National Velvet, Mr Punch
National Velvet, Mr Punch
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National Velvet
Adapted from the screenplay & performed for radio by the original film stars

Author: Mr Punch

Narrator: Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney

Unabridged: 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/04/2022


Synopsis

Mr Punch Presents: NATIONAL VELVET, telling the story of Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor), the idealistic English farm girl with a passion for horses, who wins the spirited steed ‘Pie’ in the local town lottery. Her infectious enthusiasm encourages the embittered jockey Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney) to train the horse ‘Pie’ for the Grand National - England's greatest racing event. Recreated for radio with the original stars.
This high-quality audiobook has been re-mastered and re-edited from the original radio broadcast. Also available as part of the Hollywood Playhouse BOX SET, a collection of 14 Oscar winning ear-movies, adapted from the original screenplays & performed for the radio by many of the original film stars in front of a live studio audience. "These radio dramas were….to become as popular as the movies themselves." Hollywood Movie Memories "This is an excellent audio product that will appeal to the majority of audiobook listeners." Talking Business "A lovely series to add to any film, audio or crime lovers’ collection." Audio World

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shirley

A truly magical story that has been on my favourite books list since I was a child. Through the years my children and grandchildren have all enjoyed reading this book that makes you think that no matter how big the dream your dreams can come true. I also love the film that was made starring a very you......more

Goodreads review by Jacqie

How do you rate a book like this? It's marketed as a children's book, but when I read it as a pre-teen there's no way I got all the subtleties that the author works into her themes. It was written in 1935, so of course it's aged. While I was reading the book, I was very aware that I was being given......more

Goodreads review by Beth

This may be one of the strangest books ever written. I first read it when I was eleven or so and didn't understand it. Quite frankly: I still don't. Is it a slice-of-life book? Is it a race book? The race speeds by so fast - more page time is given to the media than to the race - and yet the entire......more