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  • Bram Stoker: Dracula
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    Dracula

    Af Bram Stoker (2018)

  • Karrie Fransman: Gender Swapped Greek Myths
    Af Karrie Fransman (2022)
    Summary: 'Thought-provoking and charmingly rendered.'Guardian Imagine a world where seductive male sirens lure brave heroines to their death, where Icara and her mother fly too close to the sun, and where beautiful men are forced to wed underworld queens... For thousands of years, Greek myths have been told and retold. In these stories, brutality and bravery are reserved for men, while women are wicked witches or helpless maidens. Today, these myths continue to shape our ideas about justice, tragedy and what makes a hero's journey. Karrie and Jonathan love these stories, and have found a way to breathe new life into them by making one crucial change... Following the incredible success of Gender Swapped Fairy Tales they have taken that same simple step. They haven't rewritten the stories in this book. They haven't reimagined the endings, or reinvented characters. What they have done is switch all the genders. You'll be enchanted by the refreshing world this swap creates - and thunderstruck by the new characters you're about to discover

  • Sophocles: Sophocles' Greek Tragedies : A BBC Radio Drama Collection: Oedipus, Antigone, Electra and more
    Af Sophocles (2023)
    Summary: A collection of full-cast dramatisations of Sophocles' finest Greek tragedies One of the three great tragic playwrights of ancient Greece, Sophocles wrote over 120 plays during his 60-year career, though only seven survive today. The most famous of these are the Theban Plays, all three of which are included in this collection alongside adaptations of Electra and Philoctetes , brought to life by celebrated writers, poets, and playwrights. The Thebans – Translated and dramatised by acclaimed playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, this epic cycle follows the fortunes of Oedipus and his daughter Antigone, in three thrilling dramas of bloody acts, family feuds, justice, power and fate. Oedipus Tyrannos sees the King of Thebes setting out to discover the murderer of the former King, Laius – but his investigations lead him to a devastating conclusion. In Oedipus at Kolonus , the blind, elderly Oedipus, exiled from Thebes, arrives at his journey's end in Kolonus to face his fate. Will he finally be absolved by the gods and find redemption? And in Antigone , King Kreon, the new ruler of Thebes, threatens death to anyone who buries the body of Antigone's traitorous brother. But for Antigone, her family's honour means more than life itself... The Cure at Troy – Adapted by Nobel Prize–winning poet Seamus Heaney, this powerful version of Sophocles' Philoctetes tells the story of the wounded hero, abandoned for ten years on an uninhabited island. Embittered and conflicted, Philoctetes is forced to choose between his need for vengeance and acceptance of his destiny. Electra – Grief-stricken after the murder of her father Agamemnon, Electra is consumed by a desire for revenge. When her brother, Orestes, returns, Electra's fury explodes without mercy, leading to a bloody and terrifying conclusion. This classic tale of power and revenge was adapted by award-winning playwright Frank McGuinness, and features music by PJ Harvey. With star casts including Fiona Shaw, Kenneth Cranham, Brendan Gleeson, Jude Akuwudike, Kristin Scott Thomas, Stephen Rea and Diana Quick , these gripping dramas share Sophocles' complex tales of love, honour and betrayal for a modern-day audience, enabling us to see these ancient Greek tragedies through fresh eyes. Cast and Credits The Thebans John Lynch, Fiona Shaw, Michael Feast, Kenneth Cranham, Nadine Marshall, Vinette Robinson, Jude Akuwudike, William Ash, Adrian Bower, Russell Dixon, Brigit Forsyth, Deborah McAndrew, James Nickerson, Sarah Parks, Stuart Richman, and Declan Wilson Translated and adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker Produced and directed by Nadia Molinari Singer/Oboist: Belinda Sykes Percussionist: Martin Allen First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 10 Dec 2006 The Cure at Troy Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson, Ian McElhinney, Anna Healy, Lalor Roddy, John Hewitt Adapted by Seamus Heaney Directed by Pam Brighton Music: Donal Lunny First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 1 Sep 1991 Electra Peter Wight, Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Julia Dearden, Golda Rosheuvel, Thalissa Teixeia, Liz White, Diana Quick, Tyrone Huggins Adapted by Frank McGuinness Directed by Ian Rickson Produced by Nadia Molinari Co-produced by The Old Vic and Sonia Friedman Productions Music composed by PJ Harvey First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 8 Mar 2015 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

