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Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device.


Collected here are seven BBC radio adaptations of Virginia Woolf's pioneering modernist novels, with star casts including Kristin Scott-Thomas, Vanessa Redgrave, Juliet Stevenson, Laura Fraser, Robert Glenister and Fenella Woolgar. Also included are six readings of Woolf's short stories by Natalie Dormer, Carolyn Pickles and Vivian Schaeffer.


The Voyage Out
A sea voyage to South America turns into a journey of self-discovery for na?ve Rachel Vinrace. Starring Laura Fraser, Rebecca Johnson and Bertie Carvel.


Night and Day
In pre-First World War London, aristocrat Katharine Hilbery and suffragette Mary Datchet have their assumptions about love challenged. Starring Kristin Scott-Thomas.


Mrs Dalloway
Virginia Woolf's masterpiece charts one day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, as she prepares to host an important party. Starring Fenella Woolgar.


To the Lighthouse
Centring around a summer home on Skye, Virginia Woolf's landmark tale follows the Ramsay family and their guests before and after World War I. Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Juliet Stevenson and Robert Glenister.


Orlando
The adventures of time-travelling, gender-swapping poet Orlando, who is born male in Elizabethan England and dies female over 300 years later. Starring Jennie Stoller and David McAlister.


The Waves
In this radical 'play-poem', six characters look back on their childhood and first forays into adulthood, and reflect on the loss of their friend Percival. Starring Geraldine James and Anna Massey.


Between the Acts
An eccentric artist devises a pageant celebrating English history - but it is 1939, and the shadow of war hangs over England's present. Starring Sarah Badel.


A Room of One's Own
Virginia Woolf's most powerful feminist writing, justifying the need for women to possess intellectual freedom and financial independence. Read by Natalie Dormer.


Street Haunting
A series of observations made by Virginia Woolf, whilst walking the streets of London.
Read by Vivian Schaeffer.


Kew Gardens
Virginia Woolf's experimental story taking us into the minds of a group of strolling couples enjoying Kew Gardens. Read by Carolyn Pickles.


The New Dress
Virginia Woolf's sharply observed tale of a young woman's fashion faux pas.
Read by Carolyn Pickles.


The String Quartet
Virginia Woolf's sketch of a woman finding emotions and storylines in music.
Read by Carolyn Pickles.

1. The Voyage Out (62.6Mb)
2. Night and Day (51.8Mb)
3. Mrs Dalloway (52.3Mb)
4. To the Lighthouse (52.3Mb)
5. Orlando (41Mb)
6. The Waves (52.2Mb)
7. Between the Acts (61.1Mb)
8. A Room of One's Own (45.3Mb)
9. Street Haunting (31.4Mb)
10. Kew Gardens (28.4Mb)
11. The New Dress (32.8Mb)
12. The String Quartet (17.1Mb)
13. The Mark on the Wall (19.8Mb)

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