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War and Peace

BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

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War and Peace

By: Leo Tolstoy
Narrated by: Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Simon Russell Beale, Alun Armstrong, Lesley Manville, Stephen Campbell Moore, Roger Allam
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Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Lesley Manville and Harriet Walter are among the cast of BBC Radio 4's epic full-cast dramatisation. Adapted for radio by Timberlake Wertenbaker, Leo Tolstoy's epic story follows the fortunes of three Russian aristocratic families during the Napoleonic War. First broadcast on New Year's Day 2015, the drama also features Alun Armstrong, Natasha Little, David Calder, Phoebe Fox, Sam Reid and Joanna David. Duration: 10 hours approx.

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"Tolstoy's imagined world is recreated on air brilliantly by the extraordinary cast." ( The Spectator)
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excellent very well presented, great story telling cast, I was very surprised I enjoyed it so much

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Superb dramatisation and a brilliant cast of narrators. It was a joy to listen to this performance.

Superb

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Loved it, the recording is done very well, with sounds and great music. One has the impression as if he was in the story 🥇 Very well done

Great listen

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The dramatization was brilliant!! I'm now going to take on the Herculean task of reading the book.

I am in awe of how Tolstoy expertly juggled the numerous characters against the backdrop of the French- Russian War.

Absolutely loved it, all 9+ hours of it!

Loved it!!!

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Superb performance from a star studded cast. Enthralling and engaging. Does a great book full justice!

Brilliant

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