{"product_id":"2940169215458","title":"The Oscar Wilde BBC Radio Drama Collection: Five full-cast productions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe collected BBC radio productions of the major works of Oscar Wilde, plus bonus play by Neil Bartlett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoved for his flamboyant personality, sparkling wit and brilliant epigrams, Oscar Wilde was a comic genius and a literary icon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection reflects the many facets of his dazzling talent. Here are dramatisations of his only novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, a Gothic tale of a gilded aristocrat who makes a dangerous pact, as well as four scintillating social comediesamp;mdash;\u003ci\u003eLady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, The Importance of Being Earnest \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAn Ideal Husband\u003c\/i\u003e. Among the distinguished casts are \u003cb\u003eIan MacDiarmid, Joely Richardson, Edward Fox, Diana Rigg, Martin Clunes, Michael Hordern\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJudi Dench\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving examples of his correspondence are revealed in \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of Oscar Wilde\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDe Profundis\u003c\/i\u003e, read by \u003cb\u003eSimon Callow \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eSimon Russell Beale \u003c\/b\u003erespectively, and his most famous poem, \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Reading Gaol\u003c\/i\u003e, is performed live by stars including \u003cb\u003eIan McKellen, Neil Tennant\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eStephen Fry\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, a bonus drama, \u003ci\u003eIn Extremis \u003c\/i\u003eby Neil Bartlett, starring \u003cb\u003eCorin Redgrave\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSheila Hancock\u003c\/b\u003e, reimagines Oscar Wilde's hastily arranged sitting with a society palm reader, a week before the trial that would cost him so dearly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162138329328,"sku":"2940169215458","price":18.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169215458_p0.jpg?v=1763768899","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169215458","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}