Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Roger Allam on Falstaff

Performing Shakespeare

by Roger Allam, Julian Curry ...

Series Book 0 - Shakespeare On Stage
Roger Allam discusses playing Falstaff, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles.In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes of a landmark Shakespearean production, recreating in detail their memorable performance in a major role. They lead us through the choices they made in rehearsal, and ... Read more

$6.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Roger Allam discusses playing Falstaff, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles.In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes of a landmark Shakespearean production, recreating in detail their memorable performance in a major role. They lead us through the choices they made in rehearsal, and
... Read more
Audiobook

Myths Reimagined: Troy Trilogy, Dionysos & more

A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation collection

by Andrew Rissik ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Michael Sheen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Diana Rigg, Lindsay Duncan, Roger Allam, Toby Stephens, David Harewood, Paul Scofield ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

A collection of acclaimed radio retellings of Greek and Roman mythsAndrew Rissik's powerful, uncompromising reimaginings of classic tales from Roman and Greek history were hailed as masterpieces when they first aired on BBC radio. Told in contemporary speech, they revitalised the ancient myths, making them fresh, relevant and accessible to a modern-day audience. This collection brings them ... Read more

$17.74 USD

A collection of acclaimed radio retellings of Greek and Roman mythsAndrew Rissik's powerful, uncompromising reimaginings of classic tales from Roman and Greek history were hailed as masterpieces when they first aired on BBC radio. Told in contemporary speech, they revitalised the ancient myths, making them fresh, relevant and accessible to a modern-day audience. This collection brings them
... Read more
Audiobook

Euripides’ Greek Tragedies: A BBC Radio Drama Collection

The Women of Troy, Medea, Alcestis and more

by Euripides ...

Narrated by Sian Philips, Maxine Peake, Anton Lesser, Timothy West, Christine Bottomley, Roger Allam, Emma Fielding, Richard Dormer, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

10 hours 15 min

A selection of Euripides’ renowned Greek tragedies, adapted for BBC RadioAcclaimed by Aristotle as ‘the most tragic of the poets’, Euripides was one of the pre-eminent playwrights of 5th century Athens. Included here are seven of his masterpieces: powerful, shocking tales of passion, suffering and revenge that still resonate with us today. Among the star casts are Maxine Peake, Richard Dormer, ... Read more

$19.11 USD

A selection of Euripides’ renowned Greek tragedies, adapted for BBC RadioAcclaimed by Aristotle as ‘the most tragic of the poets’, Euripides was one of the pre-eminent playwrights of 5th century Athens. Included here are seven of his masterpieces: powerful, shocking tales of passion, suffering and revenge that still resonate with us today. Among the star casts are Maxine Peake, Richard Dormer,
... Read more
Audiobook

Daphne du Maurier: The BBC Radio Collection

Including Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, Frenchman’s Creek & more

by Daphne du Maurier ...

Narrated by Christopher Cazenove, Cathryn Harrison, Adam Godley, Hugh Burden, Roger Allam, Jonathan Firth, Ian Richardson, Diana Quick, Paula Wilcox, Alice Hart, Susannah Corbett, Nicola Walker, Lorna Heilbron, Jamie Parker, Full Cast, Aisling Loftus, Lucy Boynton, Bethany Muir ...

Unabridged

21 hours 27 min

A comprehensive collection of dramatisations of Daphne du Maurier’s works'Containing performances from well-known actors from past and present, Daphne du Maurier: The BBC Radio Collection is a rich feast for all fans of the writer's work.' - Entertainment FocusDaphne du Maurier was one of the 20th century’s most popular writers. Extraordinarily prolific, she produced a string of bestsellers, many ... Read more

$21.84 USD

A comprehensive collection of dramatisations of Daphne du Maurier’s works'Containing performances from well-known actors from past and present, Daphne du Maurier: The BBC Radio Collection is a rich feast for all fans of the writer's work.' - Entertainment FocusDaphne du Maurier was one of the 20th century’s most popular writers. Extraordinarily prolific, she produced a string of bestsellers, many
... Read more
Audiobook

The Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Antony Sher, Roger Allam, Emma Fielding ...

Unabridged

2 hours 29 min

Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, agrees to lend Antonio, a Venetian merchant, three thousand ducats so that his friend Bassanio can afford to court his love, Portia. However, Shylock has one condition: should the loan go unpaid, he will be entitled to a pound of Antonio’s own flesh. Meanwhile in Belmont, according to the terms of her father’s will, Portia’s many suitors must choose correctly from ... Read more

$12.00 USD

Also available as: eBooks

Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, agrees to lend Antonio, a Venetian merchant, three thousand ducats so that his friend Bassanio can afford to court his love, Portia. However, Shylock has one condition: should the loan go unpaid, he will be entitled to a pound of Antonio’s own flesh. Meanwhile in Belmont, according to the terms of her father’s will, Portia’s many suitors must choose correctly from
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Audiobook

Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 3

A full-cast BBC Radio Comedy

by John Finnemore ...

Narrated by John Finnemore, Benedict Cumberbatch, Full Cast, Roger Allam, Stephanie Cole ...

Unabridged

2 hours 48 min

Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and a prayer world of a tiny, one-plane charter airline; staffed by two pilots, one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. Whether hunting for polar bears or a cleverly-hidden lemon, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult. And then there are the otters...Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, MJN Air's formidable boss, has employed two of the ... Read more

$19.11 USD

Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and a prayer world of a tiny, one-plane charter airline; staffed by two pilots, one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. Whether hunting for polar bears or a cleverly-hidden lemon, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult. And then there are the otters...Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, MJN Air's formidable boss, has employed two of the
... Read more
Audiobook

Conversations from a Long Marriage: Series 5

A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama

by Jan Etherington ...

