Hard Times
Author : Charles Dickens
Performed By : Frederick Davidson
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 11 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Classic Literature
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"A bitter indictment of industrialization, with its dehumanizing effects on workers and communities in mid-19th-century England."
--Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature
"The narrator's British accent goes well with Dickens's overly dramatic and lush prose."
--AudioFile
Originally written for Dickens's weekly magazine, Household Words, this short novel follows the fate of Sissy Jupe, a warm-hearted circus child, and the family that adopts her. Deserted by her ailing father, Sissy is taken into the cold household of the Gradgrind family, which operates a school. The "eminently practical" Thomas Gradgrind believes only in facts and figures and has raised his children accordingly, thoroughly suppressing the imaginative sides of their nature. They grow up in ignorance of love and affection, of beauty and culture, or of empathy for others, and the consequences are devastating. Only after numerous crises does Thomas realize that his principles have corrupted their lives.
Dickens's satirical expos of the Industrial Revolution condemns the utilitarianism that exploited the bodies, minds, and souls of the vulnerable labor class.
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Doctor Who at the BBC: The Plays
Author : Various
Performed By : Full Cast Production
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours 5 minutes
Categories : Dramatizations
Audio Theater
British
Sci-Fi
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Doctor Who, the TV series which millions adore, is the inspiration for these three original radio plays. Presented in their entirety, they each focus on the effect which the programme has had on the lives of ordinary – and some extraordinary – people.
Regenerations by Daragh Carville:
In this powerful and moving play, a group of friends reunite for an annual Doctor Who convention. Set against a backdrop of the Belfast troubles, the play deals with themes of sexuality and love, and features appearances by Tom Baker and Sophie Aldred.
Blue Veils and Golden Sands by Martyn Wade:
Delia Derbyshire was the delightful and unusual woman who created the unique sound of the original Doctor Who theme tune. This is a dramatised account of her early days at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and her later recollections of that time.
Dalek, I Love You by Colin Sharpe:
Nigel’s obsession with Doctor Who is a source of some concern to his mother. When he meets the girl of his dreams at a convention, life at home seems set to change forever…
Contains adult themes and language.
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