EPISODE · Dec 9, 2023 · 21 MIN
Chapter 4: Tweedledum And Tweedledee
from The Wonderland Challenge 2: Alice Through The Looking Glass · host Production by Brad Shaw Book by Lewis Carroll
Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK Chapter 4 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Tweedledum and Tweedledee." In this chapter, Alice meets two identical-looking, rotund brothers named Tweedledum and Tweedledee. They recite a poem about a walrus and a carpenter and share a story about a battle between two rival factions of red and white knights. Alice finds their logic and reasoning quite absurd, but she enjoys their company and the rhymes they share. The chapter emphasizes the whimsy and nonsense that are characteristic of Carroll's writing in the "Alice" stories. Please donate here: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/brads-giving-page-62 Chapter 4 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play): Nano Nagle Ana Clements Ketan Majmudar Fenella Fudge Jilly Breeze Mars Lipowski Penelope Rawlings Carla de Wansey Karen Miller Naomi Ostroff Robin Siegerman Mitch Jenkins Debbie Bridge Liz Drury Brendan McLatchie Verity Uma Johnson Gina Mellotte Will Harrison-Wallace A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK Illustrations by John Tenniel
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Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK Chapter 4 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Tweedledum and Tweedledee." In this chapter, Alice meets two identical-looking, rotund brothers named Tweedledum and Tweedledee. They recite a poem about a walrus and a carpenter and share a story about a battle between two rival factions of red and white knights. Alice finds their logic and reasoning quite absurd, but she enjoys their company and the rhymes they share. The chapter emphasizes the whimsy and nonsense that are characteristic of Carroll's writing in the "Alice" stories. Please donate here: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/brads-giving-page-62 Chapter 4 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play): Nano NagleAna ClementsKetan MajmudarFenella FudgeJilly BreezeMars LipowskiPenelope RawlingsCarla de WanseyKaren MillerNaomi OstroffRobin SiegermanMitch JenkinsDebbie BridgeLiz DruryBrendan McLatchieVerity Uma JohnsonGina MellotteWill Harrison-Wallace A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK Illustrations by John Tenniel
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