Alexander: The Story of a Legendary Leader
by David Wade, Alex Jennings, Barry Foster, Brian Cox, Geraldine James, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michael Maloney, Simon Ward, Sam Crane, David March, Malcolm Sinclair, Keith Drinkel, Gary King, Barry Gordon, Philip Anthony, John Evitts, John Webb, James Telfer, David Thorpe, Patti Holloway, Oona Beeson, Teresa Gallagher, Rachel Atkins, Jill Graham, Diana Payan, John Moffat, Michael Onslow, John Rye, John Baddeley, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Charles Kay, Dominic Letts, Mark Straker, Jonathan Adams, Seán Barrett, Richard Pearce, Matthew Sim, John Hollis, Renu Setna, Glyn Dearman, Richard Lattimore, Wilfredo Acosta, Melvyn Bragg, Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis, Diana Spencer, Rachel Mairs
Narrated by Alex Jennings, Barry Foster, Brian Cox, Geraldine James, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michael Maloney, Simon Ward
About This Audiobook
Few historical figures cast a longer shadow than Alexander of Macedon, who by age thirty-two had carved an empire stretching from Greece to the edges of India. Dramatist David Wade adapts this legendary life as a six-part serial, tracing Alexander's journey from a fraught royal birth in Pella through his tutelage under Aristotle, his campaigns against Persia, his conquest of Egypt, and finally his push into India. The drama captures not only the battlefield brilliance but the psychological tensions behind it: a rivalry between his parents, the weight of divine expectation, and the loneliness of a man who outgrows every world he enters.
The production brings an exceptional ensemble to bear, with Michael Maloney anchoring the piece as Alexander and Brian Cox, Geraldine James, and Julian Rhind-Tutt filling out the world around him with authority. The serial format suits audio naturally, building momentum across episodes while giving each phase of Alexander's life room to breathe.