| Beasts in My Belfry Lib/E Contributor(s): Durrell, Gerald (Author), Degas, Rupert (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1982653434 ISBN-13: 9781982653439 Publisher: Naxos OUR PRICE: $44.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Travel |
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| Publisher Description: Beasts in My Belfry is the wonderfully funny memoir about Gerald Durrell's time at Whipsnade Zoo and his experiences as a young zookeeper. Following the Second World War, Durrell joined Whipsnade Zoo as a junior keeper - an opportunity that fulfilled a lifelong dream. Thanks to Rupert Degas's brilliant voicing, which captures all of Durrell's charm and wit, the listener can enjoy being taken behind the scenes of one of the world's very first zoos. This is a delightful portrait of the animals who lived there and those who looked after them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Durrell, Gerald: - Gerald Durrell (1925-1995) was an English zookeeper, conservationist, and author. In addition to founding the Durrell Wildlife Conservation and the Durrell Wildlife Park, he was also an author of many fiction and nonfiction books based on his life as an animal enthusiast. One of his most critically acclaimed works, My Family and Other Animals, tells of his childhood on Corfu and was later made into a television series. Degas, Rupert: -Rupert Degas, winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards, has recorded the works of Peter Carey, Haruki Murakami, Andy McNab, Darren Shan, and Derek Landy, among others. He has also recorded over fifty radio productions including The Gemini Apes, The Glittering Prizes, This Sceptered Isle, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He has appeared on film and television in Dead Romantic, EastEnders, Waiting for God, Passport to Murder, Over Here, Fatherland, The Cappuccino Years, Exorcist: The Beginning, Love Soup and Shoot the Messenger. He has also lent his voice to numerous animated films and series including Mr. Bean, Bob the Builder, Robotboy, and The Amazing World of Gumball. Along with several stints in Newsrevue at the Canal Cafe Theatre and in Edinburgh, he has appeared on the London stage in The Boys Next Door, Are We There Yet?, Becket, Stones in His Pockets, and Patrick Barlow's adaptation of The 39 Steps. He lives in Sydney, Australia. |