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The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Six BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Benedict Cumberbatch, Julie McKenzie
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Radio/TV Program
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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Benedict Cumberbatch plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute Horace Rumpole in this collection of cracking cases, also starring Timothy West as the older Rumpole. Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders: It is the '50s, and two war heroes have been shot dead. Defending the suspect is deemed hopeless, so the case is handed to a novice. But the novice's superiors didn't count on the tenacity and wit of the young and hungry Horace Rumpole.
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Seven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of P. D. James' acclaimed mysteries, plus P. D. James in Her Own Words. This collection includes: Cover Her Face, A Taste for Death, Devices and Desires, A Certain Justice, The Private Patient, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman and The Skull Beneath the Skin.
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P.D. James BBC Radio 4 Collection
- By Anonymous User on 2020-10-17
Written by: P. D. James
Publisher's Summary
A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels. Jane Austen is one of the finest writers in the English language, and this volume includes all six of her classic novels.
Mansfield Park: on a quest to find a position in society, Fanny Price goes to live with her rich aunt and uncle.
Northanger Abbey: young, naïve Catherine Morland receives an invitation to stay at the isolated Gothic mansion Northanger Abbey.
Sense and Sensibility: forced to leave their family home after their father's death, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood try to forge a new life at Barton Cottage.
Pride and Prejudice: Mrs Bennet is determined to get her five daughters married well, so when the wealthy Mr Bingley and his friend, Mr Darcy, move into the neighbourhood, her hopes are raised....
Emma: Emma Woodhouse declares she will never marry, but she is determined to find a match for her friend, Harriet.
Persuasion: eight years ago, Anne Elliot rejected a marriage proposal from a handsome but poor naval officer. Now her former love has returned....
With an all-star cast including David Tennant, Benedict Cumberbatch, Julia McKenzie, Jenny Agutter, Toby Jones, Eve Best and Juliet Stevenson, these BBC radio adaptations are full of humour, romance, love lost and love regained. Duration: approx. 14 hours 30 mins.
Full chapter listing:
- Chapters 1-10: Mansfield Park
- Chapters 11-13: Northanger Abbey
- Chapters 14 and 15: Sense and Sensibility
- Chapters 16-18: Pride and Prejudice
- Chapters 19 and 20: Emma
- Chapters 21-23: Persuasion
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- Arlene
- 2018-09-18
Beautifully Narrated
The voices had you falling in love with the characters, & excited to get back to listening so you could see what happens next.
If you love the classics this is a must have! #Audible1 ❤
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- Linda Lefler
- 2018-07-18
i cannot find where each book starts
I cant listen to this because I can't figure out where Northanger Abbey starts and don't want to listen to Mansfield Park first. It was a great price but not usable. I wouldn't buy another omnibus again unless it was different.
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- Calvin
- 2019-07-29
Loved the dramatization, the audio was touch and go
I loved the performances of each piece, but I had to constantly adjust the volume to hear each scene. I listen to books in the car, but I’ve never had this issue with other BBC productions or other audiobooks.
I would still recommend the read 😊
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- Pamela
- 2019-02-03
Do not purchase
This was just Terrible you can’t go from book to book it’s not labeled properly wish I could get my money back
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- Laura
- 2018-09-11
Abridged
I very much enjoyed this heavily abridged program. Had I not a strong familiarity with the stories, however, I might have found it difficult to follow.
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- R. Hazell
- 2022-05-20
Not even great voices can save this
If I’d known I was to be treated to Jane Austen Lite, I’d never have started. This is verbal bubble gum for people uninterested in the subtlety and nuance of one of the best, most influential writers of the modern age.
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- leona
- 2022-01-29
Heavily edited versions
Do you need to know all plot lines of major Austen works today? This is for you.
Otherwise a waste of time.
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- Kay
- 2020-11-26
Short but sweet
I truly enjoyed this collection. worth the listen. I found it well done and well acted.
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- Elizabeth Pierre
- 2019-12-24
Variable volume; no chapter titles
The rise in pitch of some of the voices reaches an uncomfortable level, a problem when the deeper voiced characters require the volume to be high.
The chapters are difficult to navigate, especially if a story beginning has gone past and I’m not even certain which story is in progress.
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- Shari Broomfield
- 2017-09-26
Wow!
It was so nice to hear all the different actors as Jane's characters. It's was done so well. Not word for word but just as entertaining.
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- Shelly M. Felton
- 2016-07-06
Superb acting, but beware of audio idiosyncracies!
This audio collection is comprised of the six major Austen novels, abridged and performed by a full cast of exceptional professional performers, including some very famous ones. You should note that the cover art does not list "Emma" among the works performed, but it's in there. These were produced by the BBC, which might make you jump to the conclusion that the audio quality is as superior as the acting, but that would be a mistake. The audio magicians do create the illusions that the characters actually are strolling through gardens, or riding horses, or disporting themselves in ballrooms. But the audio levels are inconsistent. At one moment General Tilney is berating poor Eleanor at full volume, then before you can say "Northanger," Eleanor is apologizing to Catherine sotto voce and you can barely hear her. This sort of thing happens at various times in each of the novels. There is a lot of whispering! I listened to them seated in a fairly quiet room, and frequently had to rewind to hear soft sounds. I imagined it would be very difficult to catch all the dialog if I were listening in a car on a road trip, or walking with earbuds on a windy day. I think background noise would obliterate subtleties of production. Just thought you should know in advance.
