Nigel Verney
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a radio adaption of Geothe's Faust
Simon Callow plays Faust, Ronald Pickup plays Mephistopheles and Angharad Rees plays Gretchen, in both parts of Johann Wolfgang von Geothe's Magnum Opus.
The medieval folk legend of Simon Magus, who makes a pact with the devil, forms the basis of Goethe's tragedy. Disenchanted with the limitations of his academic knowledge, Dr. Faust decides to study the arts of magic and to master the supernatural. Mephistopheles appears and offers Faust renewed youth and the power to experience the reality and the mystery of life and all the human suffering it will involve. Faust signs an agreement with the devil, but his soul will only be forfeited if ever his restless spirit is satisfied and content.
Louis Macneice with E.L. Stail translated this version and it was adapted for radio in by Anthony Vivis. Goethe originally wrote this story in two parts, the first in 1808 and the second in 1831, with various revisions in between.
These radio plays were first First broadcast on R3 in 1982.
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radio play radio drama audiobook audio book talking book, dramatic reading Geothe's Faust English translation
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Lamia - John Keats
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  • @catherinellewelyn-evans3693
    @catherinellewelyn-evans3693 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Rather bewildered by this translation. Not just that it seems completely different from the one I grew up with, but the words don’t scan with the music. How has, ‘Bread of heaven’ become the clumsy ‘Hill of Calgary’ (and that is one of the less bad scans)?

  • @irizugermain8397
    @irizugermain8397 วันที่ผ่านมา

    THANK U SO MUCH FOR THE UPLOAD<3333

  • @peterschwarzenbacher6904
    @peterschwarzenbacher6904 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ich war dabei. Beim "sono io" im Finale ist einer vor lauter Spannung am 1. Rang vom Stuhl gefallen. 😌

  • @mymusica1970
    @mymusica1970 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    מיוחדת ונהדרת - שרה מכל הלב ומכישרון הענק שלה!!!❤❤❤

  • @jasonshapiro9469
    @jasonshapiro9469 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Why dont more people make the connection with Freuds obsession with sex and the fact he was shootin cocaine

  • @jasonshapiro9469
    @jasonshapiro9469 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That song towards the end definitely made me pray to every god to make it stop

  • @jasonshapiro9469
    @jasonshapiro9469 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is great! In so many ways. What a treasure ive discovered in the algorithm! I really hope the people who made it are still alive and well

  • @kaliyuga1476
    @kaliyuga1476 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    WE ARE BACK

  • @user-wq8wk8pr1z
    @user-wq8wk8pr1z 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    James wilby so Beautiful 😍

  • @user-if8pb7ox1h
    @user-if8pb7ox1h 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Where did this air? What’s the name of this production?

    • @nigelverney9608
      @nigelverney9608 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      "Arthur" is a 2004 BBC radio 4 production written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz, who wrote the first three episodes, and Steve May, who wrote the remaining three. archive.org/details/kingarthur_20180310 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b068sfwx/episodes/guide

  • @SupernalOne
    @SupernalOne หลายเดือนก่อน

    Huh - my dreams tend to be little dramas with an emotional overtone that reflects the day I've just been through, or else the feeling that I should properly feel given what's likely to happen tomorrow - though once in a boring stretch I had a Neverland dream offering fantastic adventures - as if my mind was trying to cheer me up -

  • @Anarcho-Monarchism
    @Anarcho-Monarchism หลายเดือนก่อน

    and 19:56

    • @nigelverney9608
      @nigelverney9608 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for the heads-up. Has that fixed everything?

  • @Anarcho-Monarchism
    @Anarcho-Monarchism หลายเดือนก่อน

    and 18:44

  • @Anarcho-Monarchism
    @Anarcho-Monarchism หลายเดือนก่อน

    Also around 9-55

  • @Anarcho-Monarchism
    @Anarcho-Monarchism หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful reading - but the subtitles fuck up around the 7 mark. Please fix - as this was absolutely lovely.

  • @dan4441
    @dan4441 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for uploading this.

  • @johnvarricchio6856
    @johnvarricchio6856 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you 🙏🏻

  • @andreapandypetrapan
    @andreapandypetrapan หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a titanic woman of stupendous rhetorical power, and expertly wielded intellectual grasp, and burning love and flames of empathy. Inspiring and storming outrage at the disgusting miseries of rural idiocy and crushing patriarchal-capitalist social and economic relations. Brilliant woman! Love

  • @user-kj8jd3dn3w
    @user-kj8jd3dn3w หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @1redrogue
    @1redrogue หลายเดือนก่อน

    Anthony Quayle.

