THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde
Dramatised for radio by Nick McCarty
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A full-cast dramatisation of Wilde's gothic masterpiece.



The Picture of Dorian Gray, sometimes referred to as The Portrait of Dorian Gray, is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde, appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890, printed as the July 1890 issue of this magazine. Wilde later revised this edition, making several alterations, and adding new chapters; the amended version was published by Ward, Lock, and Company in April 1891.

The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward. Basil is impressed by Dorian's beauty and becomes infatuated with him, believing his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new hedonism, Lord Henry suggests the only things worth pursuing in life are beauty and fulfillment of the senses. Realizing that one day his beauty will fade, Dorian (whimsically) expresses a desire to sell his soul to ensure the portrait Basil has painted would age rather than he. Dorian's wish is fulfilled, plunging him into debauched acts. The portrait serves as a reminder of the effect each act has upon his soul, with each sin displayed as a disfigurement of his form, or through a sign of aging. (Wiki)

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Dorian makes a pact to preserve his youth.

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Dorian continues to live a life of selfish pleasure, his looks unsullied by debauchery.

Cast:
Jamie Glover as Dorian Gray
Ian McDiarmid as Lord Henry Wotten (Narrator)
Steven Pacey as Basil Hallward
Harry Myres as the Sailor
Geoffrey Beevers as Alan Cambell
Tessa Worsley as Lady Narborough
Alice Arnold as The Duchess of Monmouth
stephen critchlow as Faunton
Tom George as Francis
Elizabeth Bell as the women in the opium den
other parts played by Gavin Muir, Tilly Gaunt, Edward De Souza and members of the cast

Director: Gordon House.



-----------------------File Information-------------------------
Broadcast BBC R7: 06 & 07 Dec 2007 and subequently repeated
MPEG 1.0 Layer 3 - 160 kbps mp3 – 44 khz - Stereo, CRC
Duration: 114 Mins (57 mins each episode)
Webrip
Source: Re-upload of SeymourDAC dead seed.