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War and Peace

Written by: Leo Tolstoy
Narrated by: Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Simon Russell Beale, Alun Armstrong, Lesley Manville, Stephen Campbell Moore, Roger Allam
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Paterson Joseph, John Hurt, Lesley Manville and Harriet Walter are among the cast of BBC Radio 4's epic full-cast dramatisation. Adapted for radio by Timberlake Wertenbaker, Leo Tolstoy's epic story follows the fortunes of three Russian aristocratic families during the Napoleonic War. First broadcast on New Year's Day 2015, the drama also features Alun Armstrong, Natasha Little, David Calder, Phoebe Fox, Sam Reid and Joanna David. Duration: 10 hours approx.

©2017 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2017 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
Classics Historical Drama & Plays Russian & Soviet Literary Fiction
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"Tolstoy's imagined world is recreated on air brilliantly by the extraordinary cast." ( The Spectator)

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  • 31-05-19

A fantastic radio adaptation

Tolstoy's masterpiece rendered in an equally world-class dramatisation by BBC4 radio. Makes drab travels glorious.

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