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Dylan Thomas at the BBC

Author : Dylan Thomas

Performed By : Dylan Thomas

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 2 hours 5 minutes

Categories : Poetry

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Dylan Thomas reads his own prose and poetry in this unique collection from the archives.

 

Dylan Thomas is widely regarded as one of the 20th Century's most influential lyrical poets, his acclaim due in part to the idiosyncratic and surreal introspection which was his hallmark. Here Paul Ferris , biographer of both Dylan Thomas and his wife Caitlin, and editor of the poet's published letters, introduces a collection of fascinating archive material.

Primarily a poet, Thomas also published scripts and short stories. He publicly performed many of his works and took part in radio broadcasts. The rolling vigour of his voice, with its melodic subtlety and the almost hypnotic power of incantation, brought him almost as much fame as his poems.

The poems read include The Hand that Signed the Paper' , 'After the Funeral' and 'Poem In October' , whilst other material includes an extract from Under Milk Wood, featuring a young Richard Burton, its forerunner Quite Early One Morning , and Return Journey to Swansea , in which Thomas recalls the landscape of his youth.

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Andersen's Fairy Tales

Author : Hans Christian Andersen

Performed By : Erica Johns

Publisher : Select Music & Distribution

Runtime : 2 hours 35 minutes

Categories : Fairy Tales
Classics
Classic Literature

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The world of Hans Christian Andersen is seen through the eyes of children. There is the every-day wonder of an ugly duckling being transformed into a swan; the puf fed-up Emperor being fooled by his own importance; the tender tragedy of a
little match girl; the upright honesty of John rewarded by his travelling companion. By bringing true feelings to these stories, Andersen's tales have become part of universal folk lore.

The Emperor's New Clothes : The Tinder Box : The Travelling Companions : The Ugly Duckling : The Little Match Girl: The Swineherd : Big Claus and Little Claus