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As an audio producer who has worked on audio dramas and audiobooks, and as a fan of audio dramatizations of novels, the topic of adaptation is one that I think about often. Most people will probably think about this topic from the angle of adapting for television or film as those are more well-known mediums/media in the public conscience. But since I am an audio producer I want to come at it from that perspective, though I believe anything I say can be applied across the board. I have always been of the opinion that any adaptation should remain as faithful to the source material as possible for a few reasons. Foremost in my mind is respect for the author who put in the hard work to create a captivating and compelling story that has found and resonated with an audience; and in the case of classic literature has found readers for decades or centuries. A good story is a good story. It doesn’t cease to be good just because a lot of years have elapsed since it was published and it therefore