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Title: Classic Radio Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest (Dramatised)

Author: Oscar Wilde

Narrator: Jeremy Clyde, Richard Pasco, Prunella Scales, Maurice Denham

Format: Original Recording

Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-24-10

Publisher: BBC Worldwide Limited

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 39 votes

Genres: Radio & TV, British

Publisher's Summary:

Martin Clunes and Michael Sheen star in this full-cast production of Oscar Wildes well-known play. Oscar Wildes dazzling comedy about mistaken identities and secret engagements still delights audiences over a century after its first performance in 1895.

Algernon Moncrieff, a bachelor-about-town, has invented an invalid friend called Bunbury in order to get out of tiresome family engagements. At the same time, his friend, Jack Worthing, has invented a wicked brother called Ernest to disguise his own misdemeanours. When Algernon poses as Ernest to win the heart of Cecily Cardew, confusion reigns, and it takes the discovery of an old black handbag to reveal the truth.

This star-studded BBC Radio production features Martin Clunes as Algernon, Michael Hordern as Lane, Michael Sheen as Jack, Judi Dench as Lady Bracknell, Samantha Bond as Gwendolen, Miriam Margolyes as Miss Prism, and Amanda Root as Cecily.

The Classic Radio Theatre range presents notable radio productions of much-loved plays by some of the most renowned playwrights, and starring some of our finest actors.

Members Reviews:

The Extended Version - A Real Treat

Just want to say that this is a rare, uncut version of the play. Audible's other "Earnest" titles are of the abbreviated text usually performed. It's a real pleasure to hear Wilde's very witty lines - and a whole scene - which are routinely cut from productions.

If you already know "The Importance of Being Earnest" or other of Wilde's very funny plays, you'll be aware that the plot is pure fluff and silliness. I mean that in the very best way: Monty Python and P.G Wodehouse (What Ho, Jeeves!) owe a debt to Oscar Wilde.

This is obviously an older recording, but the sound is quite good. The performers are wonderful, tho perhaps less well-known that those on other versions. I enjoyed this thoroughly!

I loved it

Oscar Wilde meets a fabulous cast; you can't go wrong! Witty, well-done, & worthwhile, I loved it.

Still wildly laughing after all these years.

Would you consider the audio edition of Classic Radio Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest (Dramatised) to be better than the print version?

Yes, I listened to the performance while reading the work and the performance added another dimension to the work.

What did you like best about this story?

This is a relevant story.

Any additional comments?

I used this performance to study for a graduate level literature exam and did very well on the exam. I recommend this as a study resource.

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Title: Hancock

Subtitle: The Lost Radio Episodes: Sid James' Dad

Author: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson

Narrator: Tony Hancock, Sid James

Format: Unabridged

Length: 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-02-09

Publisher: BBC Worldwide Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Radio & TV, British

Publisher's Summary:

Sid is expecting a visit from his father. Being ashamed to admit his true profession, he has explained his regular appearances in court by telling the old man he is a judge.

Originally broadcast live, these rare recordings are made available for the first time in over 50 years, in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Galton and Simpson writing partnership.

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Title: Hancock

Subtitle: The Lost Radio Episodes: The Diet

Author: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson

Narrator: Tony Hancock, Sid James

Format: Unabridged

Length: 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-02-09

Publisher: BBC Worldwide Limited

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Radio & TV, British

Publisher's Summary:

'The Diet' sees Hancock being offered the lead role in a romantic film. Unfortunately, the American producer, Mr Stroud (Kenneth Williams), tells Hancock he's too fat for the part and tells him to diet.

Originally broadcast live, these rare recordings are made available for the first time in over 50 years, in celebration the 60th anniversary of the Galton and Simpson writing partnership.

