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Batman, Knightfall (BBC Audio) Audio CD – Audiobook, 18 April 2006

by Dirk Maggs (Draft Writer)

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In this thrilling radio drama, Batman has been crippled by his fiercest foe ever: Bane, a villain of superhuman strength, cunning and evil. '...Dirk Maggs, who wrote and produced, threw everything into the pot and stirred vigorously. The result was richly textured, highly flavoursome, original and wonderfully energetic ...' "Daily Telegraph." Gotham City is reeling from the shocking news that Batman is confined to a wheelchair. Who will now protect the innocent from the dangerous inmates of Arkham Asylum, whom Bane has released? A new hero - Azrael - takes up the mantle of the Bat. But Azrael is a more brutal Batman than Bruce Wayne, and far more eager to punish the guilty than to protect the innocent. Will he destroy Gotham City in order to save it? On CD for the first time, this fantastic full-cast adventure stars Bob Sessions, Michael Gough, Peter Marinker and Kerry Shale, and it comes from the renowned producer Dirk Maggs, of "Superman" and The Hitchhiker's "Guide to the Galaxy" radio fame. This stunning audio production was first aired on BBC Radio 1, and its cliffhanging,all-action adventure can now be heard uninterrupted and remastered - complete with dazzling sound effects and specially composed orchestral music. This CD edition also includes a bonus out-takes reel, never heard before.

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3 pages
Language

English
Publisher

BBC Physical Audio
Publication date

18 April 2006
Dimensions

13.34 x 63.5 x 15.24 cm
ISBN-10

0563510994
ISBN-13

978-0563510994
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Publisher : BBC Physical Audio (18 April 2006)
Language : English
Audio CD : 3 pages
ISBN-10 : 0563510994
ISBN-13 : 978-0563510994
Dimensions : 13.34 x 63.5 x 15.24 cm

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This stunning audio production was first aired on BBC Radio 1, and its cliffhanging,all-action adventure can now be heard uninterrupted and remastered - complete with dazzling sound effects and specially composed orchestral music. This CD edition also includes a bonus out-takes reel, never heard before.

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P. MORLEY

Still the Best after all these Years

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 March 2009

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So happy that I bought this. The quality of the audio is perfect. Characters are brilliantly portrayed by a talented cast. Here we have a Batman that speaks clearly but still manages to be the caped crusader that we all know and love ( Mr Bale should take some notes here, especially to save his voice- it cant be good to talk like that at all). Listening to it now brings back some happy memories, of me sitting on my bed with an old cassette radio, and me with a pair of really big head phones on ( sonys, cant seem to find them any where these days, shame) the volume turned up far too loud. Wasnt long after that I started to get into Batman and the DC universe of comics. So you could say that Batman: Knightfall got me into comics in a major way. This is a must for all Batman fans, if you liked the films- and i mean the first few, then u will love it.

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Wild Bill

Brilliant interpretation

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2013

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I love this audio version of Knightfall almost as much as the original comic book original. A full cast, excellent music and loads of atmosphere. One of the most memorable sound effects is the swirling sound effect of Batman's cape when he is in motion. A classic comic book adventure and Bane doesn't have a muffled voice (sorry Tom Hardy).

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andrew tonkin

Batman:Knightfall CD

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 December 2011

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I was always the huge Batman fan eversince I was seven years old but, I still love it. I used to have this on tape but, my dog chewed up the first tape with side one and side two on it. So, I ended up with side three and four tape. I was none too pleased. So I choose to buy this on CD because I wanted to have hear the whole story on Knightfull. The charecters who played the voices on the heroes and the villians did a really good job.

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Ian

Great production, poor CD release

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2012

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As a child, Batman Knightfall was one of the greatest experiences of my young life: a superb 2-tape set of an amazing production. Sadly, the tape eventually broke but thankfully there was a 3-cd set released in the states. That, however, chose to simply cut out at the end of each CD, rather than choosing a sensible place to stop. Thus CD1 ended with Bane saying "We will let him run a little more of the gauntlet"END OF CD, START CD2 and Bane carries on his sentence!

This later UK CD-set mentions on the back some new sound fx and so on, which made me hope some more care had been taken with the release. What the back doesn't mention is that a lot of dialogue has been cut, reshuffled or broken up, which probably won't bother the casual buyer, but to me it is incredibly irritating and phoney sounding.

Surely the BBC is not getting infected with George Lucas-itis.

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IceQ

This should’ve been a movie

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 January 2018

This is better than any batman movie made so far. The cast crew and sound effects are just mind blowing as is the story telling. I first came across this when it was broadcasted on the radio and my brother taped it on a cassette, I’m talking about some 20 years ago or something. The only thing that comes close to this in my opinion is the video game Batman Arkham asylum. Those lacklustre Hollywood movies don’t come close to this. “You wear the mask of tengu” certain dialogues from this will stick in your mind forever. And as you listen to it you begin to see a picture in your mind. It’s excellent.

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R. Wood

An audio masterpiece that compliments the original comic event

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 October 2008

Batman: Knightfall was one of those major comic events that was truly unforgettable. A huge turning-point in the Caped Crusader's life, it showcased Bruce Wayne being expertly and feasibly broken, both physically and mentally, by a fascinating new villain called Bane. Story-wise, it's a timeless classic and a masterpiece. Plus, it's one of the biggest crossover events in the history of DC Comics, as well as all of superhero fiction itself.

Of course, this was all in 1993. The fact that people still revere the epic to this day is testament to its greatness. But what I didn't know was that it was SO great, that it actually spawned a daily radio-drama that combined all parts of the saga (Knighfall, Knightquest and KnightsEnd) into one mammoth series.

The Knightfall audioplay debuted on BBC Radio 1 in 1994 on `The Mark Goodier Show', and was masterminded by Dirk Maggs (who produced radio plays like Superman: Doomsday and Beyond, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy). Even when it was released shortly after on audio cassette in 1994, its existence still eluded me, and it was only recently that I saw this 3-disc CD. Naturally intrigued, I purchased it.

The whole Knightfall saga lasted a year. It's the biggest Batman story ever created. So the first thing that came to my mind was, "How did Dirk Maggs manage to condense the whole crossover into approximately three hours of radio drama?" Maggs clearly had his work cut-out for him yet he was somehow able to put together an absolutely intense, action-packed production that will have all listeners absolutely hooked from start to finish.

Knightfall goes at breakneck pace, which makes sense given that Maggs had to make sure the listener would be left wanting for more at the end of every episode, the timeslots he had to work with and the sheer content of the original story to cover. There is NEVER a dull moment here, and Maggs was sensible with what had to be in the drama and what he could afford to leave out. All the essential story-moments, sub-plots, character-depth and development remain, and this accompanied by a commendable and lively voice-cast, expert-sound effects and fantastic music score, make the whole production so richly layered and energetic.

All those who have read the original Knightfall comic stories and/or own the graphic novels will know how the whole thing goes from start to finish, as I do. But really, all the production and presentation values make that fact so utterly irrelevant. It's a real treat to listen to and will please all fans of the crossover. It's so faithful and creatively utilises the subject matter to produce a staggeringly good audio drama, one that even new fans can enjoy. This set is also accompanied by some very good outtakes, the original opening sequence (prior to digital restoration), and the booklet inside features an enlightening foreword by Dirk Maggs.

It's a case of like comic, like audiobook here, in the sense that it's a true masterpiece. Batman: Knightfall is a production that honours the original story. All fans will love it. Nice one, BBC and Dirk Maggs.

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