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Post by Craig Herbertson on Mar 20, 2009 14:53:18 GMT
Michael Hordern, who among his many talents was just the bees knees as Badger in Wind in the Willows, does a sterling job on these tales Count Magnus Cano Aberic's Scrap Book The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral Number 13 2 and 1/2 hours of whoopee fun  |
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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on Mar 23, 2009 16:19:57 GMT
There were two more sets read by Sir Michael Hordern. I'll need to olocate my copies and post the details.
Hordern's readings are great, and I remember laugh out loud moments in a few where he really brought out MRJ's humour.
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Post by humgoo on Sept 2, 2019 17:22:00 GMT
There's four sets of them, if I'm not mistaken, with a total of 18 tales plus "The Stories I Have Tried to Write". For stories with comic scenes (e.g. "The Rose Garden" and "The Uncommon Prayer-Book") Sir Hordern's rendering is marvelous indeed. But others sound less impressive to me. For example, I find David Collings' creepy reading of "Count Magnus" much more effective than Sir Hordern's. (Disclaimer: I don't speak English! Just an outsider's view.)
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