Tom Stoppard: Radio Plays

Synopsis
This five CD set collects the original BBC broadcasts of four of Tom Stoppard’s most important radio plays: ‘Albert’s Bridge’, ‘Artist Descending a Staircase’, ‘The Dog It Was That Died’ and ‘In the Native State’.
Series
Spoken Word, The
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2012
Availability
out of distribution
Notes
Reviewed by Peter M. Lewis in Viewfinder 89
Subjects
English language and literature; Literature
Keywords
archive sound recordings; drama; radio drama; radio broadcasts

Credits

Director
Charles Lefeaux; John Tydeman
Writer
Tom Stoppard
Cast
Carleton Hobbs 
Charles Gray 
Dinsdale Landen 
Felicity Kendal 
John Hurt 
John Le Mesurier 
Lyndam Gregory 
Peggy Ashcroft 
Penelope Keith 
Peter Egan 
Rolf Lefebvre 
Sam Dastor 
Stephen Murray 

Distribution Formats

Type
Audio
Format
CD
Price
£40.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
332 minutes
Year
2012

Sections

Title
Albert’s Bridge

Title
Artist Descending a Staircase

Title
Dog It Was That Died, The

Title
In the Native State

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributor

Name

British Library Online Shop

Email
bl-shop@bl.uk
Web
http://shop.bl.uk/mall/departmentpage.cfm/BritishLibrary/87294/1/1 External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7412 7735
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
Notes
A range of audio publications related to the collections of the British Library’s Sound Archive. Historical topics, wildlife sounds, world music, art and literature are particularly strongly represented. There are also a few DVDs, videos and CD-ROMs based on holdings in the BL. Some of the titles are available for paid audio download.
 

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