The Wonderland Challenge 2: Alice Through The Looking Glass
The Wonderland Challenge 2: Alice Through The Looking Glass Audiobook with 174 actors in aid of Cancer Research UK Hello, I’m Brad Shaw, voice actor and founder of VO training community Wonderland VO. At the beginning of the first lock down, I was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma and had to undergo a year of immunotherapy. Just as I was getting over that, I got prostate cancer and had an operation just over a year ago. Then more recently, I heard that the stage 3 melanoma had returned and so I had had an operation in July at The Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital in London to remove lymph nodes from under my arm. I’m eternally grateful to the amazing doctors, nurses and surgeons who treated me. During that first lockdown I created The Wonderland Challenge, where 159 voiceovers and celebrities each recorded a minute of Alice in Wonderland and donated to the NHS. I feel the time is right for The Wonderland Challenge 2: Alice Through The Looking Glass this time in aid of Cancer Research. So I split the book down into 175 one minute chunks and again put this out to the voiceover community. As well as recording their minute, I asked each voice actor to donate at least £10 to Cancer Research UK. I was overwhelmed with the response. Within days I filled all the slots and the donations started to come in. You can read some of their heart breaking stories on the project page at www.wonderlandvo.com/challenge. Amongst the 174 gorgeous voices in this production are Phyllis Logan (Mrs Hughes from Downton Abbey), Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean), actor Henry Goodman, Rosemary Ashe (the original Carlotta in Phantom) and a range of the finest award winning voice actors. I then spent several days editing all the pieces together and here it is. Lewis Carroll’s wonderful tale of Alice Through The Looking Glass. So far, I’ve raised more than £4600 but with your help we can raise a lot more. If you have friends or family affected by cancer or if you listen to the book, PLEASE donate to Cancer Research UK here: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/brads-giving-page-62 Enjoy! 🌟📖🎗 #WonderlandChallenge2 #AliceThroughTheLookingGlass #CancerResearchUK #wonderlandvo #bradshawvoice
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Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK
Chapter 12 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Which dreamed it." The last chapter opens with Alice rubbing her eyes and chastising Kitty, the black kitten. Alice is convinced Kitty was with her in the Looking-glass world and decides Kitty was, in fact, the Red Queen. She further decides that Snowdrop, the white kitten, was the White Queen and her cat, Dinah, was Humpty Dumpty. Then she comes to the crucial issue: "who it was that dreamed it all?" This was the question she'd pondered when she first encountered the sleeping king and had a discussion with Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Now she decides, "it must have been either me or the Red King. He was part of my dream, of course—but then I was part of his dream, too!"
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Chapter 12 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play):
Kath HoodShelley AvellinoStephane CornicardBrad Shaw
A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK
Illustrations by John Tenniel
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK
Chapter 11 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Waking." The entire chapter is the continuation of the final sentence in Chapter 10: "—and it really was a kitten, after all."
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Chapter 1 is read by the following voice actor:
Anthony Hewson
A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK
Chapter 10 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Shaking." In this two-sentence chapter, Alice lifts the Red Queen off the table and "[shakes] her backward and forward with all her might." As she does so, the Red Queen becomes shorter, fatter, softer, and rounder.
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Chapter 10 is read by the following voice actor:
Anthony Hewson
A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK
Chapter 9 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Queen Alice." In this final main chapter, Alice becomes a queen in the chess game and participates in a bizarre, dreamlike trial. The trial involves strange characters, including the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, and the Mock Turtle, who present nonsensical evidence and engage in absurd proceedings. The chapter is a culmination of the fantastical and illogical themes that run throughout the book, offering a humorous and satirical commentary on the absurdity of rules and authority.
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Chapter 9 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play):
Terry BriscoeRachel CapellTerrell KennetJo AsheHunter PetersonRichard HainsworthKelly HicksLaura EnglishRobin MarchNicolette ChinAfaf Shawwa BibiSarah BorgesPaul HetheringtonEfy LevyMichele WoodZee AndrewsElizabeth PriceJohn GraysonSimon WellsBarry RingAmy FloydIsabel RuizCatrin LivseyBronwen PriceAnthony Hewson
A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK
Illustrations by John Tenniel
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK
Chapter 8 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "It's My Own Invention." In this chapter, Alice finds herself in a garden with a garden of talking flowers. She has a humorous conversation with the Red Queen, who presents her with a riddle and then reveals the answer, which turns out to be a joke about a man with a green wig. The chapter continues to explore the whimsical and illogical nature of Wonderland, as well as Carroll's love for wordplay and absurdity.
