Product Description: Take a journey through the glorious days of radio with performances by the great masters of the British theatre. Featuring the works of some of the greatest writers of the last century--Herman Melville, Oscar Wilde, H.G. Wells, Bret Harte, Nikolay Gogol--and originally broadcast in half-hour episodes during the 1950s as the Theater Royale, these classic performances capture the theatrical style of post-war radio at its best, before the advent of television...read more

Product Description: Take a journey through the glorious days of radio with these performances by the great masters of the British theatre. Originally broadcast in half-hour episodes during the 1950s as the Theatre Royale, these are the essence of vintage British radio...read more

Product Description: Considered the greatest Shakespearean actor of all time, Sir Laurence Olivier lends his compelling stage presence to Dickensian literature in A Christmas Carol and Other Charles Dickens Stories. Originally broadcast in the 1950s as the Theatre Royale, these were the essence of vintage British radio...read more

Product Description: Old-time radio programs have continued to entertain listeners for years. This collection will certainly be no exception to the ever growing popularity of this type of entertainment. Selections include "Sherlock Holmes," "Abbott & Costello," "The Green Hornet," "Fibber McGee" and many others...read more

Selected from the BBC sound archives, a collection of Shakespeare's most memorable speeches and scenes includes Peggy Ashcroft's performance as Juliet, Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in Antony and Cleopatra, and Richard Burton delivering the St. Crispian Day speech from Henry V.

Product Description: All The World's A StageHis characters are unforgettable Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet -- their stories resonating with audiences no less today than when Shakespeare first penned them. Now, in this magnificent collection of the bard's greatest speeches, Shakespeare's best-loved scenes come to life in remarkable performance by the world's greatest actors, masterfully preserved by the BBC Archives...read more

An autobiography by the English actor discusses his theatrical and film career and offers a candid account of his personal life, focusing on his relationship with actress Vivien Leigh

Amazon.com Review: Here are the screenplays of three of the cinema's most successful literary adaptations. Henry V is Laurence Olivier's extraordinary version of Shakespeare's play. It begins as a highly stylized theatrical performance in Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and concludes as pure cinema with a meticulous recreation of the battle of Agincourt...read more

Product Description: In this extraordinary and revealing book, the greatest actor of our century shares his innermost thoughts about the craft he has mastered and the profession he passionately loves. A unique guided tour of the techniques of acting.

An autobiography by the English actor discusses his theatrical and film career and offers a candid account of his personal life, focusing on his relationship with actress Vivien Leigh