The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Drama Collection: 15 BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations Audiobook

Author:

Charles Dickens

Narrator:

Ian Holm, Alex Jennings, Anna Massey, Robert Glenister, Alison Steadman, Robert Lindsay, Andrew Scott, Phil Daniels, Indira Varma, Kenneth Cranham, Ian Mckellen, Tim Mcinnerny, Geraldine Mcewan, Julia Mckenzie

Publisher:

BBC Worldwide Ltd

Date:

2018-03-01

Genres:

Classics, Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Duration:

71 h 42 min

Summary:

Riveting radio dramatisations of Charles Dickens’ fifteen full-length books.

Charles Dickens is one of the most renowned authors of all time, and this digital volume of the dramatised cannon of his function includes 15 of his most popular novels.

This collection includes the episodic adventure Nicholas Nickleby, comic tale The Pickwick Papers, poignant melodrama The Old Curiosity Shop, the much-loved Oliver Twist. Plus, the gripping historic book Barnaby Rudge, picaresque humor Martin about The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Crisis Collection: 15 BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations Chuzzlewit and bittersweet tale of family relationships Dombey and Kid. Also included may be the epic masterpiece David Copperfield, explained by Dickens as his ‘most liked child’; suspenseful mystery Bleak Home; Dickens’ most openly political novel, Hard Times and Small Dorrit, a sweeping story of imprisonment, poverty and riches. Plus A Story of Two Metropolitan areas, set during the French Trend; coming-of-age book Great Expectations; sweeping satire of wealth and corruption Our Mutual Friend and Dickens’ final, unfinished tale The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

With their compelling plots, larger-than-life characters and vivid descriptions of Victorian life, Dickens’ stories have captivated generations of readers. These radio adaptations bring out all the wish and joy, pathos and tragedy, satire and public realism of his seven classic masterpieces.

Among the star cast are Anna Massey, Alex Jennings, Phil Daniels, Julia McKenzie, Tim McInnerny, 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, fascinating life.

Track listing:

1-6: The Pickwick Documents

7-12: Oliver Twist

13-42: Nicholas Nickleby

43-67: The Aged Curiosity Shop

68-70: Barnaby Rudge

71-80: Martin Chuzzlewit

81-100: Dombey and Son

101-120: David Copperfield

121-125: Bleak House

126-129: Hard Times

130-134: Little Dorrit