Robinson Crusoe and His Further Adventures
Author: Daniel Defoe
Author Daniel Defoe
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 1h 53m
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast Unabridged by Andy Barratt of Daniel Defoe's less famous sequel to the classic adventure Robinson Crusoe. After returning to England from his island home, Robinson Crusoe sets sail once more in search of adventure. Starring Tim McInnerny as Robinson Crusoe, with Jonathan Tafler, Adrian Grove, Stephen Critchlow, David Timso...
View BookAuthor: David Eldridge
Author David Eldridge
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 1h 3m
The writer David Eldridge introduces his BBC Radio 3 full-cast drama, The Picture Man starring Martin Freeman, about a man who despairs of the behaviour he sees around him and decides to take action. Originally broadcast in the "Drama on 3" slot on 6 January 2008. Neil decides he has been pushed too far by the uncaring and often callous behaviour h...
View BookAuthor: Don Houghton
Author Don Houghton
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 38m
The original TV soundtrack, with new linking narration by a member of the cast, this 6-part adventure from 1971 stars Jon Pertwee as the Doctor with Katy Manning as his companion Jo Grant. The Doctor is caught up in events at Stangmoor Prison, where Professor Keller's new machine is said to be able to remove all evil impulses from the minds of the...
View BookAuthor: Eoin Mcnamee
Author Eoin Mcnamee
Narrator Various
Duration 43m
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation written by Eoin McNamee, originally broadcast as the Afternoon Play on 23 March 2009. A truck driver in Ireland gives a lift to a female Asian hitchhiker but gets more than he bargained for, especially when his truck is stopped by immigration officers and he and his illegal occupant are taken in for questioning...
View BookPaultemple and the Spencer Affair
Author: Francis Durbridge
Author Francis Durbridge
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 3h 55m
Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury star in another intriguing case for BBC radio's smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife. From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular series. When young drama student Mary Drei...
View BookProspero, Ariel, Reith and Gill
Author: Gary Brown
Author Gary Brown
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 43m
Gary Brown's BBC Radio 4 full-cast comedy dramatisation about artist Eric Gill's clash with the BBC over his famous sculpture of Prospero and Ariel, starring Anton Lesser as Eric Gill and Tim McInnerny as Sir John Reith, the first Director General of the Corporation. Originally broadcast in the 'Afternoon Play' slot on Wednesday 9 June 2010. Inspir...
View BookAuthor: Jane Austen
Author Jane Austen
Narrator Jane Suzman
Duration 2h 42m
When the personable Captain Wentworth reappears in Anne Elliot's life several years after she had been persuaded to break off their engagement, he makes no secret of his angry indignation but, as they come to know each other again, their feelings are rekindled. There are many obstacles in their path, however, amongst them Anne's egotistical, snobbi...
View BookMr. Hilter: Monty Python's Flying Circus
Author: John Cleese
Author John Cleese
Narrator Eric Idle
Duration 4m
Perhaps the ultimate in TV comedy madness and absurdity, this cult series, which began in 1969, was conceived, written and performed by Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. It was innovative and ground-breaking comedy which inspired many of today's writers and performers. Its sketches, songs and catchphrases are...
View BookThe North Minehead By-election: Monty Python's Flying Circus
Author: John Cleese
Author John Cleese
Narrator Eric Idle
Duration 1m
Perhaps the ultimate in TV comedy madness and absurdity, this cult series, which began in 1969, was conceived, written and performed by Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. It was innovative and ground-breaking comedy which inspired many of today's writers and performers. Its sketches, songs and catchphrases are...
View BookNudge Nudge Wink Wink: Monty Python's Flying Circus
Author: John Cleese
Author John Cleese
Narrator Eric Idle
Duration 1m
Perhaps the ultimate in TV comedy madness and absurdity, this cult series, which began in 1969, was conceived, written and performed by Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. It was innovative and ground-breaking comedy which inspired many of today's writers and performers. Its sketches, songs and catchphrases are...
View BookPatricia Hodge Is Mattie, A Liberated Woman
Author: Juliet Ace
Author Juliet Ace
Narrator Patricia Hodge
Duration 4h 55m
Patricia Hodge stars as Mattie in Juliet Ace's four linked dramas, written especially for Patricia's voice, in which Mattie reflects on her life as a naval wife, an actress and as a mother and daughter. In these funny and beautifully observed performances we come to meet Mattie as she shares her hard-earned understanding of her life, in all its int...