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Title: Audio Journeys: Homolovi Ruins State Park, Holbrook, Arizona

Author: Patricia L. Lawrence

Narrator: J. D. Streeter

Format: Unabridged

Length: 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-09

Publisher: Big Happy Family, LLC

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Radio & TV, Documentaries

Publisher's Summary:

Audio Journeys by Travel Radio International takes a road trip through the southwest United States. Overlooking the Little Colorado River, near Winslow, Arizona, not far from Interstate 40, we stop to explore Homolovi Ruins State Park. This very important Arizona park protects and interprets the 5,000-year-old Homolovi Pueblos, built by ancestors of the Hopi people of today.

©2006 Travel Radio International; (P)2009 Travel Radio International

Editorial Reviews:

Traditional music provides the soundtrack as J.D. Streeter and Patricia Lawrence lead the Travel Radio International visit to the Homolovi Pueblos. Located on a mesa above the Little Colorado River, near Winslow, Arizona, these important Hopi ancestral and religious sites date back 5,000 years. The state park features four primary pueblos, smaller structures, and original artifacts, including panels of petroglyphs with depictions of kachina and clan symbols from the main building periods. This fascinating "audiojourney", which also touches on the food and culture of the Hopi, includes information about the tribe and site from a park manager, ranger, and tribe members..

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Title: Audio Journeys: Freiburg, Germany: Gateway to the Black Forest

Author: Patricia L. Lawrence

Narrator: uncredited

Format: Unabridged

Length: 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-09

Publisher: Big Happy Family, LLC

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Radio & TV, Documentaries

Publisher's Summary:

Audio Journeys by Travel Radio International explores Freiburg Germany, the gateway to the Black Forest. We take a tram to the top of the mountain trail head, and with our naturalist guide, we explore this important ecological treasure of Europe.

©2004 Travel Radio International; (P)2009 Travel Radio International

Editorial Reviews:

Patricia L. Lawrence takes a hike through Freiburg, the "Gateway to the Black Forest" with naturalist guide Andre Schaeffer. Schaeffer is knowledgeable and gently enthusiastic, describing the ecology and climate of Freiburg in great detail, providing interesting tidbits, such as how the Douglas firs of the forest originated in the United States, where they are now extinct. He and Lawrence visit the Schlossberg tower to take in the breathtaking view of the Black Forest, Freiburg, and the Vosges mountains. Lawrence describes her trek with great appreciation, and listeners will be tempted to visit this incredible location where history, culture, and nature blend seamlessly together.

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Title: Radio Crimes

Subtitle: Dickens Confidential: Railway Kings & Darker Than You Think

Author: Mike Walker

Narrator: Jamie Glover, Jasmine Hyde

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-04-09

Publisher: BBC Worldwide Limited

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Radio & TV, British

Publisher's Summary:

The young Charles Dickens started his career in journalism, and these two plays take an imaginative look at how his desire to bring the news to the masses could have introduced him to a world of crime and corruption.

In 'Railway Kings', Dickens is Editor of campaigning weekly The Herald, and has just appointed a new Chief Correspondent. Young Jack Marshalls first task is to find out who is responsible for a tragic railway accident - an awkward investigation, for Railway King Joseph Paxton is a shareholder in the paper and his daughter, Agnes, is on the staff...

'Darker Than You Think' sees the Heralds team embroiled in a series of grisly murders. Bodies are being discovered in the Thames with dreadful injuries, and Inspector Leavett wants the culprit found quickly.

Jack is sent to investigate but Agnes seems more interested in her new beau, a pioneering doctor, than in following the progress of his leads...

Critic Reviews:

"Dramatic flights of imagination" - Observer

Members Reviews:

ENJOYABLE FULL CAST DICKENS

If you like your Charles Dickens you should find these enjoyable.

Full cast productions with professional actors who bring to life the the characters taking the listener back in time to the acrid Victorian era with its city sounds and humid smells.

The editor needs to run a news paper of truth, bringing the real world of the poor and the rich to the forefront of society. Young Will keeps the paper on its toes as he goes hunting full charge ahead looking for the the real London hidden behind the closed doors of the elite rich who own the City, but as with everything in Victorian days, decorum must win the day. Challenges ahead for both the editor and his two young charges who fight for what they believe Londoners should read on their front page. That is 'putting the people on the page with the aim of making Real Change.