  • @Mr71paul71
    @Mr71paul71 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There is ZERO evidence for evolution. So tell the children they where created by God, the God of Abraham Issac and Jacob. The living God, the father of Jesus Christ. Who reveals himself in the Holy Bible.

  • @michelg4277
    @michelg4277 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    c'est honteux de traiter les personnes du 3eme age de cette façon

  • @abondio4405
    @abondio4405 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gli hanno ucciso la gallina

  • @piercingwind3046
    @piercingwind3046 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    amazing

  • @user-db6pt7vr3l
    @user-db6pt7vr3l 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A black man in a ditch with a white woman. That ain't going to end well back in those days.

  • @grahambradd3839
    @grahambradd3839 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Home Counties accent don't really matter does it?..a great rendition..Dorothy and Coleridge probably just close friends..we will never know for sure..been reading Coleridges' account of descent of Broad Stand Scafell.. He's got balls the size of Skiddaw...

  • @danawinsor1380
    @danawinsor1380 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    " . . . captures Gunemanz's misreading of every situation." ???

  • @789tundra
    @789tundra 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love when he puts his powerful black hand on her beautiful porcelain white skin so hot and sexy!!!

  • @elisabethmarkowa3119
    @elisabethmarkowa3119 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Göttlich!!!

  • @ksenia8664
    @ksenia8664 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤❤❤

  • @michaelellis6847
    @michaelellis6847 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cymru am byth....I come from an Anglo immigrant working class family that so much mirrors what takes place in this movie. All 5 of us kids were successful mostly due to our hard working parents and grandparents. I miss them all.

  • @Medietos
    @Medietos 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you very much, beautiful.

    • @nigelverney9608
      @nigelverney9608 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My pleasure, Scrumptious.

  • @WiggieLee
    @WiggieLee 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fuck yeah ❤

  • @user-kk5kr5ys6i
    @user-kk5kr5ys6i 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love how they squabble over the meaning of "wallah" at the beginning. 😁James Cameron and Ismail Merchant made 44 films together. I think Madhur Jaffrey steals the show in "Shakespeare Wallah", brilliant acting.

  • @tomedy_official
    @tomedy_official 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My both pertal grate grandfather's where coal miners like them. Even after being traumatised from the grate war.

  • @stevebartley8902
    @stevebartley8902 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Magnificent.

  • @armenak20962
    @armenak20962 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He cut the high C in the aria , but it so beautiful

  • @hectorbravo6862
    @hectorbravo6862 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Una película sin grandes pretensiones, sin efectos especiales, sin gran dinámica, pero tremendamente humana, real, profunda en su estilo. Casi se puede oler el carbón pegado a las ropas y al cuerpo de los cansados mineros y la escena de la catástrofe... mejor no sigo.

  • @user-ho2pf5mj5g
    @user-ho2pf5mj5g 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Consolatrix afflictorum, ora pro nobis.

  • @derycktrahair8108
    @derycktrahair8108 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well narrarted. When a woman says it there is a vague feeling that we've done something wrong. But you don't always nag. Sometimes a bloke can be right.

  • @johnofroncesvalles4255
    @johnofroncesvalles4255 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Though I like this series, it glosses over the political landscape of post-Reformation Europe during the time of the Galileo controversy. Note that the Jesuits purpose at the time of the order's creation was a reunification of the Church, and that Reformers, like Luther and Melancthon, were biblical literalists, who vehemently opposed Copernicanism. The Jesuits played a central role in Galileo's condemnation because their interests laid elsewhere, finding common ground with Protestants to help move toward reunification, viewed as a greater purpose than supporting an unproven theory at the time. Rejecting Galileo would have been seen as a small price to pay in the interests of unifying fractured Europe.

  • @johnofroncesvalles4255
    @johnofroncesvalles4255 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Though I like this series, it completely ignores the critical role that medieval Franciscans played in the development of Western science, who also would have been familiar with the Book of Nature, presented here as an invention of Galileo's, in error. Medieval Franciscans played a significant role in the development of Western science. Their contributions can be seen in several key areas: Education: The Franciscans established schools and universities across Europe, including the University of Paris, where scholars like Roger Bacon (inventor of the scientific method)studied. These institutions provided a platform for the study of natural philosophy, mathematics, and other sciences. Encouragement of Inquiry: The Franciscans encouraged inquiry and learning, even in areas that were not traditionally within the purview of theology. This openness to new ideas fostered an intellectual environment conducive to scientific discovery. Contributions to Natural Philosophy: Roger Bacon, a Franciscan friar, made significant contributions to the study of optics, mathematics, and the scientific method. His work laid the foundation for the development of experimental science. Observational Astronomy: Several Franciscan scholars made important contributions to observational astronomy. For example, William of Ockham and Jean Buridan developed theories that challenged the Aristotelian view of the universe, way before Galileo, and laid the groundwork for the Copernican revolution. Botany and Medicine: Franciscan friars were also involved in the study of botany and medicine. They established botanical gardens and wrote treatises on medicinal plants, which contributed to the development of pharmacology. Overall, the Franciscans played a crucial role in the development of Western science by fostering an environment of intellectual inquiry, supporting education, and making significant contributions to various scientific disciplines. Their legacy continues to influence scientific thought to this day.

