The Resource War and peace, Leo Tolstoy; adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker from the translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky ; performed by Paterson Joseph [and others]
War and peace, Leo Tolstoy; adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker from the translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky ; performed by Paterson Joseph [and others]
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- Summary
- One of the greatest novels of all time, War and Peace explores historical, social, ethical and religious issues on a scale never before attempted in fiction, and reflects the panorama of life at every level of Russian society during the 19th Century. Adapted for radio by Timberlake Wertenbaker, this riveting, wide-ranging drama follows the fortunes of four Russian aristocratic families during the Napoleonic War. Told in flashback over ten episodes, it moves from fashionable society soirees in St Petersburg and Moscow to the battlefields of Austerlitz and Borodino, as protagonists Pierre, Natasha, Marya and Nikolai describe to their children the events that shaped their lives and those of every Russian who lived through this turbulent time
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 10 CDs (9 hr., 35 min.)
- Note
-
- First broadcast: 1st January, 2015
- Based on the novel by Leo Tolstroy
- Isbn
- 9781785299308
- Label
- War and peace
- Title
- War and peace
- Statement of responsibility
- Leo Tolstoy; adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker from the translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky ; performed by Paterson Joseph [and others]
- Subject
-
- Radio adaptations
- Radio programs
- Audiobooks
- Russia -- History -- Alexander I, 1801-1825 -- Drama
- Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 -- Drama
- Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 -- Adaptations
- Historical drama
- Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Drama
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia -- Drama
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- One of the greatest novels of all time, War and Peace explores historical, social, ethical and religious issues on a scale never before attempted in fiction, and reflects the panorama of life at every level of Russian society during the 19th Century. Adapted for radio by Timberlake Wertenbaker, this riveting, wide-ranging drama follows the fortunes of four Russian aristocratic families during the Napoleonic War. Told in flashback over ten episodes, it moves from fashionable society soirees in St Petersburg and Moscow to the battlefields of Austerlitz and Borodino, as protagonists Pierre, Natasha, Marya and Nikolai describe to their children the events that shaped their lives and those of every Russian who lived through this turbulent time
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1828-1910
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tolstoy, Leo
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- Literary text for sound recordings
- drama
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Performed by Paterson Joseph and others
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1943-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Wertenbaker, Timberlake
- Pevear, Richard
- Joseph, Paterson
- Volokhonsky, Larissa
- BBC Radio 4
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Napoleon
- Tolstoy, Leo
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
- Russia
- Russia
- Target audience
- adult
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- War and peace, Leo Tolstoy; adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker from the translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky ; performed by Paterson Joseph [and others]
- Note
-
- First broadcast: 1st January, 2015
- Based on the novel by Leo Tolstroy
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000060541209
- Dimensions
- 12 cm ; in container.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 10 CDs (9 hr., 35 min.)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781785299308
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital, stereo
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- War and peace, Leo Tolstoy; adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker from the translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky ; performed by Paterson Joseph [and others]
- Note
-
- First broadcast: 1st January, 2015
- Based on the novel by Leo Tolstroy
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000060541209
- Dimensions
- 12 cm ; in container.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 10 CDs (9 hr., 35 min.)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781785299308
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital, stereo
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
Subject
- Radio adaptations
- Radio programs
- Audiobooks
- Russia -- History -- Alexander I, 1801-1825 -- Drama
- Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 -- Drama
- Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 -- Adaptations
- Historical drama
- Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Drama
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia -- Drama
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