About the Narrators
Joss Ackland, CBE, was born Sidney
Edmond Jocelyn Ackland in London in 1928. He is a distinguished English actor
who has appeared in over 130 films and in title roles on the London stage.
Among his credits are Lethal Weapon 2, The
Hunt for Red October, and Evita.
Jenny Agutter is an English film and television actress. She began her career as a child actor in the mid 1960s, starring in the BBC television series The Railway Children and the film adaptation of the same book. She moved on to adult roles with Walkabout, An American Werewolf in London, Logan’s Run, and Equus. Agutter is the winner of two AudioFile Earphones Awards.
James Bolam is an English actor
best known for his roles on BBC radio and television in the 1970s. He was
appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 Birthday
Honors.
Tony Britton is a renowned British classical stage actor who has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. On television, he has appeared in Holby City, The Way We Live Now, and The Saint.
Eleanor Bron, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is an English actress whose stage career includes many productions, such as The Clean House, All about My Mother, and In Extremis. On television she has appeared in Fat Friends, Ted and Alice, Hippies, Vanity Fair, and as Patsy’s mother in Absolutely Fabulous. Her film credits include Wimbledon, Iris, and The Little Princess.
Charles Dance, OBE, is an English
actor, director, and screenwriter. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare
Company in the 1970s and went on to appear in many BBC television shows after
his breakthrough role in The Jewel in the
Crown. He most recently starred in the HBO Game of Thrones series.
Charles Dance, OBE, is an English
actor, director, and screenwriter. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare
Company in the 1970s and went on to appear in many BBC television shows after
his breakthrough role in The Jewel in the
Crown. He most recently starred in the HBO Game of Thrones series.
James Langton, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and later as a musician at the Guildhall School in London. He has worked in radio, film, and television, also appearing in theater in England and on Broadway. He is also a professional musician who led the internationally renowned Pasadena Roof Orchestra from 1996 to 2002.