.
An invitation to a grand party at Hampton, home of the fabulously wealthy Montdores and their beautiful daughter Polly, brings Fanny straight into the world of the aristocracy, and in and out of love when the temperature drops...
One episode of approximately 90 minutes.
With:
Amanda Root (Fanny)
Barbara Jefford (Lady Montdore)
Teresa Gallagher (Polly)
Tessa Worsley (Aunt Sadie)
William Hope (Cedric)
Jenny Howe (Veronica Chaddesley-Corbett)
Ifan Meredith (Uncle Matthew)
Sara-Jane Holm (Jassy)
Patience Tomlinson (Aunt Emily)
John Strickland (Uncle Davie)
Tilly Gaunt (Victoria)
Stephen Crichlow (Boy Dougdale)
Tom Beard (Alfred)
Directed by Marion Nancarrow.Type : mpeg 1 layer III
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Frequency : 44100 Hz
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http://rapidshare.com/files/190755842/Love_in_a_Cold_Climate_-_by_Nancy_Mitford_-_BBC_Radio_Comic_Drama_-_cheops.rar
TREASURE ISLAND by Robert Louis Stevenson - BBC Radio Full Cast Drama - cheops
TREASURE ISLAND by Robert Louis Stevenson - BBC Radio Full Cast Drama - cheops Young Jim Hawkins finds himself aboard ship in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story of adventure on the high seas.
Dramatised by John Scotney - one episode of approx 90 minutes.
With:
Peter Jeffrey.....Long John Silver
Ben Rodska.....Jim Hawkins
Hugh Paddick.....Ben Gunn
John Moffat.....Squire Trelawny
Geoffrey Whitehead.....Dr Livesey
Stephen Thorne.....Captain Smollet
and - Wally K Daly as `Captain Flint` the Parrot....(!)
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Ashenden - Gentleman Spy - by W Somerset Maugham - BBC Radio Audiobook - cheops
Ashenden - Gentleman Spy - by W Somerset Maugham - BBC Radio Audiobook - cheops Alex Jennings reads Somerset Maugham's series of short stories, based on his own experiences during the First World War and featuring Ashenden, recruited by the British Secret Service as a spy.
Abridged by Neville Teller the producer was Eoin O'Callaghan and it was an original BBC 7 commission.
Five episodes of approximately thirty minutes each.
Episode 1: 'R'
Ashenden is recruited into the Secret Service by 'R', on an entirely 'non-attributable' basis.
Episode 2: Miss King
Ashenden, evading the Swiss police, is called to the deathbed of Miss King, who has information she is desperate to impart.
Episode 3: Giulia Lazzari
Determined to entrap a renowned traitor, Ashenden co-opts a dancer.
Episode 4: The Traitor
Ashenden unearths a plot by the Germans to infiltrate an Englishman, Caypor, into England as a spy.
Episode 5: Mr Harrington's Washing
Ashenden encounters an American who refuses to defer to the Bolsheviks, with ugly consequences.
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BBC R4 - Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland' 128/44.1 sp7
Description: BBC R4 - Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland'
Adapted by Hattie Naylor
Music by Elizabeth Parker
Produced by Sally Avens
Broadcast December 22 & 29, 1996
Coded from tape at 128/44.1
Alice's strange experience's underground.
Cast
Sarah-Jane Holm - Alice
David Bamber - White Rabbit
Roy Hudd - Mad Hatter
Mary Wimbush - Queen of Hearts
Stephen Thorne - Dodo
Robert Harper - Dormouse
Ron Cook - Caterpillar
Toby Longworth - March Hare
Ann Beach - Cream Cake
Mark Bonnar - Mouse
Keith Drinkel - Cupboard
http://rapidshare.com/files/190831412/BBC_R4_-_Alice_In_Wonderland.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/190832140/BBC_R4_-_Alice_In_Wonderland.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/190832140/BBC_R4_-_Alice_In_Wonderland.part2.rar
BBC R4 - Lewis Carroll's 'Through The Looking Glass & What Alice Found There'
BBC R4 - Lewis Carroll's 'Through The Looking Glass & What Alice Found There' Adapted by Hattie Naylor.
