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Elephants To Catch Eels, Series 1, Episode 6
Author: Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Series: Elephants to Catch Eels Series 1, Book 6
Author Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Narrator Lucy Speed
SeriesElephants to Catch Eels Series 1, Book 6
Duration 28m
The BBC Radio comedy set in an 18th century Cornish village-written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain and produced by Jan Ravens. Smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny joins customs men to stop Courageous Kate from marrying her dad. Stars Lucy Speed. From March 2003.
View BookElephants To Catch Eels, Series 2, Episode 1
Author: Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Series: Elephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 1
Author Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Narrator Sheridan Smith
SeriesElephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 1
Duration 27m
The BBC Radio comedy set in an 18th century Cornish village-written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain and produced by Jan Ravens. In Awards, smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny wants to win 'Peasants Personality of the Year'. Stars Sheridan Smith. From April 2004.
View BookElephants To Catch Eels, Series 2, Episode 2
Author: Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Series: Elephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 2
Author Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Narrator Sheridan Smith
SeriesElephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 2
Duration 27m
The BBC Radio comedy set in an 18th century Cornish village-written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain and produced by Jan Ravens. In Highwaymen, smuggler Tamsyn's head is turned by hunky new band of outlaws Boyz 2 Rob. Stars Sheridan Smith. From April 2004.
View BookElephants To Catch Eels, Series 2, Episode 3
Author: Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Series: Elephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 3
Author Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Narrator Sheridan Smith
SeriesElephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 3
Duration 28m
The BBC Radio comedy set in an 18th century Cornish village-written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain and produced by Jan Ravens. In France, can smuggler Tamsyn escape the clutches of French revolutionaries? Stars Sheridan Smith. From May 2004.
View BookElephants To Catch Eels, Series 2, Episode 4
Author: Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Series: Elephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 4
Author Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Narrator Sheridan Smith
SeriesElephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 4
Duration 28m
The BBC Radio comedy set in an 18th century Cornish village-written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain and produced by Jan Ravens. In Charity it's Jesters' Relief Week-but must Cornish smuggler Tamsyn raise funds for Devonians? Stars Sheridan Smith. From May 2004.
View BookElephants To Catch Eels, Series 2, Episode 5
Author: Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Series: Elephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 5
Author Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Narrator Sheridan Smith
SeriesElephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 5
Duration 28m
The BBC Radio comedy set in an 18th century Cornish village-written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain and produced by Jan Ravens. In London, smuggler Jago is kidnapped. But can he survive in polite city society? Stars Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman. From May 2004.
View BookElephants To Catch Eels, Series 2, Episode 6
Author: Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Series: Elephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 6
Author Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Narrator Sheridan Smith
SeriesElephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 6
Duration 28m
The BBC Radio comedy set in an 18th century Cornish village-written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain and produced by Jan Ravens. In Mother, there's a surprise for smuggler Tamsyn-and confusion aboard a boat to France. Stars Sheridan Smith. From May 2004.
View BookThe First Day of the Rest of My Life
Author: Martin Jameson
Author Martin Jameson
Narrator Various
Duration 57m
A contemporary BBC Radio 3 drama about the events that occur to a man after he snaps one day at work. The First Day of the Rest of My Life stars Jonathan Keeble as the protagonist, and was originally broadcast as part of The Wire collection of dramas on 10 October 2009, and repeated on 2 October 2010. Toby has a bad day at work on the phones for Ca...
View BookAuthor: Hugh Costello
Author Hugh Costello
Narrator Michael Glenn Murphy
Duration 43m
A tense, white-knuckle ride of a play from BBC Radio 4 in which a rather self-satisfied hero embarks, reluctantly, on a voyage of self-discovery. Originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 7 January 2009, and repeated on 31 March 2011. As an expert on memory loss, Greg Cooke is asked to invalidate the testimony of an eyewitness in a high-prof...
View BookAuthor: Mervyn Peake
Author Mervyn Peake
Narrator Various
Duration 5h 41m
Paul Rhys, Miranda Richardson and Carl Prekopp star in this major six-part BBC Radio Classic Serial based on the writings of Mervyn Peake and Maeve Gilmore. The life and times of Titus Groan, 77th Earl of Gormenghast - a vast stronghold of crumbling masonry steeped in immemorial ritual and inhabited by an extraordinary cavalcade of characters inclu...
