Good Omens: The BBC Radio 4 Dramatisation (CD-Audio)

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Good Omens: The BBC Radio 4 Dramatisation (CD-Audio)

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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.

Neil Gaiman is the celebrated author of books, graphic novels, short stories, films, and television for readers of all ages. Some of his most notable titles include the highly lauded #1 New York Times bestseller Norse Mythology; the groundbreaking and award-winning Sandman comic series; The Graveyard Book (the first book ever to win both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals); American Gods, winner of many awards and recently adapted into the Emmy-nominated Starz TV series (the second season slated to air in 2019); The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which was the UK’s National Book Award 2013 Book of the Year. Good Omens, which he wrote with Terry Pratchett a very long time ago (but not quite as long ago as Don’t Panic) and for which Gaiman wrote the screenplay, will air on Amazon and the BBC in 2019.

Author photo by Beowulf Sheehan
Product Details ISBN: 9781787535909
ISBN-10: 1787535908
Publisher: BBC Physical Audio
Publication Date: September 1st, 2019
Pages: 1
Language: English