Directed by Marion Nancarrow
Broadcast in two parts December 10 & 17, 2000
Coded from tape at 128/44.1
Alice's adventures in the topsy turvy mirror world.
Cast includes
Natasha Barnes
Bernard Hepton
John Bird
John Fortune
Windsor Davis
Ken Campbell
Brian Murphey
http://rapidshare.com/files/190855666/BBC_R4_-_Through_The_Looking_Glass.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/190856277/BBC_R4_-_Through_The_Looking_Glass.part2.rar
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - (2008) [BBC Radio (MP3 192kbps)]
Classic Serial: The Hunchback of Notre Dame 30-11-2008 - 07-11-2008 Alex Bulmer's dramatisation of Victor Hugo's novel, in which a Gypsy girl captures the heart of Quasimodo, who lives hidden away in the bell towers of Notre Dame. The tale of love, betrayal and bravery is produced in a collaboration between BBC Radio Drama and Graeae, a disabled-led theatre company.
From The Radio Times
The 1939 film version of Victor Hugo's gothic tale of love and betrayal turned deformed, deaf bell-ringer Quasimodo (played by Charles Laughton) into something of an iconic figure, mainly because of his misshapen appearance. However, this unusually faithful collaboration - between Radio 4 and disabled-led theatre company Graeae - places Quasimodo's deafness at the centre of his existence, as emphasised by the character's dialogue with himself as he tries to understand the chaos around him. David Bower (best known for playing Hugh Grant's younger brother in Four Weddings anda Funeral) brings a vivid authenticity to his role as the tortured but noble hunchback who battles heroically to save beautiful gypsy girl Esmeralda (Candis Nergaard) from danger. Notably, this is the first time in a broadcast piece that Quasimodo has been played by a deaf actor.
-- Jeremy Aspinall
1/2 Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer, hides away in the bell tower of Notre Dame Cathedral, friendless and ashamed of his appearance. When the bewitching gypsy Esmeralda arrives in Paris, Quasimodo falls in love with her from afar.
Quasimodo ...................................... David Bower
Esmerelda .................................. Candis Nergaard
Frollo ......................................... Kevin Doyle
Madame Poutine ................................. Susan Twist
Madame La Fayette ................................. Rita May
Phoebus ...................................... Joseph Kloska
Mikael Leduc ................................ Roger Morlidge
George ........................................ Garry Robson
Guillaume ..................................... Terence Mann
Directed by Polly Thomas.
2/2 Alex Bulmer's dramatisation of Victor Hugo's novel, in which a gypsy girl captures the heart of a deformed bell-ringer. The tale of love, betrayal and bravery is produced in a collaboration between BBC Radio Drama and Graeae, a theatre company for people with disabilities.
Quasimodo ...................................... David Bower
Esmerelda .................................. Candis Nergaard
Frollo ......................................... Kevin Doyle
Madame Poutine ................................. Susan Twist
Madame La Fayette ................................. Rita May
Phoebus ...................................... Joseph Kloska
Mikael Leduc ................................ Roger Morlidge
George ........................................ Garry Robson
Guillaume ..................................... Terence Mann
Directed by Polly Thomas.
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BBC Radio 3 Drama - Lewis Carroll - The Hunting Of The Snark [Snuffbox]
The Hunting of The Snark 'An Agony in Eight Fits' by Lewis Carroll.
A surreal odyssey in which a bizarre group of characters set off in search of the elusive and mysterious Snark.
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care;
They pursued it with forks and hope;
They threatened its life with a railway share;
They charmed it with smiles and soap ...
Ever since Lewis Carroll's nonsense epic appeared in 1876, readers have joined his ten-man Snark-hunting crew and pursued the search with great enthusiasm. What are they hunting for? What is the Snark? Numerous theories have been proposed. Carroll himself provides a helpful preface to the poem and is recorded as having explained to one reader: 'In answer to your question, 'What did you mean the Snark was?' will you tell your friend that I meant that the Snark was a Boojum. I trust that she and you will now feel quite satisfied and happy'.
More info ->
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There are two programmes here : the first is an in-depth documentary, and the second is a dramatisation of the poem, with a strong cast led by Alan Bennett. Both are approx. 30 minutes.
