A single blow from the giant, hairy paw smashes the explorer to the ground. Terrified, he flees from the monster's glowing eyes and savage fangs... Why are the peaceful Yeti now spreading death and destruction?And what is the secret behind the glowing cave on the mountain? When Doctor Who discovers that a long-dead friend is still alive,he knows wh...

"For the first time on audio, this is an unabridged reading of a classic Doctor Who novelisation, based on a serial from the original TV series. Why do so many spaceships crashland on Karn, a bleak, lonely and seemingly deserted planet? Are they doomed by the mysterious powers of the strange, black-robed Sisterhood, jealously guarding their secret...

It's happening, Brigadier! It's happening!' Sarah cried out. The Brigadier watched, fascinated, as the lifeless body of his old friend and companion, Dr Who, suddenly began to glow with an eerie golden light... The features were blurring, changing...'Well, bless my soul,' said the Brigadier. 'Who will be next?' The last exciting adventure of Doctor...

Step inside the strange, surreal and happy world of the Cowards in this original sketch comedy. It's quirky, laugh-out-loud comedy in six unique episodes - as heard on BBC Radio 4.

A series of four BBC Radio 4 plays set in a Manchester legal practice, written by Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly. Originally broadcast 28 April 2010 - 19 May 2010 in the "Afternoon Play" slots. Frank Twist and his bunch of legal reps return for another series of adventures on the mean-ish streets of Manchester. In the first play, Frank's best mate Mickey...

William Russell reads this exciting novelisation of a classic Doctor Who adventure. In a final bid to regain control of the TARDIS's faulty control system the Doctor is driven to experiment with a dangerous untried combination. With a violent explosion the TARDIS blacks out and the crew find themselves trapped inside. A simple technical fault? Sabo...

A thrilling audio guide to the 2010 series of Doctor Who, starring Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor and Karen Gillan as his companion Amy. Ideal for family car journeys, personal MP3 players or just for use at home, The Essential Companion will remind fans of some of the most exciting, funny, dramatic and revealing moments from the series.

In this compilation, Phil Archer and Tom Forrest lie in wait for a poacher-and Bob Larkin accidentally gets shot. Plans to run electricity pylons through Ambridge cause uproar, and Dan Archer discovers a case of fowl pest. Also, Walter Gabriel's sheep are attacked by stray dogs.

Frankenstein is a dark and brooding dramatisation of Mary Shelley's famous novel, and stars Michael Maloney as the scientist who makes a creature in his own name. Denied a female counterpart, the creature turns on his creator, then murders Frankenstein's brother. In an attempt to destroy his creation, the scientist tracks him to the Arctic...

The story of Phil and Grace's troubled courtship and all too brief marriage. Grace was the Fairbrothers' daughter, Phil their farm manager, and so they were on unequal footing from the start. Grace's money and social status continued to cast a shadow even after her death.

"To be or not to be - that is the question...." In this BBC Sound Archive recording, Michael Redgrave stars as Shakespeare's troubled Prince of Denmark.

The elegant, intelligent amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey is one of detective literature's most popular creations. Ian Carmichael is the personification of Dorothy L. Sayers' charming investigator, with Maria Aitken as his companion Harriet Vane, in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. Two years after the trial for the murder of her lover, the...

A BBC Radio 4 sitcom based around the mysterious but loveable crook character of Ronnie Hazelbeach. Starring Jamie Foreman, Paul Bazely, Tracy Wiles, John Dougall and Neil Stuke. In this 2nd series, Nick is still sharing his late father's flat with Ronnie and being a reluctant partner in crime. He is still in love with his ex-girlfriend Chloe, who...

"This day is called the feast of Crispian...." In one of the most famous and inspirational of Shakespeare's speeches, Richard Burton's rich and resonant voice delivers Henry V's address to his army on the eve of Agincourt!

Four episodes of classic comedy from the days when the Civil Service had a sense of humour. The Men from the Ministry were the hilarious radio forerunners of TV's Yes Minister, bungling bureaucrats who bungled for fifteen glorious years from 1962 to 1977. Muddling through were Wilfrid Hyde White, as the first head of the ubiquitous General Assistan...

Four hilarious episodes from the classic BBC comedy series starring Ronnie Barker, Brian Wilde, Richard Beckinsale and Fulton Mackay . 'A Night In' (19 September 1974) Godber is moved into Fletch's cell, and confides that he finds it tough each time the door bangs shut. Fletch advises him to think of it as `a quiet night in': but the trouble is, Go...

Featuring: The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea, The Histories of Pliny the Elder, The Jet Propelled Guided Naafi, The Evils of Bushey Spon. Anarchic, ground-breaking and hilariously inventive, The Goon Show re-shaped comedy and set new standards in the genre. The mix of brilliant wordplay, mental slapstick and surreal clowning ensur...

It's not easy being Satan. Thrown out of heaven by a vengeful, white-haired God for daring to voice the concerns of middle management and condemned for all eternity to listen to Edith Piaf and Elvis Presley. Still, there are new arrivals to welcome: the Professor, an atheist whose unerring optimism is a nasty blow, and Thomas, chairman of a privati...

The warbling sound of Kenneth Williams is unforgettable. Here he is, innocently rummaging through his gander bag plucking off such meaningful ditties as The Ballad of the Woggler's Mooly, The Taddle Gropers Dance and D'ye Ken Jim Pubes? So girdle your grummits, rollock your fussits, tether your nadgers and prepare to plight your cordwangle as Rumbl...

Wonderful highlights of Kenneth Williams' career in this classic compilation. For more than 30 years, Kenneth Williams kept the nation in stitches with his outrageous gallery of comic creations and an effortlessly brilliant barrage of repartee and innuendo on radio and television. In Beyond Our Ken and Round the Horne, Kenneth Williams brought us t...

A special compilation of highlights from cuddly Ken's television and radio shows. Kenny Everett was one of radio's great innovators, the funniest DJ of our time and a one-off whose madcap comedy burst the boundaries of broadcasting. Introduced and presented by Barry Cryer, this recording features the definitive Kenny Everett: the jokes, the jingles...