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Under Milk Wood (BBC Radio Collection) [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

by Dylan Thomas (Author)
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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd (1 Oct 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0563388609
  • ISBN-13: 978-0563388609
  • Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 12.4 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,570 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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To begin at the beginning: it is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobble streets silent and the hunched, courters'-and-rabbits' wood limping invisible down to the sloe black, slow, black, crow black fishing boat-bobbing sea. [...] And all the people of the lulled and dumbfounded town are sleeping now.

Subtitled "A Play for Voices", Dylan Thomas's best known work, Under Milk Wood, carries the double legacy of the author's extensive work for radio--a medium for which, like the very different Samuel Beckett, he had an almost intuitive grasp--and his skill and ability as a poet. A polyphonic evocation of a day in the life of an imaginary small Welsh seaside town, Thomas's play--"a green leaved sermon on the innocence of men"--visits in turn the inhabitants of Llareggub (read it backwards for the joke) while they sleep, when they wake and go about their daily activities, as the night falls. Balancing a rhythmic, densely poetic language with a nuanced ear for the musical cadences of speech, the play's gentle, affectionate charm and humour resonate to create a deeply textured portrait of a community responding almost mythically to the awakening of spring.

The introduction to this new edition details the book's slow genesis and reveals a more serious aspect of Thomas's creation--it was composed in part as a response to the terrible inheritance of World War II--in which the affirmative, redemptive cast of the play carries a moral dimension, an imaginative, lyrical empathy for the regenerative innocence of the average human being and their capacity for grace. Llareggub becomes a space in which eccentricity is tolerated, sin is forgiven and love is nurtured--or at least dreamt about and possible. Thomas has a democratic compassion for the small dramas of the everyday and a belief that what is commonplace unites us, all underscored by the transformative power of the language he bestows on each inhabitant. His characters--Captain Cat, Myfanwy Price, Organ Morgan, Willy Nilly the Postman, Polly Garter, Dai Bread, and others--generously animated and blessed by their author, have entered many people's affection and literary memory. In this light, it is easy to see why Under Milk Wood has remained one of the best-loved works of the 20th century and one of the great plays for radio. --Burhan Tufail --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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The 1963 radio dramatization, with Richard Burton as the narrator, of Dylan Thomas's "play for voices", about the inhabitants of a small Welsh village.

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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great performance of a truly great work, 24 Oct 2003
By J. W. Chew "toakreon" - See all my reviews
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Under Milk Wood is one of the finest examples of writing you will ever read, or in this case hear. Words of such depth, lilt and lyrical rhythm that they take the breath away. It is genuinely difficult to find terms that do this masterpiece of the English language justice - so I will not try, just listen and be entranced by the magic of Dylan Thomas's unique genius.

To find a recording of this work that does it justice is rare indeed - and the BBC production on these CDs is as close to perfection as I have ever heard. This is the "Under Milk Wood" by which all others are judged and found wanting. Buy it. Listen to it. Please.
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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Original 1954 recording with Richard Burton, all-Welsh cast., 4 Jan 2006
By Mary Whipple (New England) - See all my reviews
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Written as a "play for voices" for the BBC, this historic audiotape features the all-Welsh cast of the original BBC production from 1954. Richard Burton is the First Voice, which connects all the characters, played by twenty-eight men, women, and children. With perfect diction and the sense of character which only a great actor can convey, Burton rolls his R's, modulates his voice in pitch and intensity, and makes Thomas's poetry come fully alive--full of alliteration and various kinds of rhyme, with nouns and adjectives used as verbs to convey action and sense impressions simultaneously, and always a wry humor and honesty of feeling.

