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by Homer, Anton Lesser ...

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Edward Bond: A BBC Radio Drama Collection

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by Edward Bond ...

Narrated by David Tennant, Anton Lesser, Ronald Pickup, Stephen Murray, Susan Sheridan, Colin Starkey, Rosemary Leach, Josephine Tewson, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Frederick Jaeger, Full Cast ...

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13 hours 18 min

A selection of visceral full-cast plays from the incendiary British playwright – plus bonus interviewEdward Bond was one of the most influential and important British dramatists of the 20th century, well-known for his controversial plays exploring societal discord and the darker impulses of human nature. His most famous drama, Saved – banned due to its scenes of violence and abuse – was ... Read more

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A selection of visceral full-cast plays from the incendiary British playwright – plus bonus interviewEdward Bond was one of the most influential and important British dramatists of the 20th century, well-known for his controversial plays exploring societal discord and the darker impulses of human nature. His most famous drama, Saved – banned due to its scenes of violence and abuse – was
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Fatherland

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by Robert Harris ...

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Anton Lesser stars as a Berlin detective who stumbles upon the 20th century's most terrifying secret in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Robert Harris's bestselling novel. The year is 1964, and it's a week before Hitler's 75th birthday. Nazi Germany won the Second World War, Churchill is living in exile in Canada, Joseph Kennedy is President of the United States, and King Edward and ... Read more

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Anton Lesser stars as a Berlin detective who stumbles upon the 20th century's most terrifying secret in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Robert Harris's bestselling novel. The year is 1964, and it's a week before Hitler's 75th birthday. Nazi Germany won the Second World War, Churchill is living in exile in Canada, Joseph Kennedy is President of the United States, and King Edward and
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The Canterbury Tales

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by Geoffrey Chaucer ...

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Chaucer’s greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society, and values. The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of The Knight’s Tale to the joyous bawdy of the Miller’s; all are told with a freshness and vigour in this modern verse translation that make them a delight to hear. ... Read more

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Chaucer’s greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society, and values. The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of The Knight’s Tale to the joyous bawdy of the Miller’s; all are told with a freshness and vigour in this modern verse translation that make them a delight to hear.
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by Homer ...

Narrated by Anton Lesser ...

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One the earliest and greatest epic poems of the Western world, The Iliad tells the story of fifty critical days towards the end of the Trojan war. Achilles has quarrelled with Agamemnon and sulks in his tent while Hector brings his Trojans to the brink of victory; but fate will have the last word. While the heroes fight before the walls of Troy the gods have also drawn up battle lines, and it is
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A Sentimental Journey

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by George Bernard Shaw ...

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Unabridged

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15 of the finest works by the world-renowned playwright, as heard on BBC radioGeorge Bernard Shaw - or Bernard Shaw, as he preferred to be known - was one of Ireland's foremost dramatists and thinkers. His plays range from contemporary satires to historical allegories, and are infused with ideas, insight, wit and wisdom. Included here are some of his best works, adapted for radio and brought ... Read more

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15 of the finest works by the world-renowned playwright, as heard on BBC radioGeorge Bernard Shaw - or Bernard Shaw, as he preferred to be known - was one of Ireland's foremost dramatists and thinkers. His plays range from contemporary satires to historical allegories, and are infused with ideas, insight, wit and wisdom. Included here are some of his best works, adapted for radio and brought
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Narrated by Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Jonathan Keeble, Teresa Gallagher, Anton Lesser ...

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Paradise Lost

by John Milton, Anton Lesser ...

Narrated by Anton Lesser ...

Unabridged

10 hours 42 min

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‘Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe.’ So begins the greatest epic poem in the English language. In words remarkable for their richness of rhythm and imagery, Milton tells the story of man’s creation, fall and redemption ‘to justify the ways of God to men.’ Here, unabridged, and told with exceptional
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