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Author: Anil Gupta, Richard Pinot
Author Anil Gupta, Richard Pinot
Narrator Stephen Mangan
Duration 2h 47m
Stephen Mangan (Green Wing, Free Agents), Alistair McGowan (Alistair McGowan's Big Impression) and Sophie Winkleman (Peep Show, Red Dwarf) star in the fantastical BBC Radio 4 surreal science fiction comedy by Richard Pinto (The Armstrong & Miller Show) and Anil Gupta (The Office). Stephen stars as fantasy novelist Sam, who is whisked off to a T...
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Prodigal Son & Keepers of the Flame
Author: Barry Devlin
Author Barry Devlin
Narrator David Threlfall
Duration 1h 28m
BBC Radio 4 dramatisation starring David Threlfall, Tina Kellegher and T. P. McKenna. 'Prodigal Son': In the first of this murder mystery series set in Dublin, Paolo Baldi, Franciscan priest and philosophy lecturer, accidentaly becomes involved in solving a murder at an Italian chip shop. 'Keepers of the Flame': Paolo Baldi, priest, philosophy lect...
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Author: Steve Punt
Author Steve Punt
Narrator Various
Duration 27m
Time travel, wormholes, a lost security pass and a nice cup of tea. These are the elements that constitute Steve Punt's Theory of Grand Unified Comedy as he presents 'Big Bang Day, The Genuine Particle' whirling into existence on BBC Radio 4. Starring Reece Shearsmith and Geoffrey Whitehead, it's a comedy thriller set underground in the Large Hadro...
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Author: Stephen Cole
Author Stephen Cole
Narrator Elisabeth Sladen
Duration 1h 4m
Up early one morning, Sarah Jane is astonished to see that the house opposite hers has changed overnight: what used to be a nondescript 1970s family home has been replaced by a smart Victorian residence. How did a house from 1884 suddenly materialise in Bannerman Road? Where has the old O'Brien place gone? And more importantly, who, or what, has ca...
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Author: Judith Holder
Author Judith Holder
Narrator Alison Steadman
Duration 2h 30m
We all know what it means these days to be a 'grumpy old man', because part of that role is to be outspoken. Well, we've heard just about enough out of the men, thank you very much. 'Grumpy Old Women' gives us the other perspective - the female take - on the million irritations of today's world. So what's the difference? Surely what is irritating t...
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Author: Joyce Grenfell
Author Joyce Grenfell
Narrator Maureen Lipman
Duration 1h 4m
This is a selection of poems by Joyce Grenfell. Known and loved for her inimitable songs and monologues, Joyce Grenfell's first earnings came from her poetry, which she wrote throughout her life. These poems are full of the wit and observation that are the hallmarks of the monologues that made her name. They are perceptive, witty and amusing and a...
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I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again 1
Author: Bill Oddie, Graham Garden
Series: I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, Book 1
Author Bill Oddie, Graham Garden
Narrator Various
SeriesI'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, Book 1
Duration 1h 59m
Described by Barry Took as 'A kaleidoscope of funny voices, catch phrase and innuendo revolving at breakneck speed and with a complete disregard for logic', 'I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again' pre-dates 'I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue' and showcases the comic talents of Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie.
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Author: John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
Series: The Good Life, Book 4
Author John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe Good Life, Book 4
Duration 1h 53m
Four original BBC television episodes of the much-loved classic sitcom starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Paul Eddington and Penelope Keith. Surbiton's most famous residents bring their endearingly funny mix of self-reliance and snobbery to audio.
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Author: Rudyard Kipling
Author Rudyard Kipling
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 15m
A full-cast dramatisation of Kipling's classic animal adventure starring Eartha Kitt. Rudyard Kipling's famous tale tells the story of Mowgli, the 'man-cub' rescued from the tiger Shere Khan and adopted by a wolf pack. As he grows up, Mowgli learns the ways of the jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and Kaa the rock python. His l...
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Author: Alan Bennett
Author Alan Bennett
Narrator Alan Bennett
Duration 1h 42m
The humorous and moving tale of Miss Shepherd, an eccentric old lady who, by a bizarre series of twists and turns, lived in the author's garden for many years.