Depicting one full day in the life of a small town in Wales, Thomas shows its motley residents as they awaken, perform their daily tasks, socialize, gossip, and daydream about the past that might have been and the future that may yet hold hope. When night falls and the residents retire, their losses and disappointments, along with their escapes into dreams, are given voice and poignancy. Polly Garter, with her numerous children by numerous fathers, dreams of Willie, a very small man who was the love of her life. Captain Cat, the blind bell-ringer, thinks of all the sailors he knew who died at sea. Mr. Pugh dreams of poisoning his wife, and young Gwenny, who has extorted pennies from the little boys who do NOT want to kiss her, plans for the next day and more pennies.

The sound effects provide context for the drama without overpowering the narrative--a cock's crow, the clip-clop of horses, the bark of dogs, footsteps, the sea, bell buoys--and simple songs add to the realism and the sense of character and place. A mournful tune performed by Polly Garter in a minor key, as she remembers Willie and compares him to her other lovers, is beautifully sung by Diana Maddox, her clear, bell-like voice and almost palpable sadness making her one of the most memorable of the characters. A humorous children's singing game, sung by local school children, gives added realism, and little Gwenny's song to three very young boys is delightfully cheeky. Both enchanting and historically important, this memorable recording is worth seeking through Used sites or through amazon.co.uk--the best recording ever made of this wonderful "play for voices." Mary Whipple

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning, evocative and embracing audio experience, 13 April 2003
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The BBC recording of the 'play for voices' with Richard Burton as the lead narrator, is a wonderful creation. The story of South-West Wales fishing village, following the life of the village as a single day passes, it is a glorious composition of finely drawn characters. The word play is poetic, the inter-twined lives of the voices are surreal, the atmosphere is tangible. There is comedy and pathos as the author and the superb cast of voices draw out the stories within the village. It's best listened to in the dark, start to finish, in one sitting. Let the pictures flood through your mind; the words and voices are so evocative. Then read it to yourself, preferably with a well-annotated version that explains all the nuances and subtleties. You will not be able to read it without hearing Richard Burton's rich voice in your mind and seeing again the village, cascading down the hills to the little harbour, and every place within where a little drama is happening. Unforgetable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!
Under Milk Wood is probably my favourite play and this BBC Radio edition is wonderful. Unlike the newer CD version, this one includes all the sounds of the children playing when... Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Branley

5.0 out of 5 stars Under milk wood by Dylan thomas
Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood read by Richard Burton is a marvellous listening experience. Thomas's use of language is amazing & Richard Burton's gorgeous voice is perfect for... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Glenys J. Thomas

5.0 out of 5 stars The best you could wish for
If you want the ultimate, then this it the one for you. With Richard Burton and many other beautiful Welsh voices, this is the BBC at it's best.
Published 2 months ago by Vectis

4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant but seek out the 1954 original if you can
As others have pointed out, this version was recorded by the BBC in stereo a few years after the original mono broadcast - the cast was almost the same but not quite, and some... Read more
Published 3 months ago by G. E. SAMUEL

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CD
An excellent CD from the original 60s cast .Dylan Thomas is "The Master"! Delivered promptly.
Published 5 months ago by M. A. Lee

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Delight
This is the best of Thomas. His affinity with the Welsh, his love of language, particularly their language, his melancholy and his air of delightfully mischievous humour just... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley

5.0 out of 5 stars Hunting on pig-back, he shoots down the wild giblets
Excellent - improves every time I listen to it.
Don't be put off by the arty context its easy to listen to...
Published on 24 Aug 2006 by Car listener

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars For Captain Cat
Under Milk Wood seems to be very out of fashion at the moment, maybe suffering from a hangover of being so popular in the 1970s. Read more
Published on 21 Jul 2004 by Robert Paul

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb is the only word for it!
A classic of radio drama at its best. Everything, words, music and atmosphere blend faultlessly.
Any lovers of Dylan Thomas, or Richard Burton or any of the magnificent... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2002 by Green Knight

5.0 out of 5 stars The moon is a permanent eclipse
One full day, from night to night, in a Welsh village, town and harbour. All Dylan Thomas's art is there everywhere everpresent in those few odd but packed pages. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2000

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