Author: Agatha Christie
Series: Hercule Poirot, Book 20
Author Agatha Christie
Narrator Peter Sallis
SeriesHercule Poirot, Book 20
Duration 1h 20m
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring Peter Sallis as the great Belgian detective. Tyrannical millionaire Simeon Lee has been estranged from most of his family for years. But now, on Christmas Eve, the old man calls them all together once more. Unable to disobey, the children gather uneasily and wonder what their father's intentions are. D...
View BookAuthor: Agatha Christie
Author Agatha Christie
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 27m
The year is 1920, and an ambitious doctor meets a nun apparently traumatised by what she witnessed in the Great War. An attempt to restore the woman's sanity results in the uncovering of something very sinister indeed.
View BookAuthor: Agatha Christie
Author Agatha Christie
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 27m
Having lost her husband and only child to the war in Afghanistan, a young woman turns to an Irish couple for hope in the form of a miracle. But dark forces are at work, and the price to pay for salvation may be too much to bear.
View BookAuthor: Agatha Christie
Series: Hercule Poirot, Book 9
Author Agatha Christie
Narrator John Moffatt
SeriesHercule Poirot, Book 9
Duration 2h 20m
"Monsieur Poirot, somehow or other I've just got to get rid of my husband!" No sooner had she uttered the words than Lady Edgware's husband was dead, brutally stabbed in the neck. The evidence against her is overwhelming, the case cut and dried. But what was the truth behind it all? What enemies lurked in the background of the victim's life? Hercul...
View BookAuthor: Agatha Christie
Author Agatha Christie
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 27m
Theo is determined to seek happiness with her husband's business rival, Vincent. Having fled London for Paris, however, she soon learns of Richard's financial collapse - and discovers that rather more than just his job is at stake.
View BookAuthor: Alan Bennett
Author Alan Bennett
Narrator Maggie Smith
Duration 1h 32m
A new Radio 4 adaptation of one of Alan Bennett's most well-loved works. In the 1970s, an eccentric old lady called Miss Shepherd lives in an old caravan opposite Bennett's house in Camden. That is until new parking regulations come into force - and he suggests moving the van onto his driveway...
View BookAuthor: Alan Bennett
Author Alan Bennett
Narrator Jim Broadbent Et Al
Duration 1h 28m
Jim Broadbent stars as 'mad' King George III in this radio adaptation of Alan Bennett's award-winning play, which co-stars Cheryl Campbell, Nicholas Farrell and Alun Armstrong. The King is losing his mind. Doctors are brought in as his eccentric behaviour becomes more bizarre and erratic, while his son, the Prince Regent, waits - and plots.
View BookChronicles of Barsetshire Series Book 6: The Last Chronicle of Barset
Author: Anthony Trollope
Series: The Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 6
Author Anthony Trollope
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 6
Duration 4h 46m
The acclaimed BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Anthony Trollope's classic story of provincial life.
View BookAuthor: Various
Author Various
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 36m
Jack was Dan and Doris' other son, Peggy was the girl from the East End of London; together they ran the Bull pub in the village, but Jack's addictions to alcohol and gambling caused problems in this marriage.
View BookJohnner's Cricketing Gaffes, Giggles and Cakes
Author: Brian Johnston
Author Brian Johnston
Narrator Brian Johnston
Duration 1h 10m
A compelation of cricketing moments including the letter from William H Tit, the streakers commentaries "cheeky performance and waving her flag and other things", the chocolate cake mouthfuls, Johnners numerous scoring mix ups, the resemblance between Fred Truemand and a turnip, cricket for the blind, Jim'll Fix it voiceover, Ned Sherrin interviewi...
View BookAuthor: Brian Johnston
Author Brian Johnston
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 56m
Brian Johnston - aka "Johnners" - the BBC's long-time cricket commentator, is the umpire in this test of wit and general knowledge, as two teams try to score the highest number of runs under his watchful eye. In these four episodes, team captains Tim Rice and Willie Rushton are joined by Stephen Fry, Paul Merton, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Bil...
