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

Summary:

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

Charles Dickens is among the most renowned writers ever, 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 traditional novel Barnaby Rudge, picaresque comedy Martin about The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Crisis Collection: 15 BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations Chuzzlewit and bittersweet story of family relationships Dombey and Kid. Also included is the epic masterpiece David Copperfield, explained by Dickens as his ‘favorite kid’; suspenseful secret Bleak House; Dickens’ most openly politics novel, CRISIS and Little Dorrit, a sweeping story of imprisonment, poverty and riches. Plus A Story of Two Metropolitan areas, set through the French Trend; coming-of-age novel Great Targets; sweeping satire of wealth and corruption Our Shared 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 happiness, pathos and tragedy, satire and interpersonal realism of his seven traditional 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 list:

1-6: The Pickwick Papers

7-12: Oliver Twist

13-42: Nicholas Nickleby

43-67: The Old 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: CRISIS

130-134: Small Dorrit