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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

AuthorFrank L Baum

NarratorFull Cast

Duration56m

CategoriesPlays and Dramatisations, Classics, Children's Fiction

Key StageKS2

PublisherAudio Go Ltd

VersionAbridged

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Linda Marshall's BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of L. Frank Baum's children's classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Originally broadcast as part of the BBC Christmas 2009 season. When a tornado strikes her farmhouse in Kansas, young Dorothy and her dog Toto are lifted to the magical world of Oz, the strange land of the Munchkins. There she embarks upon a perilous journey befriending the Tinman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion who join her quest to find the wonderful Wizard of Oz and her way back home. This timeless story that has enchanted generations of readers both young and old is brought to life in this dramatisation starring Amelia Clarkson as Dorothy; Jonathan Keeble as the Wizard of Oz, Kalidah and Uncle Henry; Kevin Eldon as the Scarecrow; Burn Gorman as the Tinman; Zubin Varla as the Lion and Emma Fielding as the Witches of the North, South and West and as Aunt Em. Also stars Andrew Westfield and Graeme Hawley. With original music by Olly Fox and directed by Nadia Molinari.

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