Dylan Thomas: The BBC Radio Collection By Dylan Thomas
EPub Dylan thomasville In addition to poetry Thomas wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio with the latter frequently performed by Thomas himself His public readings particularly in America won him great acclaim his booming at times ostentatious voice with a subtle Welsh lilt became almost as famous as his works His best known work includes the play for voices Under Milk Wood and the celebrated villanelle for his dying father Do not go gentle into that good night Appreciative critics have also noted the superb craftsmanship and compression of poems such as In my craft or sullen art and the rhaps Dylan Marlais Thomas 1914 1953 was a Welsh poet who wrote in English Many regard him as one of the 20th century s most influential poets. Book Dylan thomas edison In addition to poetry Thomas wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio with the latter frequently performed by Thomas himself His public readings particularly in America won him great acclaim his booming at times ostentatious voice with a subtle Welsh lilt became almost as famous as his works His best known work includes the play for voices Under Milk Wood and the celebrated villanelle for his dying father Do not go gentle into that good night Appreciative critics have also noted the superb craftsmanship and compression of poems such as In my craft or sullen art and the rhapsodic lyricism of Fern Hill site_link Matthew 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 A spellbinding homage The Guardian 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 Entertainment Focus Dylan Thomas was the 20th Century s first rock star author famed for his dazzling imaginative poetry and chaotic personal life Best known for Under Milk Wood 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 This definitive collection is presented by Welsh actor Matthew Rhys The Americans Perry Mason who played Dylan Thomas in the 2008 film The Edge of Love It begins with sunny summery recollections in Holiday Memory which sees Dylan Thomas recalling an evocative August Bank Holiday followed by A Child s Christmas in Wales dramatised with a full cast including Philip Madoc and Freddie Jones Two Thomas masterpieces follow Quite Early One Morning in which Dylan Thomas reads the story that later became Under Milk Wood and then Under Milk Wood itself a masterpiece and a lyrical play for voices focusing on one day in the life of a Welsh fishing village and starring Richard Burton as the Narrator Next Dylan Thomas s unfilmed screenplay The Beach of Fales adapted from a Robert Louis Stevenson short story Narrated by Matthew Rhys and starring Matthew Gravelle and Nicky Henson 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 Matthew Rhys and interspersed with memories from Swansea residents and music from the 1920s and 30s We hear from Thomas in his own words in A Return Journey to Swansea followed by four readings of his short stories narrated by Si n Philips Geraint Morgan Iestyn Jones and William Thomas Rebecca s Daughters a romantic adventure set in 19th Century Wales stars Patrick Mower Dylan Thomas tells of a rollercoaster experience of a lecture tour across the US in A Visit to America and in The Voice of Dylan Thomas introduced by Douglas Cleverdon we hear him reading a choice selection of his works Our final programmes are three original plays based on moments in Dylan Thomas s life Badgers in My Vest by John Fletcher Investigating Mr Thomas by Rob Gittins and Chelsea Dreaming 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 ContentsHoliday MemoryA Child s Christmas in WalesQuite Early One MorningUnder Milk WoodThe Beach of Fales The OutingA Return Journey to SwanseaPatricia Edith and ArnoldA Visit to Grandpa sExtraordinary Little CoughThe FollowersRebecca s DaughtersA Visit to AmericaThe Voice of Dylan ThomasBadgers in My VestInvestigating Mr ThomasChelsea Dreaming Text copyright the estate of Dylan Thomas 1940 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog 1944 Quite Early One Morning 1945 A Child s Christmas in Wales 1946 Holiday Memory 1948 Rebecca s Daughters 1953 The Outing 1954 Under Milk Wood 1963 The Beach of Fales Dylan Thomas The BBC Radio Collection
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Dylan Marlais Thomas 1914 1953 was a Welsh poet who wrote in English Many regard him as one of the 20th centurys most influential poets