Wednesday, December 31, 2008

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History of Theatre, The



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History of Theatre, The


Author : David Timson

Performed By : Full Cast Production

Publisher : Select Music & Distribution

Runtime : 5 hours 10 minutes

Categories : Social & Economic
Dramatizations

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Here is the diverse and fascinating story of the Theatre, from the first tragedies and comedies of Ancient Greece to the high-tech mega-musicals of the late 20th century. It is an absorbing tale, encompassing ancient tales, medieval theatre, Commedia dell'Arte, the great dramas of the Elizabethan age, the foppish 18th century, the European developments in France, Germany and Spain with Russia making its main impact in the 19th century. As the 20th century progressed, the theatre moved in different experimental directions, particularly in America and Europe.


Interwoven within the story are the playwrights, the actors, the designers and theorists who have kept this performing art flourishing for 2,500 years.
All this is illustrated by more than 50 excerpts from plays and contemporary accounts, ranging from the controversial and innovative to sheer entertainment.


Here is the rich variety of experience that is the Theatre.



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Brideshead Revisited
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Brideshead Revisited

Author : Evelyn Waugh
Performed By : Full Cast Production
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 4 hours
Categories : Classic Literature
Classics
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'Here, at the age of thirty nine, I began to be old. '

In 1944 Captain Charles Ryder travels with a company of soldiers to Brideshead. It's a place he's been to before, and one which serves as a potent reminder of the decadent and stylish lifestyle now destroyed by the austerity of the Second World War.

Evelyn Waugh's moving and nostalgic novel revisits a golden age, when Ryder was a student at Oxford in the 1920s and in thrall to the captivating but tragic Sebastian Flyte. As the story unfolds over the next two decades, Ryder traces his friendship with Sebastian and his involvement with the young man's aristocratic Catholic family - in particular Julia, the eldest Flyte daughter.

Ben Miles stars as Charles Ryder with Jamie Bamber as Sebastian in this full-cast dramatisation, which also features Eleanor Bron and Edward Petherbridge.

Written By
Evelyn Waugh

First Broadcast
16 March 2003

NUMBER OF EPISODES
4

Last Broadcast
6 April 2003

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Captain Blood - Episode 13: Hostilities



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Captain Blood - Episode 13: Hostilities


Author : Rafael Sabatini

Performed By : Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air

Publisher : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air

Runtime : 25 minutes

Categories : Audio Theater
Drama
Dramatizations
Action & Adventure
Historical

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The Greatest Pirate Adventure Of Them All!



The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air is proud to present Rafael Sabatini's adventure classic, "Captain Blood," fully dramatized for the first time. Dr. Peter Blood is arrested and sentenced to hang for treating a wounded rebel. Instead of death, he is sent to Barbados as a slave. When the Spanish attack the port city of Bridgetown, he and his fellow slaves capture the Spanish ship and set out to sea, where he becomes the notorious Pirate, Captain Blood. Battles on Sea and on Land, daring escapes, sword duels to the death, a touch of romance, and a magnificent score by Jeffrey Gage, “Captain Blood” is a swashbuckling adventure on a very grand scale! Presented in 17 episodes.



The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air presents Rafael Sabatini's Captain Blood.

Starring Jerry Robbins, Amy Strack, Deniz Cordell, J.T. Turner, Joseph Zamparelli Jr, Hugh Metzler, Aaron Smith, Tom Berry, James Turner, Leigh Berry and the Colonial Radio Players.



Executive Producer Mark Vander Berg.

Music by Jeffrey Gage.

Dramatized for Audio, Produced and Directed by Jerry Robbins

© 2006 Colonial Radio Theatre.


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Brad Lansky and the Alien Engineer
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Brad Lansky and the Alien Engineer

Author : J.D. Venne
Performed By : Full Cast
Publisher : protophonic
Runtime : 58 minutes
Categories : Dramatizations
Sci-Fi
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After their return from Planet X, Brad and Alex have a tough time trying to get their ship to pass its maintenance review. The alien’s viral onslaughts have left the Full Advantage riddled with software mutations and there are suspicions of even more invasive alterations. Dieter, whom they’d rescued from the moon-swamp at Planet X, is alive but struggling to shake off his infection.

