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The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Drama Collection: The Later Years
- Eight BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister, Robert Lindsay, Ian Holm, Kenneth Cranham, Sir Ian McKellen, Alison Steadman, Geraldine McEwan, Andrew Scott
- Length: 36 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
Enthralling radio dramatisations of eight of Charles Dickens' much-loved novels.
Charles Dickens is one of the most renowned authors of all time, and this second digital volume of the dramatised canon of his work includes eight of his classic novels.
This collection includes the epic masterpiece David Copperfield, described by Dickens as his 'favourite child'; suspenseful mystery Bleak House; Dickens' most openly political novel, Hard Times; and Little Dorrit, a sweeping tale of imprisonment, poverty and riches. Also included are A Tale of Two Cities, set during the French Revolution; coming-of-age novel Great Expectations; sweeping satire of wealth and corruption Our Mutual Friend; and Dickens' final, unfinished story, The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
With a star cast including Robert Glenister, Robert Lindsay, Honeysuckle Weeks, Kenneth Cranham, Sir Ian McKellen, Alison Steadman, Geraldine McEwan, Andrew Scott and Ian Holm, these radio adaptations bring Dickens' imaginative world to colourful, captivating life.
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- Neil M.
- 14-11-19
enjoyable
when you buy this book by using a credit ,you get a lot for your money.
The stories are as usual overcomplicated ,but sound effects help a great in keeping you immersed.
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- rob sharland-jones
- 29-10-18
Superb
All the adaptations are really superbly done, extremely enjoyable and a great access point for Dickens. The indexing ous non existent but dont let this put you off, the performances far outweigh any minor index niggles.
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- Wise Owl
- 06-03-21
A Great, Traditional Listen
Drama, humour, tragedy and romance. Executed to a high standard by a great, classical cast.
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- Banjoman
- 27-01-22
Classic Dickens.
Probably the best way to experience the novels of Charles Dickens.
I have always found Dickens difficult to read, some of his books are overly long and tedious in my opinion, so the dramatisations are much better for me personally.
Superb performances from all of the cast. I especially enjoyed David Copperfield, Little Dorrit, Great Expectations, and Our Mutual Friend. The others were alright and passed the time satisfactorily enough.
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- Madeline Tansey Bryson
- 07-08-19
It is such a great pity that there is no proper separation between the books.
The first book i enjoyed. The next book carries on as if it's the same story. There are no introductions this got a little confusing but I did enjoy listening to this collection
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-12-20
very good but for the indexing or lack of
very enjoyable but the lack of index and proper/ consistent use of chapters spoilt it.
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- Esselle
- 28-03-22
Absolute ear candy
Bliss for ears over a couple days listening
The cast reading are professional, all our best actors who enjoy the words
Warm witty clever
Dickens words acted beautifully
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- Ken
- 26-02-20
NOW HAS CHAPTER HEADINGS0
Noticed that many of the reviews indicated that the collection had no chapter headings and so you could not tell which book you were reading or where you were up to - that seems to have been rectified - I have listened to these previously and they are a superb telling of Dickens work - they are available off and on for free on BBC IPlayer - but it is convenient to have them collected here for when you have a little time to relax with an old favourite.
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- susanne H
- 27-04-20
Great Expectations Ruined
Chapter one of Great Expectations on this is episode two. The narrator actually states at the beginning episode two so we come into the book after all the major players have already been introduced. We miss Pip's early family life ,his meeting with Magwich, his meeting with Miss Havisham. In fact if you don't already know the story it's a waste of time
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- Paul R. Norton
- 13-05-21
Some end titles might be nice
The BBC are unparalleled in creating the finest radio drama in the world, of that there can be no doubt. These are excellent dramatisations of classic Dickens’ novels, absolutely compelling listening. My only qualm? There must surely have been end titles giving the names of the characters and actors playing them, director(s), incidental music etc. It is a shame that these have been omitted from this collection - a disservice to some wonderful performances.
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