![]() ![]() So it was a wonderful, wonderful experience. Jim Dale: Laurence Olivier saw me playing the various Shakespeare’s clowns in and around the Edinburgh Festival and in the West End of London, and he finally approached me and said, “We have a play at The National Theatre which needs an actor who can talk to the audience.” It’s called The National Health by Peter Nichols, who went on to write wonderful plays like Joe Egg, and so Larry invited me to The National Theatre and I stayed there a couple of years, sharing a dressing room with Derek Jacobi and Jeremy Brett, and I did a two-hander play with Anthony Hopkins, and I was on stage with Paul Scofield, and then Joan Plowright in Merchant of Venice with Larry himself playing Shylock, and I played Launcelot Gobbo. Jo Reed: You worked with Laurence Olivier, and he invited you to join The National Theatre. That’s where I learned to tell jokes that were not dirty or no crude language in it, and you had to be funny in those days for that audience to laugh at you, and that’s where, I think, I got most of my training for what would be coming on in the future. It was family oriented, and that’s where I learned my trade. It died off in the 1960s, but for 150 years it had been the principal form of theatrical entertainment for working-class Brits. I entered a music hall which was still going in those days. Jim Dale: Well, I started as a comedian-not a comedian, a young man trying to make people laugh when I was nine years of age in the various talent shows that I did in our local community, and after six or seven years of training to be a dancer, I then decided to be a stand-up comedian at the age of 17 and a half. Hear how he kept track of the dozens of character voices he brought to life in Harry Potter, and his unusual way he ensured he could record a second take of a line. Jim Dale has narrated new takes on classics such as The Beast’s Heart, brightened full-cast recordings like Spin: The Rumpelstiltskn Musical, and enlivened the worldwide bestseller The Night Circus. Listen as Jo Reed and Jim Dale discuss his audiobook work and his extraordinary career in the entertainment industry. ![]() Jim came to audiobooks accidentally, and later in his career, and listeners are so lucky he did. What many listeners may not know is that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was his introduction to audiobook narration. If you ask an audiobook listener about their favorite audiobooks, odds are good that they’ll say they adored Jim Dale’s narration of the Harry Potter series. Our monthly bonus episodes give you a chance to hear longer interviews with authors and narrators, and today we are delighted to share a conversation with one of the best in the audiobook industry. We keep our daily episodes short and sweet, with audiobook clips to give you a sample of our featured listens. Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile’s editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. r/Arithmancy is now giving points! If you like puzzles, riddles, and the like, join Arithmancy! They do 4 monthly puzzles run by volunteers, most of the solving is done in Discord (links in their sidebar), and you can help your house earn points.Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine is excited to be part of the Lit Hub Radio network.The Quibbler - Archive of the fan-made Quibbler Magazine.Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Official Game sub.Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Official Game sub.HP Fan Fiction - For discussion of Harry Potter Fan Fiction.Stop in each Tuesday night to show off your Potter knowledge and earn house points! Dueling - For all your trivia-related needs.Harry Potter Meta - Where you can easily share and discuss ideas with the mods about The Great Hall!.The expanded, full rules can be found here: Full Rules Events Help the mods enforce these rules by reporting posts and comments that violate them! Follow reddit's rules and " reddiquette".If you want to get a house crest and/or title by your username, or gain access to your common room, please check here for instructions. Have a question about the series? Check out our commonly asked questions here before you post! Have a question about the series? Check out our commonly asked questions here before you post! ![]()
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