EPISODE · Dec 18, 2023 · 26 MIN
Chapter 8. ’It’s My Own Invention’
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 8 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "It's My Own Invention." In this chapter, Alice finds herself in a garden with a garden of talking flowers. She has a humorous conversation with the Red Queen, who presents her with a riddle and then reveals the answer, which turns out to be a joke about a man with a green wig. The chapter continues to explore the whimsical and illogical nature of Wonderland, as well as Carroll's love for wordplay and absurdity. Please donate here: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/brads-giving-page-62 Chapter 8 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play): Dominica Warburton Jim Cassidy Jennifer Ward Chris Anthony Landsdowne Peter Matthews Natalie Cooper Scott Joseph David Parry Ellen Richards Jenny Funnell Gaelle Betend Simon Alison Gill Mills Irada Delsink T Anthony Quinn Kimberley Parker Katie Leigh Stephen McCarthy Gwen Watson Rachel Tse Alan Medcroft Lottie Bourne Angela Ness 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 8 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "It's My Own Invention." In this chapter, Alice finds herself in a garden with a garden of talking flowers. She has a humorous conversation with the Red Queen, who presents her with a riddle and then reveals the answer, which turns out to be a joke about a man with a green wig. The chapter continues to explore the whimsical and illogical nature of Wonderland, as well as Carroll's love for wordplay and absurdity. Please donate here: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/brads-giving-page-62 Chapter 8 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play): Dominica WarburtonJim CassidyJennifer WardChris Anthony LandsdownePeter MatthewsNatalie CooperScott JosephDavid ParryEllen RichardsJenny FunnellGaelle BetendSimon AlisonGill MillsIrada DelsinkT Anthony QuinnKimberley ParkerKatie LeighStephen McCarthyGwen WatsonRachel TseAlan MedcroftLottie BourneAngela Ness 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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