Audiobooks narrated by Charles Dance

The Chronicle - Book One. An epic historical pageant performed by an outstanding cast

The Chronicle - Book One (January to March) The Chronicle is one of the most ambitious productions ever commissioned. An epic eye-witness history of the last five hundred years, told entirely in the words of those who were there. Performed by an outstanding cast of actors in a dramatised setting, we take you on a daily journey from January 1st to December 31st to reveal a fascinating and intriguing record of life as witnessed by some of history's most colourful characters. "It's WONDERFUL. In fact, I would describe it as one of the all-time audio greats... an unmissable five-star production." (The Guardian) "I recommend the reader to hunt down and buy this series wherever it may be found." (The Spectator) "The whole endeavour is a beguiling jigsaw that creates a vivid picture of the shaping of our national life." (Sunday Times) "It's probably the most innovative set of audiobooks on the shelves" (Choice Magazine) Also available as part of the CHRONICLE BOX SET, a four-volume edition. JOSS ACKLAND as William Allingham JAMES BOLAM as Henry Rider Haggard TONY BRITTON as Charles Greville ELEANOR BRON as Queen Victoria CHARLES DANCE as Captain Robert Scott Dame MAUREEN LIPMAN as Joyce Grenfell ROBERT POWELL as Rev. Francis Kilvert JOHN SESSIONS as Samuel Pepys Sir DONALD SINDEN as Horace Walpole IMOGEN STUBBS as Charlotte Bronte Sir DAVID SUCHET as Admiral Lord Nelson Dame HARRIET WALTER as Virginia Woolf TIMOTHY WEST as John Evelyn with John Baddeley, Nicola Barber, Ian Curtis, Terence Edmund, David Goodland, Mark Hadfield, Sarah Head, Jenny Howe, Siriol Jenkins, Nick Mercer, Brian Orrell, John Rogan, Howard Ward, Robin Welch, Andrew Wincott, Andre Winterton and full supporting cast. Compiled by: Sue Rodwell Music: Nina Humphreys Director: John Tuckey Producer: Stewart Richards © & ? 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd

Mr Punch (Author), Charles Dance, Dame Harriet Walter, Dame Maureen Lipman, Eleanor Bron, Imogen Stubbs, Joss Ackland & Full Supporting Cast, Sir David Suchet, Sir Donald Sinden, Timothy West (Narrator)

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The Chronicle - Book Two. An epic historical pageant performed by an outstanding cast

The Chronicle - Book Two (April to June) The Chronicle is one of the most ambitious productions ever commissioned. An epic eye-witness history of the last five hundred years, told entirely in the words of those who were there. Performed by an outstanding cast of actors in a dramatised setting, we take you on a daily journey from January 1st to December 31st to reveal a fascinating and intriguing record of life as witnessed by some of history's most colourful characters. "It's WONDERFUL. In fact, I would describe it as one of the all-time audio greats... an unmissable five-star production." (The Guardian) "I recommend the reader to hunt down and buy this series wherever it may be found." (The Spectator) "The whole endeavour is a beguiling jigsaw that creates a vivid picture of the shaping of our national life." (Sunday Times) "It's probably the most innovative set of audiobooks on the shelves" (Choice Magazine) Also available as part of the CHRONICLE BOX SET, a four-volume edition. JOSS ACKLAND as William Allingham JAMES BOLAM as Henry Rider Haggard TONY BRITTON as Charles Greville ELEANOR BRON as Queen Victoria CHARLES DANCE as Captain Robert Scott Dame MAUREEN LIPMAN as Joyce Grenfell ROBERT POWELL as Rev. Francis Kilvert JOHN SESSIONS as Samuel Pepys Sir DONALD SINDEN as Horace Walpole IMOGEN STUBBS as Charlotte Bronte Sir DAVID SUCHET as Admiral Lord Nelson Dame HARRIET WALTER as Virginia Woolf TIMOTHY WEST as John Evelyn with John Baddeley, Nicola Barber, Ian Curtis, Terence Edmund, David Goodland, Mark Hadfield, Sarah Head, Jenny Howe, Siriol Jenkins, Nick Mercer, Brian Orrell, John Rogan, Howard Ward, Robin Welch, Andrew Wincott, Andre Winterton and full supporting cast. Compiled by: Sue Rodwell Music: Nina Humphreys Director: John Tuckey Producer: Stewart Richards © & ? 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd

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The Chronicle - Book Three. An epic historical pageant performed by an outstanding cast

