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EPISODE · Apr 22, 2011 · 5 MIN

Classic Charles Dickens Dramas Starring Laurence Olivier, Volume 2 Audiobook

from Get Popular Authors Audiobooks in Classics, British Literature · host Lora Mosciski

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1512 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Classic Charles Dickens Dramas Starring Laurence Olivier, Volume 2 Author: Theatre Royal, Charles Dickens Narrator: Laurence Olivier Format: Original Recording Length: 52 mins Language: English Release date: 04-22-11 Publisher: Heritage Media Ltd Genres: Classics, British Literature Publisher's Summary: Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas based on the tales of Charles Dickens. Here is the legendary Laurence Olivier starring in Mr Micawber's Difficulties, adapted from Charles Dickens' original 'David Copperfield' and Laurence Olivier starring in 'A Christmas Carol' adapted from Charles Dickens' original 'A Christmas Carol'. Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950's by the late Harry Alan Towers. Starring the leading theatre artists of the day it is the only series of radio dramas in which Laurence Olivier ever appeared. He was joined by Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Orson Welles, Robert Morley, John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Trevor Howard, Robert Donut, Alec Guinness and Margaret Lockwood. Over the Years, Theatre Royal has received a glittering array of accolades, including: vivid, tense, and compressed.( Classic radio) Great fun to listen to and, as radio history, they are unsurpassed. (Sunday Telegraph) Voices like these justify the Golden Days tag. We won't hear their like again. (Sunday Times) A must for archive fans. The excitement of vintage radio drama with strong storylines. (Radio Times.) Editorial Reviews: One of the greatest actors of all time, Laurence Olivier, gives sterling performances in adaptations from the works of one of the greatest English authors, Charles Dickens. Laurence Olivier features in the restored and remastered Theatre Royal adaptations for 1950s radio audiences of A Christmas Carol and "Mr. Micawbers Difficulties", drawn from David Copperfield. It is the only radio series in which Lord Olivier would perform and highlights his ability, within a company of other accomplished actors, to spark the imagination with the power of his (and Dickens) words.

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