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 you’re trying to impress your English Literature graduate friends with knowledge of one of the most adapted classics ever...then we. have your back. Way back! So sit back and listen to this dark tale...
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 flowing in expectation. And if you haven't heard our first five episodes - "The Great Gatsby", "Jane Eyre" and "The War of the Worlds", "Frankenstein", "Lady Chatterley's Lover" or "The Scarlet...
Published 01/25/24
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 Nathaniel Hawthorn's Puritanical classic "masterpiece" in just...well...1,337 seconds.  So, if you’re trying to impress an American literature snob, then look no further than the book that all American students are forced to read sometime between kindergarten and their senior...
Published 01/16/24
A little teaser for what's coming in Abridgd...Too Far! Next on our list is Nathaniel Hawthorne's obligatory high school read of love, puritanism and slut shaming - The Scarlet Letter. This trailer will get the juices flowing in expectation. And if you haven't heard our first five episodes - "The Great Gatsby", "Jane Eyre" and "The War of the Worlds", "Frankenstein" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover"...then now is your chance to catch up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Published 01/11/24
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 Mary Shelley's Gothic classic "masterpiece" in just...well...1,337 seconds.  So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family because they think they KNOW the story of Frankenstein... then, don’t worry…we’ve done all the hard work for you. So sit back and...
Published 01/02/24
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) brings you D. H. Lawrence's naughty literary "masterpiece" in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds.  So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family because they think they KNOW the story of The War of the Wolrds... then, don’t worry…we’ve done all the hard...
Published 01/02/24
Normally we’d be posting a trailer for next week’s episode, which incidentally will be Mary Shelley’s Frankenstien…in all its gothic glory, including some wonderfully bonkers German accents, but instead, we wanted to send out a message of thanks on New Years’s Eve Eve to all of you who have downloaded, streamed, listened rated or reviewed…basically supported us over the last month and a half since our launch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 12/30/23
A little teaser for what's coming in Abridgd...Too Far! Next on our list is D H :Lawrence's lurid tale of sex, life, sex, culture, sex, politics, sex, social justice and SEX: Lady Chatterley's Lover This trailer will get the juices flowing in expectation. And if you haven't heard our first three episodes - "The Great Gatsby", "Jane Eyre" and "The War of the Worlds", then now is your time to catch up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 12/13/23
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) brings you H. G. Wells' great classic, but short, literary "masterpiece" in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds.  So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family because they think they KNOW the story of The War of the Wolrds... then, don’t worry…we’ve done...
Published 12/05/23
A little teaser for what's coming in Abridgd...Too Far! H G Wells' classic novel is taken right back to its origins in the 1890's! That's right. You thought it was a 1950's Sci Fi classic, right? No! This trailer will whet your whistle and have you shivering in anticipation for next week's Martian invasion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 11/28/23
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) brings you Charlotte Brontë's great classic, literary "masterpiece" Jane Eyre in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds.  If you are a massive fan of massive coincidences, then you've come to the right place. With anagrams aplenty, which are extremely important in how novels and names...
Published 11/21/23
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) brings you F. Scott Fitzgerald's great classic, but short, literary "masterpiece" in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds.  So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family, but you just don’t have the hours it takes to read a classic novel - even one as short...
Published 11/21/23
Finally, a podcast for people you loves books, but can't be bothered to read them! In this trailer...a sneak peak at the books we will be bringing you this season! @abridgdtoofar @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 11/20/23
Read below for all you need to know about 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. Missing 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. The programme is introduced and narrated by Professor Ullard. They claim to be a professor...
Published 11/17/23
Read below for all you need to know about 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. Missing 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. The programme is introduced and narrated by Professor Ullard. They claim to be a professor...
Published 11/15/23