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Title details for A King's Speech by Mark Burgess - Available

A King's Speech

by Mark Burgess
Alex Jennings
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A gripping BBC Radio 4 drama about King George VI's struggle to overcome his stammer and his close working relationship with his speech therapist.It is Coronation Day, 1937. As the country celebrates, the new monarch must face one of the most difficult challenges he has ever encountered: the dreaded BBC Radio Broadcast to the Nation. Only one man can prepare the terrified King for his ordeal at the microphone - Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. With his unconventional methods such as tongue-twisters, breathing exercises and Shakespearean quotations, and a variety of teaching styles ranging from empathy to bullying, Logue aims to give George VI the confidence to navigate the minefield ahead. As the two men wrestle with the intricacies of the speech, their conversation ranges from the Abdication Crisis to the King's childhood and his uneasy relationship with his father - and the King's dependence on and deep friendship with Logue becomes apparent. Starring Alex Jennings as George VI and Trevor Littledale as Logue, this is a riveting portrait of a prominent man at a pivotal moment in his own life and in the history of the 20th century.

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  • Release date

    April 1, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781445853659
      • File size: 20849 KB
      • Duration: 00:43:26

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This 45-minute radio play--which is more condensed than the 2010 Oscar-winning film--takes place on a single day, Coronation Day, May 12, 1937. King George VI has made it through the coronation ceremony but still faces the ordeal of the live radio broadcast to the nation. Although the play is performed by a full cast, most of the dialogue features the king (Alex Jennings) and Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue (Trevor Littledale) as they discuss the impending speech, their therapeutic history together, and the king's childhood with a father who was impatient with his stutter and left-handedness. Jennings makes clear the king's difficulty with the hard "c" sound in the words "crowned," "king," "commonwealth," and "queen" but also conveys that his speech has improved. A.B. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

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