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Episode 10

Jonathan, Van Helsing, Dr. Seward and Mina journey to Transylvania to come face to face with the Vampire King. Read by Gillian Kearney and James Greene.

First published in 1897, the novel Dracula by Irish author Bram Stoker has never been out of print. It is often regarded as the best gothic horror novel of all time. The popularity of the world’s most notorious vampire, Count Dracula, has ensured that it remains a timeless classic.
There have been several screen adaptations of Dracula over the years but critics have often maintained that none have ever captured the intensity and drama in Stoker's original text. This epistolary novel, comprised of journal entries, letters, newspaper clippings, a ship's log, interweave into an incredibly gripping story as the various characters intimately recount the epic legend of the Transylvanian Count.
The tale begins with Jonathan Harker’s journal as the young newly qualified solicitor travels to a remote castle in the Carpathian Mountains to meet a wealthy client…
The series features readers including Michael Fassbender as Jonathan Harker, James D’Arcy as Dr Seward, Gillian Kearney as Mina Murray and James Greene as Dr.Van Helsing
Abridger: Daragh Carville
Daragh Carville is an award winning Northern Irish playwright and screenwriter. He is the creator of ITV’s popular crime drama ‘The Bay’ and films including ‘Middletown’ and ‘Cherrybomb’. His radio play ‘Regenerations’, first broadcast on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3 in 2001, was nominated for the Richard Imison Award.

Reader ….. Gillian Kearney
Reader ….. James Greene
Writer ….. Bram Stoker
Abridger ….. Daragh Carville
Producer ….. Gemma McMullan

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15 minutes

Last on

Sat 16 Nov 2019 12:15

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  • Sat 16 Nov 2019 12:15