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BBC Radio Shakespeare
- Much Ado About Nothing (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Samantha Spiro, Full Cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 309
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Story5 out of 5 stars 234
BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Come...bid me do anything for thee.
- By Irene Adler ~Kindle Forum Pro~ on 08-01-14
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Twelfth Night
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Niamh Cusack, Jonathan Firth, Amanda Root, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 92
Shakespeare's most sophisticated comedy is a riotous tale of hopelessly unrequited passions and mistaken identity. Duke Orsino is in love with the noblewoman Olivia. She, however, has fallen for his servant Cesario, who is actually Viola, a woman disguised as a man, who loves Orsino: Confusion is rife. Meanwhile, Olivia's arrogant steward Malvolio is cruelly tricked by her uncle Sir Toby Belch, his friend Sir Andrew Aguecheek, and the maidservant Maria into believing his mistress loves him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely loved
- By Shiloah Baker on 06-28-15
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As You Like It
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Lynn Collins, Alexis Jacknow, Jeff Gardner, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
Love triumphs in As You Like It, Shakespeare's joyous comic adventure! Rosalind, arguably Shakespeare's greatest female character, is banished from court and follows her exiled father into the untamed Forest of Arden. Disguised as a man for safety, Rosalind's great wit and good nature show through her male trappings as she engages with fools and philosophers adrift in the woods, and ultimately falls in love.
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1 out of 5 stars
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overly exaggerated, feels ingenuine
- By Amazon Customer on 02-14-19
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Classic BBC Radio Shakespeare: Comedies
- The Taming of the Shrew; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Twelfth Night
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Paul Daneman, Fenella Fielding, Nigel Hawthorne, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Three classic radio productions from the BBC archives starring Nigel Hawthorne, Miriam Margolyes, Geraldine McEwan and a host of celebrated acting talent. These three legendary plays, performed by some of the best-known theatrical actors of the 20th century, are the perfect way to commemorate England's greatest dramatist.
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1 out of 5 stars
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This is not word for word Shakespeare.
- By S. Riggs on 01-05-18
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 332
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 303
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 298
In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare stages the workings of love in unexpected ways. In the woods outside Athens, two young men and two young women sort themselves into couples - but not before they form first one love triangle, and then another. The king and queen of fairyland, Oberon and Titania, battle over custody of an orphan boy. Oberon uses magic to make Titania fall in love with a weaver named Bottom, in an effort to distract Titania from the custody battle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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wow
- By Giovanni Panaro on 02-15-19
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BBC Radio Shakespeare
- All's Well That Ends Well (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sian Phillips, Emma Fielding, Miriam Margolyes, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Brush Up Your Shakespeare!
- By Carole T. on 03-17-12
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BBC Radio Shakespeare
- Much Ado About Nothing (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Samantha Spiro, Full Cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 309
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Story5 out of 5 stars 234
BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Come...bid me do anything for thee.
- By Irene Adler ~Kindle Forum Pro~ on 08-01-14
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Twelfth Night
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Niamh Cusack, Jonathan Firth, Amanda Root, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 92
Shakespeare's most sophisticated comedy is a riotous tale of hopelessly unrequited passions and mistaken identity. Duke Orsino is in love with the noblewoman Olivia. She, however, has fallen for his servant Cesario, who is actually Viola, a woman disguised as a man, who loves Orsino: Confusion is rife. Meanwhile, Olivia's arrogant steward Malvolio is cruelly tricked by her uncle Sir Toby Belch, his friend Sir Andrew Aguecheek, and the maidservant Maria into believing his mistress loves him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely loved
- By Shiloah Baker on 06-28-15
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As You Like It
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Lynn Collins, Alexis Jacknow, Jeff Gardner, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
Love triumphs in As You Like It, Shakespeare's joyous comic adventure! Rosalind, arguably Shakespeare's greatest female character, is banished from court and follows her exiled father into the untamed Forest of Arden. Disguised as a man for safety, Rosalind's great wit and good nature show through her male trappings as she engages with fools and philosophers adrift in the woods, and ultimately falls in love.
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1 out of 5 stars
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overly exaggerated, feels ingenuine
- By Amazon Customer on 02-14-19
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Classic BBC Radio Shakespeare: Comedies
- The Taming of the Shrew; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Twelfth Night
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Paul Daneman, Fenella Fielding, Nigel Hawthorne, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Three classic radio productions from the BBC archives starring Nigel Hawthorne, Miriam Margolyes, Geraldine McEwan and a host of celebrated acting talent. These three legendary plays, performed by some of the best-known theatrical actors of the 20th century, are the perfect way to commemorate England's greatest dramatist.
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1 out of 5 stars
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This is not word for word Shakespeare.
