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Richard Pearce is a British
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. Pearce has appeared in over 500 radio dramas and was twice a member of the BBC Radio drama company. He played opposite Sir
John Gielgud Sir Arthur John Gielgud, (; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the Brit ...
in ''Tales My Father Taught Me'' and in a variety of radio parts ranging from
The Mekon The Mekon () of Mekonta is the arch-enemy of the British comic book hero Dan Dare. He first appeared on 3 November 1950 in the 30th episode of the ''Eagle'' comic strip ''Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future'', having been created by Frank Hampson. A ...
in '' Dan Dare'' to the last castrato in ''The Angel of Rome''. In 1992 and 1993, Pearce appeared in the BBC Radio adaptation of ''
The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comi ...
'', playing the eponymous hero. His other audio work includes
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's '' Romeo and Juliet'' (Renaissance), ''
The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken ...
'' (BBC), ''
Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'' (Naxos), ''The Skull Beneath The Skin'' by PD James (BBC), '' Oliver Twist'' (BBC), ''
A Woman of No Importance ''A Woman of No Importance'' by Oscar Wilde is "a new and original play of modern life", in four acts, first given on 19 April 1893 at the Haymarket Theatre, London. Like Wilde's other society plays, it satirises English upper-class society. It ...
'' (Penguin), and two of BBC audio's highest selling audio series: ''
The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comi ...
'' (BBC) and '' Doctor Who'', playing Jeremy Fitzoliver, one of the doctor's companions in two specially commissioned episodes (''
The Paradise of Death ''The Paradise of Death'' is a 5-part BBC radio drama, based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', and starring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor. Production and broadcast history This was the second radio seria ...
'' and ''
The Ghosts of N-Space ''The Ghosts of N-Space'' is a radio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was recorded in 1994 and finally broadcast in six parts on BBC Radio 2 from 20 January to 24 February 1996. This ...
''). Pearce was the voice of ''Douglas'' in ''Douglas and Vince: The Two Heroes'' (
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Budgie the Little Helicopter ''Budgie the Little Helicopter'' is a British animated television series, relating to a fictional helicopter and his friends, based on a series of children's books. The characters were based on the books by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. The s ...
'' ( ITV), '' Dennis the Menace'' (
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), '' Incy Wincy the Spider'' (
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) and ''
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'' (
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and Channel 5, UK dub). In addition, he has appeared in '' The Wishing Chair'' (
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), ''
The Faraway Tree ''The Faraway Tree'' is a series of popular novels for children by British author Enid Blyton. The titles in the series are ''The Enchanted Wood'' (1939), ''The Magic Faraway Tree'' (1943), ''The Folk of the Faraway Tree'' (1946) and ''Up the ...
'' (BBC), as Nadim in ''
The Magic Key ''The Magic Key'' is a British educational animated television series based on the "Biff, Chip and Kipper" stories from the Oxford Reading Tree published by Oxford University Press, originally written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex ...
'' (BBC), ''
Numbertime ''Numbertime'' is a BBC educational numeracy television series for primary schools that was aired on BBC Two from 20 September 1993 to 3 December 2001. For its first four series, it was presented by Lolita Chakrabarti. El Nombre, an animated ...
'' (BBC), ''Agrippine'' ( Channel 5), Woof Woof the dog in ''MacDonald's Farm'' ( ITV), and two characters Alexander and Rufus in ''
The Forgotten Toys ''The Forgotten Toys'' is a 1997-1999 British animated comedy television series based on the children's book ''The Night After Christmas''. It was made by Hibbert Ralph Entertainment, featuring the voices of Joanna Lumley and Bob Hoskins. It is a ...
'' (ITV), as well as appearances in '' Shakespeare: The Animated Tales'' ( S4C). He is currently the voice of ''
Spot the Dog Spot is a fictional puppy created by Eric Hill, an English author and illustrator of children's picture books. The success of Hill's books about Spot led to other media productions, including television and home video titles, music albums, and ...
'' Pearce provided the voice to audiobooks including ''Arman's Journey'', ''Old Hall New Hall'', ''The Happy Numbers of Julius Miles'' and ''The Girl in White''. His other work includes ''
Decline and Fall ''Decline and Fall'' is a novel by the English author Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1928. It was Waugh's first published novel; an earlier attempt, titled '' The Temple at Thatch'', was destroyed by Waugh while still in manuscript form. '' ...
'', ''
The Mekon The Mekon () of Mekonta is the arch-enemy of the British comic book hero Dan Dare. He first appeared on 3 November 1950 in the 30th episode of the ''Eagle'' comic strip ''Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future'', having been created by Frank Hampson. A ...
'', '' Moonfleet'', and '' Testament: The Bible in Animation''. Pearce's voice roles in video games include Bjorn and Trent in '' Everybody's Golf: World Tour.'' In 2017 Pearce produced and designed a tribute to the actress Susan Sheridan featuring sonnets recorded by voice actors including
Miriam Margolyes Miriam ( he, מִרְיָם ''Mīryām'', lit. 'Rebellion') is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus. The ...
and
Tim Bentinck Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Count Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg, (born 1 June 1953), commonly known as Tim Bentinck, is an English actor and writer, known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC ...
. Pearce reads Sonnet 14.


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