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Albion: The Legend of Arthur

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We arrive in Albion, AD 490. Once spirits of both light and darkness ruled the land, now tribes of Britons stand alone as Saxon invaders threaten the vulnerable shores. But that’s the least of their worries, the Old Gods are returning from the shadows, bringing their magic with them.

Albion: The Legend of Arthur pushes friendships and family loyalties to the test in a world of warlords, witchcraft, heroism and betrayal as we join Arthur on an adventure like no other and witness the birth of one of our greatest legends.

This Audible Original drama stars Owen Teale (Game of Thrones), Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Peaky Blinders) and Craig Roberts (Submarine) alongside a full cast.

Performed by: Scott Arthur, Edward Barry, Caroline Berry, Jake Burgum, Simon Carlyle, Lois Chimimba, Christopher Dane, Gareth David-Lloyd, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Owen Findlay, Gruffudd Glyn, Michael Golab, Smari Gunn, Daniel Hawksford, Michael Hillberg, David Holt, Gerran Howell, Guy Lewis, Kyle Lima, Damian Lynch, Anette Martinsen, Neil McCormack, Neve McIntosh, Sam Morgan-Davies, Richard Reed, Richard Rees, Craig Roberts, Hugh Ross, Joel Saxon, John Scougall, Lewys Taylor and Owen Teale.

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<i>Albion: The Legend of Arthur</i>
Ambrosius feasts his eyes on the sacred King-Stone
Lady Gwenyfar oversees the battle
Anna and Arthur are reunited
  • Albion: The Legend of Arthur
  • Ambrosius feasts his eyes on the sacred King-Stone
  • Lady Gwenyfar oversees the battle
  • Anna and Arthur are reunited
At the edge of the world in the western sea, white cliffs guard a fabled isle. Once peopled with giants, now beset by dragons; it is a realm of shadow, a kingdom of mists, a land of legend... Albion.

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About the Performer

Trained at the Guildford School of Acting, Welsh actor Owen Teale made his television debut in The Fifteen Streets and has since starred on stage and screen, winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Stage Role in 1997. Owen has featured in much-loved programmes and films such as Dream Horse, A Discovery of Witches, Line of Duty, Stella and as Ser Alliser Thorne in the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.

About the Performer

Aimee-Ffion Edwards is a Welsh actress. She is known for playing Sketch in Skins (2008), Esme Shelby in BBC’s crime drama Peaky Blinders (2013-2017), Sophie in Detectorists (2014-2015) and Abi in Loaded (2017). Aimee has lent her voice to animations such as Thunderbirds Are Go (2018-2020) and 101 Dalmations (2018-2020). She can next be seen in the feature film Blithe Spirit (2020).

About the Performer

Craig Roberts is a British actor, director, writer and producer. In 2010 Craig took on what’s considered his breakout role in Richard Ayoade’s Submarine, for which he won the BAFTA Cymru Award for ‘Best Actor’, the London Critics Circle Film Award for ‘Young British Performer of the Year’. More recently, Craig has played the lead in the hit Amazon Prime series Red Oaks, and starred opposite Paul Rudd and Selena Gomez in Rob Burnett’s The Fundamentals of Caring. Craig’s second feature, Eternal Beauty, which he both wrote and directed, features a stellar cast led by Sally Hawkins, and includes David Thewlis, Billie Piper and Morfydd Clark.

About the Performer

Lois Chimimba is a Scottish actress, and can be seen in prominent shows such as Doctor Who, Holby City, Trust Me and Casualty. Recently, Lois starred in the reimagined version of Chekhov’s Three Sisters at The Almeida Theatre. Her other stage work includes the 2019 revival of Noises Off, and - all for the National Theatre - Wonder.land, Common and Tigerlily in Peter Pan, which was later broadcast to cinemas.

About the Performer

Gruffudd Glyn trained at RADA and is from Cardiff. Since graduating, he has gone on to star in hit films including The Theory of Everything, Thor: the Dark World and The Martian. His TV credits include A Christmas Carol, Doctor Who, Poldark, Stella, Lewis, Hinterland/Y Gwyll and 35 Diwrnod. Gruffudd has also performed in a number of theatre productions including Three Sisters, The Winter’s Tale and Romeo and Juliet.

Behind the scenes

Watch our exclusive interview with the cast of Albion as they discuss the characters and themes in the fantasy epic.
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Excellent a very good Production, well written an enjoyable to listen too. The Legend of Arthur shall always live on for ever.

Arthur

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A very enthralling and impressively told tale, with solid, engaging performances from the voice cast on all sides.
This audible story tells the story of Arthur and his struggles through an entirely new lens in post roman Britain, where Saxons, barbarians and epic power struggles replace dragons and giants of the classical fantasy tale.
All the traditional characters are reimagined in an interesting and compelling way yet their story arcs around each other as well as their characters pays tribute to the original mythos.
My only objections is that this depiction of Arthur could have been less of an vain careless arsehole to his friends and I am curious as to whether this audible original series will receive a sequel based on how open the ending left matters in the plot.
This is a worthwhile listen with a Game of a Thrones inspired design of morally grey or imperfect characters replacing the noble knights of chivalry and worth a buy to listen to while on your walks or during work breaks.

Fulfills that low fantasy medieval story niche

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The Performance & sound effects were brilliant - very entertaining. I'm not quite sure that was going on with some of the accents & they kept changing... The Story was not a traditional King Arthur story.. dominated by the woman :)

The Performance was FAB! Not a traditional story

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After a slow start it built up nicely. Brave new retelling of the legend.
Cannot wait for the next part.

Really enjoyable

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It took me until the end of the book to realise that this story is describing the way in which a flawed character becomes a legend, with a plot set in the time of ancient Britain. I found it hard to follow sometimes because of the unusual names and the similarity between many of the voices, but I'd still recommend it as a gripping drama and an interesting story line

Inspired

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the acting is great, the sound effects brilliant. the story starts well enough but quickly falls apart into a rushed confusion about an unlikable Arthur who's suddenly churlish and inept competing with owain who's the real hero of the story it seems.

if you want a better version of the legend go with the Bernard Cornwell Arthurian tale

a middling tale of a classic legend

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Really enjoyed this, but got lost in who was who, difficult to follow, but sound effects and voices were great.

Great but lost track of who was who

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I loved this book, it held my attention all the way through. Great listen. Thanks

Albino: The legend of Arthur

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Really enjoyed this spin on the tale, gives it a bit of a dark spin to the story.

Really enjoyed this spin on the tale.

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Liked it all. Good story well told.. made at a rapid pace and. So kept the attention on all occasions. Well done.

Good

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