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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Man and SupermanAuthor: George Bernard Shaw, Sir Peter Hall - directorNarrator: full cast, Ralph Fiennes, Dame Judi DenchFormat: Original RecordingLength: 4 hrs and 12 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 11-07-17Publisher: Blackstone AudioRatings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:Man and Superman was the first drama to be broadcast on the BBC's Third Program on October 1, 1946. To celebrate Radio 3's 50th anniversary, the play was directed by Sir Peter Hall, and preserved for all time in this lush audio dramatization."A comedy and a philosophy", Man and Superman is based on the Don Juan theme, and using all the elements from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Shaw reordered them so that Don Juan becomes the quarry instead of the huntsman.Boasting an outstanding cast including Ralph Fiennes, Juliet Stevenson, Dame Judi Dench, John Wood, Nicholas Le Prevost, and Paul Merton, this release includes an exclusive interview with director Sir Peter Hall.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Revenger's Tragedy (Director's Playbook)Author: Thomas MiddletonNarrator: David HopkinsFormat: UnabridgedLength: 2 hrs and 26 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 10-17-17Publisher: David HopkinsGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:Thomas Middleton's classic tale of corruption and revenge in a 16th-century Italian court. Vendice's wife has been poisoned by the hand of the lecherous Duke, and now he seeks to bring an end to the Duke and his house.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The SeagullAuthor: Anton Chekhov, George Calderon - translatorNarrator: Elizabeth Klett, Andy Harrington, Ron Altman, Amanda Friday, David Prickett, Linda Barrans, Leanne YauFormat: UnabridgedLength: 2 hrs and 5 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 10-13-17Publisher: Spoken RealmsGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:The Seagull is Anton Chekhov's first major play, originally produced in 1896. It dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the famous middlebrow story writer Boris Trigorin, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arcadina, and her son, the symbolist playwright Constantine Treplef.Cast:Mme. Arcadina, an actress: Elizabeth KlettConstantine Treplef, her son: Andy HarringtonSorin, her brother: Ron AltmanNina, daughter of a rich landowner: Amanda FridayShamrayef, manager of Sorin's estate: Denis DalyPauline, his wife: Linda BarransMasha, their daughter: Leanne YauTrigorin, a writer: David PrickettDorn, a doctor: TovarischMedvedenko, a schoolmaster: Jeff MoonYakof: Noel BadrianCook: Maureen BoutillierNarrator: Ted WenskusAudio edited by Elizabeth Klett
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Four PlaysAuthor: Oscar WildeNarrator: Linda Barrans, Amanda Friday, Elizabeth Klett, Ben Lindsey-Clark, P. J. Morgan, David Prickett, Alan WeymanFormat: UnabridgedLength: 8 hrs and 56 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 10-09-17Publisher: Spoken RealmsRatings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:This collection contains Oscar Wilde's four best-known comedies: The Importance of Being Earnest; Lady Windermere's Fan; An Ideal Husband; and A Woman of No Importance. All of them satirize upper-class English society of the 1890s, dramatizing scandalous secrets, political and marital intrigue, and dandyish bad behavior with Wilde's trademark wit and wisdom.Presented by The Online Stage
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Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ Título: El enfermo imaginario [The Imaginary Invalid]Autor: MoliereNarrador: Pablo LopezFormato: UnabridgedDuración: 1 hr and 41 minsIdioma: EspañolFecha de publicación: 10-05-17Editor: SonolibroCalificaciones: 5 de 5 de 2 votosCategorías: Classics, DramaResumen del editor:Argán es un viejo hipocondriaco y egoísta, siempre rodeado de medicinas y médicos, que está dispuesto a sacrificar a su hija, casándola con un médico a quien ella no quiere,para asegurarse así, que siempre tiene un médico en casa.Belina, la segunda esposa de Argán finge estar enamoradísima de el, pero lo que espera es heredar cuanto antes mejor. Lo que no se puede ni imaginar es la prueba a la que Antoñita, la simpática criada de Argán, la va a someter para desenmascararla delante de su marido.Es en definitiva esta obra de Moliére una exquisita sátira contra los médicos de su tiempo, que nos iliustra a través de una divertidísima comedia.Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forsytes: The Complete SeriesSubtitle: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast DramatisationAuthor: John GalsworthyNarrator: full cast, Jessica Raine, Joseph Millson, Juliet Aubrey, Jonathan Bailey, Ben Lambert, Sarah RidgewayFormat: Original RecordingLength: 15 hrsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 10-05-17Publisher: BBC Digital AudioRatings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:Jessica Raine stars in all four BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of John Galsworthy's Forsyte novels.An irresistible family saga of love, money and betrayal, The Forsytes: The Complete Series encompasses four acclaimed BBC Radio 4 productions of Galsworthy's perennially popular epic, spanning 50 years from 1886 to 1936.The Forsytes sees wealthy Soames Forsyte questioning his relationship with his beautiful wife, Irene. As evidence of her betrayal emerges, the family is torn apart and scandal unleashed. In The Forsytes Continues, it is 1920 and Soames would do anything for his sparkling daughter, Fleur. But when she falls in love with the wrong man, how can he stop history repeating itself? The Forsytes Returns picks up Fleur's story four years later, as she vows to put her past behind her and settle down. But those around her are intent on stirring up trouble. The Forsytes Concludes introduces young Dinny Cherrell, Fleur's cousin. Unbeknown to both, their lives will be paralleled in ways neither could have predicted....Starring Jessica Raine, with a cast including Joseph Millson, Juliet Aubrey, Jonathan Bailey, Ben Lambert and Sarah Ridgeway, this compelling drama delves behind the Edwardian façade to reveal Galsworthy's wonderful wit, observation and insight into human nature.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Forsytes ConcludesSubtitle: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast DramatisationAuthor: John GalsworthyNarrator: full cast, Jessica RaineFormat: Original RecordingLength: 4 hrs and 27 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 10-05-17Publisher: BBC Digital AudioRatings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:Eight episodes based on the last volume of John Galsworthy's saga, including the novels Maid in Waiting, Flowering Wilderness and One More River.The saga moves to Oxfordshire, where the Cherrell family is introduced and Dinny Cherrell, cousin to Fleur and Michael, is full of excitement at the life ahead of her. As the years unfold, however, she is struck by love, then tragedy, and shock as figures from the past return unexpectedly.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: DraculaAuthor: Bram Stoker, Jonathan BarnesNarrator: Mark Gatiss, Joseph Kloska, Deirdre Mullins, Nigel Betts, Rupert Young, Katy Manning, Alex JordanFormat: Original RecordingLength: 4 hrs and 5 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 09-11-17Publisher: Big Finish ProductionsRatings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:When a young solicitor, Jonathan Harker, visits the heart of Transylvania - ostensibly to meet reclusive nobleman Count Dracula - he cannot begin to imagine what horrors might lie in store for him there...or the chain of events he will set in motion at Castle Dracula.Soon, Dracula's bloodlust spreads to England's shores, and Harker's fiancée, Mina Murray, becomes embroiled in his affairs. Her best friend, Lucy Westenra, falls victim to the vampire's thirst, and it is only with the help of an unlikely bunch of allies that the Count might be defeated...but can the undead ever truly perish?Mark Gatiss stars in this chilling three-hour audio adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic vampire story, dramatised by Jonathan Barnes. This release also includes bonus interviews with Dracula's writer and cast, plus a selection of James Dunlop's soundtrack for the production.Directed by Scott Handcock.Critic Reviews:"Iain Meadows' sound design and James Dunlop's music fuse well to create the many different environments required of the story, neither allowing the drama to become melodrama - something that seems to have been a lynchpin of Scott Handcock's assured direction of the piece. 10/10." (Sci-Fi Bulletin)"Gatiss takes full advantage of the intimacy of the audio format to deliver a reading of the Count that is all the more chilling for its quiet, compelling menace.... This is a rich, impressive and confident production which should, for maximum chills and thrills, be devoured in a single sitting. 9/10." (Starburst)