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Author: Jacqueline Rayner
Author Jacqueline Rayner
Narrator Freema Agyeman
Duration 2h 15m
Civilisations rise and fall, time moves on - and species die out. Extinction is a fact of life in the universe. But extinction doesn't have to be for ever. The TARDIS arrives in the Museum of the Last Ones - a facility dedicated to preserving the final specimens of every species in the universe. But all is not well, and before long the Doctor and M...
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The Navy Lark: Laughs Ahoy Landlubbers
Author: Laurie Wyman, Sid Colin
Series: The Navy Lark, Book 1
Author Laurie Wyman, Sid Colin
Narrator The Cast
SeriesThe Navy Lark, Book 1
Duration 2h 6m
The Navy Lark, one of radio's longest running laughter-makers, kept the nation on the crest of a comic wave from 1959 to 1977. All at sea in the Senior Service were conniving Petty Officer Jon Pertwee, silly-ass Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Phillips and the constantly bemused Dennis Price as 'Number One'. Below decks Ronnie Barker was just about working h...
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Author: Mark Tully
Author Mark Tully
Narrator Mark Tully
Duration 2h 33m
A compilation of Mark Tully's acclaimed reports from India includes his specially recorded observations. Sir Mark Tully was the BBC's Foreign Correspondent in India from 1972 to 1994. He has become familiar to listeners around the world for his incisive and thought-provoking reports. On this special recording, he looks back at his career that coinc...
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Author: Spike Milligan
Author Spike Milligan
Narrator Various, Spike Milligan
Duration 2h 6m
All six episodes from this one-off 1987 radio comedy series, written by John Antrobus and starring Spike Milligan, Chris Langham, John Antrobus and a jazz quartet.
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Author: Herman Melville
Author Herman Melville
Narrator F Murray Abraham
Duration 2h 46m
Ishmael, the narrator, tells of the adventures of Captain Ahab in his relentless quest to seek revenge on the white whale that bit off his leg. Full of allegory and symbolism, Moby Dick is an epic tragedy of tremendous dramatic power and narrative drive.
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Author: Toby Hadoke
Author Toby Hadoke
Narrator Various
Duration 55m
A two-part BBC 7 adaptation of Toby Hadoke's sensational stand-up show about Doctor Who, fandom and one man's lifelong obsession.
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Author: David Renwick
Series: One Foot in the Grave, Book 2
Author David Renwick
Narrator Annette Crosbie, Richard Wilson
SeriesOne Foot in the Grave, Book 2
Duration 1h 27m
Walking disaster area he may be, but the nation's favourite grumpy old man is in formidable form as he takes on the neighbours with a pile of radioactive horse manure, suffers a traumatic reunion with his long-lost brother, and reflects on life, wood lice and everything as he awaits the call of jury service.
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Author: John Sullivan
Series: Only Fools and Horses, Book 3
Author John Sullivan
Narrator Various, Nicholas Lyndhurst, David Jason
SeriesOnly Fools and Horses, Book 3
Duration 1h 46m
Brothers Derek 'Del Boy' and Rodney Trotter of 'Trotters Independent Traders PLC' entertain us through four classic episodes: Includes: 'Homesick', 'Healthy Competition', 'Strained Relations', and 'Hole in One'.
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Author: John Sullivan
Series: Only Fools and Horses, Book 4
Author John Sullivan
Narrator Various, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
SeriesOnly Fools and Horses, Book 4
Duration 1h 53m
Four more classic episodes full of Del's dodgy scams and Rodney's hilarious reactions.
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Paul Temple and the Alex Affair
Author: Francis Durbridge
Author Francis Durbridge
Narrator BBC Full-Cast
Duration 3h 36m
Another adventure from the archives, once again featuring writer and detective Paul Temple and his glamorous wife Steve. In The Alex Affair, the latest mystery for Francis Durbridge's sophisticated sleuth begins with a body on a train, and the word 'ALEX' scrawled on the compartment window.
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Paul Temple and the Conrad Case
Author: Francis Durbridge
Author Francis Durbridge
Narrator BBC Full-Cast
Duration 3h 44m
Radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife solve a case of international mystery. The case this time involves Dr Conrad's daughter Betty, who has disappeared from her finishing school in Bavaria. Paul is invited by the police to go over there to help trace the missing girl. Initially, though, even he is baffled, since the only clue to the myst...
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