TY - SOUND AU - Alcott,Louisa May AU - Cast,Full TI - Little women: BBC radio 4 full-cast dramatisation SN - 9781785295607 PY - 2017/// CY - [London, UK] PB - Bolinda/BBC audio KW - Sisters KW - New England KW - Fiction KW - Audiobooks KW - Families N1 - Downloadable eAudiobook; Fiction; Duration: 02:18:16; Read by Full Cast; Adult N2 - A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the evergreen classic novel by Louisa May Alcott With their father away fighting in the American Civil War, the four March girls are facing a lean Christmas with their mother. But the sisters? close bond and determination to make the best of things enables them to find happiness despite their poverty. As the years go by we follow their fortunes as they journey into womanhood. Meg the beauty, Jo the tomboy, shy Beth and precocious Amy will encounter adventure, hardship, joys and disappointments, and learn to meet the challenges of life as they become independent and make their way in the world. While marriage and motherhood may beckon for the sisters, their most enduring love is always for each other. First published in 1868 and never out of print since, this iconic coming-of-age tale is a perennial favourite that has touched the hearts of generations of readers. This moving BBC Radio 4 dramatisation stars Natasha J. Barnes, Julianna Jennings, Bryony Hannah and Samantha Dakin as Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, with Tara Ward as Mrs March and Alex Lanipekun as Laurie. DRAMATISED BY Rhiannon Tise PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY Tracey Neale FIRST BROADCAST BBC Radio 4, 16-27 January 2017 STUDIO MANAGERS Anne Bunting, Ross Burman and Alison Craig PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATORS Rob Thomson and Sarika Unadkat UR - https://fe.bolindadigital.com/wldcs_bol_fo/b2i/productDetail.html?productId=BOL_411048&b2iSite=5310&preview=no ER -