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: C [The Dog in the Manger]Author: Lope De VegaNarrator: Maria Babanova, Alexander Lukyanov, Boris Tolmazov, Sofia Altovskaya, Nina Ter-Osipyan, Valerian BakharevFormat: AbridgedLength: 58 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 09-06-17Publisher: IDDKGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:" " (. "El perro del hortelano") - , 1604 1618. , , , , " ". , , . - . , , . , , . ? .Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Barchester ChroniclesSubtitle: Six BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisationsAuthor: Anthony TrollopeNarrator: Clive Mantle, David Bamber, Iain Glen, Maggie Steed, Tim Pigott-Smith, full castFormat: Original RecordingLength: 15 hrs and 35 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 08-25-17Publisher: BBC Worldwide Ltd.Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:Six lavish BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of Anthony Trollope's much-loved novels.Anthony Trollope's series of witty and gently satirical stories of provincial life are set in the fictional town of Barchester and its surrounding county of Barsetshire. The canvas is broad and colourful, with a set of iconic characters in whose lives we become intimately involved as they grow up, grow old, and fall in or out of love and friendship across the years.'The Warden': the gentle Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when his would-be son-in-law calls into question the large income he receives as warden of Barchester almshouse.'Barchester Towers': the cathedral town is changing again, with the arrival of a new Bishop, his wife, and his Chaplain from London throwing all Barchester into disarray.'Dr Thorne': when young heir Frank Gresham expresses his desire to marry Mary, her uncle, Dr Thorne realises that a secret he has concealed for so long can no longer stay secret.'Framley Parsonage': Mark Robarts, the young vicar of Framley, cannot resist the lure of celebrity beyond his own village. But his ambitious pursuits will lead him to risk his devoted wife and children, as well as his sister's happiness.'The Small House at Allington': the arrival of the handsome Adolphus Crosbie causes quite a stir at Allington. There is concern for Lily Dale in her fight against scarlet fever, and Dr Crofts is a frequent visitor to the Small House.'The Last Chronicle of Barset': Henry Grantley has fallen in love again, Lily's past returns to haunt her, and Mr Crawley must reckon with an angry butcher. Johnny traverses Europe trying to save Mr Crawley and meets an unexpected new friend.Critic Reviews:"Rich in character detail, beautifully cast and absorbing." (Moira Petty, The Stage)
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ibsen Collection (Hedda Gabler, A Doll's House, An Enemy of the People) - Audible Classic TheatreSubtitle: An Audible Original DramaAuthor: Henrik IbsenNarrator: Owen Teale, Harry Myers, Laura Carmichael, James Parkes, Rachel Atkins, Sarah Whitehouse, Christopher DaneFormat: Original RecordingLength: 6 hrs and 34 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 06-22-17Publisher: Audible StudiosRatings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:This collection of three of Henrik Ibsen's most well-known and important plays is voiced by a sparkling cast and features music, SFX and a full soundscape.Hedda GablerA poignant study of loneliness, impotent rage and societal expectations breeding a certain kind of madness, this trailblazing play focusses on Hedda Gabler, 'the general's daughter', and her rising feelings of anger and jealousy towards a former schoolmate, fuelled by her lack of control in her own life.When a former suitor comes back into her life, bringing with him all kinds of complication, passion and history, Hedda devises a plot to win back her power...which ultimately leads to a very civilized sort of chaos and, ultimately, tragedy.Full cast: Laura Carmichael, James Parkes, Rachel Atkins, Sarah Whitehouse, Christopher Dane, Harry Myers, Fiz Marcus.A Doll's HouseNora Helmers is her husband Torvald's adorable 'little doll'. Pretty and doll-like in her doll's house with her healthy children and seemingly respectable life, she and her family have it all...or so it seems.Behind closed doors, like a lot of Ibsen's antiheroines, Nora is unhappy and unfulfilled. She is thoughtful, intelligent and trapped, playing the role of a dutiful wife in a situation that doesn't arouse any of her passions, in a society that believes that she shouldn't have any.A fascinating before-its-time window onto a world where expectations of women were streets apart from the contemporary world, Ibsen's masterpiece is a study in strength, determination and hard choices against all the odds.Full cast: Laura Carmichael, Edward Harrison, Christopher Dane, Sarah Whitehouse, Harry Myers, Jessica Dennis, Josephine Arden.An Enemy of the PeopleA true classic and a play for our modern times in equal measure. A perhaps unintentional parody on 'fake news', the hysteria of the masses and publicly shaming individuals to the point of breakdown, this story follows one man's struggle to do the right thing and speak the truth in the face of extreme social intolerance.Sometimes farcical, sometimes terrifying, An Enemy of the People is a parable for crazy times and a cautionary tale for those who dare to challenge the establishment.Full cast: Owen Teale, Sarah Whitehouse, Christopher Dane, James Parkes, Edward Harrison, David Forest, Ben Whitehead, Harry Myers, Neil Frost, Paul Anthony, Liis Mikk, Josephine Arden.Hedda Gabler - (Chapters 1-4) A Dolls House - (Chapters 5-7) An Enemy of the People - (Chapters 8-12).
