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Big Finish’s horrifying adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray is the freebie offer this week. During the UK-wide lockdown earlier this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Big […]
Big Finish’s horrifying adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray is the freebie offer this week.
During the UK-wide lockdown earlier this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Big Finish began a series of weekly free downloadable audio dramas – or #lockdownloads. Now they’re back, for a limited time.
This week’s free title is:
The Confessions of Dorian Gray – This World Our Hell, by David Llewellyn
Ten years ago, almost exactly to the day, Big Finish producer Scott Handcock and writer David Llewellyn held a creative meeting that resulted in a note saying, “Dorian Gray idea: Oscar Wilde’s last days…”
That idea became the story, This World Our Hell, and has since generated an entire range of adventures starring Alexander Vlahos as Dorian Gray. Inspired by Oscar Wilde’s classic story of hedonism and corruption, The Confessions of Dorian Gray imagines a world where the title character was real, and his friendship with Oscar Wilde spawned the notorious novel.
Producer and creator of The Confessions of Dorian Gray, Scott Handcock said: “This is the one that proved Confessions could work. We were doing half-hour dramas, focussing on character and atmosphere, dressed in a healthy slathering of narration.
“We genuinely had no idea if people would try it. We certainly weren’t expecting the response it received. That so many people were so vocal in their praise for that very first story undoubtedly contributed to the series’ ongoing success. If it wasn’t for those people who were willing to try something new, we’d never have run beyond that first series. So yes, This World Our Hell is crucial to Confessions having thrived!
Listeners can download this story FREE from now until 23:59 (UK time) 22 November 2020 at the Big Finish website. Four additional Dorian Gray titles are available free; Isolation, Enigma, Frostbite, Trick or Treat, along with The Confessions of Alexander Vlahos, an interview with the star of the series.
Plus, for one week only, Big Finish listeners can get up to 50% OFF download titles in the Dorian Gray range at the Weekly Deals page: https://www.bigfinish.com/collections/v/weekly-deals
All these download discounts will expire at 23:59 (UK time) 22 November 2020.
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