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Michael
Michael Walnut Creek, CA, United States Member Since 2002

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  • The George Bernard Shaw Collection (Dramatized)

    "Impressive Collection of Shaw"

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    I hesitated getting a long collection of plays in audio, concerned it might be too dry or boring. This collection of eight Shaw plays was performed wonderfully and was a joy to listen to. It turns out a collection of great plays is a really nice choice for a long drive with the family. These plays are still witty and penetrating. The casting is excellent with different enough voices to allow the characters to be clear. There are a few cases of stage-craft that you lose in audio-only; nevertheless the experience is well worth the time. This was the first collection of audible plays I have ordered, but having enjoyed it so much, I just ordered several more collections from the same theater company.

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    The George Bernard Shaw Collection (Dramatized)

    • ORIGINAL (13 hrs and 3 mins)
    • By George Bernard Shaw
    • Narrated By Shirley Knight, Anne Heche, JoBeth Williams, and others
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    (27)
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    (23)
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    Eight of George Bernard Shaw's most memorable plays in one splendid collection: Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Arms and the Man, Candida, The Devil’s Disciple, Major Barbara, The Doctor’s Dilemma, Misalliance, and Pygmalion.

    Michael says: "Impressive Collection of Shaw"
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  • The Importance of Being Earnest (Dramatized)
    The Importance of Being Earnest (Dramatized)

    "I laughed so hard I cried."

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    Performance
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    Where does The Importance of Being Earnest (Dramatized) rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    Very high on the funny list of audiobooks I've listened to.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    Jack is more


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    Yes.


    Any additional comments?

    The scene in Jack's garden with the two brothers eating muffins kept getting funnier as it went along. I was crying so hard I had to pause twice to get a Kleenex. This play reminds me so much of not only Monty Python, but the banter between the brothers, Niles and Fraiser Crane.

  • She Stoops to Conquer: Mistakes of the Night (Dramatized)
    She Stoops to Conquer: Mistakes of the Night (Dramatized)

    "Delightful!"

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    Performance
    Story
    If you could sum up She Stoops to Conquer in three words, what would they be?

    Funny, classic, romantic.


    What did you like best about this story?

    For a play that debuted in London in 1773 it is still funny and easy to follow.


    Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

    Charles Marlow was my favorite.


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    This recording made me laugh.


    Any additional comments?

    All the actors did a great job transporting the listener to that place in time.

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  • 4.4 (192 ratings)
    The Importance of Being Earnest (Dramatized)
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    • Oscar Wilde

    The Importance of Being Earnest (Dramatized)

    • UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 59 mins)
    • By Oscar Wilde
    • Narrated By James Marsters, Charles Busch, Emily Bergl, and others
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    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. Jack and Algernon are best friends, both wooing ladies who think their names are Ernest, "that name which inspires absolute confidence." Wilde's effervescent wit, scathing social satire, and high farce make this one of the most cherished plays in the English language.

    Katy says: "Thouroughly Enjoyable!"
  • 4.3 (48 ratings)
    A Woman of No Importance (Dramatized)
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    A Woman of No Importance (Dramatized)
    ORIGINAL
    • Oscar Wilde

    A Woman of No Importance (Dramatized)

    • ORIGINAL (1 hr and 34 mins)
    • By Oscar Wilde
    • Narrated By Miriam Margolyes, Samantha Mathis, Rosalind Ayres, and others
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    Devilishly attractive Lord Illingworth is notorious for his skill as a seducer. But he is still invited to all the "best" houses, while his female conquests must hide their shame in seclusion. In this devastating drawing-room comedy, Oscar Wilde uses his celebrated wit to expose English society's narrow view of everything from sexual mores to Americans.

    Cheryl says: "Pitch Perfect Performance"
  • 4.5 (27 ratings)
    The George Bernard Shaw Collection (Dramatized)
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    The George Bernard Shaw Collection (Dramatized)
    ORIGINAL
    • George Bernard Shaw

    The George Bernard Shaw Collection (Dramatized)

    • ORIGINAL (13 hrs and 3 mins)
    • By George Bernard Shaw
    • Narrated By Shirley Knight, Anne Heche, JoBeth Williams, and others
    Overall
    (27)
    Performance
    (23)
    Story
    (23)

    Eight of George Bernard Shaw's most memorable plays in one splendid collection: Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Arms and the Man, Candida, The Devil’s Disciple, Major Barbara, The Doctor’s Dilemma, Misalliance, and Pygmalion.

