<Li> In 1945, a portion of the novel was adapted to the syndicated programme The Weird Circle as "Dr. Manette's Manuscript ." </Li> <Li> In 1950, The BBC broadcast a radio adaptation by Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud of their unproduced 1935 stage play . </Li> <Li> A half - hour version titled "Sydney Carton" was broadcast on 27 March 1954, on Theatre Royal hosted by and starring Laurence Olivier . </Li> <Li> In June 1989, BBC Radio 4 produced a seven - hour drama adapted for radio by Nick McCarty and directed by Ian Cotterell . This adaptation has been occasionally repeated by BBC Radio 7 (most recently in 2009). </Li>

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