My only quip is - we WANT MORE of these programs. Many were made but why are they not available on audiobooks?

What the Dickens?

The plays are a bit short and the storyline is a bit thin. I feel that these 3 plays are part of a series and if I knew the rest I would have enjoyed them more. Dickens seems not to have such a starring role though, which I felt was slightly misleading. They were entertaining but not excellent.

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Title: Guatemala's Tikal National Park - Animals and Plants

Subtitle: Audio Journeys

Author: Patricia L. Lawrence

Narrator: Patricia L. Lawrence

Format: Unabridged

Length: 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-20-09

Publisher: Big Happy Family, LLC

Genres: Radio & TV, Documentaries

Publisher's Summary:

We arrive in San Jose, from a small boat across Lake Petén Itzá. There are few roads into the region. This quiet lakeside hill town has a Mayan and Spanish Language School. (This Audio Journey is also available in our MesoAmerica Series.)

©2009 Travel Radio International; (P)2009 Travel Radio International

Editorial Reviews:

Radio host and travel guide Patricia L. Lawrence visits the Tikal National Park, the ancient and archeological treasure in Guatemala that dates at least to the Mayan civilization and may even be as old as 1000 B.C.

Famous for its many pyramids, temple remains, and thousands of other ancient monuments, the always inquisitive and friendly Lawrence chats with a local guide, Carlos, who explains the many wonders of Tikal and the new discoveries still being made in this extraordinary place of significant cultural significance.

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Title: Mayans of Peten and Tikal, Guatemala

Author: Patricia L. Lawrence

Narrator: Patricia L. Lawrence

Format: Unabridged

Length: 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-20-09

Publisher: Big Happy Family, LLC

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Radio & TV, Documentaries

Publisher's Summary:

Tikal was a major center of Mayan civilization for centuries. Today, Tikal National Park is still used by Mayans for ceremonies. Tikal is also home to thousands of animals and plants. We find out about some from our guide. (This Audio Journey is also available in our MesoAmerica Series.)

©2009 Travel Radio International; (P)2009 Travel Radio International

Editorial Reviews:

American travel journalist Patricia L. Lawrence takes the listener on an exploration of Tikal in northeast Guatemala, where she visits temples and museums to gain a greater understanding of Mayan culture. For centuries, Tikal played a vital role in Mayan civilization. Tikal National Park is still a site for Mayan ceremonies. Lawrence is an engaging and inquisitive speaker, and her curiosity leads to extraordinary adventures and cultural experiences. She interviews a series of experts who discuss the unique attributes, breathtaking sights, and latest developments in the Central American country.

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Title: Huckleberry Finn

Subtitle: Retro Audio (Dramatised)

Author: Mark Twain

Format: Abridged

Length: 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-16-09

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Genres: Radio & TV, British

Publisher's Summary:

One of the Classic Radio Theatre productions you will want to listen to over and over again!

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Title: London's Burning

Author: John Burke

Narrator: Richard Walsh

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-09

Publisher: The Copyright Group

Genres: Radio & TV, British

Publisher's Summary:

When the bells go down they're a team but in between they're individuals - often touchy, quarrelsome, or depressed. Fighting fires brings out the best in them; time on thier hands brings out the worse. But when the call comes in private troubles are set aside and the individuals turn quickly into the dedicated and courageous team of firefighters that make up the Blue Watch.

London's Burning has enjoyed critical success since it began life as a Jack Rosenthal film. It's mixture of drama, comedy and action has made it a firm favourite around the world. Our production is read by Richard Walsh, who is best know for playing Albert Quigley, affectionatley known as 'Sicknote', a key member of Blue Watch since the very beginning of London's Burning.

Members Reviews:

Great series

Would you listen to London's Burning again? Why?

Yes

What did you like best about this story?

All of them I loved the series

What about Richard Walshs performance did you like?

Great character and he made it as though you were there with them