Both are utterly bizarre in their performance but it fits them both perfectly. And that’s not even getting into the Witchfinder General Shadwell – Clive Russell – who I can only describe as a completely mental witch finding relative of Groundskeeper Willie and his much more reasonable – although somewhat of a wet blanket – assistant Newton Pulsifer as played by Colin Morgan. (Now that I’ve heard his Crowley voice I’m going to hear it in my head whenever I imagine anything involving a demon aren’t I?) Mark Heap as Aziraphale is also brilliant as the school know it all who somehow has angelic powers. His voice is utterly perfect as performed by Peter Serafinowicz. Crowley is the perfectly sarcastic kind of demon that I could imagine as a surprisingly fun bureaucrat. Even the side characters are brilliantly performed and written. I practically listened to the whole thing in one sitting. The story is one that you can’t stop listening to. Only one problem: they have misplaced him. To prevent Armageddon they have to stop the Antichrist. They have become rather fond of humanity and their arrangement after all. Except for Crowley – the demonic inventor of the M25 – and Aziraphale – angelic rare book dealer. Atlantis is arisen, fish are falling from the sky and numerous ‘miracles’ are occurring. Events are now in progress to bring forth the End Of Days! The armies of Heaven and Hell are marching forward to the small, not at all important village of Lower Tadfield. The plot begins thusly: According to the Nice And Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world is going to end very soon. So although I do love the original book, my attention will be focused on the Radio 4 version adapted by Dirk Maggs famous for his work on the original radio versions of The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy among several others. In 2014 BBC Radio 4 – with the aid of Neil Gaiman one of the original authors – released an adaptation of Good Omens which is very highly regarded and was relatively recently rebroadcast. No one nearby with surprisingly nice hats – check! I think that means the coast is clear. Now then…before I attempt to review this once again allow me to check some things. ( 1 Comment ) A BBC Radio 4 Full Cast Dramatisation – The Complete Review.
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