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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
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A collection of BBC Radio 3's iconic Shakespeare productions: eight comedies with all-star casts including David Tennant, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Martin Jarvis, Siân Phillips and Miriam Margolyes....
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All the Sonnets of Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare, Paul Edmondson - editor, Stanley Wells - editor
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Lolita Chakrabarti
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
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How can we look afresh at Shakespeare as a writer of sonnets? What new light might they shed on his career, personality, and sexuality? Shakespeare wrote sonnets for at least 30 years, not only for himself, for professional reasons, and for those he loved, but also in his plays....
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Romeo and Juliet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Kate Beckinsale, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Here is the full-cast production of Shakespeare's classic love story, fully dramatized from the complete text....
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Don't waste your money!
- By FB on 09-03-2015
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Shakespeare: The Complete Works
- Argo Classics
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Diana Rigg, and others
- Length: 98 hrs and 55 mins
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For the first time, the complete works of Shakespeare are available to download as one. This collection includes all 37 plays, four narrative poems and the sonnets....
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not in order
- By Anonymous User on 22-01-2022
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The Tempest
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen, Emilia Fox, Scott Handy, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
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Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play....
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Shakespeare and McKellen - a Perfect Combination
- By Roderic on 12-08-2019
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Hamlet
- Shakespeare Appreciated (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- By: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner, and others
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Stephen Elder, Paul Clayton
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Experience Hamlet as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds....
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Needlessly Intrusive Narration
- By Gorditcho on 03-11-2022
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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
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A collection of BBC Radio 3's iconic Shakespeare productions: eight comedies with all-star casts including David Tennant, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Martin Jarvis, Siân Phillips and Miriam Margolyes....
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All the Sonnets of Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare, Paul Edmondson - editor, Stanley Wells - editor
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Lolita Chakrabarti
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
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How can we look afresh at Shakespeare as a writer of sonnets? What new light might they shed on his career, personality, and sexuality? Shakespeare wrote sonnets for at least 30 years, not only for himself, for professional reasons, and for those he loved, but also in his plays....
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Romeo and Juliet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Kate Beckinsale, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Here is the full-cast production of Shakespeare's classic love story, fully dramatized from the complete text....
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Don't waste your money!
- By FB on 09-03-2015
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Shakespeare: The Complete Works
- Argo Classics
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Diana Rigg, and others
- Length: 98 hrs and 55 mins
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For the first time, the complete works of Shakespeare are available to download as one. This collection includes all 37 plays, four narrative poems and the sonnets....
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not in order
- By Anonymous User on 22-01-2022
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The Tempest
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen, Emilia Fox, Scott Handy, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
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Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play....
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Shakespeare and McKellen - a Perfect Combination
- By Roderic on 12-08-2019
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Hamlet
- Shakespeare Appreciated (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- By: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner, and others
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Stephen Elder, Paul Clayton
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Experience Hamlet as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds....
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Needlessly Intrusive Narration
- By Gorditcho on 03-11-2022
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Othello (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ewan McGregor, Kelly Reilly
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
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Shakespeare's Othello is one of his finest and most famous tragedies....
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Perfect actor, however abridged.
- By Madeline martin on 07-08-2018
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King Lear
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Paul Scofield, Alec McCowen, Kenneth Branagh
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
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The tragedy of King Lear receives an outstanding performance in an all-star cast led by Britain’s senior classical actor, Paul Scofield....
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Excellent rendition of a classic
- By Denis Tamplin on 19-05-2015
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Romeo and Juliet: The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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Couldn’t get past the American-style performances and accents
- By kkel on 03-07-2023
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Hamlet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
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Hamlet, which dates from 1600-1601, is the first in Shakespeare's great series of four tragedies....
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Antony and Cleopatra
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
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Antony and Cleopatra (First Folio title: The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the...
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The Complete Sonnets of William Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Roscoe Lee Browne, Christopher Cazenove, Vanessa Redgrave, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
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For sustained dramatic intrigue and sophistication of plot, William Shakespeare's sonnets are at least the equal of his greatest plays....
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can't download the thing - just bought it
- By quill3033 on 04-03-2022
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to Romeo and Juliet (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- By: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter
- Narrated by: Full-Cast featuring Joan Walker, Chris Kelham, Sara Bowes
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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The multi-award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options....
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Hamlet
- A BBC Radio Production
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, Kenneth Cranham, Juliet Stevenson, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
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BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare....
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Twelfth Night
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Niamh Cusack, Jonathan Firth, Amanda Root, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
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Shakespeare's most sophisticated comedy is a riotous tale of hopelessly unrequited passions and mistaken identity....
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The Bard
- By Mathew on 08-03-2018
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Shakespeare's Lovers (Unabridged Selections)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Estelle Kohler, Bill Homewood
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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Many of the greatest lovers, and the greatest love scenes in Western literature, are to be found in Shakespeare. The fresh but impassioned Romeo and Juliet, the resilient wit of Petruchio and Kate...
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How to Read and Understand Shakespeare
- By: Marc C. Conner, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Marc C. Conner
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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These guiding principles allow you to follow the narratives of the plays as they unfold, with a clear understanding of how the plays function and fit together....
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perfection
- By Thanatosophist on 29-04-2018
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Much Ado About Nothing
- Much Ado About Nothing (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Samantha Spiro, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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In this BBC full-cast production of Much Ado About Nothing, some handsome soldiers return from battle. Yet one soldier finds himself locked in a merry war of his own....
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classical works with exceptional voice talents.
- By Discovering.Marina on 05-11-2022
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Macbeth: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
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The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, Macbeth to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Amanda Root, David Harewood, Roy Hudd
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
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Shakespeare's most imaginative and merry play is set in an enchanted wood amidst fairies and sprites....
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Othello: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
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This new full-cast recording - based on the most respected edition of Shakespeare's classic - expertly produced by the Folger Theatre, is perfect for students, teachers, and the everyday listener....
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Living with Shakespeare
- Essays by Writers, Actors, and Directors
- By: Harold Bloom - foreword, Susannah Carson - editor
- Narrated by: Michael McConnahie, Simon Prebble, Napoleon Ryan, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
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Why Shakespeare? What explains our continued fascination with his poems and plays? In Living with Shakespeare, Susannah Carson invites 40 actors, directors, scholars, and writers to reflect....
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
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The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings A Midsummer Night's Dream to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to Macbeth (Unabridged, Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- By: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter
- Narrated by: Full-Cast featuring Joan Walker, Nick Murchie, Coralyn Sheldon
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
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The multi-award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options....
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King Richard III
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Geraldine McEwan, Nicholas Farrell, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
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Written in 1593, King Richard III is one of Shakespeare's earliest plays....
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Very helpful
- By LYNN JENNINGS on 04-03-2019
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Richard Burton's Hamlet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Richard Burton, a full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
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This production of Hamlet, directed by Sir John Gielgud and starring Richard Burton, was recorded in the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare Production
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sylvestra Le Touzel, Sam West, David Threlfall
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
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In this BBC full-cast production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena run to the woods and stumble into a life separate from time itself....
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Poor rendition
- By Indy on 05-02-2024
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Othello (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Emma Fielding, Hugh Quarshie, Anton Lesser
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
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This widely studied play is one of the "best sellers" of the Shakespeare canon....
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Shakespeare: The Tragedies
- Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Timon of Athens, Titus Andronicus
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Diana Rigg, Prunella Scales, and others
- Length: 28 hrs and 5 mins
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All 10 of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedies, performed by the celebrated Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players....
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Hamlet: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Hamlet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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Not recommended if you don’t know the story
- By Brenda on 03-04-2019