The dramatisation is 'arranged by Michael Bakewell for five voices' :
The Narrator : Alan Bennett
The Bellman : Paul Daneman
The Baker : David Collings
The Butcher : David King
The Snark : Peter Penry-Jones
Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 4th May 1992 [according to the info included with the files].
These are not my recordings - I found them on an OTR website, so many thanks to the anonymous contributer. Edit : many, many thanks to spafon7e, no longer anonymous ...
Note : there was also a dramatisation by Dylan Riton, featuring Nigel Anthony and David Bamber, broadcast as BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Play on 27th December 2000. Does anybody have this?
Electronic versions of the text are freely available on various websites. One of the best presented, including the original illustrations by Henry Holiday, is eBooks@Adelaide at Adelaide University. Direct link to the text ->
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Jules Verne - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea From BBC7. Written by Jules Verne; Read by Ray Fearon. 128kbps. Abridged.
French naturalist Dr Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down a sea monster, only to discover instead the Nautilus, a self-contained world built by its enigmatic captain. Together Nemo and Aronnax explore the underwater marvels - but Nemo's mission is one of revenge - and his methods coldly efficient.
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Tom Brown's Schooldays - BBC Radio Full Cast Drama - cheops
Tom Brown's Schooldays - BBC Radio Full Cast Drama - cheops By Thomas Hughes, dramatised by Joe Dunlop.
A classic of Victorian literature, and one of the earliest books written specifically for boys, Tom Brown's Schooldays has long had an influence well beyond the middle-class, public school world that it describes. An active social reformer, Hughes wrote with a freshness, a lack of cant, and a kind, relaxed tolerance which keeps this novel refreshingly distinct from other schoolboy adventures.
Two episodes of approximately one hour each.
Episode 1:
It is the autumn of 1835 and 12-year-old Tom Brown arrives at Rugby school, eager to take part in school life. But Flashman and his cronies have other ideas.
Episode 2:
Tom's career at Rugby comes to a premature end, but Dr Arnold has a plan.
With:
Robert Hardy
Tom Huntingford
Henry Peters
Jordon Copel
Directed by Chris Wallis.
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Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights - BBC Radio Full-Cast Drama - cheops
Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights - BBC Radio Full-Cast Drama - cheops A tale of passion and brutality on the Yorkshire moors...
Published a year before her death at the age of thirty, Emily Bronte's only novel is set in the wild, bleak Yorkshire Moors. Depicting the stormy relationship of Cathy and Heathcliff, Wuthering Heights creates a world of its own, conceived with an instinct for poetry and for the dark depths of human psychology. This full-cast epic features all of the quality and high production values associated with BBC Radio dramatizations.
"The sound effects of this production create a completely absorbing experience. Appropriately haunting pieces of music connect the episodes, and the ensemble cast is perfectly matched to deliver the characters of The Grange and Wuthering Heights." (Audiofile)
Dramatised by Bryony Lavery and produced by Janet Whitaker.
Five episodes of approximately one hour each in high quality MP3.
Episode 1:
Mr Lockwood meets the strange haunted household at Wuthering Heights, and learns how Heathcliff arrived there.
Episode 2:
Heathcliff is already plotting his revenge on Hindley for his degradation, but it now tears Cathy and him apart.
Episode 3:
Heathcliff runs off with Isabella, leaving Cathy seriously ill, after she has confessed she loves Heathcliff and not Edgar.
Episode 4:
Sixteen years have passed since Cathy's death and her daughter Catherine is now 16. But Heathcliff's revenge is taking effect.
Episode 5:
Nelly Dean concludes her story to Mr Lockwood.
With:
John Duttine and Amanda Root play Heathcliff and Cathy, with Emma Fielding, Sharon Duce, Gary Cady and Paul Rhys. The director was Janet Whitaker. Other members of the cast include: John Turner, Geoffrey Whitehead, Steve Hodson, David Collings, Jonathan Keeble, John Hartley, Becky Hindley, Tessa Worsley, Patience Tomlinson, Jilly Bond, Sheridan Smith , Daniel Evans, James Cohen, Emily Watson, Liam Barr, Kirsty Adams, Felix Bell, Ryan Tebbut, Atase Mora and Naomi Bell.Type : mpeg 1 layer III
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BBC7 Mark Twain - The Prince and the Pauper
From BBC7. Written by Mark Twain; Read by Jason Isaacs. 128kbps. Abridged. Tom Canty and Edward Tudor could have been identical twins. Their birthdays and their faces match, but there the likeness stops. For Edward is prince, heir to King Henry VIII of England, whilst Tom is a miserable pauper. But fate intervenes, and their identities become confused. Soon the prince is thrown out of the palace in rags, leaving ignorant Tom to play the part of a royal prince.
