Book at Bedtime – The Great Gatsby (1996) | Episode 5

Based on The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald

Nick is helpless watching Gatsby's faltering attempts to win Daisy back. Can you really repeat the past? Read by Sam Robards.

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Book at Bedtime - The Great Gatsby (1996) | Episode 2

1996 | 13'09''

Nick experiences the beauty and allure of Gatsby's summer parties and meets their elusive host. Read by Sam Robards.

Book at Bedtime - The Great Gatsby (1996) | Episode 3

1996 | 12'48''

Nick finds out more about Gatsby, but can he believe all that he discovers? Read by Sam Robards.

Book at Bedtime - The Great Gatsby (1996) | Episode 4

1996 | 12'59''

Nick discovers the reason behind Gatsby's parties - his need to be reunited with someone from his past. Read by Sam Rob...

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Book at Bedtime - The Great Gatsby (1996) | Episode 6

1996 | 13'08''

Tom is astounded as Gatsby finally confronts him with his true feelings for his wife, Daisy. Read by Sam Robards.

Book at Bedtime - The Great Gatsby (1996) | Episode 7

1996 | 13'55''

Tom and Gatsby's struggle for Daisy's love sparks some tragic consequences. Read by Sam Robards.

Book at Bedtime - The Great Gatsby (1996) | Episode 8

1996 | 13'43''

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1996 | 12'54''

In the 1920s Jazz Age of America, Nick Carraway moves to the East Coast, next door to the mysterious Gatsby. Read by Sam Robards.

Book at Bedtime - The Great Gatsby (1996) | Episode 1

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Other Archive resources

The Great Gatsby | BBC Radio 4 Extra | 2011

The Great Gatsby Letters

F Scott Fitzgerald tells his editor Maxwell Perkins about his hopes and fears for his new novel. Read by William Hope.

The Great Gatsby | BBC One | 2000

Omnibus | The Great Gatsby: Midnight in Manhattan

A profile of writer F Scott Fitzgerald on the 75th anniversary of the publication of his most enduring achievement, The Great Gatsby. Should it be seen as one of the most important novels of the 20th Century?