    Michael says: "Impressive Collection of Shaw"
  • 4.4 (12 ratings)
    Othello (Dramatized)
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    Othello (Dramatized)
    UNABRIDGED
    • William Shakespeare

    Othello (Dramatized)

    • UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 1 min)
    • By William Shakespeare
    • Narrated By Emma Fielding, Hugh Quarshie, Anton Lesser
    Overall
    (12)
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    (11)
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    (11)

    This widely studied play is one of the "best sellers" of the Shakespeare canon. This production is the sixth Shakespeare play in the series undertaken by Naxos AudioBooks in conjunction with Cambridge University Press.

    H. M. Behrens says: "vocals strong - each character easy to track"
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  • 4.4 (11 ratings)
    Arms and the Man (Dramatized)
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    Arms and the Man (Dramatized)
    UNABRIDGED
    • George Bernard Shaw

    Arms and the Man (Dramatized)

    • UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 33 mins)
    • By George Bernard Shaw
    • Narrated By Anne Heche, Jeremy Sisto, Teri Garr
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    This witty masterpiece combines high comedy with social commentary as it deflates romantic misconceptions of love and warfare. First produced on the London stage in 1894, Arms and the Man is one of the most frequently acted and studied of Shaw's plays.

  • 4.4 (11 ratings)
    A Doll House (Dramatized)
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    A Doll House (Dramatized)
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    • Henrik Ibsen

    A Doll House (Dramatized)

    • ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 10 mins)
    • By Henrik Ibsen
    • Narrated By Calista Flockhart, Tony Abatemarco, Tim Dekay, and others
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    A new recording of Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece, starring Calista Flockhart. Nora Helmer has everything a young housewife could want: beautiful children, an adoring husband, and a bright future. But when a carelessly buried secret rises from the past, Nora’s well-calibrated domestic ideal starts to crumble. Ibsen’s play is as fresh today as it was when it first stormed the stages of 19th-century Europe.

  • 4.1 (202 ratings)
    Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen (Dramatized)
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    Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen (Dramatized)
    ORIGINAL
    • Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen (Dramatized)

    • ORIGINAL (5 hrs and 18 mins)
    • By Arthur Conan Doyle
    • Narrated By John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Orson Welles
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    Here are 12 acclaimed, exciting, fully dramatized performances of Conan Doyle classics. It's elementary that any Conan Doyle fan will want this splendid set of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, 12 timeless tales performed as radio theater and linked by violin-music interludes.

    Robert says: "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would be proud"
  • 4.1 (70 ratings)
    Oedipus the King
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    Oedipus the King
    UNABRIDGED
    • Sophocles

    Oedipus the King

    • UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 40 mins)
    • By Sophocles
    • Narrated By Michael Sheen, full cast
    Overall
    (70)
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    (18)
    Story
    (16)

    In the hands of Sophocles, the master dramatist, the anguished tale of a man fated to kill his father and marry his mother retains its power to shock and move beyond any Freudian reference.

    Aaron says: "Crackles with Fire"
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  • 4.0 (69 ratings)
    Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus
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    Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus
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    • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

    Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 35 mins)
    • By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
    • Narrated By Jim Donaldson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    Frankenstein is infused with some elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement and is also considered to be one of the earliest examples of science fiction. Includes introduction and commentary by Mary Shelley. Required reading for any fan of science fiction and horror genres. A classic.

    Darwin8u says: "A Monster of Fiction"
  • 4.1 (51 ratings)
    The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
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    The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
    UNABRIDGED
    • H. G. Wells

    The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)

    • UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 3 mins)
    • By H. G. Wells
    • Narrated By John de Lancie, Meagan Fay, Jerry Hardin, and others
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    Join actors from Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation as they recreate this classic radio thriller. The breathless pace and convincing details make it clear why the 1938 broadcast of an "eyewitness report" of an invasion from Mars caused a nationwide panic.

    Monika says: "Very enjoyable remake"
  • 3.8 (45 ratings)
    The Phantom of the Opera
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    The Phantom of the Opera
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    • Gaston Leroux

    The Phantom of the Opera

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 27 mins)
    • By Gaston Leroux
    • Narrated By Barrett Whitener
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
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    In this time-honored story of horror, a ghost is thought to be the cause of the discomfort of performers in the Paris Opera House. Then the beautiful star disappears.

