Howl's Moving Castle : BBC Radio 4 Audio Drama

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2 жыл бұрын

In the land of Ingary, Sophie Hatter is resigning herself to an uninteresting life working in a hat shop, when a castle appears above the town of Market Chipping and refuses to stay still.
Visiting the shop one day, the dreaded Witch of the Waste transforms Sophie into an old crone. Setting off into the countryside to seek her fortune, Sophie soon runs into the sinister moving castle. But the castle belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl whose appetite, they say, is satisfied only by the souls of young girls.
First published in 1986, Howl's Moving Castle’s reputation has grown over time to become recognised as a fantasy classic and, in 2004, it was adapted as an Oscar-nominated animated film by Studio Ghibli.
Cast:
Narrator: Robert Bathurst
Old Sophie: Julia McKenzie
Howl: Iwan Rheon
Michael: Angus Imrie
Calcifer: Dan Starkey
Miss Angorian: Gwyneth Keyworth
The Witch of the Waste: Pippa Bennett-Warner
Young Sophie: Dakota Blue-Richards
Neil: Gerran Howell
Written by Robert Valentine
Based upon the novel by Diana Wynne Jones
Sound Design: Richard Fox
Music: Evelyn Sykes
Directed by Simon Barnard
A Bafflegab production for BBC Radio 4
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I do not own any content in this video, I'm just uploading it for fellow HMC fans or anyone who missed/wants to (re)listen to this production. Apologies for the cut off at the end, I can't seem to save this video properly without it cutting off like that.

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@null8495 Күн бұрын

I have been listening to this to put myself to sleep for a month.

@hestia_or_adhdsteph 8 ай бұрын

Oh my god howls voice!!!!!! and michaels!!!!! and the way sophie said "liar" at the end ahhh theyre so cute!!!!!!! howl singing in welsh!!!!!!! a touch sad we didnt get calcifers 'sosban fach' or the rest of the 'we ought to live happily ever after' exchange but also its all so good!!!!!! and ahhh!!!!!!!!!!!

@maia_ce Жыл бұрын

omgggg calcifer's hints throughout got me laughing like sophie was so unaware

@TFaceFalone 20 күн бұрын

looove this! radio versions are the best! much better that audiobooks!🙏

@JDHDoveton 16 күн бұрын

Thanks for uploading. Like this version a lot, really stripped down. Feel like I can tell it's adapted by a man because though because all of the family are cut out, and we lose Sophie's jealous moodiness which is gloriously petty and very relatable :) I miss Sophie's inner thoughts too. But nice version nonetheless.

@swain-Ix1tv 2 жыл бұрын

if howl calls me a little gray mouse id melt into a puddle

@calciferswoodpile 2 жыл бұрын

ughhh I know right hahaha

@LuciThomasHardylover-qx6ts 10 ай бұрын

Less than a minute in and it's already so much easier to listen to than the 6 hour+ abridged version we just tried! 😂 A real actor who can act with their voice alone,with inflection and variety. A joy to hear, without the constant straining and effort of someone just reading the book flat!

@CourtneyCoulson 3 ай бұрын

I don't know which version you listened to, but the Audible version of Howl's Moving Castle is brilliant, she nails all the voices.

@jasonwistaff 2 ай бұрын

I just did the same. This version is much better.

@swain-Ix1tv 2 жыл бұрын

why is jt that i find myself simping for howl no matter what the adaptation is. his charm is too strong

@calciferswoodpile 2 жыл бұрын

Same honestly 😂

@carolynlewis9008 Ай бұрын

He’s a bad boy…. Tale as old as time. I LOVE THIS ADAPTATION

@swain-Ix1tv 2 жыл бұрын

young sophie's voice sounds so lovely aaaa she sounds similar to the english dub of the film

@thelestrangelair 5 ай бұрын

This was fun! My only complaint is that Calcifer's voice is never done properly. No hissing and crackling as the bookk discribes. The movie got it way wrong too, but I didn't like the movie, feeling it strayed too far from the book plot, so this one was far better! Bella L

@feyfyre Жыл бұрын

oh my god, thank you SO much for uploading this- my mum told me about the radio play originally bc she knows I love the book & film, and even though I saved it on the app, it left WAY too quickly and I never got the chance to listen. I scanned KZfaq up and down at the time, and nothing. Tonight, I remembered it and told mum my woes about it, and she asks the classic mum question, “have you looked for it on KZfaq?” Lo and behold, this was the first result, where I couldn’t find ANYTHING beforehand. props to you for bringing me this magical little wtf moment, and for sharing this adaptation!!

