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The Woman in White (BBC Radio Collection)

by Wilkie Collins

Other authors: Juliet Aubrey (Performer), Jeremy Clyde (Performer), Edward Petherbridge (Performer), Toby Stephens (Performer)

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Toby Stephens and Juliet Aubrey star in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Wilkie Collins chilling Gothic drama. A lonely stretch of road on Hampstead Heath is the venue for Walter Hartright s midnight first encounter with a mysteriously distressed figure in white. As he helps the woman to escape from unnamed pursuers, he has little understanding of the way she will affect his future. At Limmeridge House, in Cumberland, Walter meets and falls in love with Laura, who strangely resembles the woman in white. She, however, is soon to marry the financially embarrassed Sir Percival Glyde. Events at Limmeridge take a surprising turn when Anne Catherick arrives, and Walter recognizes her as the mystery figure. It appears that Anne s recent incarceration in a mental asylum was at the behest of Sir Percival, who is all too aware of the secret she holds. More than one life will be lost before Walter s mystery of the woman in white can be fully explained. A strong cast brings Wilkie Collins tale to life in this BBC Radio 4 production, recorded on location at Beacon Hill, London in 2001. 4 CDs, 228 minutes"… (more)
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This edition is a 4-hour BBC radio abridgment (2001). Full cast, sound effects, etc.. very elaborate. "The Woman in White" was one of the most popular novels of the 19th century, it has even been called the most popular. It is often considered the first mystery novel, and it certainly seems very much like an Agatha Cristi novel (mystery novels are extremely popular in England to this day, this is the genesis). The plot takes many twists and turns with lots of "sensational" revelations. By the end of the story all the strands have come together and are fully explained. Entertaining and popular but also literary groundbreaking. ( )
  Stbalbach | Jul 17, 2006 |
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Aubrey, JulietPerformersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Clyde, JeremyPerformersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Petherbridge, EdwardPerformersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Stephens, TobyPerformersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed

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Toby Stephens and Juliet Aubrey star in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Wilkie Collins chilling Gothic drama. A lonely stretch of road on Hampstead Heath is the venue for Walter Hartright s midnight first encounter with a mysteriously distressed figure in white. As he helps the woman to escape from unnamed pursuers, he has little understanding of the way she will affect his future. At Limmeridge House, in Cumberland, Walter meets and falls in love with Laura, who strangely resembles the woman in white. She, however, is soon to marry the financially embarrassed Sir Percival Glyde. Events at Limmeridge take a surprising turn when Anne Catherick arrives, and Walter recognizes her as the mystery figure. It appears that Anne s recent incarceration in a mental asylum was at the behest of Sir Percival, who is all too aware of the secret she holds. More than one life will be lost before Walter s mystery of the woman in white can be fully explained. A strong cast brings Wilkie Collins tale to life in this BBC Radio 4 production, recorded on location at Beacon Hill, London in 2001. 4 CDs, 228 minutes"

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