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BBC Radio 4 Drama Serial - Victor Hugo - Les Misérables
Les Misérables Victor Hugo's epic novel dramatised in 25 parts by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and Lin Coghlan.
‘He was no longer Jean Valjean, but No. 24601’
Victor Hugo’s tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience, when, owing to a case of mistaken identity, another man is arrested in his place; and by the relentless investigations of the dogged policeman Javert. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine, driven to prostitution by poverty. A compelling and compassionate view of the victims of early nineteenth-century French society, Les Misérables is a novel on an epic scale, moving inexorably from the eve of the battle of Waterloo to the July Revolution of 1830.
You can download the free ebook from Project Gutenberg :
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5 omnibus episodes of approx. 70 minutes each for a more meaty helping. [So far as I can tell, nothing has been cut for the omnibus episodes].
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 'Woman's Hour Drama' from 31st November 2001 to 1st February 2002. Recorded from BBC 7 in November 2008.
Cast : [thanks to Donleavy]
Victor Hugo : Joss Ackland
Jean Valjean : Roger Allam
Inspector Javert : David Schofield
Cosette : Lucy Whybrow
Marius Pontmercy : Jonathan Forbes
Thénardier : Henry Goodman
Monsieur Gillenormand : Leslie Phillips
Éponine : Patsy Palmer
Fantine : Emily Bruni
Fauchelevent : Sean Baker
Toussaint : Annette Badland
Maboeuf : Timothy Bateson
Bishop Myriel : David De Keyser
Mme Thenardier : Jane Whittenshaw
Mme Magloire : Marlene Sidaway
Mme Victurien : Elizabeth Bennett
Gervais And Child : David Hambridge
Young Cosette : Sophie Shad
Sister Simplice : Carolyn Pickles
Cochepaille : Struan Rodger
Mme Gillenormand : Shuna Snow
Azelma : Helen Longworth
Gavroche : Leagh Conwell
Grantaire : Ewan Bailey
Combeferre : Carl Prekopp
Enjolras : Peter Darney
Fricasse : Sarah Paul
Produced by Jeremy Mortimer.
Episode 01 : Shunned on leaving jail, Jean Valjean is tempted back into crime.
Episode 02 : Jean Valjean has broken the terms of his parole, and is on the run.
Episode 03 : Jean Valjean is now known as Monsieur Madeleine and has risen to be mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer.
Episode 04 : Inspector Javert breaks the news to Monsieur Madeleine that 'Jean Valjean' has been arrested in Arras.
Episode 05 : There's uproar in Arras as the real Jean Valjean reveals his identity. Fantine is dangerously ill.
Episode 06 : Jean Valjean sets out to rescue Cosette from the clutches of the Thenardiers.
Episode 07 : Jean Valjean and Cosette arrive in Paris to start a new life, but Valjean's past catches up with him.
Episode 08 : A plan to smuggle Jean Valjean out of the convent hits a snag - will he end up six feet under?
Episode 09 : Marius learns of his father's bravery at Waterloo and realises he has been living a lie.
Episode 10 : Marius finds student life is both happy and harsh. Valjean and Cosette have a tough decision to make.
Episode 11 : The two threads finally meet as Marius spots Cosette and is smitten. But Valjean is nervous.
Episode 12 : Watched by Marius, the scheming Thenardiers hatch a plot to catch Jean Valjean.
Episode 13 : Valjean is in mortal danger. Will Marius save him - and betray the memory of his father?
Episode 14 : Will Eponine play an unlikely Cupid and bring Marius and Cosette together at last?
Episode 15 : It's a stifling Parisian summer. Love, crime and simmering revolution make a heady mix.
Episode 16 : Will the love between Marius and Cosette survive when Valjean leaves for England?