View BookAuthor: BBC Audiobooks
Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 4m
The TARDIS lands in the Wild West in this classic BBC TV soundtrack starring William Hartnell, with linking narration by Peter Purves. It's 1881 and, in the Wild West settlement of Tombstone, there are three strangers in town: 'Doctor Caligari', 'Steven Regret', and 'Miss Dodo Dupont'. They've arrived in a 20th Century blue police box, and they're...
View BookHancock: The Blood Donor, the Radio Ham, & Two Other Tv Episodes
Author: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Author Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Narrator Tony Hancock
Duration 2h 1m
Episodes: The Bedsitter (26 May 1961), The Radio Ham (9 June 1961), The Bowmans (2 June 1961), The Blood Donor (23 June 1961). `A pint? That's very nearly an armful!' This classic line has echoed through the halls of comedy legend since it was first uttered by Anthony Aloycious Hancock in The Blood Donor. Now the original soundtrack from that famou...
View BookHancock: The Economy Drive, the Emigrant, & Two Other Tv Episodes
Author: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Author Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Narrator Tony Hancock
Duration 2h 1m
Here are a further four original television soundtracks from the BBC's Hancock series. Once again Tony Hancock stars as the loveable curmudgeon, in four instalments written by the character's creators, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. 1. THE ECONOMY DRIVE: Having come home from holiday to find that Sid has left all the lights on, the TV running, and fa...
View BookHancock's Half Hour: The Very Best Episodes
Author: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Series: Hancock's Half Hour, Book 1
Author Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Narrator Tony Hancock
SeriesHancock's Half Hour, Book 1
Duration 2h
Tony Hancock's premature death in 1968 at the age of forty-four deprived the entertainment world of perhaps the greatest post-war comedian to have emerged from this country. It makes his eighty hours of material originally broadcast by the BBC on radio and television between 1954 and 1961 seem all the more priceless and rare. With his impeccable ti...
View BookThe Good Life: The Happy Event
Author: Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
Author Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
Narrator Richard Briers Et Al
Duration 1h 55m
Four original BBC television episodes of the much-loved classic sitcom starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Paul Eddington and Penelope Keith. More gentle humour and affectionate repartee from Surbiton's most famous sparring neighbours.
View BookI'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Two
Author: BBC Audiobooks
Series: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Book 8
Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Various
SeriesI'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Book 8
Duration 1h 48m
A compilation of hare-brained games including the legendary `Mornington Crescent' from the much-loved `antidote to panel games' chaired by Humphrey Lyttelton. With Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Willie Rushton.
View BookI'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Three
Author: BBC Audiobooks
Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 57m
A compilation of hare-brained games including the legendary `Mornington Crescent' from the much-loved `antidote to panel games' chaired by Humphrey Lyttelton. With Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Willie Rushton.
View BookI'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Anniversary Special
Author: BBC Audiobooks
Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 53m
To celebrate thirty years of the extremely popular BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game, this release brings together two special editions - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Anniversary Special and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Desert Island - alongside the first ever edition of the programme, originally broadcast on 11 April 1972. Whilst the anniversary special featur...
View BookI'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue: Hamish & Dougal, You'll Have Had Your Tea, Series 1
Author: BBC Audiobooks
Series: I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Book 1
Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Various
SeriesI'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Book 1
Duration 55m
Hamish and Dougal, two elderly Scotsmen played by Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, have for many years been a popular feature of the the hit BBC Radio 4 comedy show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. Now they've got their own series. Regular characters appearing with Hamish and Dougal include Mrs Naughtie, a cleaning lady-cum-housekeeper played by Alison St...
View BookI'm Sorry I'll Read That Again 2
Author: Bill Oddie, Graham Garden
Series: I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, Book 2
Author Bill Oddie, Graham Garden
Narrator John Cleese Et Al
SeriesI'm Sorry I'll Read That Again, Book 2
Duration 1h 58m
An extravageanza specially written for the wireless by several persons, featuring a number of performers' was how an early edition of I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again described itself, and how nobly the programme lived up to that demanding ideal! Described by Barry Took as 'A kaleidoscope of funny voices, catch phrase and innuendo revolving at breakn...
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