Poetry and Drama Reviews
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"In a way I think this is better than a modern fantasy like Tolkien's because it feels more authentic: the authentic Anglo-Saxon Dark Ages. The story isn't told by an abstract narrator; the storyteller"... (read full reviews)
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"I am so glad I got the audio version too - The poems are even better when listened to, the reader has done a wonderful job..!"... (read full reviews)
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"I bought Project: Lazarus a few weeks ago and never regretted it. The story exists out of two parts and each part has 1 doctor (Colin Baker or Silvester McCoy) in the main part. Some pieces are really"... (read full reviews)
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"A consistently funny Dickensian spoof.
The fourth series of this radio 4 saga once again pits Pip Bin against the evil machinations of Mr Gently Benevolent and his cohorts.
Delivery was fast too and"... (read full reviews)
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"Some of the most beautiful, poignant, words ever etched on a page, spoken by a voice born to read them."... (read full reviews)
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"This collection consists of 12 of the latter 13 shows of the Sixth Series (from December 1955 to March 1956) together with bonus material (including The Goons Hit Wales, an insert in the 1956 St."... (read full reviews)
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""She's irresistible, dotty and mischievous and she's done it again! This studio performance of her later poems is sure to be a perfect stocking filler for her army of female fans.""... (read full reviews)
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"A remarkable BBC production that really does the play justice. Richard Burton is fantastic as the lead narrator who connects all the character's together. Thomas' love of language really shines"... (read full reviews)
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"This series is hugely enjoyable and a nostalgic romp back to the 1950's and the intrigue of Brighton and it's criminal fraternity.Convinced that crime no longer exsists, due to the infamous Middle"... (read full reviews)
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"An absolutely chilling, brilliantly acted two hander play starring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and India Fisher as Charley Pollard. Doctor Who audios at their most creative and best!"... (read full reviews)
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"Dickinson is remembered as a 19th-century New England recluse, but she is reaching a wider audience than she could ever have expected via this Great Poets audio series. A wide range of the poet's work"... (read full reviews)
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"Big finish audio productions are sometimes excellent, sometimes dire, Excelis Decays must be of the former - Sylvester McCoy is my least favourite Doctor - and if you have yet to discover Big Finish"... (read full reviews)
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"this is an excellent adaptation of an even more excellent play. The characters are funny and truly heart warming, the wit provides a funny background to a more serious subject. It follows a group of"... (read full reviews)
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"The word "eunoia" is the shortest word in the English language to contain all five vowels, and in his poetry, Bok has split them into five chapters. Each chapter contains poetry made up of"... (read full reviews)
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"It's hard to produce anything approaching a definitive 'Best Of' compilation for a series like 'Round the Horne', as there are so many highlights. This does a pretty good job, though, with appearances"... (read full reviews)
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"A parody of those epic Dickensian tales of childhood misery and loveable eccentrics, with a Pythonesque surealism thrown in for good measure, 'Bleak Expectations' is one of the most consistently funny"... (read full reviews)
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"This 600-year-old tale of courage, honour and courtly romance is right up the street of Simon Armitage's lyrical and oral talents. Following on from his modern interpretation of the text, which was"... (read full reviews)
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"The ghost story has always been popular, and this features four of the best, by Charles Dickens and MR James. These chilling tales, the best known of which is Dickens's 'The Signalman', are"... (read full reviews)
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"If you only ever read one piece of philosophy in your life then this should be it. The mysteries and histories of love and the search for our 'other half' are central to this wonderful work and never"... (read full reviews)