Episode 17 : There are personal and political upheavals as revolution starts and Valjean confronts Cosette's love for Marius.
Episode 18 : Marius discovers a spy. Valjean sets out to save Marius and secure his daughter's happiness.
Episode 19 : Marius and the rebels face the power of the French cannons. Valjean and Inspector Javert come face to face.
Episode 20 : With Marius in his arms and barely alive, Valjean struggles to find a way out of the Parisian sewers.
Episode 21 : Valjean's life lies in Javert's hands. He begs for Marius to be returned to his Grandfather.
Episode 22 : Marius recovers slowly and suffers terrible nightmares. Cosette is convinced he has died at the barricades.
Episode 23 : Marius and Cosette's wedding day arrives. But Thenardier waits for them outside the church.
Episode 24 : Valjean, tortured by memories, feels he must tell Marius about his criminal past.
Episode 25 : As Thenardier attempts to blackmail Marius, can there be a final reconciliation for Valjean and Cosette?
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The Last of the Mohicans
The Epic Adventure by J. Fenimore Cooper. Set amidst the struggle between the British and the French for control of North America, J. Fenimore Cooper's epic adventure stars Michael Feast as Hawkeye, the American scout who lived alongside the American Indians whilst fighting for the British.
First transmitted in November 1995
One M4B audiobook file containing two episodes of approximately one hour each with cover-image incorporated.
With:
Michael Feast
Philip Franks
Helen McCrory
Naomi Radcliffe.
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Length : 1 hour 53 minutes
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BBC Radio 4 Drama - The Ladykillers [upgrade] [Snuffbox]
The Ladykillers Dramatisation by Bruce Bedford of the Ealing comedy The Ladykillers screenplay by William Rose.
As the Boccherini minuet tinkled out, Mrs Wilberforce suffered a sweet, sad spasm of nostalgia. Her father, she said, had engaged a string quartet for her 21st birthday party, and, as they played that very tune, news came that the old Queen had died, and the party broke up. "All that time ago," she sighed, "in Pangbourne."
For some of us, the Boccherini will always mean The Ladykillers (R4), the best of the Ealing comedies. Adapted by Bruce Bedford for the 'Cinema 100' season, it lost nothing in translation to radio.
The story is all bizarre logic and gentle humour: Mrs Wilberforce, old and widowed, has settled in the doubtful purlieus of King's Cross with her parrot, General Gordon. Unwittingly, she helps a gang of thieves to rob a van: when she realises what they've done, she insists that they own up. In their increasingly desperate attempts to bump her off they all perish, and she is left explaining to a sceptical policeman that she possesses pounds 60,000 of someone else's money, handily concealed in a cello case. Indulgently, he tells her to toddle off and spend it; in a moment of sublime recklessness, she decides to abandon her nasty old umbrella.
The desperadoes were led by an urbane Edward Petherbridge as the Professor, while Mrs W herself was the utterly delightful Margot Boyd (whose day-job, as Marjorie Antrobus, is keeping members of The Archers in order). Her unfailing trust in the good nature of the villains leads to an enchanting scene when they find themselves attending a tea party for her friends Lettice and Constance. "You pedal the pianola beautifully, Professor," she coos, as the parrot, played with cackling gusto by Johnny Morris, squawks malevolently: "Swab the decks! Man the guns!" [The Independent]
Trivia : Brian Perkins announces the author of the original screenplay as Edward Rose ... tut-tut, lax standards at Auntie.
Approx 90 minutes. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 13 January 1996. Recorded from BBC 7 in 2008.
Professor Marcus : Edward Petherbridge
Mrs. Wilberforce : Margot Boyd
Major Courtney : Donald Sinden
Louis : Gary Waldhorn
One-Round : Martin Hyder
Harry : Daniel Peacock
Sergeant McDonald : Stratford Johns
Parrot : Johnny Morris
Pianist : Roger Ling
Directed by Andy Jordon
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Narnia - The Magicians Nephew - by CS Lewis - BBC Radio Full Cast Drama - cheops
Narnia - The Magicians Nephew - by CS Lewis - BBC Radio Full Cast Drama - cheops The Magician's Nephew is the epic prequel to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Young Digory is miserable living in London with his eccentric Uncle and Aunt. And why not? His mother is bed-ridden from a terrible disease, and his Uncle Andrew is downright peculiar. But Digory finds hope through his friendship with Polly next door.
