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Darkness Visible

By: Arvind Ethan David
Narrated by: Kirsty Yates, Christian McKay, Miranda Richardson, Samuel Barnett, Joe Spano, Adam Campbell
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Publisher's summary

It is June 1940. The war against Hitler’s forces is raging. And the tide is turning against the British. In this hour of despair, Prime Minister Winston Churchill receives a mysterious letter from an even more mysterious woman, offering a Faustian bargain and a promise of victory. But if Churchill accepts, will he be condemning his nation’s very soul?

Darkness Visible is based on the graphic novel of the same name, written by Mike Carey and Arvind Ethan David, and stars Christian McKay as Winston Churchill and Miranda Richardson as Lady Vivian.

Earworms is a series of short, speculative fiction dramas–tales of what might have been...or might yet be...or perhaps in fact are, if only you were paying attention...if only you were listening.

©2024 Prodigal, Inc. (P)2024 Audible Originals, LLC.

About the Creator

Arvind Ethan David is a writer and producer who works across film, TV, stage, publishing, and audio.
In television, Arvind was an executive producer of Douglas Adams's Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (for which he also wrote the graphic novel series and co-wrote the stage play) and is a writer on Neil Gaiman’s forthcoming Anansi Boys for Amazon Studios.
His graphic novels include the Stoker Award-nominated series Darkness Visible (with Mike Carey) and Gray, a reimagining of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. His next graphic novel, forthcoming from Penguin Random House, is an adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s Phillip Marlowe mystery Trouble Is My Business.
Arvind is a principal of Prodigal, the entertainment company where he has produced eight feature films including the Asian Academy Award-winning The Garden of Evening Mists and theatrical shows including the Tony- and Grammy-winning Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill.
Other work for Audible includes the hit Original The Neil Gaiman at the End of the Universe and The Crimes of Dorian Gray.

About the Performer

Christian McKay received international acclaim for his film debut in the title role of Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles. The great American film critic Roger Ebert declared in the Chicago Sun Times: "...the extraordinary presence of Christian McKay is the centrepiece of the film, and from it, all else flows." Christian received awards from the San Francisco, Austin, and Utah Film Critics' Circles as well as a further 20 nominations, including from BAFTA.
Christian's other films include appearances in Rush, Florence Foster Jenkins, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and The Theory of Everything. He has recently portrayed both President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in FDR and Winston Churchill for Netflix.
Born in Bury, Lancashire, Christian initially trained as a musician at Chetham's School of Music. He graduated from the University of York with a critically praised performance of Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto, before further studies at the Royal College of Music and Queensland Conservatorium of Music. Christian trained as an actor at RADA.

About the Performer

Miranda Richardson is an accomplished stage, film, and television actress whose performances have been widely met with critical acclaim and award nominations. A United Kingdom native, Miranda trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, with her first US production in Steven Spielberg’s Empire of the Sun. In total, she has been nominated for an Olivier Award ( A Lie of the Mind), two Academy Awards ( Damage, Tom & Viv), seven BAFTAs (roles including After Pilkington, The Crying Game, A Dance to the Music of Time, and Made in Dagenheim), seven Golden Globes (including roles for Merlin, The Big Brass Ring, and The Lost Prince), and awarded two Golden Globes including Best Actress ( Enchanted April) and Best Supporting Actress in a Series ( Fatherland), and a Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor ( Damage).
Miranda is also well known for her role as Queen Elizabeth I in the British television comedy Blackadder, Lady Mary Van Tassel in Sleepy Hollow, the voice of Mrs Tweedy in the Aardman animation Chicken Run, Vanessa Bell in The Hours, and Rita Skeeter, the toxic Daily Prophet journalist in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Most recently, she starred in Stronger alongside Jake Gyllenhaal; ITV’s six-part drama Girlfriends, written by BAFTA-winning screenwriter Kay Mellor; Sky’s 10-part series Curfew alongside Sean Bean and Robert Glenister; Madam Tracy in Neil Gaiman's TV adaptation of Good Omens; Rams alongside Sam Neill and Michael Caton; and Amazon’s Modern Love. Next, you can find her in Disney’s The Magician's Elephant.

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Fun blend of History and the supernatural

I always enjoy stories that incorporate real history with some fantastical story telling. It’s a rather quick story, but the production is on point.

I wish the ending was a bit more fleshed out and wasn’t so abrupt. But if you’re just wanting a super quick listen, it’s not a bad choice.

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Predictable

What a transparent lightweight story. As soon as the other being appeared and the deal was struck . . .

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Not worth one credit

One credit for a summary teaser? I expected a book not something that lasted for an hour maybe I didn't read the fine print

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The incredible sound design and voice acting!

I love the tight story, the seamless blend into real history. My only gripe is that the ending seemed rather abrupt but it was mostly cause I didn’t want it to end

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Interesting

Very interesting alternative take on WW-2 history. Curious to see what happens next. I enjoyed the performances; Richardson is excellent as always and the personification of Churchill was really good.

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Churchill was well performed.

I enjoyed the performance but found the ending a bit trite and muddled. Overall, it was fun till the wrap-up.

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Hmm

Right when it seemed like it was just starting to get good it was over. Wish it was a longer story

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Fast and fun

I like the different voices of characters better in a short story. This was like a short play. I liked it

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100% true

This performance is 100% what occurred in World War 2.

The Bad Guys won the war and Stalin, mentally ill as he was, was manipulated by Devils. He thankfully learned.

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Very other wold based.

It was an interesting story, but very far fetched in my opinion. The auto production elements were good. just not really my kinda story.

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