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Twelfth Night (Shakespeare Stories) Audiobook

Twelfth Night' centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola, disguised as Cesario, falls in love with Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with the Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man. This edition is an adaptation of Shakespeare's eponymous comedy, narrated in plain modern English, capturing the very essence and key elements of the original Shakespeare's drama. Read in English, unabridged.

Edith Nesbit, William Shakespeare (Author), Josh Verbae (Narrator)

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Tales of the Texas Rangers, Collection 2

Like its predecessor Dragnet – Tales of the Texas Rangers adapted actual police case files for its broadcasts. Leading each week’s investigation of an actual Texas Ranger case was the same Texas Ranger, Jayce Pearson, portrayed by movie star Joel McCrea. Because the stories were set in present day, Pearson used the latest scientific techniques to identify criminals. Unlike Joe Friday, Pearson didn’t have a regular partner, typically working with the local sheriff instead (who was usually portrayed by Parley Baer). Working environments would range from big cities to isolated wilderness areas that could only be reached on horseback. Produced and Directed by Stacy Keach, Sr. Tales of the Texas Rangers ran from 1950 to 1952 and featured radio’s top supporting actors. Its popularity spawned a 1955 Saturday morning television series starring Willard Parker and Harry Lauter broadcast on CBS until 1958. 9/30/50 “Clean Up” 10/8/50 “Living Death” 10/15/50 “Dead Give-Away” 3/25/51 “Breakdown” 4/1/51 “Pressure” 4/8/51 “Bad Blood” 4/15/51 “Conspiracy” 4/22/51 “Canned Death” 10/14/51 “Play for Keeps” 10/21/51 “Fugitive Trail” 10/28/51 “The White Elephant” 11/4/51 “Helping Hand”

Black Eye Entertainment (Author), Full Cast (Narrator)

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Fibber McGee and Molly, Collection 1

Fibber McGee & Molly had a long and successful run on radio (1935-1959). The program showcased terrific comic and musical talent, headlined by its creators and stars, married couple Jim and Marian Jordan. Living in the fictional Midwestern town of Wistful Vista, Fibber was an American teller of tall tales and a braggart, usually to the exasperation of his long-suffering wife Molly. Life in Wistful Vista followed a well-developed formula, but was always fresh. Fibber’s weekly schemes would be interrupted, inspired by, and often played upon the people of Wistful Vista, a set of regular players and characters including Mayor LaTrivia, Doc Gamble, Mrs. Uppington, Wallace Wimple, Alice Darling, Beulah, Myrt, the Old Timer and Fibber’s next-door neighbor, Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve. The program used a series of running gags that would become part of the common language, many treasures can be found in the Closet at 79 Wistful Vista. The show began as a comic reflection of Depression Era America, but as time went on and the shadows of war came over the nation, the show again caught the mood of the country. WWII was fought on the Home front at Wistful Vista as surely as anywhere else in America, but here they had the benefit of Fibber’s somewhat addled perspective.Now, enjoy 12 of their funniest radio broadcasts.10/7/47 Football Game Anniversary 10/14/47 Catching Teeny’s Cat 10/21/47 Late Car Payment 10/28/47 Big Deal at the Farm 11/4/47 McGee Gets Weighed 11/11/47 War Surplus Store 12/30/47 $10 Gift Certificate 1/6/48 Magic Act 1/13/48 Portable Radio 1/20/48 Molly’s Pickles 1/27/48 Missing Laundry 2/3/48 McGee Makes a Lamp

Black Eye Entertainment (Author), Full Cast (Narrator)

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The Seagull

Anton Chekhov (Author), Michael York, Samantha Eggar (Narrator)

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The 2nd Daws Butler Collection: Even More from the Voice of Yogi Bear!

His voice can be heard in countless classic animated cartoons still seen on television around the world. He was Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and a hundred others. His fans included Groucho Marx, Lionel Barrymore, and even Albert Einstein. His work with satirist Stan Freberg sold millions of records. You have probably never heard of him. His name was Daws Butler, and he is considered one of the greatest voice actors of the twentieth century. The Second Daws Butler Collection is an extensive assortment of his performances, teachings, and writings, both rare and celebrated. Included are Daws Butler Teaches You How to Do Voices; Daws Butler: Voice Magician; This Here Is Your Life, Sherlock Holmes; Daws Butler Workshop ’76; and Huck, Yogi, and Quick Draw, the Lost Recordings.