One rainy day, they go exploring in the rafters of their townhouses. They want to sneak into the attic of the empty house on the end but instead wind up in Uncle Andrew's secret study. While there, Uncle Andrew tricks them into trying on some strange Rings that he claims are magic.
And they are...
Recorded in London with an all-star cast of England's brightest talent from the stage and screen, an original orchestral score, and cinema-quality digital sound design, this innovative recording provides hours of entertainment for the entire family.
Three episodes of approximately 50 minutes each.
With:
Paul Scofield as the Storyteller
Martin Jarvis as King Lune
David Suchet as Aslan
Elizabeth Counsell as Queen Jadis
Nathaniel Lippiett as Digory
Jessica Fox as Polly
Richard Syms as Uncle Andrew and Panther
Nick Burnell as Bree and Sallowpad
Wendy Craig as Hwin
Jonny Scott as Shasta
Jody Peach as Aravis
Music by John Campbell.
Adapted and directed by Paul McCusker and Philip Glassborow.
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Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe
From BBC7. Written by Daniel Defoe; Read by Daniel Ryan. 128kbps. Children's abridged version. The account of a sailor shipwrecked on a desert island for twenty-eight years, it is also a tale of mythic proportions, an allegory, and a spiritual autobiography.
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J.M. Barrie - Peter Pan (BBC)
From BBC Radio 7. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, December 1995. 128kbps. Dramatised by Philip Glassborow. Starring Toyah Wilcox as Peter Pan, Georgina Cates as Wendy, Ron Moody as Captain Hook and Mr.Darling.
BBC commercial cover included for illustration purposes only.
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The Sorcerers Apprentice - BBC Radio Family Drama - cheops
The Sorcerers Apprentice - BBC Radio Family Drama - cheops (Suitable for younger listeners and adults alike)
By Goethe, adapted by Judith French. The magical story of the apprentice magician left alone in his master's workshop - and the disastrous results which follow.
Judith French's dramatisation re-attaches Goethe's tale to its European roots. The story takes place on Christmas Eve in 16th century Stollenburg. Peter, the Hexenmeister's apprentice, has been left to mind the shop and keep an eye on his master's mischievous daughter and Copernicus, the elderly cat.
Dismayed by missing the festivities, Peter decides to tidy the workshop, go out, and be back in time to pretend he's been there all along. But he fatally reaches for the forbidden book of spells to get everything done. Before long, the shop is under water...
One episode of approximately 45 minutes.
With:
Hexenmeister ...... Paul Rhys
Copernicus ...... Harry Towb
Peter ...... Zac Fox
Broom ...... Nicholas Boulton
Freda ...... Jennifer Veal
Clock ...... Emily Wachter
Music composed by David Pickvance.
Directed by Marc Beeby.
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Prince Caspian - The Return to Narnia - BBC Radio Full Cast Drama - cheops
Prince Caspian - The Return to Narnia - BBC Radio Full Cast Drama - cheops Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensey, the heroes and heroines from `The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe`, return in this fourth installment of C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia series.
The four children are transported from an English train station to an island in the world of Narnia. Though Narnia has been at peace since the children left, it is now under the control of Wicked King Mirax. The youngsters, along with Aslan the great lion, must help young Prince Caspian restore Narnia's glorious past.
This full-cast dramatization adheres closely to the book's text.
Actor Paul Scofield is the "storyteller," and other British actors read the character parts. The production features sound effects and background music, and is a more complete version of the story than the BBC audio production ( Bantam Doubleday, 1998 ). Anyone familiar with `The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe` will enjoy this impressive production.
Four episodes of approximately 45 minutes each.
With:
Paul Scofield as the Storyteller
David Suchet as Aslan
Freddie Findlay as Peter
Katherine Suchet as Susan
Matthew White as Edmund
Elizabeth Eaton as Lucy
Richard Suchet as Prince Caspian
Tenniel Evans as Doctor Cornelius
Chris Emmett as Trumpkin
Music by John Campbell
Adapted and directed by Paul McCusker and Philip Glassborow.