Even though their mission had been highly successful by many standards, no sentient press agents on Earth have shown the slightest interest at their return. Surely their findings were newsworthy?!

Things take a turn for the worse when Dieter’s condition deteriorates. Just then one of the most powerful A.I.’s in the world requests their immediate presence and offers compelling arguments for a risky mission to an unchartered system twenty thousand light years away. Could this A.I.’s theory about the origin of the alien they found at Planet X be right? If so, can they trust a fragment of this A.I. aboard the Full Advantage to have their well-being at heart, and for that matter, can they still rely on their own ship to bring them back safely?

And as if this mission didn’t have enough unknowns, Brad couldn’t deny the wishes of a dying man and has allowed Dieter to come along!

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CAPTAIN BLOOD - Sneak Preview



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Author : Rafael Sabatini

Performed By : Colonial Radio Theatre

Publisher : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air

Runtime : 4 minutes

Categories : Audio Theater
Drama
Dramatizations
Action & Adventure
Historical

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The Award Winning Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air presents Rafael Sabatini's adventure classic, "Captain Blood". Presented in 17 episodes, this is the first time the novel has been fully dramatized in audio drama. NOW AVAILABLE

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Brad Lansky and the Alien at Planet  X
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Brad Lansky and the Alien at Planet X

Author : J.D. Venne
Performed By : full cast
Publisher : protophonic
Runtime : 57 minutes
Categories : Sci-Fi
Dramatizations
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Brad Lansky and Alex John are veteran space explorers. Zara, a life form scientist on Earth, is collaborating on a research project with Sandy Larkin in a distant part of the Milky Way. Sandy has discovered a new intelligent life form, but his transmissions suddenly stop without warning. Soon after, Zara is paid a visit by an alien Nomad who claims to have Sandy’s coordinates, but will only part with them at a price, claiming that a hostile life form at these coordinates destroyed his ship.

Distraught, Zara calls on Brad for help, knowing that he and Sandy were good friends back in flight school. Brad and Alex mount a rescue mission, but how should they best prepare for it? Have the Nomad’s people kidnapped Sandy, or are they dealing with a hostile new life form? And how should they prepare for an encounter with a powerful life form they know almost nothing about?

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Certain Justice, A



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Certain Justice, A


Author : P.D. James

Performed By : Various

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 2 hours

Categories : Dramatizations
Detective
Crime
Legal & Medical
Drama

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Philip Franks and Geraldine James star in the first full-cast dramatisation of a P. D. James murder mystery for nine years



Venetia Aldridge QC is a distinguished criminal lawyer. When she secures the acquittal of a young man, Garry Ashe, from the charge of murdering his aunt, a series of bizarre events is set in train, starting with her own murder.



Adam Dalgliesh, the poet and Scotland Yard commander, takes charge of the case. As he investigates, he finds that she had many enemies in both her professional and private life.

Her married lover wanted to leave her; her daughter hated her and her fellow barristers were determined that she should not be the next Head of Chambers. Even the office cleaner had a grudge against her.



But step by step the suspects are narrowed down, and the cunning plot that lies behind Venetia's death is brought to light...



This release includes a 30-minute 'Front Row Special' interview with P. D, James , who talks to Mark Lawson about her writing career and the inspiration for her work.

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Blood
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Blood

Author : Various
Performed By : Full Cast Production
Publisher : Listen & Live
Runtime : 6 hours
Categories : Dramatizations
American
Pre 1900
Military
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"Listen & Live's Adrenaline Series is one of the best in the genre." - The Denver Post

The Civil War, the most dramatic moment in our nation's history, also produced some of our greatest literature. From tragic charges to prison escapes to the desolation wrought on those who stayed behind, Blood is an extraordinary collection of reminiscences, fiction, and excerpts from diaries and letters by an array of soldiers, writers and observers.

Monday, December 29, 2008

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Just a Little Fiddle



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Just a Little Fiddle


Author : Dennis Rookard

Performed By : Full Cast Production

Publisher : Hosiprog

Runtime : 30 minutes

Categories : Humor
Comedy
Dramatizations

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Ever since that long gone age of railways - Whenever that was - Stations have needed porters. That special breed of men who during those long periods between trains, can find endless tasks to perform along the platforms.


