Hamlet: BBC Radio Shakespeare (mp3 version)

Monday, October 6th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare.

Michael Sheen stars as Hamlet with Kenneth Cranham as Claudius, Juliet Stevenson as Gertrude and Ellie Beaven as Ophelia in the best-known and most powerful tragedy of modern times.

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: William Shakespeare
Narrator: Full Cast Production
ISBN: 9780563553649
Download Price: $22.75 Get it now

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Theatre Royale: The Happy Hypocrite

Saturday, October 4th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Theatre Royale: The Happy Hypocrite

Theatre Royal

In this episode from the series, Sir John Gielgud stars in a fully dramatised adaptation of the famous The Happy Hypocrite classic by Max Beerbohn.

First broadcast as an half-hour radio programme in the 1950’s, this performance captures the marvellous theatrical style of post-war radio before the advent of television and offers the experience of vintage radio at its best.

The Happy Hypocrite:

An episode from the fine series of recordings, made in the early 1950’s, and featuring the leading artists of the day in adaptations of many of the classics.

Lord George Hell, a heartless and wicked rake, falls deeply in love with a singer, Jennie Meer, whose voice is as beautiful as her face…

Publisher: Heritage Media Ltd
Author: Max Beerbohn
Narrator: Sir John Gielgud
ISBN:
Download Price: $5.49

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War of 1812, The

Monday, September 29th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

War of 1812, The
The United States emerged from the American Revolution still engaged in old world politics. In particular, America faced all the trade restrictions of the British Navigation Acts. As a result, The United States declared war on Great Britain in 1812, and proceeded to invade Canada, one of Britain’s possessions an invasion which failed. At a cost of $80 million in national debt and of a single party assuming almost unchallenged power, the War of 1812 has been called "America’s most unpopular war". America, born from a commitment to liberty and equality, seemed to betray its heritage for the sake of control. The United States at War is a collection of audio presentations that review the political, economic, and social forces that have erupted in military conflict, and examine how that conflict resolved, or failed to resolve, the forces that caused it.
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Jeffrey Rogers Hummel
Narrator: George C. Scott
ISBN: 0-7861-6390-9
Download Price: $14.95

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Julius Caesar

Saturday, May 24th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Julius Caesar

BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.

Political intrigue and fierce battle rage in this tense and dynamic production in which a country is torn apart under the legacy of Julius Caesar, ‘the colossus’.

Revitalised, original, and comprehensive, this is Shakespeare for the new millennium.

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: William Shakespeare
Narrator: Full Cast Production
ISBN: 0563553540
Download Price: $18.99

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Island Race, The

Sunday, May 4th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Island Race, The

Here is a history of Britain by one of its finest statesmen, a man who had himself crucially shaped events during perhaps the greatest crisis of modern times.

Churchill’s resonant prose brings to vivid and compelling life the political, constitutional and military landmarks of our history: his purpose, to show that a sense of how man may live decently and democratically grew from the heritage of these islands.

Publisher: Select Music & Distribution
Author: Sir Winston Churchill
Narrator: Edward de Souza
ISBN: 9 62634 047 9
Download Price: $15.75

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