World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC for short) brings you Charles Dickens' classic "masterpiece" in just...well...1,337 seconds. 

So, if you’re trying to impress your English Literature graduate friends with knowledge of one of the most adapted classics ever...then we. have your back. Way back!

So sit back and listen to this dark tale of Dickensian child torture (mild) and class issues (extreme) in a way you've never read it...or heard it...before!

Cast:

Julien Ball as Magwitch and others

Joanna Brookes as Miss Haversham and others

Charlotte McBurney as Young Pip and others

David Menkin as Herbert and others

Caroline Rodgers as Estella and others

Ben Starr as Pip and others

With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard.

Written by David Spicer

Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer

Audio Production by John Schwab

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World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC for short) brings you Nathaniel Hawthorn's Puritanical classic "masterpiece" in just...well...1,337 seconds. 

So, if you’re trying to impress an American literature snob, then look no further than the book that all American students are forced to read sometime between kindergarten and their senior your in high school.

So sit back and listen to this dark tale of how a villageful of puritans harass, bully and mentally torture a young woman and her child...all in the name of the Lord.

Cast:

Barbara Barnes as Hester Prynne and others

Joanna Brookes as Hibbins and others

Alan Marriot as Chillingworth and others

David Menkin as Bellingham and others

Shai Matheson as Rev Dimmesdale and others

Charlotte McBurney as Pearl and others

With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard.

Written by David Spicer

Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer

Audio Production by John Schwab

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World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC for short) brings you Mary Shelley's Gothic classic "masterpiece" in just...well...1,337 seconds. 

So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family because they think they KNOW the story of Frankenstein... then, don’t worry…we’ve done all the hard work for you.

So sit back and listen to this dark tale of how a moody teenager decided to create a monster out of rotting body parts...and sausages!

Cast:

Julien Ball as Walton and others

Rakesh Boury as Professor Krempe and others

Alan Marriot as Victor Frankenstein and others

Charlotte McBurney as Frankenstein's Monster and others

Caroline Rodgers as Mrs Narrator and others

With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard.

Written by David Spicer

Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer

Audio Production by John Schwab

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World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC) brings you D. H. Lawrence's naughty literary "masterpiece" in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds. 

So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family because they think they KNOW the story of The War of the Wolrds... then, don’t worry…we’ve done all the hard work for you.

So sit back and listen to the scandal unfold at Wragby, where Lady Constance is searching for more than just a good time!

Cast:

Julien Ball as Mellors and others

Joanna Brookes as Bolton and others

David Menkin as Michaelis and others

Caroline Rodgers as Lady Chatterley and others

Ben Starr as Clifford and others

With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard.

Written by David Spicer

Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer

Audio Production by John Schwab

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World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC) brings you H. G. Wells' great classic, but short, literary "masterpiece" in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds. 

So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family because they think they KNOW the story of The War of the Wolrds... then, don’t worry…we’ve done all the hard work for you.

So sit back and listen to all those globally recognised names like...Esher, Leatherhead, Cobham, Staines and Chipping Ongar.

Cast:

Rakesh Boury as Narrator and others

Joanna Brookes as Martian Leader and others

Charlotte McBurney as Paperboy and others

David Menkin as The Curate and others

Caroline Rodgers as Mrs Narrator and others

Ben Starr as Artilleryman and others

With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard.

Written by David Spicer

Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer

Audio Production by John Schwab

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World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC) brings you Charlotte Brontë's great classic, literary "masterpiece" Jane Eyre in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds. 

If you are a massive fan of massive coincidences, then you've come to the right place. With anagrams aplenty, which are extremely important in how novels and names are chosen, you are sure to not want to miss this episode! Jane Eyre in just 1,337 seconds...or thereabouts!

Cast

Caroline Rodgers as Jane Eyre

David Menkin as Rochester and others

Ben Starr as Grace Poole and others

Charlotte McBurney as Helen Burns and others

Julien Ball as Brocklehurst and others

Joanna Brookes as Ms Fairfax and others

with a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard

Written by David Spicer

Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer

Audio Production by John Schwab

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World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC) brings you F. Scott Fitzgerald's great classic, but short, literary "masterpiece" in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds. 

So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family, but you just don’t have the hours it takes to read a classic novel - even one as short as "The Great Gatsby"…then, don’t worry…we’ve done all the hard work for you.

In the first of seven episodes of Abridgd...Too Far's inaugural season, The Great Gatsby is brought to you in glorious clarity that the original novel seems to sometimes lack.

So sit back and listen.

Cast:

Ben Starr as Tom Buchanan and others

Caroline Rodgers as Daisy Buchanan and others

David Menkin as Nick Carraway and others

Julien Ball as Wilson and others

Stacha Hicks as Myrtle and others

Barbara Barnes as Jordan Baker and others

With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard.

Written by David Spicer

Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer

Audio Production by John Schwab

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Finally, a podcast for people you loves books, but can't be bothered to read them!

In this trailer...a sneak peak at the books we will be bringing you this season!

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