Laurence Olivier has narrated 5 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors. The most-rated is The Inspector General.
Classic Charles Dickens Dramas starring Laurence Olivier, Volume 1
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Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas based on the tales of Charles Dickens. Here is the legendary Laurence Olivier starring in ‘The Case of Bardell vs Pickwick’, adapted from Charles Dickens' original 'Pickwick Papers' and Laurence Olivier starring in 'Sydney Carton' adapted from Charles Dickens' Original 'A Tale of Two Cities'.Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950's by the late Harry Alan Towers. Starring the leading theatre artists of the day it is the only series of radio dramas in which Laurence Olivier ever appeared. He was joined by Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Orson Welles, Robert Morley, John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Trevor Howard, Robert Donut, Alec Guinness and Margaret Lockwood.Over the Years, Theatre Royal has received a glittering array of accolades, including: “vivid, tense, and compressed.”( Classic radio)“Craft, like character, ages well.”(Daily Telegraph)“Great fun to listen to and, as radio history, they are unsurpassed.” (Sunday Telegraph)“Voices like these justify the Golden Days tag. We won't hear their like again.” (Sunday Times)“A must for archive fans. The excitement of vintage radio drama with strong storylines.” (Radio Times.)
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Classic Robert Louis Stevenson and H. G. Wells Dramas Starring Laurence Olivier and Alec Guinness, Volume 2
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Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas from Robert Louis Stevenson and H. G. Wells. Here is the legendary Alec Guinness starring in ‘The Man Who Could work Miracles’ adapted from the original tale by H. G. Wells and Laurence Olivier starring in 'The Suicide Club' adapted from the original tale by Robert Louis Stevenson. Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950s by the late Harry Alan Towers. Starring the leading theatre artists of the day it is the only series of radio dramas in which Laurence Olivier ever appeared. He was joined by Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Orson Welles, Robert Morley, John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Trevor Howard, Robert Donut, Alec Guinness and Margaret Lockwood. Over the Years, Theatre Royal has received a glittering array of accolades, including: “vivid, tense, and compressed.”( Classic radio) “Craft, like character, ages well.”(Daily Telegraph) “Great fun to listen to and, as radio history, they are unsurpassed.” (Sunday Telegraph) “Voices like these justify the Golden Days tag. We won't hear their like again.” (Sunday Times) “A must for archive fans. The excitement of vintage radio drama with strong storylines.” (Radio Times.)
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Classic Robert Louis Stevenson Dramas Starring Laurence Olivier and Robert Donat, Volume 1
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Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas from Robert Louis Stevenson. Here is the legendary Laurence Olivier starring in ‘Markheim’ and 'Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' adapted from the original tales by Robert Louis Stevenson and the legendary Robert Donat, starring in 'Sire de Maltroit's Door' adapted from the original tale by Robert Louis Stevenson. Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950s by the late Harry Alan Towers. Starring the leading theatre artists of the day it is the only series of radio dramas in which Laurence Olivier ever appeared. He was joined by Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Orson Welles, Robert Morley, John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Trevor Howard, Robert Donut, Alec Guinness and Margaret Lockwood. Over the years, Theatre Royal has received a glittering array of accolades, including: “vivid, tense, and compressed.”(Classic radio) “Craft, like character, ages well.”(Daily Telegraph) “Great fun to listen to and, as radio history, they are unsurpassed.” (Sunday Telegraph) “Voices like these justify the Golden Days tag. We won't hear their like again.” (Sunday Times) “A must for archive fans. The excitement of vintage radio drama with strong storylines.” (Radio Times)
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Classic Charles Dickens Dramas Starring Laurence Olivier, Volume 2
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Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas based on the tales of Charles Dickens. Here is the legendary Laurence Olivier starring in ‘Mr Micawber's Difficulties’, adapted from Charles Dickens' original 'David Copperfield' and Laurence Olivier starring in 'A Christmas Carol' adapted from Charles Dickens' original 'A Christmas Carol'.Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950's by the late Harry Alan Towers. Starring the leading theatre artists of the day it is the only series of radio dramas in which Laurence Olivier ever appeared. He was joined by Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Orson Welles, Robert Morley, John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Trevor Howard, Robert Donut, Alec Guinness and Margaret Lockwood.Over the Years, Theatre Royal has received a glittering array of accolades, including: “vivid, tense, and compressed.”( Classic radio)“Craft, like character, ages well.”(Daily Telegraph)“Great fun to listen to and, as radio history, they are unsurpassed.” (Sunday Telegraph)“Voices like these justify the Golden Days tag. We won't hear their like again.” (Sunday Times)“A must for archive fans. The excitement of vintage radio drama with strong storylines.” (Radio Times.)
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The Inspector General
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Nikolai Gogol's The Inspector General, known also as The Government Inspector, was first published in 1836. It was based on an anecdote first recounted to Gogol by Pushkin. Laurence Olivier plays the irresponsible gambler Ivan Alexandrovic Khlestakov in this satire on the greed, corruption and stupidity of Imperial Russia. "Theatre Royal" is a series of radio dramas first broadcast by the BBC in 1953 and in the USA soon after. Starring many of Britain's finest actors, it was the only radio series in which Lord Olivier took a major role.
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