Good Omens: The BBC Radio 4 Dramatisation (CD-Audio)
Staff Reviews
Andrew's Recommended Beach Read:
"The late Pratchett, and Gaiman, have crafted a very droll, British take on the Apocalypse, infusing what is ostensibly a tale of the end of the world with their signature understated wit and charm. We meet the son of the devil, his hound, and his friends, witches and witch finders, a thoroughly modern Four Horsemen, angels and demons. It is these last two that underpin the whole tale, with an odd couple relationship between an angel and a demon, and their comedic and often bumbling efforts to prevent the Apocalypse. This satirical take on the idiosyncratic minutiae of life (and death) cannot disguise the authors deep love of life, and their hope for humanity amidst all the weirdness and mess. This is what makes it a good beach read; it is at once cynical and hopeful, and hugely funny on a subject often treated with the utmost seriousness."
A reissue of the successful BBC Radio adaptation of Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman’s celebrated apocalyptic comic novel, Good Omens, starring Peter Serafinowicz (Crowley) and Mark Heap (Aziraphale). According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday in fact. Just after Any Answers on Radio 4. Adapted, sound designed and co-directed by Dirk Maggs (Neverwhere, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) this dramatization of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s novel features a large cast including Peter Serafinowicz (Shaun of the Dead), Mark Heap (Spaced), Josie Lawrence and Paterson Joseph. Includes outtakes not heard on the radio.
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