  • 4.2 (46 ratings)
    Hedda Gabler
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    Hedda Gabler
    UNABRIDGED
    • Henrik Ibsen

    Hedda Gabler

    • UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Henrik Ibsen
    • Narrated By Juliet Stevenson, Michael Maloney, full cast
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    Hedda Gabler, the daughter of a deceased General, marries dull George Tesman and foresees a life of middle class tedium stretching ahead when they return from their honeymoon. Increasingly, she is drawn into the clutches of her admirer, Judge Brack, who seeks to establish a ménage a trois. Then the brilliant but dissolute Eilert Lovborg, a former flame, arrives to rival her husband for an academic post.

    Gwynne says: "Wonderful."

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  • Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus
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    Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus
    UNABRIDGED
    • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

    Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 35 mins)
    • By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
    • Narrated By Jim Donaldson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (69)
    Performance
    (65)
    Story
    (65)

    Frankenstein is infused with some elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement and is also considered to be one of the earliest examples of science fiction. Includes introduction and commentary by Mary Shelley. Required reading for any fan of science fiction and horror genres. A classic.

    Darwin8u says: "A Monster of Fiction"
  • The Importance of Being Earnest (Dramatized)
    Play The Importance of Being Earnest (Dramatized)
    The Importance of Being Earnest (Dramatized)
    UNABRIDGED
    • Oscar Wilde

    The Importance of Being Earnest (Dramatized)

    • UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 59 mins)
    • By Oscar Wilde
    • Narrated By James Marsters, Charles Busch, Emily Bergl, and others
    Overall
    (192)
    Performance
    (111)
    Story
    (112)

    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. Jack and Algernon are best friends, both wooing ladies who think their names are Ernest, "that name which inspires absolute confidence." Wilde's effervescent wit, scathing social satire, and high farce make this one of the most cherished plays in the English language.

    Katy says: "Thouroughly Enjoyable!"
  • A Raisin in the Sun: CliffsNotes
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    A Raisin in the Sun: CliffsNotes
    UNABRIDGED

    A Raisin in the Sun: CliffsNotes

    • UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 55 mins)
    • By Rosetta James, B.A.
    • Narrated By Kate Rudd
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    The CliffsNotes study guide on Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work.

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream
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    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    UNABRIDGED
    • William Shakespeare

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    • UNABRIDGED (2 hrs)
    • By William Shakespeare
    • Narrated By Ian McKellen, Prunella Scales, Frank Duncan, and others
    Overall
    (10)
    Performance
    (9)
    Story
    (9)

    Lovers lives are complicated by city law, feuding faerie royalty, and, yes, love. Sir Ian McKellen, Prunella Scales, Frank Duncan, and Joan Hart perform Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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  • The George Bernard Shaw Collection (Dramatized)
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    The George Bernard Shaw Collection (Dramatized)
    ORIGINAL
    • George Bernard Shaw

    The George Bernard Shaw Collection (Dramatized)

    • ORIGINAL (13 hrs and 3 mins)
    • By George Bernard Shaw
    • Narrated By Shirley Knight, Anne Heche, JoBeth Williams, and others
    Overall
    (27)
    Performance
    (23)
    Story
    (23)

    Eight of George Bernard Shaw's most memorable plays in one splendid collection: Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Arms and the Man, Candida, The Devil’s Disciple, Major Barbara, The Doctor’s Dilemma, Misalliance, and Pygmalion.

    Michael says: "Impressive Collection of Shaw"
  • The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
    Play The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
    The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
    UNABRIDGED
    • H. G. Wells

    The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)

    • UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 3 mins)
    • By H. G. Wells
    • Narrated By John de Lancie, Meagan Fay, Jerry Hardin, and others
    Overall
    (51)
    Performance
    (40)
    Story
    (41)

    Join actors from Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation as they recreate this classic radio thriller. The breathless pace and convincing details make it clear why the 1938 broadcast of an "eyewitness report" of an invasion from Mars caused a nationwide panic.

