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The Woman in White

BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

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The Woman in White

By: Wilkie Collins
Narrated by: Toby Stephens, Juliet Aubrey, full cast
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About this listen

Toby Stephens and Juliet Aubrey star in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Wilkie Collins’ chilling Gothic drama.

A lonely stretch of road on Hampstead Heath is the venue for Walter Hartright’s midnight first encounter with a mysteriously distressed figure in white. As he helps the woman to escape from unnamed pursuers, he has little understanding of the way she will affect his future.

At Limmeridge House in Cumberland, Walter meets and falls in love with Laura, who strangely resembles the woman in white. She, however, is soon to marry the financially embarrassed Sir Percival Glyde. Events at Limmeridge take a surprising turn when Anne Catherick arrives, and Walter recognises her as the mystery figure. It appears that Anne’s recent incarceration in a mental asylum was at the behest of Sir Percival, who is all too aware of the secret she holds. More than one life will be lost before Walter’s mystery of the woman in white can be fully explained.

A strong cast brings Wilkie Collins’ tale to life in this BBC Radio 4 production, recorded on location at Beacon Hill, London, in 2001.

©2015 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2015 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Classics Scary Adaptation

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First listened to this in a repeat on Radio 4 Extra nearly 18 years after it was made (2019).
Highly recommended!

Excellent performance of a great story.

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5 stars will not be enough for this performance, for me It was a real auditory pleasure.
The plot is brilliant and the specially composed music is enthralling. Highly recommended.

Perfect performance

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Would you consider the audio edition of The Woman in White to be better than the print version?
I preferred this version, having read the book many years ago.

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
I fould the book very hard going but this bought it to life for me

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No tears or laughter but a pleasurable listen

Well put together dramatisation

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I am not a great fan of period drama , but this was quite enjoyable . The longer versions at nearly 25 hours long would have driven me bonkers !! . All that needed to be said was covered in this version ,just under 4 hours . Nice production .

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