Abridgd... Too Far!

About Abridgd... Too Far!

Fast, furious, funny and frequently infuriating to the aficionado, we present the literature’s most renowned and best-loved books in just 1,337 seconds. Leaving a hell of a lot out, making stark narrative choices, chucking in a fair amount of jokes and using audio to its maximum potential, this is a breakneck comic canter through the classics. So...like an Afternoon Play running to catch a train, the classics will be boiled down, stripped back and sped up for the enjoyment of those listeners who may know the book but will enjoy a speedy re- acquaintance with it – or (far more likely) it will be for those of us who don’t know it because we’ve never had time in our busy lives to sit down and read it but sort of feel we should.

Publisher

Abridged Audio Limited

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Nov 2023

Latest episode

11 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Jul 2025

   The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Abridgd Too Far

   World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC for short) brings you Robert Louis Stevenson's "Gothic Classic" in just...well...1,337 seconds. So if you're wanting to get a real sense of the schizophrenic gothic monster within a doctor...then read "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde "...if you need to get this book done and dusted in less than half an hour...then sit back and listen and impress all your friends with your new-found knowledge of a literary classic. Because we can guarantee that your friends haven't read it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. 

   26 Jun 2025

   A Farewell To Arms - Abridgd Too Far

   Professor Douglas Ullard presents a condensed version of Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms," offering listeners a quick understanding of the literary classic.

3. 

   12 Jun 2025

   Moby Dick - Abridgd Too Far

   Professor Douglas Ullard and his company present a condensed version of Herman Melville's "Moby Dick," offering listeners a quick understanding of this literary classic.

4. 

   28 May 2025

   Dracula - Abridgd Too Far

   Professor Douglas Ullard presents a rapid-fire, abridged version of Bram Stoker's Dracula, offering listeners a condensed understanding of the gothic classic.

5. 

   24 Dec 2024

   Pride & Prejudice - Abridgd Too Far

   World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC for short) brings you Jane Austen's beloved classic "masterpiece" in just...well...1,337 seconds. So, this Christmas, if you’re trying to impress your English Literature graduate friends with knowledge of one of the world's most filmed classics ever...then we. have your back. Way back! So sit back and listen to this romantic tale of class and love in a way you've never read it...or heard it...before! Cast: Jane Arden as Mrs Bennett and others Julien Ball as Mr Bennett and others Eliza Horn as Elizabeth and others Samuel James as Darcy and others Genevieve Lorenzo Martin as Jane and others Charlotte McBurney as Lydia and others Christopher Ragland as Bingley and others With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard. Written by David Spicer Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer Audio Production by John Schwab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6. 

   30 Jan 2024

   Great Expectations - Abridgd Too Far

   World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC for short) brings you Charles Dickens' classic "masterpiece" in just...well...1,337 seconds. So, if you’re trying to impress your English Literature graduate friends with knowledge of one of the most adapted classics ever...then we. have your back. Way back! So sit back and listen to this dark tale of Dickensian child torture (mild) and class issues (extreme) in a way you've never read it...or heard it...before! Cast: Julien Ball as Magwitch and others Joanna Brookes as Miss Haversham and others Charlotte McBurney as Young Pip and others David Menkin as Herbert and others Caroline Rodgers as Estella and others Ben Starr as Pip and others With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard. Written by David Spicer Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer Audio Production by John Schwab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7. 

   16 Jan 2024

   The Scarlet Letter - Abridgd Too Far

   World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC for short) brings you Nathaniel Hawthorn's Puritanical classic "masterpiece" in just...well...1,337 seconds. So, if you’re trying to impress an American literature snob, then look no further than the book that all American students are forced to read sometime between kindergarten and their senior your in high school. So sit back and listen to this dark tale of how a villageful of puritans harass, bully and mentally torture a young woman and her child...all in the name of the Lord. Cast: Barbara Barnes as Hester Prynne and others Joanna Brookes as Hibbins and others Alan Marriot as Chillingworth and others David Menkin as Bellingham and others Shai Matheson as Rev Dimmesdale and others Charlotte McBurney as Pearl and others With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard. Written by David Spicer Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer Audio Production by John Schwab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8. 