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E.T.A. Hoffman - The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (BBC)
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A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving - Audio Drama - BBC R4
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A Prayer For Owen Meany
First broadcast BBC R4 19-01-2009 to 23-01-2009.
Five part adaptation of the John Irving novel, dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths. Beginning in New England in the 1950s, John Wheelwright narrates the story of his friendship with Owen Meany
John ...... Henry Goodman
Owen Meany ...... Toby Jones
Tabitha/Mrs Walker ...... Charlotte Emmerson
Johnny ...... Max Baldry
Grandmother ...... Eleanor Bron
Dan Needham ...... Adam Godley
Mr Chickering ...... Stephen Critchlow
Chief Ben Pike ...... Jonathan Tafler.
1/5 When Owen accidentally kills Johnny's mother with a baseball, can their friendship survive?
2/5. How will Johnny's wild cousins react to meeting his remarkable best friend Owen?
3/5. Owen's roles as the Christ Child and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come cause a stir.
4/5. Owen gets into serious trouble at Gravesend Academy when he challenges authority.
5/5. Johnny cannot understand why Owen is desperate to fight in Vietnam.
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BBC R7 - George Eliot - Mill on the Floss [1-5] - Drama - 128 kbps - msmystery
Description: BBC R7 - THE MILL ON THE FLOSS by George Eliot(2009)
5 episodes x 60 minutes - 128 kbps - 44.1 KHz - stereo - mp3 - msmystery
George Eliot's (Mary Ann Evans) second novel "The Mill on the Floss" was set in the 1820s, after the Napoleonic Wars. Spanning a period of 10 – 15 years, it is the tale of the headstrong Maggie Tulliver and her older brother Tom, from their childhood up until their deaths. First broadcast in 1991, it was directed in Birmingham by Philip Martin.
Michelene Wandor's dramatisation of George Eliot's tale, Maggie Tulliver causes ructions in the family.
01 Boy And Girl - 19.01.09
Maggie Tulliver is a young woman whose aspirations reach beyond her simple rural life, beyond those of Tom, her brother. As she grows up, she struggles to find love and fulfillment amid the restrictive conventions of Victorian society.
02 Home And School - 20.01.09
Will Tulliver's passion for litigation prove to be his undoing?
03 Home And Work - 21.01.09
Tulliver is offered an unlikely escape route from his troubles.
04 Loss And Love - 22.01.09
There's tragedy for the Tullivers
05 Loving And Losing - 23.01.09
Maggie's loyalties are sorely tested in the conclusion of George Eliot's tragic tale.
Cast
Mr. Tulliver....Terry Molloy
Mrs. Tulliver....Tina Grey
Tom Tulliver....Richard Pierce
Young Maggie....Hilary Martin
Maggie Tulliver....Sylvestra LeTouzel
Philip Wakem....Michael Fitzgerald
Mr. Wakem....Roger Hume
Young Lucy....Melissa Katsoulis
Lucy Deane....Moira Leslie
Stephen Guest....Nicholas Gilbrook
Mrs. Deane.....Hedli Niklaus
Mr. Deane.....Michael Kilgariff
Mrs. Glegg....Joyce Gibbs
Mr. Glegg...Jeff Soul
Mrs. Pullet....Heather Barrett
Bob Jakin....Paul Downing
Mr. Moss...Brian Miller
Mrs. Moss...Sunny Ormonde
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Silas Marner by George Eliot - (2004) [BBC Radio (MP3 128kbps )]
Description: Silas Marner - George Elliot
The last radio performance from the late Michael Williams as Silas Marner. With Jenny Agutter and Edward Woodward.
George Elliot's tale of the miserly weaver whose life changes when he has to care for a child.
01 Trials And Tribulations
02 Secrets And Treasures
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A Thousand Splendid Suns - by Khaled Hosseini - BBC Radio Audiobook
A Thousand Splendid Suns - by Khaled Hosseini - BBC Radio Audiobook - cheops Khaled Hosseini's eagerly awaited second novel read by Seeta Indrani.
Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith and the salvation to be found in love.
Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them - in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul - they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation.
With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival. A stunning accomplishment, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting, heartbreaking, compelling story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship and an indestructible love.
