Classic English and Scottish Dramas Starring Ralph Richardson and John Mills, Volume 1

De: Theatre Royal, W. Somerset Maugham, J. M. Barrie

Narrado por: Ralph Richardson

Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas from English and Scottish Literature. Here is the legendary Ralph Richardson starring in ‘The Colonel's Daughter’, adapted from the original tale by Somerset Maugham and Ralph Richardson starring in 'Half an Hour' adapted from the original tale by J. M. Barrie.

Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950s by the late Harry Alan Towers. Starring the leading theatre artists of the day it is the only series of radio dramas in which Laurence Olivier ever appeared. He was joined by Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Orson Welles, Robert Morley, John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Trevor Howard, Robert Donut, Alec Guinness and Margaret Lockwood.

Over the Years, Theatre Royal has received a glittering array of accolades, including: “vivid, tense, and compressed.”( Classic radio)

“Craft, like character, ages well.”(Daily Telegraph)

“Great fun to listen to and, as radio history, they are unsurpassed.” (Sunday Telegraph)

“Voices like these justify the Golden Days tag. We won't hear their like again.” (Sunday Times)

“A must for archive fans. The excitement of vintage radio drama with strong storylines.” (Radio Times.)

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Oooof! Use headphones

Packed with a punch! Music is too loud but I find I like these old stories.

A wonderful bit of history …

Here’s your opportunity to listen to a good old fashioned radio show. Just imagine, as you listen, the whole family gathered around the radio. Then a piece of furniture. Yes, furniture stores sold them then. This was something families looked forward to. Before black and white TV and before houses were big enough for families to spread out. This is back in the day where families gathered together. I’m happy to say my children were purposely raised in a home with one TV we had to watch together. How lucky we were!

almost gave up

the frequent musical interludes were SO much louder than the dialog that I worried about my eardrums.

audio uneven

I really enjoyed these performances and the stories that supported them . . . .but to hear the actors, I had to turn up the volume. Then the interlude music would be painful, because it was much louder and clearer than the actors. With the magic of today's audio editing technology, I have to believe it would be an easy fix to edit the volume of the music to one more compatible with the spoken performance.

Classic, but poor audio

I enjoy these stories and the performances but regret the music, which is tinny and too loud.

sit back and

remember when -
radio mystery theater production.
lovely and talented.
oldies but goodies.
thoroughly enjoyable.
would recommend.