   2 Jan 2024

   Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - Abridgd Too Far

   World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC for short) brings you Mary Shelley's Gothic classic "masterpiece" in just...well...1,337 seconds. So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family because they think they KNOW the story of Frankenstein... then, don’t worry…we’ve done all the hard work for you. So sit back and listen to this dark tale of how a moody teenager decided to create a monster out of rotting body parts...and sausages! Cast: Julien Ball as Walton and others Rakesh Boury as Professor Krempe and others Alan Marriot as Victor Frankenstein and others Charlotte McBurney as Frankenstein's Monster and others Caroline Rodgers as Mrs Narrator and others With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard. Written by David Spicer Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer Audio Production by John Schwab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9. 

   2 Jan 2024

   Lady Chatterley's Lover - Abridgd Too Far

   World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC) brings you D. H. Lawrence's naughty literary "masterpiece" in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds. So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family because they think they KNOW the story of The War of the Wolrds... then, don’t worry…we’ve done all the hard work for you. So sit back and listen to the scandal unfold at Wragby, where Lady Constance is searching for more than just a good time! Cast: Julien Ball as Mellors and others Joanna Brookes as Bolton and others David Menkin as Michaelis and others Caroline Rodgers as Lady Chatterley and others Ben Starr as Clifford and others With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard. Written by David Spicer Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer Audio Production by John Schwab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10. 

    5 Dec 2023

    The War of the Worlds - Abridgd Too Far

    World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC) brings you H. G. Wells' great classic, but short, literary "masterpiece" in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds. So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family because they think they KNOW the story of The War of the Wolrds... then, don’t worry…we’ve done all the hard work for you. So sit back and listen to all those globally recognised names like...Esher, Leatherhead, Cobham, Staines and Chipping Ongar. Cast: Rakesh Boury as Narrator and others Joanna Brookes as Martian Leader and others Charlotte McBurney as Paperboy and others David Menkin as The Curate and others Caroline Rodgers as Mrs Narrator and others Ben Starr as Artilleryman and others With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard. Written by David Spicer Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer Audio Production by John Schwab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11. 

    21 Nov 2023

    Jane Eyre - Abridgd Too Far

    World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC) brings you Charlotte Brontë's great classic, literary "masterpiece" Jane Eyre in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds. If you are a massive fan of massive coincidences, then you've come to the right place. With anagrams aplenty, which are extremely important in how novels and names are chosen, you are sure to not want to miss this episode! Jane Eyre in just 1,337 seconds...or thereabouts! Cast Caroline Rodgers as Jane Eyre David Menkin as Rochester and others Ben Starr as Grace Poole and others Charlotte McBurney as Helen Burns and others Julien Ball as Brocklehurst and others Joanna Brookes as Ms Fairfax and others with a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard Written by David Spicer Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer Audio Production by John Schwab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12. 

    21 Nov 2023

    The Great Gatsby - Abridgd Too Far

    World-renowned and very clever Professor of Short Books, Douglas Ullard...along with his Twenty-Two Minute and Seventeen Second Classic Literature Audio Armchair Theatre Company (or TTMASSCLAATC) brings you F. Scott Fitzgerald's great classic, but short, literary "masterpiece" in just...well...twenty-two minutes and seventeen seconds. So, if you’re trying to look smart in front of your friends and family, but you just don’t have the hours it takes to read a classic novel - even one as short as "The Great Gatsby"…then, don’t worry…we’ve done all the hard work for you. In the first of seven episodes of Abridgd...Too Far's inaugural season, The Great Gatsby is brought to you in glorious clarity that the original novel seems to sometimes lack. So sit back and listen. Cast: Ben Starr as Tom Buchanan and others Caroline Rodgers as Daisy Buchanan and others David Menkin as Nick Carraway and others Julien Ball as Wilson and others Stacha Hicks as Myrtle and others Barbara Barnes as Jordan Baker and others With a special introduction by the Professor himself, Douglas Ullard. Written by David Spicer Directed by John Schwab and David Spicer Audio Production by John Schwab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13. 

    20 Nov 2023

    Abridgd...Too Far! Season Trailer

    Finally, a podcast for people you loves books, but can't be bothered to read them! In this trailer...a sneak peak at the books we will be bringing you this season! @abridgdtoofar @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

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Quality

38

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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