    Monika says: "Very enjoyable remake"
  • Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen (Dramatized)
    Play Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen (Dramatized)
    Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen (Dramatized)
    ORIGINAL
    • Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sherlock Holmes: A Baker Street Dozen (Dramatized)

    • ORIGINAL (5 hrs and 18 mins)
    • By Arthur Conan Doyle
    • Narrated By John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Orson Welles
    Overall
    (202)
    Performance
    (65)
    Story
    (65)

    Here are 12 acclaimed, exciting, fully dramatized performances of Conan Doyle classics. It's elementary that any Conan Doyle fan will want this splendid set of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, 12 timeless tales performed as radio theater and linked by violin-music interludes.

    Robert says: "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would be proud"
  • Othello (Dramatized)
    Play Othello (Dramatized)
    Othello (Dramatized)
    UNABRIDGED
    • William Shakespeare

    Othello (Dramatized)

    • UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 1 min)
    • By William Shakespeare
    • Narrated By Emma Fielding, Hugh Quarshie, Anton Lesser
    Overall
    (12)
    Performance
    (11)
    Story
    (11)

    This widely studied play is one of the "best sellers" of the Shakespeare canon. This production is the sixth Shakespeare play in the series undertaken by Naxos AudioBooks in conjunction with Cambridge University Press.

    H. M. Behrens says: "vocals strong - each character easy to track"
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  • The Jungle Book: Oxford Bookworms Library
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    The Jungle Book: Oxford Bookworms Library
    ABRIDGED
    • Rudyard Kipling , Ralph Mowat (editor)

    The Jungle Book: Oxford Bookworms Library

    • ABRIDGED (1 hr and 10 mins)
    • By Rudyard Kipling, Ralph Mowat (editor)
    • Narrated By David Shaw-Parker
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    (0)
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    In the jungle of Southern India the Seeonee Wolf-Pack has a new cub. He is not a wolf - he is Mowgli, a human child, but he knows nothing of the world of men. He lives and hunts with his brothers the wolves. Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther are his friends and teachers. And Shere Khan, the man-eating tiger, is his enemy.Kipling’s famous story of Mowgli’s adventures in the jungle has been loved by young and old for more than a hundred years.

  • A Doll House (Dramatized)
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    A Doll House (Dramatized)
    ORIGINAL
    • Henrik Ibsen

    A Doll House (Dramatized)

    • ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 10 mins)
    • By Henrik Ibsen
    • Narrated By Calista Flockhart, Tony Abatemarco, Tim Dekay, and others
    Overall
    (11)
    Performance
    (9)
    Story
    (9)

    A new recording of Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece, starring Calista Flockhart. Nora Helmer has everything a young housewife could want: beautiful children, an adoring husband, and a bright future. But when a carelessly buried secret rises from the past, Nora’s well-calibrated domestic ideal starts to crumble. Ibsen’s play is as fresh today as it was when it first stormed the stages of 19th-century Europe.

  • Romeo and Juliet (Dramatised)
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    Romeo and Juliet (Dramatised)
    UNABRIDGED
    • William Shakespeare

    Romeo and Juliet (Dramatised)

    • UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 46 mins)
    • By William Shakespeare
    • Narrated By Albert Finney, Claire Bloom, Edith Evans, and others
    Overall
    (2)
    Performance
    (2)
    Story
    (2)

    The Montagues and the Capulets, two families of Verona, have been feuding for generations. Young Romeo Montague intends to cause trouble at a Capulet gathering, but while there he sees the Capulet's daughter, Juliet, and falls hopelessly in love. Albert Finney, Claire Bloom, Edith Evans, and Hilton Edwards perform an unabridged version of Shakespeare's tragedy about the two young lovers, whose deaths unite their warring families.

  • Salomé
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    Salomé
    UNABRIDGED
    • Oscar Wilde

    Salomé

    • UNABRIDGED (49 mins)
    • By Oscar Wilde
    • Narrated By Lester Fletcher
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    (0)
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    (0)
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    (0)

    Wilde's tradegy that tells the Biblical story of Salomé in one act. Full-cast dramatization featuring Lester Fletcher, Jack Evans, Forrest Williams and Bettye Ackerman.

