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NBC University Theater initially started in Chicago with a remit to bring adaptations of classic novels, usually Anglo-American, to a radio audience. In its later years, it also included short stories and plays and went on to win the distinguished Peabody award. University Theater relied on excellent distillations of the novels and first-class acting alongside high production values.

Den store Gatsby blir sett på som et av amerikansk litteraturs hovedverker og er et fullendt og innsiktsfullt portrett av overklassemiljøet i de «glade 20-årene». Gjennom fortelleren Nick Carraway, blir man presentert for det overfladiske, glitrende livet i herskapshusene langs Long Islands kyst på 1920-tallet. Her bor den mystiske hovedpersonen, Jay Gatsby, som er kjent for sine ville, overdådige fester for hundrevis av mennesker. Likevel er det egentlig ikke noen som kjenner ham eller vet hvor hans formue stammer fra.

Ein Morgen im Jahr 1920: Zelda, das blonde Mädchen aus den Südstaaten, erwacht mit unbändigem Appetit auf Biscuits und Pfirsiche, wie es sie nur in ihrer Heimat gibt. Und so macht sich Fitzgerald zusammen mit seiner Frau und dem eigenwilligen Marmon 34, genannt "die rollende Rostlaube", auf den Weg nach Alabama. Wir reisen mit dem frischvermählten glamourösen Paar quer durch die USA - und finden uns in einer abenteuerlichen Road Novel wieder, die die Goldenen Zwanziger ebenso anklingen lässt wie die vielschichtige Beziehung von Zelda und Scott.

This is a BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, starring Bryan Dick as Nick and Andrew Scott as Jay Gatsby. The greatest book on the fallibility of the American dream, The Great Gatsby, a portrait of the Jazz Age in all of its decadence and excess, is by far the most popular classic in modern American fiction. Self-made, self-invented millionaire Jay Gatsby embodies some of Fitzgerald's - and his country's - greatest obsessions: money, ambition, greed, and new beginnings.

Romanen "Natten er blid" udkom i USA i 1934. Det er F. Scott Fitzgeralds mest ambitiøse værk om mellemkrigstidens fortabte generation, og også den mest selvransagende. Der er en god portion af Fitzgeralds ombruste ægteskab med Zelda i denne skildring af ægteparret Dick og Nicole Diver, der er bosat på den franske Riviera. Divers er rige, smukke, dejlige - og frem for alt sjove at være sammen med. Men facaden holder ikke i længden, og deres kærlighed styrer mod afgrunden.

"The Great Gatsby", F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.

Nick Carraway's mysterious neighbour Gatsby gazes across the dark bay at a distant green light. As the summer unfolds, Nick is drawn into Gatsby's world of luxury cars, speedboats and extravagant parties. But the more he hears about Gatsby - even from what Gatsby himself tells him - the less he is sure of the truth. Did Gatsby really go to Oxford University? Was he a hero in the war? Did he once kill a man? Nick recalls how he came to know Gatsby.

Anthony Patch, a young yet unambitious graduate from Harvard University, moves to New York and soon meets fellow socialite and flapper, Gloria Gilbert. Infatuated by her beauty, Anthony soon proposes to Gloria, and the pair embark on a doomed whirlwind romance. Their marriage is combative and tense; Anthony expects Gloria to be more domesticated while Gloria expects Anthony to fund her extravagant lifestyle.

Magnetism by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a captivating Jazz Age short story that explores the irresistible pull of fame, desire, and the complexities of the human heart. Set against the glittering backdrop of 1920s Hollywood, this literary gem follows George Hannaford, a charming and successful actor whose magnetic personality draws admirers and complications in equal measure.

The Great Gatsby, a work that seriously examines the theme of aspiration in an American setting, defines the classic American novel. The novel was inspired by a youthful romance Fitzgerald had with a socialite, and by parties he attended on Long Island's North Shore in 1922. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, the novel depicts narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, the novel depicts narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.