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Chekhov Collection (The Seagull, Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard) - Audible Classic TheatreSubtitle: An Audible Original DramaAuthor: Anton ChekhovNarrator: Samantha Bond, Freddie Fox, Katherine Kingsley, Alison Pettitt, Catrin Stewart, Clare Corbett, Nick BoultonFormat: Original RecordingLength: 5 hrs and 43 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 06-22-17Publisher: Audible StudiosRatings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:This collection of three of Anton Chekhov's most well-known and important plays is voiced by a sparkling cast and features music, SFX and a full soundscape.The SeagullWritten in 1895 and a master class in the art and power of subtext, The Seagull follows the romantic and artistic conflicts between its four main characters, all dissatisfied with life. Some desire love. Some desire success. Some desire artistic genius. No one seems able to attain happiness.Tragic and often darkly comic, The Seagull is a timeless classic and an early exercise in addressing the pitfalls of depression and lack of satisfaction in life and purpose.Full cast: Samantha Bond, Catrin Stewart, Freddie Fox, Anthony Howell, Katherine Kingsley, John Rowe, Rachel Atkins, Hugh Ross, Nick Boulton, Stephen Critchlow.Three SistersAfter the death of their father, his three daughters find it very hard to live in a drab Russian provincial town. The presence of a company of army officers is the only thing that makes their existence bearable, though inevitable drama, competition and failure lead to confusion and pain, as life doesn't turn out quite to plan for the sisters.Full cast: Samatha Bond, Freddie Fox, Katherine Kingsley, Alison Pettitt, Catrin Stewart, Clare Corbett, Nick Boulton, Stephen Critchlow, Anthony Howell, Richard Reed, Hugh Ross, John Rowe.The Cherry OrchardIn Chekhov's last play, a widowed landowner returns home more or less insolvent after five years abroad. Everything appears just as she remembers it, but hers is a diminishing world. The vast and beautiful cherry orchard is soon to be sold off against her mounting debts. The insistent warnings of a peasant's son turned wealthy businessman go unheeded, and more than the family estate is sacrificed.Full cast: Samatha Bond, Freddie Fox, Hugh Ross, Georgie Grier, Clare Corbett, Richard Reed, Stephen Critchlow, Katherine Kingsley, Nick Boulton, Anthony Howell, Alison Pettitt, John Rowe.The Seagull - (Chapters 1-4) Three Sisters - (Chapters 5-8) The Cherry Orchard - (Chapters 9-12).
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: War and PeaceSubtitle: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisationAuthor: Leo TolstoyNarrator: Paterson Joseph, Stephen Campbell Moore, John Hurt, Simon Russell Beale, Roger Allam, Lesley Manville, Alun ArmstrongFormat: Original RecordingLength: 9 hrs and 38 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 04-06-17Publisher: BBC Worldwide Ltd.Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Lesley Manville and Harriet Walter are among the cast of BBC Radio 4's epic full-cast dramatisation. Adapted for radio by Timberlake Wertenbaker, Leo Tolstoy's epic story follows the fortunes of three Russian aristocratic families during the Napoleonic War. First broadcast on New Year's Day 2015, the drama also features Alun Armstrong, Natasha Little, David Calder, Phoebe Fox, Sam Reid and Joanna David. Duration: 10 hours approx.Critic Reviews:"Tolstoy's imagined world is recreated on air brilliantly by the extraordinary cast." (The Spectator)
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Oedipus Rex (Director's Playbook Edition) (Annotated)Author: SophoclesNarrator: David HopkinsFormat: UnabridgedLength: 1 hr and 22 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 03-08-17Publisher: Jon ScreenRatings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:Sophocles' timeless drama is often considered the greatest of all surviving Athenian plays. Oedipus, king of Thebes, must save his ailing city by tracking down the murderer of its former king. Translation by F. Storr.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Protégée of the MistressAuthor: Alexander OstrovskyNarrator: Cate Barratt, David Prickett, Michele Eaton, John Burlinson, Charlotte Duckett, Maureen Boutilier, Leanne YauFormat: UnabridgedLength: 1 hr and 31 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 12-27-16Publisher: Spoken RealmsRatings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:The premier Russian dramatist before Chekov, Alexander Ostrovsky was one of the first masters of realistic theatre. A typical example of his approach to drama, A Protégée of the Mistress is almost cinematic in its presentation. The action is represented by a series of vivid snapshots, in which Ostrovsky quickly and subtly illustrates the foibles and weaknesses of each character, and shows how they are forced into a hostile dependence on each other. A recurring theme of Ostrovsky's plays is the uneasy balance between social utility and moral rectitude, which is encapsulated in this bitter comedy in the character of Madam Ulanbekov, wealthy landowner and relentless guardian of young wards, whom she forces into marriages of convenience as she sees fit.Cast Madam Ulanbekov - Cate Barratt Leonid - David Prickett Vasalisa Peregrinovna - Michele Eaton Potapych and Negligentov - John Burlinson Nadya - Charlotte Duckett Gavrilovna - Maureen Boutilier Peasant girl and Grisha - Becca Maggie Liza - Leanne Yau Stage directions read by Grace Garrett.