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A BBC Christmas Collection
A BBC Christmas (Related to this series)
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 1 December 2022
- Run Time
- 11 hours 8 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A sparkling seasonal anthology of BBC dramas and readings
Christmas is the perfect time to curl up with a good story, and this cracking collection brings you 30 wonderfully diverse tales inspired by this most special of seasons. From Santa Claus, gift-giving and family gatherings, to an unexpected encounter in a snowstorm and an alternative take on the Nativity, they're sure to get you in the festive mood.
Here are modern readings of classics such as Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Tree', Anton Chekhov's 'At Christmas Time', Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Fir Tree', O Henry's 'The Gift of the Magi', Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Christmas Storms and Sunshine' and Leo Tolstoy's 'Papa Panov's Special Christmas'. Alongside them is some superb short fiction by contemporary authors, including Stella Duffy ('South'), Paul McVeigh ('Daddy Christmas'), Laura Barnett ('Survivors'), and nine delightful stories by Alexander McCall Smith. Among the stellar narrators are Don Gilet, Nina Sosanya, Hannah Gordon, Stephanie Cole and Meera Syal.
Interspersed with these are a range of spellbinding plays, including Rachel Joyce's poignant Christmas by the Lake; festive action comedy Lena Marsh, Live and Schticking! by Jeremy Front; a very unusual and very dangerous Santa in The Morpeth Carol by Timothy X Atack; and Robert Hudson and Marie Phillips' epistolary animal tale, Some Hay in a Manger, introduced by Stephen Fry. All feature star casts including Niamh Cusack, Robert Lindsay, Sam Troughton, Clare Corbett, Tamsin Greig and Joel Fry.
Heartwarming and heartfelt, comic and bittersweet, moving and magical, these fantastic, evocative stories are a real Christmas treat.
Note: Chapter metadata updated in January 2023.
Contents
Christmas by the Lake by Rachel Joyce
Christmas Short Stories by Alexander McCall Smith:
· 'Motordrome'
· 'The Revenge, or Otherwise, of Herbie Bontemps'
· 'How to Escape in Gaelic'
· 'The Colourful Life of Cousin Grace'
· 'Good President Wenceslas'
The Christmas Present by Ben Crompton
Christmas Compass: Series 1:
· 'North' by Malachy Tallack
· 'South' by Stella Duffy
· 'East' by Ruth Thomas
· 'West' by Mike McCormack
A Time to Dance by Lucy Gannon
Christmas Compass: Series 2 by Alexander McCall Smith
· 'Winter Journey'
· 'In the DRC'
· 'Primatologist'
· 'On The Island'
Midnight at Christmas by Elliott Kerrigan
'The Fir Tree' by Hans Christian Andersen
'At Christmas Time'by Anton Chekhov
'Papa Panov's Special Christmas' by Leo Tolstoy
Some Hay in a Manger by Robert Hudson and Marie Phillips
'Daddy Christmas' by Paul McVeigh
'Christmas Storms and Sunshine'by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Morpeth Carol by Timothy X Atack
'Survivors' by Laura Barnett
Lena Marsh, Live and Shticking!by Jeremy Front
'A Christmas Tree' by Charles Dickens
'The Gift of the Magi' by O Henry
Get Santa by Peter Gibbs
'Home' by Christine Dwyer Hickey
© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Details
- Author
- Rachel Joyce, Alexander McCall Smith, Stella Duffy, Charles Dickens, Hans Christian Anderson, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Elizabeth Gaskell, Jeremy Front & more
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 11 hours 8 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 December 2022
- ISBN
- 9781529906929
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Classic fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Short stories
Synopsis
A sparkling seasonal anthology of BBC dramas and readingsChristmas is the perfect time to curl up with a good story, and this cracking collection brings you 30 wonderfully diverse tales inspired by this most special of seasons. From Santa Claus, gift-giving and family gatherings, to an unexpected encounter in a snowstorm and an alternative take on the Nativity, they're sure to get you in the festive mood.Here are modern readings of classics such as Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Tree', Anton Chekhov's 'At Christmas Time', Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Fir Tree', O Henry's 'The Gift of the Magi', Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Christmas Storms and Sunshine' and Leo Tolstoy's 'Papa Panov's Special Christmas'. Alongside them is some superb short fiction by contemporary authors, including Stella Duffy ('South'), Paul McVeigh ('Daddy Christmas'), Laura Barnett ('Survivors'), and nine delightful stories by Alexander McCall Smith. Among the stellar narrators are Don Gilet, Nina Sosanya, Hannah Gordon, Stephanie Cole and Meera Syal.Interspersed with these are a range of spellbinding plays, including Rachel Joyce's poignant Christmas by the Lake; festive action comedy Lena Marsh, Live and Schticking! by Jeremy Front; a very unusual and very dangerous Santa in The Morpeth Carol by Timothy X Atack; and Robert Hudson and Marie Phillips' epistolary animal tale, Some Hay in a Manger, introduced by Stephen Fry. All feature star casts including Niamh Cusack, Robert Lindsay, Sam Troughton, Clare Corbett, Tamsin Greig and Joel Fry.Heartwarming and heartfelt, comic and bittersweet, moving and magical, these fantastic, evocative stories are a real Christmas treat.Note: Chapter metadata updated in January 2023. ContentsChristmas by the Lake by Rachel JoyceChristmas Short Stories by Alexander McCall Smith:· 'Motordrome'· 'The Revenge, or Otherwise, of Herbie Bontemps'· 'How to Escape in Gaelic'· 'The Colourful Life of Cousin Grace'· 'Good President Wenceslas'The Christmas Present by Ben CromptonChristmas Compass: Series 1:· 'North' by Malachy Tallack· 'South' by Stella Duffy· 'East' by Ruth Thomas· 'West' by Mike McCormackA Time to Dance by Lucy GannonChristmas Compass: Series 2 by Alexander McCall Smith· 'Winter Journey'· 'In the DRC'· 'Primatologist'· 'On The Island'Midnight at Christmas by Elliott Kerrigan'The Fir Tree' by Hans Christian Andersen'At Christmas Time'by Anton Chekhov'Papa Panov's Special Christmas' by Leo TolstoySome Hay in a Manger by Robert Hudson and Marie Phillips'Daddy Christmas' by Paul McVeigh'Christmas Storms and Sunshine'by Elizabeth GaskellThe Morpeth Carol by Timothy X Atack'Survivors' by Laura BarnettLena Marsh, Live and Shticking!by Jeremy Front'A Christmas Tree' by Charles Dickens'The Gift of the Magi' by O HenryGet Santa by Peter Gibbs'Home' by Christine Dwyer Hickey© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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