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Dracula

By: Bram Stoker
Narrated by: David Suchet, Tom Hiddleston
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Publisher's summary

Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager) stars as Jonathan Harker, with David Suchet (Poirot) as Dracula in Liz Lochhead's powerful BBC radio adaptation of the classic novel by Bram Stoker.

When solicitor Jonathan Harker sets off for Transylvania to sell the mysterious Count Dracula a Gothic mansion, his bride-to-be, Mina, begs him to stay - to no avail. But on arrival at Dracula's castle, deep in a black forest surrounded by wolves, Harker wishes he had listened to his fiancée. The Count is welcoming but unnerving and his castle oppressive. Plagued by nightmares, Harker soon longs to leave.

Back in Whitby, Mina is increasingly worried. She has heard nothing from Jonathan, and now her sister, Lucy - newly engaged to Harker's friend, Dr Seward - is becoming pale and thin. In Seward's lunatic asylum in London, a madman named Renfield babbles about his master, who is coming. And as a midnight storm rages, a black ship heads towards the English coast....

Acclaimed poet and playwright Liz Lochhead's adaptation was first performed onstage in 1985, and this thrilling radio drama was broadcast on the World Service in 2006. Suspenseful, chilling and suffused with dark eroticism, it retains all the eerie dread of Stoker's infamous horror novel.

Duration: 2 hours approx.

©2016 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2016 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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Loved it!! Love Tom Hiddleston ❤

Such a great story!! It's great to be able to listen to it! ❤❤ Great!

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An okay adaptation

What did you like best about Dracula? What did you like least?

The best thing about this recording is David Suchet's performance as Dracula! That's really saying something considering I'm a hardcore hiddlestoner! suchet steals every scene he's in. The worst thing about this recording is that it is an adaptation and not the actual Bram Stoker book. It is very severely adapted and abridged.

What could Bram Stoker have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Nothing! This is a severely adapted dramatization by somebody else. He didn't write it!

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Yes.

Could you see Dracula being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

No, because this is just a very commercialized version of the original book. Except for Suchet's and Hiddleston's performances the story is lifeless.

Any additional comments?

It's okay as a radio adaptation. Just be aware that's what it is!

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Lovely voices

Story was way to short - very abridged and that was quite disappointing. Tom Hiddleston was, as always delicious.

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Thorough, yet Short

Lovely voice acting done well. the abridged story still huts all the classic notes and Suchet's Dracula commands his ancient, foreign charisma beautifully.

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I thought it was an easy way to sum up this story

I never actually fully listened to Bram Stockers Dracula before as much of a vampire enthusiast I am but this was a nice way to listen to the story.

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Dracula

This was a great adaptation of the Bram Stoker book. With few exceptions, it followed the plot line.

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Dracula

David Suchet is absolutely chilling as Dracula and Tom Hiddleston is brilliant as Jonathan Barker. An engaging adaptation of the great classic. I will listen over and over!

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Great cast performance!

A great listen for those that want to experience and abbreviated version of Dracula.

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I LOVED IT!!

I've been wanting to hear this audio for a while especially because I like dracula movies. it was nice to just hear all of their voices and also use my imagination. The British accents always stand out and make the story more mysterious and dramatic. I LOVE TOM HIDDLESTON! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL VOICE , SO SATISFYING,SEXY AND SWEET. I WISH THAT THEY WOULD MAKE A MOVIE OUT OF THIS ONE WITH ALL THESE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES. ONE CAN ONLY DREAM.

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Disappointing

I love David Suchet and could listen to him read anything. This overdramatized adaptation just wasn’t very good. I was pretty disappointed.

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