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Importance of Being EarnestAuthor: Oscar WildeNarrator: Jack ChekijianFormat: UnabridgedLength: 3 hrs and 8 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 12-02-16Publisher: Spoken RealmsRatings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:This Victorian farcical comedy was Oscar Wilde's final play, published from exile in Paris. Wilde has his characters adopt false identities to escape their social obligations. The witty dialogue throughout this production's dry approach to the material make for entertaining high farce.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Four One-Act PlaysAuthor: Louis EssonNarrator: Linda Barrans, David Prickett, Peter Tucker, Phil Benson, Elizabeth Chambers, Joseph Tabler, Maureen BoutilierFormat: UnabridgedLength: 1 hr and 35 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 12-02-16Publisher: Spoken RealmsGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:Louis Esson is considered to be the first great Australian dramatist. As with most of his work, these four plays depict life from the view of the common man and provide vivid presentations of life, both urban and rural, in Australia before the First World War.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Wonderful Wizard of OzAuthor: L Frank Baum, Marc PlattNarrator: Ally Doman, Dan Bottomley, Daniel Brocklebank, Alex Jordan, Stuart Milligan, Rachel Atkins, Jacqueline KingFormat: Original RecordingLength: 2 hrs and 24 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 11-21-16Publisher: Big Finish ProductionsGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:After a tornado uproots her from her home in Kansas, Dorothy and her beloved dog, Toto, are whisked away to the strange and magical Land of Oz!Landing in Munchkin Country and accidentally killing the Wicked Witch of the East, Dorothy and Toto embark on a quest to find the only person who can help them return home: Oz, the Great and Terrible Wizard.Setting off along the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, they quickly make new friends, including Scarecrow, Tin Man and the cowardly Lion, all of whom hope that Oz might help them in their own quests: to find brains, a heart and courage.But not everyone is so welcoming. The Wicked Witch of the West has vowed revenge for the death of her sister, and she will do everything in her power to ensure that Dorothy never makes it back to Kansas.Produced and directed by Scott Handcock.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: DraculaSubtitle: Starring David Suchet and Tom HiddlestonAuthor: Bram StokerNarrator: David Suchet, Tom HiddlestonFormat: Original RecordingLength: 1 hr and 54 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 10-20-16Publisher: BBC Worldwide Ltd.Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 107 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher'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.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/46/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Brave New WorldSubtitle: A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast DramatisationAuthor: Aldous HuxleyNarrator: Anton Lesser, Jonathan Coy, Justin Salinger, Pippa Bennett-Warner, full castFormat: Original RecordingLength: 1 hr and 53 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 10-11-16Publisher: BBC Worldwide Ltd.Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 77 votesGenres: Classics, DramaPublisher's Summary:A gripping BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Aldous Huxley's classic dystopian novel.It's 2116, and Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson are token rebels in an irretrievably corrupted society where promiscuity is the norm, eugenics a respectable science, and morality turned upside down. There is no poverty, crime or sickness - but no creativity, art or culture either. Human beings are merely docile citizens: divided into castes, brainwashed and controlled by the state and dependent on the drug soma for superficial gratification.Into this sterile society comes an outsider, John - a man born into squalor and suffering, but raised on The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, a book which has shaped his entire life. When he discovers that treasured ideals such as love mean nothing in this 'brave new world', where romance is ridiculous, marriage shocking and parenthood shameful, John's world is shattered - and his reaction will show Bernard and Helmholtz what rebellion really means....Based on Aldous Huxley's 1932 masterpiece, widely considered one of the greatest novels of all time, this chilling dramatisation set in a futuristic totalitarian society stars Jonathan Coy, Justin Salinger, Milton Lopes and Anton Lesser. Running time: 2 hours
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