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  • The Wings of the Dove (Dramatised)
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    The Wings of the Dove (Dramatised)
    ORIGINAL
    • Henry James , Linda Marshall Griff (dramatisation)

    The Wings of the Dove (Dramatised)

    • ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By Henry James, Linda Marshall Griff (dramatisation)
    • Narrated By Lyndsey Marshal
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    (0)
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    Kate and Merton need money. Milly needs love. How far will they go to get what they want? Kate Croy is in love with Merton Densher; a poor writer. Her rich aunt Maud disapproves. Maud has offered Kate a wealthy existence but if Kate chooses to marry Merton she risks losing it all. When American Heiress Milly Theale steps into her London society, Kate sees a way out. Milly confides in Kate that she believes herself to be gravely ill and Kate begins to see a way for her and Merton to have a future. When Merton returns to London, Kate sets out to bring her lover and her friend together.

  • The Ambassadors (Dramatised)
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    The Ambassadors (Dramatised)
    ORIGINAL
    • Henry James , Graham White (dramatisation)

    The Ambassadors (Dramatised)

    • ORIGINAL (1 hr and 53 mins)
    • By Henry James, Graham White (dramatisation)
    • Narrated By Henry Goodman, full cast
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    Adapted by Graham White from the Henry James novel that centres on the predicament of Lambert Strether, a 50-something New Englander lately arrived in Paris. Henry Goodman stars as the hapless protagonist in a novel many critics find James' finest.

  • Gargantua & Pantagruel (Classic Serial)
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    Gargantua & Pantagruel (Classic Serial)
    ORIGINAL
    • Francois Rabelais , Lavinia Murray (dramatisation)

    Gargantua & Pantagruel (Classic Serial)

    • ORIGINAL (1 hr and 53 mins)
    • By Francois Rabelais, Lavinia Murray (dramatisation)
    • Narrated By David Troughton, full cast
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    Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais. Dramatised by Lavinia Murray. Episode 1: Gargantua. The bawdy, exuburant adventures of medieval giants. A dizzying blend of fantasy, comedy, philosophy and scatological humour. The world's a messy place. The first episode depicts the young life of the giant Gargantua, who is reduced to laughable insanity by an education at the hands of paternal ignorance, old crones and syphilitic professors. Episode 2: - Pantagruel. Concluding the bawdy and scatological adventures of Medieval giants.

  • The Grand Babylon Hotel (Classic Serial)
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    The Grand Babylon Hotel (Classic Serial)
    ORIGINAL
    • Arnold Bennett

    The Grand Babylon Hotel (Classic Serial)

    • ORIGINAL (1 hr and 53 mins)
    • By Arnold Bennett
    • Narrated By Full Cast Sessions
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    (1)
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    (1)
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    (1)

    Murder mystery by Arnold Bennett, adapted in two parts by Chris Harrald. Episode 1. American tycoon Theodore Racksole buys Europe's most exclusive hotel on a whim, but is warned by the seller that he will live to regret it. Soon, a mysterious death occurs and Theodore and his daughter Nella find themselves in danger in their own hotel. Episode 2: Having bought Europe's most exclusive hotel, American tycoon Theodore Racksole is thrown in to a world of intrigue, espionage and murder. Starring John Sessions with full cast.

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  • The Portrait of a Lady (Classic Serial)
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    The Portrait of a Lady (Classic Serial)
    ORIGINAL
    • Henry James , Rachel Joyce (dramatisation)

    The Portrait of a Lady (Classic Serial)

    • ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By Henry James, Rachel Joyce (dramatisation)
    • Narrated By Anna Maxwell Martin, Haydn Gwynne, Robert Bathurst, and others
    Overall
    (1)
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    (1)
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    (1)

    Henry James's novel, dramatised by Rachel Joyce. Young and beautiful, Isabel Archer thinks that she is in control of her fate. Little does she know, however, that others behind the scenes are pulling the strings. The beautiful and free-spirited Isabel Archer is now a very rich woman. Two men have declared their love for her but she does not want to be married. Resolved to enjoy her fortune, she begins her travels. Starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Haydn Gwynne, Robert Bathurst, Gayle Hunnicutt and full cast. Pianist Duncan Walsh Atkins. Directed by Tracey Neale.

  • The Black Sheep (Classic Serial)
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    The Black Sheep (Classic Serial)
    ORIGINAL
    • Honore de Balzac

    The Black Sheep (Classic Serial)

    • ORIGINAL (1 hr and 53 mins)
    • By Honore de Balzac
    • Narrated By Geoffrey Whitehead
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    Chris Dolan's dramatisation of Honore de Balzac's entertaining tale of family rivalry and fortunes lost and won, set in 19th-century France. Episode 1:After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, Philippe Bridau becomes a reckless gambler who steals from his mother to finance his obsession. She foolishly continues to idolise him, and it is left to his more dependable brother Joseph to rescue the family from destitution. Episode 2: Philippe's gambling has left his family destitute and his political activities have landed him in jail.