The Chronicle - Book Three (July to September) The Chronicle is one of the most ambitious productions ever commissioned. An epic eye-witness history of the last five hundred years, told entirely in the words of those who were there. Performed by an outstanding cast of actors in a dramatised setting, we take you on a daily journey from January 1st to December 31st to reveal a fascinating and intriguing record of life as witnessed by some of history's most colourful characters. "It's WONDERFUL. In fact, I would describe it as one of the all-time audio greats... an unmissable five-star production." (The Guardian) "I recommend the reader to hunt down and buy this series wherever it may be found." (The Spectator) "The whole endeavour is a beguiling jigsaw that creates a vivid picture of the shaping of our national life." (Sunday Times) "It's probably the most innovative set of audiobooks on the shelves" (Choice Magazine) Also available as part of the CHRONICLE BOX SET, a four-volume edition. JOSS ACKLAND as William Allingham JAMES BOLAM as Henry Rider Haggard TONY BRITTON as Charles Greville ELEANOR BRON as Queen Victoria CHARLES DANCE as Captain Robert Scott Dame MAUREEN LIPMAN as Joyce Grenfell ROBERT POWELL as Rev. Francis Kilvert JOHN SESSIONS as Samuel Pepys Sir DONALD SINDEN as Horace Walpole IMOGEN STUBBS as Charlotte Bronte Sir DAVID SUCHET as Admiral Lord Nelson Dame HARRIET WALTER as Virginia Woolf TIMOTHY WEST as John Evelyn with John Baddeley, Nicola Barber, Ian Curtis, Terence Edmund, David Goodland, Mark Hadfield, Sarah Head, Jenny Howe, Siriol Jenkins, Nick Mercer, Brian Orrell, John Rogan, Howard Ward, Robin Welch, Andrew Wincott, Andre Winterton and full supporting cast. Compiled by: Sue Rodwell Music: Nina Humphreys Director: John Tuckey Producer: Stewart Richards © & ? 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd

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The Chronicle - Book Four. An epic historical pageant performed by an outstanding cast

The Chronicle - Book Four (October to December) The Chronicle is one of the most ambitious productions ever commissioned. An epic eye-witness history of the last five hundred years, told entirely in the words of those who were there. Performed by an outstanding cast of actors in a dramatised setting, we take you on a daily journey from January 1st to December 31st to reveal a fascinating and intriguing record of life as witnessed by some of history's most colourful characters. "It's WONDERFUL. In fact, I would describe it as one of the all-time audio greats... an unmissable five-star production." (The Guardian) "I recommend the reader to hunt down and buy this series wherever it may be found." (The Spectator) "The whole endeavour is a beguiling jigsaw that creates a vivid picture of the shaping of our national life." (Sunday Times) "It's probably the most innovative set of audiobooks on the shelves" (Choice Magazine) Also available as part of the CHRONICLE BOX SET, a four-volume edition. JOSS ACKLAND as William Allingham JAMES BOLAM as Henry Rider Haggard TONY BRITTON as Charles Greville ELEANOR BRON as Queen Victoria CHARLES DANCE as Captain Robert Scott Dame MAUREEN LIPMAN as Joyce Grenfell ROBERT POWELL as Rev. Francis Kilvert JOHN SESSIONS as Samuel Pepys Sir DONALD SINDEN as Horace Walpole IMOGEN STUBBS as Charlotte Bronte Sir DAVID SUCHET as Admiral Lord Nelson Dame HARRIET WALTER as Virginia Woolf TIMOTHY WEST as John Evelyn with John Baddeley, Nicola Barber, Ian Curtis, Terence Edmund, David Goodland, Mark Hadfield, Sarah Head, Jenny Howe, Siriol Jenkins, Nick Mercer, Brian Orrell, John Rogan, Howard Ward, Robin Welch, Andrew Wincott, Andre Winterton and full supporting cast. Compiled by: Sue Rodwell Music: Nina Humphreys Director: John Tuckey Producer: Stewart Richards © & ? 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd

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The Chronicle Box Set. An epic historical pageant performed by an outstanding cast

The Chronicle Box Set (January to December) The Chronicle is one of the most ambitious productions ever commissioned. An epic eye-witness history of the last five hundred years, told entirely in the words of those who were there. Performed by an outstanding cast of actors in a dramatised setting, we take you on a daily journey from January 1st to December 31st to reveal a fascinating and intriguing record of life as witnessed by some of history's most colourful characters. "It's WONDERFUL. In fact, I would describe it as one of the all-time audio greats... an unmissable five-star production." (The Guardian) "I recommend the reader to hunt down and buy this series wherever it may be found." (The Spectator) "The whole endeavour is a beguiling jigsaw that creates a vivid picture of the shaping of our national life." (Sunday Times) "It's probably the most innovative set of audiobooks on the shelves" (Choice Magazine) Also available as part of the CHRONICLE BOX SET, a four-volume edition. JOSS ACKLAND as William Allingham JAMES BOLAM as Henry Rider Haggard TONY BRITTON as Charles Greville ELEANOR BRON as Queen Victoria CHARLES DANCE as Captain Robert Scott Dame MAUREEN LIPMAN as Joyce Grenfell ROBERT POWELL as Rev. Francis Kilvert JOHN SESSIONS as Samuel Pepys Sir DONALD SINDEN as Horace Walpole IMOGEN STUBBS as Charlotte Bronte Sir DAVID SUCHET as Admiral Lord Nelson Dame HARRIET WALTER as Virginia Woolf TIMOTHY WEST as John Evelyn with John Baddeley, Nicola Barber, Ian Curtis, Terence Edmund, David Goodland, Mark Hadfield, Sarah Head, Jenny Howe, Siriol Jenkins, Nick Mercer, Brian Orrell, John Rogan, Howard Ward, Robin Welch, Andrew Wincott, Andre Winterton and full supporting cast. Compiled by: Sue Rodwell Music: Nina Humphreys Director: John Tuckey Producer: Stewart Richards © & ? 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd

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The Magus: A BBC Radio 4 full cast dramatisation

Nicholas Urfe, a young British graduate, runs away from his monotonous life to take up a teaching post on the small Greek island of Phraxos. There he meets the enigmatic figure of Maurice Conchis, and slowly gets drawn into a world full of strange encounters and psychological tricks on Conchis's estate at Bourani. When Conchis introduces Nicholas to the enchanting and mysterious Lily Montgomery, reality and illusion begin to intertwine. But what strange game is Conchis playing with Nicholas? And, in this world coloured by artifice and deception, who is really telling him the truth?First published in 1965, John Fowles's novel The Magus soon gained cult status. Now acclaimed dramatist and screenwriter Adrian Hodges (My Week with Marilyn, The Go-Between, Peter and Wendy, The Musketeers, Survivors, Primeval) has adapted the novel for this new dramatisation starring Tom Burke (War and Peace, The Musketeers) as Nicholas Urfe, Charles Dance (And Then There Were None, Game of Thrones) as Maurice Conchis, and Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter, Brideshead Revisited) as Lily.Produced and directed by Heather Larmour.

John Fowles (Author), , Charles Dance, Full Cast, Hayley Atwell, Tom Burke (Narrator)

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Chronicle I

The Chronicle is an epic anthology of the most interesting and revealing diaries and journals written during the last 500 years, providing a fascinating and intriguing record of life as witnessed by some history's most colourful characters. From Samuel Pepys to Alan Bennett, Dorothy Wordsworth to Barbara Castle and Oliver Cromwell to Evelyn Waugh. The Chronicleis one of the most ambitious productions ever commissioned as an audiobook. It contains 120,000 words from over 150 diarists and letter writers, and is performed by an outstanding cast of 30 actors in a dramatised setting with music and soundtrack, with a combined total running time of just under 12 hours. Available in four parts. Arranged in the form of a calendar, it is a daily record of British life from 1st January to 31st December, and provides a vivid and entertaining portrait of the life and times in which the writers lived. Narrated by Joss Ackland; Jenny Agutter; James Bolam; Tony Britton; Charles Dance; Eleanor Bron; Maureen Lipman; John Sessions; Robert Powell; Donald Sinden; Imogen Stubbs; David Suchet; Harriet Walter; Timothy West; plus full supporting cast.

Various Artists, Various Artists (Author), Charles Dance, David Suchet, Donald Sinden, Eleanor Bron, Harriet Walter, Imogen Stubbs, James Bolam, James Bolam, Jenny Agutter, John L. Sessions, John Sessions, Joss Ackland, Maureen Lipman, Robert Powell, Timothy West, Tony Britton (Narrator)

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Chronicle II

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Chronicle III

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Chronicle IV

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The Letters & Journals of Lord Nelson

Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), known as 'The Hero' during his own lifetime, was both an inspiring commander and an innovative tactician, becoming a rear admiral after defeating the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Cape St Vincent. He was also responsible for the great victories of the Nile (1798) and Copenhagen (1801). Revered by his officers and men, he was renowned for both his arrogance and his scandalous love affair with the beautiful Emma Hamilton. Nelson was tragically killed by a musket shot from the mizzen top of a French ship during the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805, after affecting the greatest naval victory in the history of the royal Navy. The exciting story of Lord Nelson's life is told through his personal letters and journals, providing the listener with a thrilling account of the audacious exploits of England's greatest hero. In this production, Lord Nelson is played by Charles Dance.

Lord Nelson (Author), Charles Dance (Narrator)

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What She Left: A Novel

In this brilliantly modern novel of love, obsession, and revenge, a professor pieces together the life and mysterious death of a former student-and unearths a shocking revelation about her final days.On a snowy February morning, the body of twenty-five-year-old journalist Alice Salmon washes up on a riverbank south of London. The sudden, shocking death of this beloved local girl becomes a media sensation, and those who knew her struggle to understand what happened to lively, smart, and savvy Alice Salmon. Was it suicide? A tragic accident? Or...murder? Professor Jeremy Cooke, known around campus as Old Cookie, is an anthropologist nearing the end of his unremarkable academic career. Alice is his former student, and the object of his unhealthy obsession. After her death, he embarks on a final project-a book documenting Alice's life through the digital and paper trails that survive her: her diaries, letters, Facebook posts, Tweets, and text messages. He collects news articles by and about her; he transcribes old voicemails; he interviews her friends, family, and boyfriends. Bit by bit, the real Alice-a complicated and vulnerable young woman-springs fully formed from the pages of Cookie's book...along with a labyrinth of misunderstandings, lies, and secrets that cast suspicion on everyone in her circle-including Jeremy himself.

T. R. Richmond (Author), Charles Dance, Emilia Clarke (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Charles Dance