- By S. Riggs on 01-05-18
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 332
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 303
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 298
In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare stages the workings of love in unexpected ways. In the woods outside Athens, two young men and two young women sort themselves into couples - but not before they form first one love triangle, and then another. The king and queen of fairyland, Oberon and Titania, battle over custody of an orphan boy. Oberon uses magic to make Titania fall in love with a weaver named Bottom, in an effort to distract Titania from the custody battle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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wow
- By Giovanni Panaro on 02-15-19
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BBC Radio Shakespeare
- All's Well That Ends Well (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sian Phillips, Emma Fielding, Miriam Margolyes, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Brush Up Your Shakespeare!
- By Carole T. on 03-17-12
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Macbeth: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 422
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 370
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 365
Macbeth, one of Shakespeare's most popular plays, is among the most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language. Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king in order to succeed to the throne. Tortured by his conscience and fearful of discovery, he becomes fatally enmeshed in a web of treachery and deceit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Better than expected! Helpful in the classroom.
- By Amazon Customer on 01-24-18
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BBC Radio Shakespeare
- Twelfth Night (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Maloney, Josette Simon, Anne-Marie Duff, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story5 out of 5 stars 32
BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Next Best to the Theater!
- By Carole T. on 08-18-12
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The Comedy of Errors
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Brendan Coyle, Alan Cox, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 86
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 85
Chaos and confusion mount to a crescendo in a wild and fast-paced comedy of mistaken identity, one of Shakespeare's earliest plays. Young Antipholus of Syracuse is searching the world for his identical twin brother, separated from him at birth. With him is his servant Dromio, who lost his twin brother at the same time. The pair arrive in Ephesus where, unbeknownst to them, their twins are living.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!<br />Clive Brill is a genius.
- By Andy Capo on 01-23-19
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Othello: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 150
In Othello, Shakespeare creates powerful drama from a marriage between the exotic Moor Othello and the Venetian lady Desdemona. Shakespeare builds many differences into his hero and heroine, including race, age, and cultural background. Yet most audiences believe the couple’s strong love would overcome these differences were it not for Iago, who sets out to destroy Othello.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good cast
- By Becky on 06-06-17
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The Tempest
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen, Emilia Fox, Scott Handy, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 428
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 385
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 382
Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play. The wronged duke raises a tempest to shipwreck his old opponents on his island so that he can ensure justice is done. With Emilia Fox as Miranda, Scott Handy in the pivotal role of the sprite Ariel, and Ben Owukwe as Caliban.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A stellar performance by a stunning cast
- By Jeremy R. Snyder on 02-18-14
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Romeo and Juliet: The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 367
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 327
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 331
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a tragic world in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud. This play, set in an extraordinary world, has become the quintessential story of young love. This new full-cast recording - based on the most respected edition of Shakespeare's classic - expertly produced by the Folger Theatre, is perfect for students, teachers, and the everyday listener.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Dramatization!
- By Karen Mitchell Smith on 04-26-16
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Classic BBC Radio Shakespeare: Tragedies
- Hamlet; Macbeth; Romeo and Juliet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast, Paul Scofield, Peggy Ashcroft, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 77
Three powerful radio productions from the BBC archives starring Ian McKellen, Ronald Pickup and Paul Scofield and a host of celebrated acting talent. These three legendary plays, performed by some of the best-known theatrical actors of the 20th century, are the perfect way to commemorate England's greatest dramatist.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Abridged
- By Kindle Customer on 07-08-17
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As You Like It
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Niamh Cusack, Stephen Mangan, Victoria Hamilton, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 91
Rosalind, daughter of the deposed Duke Senior, is exiled from the court by her wicked uncle. Disguising herself as a young man and accompanied by her cousin Celia, she takes refuge in the Forest of Arden. In the forest Rosalind meets Orlando with whom she is in love, but her male disguise complicates matters, especially when Rosalind finds she has unwittingly attracted the shepherdess Phebe. But out of the confusion comes reconciliation and forgiveness, and all ends happily.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Incredibly Easy To Follow
- By Shannon Storm on 03-19-15
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Classic BBC Radio Shakespeare: Romances
- The Winter's Tale, Pericles, The Tempest
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Hannah Gordon, Paul Scofield, Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
These three legendary plays, performed by some of the best-known theatrical actors of the 20th century, are the perfect way to commemorate England's greatest dramatist. The Winter's Tale: one man's consuming jealousy threatens to destroy both himself and those around him, but his actions arouse a passionate sense of honour, love, justice and self-sacrifice in members of his Court and family. First broadcast in 1982, starring Ronald Pickup as Leontes, with Hannah Gordon as Hermione and John Gielgud as Time.