Narrated by Joanna Lumley, Roger Allam ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Conversations from a Long Marriage
Unabridged

2 hours 47 min

Roger Allam and Joanna Lumley star in the complete fifth series of the much-loved comedy drama‘An endearing portrait of exasperation, laced with hard won tolerance – and something like love’ GuardianJoanna Lumley and Roger Allam are passionate, affectionate long-marrieds, still loving and laughing their way through life after 50 years together (on and off).We catch up with them as ... ... Read more

$19.11 USD

Roger Allam and Joanna Lumley star in the complete fifth series of the much-loved comedy drama‘An endearing portrait of exasperation, laced with hard won tolerance – and something like love’ GuardianJoanna Lumley and Roger Allam are passionate, affectionate long-marrieds, still loving and laughing their way through life after 50 years together (on and off).We catch up with them as ...
... Read more
Audiobook

The Fyodor Dostoevsky BBC Radio Drama Collection

Including Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Devils & The Brothers Karamazov

by Fyodor Dostoevsky ...

Narrated by Roy Marsden, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam, Paul Rhys, Nicholas Boulton, Paul Hilton, David Suchet, Full Cast, Barnaby Kay, Lia Williams ...

Unabridged

17 hours 28 min

BBC radio productions of Dostoevsky's masterpieces, plus selected shorter fiction and bonus programmes exploring his life and workOne of the most important and influential Russian writers of the 19th Century, Fyodor Dostoevsky is admired worldwide for his great realist novels, exploring questions of morality, philosophy and the nature of existence. This compilation contains the BBC radio ... Read more

$21.84 USD

BBC radio productions of Dostoevsky's masterpieces, plus selected shorter fiction and bonus programmes exploring his life and workOne of the most important and influential Russian writers of the 19th Century, Fyodor Dostoevsky is admired worldwide for his great realist novels, exploring questions of morality, philosophy and the nature of existence. This compilation contains the BBC radio
... Read more
Audiobook

Les Miserables

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

by Victor Hugo ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Joss Ackland, Roger Allam ...

Unabridged

5 hours 40 min

Joss Ackland, Roger Allam and Leslie Phillips star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel.When poverty drives Jean Valjean to steal a loaf of bread from a baker’s window, it is an action that will haunt him for the rest of his life. A citizen of post-revolutionary France, he is sentenced to nineteen years’ hard labour. On his release, his fortunes change and he ... Read more

$19.11 USD

Joss Ackland, Roger Allam and Leslie Phillips star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel.When poverty drives Jean Valjean to steal a loaf of bread from a baker’s window, it is an action that will haunt him for the rest of his life. A citizen of post-revolutionary France, he is sentenced to nineteen years’ hard labour. On his release, his fortunes change and he
... Read more
Audiobook

The George Eliot BBC Radio Drama Collection

Five full-cast dramatisations including Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss & Silas Marner

by George Eliot ...

Narrated by Anna Chancellor, Caroline Martin, Deborah Findlay, Full Cast, George Costigan, Jasmine Hyde, Robert Glenister, Roger Allam, Thomas Arnold, David Tennant ...

Unabridged

17 hours 18 min

One of the greatest English authors of the 19th Century, George Eliot is renowned for her realistic storytelling and insight into the human psyche. This BBC Radio collection presents dramatisations of her five most famous novels, as well as an exploration of her life through her fictional characters.Adam BedeSummer, 1799, and in the Staffordshire village of Hayslope, one of Lisbeth Bede's sons has ... Read more

$21.84 USD

One of the greatest English authors of the 19th Century, George Eliot is renowned for her realistic storytelling and insight into the human psyche. This BBC Radio collection presents dramatisations of her five most famous novels, as well as an exploration of her life through her fictional characters.Adam BedeSummer, 1799, and in the Staffordshire village of Hayslope, one of Lisbeth Bede's sons has
... Read more
Audiobook

Gender Swapped Fairy Tales

by Karrie Fransman, Karrie Fransman, Jonathan Plackett, Jonathan Plackett ...

Narrated by Karrie Fransman, Jonathan Plackett, Adjoa Andoh, Roger Allam ...

Unabridged

3 hours 47 min

People have been telling fairy tales to their children for hundreds of years. And for almost as long, people have been rewriting those fairy tales - to help their children imagine a world where they are the heroes. Karrie and Jon were reading their child these stories when they hit upon a dilemma, something previous versions of these stories were missing, and so they decided to make one vital ... Read more

$33.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

People have been telling fairy tales to their children for hundreds of years. And for almost as long, people have been rewriting those fairy tales - to help their children imagine a world where they are the heroes. Karrie and Jon were reading their child these stories when they hit upon a dilemma, something previous versions of these stories were missing, and so they decided to make one vital
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Noel Coward BBC Radio Drama Collection

Seven BBC Radio full-cast productions

by Noel Coward ...

Narrated by Alex Jennings, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Full Cast, Harriet Walters, Helena Bonham-Carter, Judi Dench, Roger Allam ...

Unabridged

11 hours 55 min

Seven BBC radio full-cast productions of Noël Coward’s classic plays – plus bonus material including a profile of Coward and extracts from his diariesRenowned for his wit, style and sophistication, Noël Coward was one of the greatest playwrights of the twentieth century. His plays, set in the glittering world of high society in which he lived, are much admired and have remained in the popular ... Read more

$19.11 USD

Seven BBC radio full-cast productions of Noël Coward’s classic plays – plus bonus material including a profile of Coward and extracts from his diariesRenowned for his wit, style and sophistication, Noël Coward was one of the greatest playwrights of the twentieth century. His plays, set in the glittering world of high society in which he lived, are much admired and have remained in the popular
... Read more