Oliver Twist (2009)

Based on Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

A mysterious woman is found lying in the street outside a workhouse in Victorian London. She dies just a few moments after giving birth to a son, Oliver Twist. Read by David Warner.

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Content
  • Type: Book Reading
  • Channel: BBC Radio 2
  • Duration: 14'29''
  • Broadcast date: 2005
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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Oliver Twist (2009)

Oliver Twist (2009) | Episode 1

Oliver Twist (2009) | Episode 1

2005 | 14'29''

A mysterious woman is found lying in the street outside a workhouse in Victorian London. She dies just a few moments after giving birth to a ...

Oliver Twist (2009) | Episode 2

Oliver Twist (2009) | Episode 2

2005 | 14'28''

Having escaped from the Sowerberrys, Oliver walks towards London and, on the way, meets a boy known as the Artful Dodger.

Oliver Twist (2009) | Episode 3

Oliver Twist (2009) | Episode 3

2005 | 14'29''

Oliver is taken home by the kindly Mr Brownlow. But while being nursed back to health, he is captured by Nancy and Bill Sykes and brought bac...

Oliver Twist (2009) | Episode 4

Oliver Twist (2009) | Episode 4

2005 | 14'28''

Oliver accompanies Bill Sikes and Toby Crackit in an attempt to rob a big house, but shots are fired and Oliver is hit. Sikes escapes but lea...

Oliver Twist (2009) | Episode 5

Oliver Twist (2009) | Episode 5

2006 | 14'28''

A mysterious man named Monks seeks information about what happened to Oliver's mother shortly before her death.

Oliver Twist (2009) | Episode 6

Oliver Twist (2009) | Episode 6

2006 | 14'28''

Mr Brownlow and the rest of Oliver's friends have decided that Monks is at the heart of the mystery surrounding his past. They plan to meet N...
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