Audiobooks Narrated by Patsy Ferran

North and South: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

"A major BBC Radio dramatisation of Elizabeth Gaskell's famous Victorian novel of pride, prejudice, politics and passion When 19-year-old Margaret Hale is uprooted from her home in the rural South of England and transplanted to the industrial North, she struggles to adapt. Smoky, grimy and ugly, Milton seems like a different country - one run by men with very different beliefs to her own, like charismatic mill owner John Thornton. A self-made entrepreneur and pragmatic capitalist, Thornton represents everything the idealistic Margaret hates. Witnessing the conditions at his mill, her social conscience is awakened, and she clashes fiercely with him over his ruthless treatment of the workers. But when a strike turns into a violent riot, and Thornton is put in danger, Margaret is forced to face up to her conflicted feelings. Can the duo overcome their ideological differences and find love? Also included is the fascinating programme In Our Time: North and South, in which Melvyn Bragg and guests examine how Margaret Hale's experiences echo the author's own life, and discuss Gaskell's insights into social conflicts and the changing world in which she lived. Written by Elizabeth Gaskell Dramatised by Lin Coghlan Cast Margaret ­- Patsy Ferran Mr Hale - Paul Chahidi Mrs Hale - Ruth Everett Dixon - Felicity Montagu John Thornton - James Cartwright Mrs Thornton - Pooky Quesnel Higgins - Sean Gilder Bessy - Olivia Barrowclough Aunt Shaw - Joanna Monro Henry Lennox - Jonathan Forbes Henderson - David Hounslow Boucher - Lloyd Thomas Frederick - Colin Ryan Mr Bell - Roger Ringrose Mrs Boucher - Evie Killip Leonards - Luke Nunn Directed by Sally Avens First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4-18 September 2022 In Our Time: North and South Presented by Melvyn Bragg With Sally Shuttleworth, Dinah Birch and Jenny Uglow Produced by Simon Tillotson First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9 March 2017 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Elizabeth Gaskell (Author), Full Cast, James Cartwright, Patsy Ferran (Narrator)

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The Glass Menagerie: A BBC Radio 3 full-cast production

"Anastasia Hille stars as Amanda Wingfield and George MacKay as her son Tom in BBC Radio 3’s landmark production of Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece Tennessee Williams's iconic play tells the story of a family trapped in their own unhappy situation and the shattering of their quiet existence when is stranger is brought home. Tom shares the cramped and claustrophobic tenement home with his over-bearing mother, Amanda and painfully shy sister, Laura. He works in a warehouse but dreams of becoming a poet, escaping his mundane life. Laura hides at home lacking the confidence to engage meaningfully with the outside world, preferring instead to lose herself in her collection of fragile glass animals. Amanda sells magazine subscriptions over the phone and commits herself to finding a match for her daughter. One day, Tom succumbs to his mother's pressure and brings home a gentleman caller… Creating a dream-like atmosphere, The Glass Menagerie has remained one of Williams’ most touching, tender and painful works. Tennessee Williams's drama is one of the most loved and well-known stage plays of the 20th century. It won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award in 1945 and paved the way for Williams to become one of America’s most highly regarded playwrights. The Glass Menagerie is introduced by John Lahr, author of the acclaimed biography Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh. Cast: Amanda . . . . . Anastasia Hille Tom . . . . . George MacKay Laura . . . . . Patsy Ferran Jim . . . . . Sope Dirisu Directed and produced by Sasha Yevtushenko Sound design by Peter Ringrose and Caleb Knightley. Production co-ordinator: Mabel Wright Music for violin arranged and performed by Bogdan Vacarescu"

Tennessee Williams (Author), Anastasia Hille, George Mackay, Patsy Ferran, Sope Dirisu (Narrator)

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