Planer is perhaps best known for his role as neil pye in the cult bbc comedy the young ones. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different. He has appeared in many west end musicals, including original casts of evita, chicago, we will rock you, wicked, and charlie and the chocolate factory. The magnificent andrea by nigel planer internet archive. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Amanda takes every opportunity to prevent daniel from seeing their three children. The young ones extra stoopid edition by geoffrey posner. Nigel planer is an english actor, comedian, novelist, playwright, and voiceover artist. It took me a little bit to get interested first comedysatire book series but after feet of clay i. Who would you have cast as narrator instead of nigel planer. Nigel planer writes and also costars with roger allam in this comedydrama about the personality clash between two former lovers of an inspirational woman both utterly worshipped. Browse audiobooks read by nigel planer sorted by best selling this month page 1 sign up login. He also appeared in the television adaptations of both.
Originally broadcast as the afternoon play on 22 march 2011, the magnificent andrea is the first original radio play by nigel planer the young ones, hairspray, in which two wonderful characters, barry roger allam and nigel. Would you try another book from terry pratchett andor nigel planer. I dont think there was a falling out planer appeared in one or two of the tv adaptions some time after he stopped doing the audio books. There are a few books read by an entire cast as well, theyre of varying quality but rarely as good as briggs. Peopled live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial.
He also appeared in the television adaptations of terry pratchetts hogfather and the colour of magic, and performed as a voice artist in the games discworld 2 and discworld noir. I actually cant really evaluate the narrator due to poor audio quality. Written by terry pratchett, audiobook narrated by nigel planer. He was educated at westminster school, the university of sussex at brighton, and lamda. Buy jingo by terry pratchett, nigel planer from amazons fiction books store. Nigel planer has 45 books on goodreads with 73029 ratings. Download audiobooks narrated by nigel planer to your device. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. He has narrated countless audiobooks and, in this capacity, is best known as all the voices of terry. Award winning jeremiah bourne in time now on audible.
He then went to sussex university to study african and asian studies. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. An awardwinning actor, writer and comedian, he has appeared in numerous television and stage productions. He created the discworld maps, the discworld companion, he has adapted the books as plays and played in those plays. Planer is the main reader for the audiobook editions of many of terry pratchetts discworld novels. Books by nigel planer author of neils book of the dead. A bbc radio 4 dramatisation audiobook by nigel planer. Audiobook, nigel planer i am diving into discworld for the first time and picked the city watch series. Browse audiobooks read by nigel planer sorted by best selling. However, he left after a year and decided to pursue his love of theatre.
This would include dyslexia, ms, mnd, a visual impairment or brain injury. On the ceiling was originally broadcast as the afternoon play on 7 february 2009. Download audiobooks matching keywords nigel planer to your device. On the planet of discworld, phrases like theres a death in the family take on a whole new meaning. Listen to hogfather audiobook by terry pratchett, narrated by nigel planer. Download and enjoy your favorite nigel planer audiobooks instantly today to your mobile phone, tablet, laptop or desktop at. Some divorces are particularly fierce, especially when children are involved. His god has spoken to him, admittedly while currently in the shape of a tortoise. Information added having discussed the main reasons for listening to audio books, the time has come to digress a little bit and look at audio books in general. This is csaword audio from csaword audio book classic range see website for over350 audio. Does anyone know why nigel planer gave way to stephen briggs in.
I actually cant really evaluate the narrator due to poor audio. Nigels new musical showcase performance watch the workshop trailer here. Theyre joined by stephen briggs, a coconspirator of pratchetts who has been heavily involved in many of discworlds adaptations into different mediums including graphic novels, fan movies, radio dramas, stage. What other book might you compare the colour of magic to and why.
His radio credits include playing lionel fox in gloomsbury, and scripting. Jul 18, 2008 giovanni boccacciothe decameron audiobook. Discworld audiobooks narrated by planer include with number in parentheses indicating order of the book. Young susan has always suspected that her grandfather was different, as though all the time he spent riding a white horse and wielding a scythe we. Written by terry pratchett, narrated by nigel planer. Awardwinning, fullcast original audio dramas from the worlds of doctor who, torchwood, blakes 7, class, dark shadows, the avengers, survivors, the omega factor, star cops, sherlock holmes, dorian. Nigel is an actor who has appeared in many film, television and theatre productions.
Sep 30, 2005 nigel george planer born 22 february 1953 in westminster, london is an english actor, comedian, novelist and playwright. He has appeared in many west end musicals, including evita, chicago, we will rock you, wicked and hairspray. He also appeared in the television adaptations of terry. A great read by nigel planer for csaword audio books. Certainly it refuses to succumb to the quaint notion that. Neils book of the dead lets get divorced unlike the buddha full of anger and rawness brian patten sharp and incisive the stage from the outrageously funny to the shamelessly sentimental beeston poetry anthology its difficult to know when nigel planer is joking and when hes being terribly, terribly. A mad, helterskelter, rude, awesomely violent, unpredictable, swaggering, staggering, joyously infantile, exhilarating steamroller of a sitcom, the young ones provided the breakthrough for the new generation of aggressive and forthright alternative comedians. Aug 20, 2015 nigel george planer is an english actor, comedian, novelist and playwright who is best known for his role as neil in the cult bbc comedy the young ones. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Nigel planer was born in london and educated at the prestigious westminster school. Mar 28, 2019 listen to schrodingers cottage by david luddington, nigel planer for free with a 30 day free trial. He trained as an actor at the london academy of music and dramatic art.
Feb 23, 2014 briggs is without a doubt the best reader, followed by planer and finally robinson. Ive listened to audiobooks by nigel planer and stephen briggs and, while i think nigel. The magnificent andrea is the first original radio play by nigel planer. Terry pratchett, nigel planer, random house audiobooks. On the ceiling was originally broadcast as the afternoon play on 7 february 2009 and repeated on 11 december 2010. Nigel planer is best known for his role as neil in the young ones. Calibre audio brings the pleasure of reading to anyone who struggles to read print material. If you already know pratchett, take any book you like, because even if the books themselves are not always good, nigel planer always is.
Madame doubtfire by anne fine read by nigel planer. Narrators of the series include nigel planer and tony robinson, who many listeners will recognise from some of tvs greatest comedies. Browse audiobooks read by nigel planer sorted by best. Twoflower was a tourist, the first ever seen on the discworld. A bbc radio 4 play by nigel planer about some of the people involved in the decoration of the ceiling of the sistine chapel. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Nigel is the reader for the audiobook editions of many of terry pratchetts discworld novels. The colour of magic audiobook terry pratchett audible. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. It took me a little bit to get interested first comedysatire book series but after feet of clay i am hooked. Sep 01, 2011 at the heart of this explosive bbc radio 4 comedydrama are two morally opposed characters, both in love with the same woman, who has just tragically died. Nigel planer narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. In time nigel planer audio book torrent free download, 116190.
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