About the Narrators
Finty Williams has worked extensively in theater, television, film, and audio. As a narrator, she has received multiple Earphones Awards and twice won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. Her stage credits include The Secret Life of Charlie Chaplin, Northanger Abbey, and The Misanthrope, while on television she has been seen in Born and Bred, Tales from the Crypt, and The Torch. Her films include Gosford Park, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Mrs. Brown.
Geoffrey Palmer is a prominent actor known for his roles in British sitcoms, including The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Butterflies, and As Time Goes By. In 2004, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his longstanding services to acting and drama.
Dame Judi Dench is
an English film, stage, and television actor. She has received many award
nominations for her acting in theater, film, and television, including eleven
BAFTAs, seven Laurence Olivier Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two
Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award. In addition to her extensive
acting career, she has also lent her voice to several children’s audio books
and in 2008 became the voice for the updated Walt Disney World Epcot attraction
Spaceship Earth.
Michael Williams (1935–2001),
an English film, stage, and television actor, was nominated for the Laurence
Olivier Award for best supporting actor in 2000 for his performance in The Forest. He acted alongside his wife,
Dame Judi Dench, in several movies, including Dead Cert and The Comedy of
Errors. In November 2000 he was appointed a knight of St. Gregory by Pope John Paul II.
Stephen Fry is a celebrated actor, novelist, journalist, presenter, intellectual, wit, and winner of several award for narration. He has produced four novels and two volumes of autobiography and has written for radio shows and television. His television credits include Jeeves and Wooster and Blackadder, and he hosted the BBC TV series QI.
Dame Judi Dench is
an English film, stage, and television actor. She has received many award
nominations for her acting in theater, film, and television, including eleven
BAFTAs, seven Laurence Olivier Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two
Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award. In addition to her extensive
acting career, she has also lent her voice to several children’s audio books
and in 2008 became the voice for the updated Walt Disney World Epcot attraction
Spaceship Earth.
Stephen Fry is a celebrated actor, novelist, journalist, presenter, intellectual, wit, and winner of several award for narration. He has produced four novels and two volumes of autobiography and has written for radio shows and television. His television credits include Jeeves and Wooster and Blackadder, and he hosted the BBC TV series QI.
Geoffrey Palmer is a prominent actor known for his roles in British sitcoms, including The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Butterflies, and As Time Goes By. In 2004, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his longstanding services to acting and drama.
Neil Hellegers grew up in New Jersey and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a BA in theater arts and a minor in psychology before getting an MFA in acting from the Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, Rhode Island. He moved to New York City in 2003 and, since then, has made a career of theatrical performance, percussion, theater education, and audiobook narration. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.