EPISODE · Dec 12, 2023 · 21 MIN
Chapter 5: Wool And Water
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 5 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Wool and Water." In this chapter, Alice finds herself in a shop where she encounters the White Queen, who is wrapped in a shawl made of living wool. The White Queen engages in a series of nonsensical and impossible actions, such as believing in six impossible things before breakfast, and she shares a bizarre conversation with Alice. The chapter is filled with Carroll's trademark wordplay and absurdity, highlighting the dreamlike and surreal nature of Wonderland. Please donate here: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/brads-giving-page-62 Chapter 5 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play): Sally Hyde Lomax Hannah Genesius Laurence Todd Norma Butikofer Monica Wolfkill Chris Einspahr Sarah Dunham Deirdre Forest Roger Ringrose Heidi Smith Sally Walker-Taylor Patrick Lamb Charlotte Worthing Kate Nieland Mark Ryes Samantha Norbury Debs Wardle Jeffrey Bentley Lara Sawalha 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 5 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Wool and Water." In this chapter, Alice finds herself in a shop where she encounters the White Queen, who is wrapped in a shawl made of living wool. The White Queen engages in a series of nonsensical and impossible actions, such as believing in six impossible things before breakfast, and she shares a bizarre conversation with Alice. The chapter is filled with Carroll's trademark wordplay and absurdity, highlighting the dreamlike and surreal nature of Wonderland. Please donate here: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/brads-giving-page-62 Chapter 5 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play): Sally Hyde LomaxHannah GenesiusLaurence ToddNorma ButikoferMonica WolfkillChris EinspahrSarah DunhamDeirdre ForestRoger RingroseHeidi SmithSally Walker-TaylorPatrick LambCharlotte WorthingKate NielandMark RyesSamantha NorburyDebs WardleJeffrey BentleyLara Sawalha 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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