Oliver Twist
Six-part reading of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist, a tale of treachery, tragedy and triumph over adversity. Read by David Warner
Oliver Twist - Episode 1
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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Oliver Twist - Episode 2
Having escaped from the Sowerberrys, Oliver walks towards London and, on the way, meets a boy known as the Artful Dodger.
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Oliver Twist - Episode 3
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 back to the villainous Fagin.
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Oliver Twist - Episode 4
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 leaves Oliver to die in a ditch.
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Oliver Twist - Episode 5
A mysterious man named Monks seeks information about what happened to Oliver's mother shortly before her death.
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Oliver Twist - Episode 6
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 Nancy but Noah Claypole follows her.
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