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The Oscar Wilde BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Five Full-Cast Productions
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes, Judi Dench, Diana Rigg, Michael Sheen, full cast, Martin Jarvis, Martin Clunes, Ian McKellen, Stephen Fry, Simon Russell Beale
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
The collected BBC radio productions of the major works of Oscar Wilde, plus bonus play by Neil Bartlett.
Loved for his flamboyant personality, sparkling wit and brilliant epigrams, Oscar Wilde was a comic genius and a literary icon.
This collection reflects the many facets of his dazzling talent. Here are dramatisations of his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, a Gothic tale of a gilded aristocrat who makes a dangerous pact, as well as four scintillating social comedies – Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband. Among the distinguished casts are Ian MacDiarmid, Joely Richardson, Edward Fox, Diana Rigg, Martin Clunes, Michael Hordern and Judi Dench.
Moving examples of his correspondence are revealed in The Letters of Oscar Wilde and De Profundis, read by Simon Callow and Simon Russell Beale respectively, and his most famous poem, The Ballad of Reading Gaol, is performed live by stars including Ian McKellen, Neil Tennant and Stephen Fry.
In addition, a bonus drama, In Extremis by Neil Bartlett, starring Corin Redgrave and Sheila Hancock, reimagines Oscar Wilde's hastily arranged sitting with a society palm reader, a week before the trial that would cost him so dearly.
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- Iain Mackay
- 19-07-20
Superb in every way.
I've been a fan of his work for years and read several books, but this was a fantastic way to bring to life the works and life of the man.
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- Niamhsull
- 17-03-21
Absolutely wonderful
Beautiful and moving. Made me hear his work in a new way. Acting all superb. The reading and new play at the end concluded it all perfectly. Really one of the best BBC Collections.
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- Arnya
- 15-04-19
Enjoyable
I really enjoyed the story telling. I don’t often listen to radio plays so I wasn’t sure what to expect and it was a bit overdone at times, which you could only get away with, with Wilde’s works. I didn’t feel like an audiobook but it was very engaging,
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- Alice
- 21-01-21
Wonderful performances.
This collection includes wonderful performances of Wilde's plays. The letters were also very moving.
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- Stephanie Jenkins
- 01-03-24
Great
I’m a fan of his work so I knew I would like this. What I wasn’t expecting is the heartbreaking letters, and after.
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- Stephen Gott
- 29-04-20
A Fabulous Introduction To Oscar Wilde
This collection of the "best"of Oscar Wilde starts with an excellent dramatisation of "The Picture Of Dorian Gray".We then get a superb collection of his main plays.However,for me it was the recordings of "The Ballad Of Reading Goal" and "De Profundis" ,that brought home the real tragedy of life.
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- Rebecca
- 26-06-19
Brilliant!
I really enjoyed this audiobook. I’ve only ever seen The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband before, which I loved, But all of these plays were fantastic. Wonderful actors giving wonderful performances. I especially liked the extra performances; De Profundis was truly heartbreaking.
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- Kindle Customer
- 19-03-21
Excellent Performances
excellent cast, I listened to this twice and will do so again. BBC radio at its best
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- mandy
- 30-10-22
Wilde worthy
I absolutely loved these performances. I got lost in them, it's the perfect escapism and I shall listen again and again. I forgot how funny "the importance of being earnest" my colleagues were looking over at me laughing away. so good.if you love Oscar Wilde do yourself a favour and escape into this collection. I'm sad it's over, but as I said will listen over a over with pleasure.
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- Kaleem H.
- 10-09-20
Rollercoaster!
This is a fantastic collection! At times it made me laugh and at other times it made me cry. Well worth a listen!
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