View BookNoughts and Crosses Series Book 1: Noughts and Crosses
Author: Malorie Blackman
Series: Noughts and Crosses, Book 1
Author Malorie Blackman
Narrator Syan Blake, Paul Chequer
SeriesNoughts and Crosses, Book 1
Duration 10h 39m
Sephy is a Cross, a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. Callum is a nought, a 'colourless' member of the underclass who were once slaves to the Crosses. The two have been friends since early childhood. But that's as far as it can go. Until the first steps are taken towards more social equality and a limited number of Noughts are allowed into C...
View BookThe Night Tried To Kidnap the Prime Minster
Author: Martin Jameson
Author Martin Jameson
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 43m
This full-cast dramatisation by Martin Jameson for BBC Radio 4 is a fictionalised account of the incident in 1964 when a group of students attempted to kidnap the then-Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, in Scotland. Originally broadcast as the Afternoon Play on 15 July 2009, this dramatisation stars Tim McInnerny as Sir Alec, Chris Starkie as R...
View BookAuthor: Eddie Braben
Series: Morcambe and Wise, Book 3
Author Eddie Braben
Narrator The Cast
SeriesMorcambe and Wise, Book 3
Duration 2h 36m
The greatest double act of all time, Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise delighted fans for forty years in music hall revues, on television and radio. Their hilarious fast-paced cross-talk with Ernie as straight man set a comic standard that will always be remembered. Enjoy the sketches once more in this third classic compilation. Even more sunshine from...
View BookThe Goon Show: You Have Deaded Me Again
Author: Spike Milligan
Series: The Goon Show, Book 8
Author Spike Milligan
Narrator Various
SeriesThe Goon Show, Book 8
Duration 2h 2m
Featuring: The Greatest Mountain in the World, The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (Solved), The Last Train (from Clapham) and The Spanish Suitcase. 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 ensures the pop...
View BookAuthor: Bill Dare
Author Bill Dare
Narrator Jon Culshaw
Duration 2h 42m
Eavesdrop on the bizarre, surprising and very secret lives of public people who have been caught unaware by the microphone. An excellent impressionist show with Jon Culshaw and other masters of the art, all about politicians and celebs caught unawares. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES
View BookAuthor: Brian Minchin
Author Brian Minchin
Narrator David-Lloyd Gareth
Duration 2h 11m
Alien larvae in a baptismal font mark the beginnings of a terrifying adventure for the Torchwood team in this exclusive audio adventure, read by Gareth David-Lloyd. Searching for the source of a bizarre Rift reading, Gwen, Jack and Ianto find a corpse on the beach, his face covered in hundreds of tiny cuts. Watching from the shadows is a man in bla...
View BookAuthor: Charles Chilton
Series: The World in Peril, Book 1
Author Charles Chilton
Narrator Various
SeriesThe World in Peril, Book 1
Duration 30m
Charles Chilton's classic science fiction trilogy stormed the BBC airwaves during the 1950s. Its gripping story lines, extra-terrestrial sound effects and atmospheric music engaged the listener as never before. Between 1953 and 1958, a devoted audience of adults and children attentively followed Captain Jet Morgan and his crew from one cliff-hanger...
View BookAuthor: Charles Chilton
Series: The World in Peril, Book 2
Author Charles Chilton
Narrator Various
SeriesThe World in Peril, Book 2
Duration 29m
Charles Chilton's classic science fiction trilogy stormed the BBC airwaves during the 1950s. Its gripping story lines, extra-terrestrial sound effects and atmospheric music engaged the listener as never before. Between 1953 and 1958, a devoted audience of adults and children attentively followed Captain Jet Morgan and his crew from one cliff-hanger...
View BookAuthor: Charles Chilton
Series: The World in Peril, Book 3
Author Charles Chilton
Narrator Various
SeriesThe World in Peril, Book 3
Duration 29m
Charles Chilton's classic science fiction trilogy stormed the BBC airwaves during the 1950s. Its gripping story lines, extra-terrestrial sound effects and atmospheric music engaged the listener as never before. Between 1953 and 1958, a devoted audience of adults and children attentively followed Captain Jet Morgan and his crew from one cliff-hanger...
View BookAuthor: Charles Chilton
Series: The World in Peril, Book 4
Author Charles Chilton
Narrator Various
SeriesThe World in Peril, Book 4
Duration 29m
Charles Chilton's classic science fiction trilogy stormed the BBC airwaves during the 1950s. Its gripping story lines, extra-terrestrial sound effects and atmospheric music engaged the listener as never before. Between 1953 and 1958, a devoted audience of adults and children attentively followed Captain Jet Morgan and his crew from one cliff-hanger...
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