  • @johnofroncesvalles4255
    @johnofroncesvalles4255 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Though I like this series, it does need a rebuff or two. In Dame Francis Yates great work, The Art of Memory, Giordano Bruno was not executed for his belief in heliocentrism. A bit more complicated. He was in the position of a teacher and was thrown out of every Protestant country he went to spreading his own doctrines. Astrology and Magic: Bruno was also interested in astrology and magic, which were considered forbidden arts by the Church. Heretical Beliefs: Though he was a Dominican, he rejected the doctrine of the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and the authority of the Church. He also believed in an infinite universe with many worlds, which contradicted the Church's teachings on the nature of the cosmos. Pantheism: Bruno was also a pantheist, which means he believed that God is identical to the universe itself. This was considered a heretical belief by the Church, which taught that God is distinct from the created world. Rejection of Transubstantiation: Bruno rejected the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation, which holds that during the Eucharist, the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Christ. Instead, he believed that the Eucharist was symbolic. Denial of the Virgin Birth: Bruno also denied the virgin birth of Jesus, another central tenet of Catholicism. Writings: Bruno's writings, particularly his philosophical and theological works, were considered dangerous and heretical by the Church. He was accused of promoting ideas that were contrary to Catholic doctrine and of spreading heresy. Refusal to Recant: Bruno was given several opportunities to recant his beliefs and retract his writings, but he refused to do so. This led to his eventual trial and conviction for heresy. His refusal to recant these beliefs and retract his writings ultimately led to his execution by the Roman Inquisition. Science folk still think he was a martyr to science.

    • @papercup2517
      @papercup2517 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for that wonderful summary - I find myself very much in sympathy with this gentleman's ideas. How tragic and brutal is a religion that has to kill those who have, and dare to share their different personal spiritual experiences and philosophical understandings.

    • @johnofroncesvalles4255
      @johnofroncesvalles4255 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@papercup2517 Cultural unity importance wasn't owned by any religion/culture back when violence of the other was an ever present threat. These days we can comfortably watch wars from screens and declare moral superiority.

  • @stillstanding6031
    @stillstanding6031 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There are many fine conductors of Wagner, (Kna, Levine, Solti, etc.) but I think, hands down, my fave is Barenboim. He really "gets" Wagner consitantly.

  • @sarahmd5513
    @sarahmd5513 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    sehr schön aber nicht so warm als von Monserat Caballe

  • @user-ki7oo8sh2q
    @user-ki7oo8sh2q 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ahh how much this county has changed 😭

  • @user-cx6pw6mf9h
    @user-cx6pw6mf9h 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think this song is actually "Arglwydd arwain trwy'r anialwch" As no version of cwm Rhondda I could find had those lyrics

    • @nigelverney9608
      @nigelverney9608 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes and no and sort of. Cwm Rhondda is the tune, also sometimes known as Bread of Heaven due to the English language hymn that is often set to it. The Welsh Arglwydd arwain trwy'r anialwch is a translation of the English Bread of Heaven which is in turn a translation of the original Welsh hymn Gweddi am Nerth i fyned trwy anialwch y Byd [aka Pen Calfaria]. It's this Welsh original hymn, that was translated into English and then translated back into Welsh as Arglwydd arwain trwy'r anialwch, that we have here. Anyway that's what I took from the Cwm Rhondda wikipedia page (I just like John Ford movies and don't speak Welsh). And as I say Cwm Rhondda is the name of the tune whatever words are set to it. Does that make any sort of sense?

  • @thomasprislacjr.4063
    @thomasprislacjr.4063 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Delightful!

  • @edbarrett5995
    @edbarrett5995 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful! It strikes me that this passage is in part Shakespeare letting the actor know how to play Falstaff.

  • @davidwright8665
    @davidwright8665 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wonderful performance, such control with emotion.