  • Ring for Jeeves
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    Ring for Jeeves
    ABRIDGED
    • P. G. Wodehouse

    Ring for Jeeves

    • ABRIDGED (5 hrs and 4 mins)
    • By P. G. Wodehouse
    • Narrated By Martin Jarvis
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    We find ourselves in the austerity of the 1950s, when England's aristocracy was feeling the pinch. Bertie Wooster has gone to a residential self-help school to learn how to darn his socks. Until he re-emerges, Jeeves has signed up with Bill Rowcester (pronounced Roaster), an earl who is failing to make ends meet in trade, and yearning to sell his stately home, which has charm and damp in equal measure. In his new environment Jeeves is required to exert his mammoth brain to what would be breaking point for any normal intellect.

  • The Man from Snowy River
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    The Man from Snowy River
    UNABRIDGED
    • Elyne Mitchell

    The Man from Snowy River

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 28 mins)
    • By Elyne Mitchell
    • Narrated By Richard Aspel
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    Jim Craig is 18-years-old, and cannot return to his mountain home until he has proven himself a man. Jessica Harrison is the beautiful, impetuous daughter of the wealthy cattleman whose £1000 colt runs off to join the brumby mob. And then there is the stallion, leader of the brumbies for almost 20 years, ranging free and proud in the mountains, whose very existence is like a dark thread running through the lives of so many people....

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  • Candida
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    Candida
    UNABRIDGED
    • George Bernard Shaw

    Candida

    • UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 19 mins)
    • By George Bernard Shaw
    • Narrated By Flo Gibson
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    In this poignant play Candida, the wife of the Rev. James Morell is loved by th esensitive young poet, Eugene Marchbanks. The two men agree that Candida must make her choice. But she has different ideas.

  • A Christmas Carol: A Brand New Production (Dramatised)
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    A Christmas Carol: A Brand New Production (Dramatised)
    ORIGINAL
    • Charles Dickens

    A Christmas Carol: A Brand New Production (Dramatised)

    • ORIGINAL (1 hr and 6 mins)
    • By Charles Dickens
    • Narrated By Donna Coombe
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    A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens's classic tale of the redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge. In this all-new full-cast dramatization, we re-live the iconic story where the mean old businessman is visited by the spirits of Christmases past, present and future. With a cast of eleven actors performing the well-known roles of everyone from Jacob Marley to Tiny Tim, this fresh production breathes new life into a much-loved seasonal favourite.

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream: Shakespeare's Plays Accessible to Children
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    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Shakespeare's Plays Accessible to Children
    ABRIDGED
    • William Shakespeare , Helen Street (adaptation)

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Shakespeare's Plays Accessible to Children

    • ABRIDGED (33 mins)
    • By William Shakespeare, Helen Street (adaptation)
    • Narrated By Helen Street
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    A retelling of Shakespeare's most famous comedy, made accessible to younger listeners but still true to the Bard's verse and vocabulary. Mischief is in the air when the King and Queen of the Fairies quarrel, and Puck is left in charge of the love potion. Four young people are lost in the woods on midsummer's night. Will they find each other and true love, or will Puck's meddling leave them broken hearted and alone?

  • The American Senator: Part 2
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    The American Senator: Part 2
    ORIGINAL
    • Anthony Trollope

    The American Senator: Part 2

    • ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By Anthony Trollope
    • Narrated By Joanna David, Barbara Flynn
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    Lord Rufford has kissed Arabella twice but she realises that much more needs to be done to win him and his estate. It is now time to tell John Morton she no longer wants to marry him? Starring Robert Glenister, Anna Maxwell Martin, Barbara Flynn, Blake Ritson, Stuart Milligan, Joanna David, Daniel Rabin, Penelope Rawlins, Carl Prekopp, Henry Devas, Elaine Claxton, Joanathan Forbes, Jane Whittenshaw, and Sean Baker. Directed by Tracey Neal. Dramatised by Martyn Wade.