Yet can, with the appearance of a train and it's passengers, vanish. Only reappearing if the smell of a large tip is in the air.


Burt Pride is just such a man, and Burt, a long time servant of the railway, knows that every job has it's little fiddles and is not above making them work to his advantage.


Cast List:

Burt Pride... Peter Seaman

Jim Prentice... John Lawrence

Sarah... Angela Neville

Nigel Bridger... Peter Mayn

Fred... Keith Flack

Gary Stranks... Scott Peters

Claire... Rose Butcher

Rev Linda Cartwright... Rita Mayn

Policeman... Tony Hine


Produced & Directed by John Glasscock

Audio Direction and Realisation by Dennis Rookard


With grateful thanks to First Great Eastern for location facilities, Brentwood Talking Newspaper for studio use, and to John Glasscock for additional dialogue.



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Blockade Runners, The
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Blockade Runners, The

Author : Jules Verne
Performed By : Colonial Radio Theatre
Publisher : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
Runtime : 1 hour 10 minutes
Categories : American
Audio Theater
Drama
American
Dramatizations
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From Jules Verne comes this radio production about an English Blockade Runner in the American Civil War, and its attempt to free a prisoner held by the Confederates.
A sea story by a great author comes to life
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Bob from Colorado - 19 Jun 2004
Jules Verne wrote some incredible stories in his day many of which have been made into successful movies. It only seems right that the Colonial Radio should present one of his little known Civil War short stories to the listening public. while it may not be one of his most fanciful tales, it is packed with action and suspence, and remains quite true to its time.
I think you will find this program to be an enjoyable hour spent, and then you will begin to wonder about what else Jules wrote that needs to be performed by these guys.

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Chronology Protection Case, The (Unabridged)



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Chronology Protection Case, The (Unabridged)


Author : Mark Shanahan

Performed By : Mark Shanahan

Publisher : Listen & Live

Runtime : 40 minutes

Categories : Sci-Fi
Drama
Dramatizations
Detective
Detective

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The radio play of The Chronology Protection Case was adapted by Mark Shanahan with Paul Levinson, based on the novelette by Paul Levinson which first appeared in the pages of Analog Magazine in September, 1995. The script of the radio adaptation was nominated for a prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Award as "Best Play of 2003" by the Mystery Writers of America.



The radio play was initially performed live before a studio audience at the Museum of TV & Radio in September of 2002. It was subsequently recorded at CDM Studios in New York City in 2003, featuring a cast of nine actors, with an original sound design and score. The CDM recording was produced by Charles de Montebello and Mark Shanahan.



The Chronology Protection Case radio play, a science fiction murder mystery, features Shanahan in the role of Dr. Phil D'Amato, the forensic detective who appears in Levinson's acclaimed novels, "The Silk Code," "The Consciousness Plague" and "The Pixel Eye." When D'Amato is approached by the distraught wife of a missing scientist whose work is embroiled in secrecy, he is plunged into an adventure with a terrifying and powerful force of nature at the heart of a series of mysterious deaths.



AUTHOR

Paul Levinson writes science fiction, sf/mystery and popular and scholarly non-fiction. The Silk Code won the Locus award for Best First Novel of 1999. His novel The Consciousness Plague won the 2003 Mary Shelley Award for outstanding Fictional Work. Paul, who has published more than 25 science fiction stories, is the Chair of the Communications and Media Studies Department at Fordham University.



NARRATOR

Mark Shanahan, a New York City resident, has appeared at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, off-Broadway, and on film and television. In addition to being an accomplished playwright, he had provided voices for commercials, animation, museum tours, and radio programs.



REVIEWS

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"Levinson handles myth, history, science, and police procedures with equal skill, earning high marks for intelligence and originality in the process."



What Are You Protecting?
5

Valerie from Belton, MO - 10 Apr 2007


Do you always share what you know? How do you decide what to share and what to keep to yourself? Is privy information worth dying for? These are all questions that you ponder as The Chronology Protection Case is played out before you. An outstanding mystery/thriller leaving you begging for more. Even better - it's FREE!

