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The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Drama Collection: The Later Years

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: Robert Glenister, Robert Lindsay, Ian Holm, Kenneth Cranham, Sir Ian McKellen, Alison Steadman, Geraldine McEwan, Andrew Scott
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Summary

Enthralling radio dramatisations of eight of Charles Dickens' much-loved novels.

Charles Dickens is one of the most renowned authors of all time, and this second digital volume of the dramatised canon of his work includes eight of his classic novels.

This collection includes the epic masterpiece David Copperfield, described by Dickens as his 'favourite child'; suspenseful mystery Bleak House; Dickens' most openly political novel, Hard Times; and Little Dorrit, a sweeping tale of imprisonment, poverty and riches. Also included are A Tale of Two Cities, set during the French Revolution; coming-of-age novel Great Expectations; sweeping satire of wealth and corruption Our Mutual Friend; and Dickens' final, unfinished story, The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

With a star cast including Robert Glenister, Robert Lindsay, Honeysuckle Weeks, Kenneth Cranham, Sir Ian McKellen, Alison Steadman, Geraldine McEwan, Andrew Scott and Ian Holm, these radio adaptations bring Dickens' imaginative world to colourful, captivating life.

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Great audiobook, needs an index!

Great audiobook, great performances that I enjoyed very much.

That being said, the lack of an index is hugely confusing. There is no way of knowing which chapter relates to which book. I've taken the liberty to outline it below:

1-20 David Copperfield
21-25 Bleak House
26-30 Hard Times
31 -34 Little Dorrit
35-39 A Tale of Two Cities
40-45 Great Expectations
46-65 Our Mutual Friend
66-70 The Mystery of Edwin Drood

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Gripping stuff but where is the index?

Chapters 1-20 contain David Copperfield and Bleak House starts at Chapter 21. However, the lack of any announcements about which book lies where or even when one ends and another begins lets down otherwise superb material. Furthermore, although the names of the cast are given in general terms in the advertising for the collection, there is no cast list for each production. It seems I shall have to live in ignorance about the actor who plays Mr Micawber so memorably. These omissions could so easily have been rectified but they mean that this production is flawed as a result.

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NOW HAS CHAPTER HEADINGS0

Noticed that many of the reviews indicated that the collection had no chapter headings and so you could not tell which book you were reading or where you were up to - that seems to have been rectified - I have listened to these previously and they are a superb telling of Dickens work - they are available off and on for free on BBC IPlayer - but it is convenient to have them collected here for when you have a little time to relax with an old favourite.

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No story or chapter headings

This audible release has 36 hours of audio without ANY meaningful chapter headings or indications of where each story starts and finishes. Completely rediculous and not the first time I’ve found this. Would be so easy to fix. Actual productions are excellentt.

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It is such a great pity that there is no proper separation between the books.


The first book i enjoyed. The next book carries on as if it's the same story. There are no introductions this got a little confusing but I did enjoy listening to this collection

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Great Expectations Ruined

Chapter one of Great Expectations on this is episode two. The narrator actually states at the beginning episode two so we come into the book after all the major players have already been introduced. We miss Pip's early family life ,his meeting with Magwich, his meeting with Miss Havisham. In fact if you don't already know the story it's a waste of time

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Superb

All the adaptations are really superbly done, extremely enjoyable and a great access point for Dickens. The indexing ous non existent but dont let this put you off, the performances far outweigh any minor index niggles.

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enjoyable

when you buy this book by using a credit ,you get a lot for your money.
The stories are as usual overcomplicated ,but sound effects help a great in keeping you immersed.

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Excellent listening

I have a free A-Z address book on my kindle and have noted the chapter numbers so that when I want to listen to a particular book again, I know exactly where to go. A previous reviewer has completed this for me as I am only half way through.

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very good but for the indexing or lack of

very enjoyable but the lack of index and proper/ consistent use of chapters spoilt it.

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