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Chapter 8 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play):
Dominica WarburtonJim CassidyJennifer WardChris Anthony LandsdownePeter MatthewsNatalie CooperScott JosephDavid ParryEllen RichardsJenny FunnellGaelle BetendSimon AlisonGill MillsIrada DelsinkT Anthony QuinnKimberley ParkerKatie LeighStephen McCarthyGwen WatsonRachel TseAlan MedcroftLottie BourneAngela Ness
A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK
Illustrations by John Tenniel
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK
Chapter 7 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "The Lion and the Unicorn." In this chapter, Alice encounters a procession of bizarre characters, including the White King, the White Queen, the Lion, and the Unicorn, all of whom are involved in a comical and nonsensical battle. The chapter is a whimsical representation of a conflict between the Lion and the Unicorn for the crown. As with much of Carroll's work, this chapter is filled with wordplay and absurdity, highlighting the absurdity of the rules and logic in the world through the looking glass.
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Chapter 7 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play):
Janine Cooper-MarshallMartin WhiskinJen Lawton-HuntOonagh O'FlahertyJonathan BoothLorraine CairneyChloe GilgallonSam DevereauxSally VanderpumpNicky WhichelowSteve JonesDebra Elaine FowlerCarla TerryMatt MichalskiBen StockHannah Brackstone-Brown
A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK
Illustrations by John Tenniel
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK
Chapter 6 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Humpty Dumpty." In this chapter, Alice comes across the famous nursery rhyme character, Humpty Dumpty, who is sitting on a wall. Humpty Dumpty discusses the meaning of words and explains the various ways words can be used to mean different things. He also talks about the concept of "un-birthday" presents and shares his interpretation of the poem "Jabberwocky." The chapter is a playful exploration of language and its flexibility, showcasing Carroll's fascination with wordplay and the absurd.
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Chapter 6 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play):
Sam DaleEmma StannardKate De QuidtAmrit SandhuMatt WycliffeCindy HughesDaniel Netsahcaroline ramsayGregory DwyerSarah StarlingSuzanne AmeyToby JacksonGabrielle Nellis-PainKate RockMatt WycliffeTianna AlleyJudith GershonAnthony Rudd
A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK
Illustrations by John Tenniel
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK
Chapter 5 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Wool and Water." In this chapter, Alice finds herself in a shop where she encounters the White Queen, who is wrapped in a shawl made of living wool. The White Queen engages in a series of nonsensical and impossible actions, such as believing in six impossible things before breakfast, and she shares a bizarre conversation with Alice. The chapter is filled with Carroll's trademark wordplay and absurdity, highlighting the dreamlike and surreal nature of Wonderland.
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Chapter 5 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play):
Sally Hyde LomaxHannah GenesiusLaurence ToddNorma ButikoferMonica WolfkillChris EinspahrSarah DunhamDeirdre ForestRoger RingroseHeidi SmithSally Walker-TaylorPatrick LambCharlotte WorthingKate NielandMark RyesSamantha NorburyDebs WardleJeffrey BentleyLara Sawalha
A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK
Illustrations by John Tenniel
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK
Chapter 4 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Tweedledum and Tweedledee." In this chapter, Alice meets two identical-looking, rotund brothers named Tweedledum and Tweedledee. They recite a poem about a walrus and a carpenter and share a story about a battle between two rival factions of red and white knights. Alice finds their logic and reasoning quite absurd, but she enjoys their company and the rhymes they share. The chapter emphasizes the whimsy and nonsense that are characteristic of Carroll's writing in the "Alice" stories.
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Chapter 4 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play):
Nano NagleAna ClementsKetan MajmudarFenella FudgeJilly BreezeMars LipowskiPenelope RawlingsCarla de WanseyKaren MillerNaomi OstroffRobin SiegermanMitch JenkinsDebbie BridgeLiz DruryBrendan McLatchieVerity Uma JohnsonGina MellotteWill Harrison-Wallace
A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK
Illustrations by John Tenniel
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Alice Through The Looking Glass with 175 readers in aid of Cancer Research UK
Chapter 3 of "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll is titled "Looking-Glass Insects." In this chapter, Alice enters the garden on the other side of the looking glass and encounters some unusual insect-like creatures. These creatures have a peculiar way of communication; they start by saying the end of their sentences and end by saying the beginning. Alice tries to converse with them, but their backwards speech is quite confusing. The chapter showcases Carroll's whimsical wordplay and introduces readers to the fantastical world on the other side of the looking glass.
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Chapter 3 is read by the following voice actors (in order of play):
Kevin McNallyAndy ChadwickJen AustenPhil RoweNatalie BeranSarah WoodwardBruce FieldingVicki-Jo EvaRosemary AsheTom HillenbrandMartine RichardsChris KendallBen WakeKelly CondronNicky BarrangerTed HugginsSophie HeydelEmma Wheeler
A huge thank you to all our wonderful narrators. Each one donated at least £10 to Cancer Research UK
Illustrations by John Tenniel
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