Britain had the biggest empire the world has ever known. At one time a quarter of the global land mass was British. Over a third of the world was insured at Lloyds. At his coronation, more than 400 million people saluted George V. Truly, the sun never set on this historical phenomenon. Whatever the day, whatever the hour, somewhere on the globe, th...

Hyperville is 2013's top hi-tech, 24-hour entertainment complex - a sprawling palace of fun under one massive roof. You can go shopping, or experience the excitement of Doomcastle, Winterland, or Wild West World. But things are about to get a lot more exciting - and dangerous! What unspeakable horror is lurking on Level Zero of Hyperville? And what...

"This is the Gyre - the most hostile environment in the Galaxy" 250,000 years' worth of junk floating in deep space, home to the shipwrecked Sittuun, the carnivorous Sollogs, and worst of all - the Humans. The Doctor and Amy arrive on this terrifying world in the middle of an all-out frontier war between Sittuun and Humans, and the countdown has al...

Whilst Daily Planet lovebirds Clark Kent and Lois Lane finally get engaged, the villainous Lex Luthor dies in a plane crash. Metropolis is thriving with prosperity and happiness under Superman's care - or so it seems...

Gotham City is reeling from the shocking news that Batman is confined to a wheelchair. Who will now protect the innocent from the dangerous inmates of Arkham Asylum, whom Bane has released? A new hero - Azrael - takes up the mantle of the Bat. But Azrael is a more brutal Batman than Bruce Wayne, and far more eager to punish the guilty than to prote...

"This is the Batman. Treat what you are about to hear in the strictest confidence - my associates must be protected at all costs. By night in Gotham City you knew me as the Batman. What you never knew was..." The Batman is dead. Police Commissioner Gordon has received a recording by the Batman which reveals his real identity. But who is the occupan...

Accused of crimes against humanity, the Last Son of Krypton stands powerless before a court dominated by Lex Luthor - criminal genius turned Prosecutor. Has Superman really corrupted our children? Can he justify his continued interference in world affairs? Do we know the truth about his powers? Can Lois Lane defend "50 years of the Man of Steel"?

Duncan Macmillan's romantic comedy drama about the end of the world, a woman who falls in love with the moon, and her husband who falls back in love with her.

From 1938 to 1968, crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC Radio's most popular serials. Now the dapper duo return refreshed and reinvigorated to the airwaves, to investigate the activities of a shadowy and ruthless criminal mastermind in post-war London. Enlisted by S...

We Are Klang are three stand-up comedians. Their sell out Edinburgh show was nominated for an if.comedy award and this spoof radio series was specially commissioned for BBC7. When Britain's most ridiculous alcoholic sets his heart on becoming a war poet, little does he realise that his poetry will kill as many people as the Vietnam War itself. As f...

BBC Radio 4 sitcom by James Cary, set in Bletchley Park in 1941. Originally broadcast May - June 2009. Three code-breakers are forced to share a draughty wooden hut as they try to break German ciphers. Unfortunately, they hate each other. Includes the following episodes: Royal Visit-A royal visitor is coming to inspect Bletchley Park, but the top b...

'Hello, I'm the Doctor. And, if you can hear this, then one of us is going to die.' At the bottom of the sea, in the wreck of a floating radio station, a lost recording has been discovered. After careful restoration, it is played for the first time - to reveal something incredible. It is the voice of the Doctor, broadcasting from Radio Bravo in 196...

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast Unabridged by Christopher Reason of the satirical Czech novel by Jaroslav Hasek. This tale charts the exploits during the First World War of "European Forrest Gump", Svejk, in his progress through the ranks of the Austro-Hungarian army. Good-natured and garrulous, Svejk becomes the Austrian army's most loyal Czech soldier wh...

Galsworthy's epic story chronicles the decline and fall of the Forsytes through almost fifty years of material triumph, emotional disaster and a terrible feud that splits them asunder. Beginning in 1886, The Man of Property starts with the family wealthy, successful and united. But the actions of the arrogant Soames Forsyte and his beautiful wife I...

George Smiley is one of the most brilliantly realised characters in British fiction. Bespectacled, tubby, eternally middle-aged and deceptively ordinary, he has a mind like a steel trap and is said to possess 'the cunning of Satan and the conscience of a virgin'. The Berlin Wall is down, the Cold War is over, but the world's second oldest professio...

Following the first highly successful release of episodes from the runaway Radio 4 hit, four episodes from the second series are released here. Once again Jon Culshaw, Kate Robbins and fellow impersonators ransack the worlds of politics and broadcasting in the name of comedy. Popular favourites such as 'Brian Perkins', 'The Doctor', 'Alan Bennett',...

Another four episodes from the classic situation comedy about the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea. Featuring the consummate performances of Arthur Lowe, John le Mesurier, Clive Dunn and the rest of the regular cast. No Spring for Frazer (3.6.74)/Sons of the Sea (10.6.74)/ Brain Versus Brawn (15.4.75)/Absent Friends (13.4.76).

Stephen Fry and John Bird star as masters of spin Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe in the BBC Radio 4 series, Absolute Power. In this third series, written by Mark Tavener, Prentiss McCabe take on their most difficult and demanding client - an odious tennis star - and Charles tries to rescue the career of a disgraced Labour minister. The pair als...

All five episodes of the Radio 4 full-cast detective drama written by Philip Palmer. Originally broadcast as the Woman's Hour drama during the week commencing 22 June 2009. The story takes place in the present day, and centres on notorious art forger Daniel Ballantyne, newly released from prison but now dying, who is telling his life's story to an...

Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee star in the radio sequel sitcom to Dad's Army. The Pilot - In this rare pilot, war is over and former Home Guard Captain Mainwaring plans to renovate Frambourne-on-Sea's pier. However, to get a loan he approaches local bank manager, Arthur Wilson. The Business Proposition - In the first e...

As part of the popular Vintage Beeb range, this is a facsimile CD reissue of the classic 1970s vinyl LP. First published by BBC Records & Cassettes, it features two full-length stories read by Brian Cant, with songs from the BBC TV series. Featuring the characters from the popular BBC TV children's series, the stories are 'Windy Miller Goes Fish...