Ten episodes of approximately fifteen minutes each - episode summaries witheld to avoid spoiling the plot.
About the Author:
Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and moved to the United States in 1980. His first novel, The Kite Runner, was an international bestseller, published in 34 countries. In 2006 he received the Humanitarian Award from the United Nations Refugee Agency and was named a U.S. goodwill envoy to that agency.
First broadcast in 2007 on BBC Radio 4.Type : mpeg 1 layer III
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Encoder : Lame 3.97
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The Kite Runner - by Khaled Hosseini - BBC Radio Audiobook
The Kite Runner - by Khaled Hosseini - BBC Radio Audiobook - cheops The novel by Khaled Hosseini - read by Kulvinder Ghir.
The Kite Runner of Khaled Hosseini's deeply moving fiction debut is an illiterate Afghan boy with an uncanny instinct for predicting exactly where a downed kite will land. Growing up in the city of Kabul in the early 1970s, Hassan was narrator Amir's closest friend even though the loyal 11-year-old with "a face like a Chinese doll" was the son of Amir's father's servant and a member of Afghanistan's despised Hazara minority. But in 1975, on the day of Kabul's annual kite-fighting tournament, something unspeakable happened between the two boys.
Narrated by Amir, a 40-year-old novelist living in California, The Kite Runner tells the gripping story of a boyhood friendship destroyed by jealousy, fear, and the kind of ruthless evil that transcends mere politics. Running parallel to this personal narrative of loss and redemption is the story of modern Afghanistan and of Amir's equally guilt-ridden relationship with the war-torn city of his birth. The first Afghan novel to be written in English, The Kite Runner begins in the final days of King Zahir Shah's 40-year reign and traces the country's fall from a secluded oasis to a tank-strewn battlefield controlled by the Russians and then the trigger-happy Taliban.
Ten episodes of approximately fifteen minutes each.
'Hosseini's ability to reach the core of experiences of love and loss places him in the company of such fine chroniclers of the new America as Chang-rae Lee. The Kite Runner is a first novel of unusual generosity, honesty and compassion' ( The Independent )
'The shattering first novel by Khaled Hosseini a rich and soul-searching narrative a sharp, unforgettable taste of the trauma and tumult experienced by Afghanis as their country buckled' ( The Observer )
'A devastating, masterful and painfully honest story it is a novel of great hidden intricacy and wisdom, like a timeless Eastern tale. It speaks the most harrowing truth about the power of evil' ( The Daily Telegraph )
About the Author:
The son of an Afghan diplomat whose family received political asylum in the United States in 1980, Hosseini combines the unflinching realism of a war correspondent with the satisfying emotional pull of master storytellers such as Rohinton Mistry. Like the kite that is its central image, the story line of this mesmerizing first novel occasionally dips and seems almost to dive to the ground. But Hosseini ultimately keeps everything airborne until his heartrending conclusion in an American picnic park.
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Frequency : 44100 Hz
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Drama on 3 - The Duchess of Malfi
Description: The Duchess of Malfi
Drama on 3
By John Webster.
The Duchess of Malfi is one of the great Jacobean plays, and this new production focuses on the personal tragedies of a powerful family rent by lust and betrayal. When the widowed Duchess marries her steward Antonio, the choice challenges the accepted social order and established lines of power. It also brings her into direct conflict with her powerful brothers, the Duke Ferdinand and the scheming Cardinal, and tragedy ensues. The dark tale is enhanced by dark music written especially for the play.
Duchess....Sophie Okonedo
Antonio....Rory Kinnear
Ferdinand....Jonathan Slinger
Bosola....Bertie Carvel
Cardinal....Oliver Senton
Delio....Oliver Le Sueur
Cariola....Becky Hindley
Julia....Rachel Davidge
Doctor....Michael Griffiths
Pescara....Paul Panting
Roderigo/Executioner....Nicholas Gadd
Grisolan/Servant....Francis Middleditch
Music by Arthur Ka Wai Jenkins. Adapted for radio and directed by Roy McMillan.
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Bitrate : 128
Mode : Stereo
Frequency : 44100 Hz
Encoder : Gogo (after 3.0)
Big thanks to sholto at TheBox.
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