The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection

Six BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations

De: Jane Austen

Narrado por: Julia McKenzie, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliet Stevenson, Eve Best, Jenny Agutter, Toby Jones, full cast, David Tennant

A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels. Jane Austen is one of the finest writers in the English language, and this volume includes all six of her classic novels.

Mansfield Park: on a quest to find a position in society, Fanny Price goes to live with her rich aunt and uncle.

Northanger Abbey: young, naïve Catherine Morland receives an invitation to stay at the isolated Gothic mansion Northanger Abbey.

Sense and Sensibility: forced to leave their family home after their father's death, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood try to forge a new life at Barton Cottage.

Pride and Prejudice: Mrs Bennet is determined to get her five daughters married well, so when the wealthy Mr Bingley and his friend, Mr Darcy, move into the neighbourhood, her hopes are raised....

Emma: Emma Woodhouse declares she will never marry, but she is determined to find a match for her friend, Harriet.

Persuasion: eight years ago, Anne Elliot rejected a marriage proposal from a handsome but poor naval officer. Now her former love has returned....

With an all-star cast including David Tennant, Benedict Cumberbatch, Julia McKenzie, Jenny Agutter, Toby Jones, Eve Best and Juliet Stevenson, these BBC radio adaptations are full of humour, romance, love lost and love regained. Duration: approx. 14 hours 30 mins.

Full chapter listing:

• Chapters 1-10: Mansfield Park
• Chapters 11-13: Northanger Abbey
• Chapters 14 and 15: Sense and Sensibility
• Chapters 16-18: Pride and Prejudice
• Chapters 19 and 20: Emma
• Chapters 21-23: Persuasion

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not for True Jane Austen fans

These stories are very abridged and some of the parts of the story that are important are missing. I know the younger daughter in Sense and Sensibility is not important to the plot but she does exist. I don't believe that the Bennet sisters really liked soldiers in blue coats. The best story in this grouping was Persuasion because it did stick pretty close to the storyline.
that said the voices are great and it's easy to tell the characters apart. they really do get the feeling of the characters down right. I may listen to this again in a time of desperation when I need a very quick Jane fix.

Made Me Greedy for Longer Versions

Wonderfully performed collection of substantially abridged dramatizations of Austen's major works. Thoroughly enjoyed every one.. 'Emma' and 'Persuasion' sometimes bogged down in heavily expository dialogue, or monologue, in an attempt to limit narration, but on the whole were very good. (Austen's narrative commentary on the foibles of society and her characters is the best part of her books, but must make dramatization very difficult!) As an Austen enthusiast, I'd love a reading by these casts of the full works, but this is well done.

Perfect

Very entertaining and complies with the books. Perfect as a gift love it. Thank you

Easy to listèn to.

Easy to listèn to. Great acting. It was fun. I wii be looking for more stories.

Quite entertaining!

A delightful arrangement from the BBC of Ms. Austen's wonderful collecrion. The actors & the sound effects were spot on, and my only angst was that they were condensed versions of the beloved novels & the music was a bit trite. Nonetheless, cheers to Audible & the BBC for this presentation.

JANE AUSTEN LIVES!

Yes, all the good reasons others have stated are true! It is also true having watched all of these wonderful dramas on BBC/MASTERPIECE, that following these Radio Dramas character voices was much easier.

I love Jane Austen book/ movies

This BBC radio drama is great! It made me feel like I was watching a movie while I listened on my headphones while working around the house. I highly recommend.

Delightful and Entertaining

What a great way to enjoy these classic stories. Great voice acting and quality production. Highly recommended.

FANTASTIC - Can't put down audio book.

I loved this audio book. Having access to the actual radio broadcast made it so enjoyable. The players were great!

loved it!

I really enjoyed this as a radio play. I have struggled to read Jane's books for years, this helped me to get the stories. I loved the music and reading together -- great balance.