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BBC Radio Shakespeare
- The Taming of the Shrew (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Gerard McSorley, Ruth Mitchell, Full Cast
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 19
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 19
BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well Done
- By David on 01-16-11
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Cymbeline: The Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sophie Thompson, Ben Porter, Jack Shepherd, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
Imogen, the daughter of King Cymbeline, is persecuted by her wicked stepmother, the Queen, and by Cloten, the Queen's doltish son. Disguised as a boy, she sets out to find her husband, the banished Posthumus. On her journey, she unwittingly meets her two brothers, stolen from the court as infants. Posthumus, meanwhile, has been convinced by the villainous Iachimo that Imogen is unchaste and agrees to a test of her faithfulness.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Has its moments but it has a lot less than I hoped
- By Darwin8u on 12-21-17
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Hamlet: The Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale, Imogen Stubbs, Jane Lapotaire, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 116
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Story5 out of 5 stars 109
Distressed by his father's death and his mother's over-hasty remarriage, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is faced by a specter from beyond the grave bearing a grim message of murder and revenge. The young prince is driven to the edge of madness by his struggle to understand the situation he finds himself in and to do his duty. Many others, including Hamlet's beloved, the innocent Ophelia, are swept up in his tragedy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Presentation
- By L. Jay on 11-22-16
Publisher's Summary
The trees and shrubs resonate with declarations of love and confessions of assumed identity in this exciting new production, where the intimacy of radio brilliantly recreates the closed-off, magical world of the Forest of Arden.
Revitalised, original, and comprehensive, this is Shakespeare for the new millennium.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Donald
- South Lyon, MI, United States
- 05-21-11
Loved it!
My biggest complaint with BBC radio Shakespeare is their modernizing of the bard's songs and I'm not a big fan of their background music either. As You Like It though is tolerable enough in both of these areas, I personally would prefer something more authentic but it is good for what it is. The biggest draw to this production is Helena Bonham Carter who I thought was fabulous, who wouldn't fall in love with her Rosalind. More than any of the other BBC comedies this is one I eagerly look forward to listening to again and again.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Robert
- CHICAGO, IL, United States
- 07-23-13
Why such terrible singing?
Where does BBC Radio Shakespeare rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This recording is quite good, and I have a recording of nearly every play of Shakespeare's.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Helena Bonham Carter's Rosalind is unique, perfect, vibrant.
Any additional comments?
Unfortunately, the fool's songs are sung in a nasal, saccharine, twang reminiscent of high school pop ballads.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- MichTeach
- 06-08-11
Entertaining but not unabridged
This is a well-done production in terms of characterization of Rosalind and Orlando. I was disappointed however that it is not unabridged as is indicated on the Amazon website. This made it difficult for students to listen to as they followed along in their own copy of the play.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 07-08-19
fun but not great for school
heavily edited! not great for studying but very enjoyable if you are reading for fun!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Regan
- 07-05-19
Good Cast, a bit sedate
I have to say here and now, that this is a really great dramatization of this play. I say it's sedate, because I've seen it played on stage and the version that I love the most is very dramatic and energetic. So this being the best version of this play I've sampled as an audiobook is nothing to poo-poo away. I'd highly recommend this version of the play to listen to, it was well done!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Ash
- AR, United States
- 05-17-13
FANTASTIC!
As always (and I mean always) the BBC Radio Shakespeare knocks another performance right outta the park! I adore these performances, and As You Like It is one of my favorites. Helena Bonham Carter is a superstar, and the entire performance leaves nothing to be desired. If you haven't discovered this performance series, you should!!!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Martin
- Rochester, Australia
- 03-02-13
Superb Cast
It is hard to imagine a better cast for As You Like It. Helena Bonham Carter captures every shade of Rosalind -- pragmatic, playful, honest, and thoroughly in love -- and the teasing friendship with Natasha Little's Celia is thoroughly believable. The rest of the cast are just as good, I've not heard or seen a performance more sympathetically read.
The one disappointment is that the songs are poorly sung to poor settings, and jar terribly against the beautiful acting.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Philip
- 01-21-08
Buy it, love it, rave about it...
This is superb. I didn't know the play but was hooked from the word go.
All the cast are wonderful- This is one of the best Shakespeare dramatisations that I've heard from the BBC.
It is not unabridged- which is both a strength and a weakness- they have struck out virtually anything that could be obscure- so it all romps along beautifully- and yet the purist within me feels slightly short-changed by the abridgements.
Secondly the music is probably the productions weakest point. They keep the singing to a minimum which under the circumstances is probably a blessing.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Sheila
- 01-09-09
Fantastic!
All the cast are amazing with no exception! easy to follow and definitely the best example of a Shakespeare Audiobook i've seen so far!
The only weak points (but this is just me being picky) is that sometimes Rosalind and Celia's voices are slightly too similar to flow clearly. - However thats probably just me. Also the fact its not the unabridged version is a mixed blessing.
BUT anyway these minor points still don't affect the fact that i'm giving this 5 stars :D
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- April Game
- 04-15-18
Charming, funny, fast-paced, but not overdone
If you could sum up BBC Radio Shakespeare in three words, what would they be?
Quality, thoughtful, transportive
Who was your favorite character and why?
Rosalind... she was natural, sparkling, sincere, smart. Though her counterpart, Orlando, was understated, which made the beauty of the dialogue between them really shine. Both well cast and well played.
Any additional comments?
I was sorry when the story ended... I look forward to hearing it again.