View BookAuthor: Marcy Kahan
Author Marcy Kahan
Narrator Various
Duration 43m
A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama written by the award-winning screen and stage dramatist Marcy Kahan, and starring Stephen Mangan as Ed, whose life is about to change forever when he accidentally puts National Treasure Penhaligon Rhinehart into a coma. First broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 14 January 2011. It's an important day for Ed Hanson. He has...
View BookAuthor: Spike Milligan
Series: The Goon Show, Book 28
Author Spike Milligan
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe Goon Show, Book 28
Duration 2h 2m
Four more classic episodes starring Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan. More surreal clowning from one of the greatest comedy teams on radio. Goon but not forgotten! In these episodes, Neddie attempts to swim across the Regent's Park Canal with the help of a bottle of green liquid, the Russians force a satellite into the ionosphere (fi...
View BookAuthor: Simon Passmore
Author Simon Passmore
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 56m
A fast-paced psychological thriller from BBC Radio 4's 'Saturday Play' slot, originally broadcast 26 March 2011. A city banker is found dead in an opulent apartment. At the funeral, his former girlfriend Helen is unexpectedly questioned about when she last saw him. Did he mention computer files, or give her anything as a keepsake? Helen's suspicion...
View BookLike An Angel Passing Through My Room
Author: Christopher Green
Author Christopher Green
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 43m
A BBC Radio 4 'Afternoon Play' about the unconditional love of a devoted ABBA fan, from Olivier award-winning writer Christopher Green; starring the writer as himself, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (aka Frida from ABBA). Originally broadcast 16 February 2011.
View BookAuthor: David Eldridge
Author David Eldridge
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 56m
This BBC Radio 4 'Friday Play' is a heady mix of marriage, class and politics as Gillian and Ray attempt to keep their relationship alive over 25 years of social change. Starring Ruth Wilson and Tom Brooke, Like Minded People was originally broadcast on 4 February 2011. Gillian and Ray meet at University. She's from a privileged background whilst h...
View BookAuthor: Donna Franceschild
Author Donna Franceschild
Narrator Nitzan Sharron
Duration 43m
Find a stray lottery ticket and think it may be the answer to all their problems. Originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 18 February 2009, and repeated on 1 April 2011, 'The Lottery Ticket' was written by BAFTA winner Donna Franceschild, and stars Nitzan Sharron, John Kazek and Meg Fraser.
View BookAuthor: Nigel Planer
Author Nigel Planer
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 44m
An explosive BBC Radio 4 comedy drama about two morally-polar characters, both in love with the same woman, who has just - tragically - died. Originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 22 March 2011. 'The Magnificent Andrea' is the first original radio play by Nigel Planer ('The Young Ones', 'Hairspray'), in which two wonderful characters, Bar...
View BookMiss Mackenzie & Neglected Classic
Author: Anthony Trollope
Author Anthony Trollope
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 53m
Both episodes of the BBC Radio 4 two-part dramatisation of Anthony Trollope's classic Miss Mackenzie, a tale of a woman, past the bloom of youth, who inherits a fortune and is then beset by suitors from which to choose. Originally broadcast on 9 and 16 January 2011 in the 'Classic Serial' slot. Miss Mackenzie by Trollope was the runner-up in Radio...
View BookAuthor: Ed Harris
Author Ed Harris
Narrator Various
Duration 43m
A tender and sad BBC Radio 4 comedy drama about losing your past, starring Richard Briers. The Moment You Feel It was originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 18 May 2009. Alf's memories come in flashes with great blank holes, along with a running commentary from the voices of his past. So how does finding a strange coat in his kitchen remin...
View BookAuthor: John Mortimer
Author John Mortimer
Narrator Jeremy Irons
Duration 43m
When Lewis Luby (Jeremy Irons) comes to, late at night in an Italian hospital, he finds himself lying under the monstrous big toe of God. Surely there has been some mistake: Luby, who has never for one moment believed in the immortality of the soul, cannot possibly be in heaven! John Mortimer had the idea for 'Mr Luby's Fear of Heaven' when he firs...
View BookMy Dear Children of the Whole World
Author: Hugh Costello
Author Hugh Costello
Narrator Various
Duration 56m
Vatican City, December 1942. As war rages across the globe, Pope Pius XII prepares to deliver his annual Christmas message. It is perhaps the most important public address he will ever give. This BBC Radio 4 play explores the Pontiff's thoughts as he faces the starkest dilemma of his reign. Originally broadcast as the 'Saturday Play' on 29 January...
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