{"product_id":"book-ijgo","title":"The Dylan Thomas BBC Radio Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Rhys introduces this collection of plays, poems and prose by the great Welsh writer, featuring Dylan Thomas reading his own work plus bonus biographical plays based on his life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A spellbinding homage' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Sure to satisfy every admirer of Dylan Thomas’ works from the most ardent aficionados to casual poetry lovers... Thomas demonstrates his gift for seeing the beauty in the ordinary and affectionately ribbing the frailties of the human condition.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eEntertainment Focus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDylan Thomas was the 20th Century's first rock star author, famed for his dazzling imaginative poetry and chaotic personal life. Best known for \u003ci\u003eUnder Milk Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, he also wrote numerous poems, short stories and screenplays, and made regular BBC broadcasts. A legend in his own lifetime, he remained hugely popular after his death at the age of 39, influencing cultural icons from Bob Dylan to The Beatles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis definitive collection is presented by Welsh actor \u003cb\u003eMatthew Rhys\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Americans, Perry Mason\u003c\/i\u003e), who played Dylan Thomas in the 2008 film \u003ci\u003eThe Edge of Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt begins with sunny, summery recollections in ‘Holiday Memory’\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e which sees Dylan Thomas recalling an evocative August Bank Holiday, followed by \u003ci\u003eA Child's Christmas in Wales\u003c\/i\u003e, dramatised with a full cast including \u003cb\u003ePhilip Madoc\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eFreddie Jones. \u003c\/b\u003eTwo Thomas masterpieces follow: ‘Quite Early One Morning’, in which Dylan Thomas reads the story that later became \u003ci\u003eUnder Milk Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, and then \u003ci\u003eUnder Milk Wood\u003c\/i\u003e itself, a masterpiece and a lyrical 'play for voices' focusing on one day in the life of a Welsh fishing village and starring \u003cb\u003eRichard Burton\u003c\/b\u003e as the Narrator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext, Dylan Thomas’s unfilmed screenplay \u003ci\u003eThe Beach of Falesá,\u003c\/i\u003e adapted from a Robert Louis Stevenson short story. Narrated by \u003cb\u003eMatthew Rhys \u003c\/b\u003eand starring\u003cb\u003e Matthew Gravelle\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNicky Henson\u003c\/b\u003e, it tells the thrilling tale of the clash between good and evil on an unnamed Pacific Island. A less sinister seaside trip is recalled in ‘The Outing’, Thomas's story of a childhood excursion read by \u003cb\u003eMatthew Rhys\u003c\/b\u003e and interspersed with memories from Swansea residents and music from the 1920s and '30s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe hear from Thomas in his own words in ‘A Return Journey to Swansea’\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003efollowed by four readings of his short stories narrated by \u003cb\u003eSiân Philips\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGeraint Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eIestyn Jones\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWilliam Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003ci\u003e Rebecca's Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e, a romantic adventure set in 19th Century Wales, stars \u003cb\u003ePatrick Mower\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDylan Thomas tells of a rollercoaster experience of a lecture tour across the US in ‘A Visit to America’\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand in \u003ci\u003eThe Voice of Dylan Thomas, \u003c\/i\u003eintroduced by Douglas Cleverdon, we hear him reading a choice selection of his works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur final programmes are three original plays based on moments in Dylan Thomas’s life: \u003ci\u003eBadgers in My Vest \u003c\/i\u003eby John Fletcher, \u003ci\u003eInvestigating Mr Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e by Rob Gittins and \u003ci\u003eChelsea Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e by D J Britton. We join Thomas in a Newquay pub during World War II, follow private detective Jimmy as he tries to dig the dirt on Thomas, and see the poet through the eyes of the Chelsea Hotel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eContents \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoliday Memory\u003cbr\u003eA Child's Christmas in Wales\u003cbr\u003eQuite Early One Morning\u003cbr\u003eUnder Milk Wood\u003cbr\u003eThe Beach of Falesá\u003cbr\u003eThe Outing\u003cbr\u003eA Return Journey to Swansea\u003cbr\u003ePatricia, Edith and Arnold\u003cbr\u003eA Visit to Grandpa’s\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinary Little Cough\u003cbr\u003eThe Followers\u003cbr\u003eRebecca's Daughters\u003cbr\u003eA Visit to America\u003cbr\u003eThe Voice of Dylan Thomas\u003cbr\u003eBadgers in My Vest\u003cbr\u003eInvestigating Mr Thomas\u003cbr\u003eChelsea Dreaming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText copyright © the estate of Dylan Thomas, 1940 (\u003ci\u003ePortrait of the Artist as a Young Dog\u003c\/i\u003e), 1944 ('Quite Early One Morning'), 1945 ('A Child's Christmas in Wales'), 1946 ('Holiday Memory'), 1948 ('Rebecca's Daughters'), 1953 ('The Outing'), 1954 (\u003ci\u003eUnder Milk Wood\u003c\/i\u003e), 1963 (\u003ci\u003eThe Beach of Falesá\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBadgers in My Vest\u003c\/i\u003e copyright © John Fletcher 2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvestigating Mr Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e copyright © Rob Gittens 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChelsea Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e copyright © D J Britton 2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49353479520560,"sku":"BDijgo","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/495246-ijgo-Square.jpg?v=1734347237","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ijgo","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}