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Author: Agatha Christie
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SeriesHercule Poirot, Book 21
Duration 2h 12m
Elinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman are the model English couple, perfect companions set for a life of ease when they inherit Aunt Laura's considerable fortune. But a poison pen letter begins a chain of events which is to end in tragedy. Convinced that Mary Gerrard, a childhood playmate of Elinor's, is attempting to ingratiate herself with her aunt fo...
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Duration 28m
Octavia's triumphant new dress designs are the only thing on her mind - but is it safe to ignore the ominous dressmaker's doll which appears in her workshop? Today's cut-throat fashion industry provides this story's backdrop.
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SeriesHercule Poirot, Book 8
Duration 2h 14m
Hercule Poirot and his good friend Captain Hastings are enjoying a well-deserved break on the Cornish Riviera, in the idyllic village of St Loo. Wandering along the terrace of the Hotel Majestic on the first morning of their stay, Poirot literally falls at the feet of a pretty, dark-haired girl and, much to Hastings' delight, insists that she join...
View BookAuthor: Paul Gallico
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Author Paul Gallico
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Duration 57m
In The Snow Goose, a wounded bird brings together a disfigured artist and a young girl on the eve of World War II.
View BookAuthor: Agatha Christie
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Duration 1h 46m
With World War II at an end, Charles Hayward is finally free to marry the woman he loves, Sophia Leonides. However, she refuses - the unexplained death of her grandfather, wealthy businessman Aristide Leonides, draws her back to the suffocating environment of her family home. Charles follows, but his arrival coincides with the discovery that Aristi...
View BookAuthor: Ed Harris
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Author Ed Harris
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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...
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Duration 1h 26m
Father Gorman is called to a dingy rooming house to see a woman who, before she dies, confesses a bizarre tale to him. Leaving the house he is followed and, in the fog, a fatal blow is struck. A piece of paper with nine names written on it is found in the dead priest's shoe. The clue leads to The Pale Horse Inn, home of three women: a psychic, a me...
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Narrator John Moffatt
SeriesHercule Poirot, Book 19
Duration 1h 27m
Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sat the corpse of Mrs. Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he'd overheard back in Jerusalem: "You see, don't you,...
View BookAuthor: William Shakespeare
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Duration 2h 13m
In this BBC full-cast production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena run to the woods and stumble into a life separate from time itself.Fairy magic wreaks havoc and midsummer madness takes over as lovers tread the delicate line between fantasy and reality.Sylvestra le Touzel stars as Titania in this deligh...
View BookAuthor: Katharine Way
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Author Katharine Way
Narrator Julia Haworth, Philip Bretherton
Duration 43m
A BBC Radio 4 drama by Katharine Way, 'Star Struck' was first broadcast on 2 May 2011 and stars Julia Haworth as Sarah, Philip Bretherton as Cal and was produced by Gary Brown. Sarah has got the job of her dreams. Working with Cal, an Astronomy Professor at a remote observatory in New Zealand. Sarah loves her work, but she would rather look at star...
View BookMiss Mackenzie & Neglected Classic
Author: Anthony Trollope
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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 BookThe Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
Author: Agatha Christie
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Author Agatha Christie
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Duration 44m
In this delightful tale, an Eastern Prince arrives in England with some family jewels which he's having reset as a gift for his fianc‚e. However, the Prince also has a mistress; she asks to wear one particularly enchanting piece that features a huge ruby, and then promptly disappears with it. Poirot discovers a connection with a house party a...
View BookSexton Blake: The Fifth Dimension
Author: Donald Stuart
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Author Donald Stuart
Narrator William Franklyn
Duration 30m
In The Fifth Dimension, Harry Monkton wins œ84,000 on the Pools. Then, one day, the phone rings and he disappears...
View BookThe Saint. Saint Closes the Case
Author: Leslie Charteris
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Author Leslie Charteris
Narrator Paul Rhys
Duration 56m
Leslie Charteris' square-jawed, blue-eyed hero loved, fought and stole his way through Europe from the 1930s to the 1970s, endlessly pursuing blondes, baddies and boodle. Adored by women and feared by his foes, he was renowned for both his heroic exploits and his nefarious reputation - and he always left his trademark calling card at the scenes of...
View BookAuthor: Nigel Planer
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Author Nigel Planer
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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 BookAuthor: Donna Franceschild
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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: Julia Blackburn
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Author Julia Blackburn
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Duration 43m
Andrew Sachs stars in this BBC Radio 4 'Afternoon Play' about painter Edward Lear. The Need for Nonsense was originally broadcast on 9 February 2009, and repeated on 17 January 2011. Julia Blackburn's play captures the warm, heartfelt and comic story of the Victorian poet and painter Edward Lear's lifelong friendship with his eccentric Greek servan...
View BookThe Lost Hotel Series: Pilgrim
Author: Sebastian Bacziewicz
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SeriesPilgrim Series 2, Book 2
Duration 43m
The second play of four in Pilgrim Series 2, a collection of BBC Radio 4 modern-day fantasy adventures written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and starring Paul Hilton as Pilgrim. The Lost Hotel was originally broadcast in the Afternoon Play slot on 7 September 2010. What if all the myths and folktales of these islands were true? And what if they were not...
View BookAuthor: Jb Priestly
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Duration 1h 59m
Marcia Warren and Stella Gonet star in J. B. Priestley's classic family drama about the nature of time. Time and the Conways follows the fortunes of one family over a period of years, and offers a moving perspective on the abstract nature of the past, present and future. It is 1919, the War is over and the Conway family are celebrating their daught...
View BookAuthor: David Eldridge
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Author David Eldridge
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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: Sebastian Bacziewicz
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SeriesPilgrim Series 2, Book 4
Duration 43m
The last play of four in Pilgrim Series 2, a collection of BBC Radio 4 modern-day fantasy adventures written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and starring Paul Hilton as Pilgrim. Hope Springs was originally broadcast in the Afternoon Play slot on 21 September 2010. What if all the myths and folktales of these islands were true? And what if they were not on...
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