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Abridged Audio Limited
Abridgd... Too Far!
Fast, furious, funny and frequently infuriating to the aficionado, we present the literature’s most renowned and best-loved books in just 1,337 seconds. Leaving a hell of a lot out, making stark narrative choices, chucking in a fair amount of jokes and using audio to its maximum potential, this is a breakneck comic canter through the classics. So...like an Afternoon Play running to catch a train, the classics will be boiled down, stripped back and sped up for the enjoyment of those listeners who may know the book but will enjoy a speedy re- acquaintance with it – or (far more likely) it...
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Ratings & Reviews
5.0 stars from 24 ratings
I can not tell you how much I enjoy these episodes. They’re always if books I’ve never been able to wade through. So, not only do I feel seen, but I also fully understand what the books are about while immensely enjoying all 22 minutes and 17 seconds. Thank you for the work y’all do on this show...Read full review »
ihateyouihateyou via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 02/09/24
Very entertaining!
A big fan of podcasts and this is something new and refreshing to get stuck into, a lot of fun and very very funny - having to stop myself from looking like a madman on the train! Great stuff.
Harriegbooth via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 01/03/24
Proper funny
This podcast is a delight. An irreverent takedown of classic novels with plenty of wit and zest.
TheOtherThatBloke via Apple Podcasts · Australia · 12/28/23
Recent Episodes
World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC for short) brings you Charles Dickens' classic "masterpiece" in just...well...1,337 seconds.  So, if...
Published 01/30/24
Published 01/30/24
A little teaser for what's coming in Abridgd...Too Far! Our first, but surely not our last, Dickens classic! We promise not to bore you and just concentrate on child neglect and corporal punishment with delving into a good healthy dose of English class politics. This trailer will get the juices...
Published 01/25/24
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