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The Birds

Audiobook

Here is a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Daphne du Maurier's classic tale of horror. The idea for this famous story came to du Maurier one day when she was walking across to a farm from her house. She saw a farmer busily ploughing a field while above him the seagulls were diving and wheeling. She developed an idea about the birds becoming hostile and attacking him.In her story, the birds become hostile after a harsh winter with little food. First the seagulls, then birds of prey, and finally even small birds all turn against mankind. The nightmarish vision appealed to Alfred Hitchcock, who turned it into the celebrated film.
©2014 Audible, Inc. (P)2014 Audible, Inc.


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Publisher: BBC Audio Edition: Unabridged
Awards:

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781405667609
  • File size: 27045 KB
  • Release date: June 4, 2007
  • Duration: 00:56:20

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781405667609
  • File size: 27071 KB
  • Release date: June 4, 2007
  • Duration: 00:56:20
  • Number of parts: 1

Formats

OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook

subjects

Fiction

Languages

English

Here is a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Daphne du Maurier's classic tale of horror. The idea for this famous story came to du Maurier one day when she was walking across to a farm from her house. She saw a farmer busily ploughing a field while above him the seagulls were diving and wheeling. She developed an idea about the birds becoming hostile and attacking him.In her story, the birds become hostile after a harsh winter with little food. First the seagulls, then birds of prey, and finally even small birds all turn against mankind. The nightmarish vision appealed to Alfred Hitchcock, who turned it into the celebrated film.
©2014 Audible, Inc. (P)2014 Audible, Inc.


Expand title description text
  • Details

    Publisher:
    BBC Audio
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    Awards:

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781405667609
    File size: 27045 KB
    Release date: June 4, 2007
    Duration: 00:56:20

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781405667609
    File size: 27071 KB
    Release date: June 4, 2007
    Duration: 00:56:20
    Number of parts: 1

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English