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Baker's End: Gobbleknoll Hall
- Narrated by: Tom Baker, Katy Manning, Diane Morgan, Susan Jameson, Stephen Critchlow, David Benson
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- John Williams
- 08-10-18
Maybe I'm not British enough for this book?
Performance quality is great, the actors are great, but this audio performance didn't connect with me. I suspect that I'm lacking context that would make it better. You seem to need to already have some thoughts on the real life actor Tom Baker and perhaps understand him how he is understood in the zeitgeist of England. I am just vaguely aware of him as one of the actors who played Dr. Who.
Still there were bits that made me laugh. Unfortunately the vast majority just left me confused. It felt like there was a joke there but the punchline was inaccessible to me.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Charlesetta
- 03-21-20
silly but funny
On a cold raining day it's nice to cozy up with the sound of Tom BAKER voice.
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