The Box Of Delights (BBC Radio Collection)

Author: Masefield, John

Brand: BBC Physical Audio

Edition: Unabridged

Binding: audioCD

Format: Audiobook

Number Of Pages: 1

Release Date: 02-01-2079

Details: Product Description
When Kay Harker meets a mysterious Punch and Judy man on his way home for Christmas, he little realizes that he is about to be plunged into adventure. The old man entrusts Kay with a strange puzzle box - the Box of Delights - before suddenly disappearing. Kay soon discovers two things: the box can transport him through time and space, and there is a plot to steal it. He must battle heroically against terrifying forces of evil in order to win the day... This thrilling BBC Radio adaptation boasts a stellar cast, including Donald Sinden, Lionel Jeffries, Spike Milligan and Celia Imrie.3 CDs. 3 hrs.
About the Author
John Masefield was a novelist, journalist and poet. He won the Edmond de Polignac prize in 1912, and was appointed Poet Laureate in 1930 - a role he performed for the next 37 years. Masefield wrote 21 novels, including two children's books featuring Kay Harker,
The Midnight Folk (1927) and
The Box of Delights (1935). He died in 1967, and his ashes were interred in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.

Spike Milligan was perhaps best known as one of the Goons. He went on to become one of Britain's foremost comic writers and performers. His bestselling titles include
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall,
Puckoon and
Where have all the Bullets Gone? He died in 2002.

EAN: 9780563535102

Package Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English