SHAKESPEARE
Great Shakespeare Speeches Lawrence Olivier / John Gielgud / Marlon Brando / Alec Guinness / Arnold Moss [ Regis / CD - released 28/Nov/2007 ] He could speak William Shakespeare's lines as naturally as if he were "actually thinking them", said English playwright Charles C. Bennett, who met Laurence Olivier in 1927. One of Olivier's earliest successes as a Shakespearean actor on the London... |
VARIOUS POETS
Classic Poems For Boys Anton Lesser, Roy McMillan, Benjamin Soames [ Naxos Audiobooks / CD - released 2/Jul/2012 ] Classic Poems for Boys comprises a delightfully varied set of poems for 5-10-year olds. From rousing favourites like Felicia Dorothea Hemans's Casabianca and John Keats's A Song About Myself, to dreamy, thoughtful poems by Rudyard Kipling and Henry... |
WILFRED OWEN / CHRISTINA ROSSSETTI / YEATS / TENNYSON / BROOKES
Poems of War and Remembrance Dean Lennox Kelly, Jenny Agutter, Michael Jayston, Rupert Holliday Evans [ AudioGO Limited / CD - released 7/Jun/2012 ] An anthology of over 60 classic poems of war and remembrance. The horrors of war have prompted countless soldiers and civilians to compose poetry, whether to denounce needless slaughter, celebrate courage or honour the dead. This collection contains... |
Michele Leggott
New Zealand Poets [ CD - released 15/Jul/2009 ] |
PAM AYRES
Ayres on the Air: Series 3 Pam Ayres [ AudioGO Limited / 2 CD - released 8/Oct/2009 ] A third selection of verses, stories and sketches from the much-loved poet and comedian Pam Ayres. |
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
The Great Poets: Oliver Wendell Holmes Peter Marinker (narrator) [ Naxos Audiobooks / CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] The American poet, doctor, teacher, hymn writer, lecturer and novelist Oliver Wendell Holmes was one of the illustrious East Coast Brahmins - the Fireside Poets who included Longfellow, Whittier and Bryant. He was immensely popular in his own time,... |
BLAKE / KEATS / WORDSWORTH / SHELLEY / BYRON / CLARE / COLERIDGE
Great Poets of the Romantic Age Read by Michael Sheen [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 24/Oct/2000 ] The Tyger… I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud… Ode to the West Wind… The Rime of the Ancient Mariner… Ode to a Nightingale… We'll go no more a-roving… The Peasant Poet 'All good poetry,' wrote Wordsworth, 'is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings'... |
JOHN DONNE
John Donne Love Poetry, Meditations and Sermons Richard Burton / Herbert Marshall [ Forum / CD - released 3/Dec/2012 ] The inimitable voice of Richard Burton recites the love poem of John Donne. Herbert Marshall presents a selection of Donne's meditations and sermons. |
Richard Burton & Original BBC Cast
Reads Under Milk Wood (Plus Bonus Poetry) [ Alto / 2 CD - released 8/Apr/2013 ] The famous original BBC production of Under Milk Wood includes Richard Burton; Richard Bebb; Hugh Griffith; Rachel Thomas; Diana Maddox; Dafydd Havard; Sybil Williams; Dilys Davies; Rachel Roberts; John Huw Jones & many more: songs set by Daniel... |
Robert Donat, Alec Guinness, Laurie Lee & James Mason
Poetry Album [ Alto / CD - released 11/Sep/2015 ] 'Great voices always enhance our understanding and enjoyment of classic poetry' |
KEATS / WORDSWORTH / SHELLEY / COLERIDGE / BYRON / BLAKE
Poetry of the English Romantics Sir Ralph Richardson / Sir Cedric Hardwicke / Tyrone Power / Vincent Price [ Forum / 3 CD Box Set - released 9/Aug/2013 ] Sir Ralph Richardson, Sir Cecile Hardwicke, Vincent Price and Tyrone Power read the poetry of the English Romantics |
EMILY DICKINSON
Great Poets - Emily Dickinson Read by Teresa Gallagher [ Naxos Audiobooks / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] Born in Massachusetts in 1830, Emily Dickinson composed over 1770 poems; but apart from her closest friends, no-one knew she was writing at all. Only after her death was her astonishing output discovered and published. A reclusive figure for much of... |
POETRY CLASSICS
Poetry Classics [incls 'the Rime of the Ancient Marriner'] Richard Burton, Robert Donat, Peggy Ashcroft, Anthony Quayle, John Gielgug, etc (narrators) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/Mar/2012 ] Poetry Classics: Great Voices |
VARIOUS AUTHORS
Favourite Poems for Children (unabridged) Anton Lesser, Roy McMillan, Rachel Bavidge [ Naxos Audiobooks / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] Readers such as Anton Lesser, Simon Russell-Beale and Timothy West bring the lines beautifully to life and make this an ideal introduction to some of the best-loved children's poetry. |