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The Complete Chronicles of Narnia
- The Classic BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- Narrated by: Maurice Denham, Full Cast
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
An absolute must for fans of The Chronicles of Narnia, this is a beautifully rendered performance of every single volume in this beloved series. Balancing a solid narrative that relies on fantastical action sequences with an overarching mythology, this magical, immersive performance is not to be missed.
C.S. Lewis’ acclaimed and universally loved novels spring to life in these spellbinding full-cast BBC dramatisations.
Anyone who’s visited Narnia wants to go back again, and these radio dramas make for a hugely entertaining first-time or return journey, with a cast including Bernard Cribbins, Maurice Denham, Richard Griffiths, Martin Jarvis, Sylvester McCoy, John Sessions, Fiona Shaw and Timothy Spall.
One of Audible’s 50 greatest audiobooks of all time.
The Magician’s Nephew: When Polly and Digory discover some magic rings, they begin the most exciting and dangerous journey of their lives - and encounter the mighty lion Aslan.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Lucy, Peter, Edmund and Susan enter a magical world of talking fauns and flying horses, where the evil White Witch has cast Narnia in perpetual winter.
The Horse and His Boy: Shasta and his talking horse Bree flee from a life of slavery and head for the freedom of Narnia, facing many perils along the way.
Prince Caspian: Peter, Susan, Lucy and Edmund are called upon to help Caspian free Narnia of his evil uncle’s regime and reclaim freedom and happiness.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: Edmund, Lucy and Eustace join King Caspian on a perilous mission to find his friends, the seven lost Lords of Narnia.
The Silver Chair: Jill and Eustace set out to find King Caspian’s lost son and in the grim land of the Earthmen they encounter the wicked Green Lady.
The Last Battle: The king is in danger, and Narnia faces its darkest hour. Eustace and Jill must help its people fight for the future of the once-glorious kingdom.
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- William
- 18-02-15
The reason I became a voice actor...
What did you like most about The Complete Chronicles of Narnia?
As a child in the 90s, my mother bought me BBC Radio 4's The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe to listen to on a long car journey. My younger sister and I loved the dramatisation so much that we listened to it incessantly on repeat. From then on, each Christmas or Birthday brought the next instalment until we had all seven of the BBC's Narnia dramatisations.
Almost twenty years later, I am a voice actor myself, reading audiobooks for a living! This morning, I received an Audible newsletter with suggestions of what books I might enjoy. Right in the middle was BBC's Chronicles of Narnia! I cannot explain my excitement! It had been almost 15 years since I'd listened to any of these stories!
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- Darren
- 05-12-15
A worthy addition to any collection
Would you consider the audio edition of The Complete Chronicles of Narnia to be better than the print version?
This dramatization complements the original stories beautifully. Each scene has been carefully crafted with the sort of audio landscape you would naturally expect from any quality BBC production.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Probably Mr. Tumnus; who wouldn't want to have tea with him?
Which scene did you most enjoy?
Probably the final entry into the Witch's castle, but there really are far too many to choose from, particularly as all seven stories have been combined herein.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I defy anyone not to become emotionally involved with these tales.
Any additional comments?
How wonderful to have all seven performances combined into a single Audible book. I first heard the Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe dramatization as an eight-year-old and was too terrified to advance beyond the first thirty minutes for many months following our first encounter with the White Queen. Over twenty years later, the tales continue to thrill, inspire, sadden and intrigue me, even though I have heard and reread them countless times. These dramatizations really are outstanding - they appealed to me as a child when perhaps the stories on their own wouldn't have. A worthy addition to any collection with timeless value derived from first class storytelling and excellent performances from many renowned actors.
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- Simon Thompson
- 19-12-14
Fantastic
Amazing its the FULL Narnia chronicles not just the films well worth buying love it.
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- Calum
- 15-06-19
Horrible sound levels
Great story, great performances ruined by awful sound levels, literally either deafening or complete whispers
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- caroline mccarthy
- 25-02-19
Disappointed
This classic story which I love is being acted out by all the characters. It’s like listening to a film. Very poor quality and difficult to hear at times. My daughter gave up after 10 minutes and I agreed with her. I won’t give up on audio though, just need to find another version. Any suggestions?
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- D. Lawson
- 17-02-15
Excellent retelling of a great classic.
this BBC adaptation is an excellent retelling of the classic Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis. not a complete reading of the original books, but it seems to contain alk other essential elements from the original books.
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- Kiera Kittie
- 19-03-15
it was alright
i didn't leave a good review because i feel i missed most the story.this version was not read to you in detail. it was more like watching a movie without picture. it was hard to follow some areas as it did not explain what you were seeing, just music would play and its like you were supposed to just know. like, example - instead of saying you see a bright yellow to orange sunset shimmering over ther horizon that reflected off the crystal clear waters where a boat was floating in the distance. In the story all you heard was sparkly music then someone say something about it being moring and lets go to the boat.
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- Jorja Wood
- 02-07-18
Dissapointing- not a recording of the book.
I may have just read the description wrong but I was expecting the story as written in the book. This is ok for some but just make sure you read the description.
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- Michelle
- 20-07-15
Good old fashioned adventure
These are lovely abridged dramatisations of the Narnia series. Great value to get the full set as one book. Most of the detail is here even though it is abridged.
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- Sarah D.
- 18-02-15
Excellent!
Really impressed with how these books have come to life, highly recommended to all ages. Excellent, great quality all round.
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