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Bernice
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Bernice

Author : Edgar Allen Poe
Performed By : Full Cast Production
Publisher : Wollcott & Sheridan Aural Performance Library
Runtime : 36 minutes
Categories : Dramatizations
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A man's fascination with his wife's teeth ends with tragic consequences.

Performer:
K. Anderson Yancy

Sunday, December 28, 2008

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Certain Justice, A



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Certain Justice, A


Author : P.D. James

Performed By : Various

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 2 hours

Categories : Dramatizations
Detective
Crime
Legal & Medical
Drama

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Philip Franks and Geraldine James star in the first full-cast dramatisation of a P. D. James murder mystery for nine years



Venetia Aldridge QC is a distinguished criminal lawyer. When she secures the acquittal of a young man, Garry Ashe, from the charge of murdering his aunt, a series of bizarre events is set in train, starting with her own murder.



Adam Dalgliesh, the poet and Scotland Yard commander, takes charge of the case. As he investigates, he finds that she had many enemies in both her professional and private life.

Her married lover wanted to leave her; her daughter hated her and her fellow barristers were determined that she should not be the next Head of Chambers. Even the office cleaner had a grudge against her.



But step by step the suspects are narrowed down, and the cunning plot that lies behind Venetia's death is brought to light...



This release includes a 30-minute 'Front Row Special' interview with P. D, James , who talks to Mark Lawson about her writing career and the inspiration for her work.

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Believe Me
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Believe Me

Author : John R. Alden
Performed By : Christopher Hurt
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 7 hours
Categories : Poetry
Our Price : $32.95 $16.95
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It's not often that an acclaimed historian is revealed to be the author of light
verse, but John R. Alden here presents us with 1,707 couplets, quatrains, and other terse
verse in the tradition of Ogden Nash. His subject matter ranges from dinosaurs to computers,
from Confucius to Darwin, from Jonah to George Bush. His wit, wisdom, and powers of
observation are sure to amuse and delight. A sample: "How did Arkman Noah/Provide for
protozoa?"

John R. Alden died in 1991. Blackstone Audiobooks has also recorded his George Washington: A Biography and Rise of the American Republic.

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Flashback



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Flashback


Author : David Barry

Performed By : David Barry

Publisher : David Barry

Runtime : 5 hours 14 minutes

Categories : Biographical
Arts & Drama
Autobiography
TV & Film
Biographical

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David Barry's autobiography spans almost five decades of theatre, film and television experience.


As a 14 year old he toured Europe with Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in one of the most prestigious post-war theatre tours.


Vivien Leigh took a shine to him and he saw both sides of her close up. One minute she was sweetness and light, and the next she became a screaming harridan as she publicly berated Sir Laurence.


In his early twenties, he starred as Frankie Abbott in the hit television series Please, Sir! and Fenn Street Gang, and those days are recounted with great humour.


Hilarious events unfold as he describes working for dodgy producers and touring with argumentative actors.


His is a story that covers everything from the pitfalls of working in live television to performing with hard drinking actors.




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Barron's EZ-101 Study Keys: American Literature
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Barron's EZ-101 Study Keys: American Literature

Author : Francis E. Skipp, Ph.D.
Performed By : Stuart Langton
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 4 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Knowledge & Learning
Classic Literature
Classics
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An excellent introduction for students at the high-school or college levels.
Midwest Book Review

Designed to be compatible with virtually every standard textbook in their subject field,
Barrons EZ-101 Study Keys gives you a valuable overview of your college-level course.
Classroom-style notes emphasize important facts, remind you what you need to remember for
term papers and exams, and help guide you through the complexities of lectures and textbooks.

In American Literature, all main periods are covered, from the colonial period to the
present movement toward cultural diversity. Also covered are key themes and personalities,
with emphasis on major figures, including Ben Franklin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman,
Emily Dickinson, Henry James, Edith Wharton, William Faulkner, Langston Hughes,
Tennessee Williams, Alice Walker, and many more.

Stuart Langton is an award-winning actor based in New York City. He works in theater, film, and TV and has narrated audiobooks for more than ten years.