Another thing..... the editing is not consistent in transforming these performances from radio to audiobook format. Mansfield Park is presented without attribution to (famous) actors or the writer who adapted it. A few other novels have some passing mention of the cast, while at the very end of the line, "Persuasion" has the cast listed at the beginning AND the end of each episode. This was not a big deal, just seemed sort of slapdash. I guess I would have expected more meticulous attention to detail from the BBC.
Even with the idiosyncrasies of production, these performances were totally worth it, and even though I've read all Miss Austen's novels in print and in audio, I'll cherish these versions too.
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- Tracey Powers
- 2018-02-14
Just excerpts
These aren't the full books. They are not even abridged versions. They are only small excerpts. Some of them are quite jarring, like Sense and Sensibility, which begins in the middle of the book, when the Dashwoods leave for Devonshire. If you're looking for the whole stories, this is not what you want.
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- Dylan
- 2017-08-15
An Amazing Cast in Each Story
Who was your favorite character and why?
I think a lot of the titular characters stand out. But my real answer is everyone plays their part - Austen didn't create many one dimensional characters. And through her creations I think it created a seamless transition between book to play.
Any additional comments?
The stories are timeless and sometimes I like a good dramatisation over the actual book itself. The case is exceptional - pretty sure most having gone to drama school or come from the theater. Just feels like it could be a TV production and I'm down with that!
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- Sian
- 2016-04-06
Faulty download
It's brillaint, except chapters 6 and 7 are identical, as are 8 and 9, so the Mansfield Park story is unlistenable. Please fix these chapters and I'll happily upgrade my rating.
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- Holly
- 2016-03-21
Technical issues and misleading description.
Some chapters were duplicated (technical issue). Top billed voice talent did not perform all of the stories. Not all stories had the same production value. If you already own any of these books on their own, I would not recommend purchasing this one.
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- Rachel E.
- 2016-03-20
Great way to listen to Austen's works!
I have always loved Jane Austen's stories, but I never read all of her books. This was a great way to listen to her stories and stay engaged the whole time. I didn't want to stop listening and only pressed pause when I had to (like for sleeping, but I ended up staying up past midnight the first day to finish Emma). The voices were all spot on for the characters. I really enjoyed this performance a lot!
52 people found this helpful
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- The Rented Nest
- 2016-04-05
Not As Represented; Recording Problems
David Tennant and Benedict Cumberbatch were only in the first story, Mansfield Park, which was very disappointing. The Sense and Sensability recordings were scrambled across the recording set rather than being in chronological order which was really annoying, and the dialog in all of the stories was modernized to the point of being ridiculous. Mansfield Park was good and Northanger Abbey was fine, but the rest were just not that great. I ended up returning this one. If you really must have the Tennant/Cumberbatch recording, save your money and purchase the stand alone recording which is also available on Audible.
65 people found this helpful
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- h.burgesss
- 2016-05-01
Worth it
I was a bit nervous to buy this bundle of books after reading negative reviews that said that the quality between the performances varied. However I found all 6 performances to be excellent and all thoroughly enjoyable.
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- Alicia
- 2016-03-19
Sadly, there was no Cumberbatch Darcy
I love Jane Austen and I'm a Benedict Cumberbatch fan as well so I was really excited about this series. But Cumberbatch only performs in Mansfield Park (my least favorite novel of Austen's). Overall, the acting was good and I thought that the rewrite kept the integrity of the story. Just don't get your hopes up to hear Benedict Cumberbatch as Mr. Darcy.
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- Baronessa
- 2016-06-30
Excellent Dramatization
I was a bit leery about whether or not I actually wanted to purchase this due to the negative reviews being so vehement - however, I'm very much glad that I ignored them and went ahead to buy it. The voices were actually very well done (though I was disappointed in Mr. Knightly, but I'm particularly fond of him), and the only thing that I didn't like was the very dramatic crying, and the heavy breathing - but, that could be a personal annoyance. It is a dramatization, perhaps the more dramatic the better.
If you are teetering on whether or not you should buy this, then just know that you won't regret it. It might not be exactly what you expected, but it is pleasantly surprising.
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- Sophie
- 2016-06-19
Il manque un passage
Avez-vous d'autres commentaires ?
Il manque toute la première partie de Sense & Sensibility (entre chp 13 et 14).
Sinon parfait...
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- LJG
- 2017-01-27
No introduction to each story?!?
I have been enjoying the stories which are dramatized excellently! But I have no idea which one I just listened to... there was no announcement of the title at the beginning nor at the end. Northanger Abbey is very well done (almost too much as each of the three episodes is fully detailed) but the next two have no introduction. Surely this could be amended for a more pleasurable listener experience?
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- Nikita
- 2022-02-07
Great acting & performance, but a boring story
Oh my fing god how boring this is.
Most certainly not for me.
However, I must say that the voice over, acting, music and reading is really well done, nice performance.