  • Aldous Huxley: Those Barren Leaves
    Af Aldous Huxley (2021)

  • Charles Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities
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    A Tale of Two Cities

    Af Charles Dickens (2018)

  • Mark Twain: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    Af Mark Twain (2018)

  • Virginia Woolf: Mrs. Dalloway
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    Mrs. Dalloway

    Af Virginia Woolf (2021)

  • Kenneth Grahame: Wind In the Willows
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    Wind In the Willows

    Af Kenneth Grahame (2006)
    Summary: When Mole goes boating with the Water Rat instead of spring-cleaning, he discovers a new world. As well as the river and the Wild Wood, there is Toad's craze for fast travel and motor-cars that leads them all on a timeless adventure

  • Horace Walpole: The Castle of Otranto : A Gothic Novel
    Af Horace Walpole (2012)
    Summary: Widely considered the first gothic novel, and indeed an initiator of the whole genre, The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It tells the tale of the lord of a castle, Manfred, and his family. Manfred's son Conrad is about to be married to princess Isabella, but Conrad is killed; crushed to death by the fall of a huge helmet from above. In light of an ancient prophesy, this tragic event is especially ominous

  • Thomas Hardy: Tess of the d'Urbervilles : A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented
    Af Thomas Hardy (2012)
    Summary: Tess of the d'Urbervilles is a harrowing critique of social class and the powerlessness of women. Tess, a beautiful young woman, is pushed on her rich "relatives" by her grasping father. When the young Lord does with her as he likes, Tess's whole life falls into ruins from which she attempts to free herself. The novel met with mixed reviews upon publication, because it challenged the precepts of society. It is now considered a classic of English literature

  • Michael Cunningham: The Hours : A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
    Summary: **Winner of the Gold Award for Best Drama in the New York Festivals Radio Awards 2018*** A BBC radio adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Michael Cunningham, inspired by Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway Three separate women, living in different locations and eras, are linked by their passion for Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway . As they each live through a Tuesday in June, their thoughts and experiences mirror each other and become interwoven. In Richmond in 1923, Virginia Woolf struggles to write a novel whose protagonist is Mrs Dalloway. In Los Angeles in 1949, Laura ignores her chores and small son to sit in bed reading Mrs Dalloway . In 1990s New York, Clarissa goes to buy flowers for a party, mirroring the start of the fictional Mrs Dalloway's day. The party is in honour of her sick friend Richard, who long ago dubbed her Mrs Dalloway. As their stories intertwine, they converge to become one, weaving together themes of storytelling, domestic tension, friendship, love, loss, parental guilt, loneliness, bisexuality and the challenges of hosting social rituals. Adapted by Sony Award-winning dramatist Frances Byrnes, this affecting dramatisation stars Fenella Woolgar as Virginia Woolf, Teresa Gallagher as Laura and Rosamund Pike as Clarissa. 'I am so thrilled by the BBC's production of my novel, The Hours, and - believe me - a novelist does not thrill easily' - Michael Cunningham Cast Virginia/Kitty...Fenella Woolgar Laura...Gallagher Dan/Walter...Corey Johnson Richie...Jack Towbin Clarissa...Rosamund Pike Sally/Vanessa...Lia Williams Leonard/Louis...David Annen Nelly...Rachel Atkins Julia...Haley McGee Other voices by Sydney Beveridge and Josh Wakesberg Directed by Judith Kampfner and Polly Thomas Produced by Judith Kampfner A Corporation For Independent Media production for BBC Radio 4

  • Edith Wharton: The Age of Innocence
    Af Edith Wharton (2012)
    Summary: The Age of Innocence is an intimate portrayal of East Coast American society in the 19th century—and the human lives that came into conflict with it. Newland Archer is heir to one of New York City's first families, and his bride-to-be is everything he ever hoped. Then his fiancee's older cousin leaves her European husband and appears in New York, where she refuses to conform to society and her family's wishes. Archer is at first angered and then intrigued by her. Their passionate relationship challenges everything he believes and ultimately suffers at the hands of society and family obligation. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize; Wharton was the first woman to win it