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Jane Eyre

A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation

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Jane Eyre

By: Charlotte Brontë
Narrated by: Amanda Hale, Tom Burke, Full Cast
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Amanda Hale and Tom Burke star in a brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Charlotte Brontë's most beloved novel, adapted by Rachel Joyce.

Orphan Jane learns at an early age that self-control is the surest means of retaining self-respect in adversity. It is a lesson that serves her well in the years ahead as she endures the misery of life with her cruel, uncaring aunt, followed by the harsh regime at Lowood Institution, a charity school for poor children.

After taking the post of governess at Thornfield Hall, she meets the master of the house, the brooding, enigmatic Edward Rochester, and finds herself falling in love with him. It seems as if happiness may finally be within her grasp - but a series of strange events leads her to believe that Rochester is concealing a dark secret. When the truth is revealed, the heartbroken Jane will need all her inner strength and resilience to face up to it....

Dramatised for radio by best-selling novelist Rachel Joyce (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry), this iconic love story stars Amanda Hale as Jane and Tom Burke as Rochester. Suffused with romance, passion, mystery and danger, it is a spellbinding tale that is as real and relevant today as when it was first published in 1847.

Duration: 2 hours 30 mins approx.

©2016 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2016 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Classics Romance Heartfelt

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All stars
Most relevant
As always the classics never cease to disappoint.
Narration lovely.
Slightly shorter than film and book but still worth listening to

Lovely Classic

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Love this dramatisation of my favourite novel! The actors were wonderful! Very moving and emotional

My beloved Jane Eyre

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Beautiful adaptation, beautiful narration, such emotion in the performances. I thoroughly enjoyed this abridged adaptation.

A treasure

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The voice actors are superb on this adaptation but I could have enjoyed a more in-depth version. Too much cut out and I find myself wanting to read the book instead of listening again.

Not a bad adaptation

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This is a short adaptation but it works because the script and the two leads are excellent. Amanda Hale is superb as Jane and Tom Burke is a wonderful Rochester. Because they are both so good, I wish more of the exchanges between Jane and Rochester from the book had been included, however the big exchanges are there and although everything is radically cut back, enough remains to be true to the original. The script generally reminded me a bit of the Ruth Wilson/Toby Stephens TV version, only with a post 'wedding' scene closer to the original.

Probably no adaptation of such a favourite novel can be 100% to my liking, and I find the music in this one intensely annoying. The performances are well able to carry the story and the emotion that goes with it, they don't need wailing violins to constantly support what they're doing and I found them intrusive and distracting.

Wonderful leads

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Jane Eyre has long been a favourite of mine, the original book a friend I keep returning to. This dramatisation is, of necessity, much abridged and adapted for radio, but don't let that put you off. Come to it with no expectation that it is a reading of the book and just let the voices, emotions and music take you into a beautiful story of hope, despair and redemption.

Wonderful dramatisation

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I enjoyed the performances especially the voices of Amanda Hale and Tom Burke who absolutely brought this great story to life

Really well read

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This is a very high quality and atmospheric audio production with believable performances. Amanda Hale and Tom Burke are excellent as Jane and Rochester.

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In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte contrasted hypocritical religious people such as Mr Brocklehurst with true Christians such as Helen Burns, the Rivers sisters and Jane herself. This production sadly fails to get the balance quite right which is my only criticism of an otherwise excellent Audiobook.

Brilliant production

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I love the book and probably have more copies than I need. My view of the characters has changed each time I've read it and as I get older. I love this radio play.

Jane Eyre

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Beautiful telling of one of my favourite classics. Worth spending a credit on and I don’t usually buy short audio books and plays.

Wonderful

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