Episode 4: Chapter 8: The Queen’s Croquet-Ground

The Wonderland Challenge: Alice In Wonderland

At the garden entrance, Alice sees three gardeners painting some white roses red. Before they can finish, a royal procession begins filing in. Last to arrive are the most important: the King and Queen of Hearts and their court. All of these characters take the form of animated playing cards.
Furious at everyone and everything, the Queen of Hearts constantly orders beheadings. Fortunately, the Queen is distractible, and Alice—along with the Duchess—joins the croquet game everyone has come to play. The game is thoroughly confusing; no one is following the rules. Alice complains about this to the Cheshire Cat when its head shows up in the sky above her. The Queen orders that this head also be cut off, but the Cheshire Cat disappears before anyone can decide how to carry out the order.
Chapter 8 is wonderfully read by:
Joshua Manning
Laurel Lefkow
Mark Desebrock
Matthew Wycliffe
Angus Imrie
Antonia Beamish
Kevin McNally
Matt Beauman Jones
Annette Rizzo
Charlotte Sanderson
Rachael Beresford
Ben Stock
Emma Stannard
Charlie Brunton
Duncan Smith
Pearl Hewitt