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Bleak House (Dramatised)
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- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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- Martin
- 05-16-10
Unusual radio dramatization
I didn't find the accents difficult to understand and the acting is extraordinarily good for an audio book. The challenge with this dramatization is that it sounds like the soundtrack to a television version: it's often difficult to figure out where we are and who's there. It's from BBC Radio 4 but seems as though it was minimally reedited from a TV version. If you know the story already, this is a very fun experience. If you don't, you may be lost.
3 people found this helpful
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- Barnaby Shepherd
- 01-27-16
A Bleak Full House
Where does Bleak House (Dramatised) rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It is a great adaptation of a classic story. Perhaps the best one I have heard!
What other book might you compare Bleak House (Dramatised) to and why?
It compares to some of the other great BBC adaptations that I have heard...I like the radio play elements of this.
Have you listened to any of Full Cast’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I have not heard this company do an adaptation of a book before. There were some great performances by great actors
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I did react to the dramatic/suspenseful moments. They made me react in a strong way. Loved driving in the city and being surprised by the events
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- Jill Catherine Reed
- 03-23-20
A great story but spoiled by intrusive sounds.
Sadly it was difficult quite often to establish which of the characters was speaking . Dramatic sounds should have helped to indicate where and where abouts the scene changed but they were often heavy handed and told us little.
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- Teresa J. Kendall
- 01-26-20
Great Read
Love the different players in this story. such a sad and hopeful story. Love stories from past.
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- Hal
- 08-02-07
British speaking
This might be just right for the English, but hard to understand for an American.
I had to give up, I suspect Dickens is better raw.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-10-11
A classic production
An hugely accessible and atmospheric production of Charles Dickens' classic story. Touching, absorbing, full of pathos and in places genuinely creepy, the story is been beautifully adapted and acted throughout.
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- cerberus
- 06-22-18
Bleak House.
Finished it yesterday - absolutely brilliant in every respect, including the casting. I'll be looking out for a similarly brilliant dramatized production of Our Mutual Friend.
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- paula
- 07-18-15
Fantastic production
The dramatisation was excellent, a gripping and complex tale with great performances and atmospheric soundscore and music.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-16-21
Excellent
Dramatised stories are the best way to listen to books on Audible in my opinion! The cast did an amazing job of reproducing the era in when the book is set, it helps in the imagination process and if you like period dramas then this will be the only way to listen to the story!
I'll only be looking for Dramatised story's now after hearing this and the dramatised version of Treasure Island were so brilliant!
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- Lynne Currie
- 12-10-20
Falls short of Expectation
This adaptation won awards, but am not sure how or why. Half of the story is missing and the sound quality very poor, I frequently struggled to hear the dialogue.
The cast make a good fist of it, but some characterisation leaves one underwhelmed. So disappointing!
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- John
- 03-26-18
Bbc drama and Dickens at their best
One of my favourite Dickens stories brought to life with brilliant clarity and superb casting. close your eyes and immerse your self in audio drama at its very best . Superlative
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- Aapjebaapje
- 04-23-17
If you want the bones of the story listen to this
This is an excellent dramatisition but it is abridged a little too far for me. Sometimes I felt dragged rather than led through the story but if you want an introduction to the story it is an wonderful performance.
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- Highlight
- 12-21-16
AN EXCELLENT RADIO FULL CAST PRODUCTION
One of the best radio productions of Bleak House.
Professional cast who bring out the warmth and intense characters in this book so much, you feel you are there with them as they experience this tragedy. You can almost feel and smell the acrid atmosphere of the old foggy smelly Victorian London only Dickens is master.
The book is long and involved which the directors, producers and writers have lovingly adapted to ensure we have as much of the basics of the story of which I think is quite excellent.
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- Alev Haddadieh
- 12-12-16
An accomplished happy ending
the plot, characters, child hangers all very rich and the reader will least respect of what is to come.
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- A Little
- 07-23-15
A great abridged, dramatised version
What did you like most about Bleak House (Dramatised)?
Bleak House is actually we quite a long book and filled with numerous minor characters. This is a great way of listening to the story in an abridged version
What was one of the most memorable moments of Bleak House (Dramatised)?
Getting the sense of the squalor
What does Full Cast bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
The dramatic music
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When Jim dies
Any additional comments?
Great book