@calciferswoodpile Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I could help!! Honestly I'm just happy I was able to save it in time, I only heard about it in the last day or two before they took it off the BBC website lol

@Hailey-im9ev Жыл бұрын

I love Howl's Moving Castle because of the May Day scene, i was born on May Day :)

@Hailey-im9ev Жыл бұрын

save point : 6:34

@calciferswoodpile Жыл бұрын

oh thats awesome! michael's birthday is also on may day :D

@Hailey-im9ev Жыл бұрын

@@calciferswoodpile Awh, i love that too :]

@michealburnettis2 4 ай бұрын

Splendid 🎁❤️✨🎈🎉🎊🌹🇮🇪

@yem3971 Жыл бұрын

GOOD HEAVENS! IM SWOONING

@raquel4171 Жыл бұрын

Is this the radio drama featured in December 2021? Months later I tried to find it but was deleted from the BBC's website. If so, thank you very much, I really wanted to hear it again

@calciferswoodpile 11 ай бұрын

Yep, that's the one! I'd only just read the book & seen the movie after it had aired so I was pretty sad when I found out I'd missed it, but I did a bit of internet digging and here we are :]

@leahrice5827 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS!! I found out about this a few months ago and spent like an hour searching for it because this is my favorite book and I was SO sad I couldn’t find it anywhere! I’m SO EXCITED TO LISTEN TO THIS!! YOURE MY HERO

@calciferswoodpile Жыл бұрын

Ahh I'm glad I could help!

@lulu2176 2 жыл бұрын

you have SAVED my life omg tysm

@s.tarannum4319 Жыл бұрын

This audio is soooooooooooo gooooodddd

@carolynlewis9008 Ай бұрын

This story, for me makes look at things as far as perception goes, differently than any other story I’ve listened to

@lisaconnolly8387 Жыл бұрын

Love this so comfy 😍 especially love the casts voices just brilliant

@Drayoon 4 ай бұрын

So good thank you very much for posting it

@yuu-4186 6 ай бұрын

thank you so much for this ❤

@kasperzhan7576 Жыл бұрын

Just found out this existed and was a little bummed when I can't find it on radio 4. So delighted that I found it here! Thanks for uploading this! (Also your channel name haha it's so cute

@calciferswoodpile Жыл бұрын

youre absolutely welcome! and haha thank you!

@WriterDreams44 6 ай бұрын

Is there a version of this for the other two books? Love ❤ this one!

@calciferswoodpile Ай бұрын

I've not heard anything about Bafflegab making adaptations of them, but I really hope they do! HOMW was my favourite in the trilogy and I think it's a shame they're not nearly as well known. If they do end up being made, I'll try and repost them here too, depending on if they plan on taking them down.

@angk3185 Жыл бұрын

This is so soothing. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

@swain-Ix1tv 2 жыл бұрын

omg thank you for uploading! im in love with the book and ive only recently heard of this adaptation

@calciferswoodpile 2 жыл бұрын

No problem! Honestly I'm such a huge fan of the book too, and I'm really happy they made this :D

@angk3185 Жыл бұрын

This is a great recording! Pls continue other fantasy books.

@calciferswoodpile Жыл бұрын

This is from the BBC, it's not mine.

@Frosting1000 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for uploading this! It’s wonderful

@calciferswoodpile 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@gabcooky 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for uploading this :D

@calciferswoodpile 2 жыл бұрын

No problem :D

@heeenryk 11 ай бұрын

thX

@Hello_There820 Жыл бұрын

please ignore 25:52 - 26:56

@justanotherdreamer7721 Жыл бұрын

Is this a shortened version of the actual book? I feel as though many parts were missed out/glazed over

@calciferswoodpile Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it is pretty different from the book. But I guess there's only so much you can do while adapting from book to audio drama. Same can be said about the movie, there was a lot that Miyazaki changed about the original book. Personally though, I really enjoy this version and I think they did pretty good.