Charles Dawson Butler, Daws Butler (Author), A Full Cast, Daws Butler, Joe Bevilacqua (Narrator)

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Classic Radio’s Greatest Comedy Shows, Vol. 1

This collection contains twelve of the greatest comedy shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio. You’ll hear Ozzie and Harriet Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as Amos ’n’ Andy, Robert Young in Father Knows Best, Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber McGee and Molly, William Bendix as Chester A. Riley in The Life of Riley, Lucille Ball in My Favorite Husband, Eve Arden as English teacher Connie Brooks in Our Miss Brooks, plus many others, including The Fred Allen Show, The Aldrich Family, The Great Gildersleeve, Life with Luigi, and Lum & Abner. Relive twelve of the best classic radio comedy shows from yesterday and hear the legendary stars who made them great in this incredible collection. Contents include: The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, “Housekeeping,” starring Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard The Aldrich Family, “Henry Forgets to Mail a Letter,” starring Ezra Stone The Amos ’n’ Andy Show, “Andy Gets a Job as Charles Boyer’s Valet,” starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, with special guest Charles Boyer Father Knows Best, “The Elusive Card Game,” starring Robert Young Fibber McGee & Molly, “Jewelry Store Robbery,” starring Jim and Marian Jordan The Fred Allen Show, “The Chicken Surplus,” starring Fred Allen, with special guest Orson Welles The Great Gildersleeve, “Gildersleeve vs. Golf,” starring Willard Waterman The Life of Riley, “Staying Out Late,” starring William Bendix Life with Luigi, “The Traffic Light,” starring J. Carrol Naish The Lum & Abner Show, “Baby Cedric the Mind Reader,” starring Chester Lauck and Norris Goff My Favorite Husband, “Trying to Cash the Prize Check,” starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning Our Miss Brooks, “Trying to Sell a Trailer,” starring Eve Arden “[The Host of Hollywood 360, Carl Amari] helps preserve the heyday of radio.”—Chicago Tribune

Hollywood 360 (Author), Various, Various Narrators, Various Performers (Narrator)

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Hopalong Cassidy

Clarence E Mulford, Clarence E. Mulford (Author), Burt Reynolds (Narrator)

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Much Ado About Nothing: A BBC Radio 3 Full-Cast Production

David Tennant stars as Benedick with Samantha Spiro as Beatrice in Shakespeare's merry comedy of wit, words & romance. In Much Ado, the clarity of radio allows the wonderful verbal sparring between Beatrice and Benedick to sparkle as, high comedy and melodrama mix magically in a combination of prose and verse. BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard. In the acclaimed BBC Radio Shakespeare series, each play is introduced by Richard Eyre, former Director of the Royal National Theatre. Revitalised, original and comprehensive, this is Shakespeare for the new millennium.

William Shakespeare (Author), Chiwetel Ejiofor, David Tennant, Emilia Fox, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Maxine Peake, Samantha Spiro (Narrator)

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Poemas de Amor

Pablo Neruda (Parral, 1904-Santiago de Chile, 1973) fue, en las palabras de Gabriel García Márquez, el "más grande poeta del siglo XX en cualquier idioma." Para Harold Bloom "no admite comparación con ningún otro poeta del hemisferio occidental." Para la mayoría de lectores, que lo han venido leyendo con devoción desde hace casi un siglo, Pablo Neruda es el gran poeta del amor. Esta compilación reúne algunos de sus poemas de amor más sensuales y desesperados. En su mayoría están dedicados a Matilde Urrutia, la que se convertiría en la gran mujer de su vida, cuando su relación todavía era clandestina, y se amaban secretamente en la evocadora isla de Capri, en donde Neruda recaló mientras sufría el destierro de Chile por motivos políticos.

Pablo Neruda (Author), Gerardo Prat (Narrator)

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War In My Head

Branden Hill (Author), Simon Elgar (Narrator)

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Seven Classic Plays

Here in one volume are seven great plays: Medea, The Tempest, The Imaginary Invalid, Camille, An Enemy of the People, Arms and the Man, and Uncle Vanya, all under the direction of veteran producer Yuri Rasovsky. This collection illustrates the development of European drama from ancient times to the threshold of the modern theater.

Alexandre Dumas, Alexandre Dumas Fils, Anton Chekhov, George Bernard Shaw, Henrik Ibsen, Various Authors, William Shakespeare (Author), A Full Cast, Barry Morse, Brian Murray, F. Murray Abraham, Fritz Weaver, John Glover, Lois Nettleton, Nicholas Kepros, Rosemary Harris (Narrator)

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Crime Classics, Vol. 1

Here are twelve episodes from Crime Classics, a true-crime radio docudrama that aired on CBS from 1953 to 1954. Created, produced, and directed by Elliott Lewis, the program examined crimes and murders throughout history. Founded in Lewis’ own personal interest in famous murder cases, the program meticulously recreated the facts, atmosphere, and personages of the era in which the crime took place. Very little dramatic license was taken with the facts, but a touch of humor was added to the narration of the story to soften the tragedy. The crimes dramatized spanned from ancient Greece to late nineteenth-century America. Some were famous assassinations, such as Abraham Lincoln and Julius Caesar, and others were more obscure cases, such as Bathsheba Spooner, who became the first woman tried and executed in America after killing her husband in 1778. Actor Lou Merrill played the host, Thomas Hyland, and the series featured radio’s finest supporting players.

Hollywood 360, Various Authors (Author), Others, Thomas Hyland, Various, Various Narrators (Narrator)

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