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BBC Radio Collection Shakespeare
adds three new productions to its extensive list of titles. All
feature introductions by Richard Eyre, former director of the
Royal National Theatre, and specially composed music. Accompanying
booklets provide scene-by-scene analysis, full charater descriptions,
brief biographies of the leading actors and an essay from each
play's director on their interpretation of the work.
All's
Well That Ends Well
Siân Phillips, Emma Fielding, Miriam Margolyes and Simon
Russell Beale star in Shakespeare's morally complex play about
women doing it for themselves in a world of badly behaved men.
2 CDs, 2hrs 15mins, ISBN 0563 528192 £14.99
Antony
and Cleopatra
Shakespeare achieved some of his greatest poetry in this intense
love story including the unforgettable description of Cleopatra
in her golden barge. The richness of the language makes it perfect
for audio. Frances Barber and David Harewood star as the lovers.
3 CDs, 2hrs 55mins, ISBN 0563 528214 £14.99
Coriolanus
Samuel West stars as the valiant but elitist Roman General
Coriolanus with Susannah York as his mother and Adrian Dunbar
as Aufidius. In this play Shakespeare delves into the dangers
of power, pride and democracy.
3 CDs, 2hrs 45mins, ISBN 0563 528176 £14.99
Evelyn Waugh
Brideshead
Revisited
This new full-cast dramatisation of Evelyn Waugh's classic
story of nostalgia stars Ben Miles as Charles Ryder and Jeremy
Bamber as Sebastian with Eleanor Bron and Edward Petherbridge.
The story begins in 1944 when Capt. Charles Ryder arrives with
his regiment to Brideshead. The site of the familiar house brings
back a flood of memories from Ryder's youth in the decadent 1920s
and 30s and his relationship with the captivating but tragic Sebastian
and his family.
4 cassettes,
4hrs approx, ISBN 0563 536438 £13.99
4 CDs, 4hrs approx, ISBN 0563 529431 £15.99
A
History of Britain
Volume III - Fate of Empire 1776-2000
Award-winning historian Simon Schama completes his monumental
three-volume history of Britain, which accompanies the acclaimed
television epic. In The Fate of Empire, Schama explores
the time period through a variety of historical themes —
including the advance of technology and industry, women's increasing
role in society, and the burgeoning British Empire — and
key British characters such as Wordsworth, Burke, Queen Victoria,
Churchill and George Orwell. Lesser-known lives are also illuminated,
such as Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the first woman doctor, and
'Mother' Mary Seacole, the forgotten Caribbean nurse and heroine
of the Crimean War.
6 cassettes, 10hrs 30mins, ISBN 0563 536357 £18.99
A
History of Britain
(Boxed Set)
This boxed set contains abridged readings by Timothy West
of all three volumes of Simon Schama's epic series which explores
life's grand themes through Britain's rich and colourful history.
Volume I, At the Edge of the World, covers the beginning
of the nation from 350 through to 1603. Volume 2, The
British Wars, covers 1603-1776 and Volume 3,
The Fate of Empire, 1776 to 2000. Simon Schama vividly
depicts exactly what life was like for our ancestors and how their
experiences have shaped modern British culture and identity.
16 cassettes, 29hrs 20mins, ISBN 0563 477849 £45.00
Round
the Horne, The Collector's Edition
Series 2
The second volume in the collector's edition of this great
comedy classic features the entire second series from March-June
1966 plus two special episodes. Some episodes have never been
released before and all 15 are remastered and restored to their
most complete versions. An accompanying booklet features cast
biographies, track listings and a chronicle of the series' development.
8 CDs, 7hrs 30mins, ISBN 0563 536268 £69.99
Spike
Milligan: Vivat Milligna
A Twenty-One Goon Salute
This one-hour documentary, first heard on BBC Radio 2, tells
Spike's life story and makes extensive use of broadcast material.
It features the wide variety of his work including music, books,
poems, war memoirs and children's writings. It also includes highlights
from Spike's letters found in the BBC's Written Archive —
many never seen or heard before. Researched and written by Russell
Davies, and presented by Denis Norden.
1 cassette,
1hr approx, ISBN 0563 530723 £6.99
1 CD, 1hr approx, ISBN 0563 530731 £8.99
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