Sam Mendes presents Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, an audible original drama.

The young gentleman's name would be...

Oliver, Oliver Twist.

...with Brian Cox as Fagan.

What have you seen? Street boy.

Nicola Cochlan as Nancy and Daniel Caluia as Bill Sykes.

Oh, look at me like a hello to my lawyer!

I love you, Bill!

...with original music by Dan Gillespie Cells.

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It's the middle of October, 1907, in the Swiss city of Ben.

A man in his late 20s closes the front door of his apartment,

then heads down the stairs and out of the building.

He straightens his hat, smooths his mustache,

then starts out on his usual route to work.

As he passes through the old city gate,

he pauses beneath the famous clock tower.

He's always been fascinated by its ancient astronomical timepiece,

with its representations of the planets and the heavens.

Swept along by a tide of commuters, he continues his journey.

By the time the clock chimes eight,

he's climbing the steps of the patent office where he works as a clock.

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