Romeo & Juliet - Act I, Scene III
"O Romeo, Romeo - wherefore art thou Romeo". This impassioned speech is beautifully spoken by Fay Compton in this BBC Sound archives recording.
Hamlet - Act III, Scene I
'To be or not to be - that is the question….' In this BBC Sound Archive recording, Michael Redgrave stars as Shakespeare's troubled Prince of Denmark.
Henry V - Act IV, Scene III
'This day is called the feast of Crispian….' In one of the most famous and inspirational of Shakespeare's speeches, Richard Burton's rich and resonant voice delivers Henry V's address to his army on the eve of Agincourt!
King Lear - Act II, Scene IV
'I prithee, daughter, do not make me mad…' Alec Guinness's performance as King Lear stirs the listener in this recording from the BBC Sound Archives.
Macbeth - Act I, Scene VII
'If it were done when 'tis done…' From the BBC Sound Archives, one of Shakespeare's most famous and memorable speeches, with Paul Scofield and Peggy Ashcroft as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, bringing these ominous words vividly to life.
Macbeth - Act II, Scene II
'Is this a dagger which I see before me…..' With Denis Quilley as Macbeth, this recording from the BBC Sound Archives brings Shakespeare's memorable words to life..
Richard III - Act I, Scene I
'Now is the winter of our discontent….' Ian Holm delivers King Richard IIIs soliloquy, bringing Shakespeare's wonderful lines, full of pyschological insight, vividly to life.
The Merchant Of Venice - Act IV, Scene I
'The quality of mercy is not strained….' In this recording from the BBC Sound Archives, Hannah Gordon is Shakespeare's wise Portia.
I find the material very authentic especially for second language learners who wish to capture the "speech" of the native speakers.
Sophocles
Performed By : Full Cast Production
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Length : 1 hour 40 minutes
Categories : Classic Literature
Dramatizations
Download Price : $11.99
In this new translation, performed by an outstanding cast led by Michael Sheen, the searing inevitablity facing Oedipus proves as shocking as it was 2.500 years ago when it was first presented. See full description... |
John Galsworthy
Performed By : David Case
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Length : 10 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Classic Literature
Download Price : $19.95
In his old age, Soames Forsyte has mellowed into a patient and benign figure, guarding with especial tenderness the welfare of his daughter, Fleur. But all his watchfulness and devotion are powerless to avert the tragedy when Fleur revives her old love affair with Jon Forsyte. See full description... |
William Shakespeare
Performed By : Fay Compton
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 3 minutes
Categories : Shakespeare
Classic Literature
Download Price : $1.65
This impassioned speech is beautifully spoken by Fay Compton in this BBC Sound archives recording. See full description... |
Dylan Thomas
Performed By : Various
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 1 hour 30 minutes
Categories : Dramatizations
Classic Literature
Classics
Download Price : $13.49
This stunning release includes the highly acclaimed re-make of Dylan's definitive play, Under Milk Wood... See full description... |
Emile Zola
Performed By : Traci Svendsgaard
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Length : 6 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Classic Literature
Download Price : $29.95 $21.95
In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Thérèse Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. The numbing tedium of her life is suddenly shattered when she embarks on a turbulent affair with her husband’s earthy friend Laurent. But their passion for... See full description...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography
Biographical
Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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