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But what is a Snark? "Humpty Dumpty's theory, of two meanings packed into one word like a portmanteau, seems to me the right explanation for all." (Lewis Carroll)

A dramatisation of Charles Dickens classic novel, starring Boris Karloff and Flora Robson. This retro radio audio play tells the story of David's life in England in the 1800s. Follow him in the trials of his youth, right through to adulthood. We listen in as he struggles to turn misfortune in his early life to good fortune in his later life.

This is one of the Classic Radio Theatre productions you will want to listen to over and over again!

Beatrice Lillie, Boris Karloff and Cyril Ritchard amongst others read Lewis Carroll's finest poetry including Jabberwocky, The Hunting of the Snark and The Mock Turtle's Song

Frank Pettingell, Emma Hignett, Siobhan McKenna and Boris Karloff read eight short stories by the literary greats, including Poe, Kipling, Defoe, Chekov, and Wilde.

NBC University Theater initially started in Chicago with a remit to bring adaptations of classic novels, usually Anglo-American, to a radio audience. In its later years, it also included short stories and plays and went on to win the distinguished Peabody award. University Theater relied on excellent distillations of the novels and first-class acting alongside high production values.