Author: Dorothy L Sayers
Author Dorothy L Sayers
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 49m
When mystery writer Harriet Vane is accused of the murder of her lover, the evidence seems pretty damning. But Lord Peter Wimsey is not convinced and when, five hours later, no verdict has been returned, it seems the jury may not be either. But if Harriet didn't murder Philip Boyes, who did?
View BookAuthor: Georges Simenon
Author Georges Simenon
Narrator Maurice Denham
Duration 2h 57m
Maigret Goes to School / Maigret and the Old Lady / Maigret Hesitates / The Patience of Maigret. Maurice Denham stars as Maigret with Michael Gough as Georges Simenon in four more of the French detective's most intriguing cases.
View BookAuthor: Georges Simenon
Author Georges Simenon
Narrator Maurice Denham
Duration 2h 56m
The highly popular pipe-smoking Inspector Maigret embarks on more detective adventures which involve the darker impulses of the human heart and violent betrayals.
View BookAuthor: James Swallow
Author James Swallow
Narrator Will Thorp
Duration 2h 9m
The peace and quiet of a remote homestead in the 1880s American West is shattered by the arrival of two shadowy outriders searching for 'the healer'. When the farmer refuses to help them, they raze the house to the ground using guns that shoot bolts of energy instead of bullets... In the town of Redwater, the Doctor and Martha learn of a snake-oil...
View BookAuthor: Justin Richards
Author Justin Richards
Narrator Freema Agyeman
Duration 2h 36m
The Doctor and Martha arrive at Castle Extremis, which is about to play host to the signing of a peace treaty. But not everyone wants the war to end. Who is the little girl who haunts the castle? Who is the hooded figure that watches from the shadows? And what is the secret of the legendary Mortal Mirror?
View BookMark Steel's In Town, Series 1
Author: Mark Steel, Pete Sinclair
Author Mark Steel, Pete Sinclair
Narrator The Authors
Duration 2h 47m
Follow comedian Mark Steel (Mark Steel Lectures, The News Quiz) as he visits six lesser-known bits of Britain, finds the funniest moments in their history - and then performs a stand-up show for the local audience. In his first show, Mark finds himself in a livestock auction hall in Skipton, Yorkshire, celebrating canals, castles and cows, while in...
View BookAuthor: BBC Audiogo
Author BBC Audiogo
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 42m
In 1958 Phil and Jill's first children were born-the couple were blessed with twins, daughter Shula and son Kenton.
View BookAuthor: BBC Audiogo
Author BBC Audiogo
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 42m
By 1967 Phil and Jill were the proud parents of the perfectly balanced family: Two girls and two boys. David and Elizabeth completed the family, but there were concerns about little Elizabeth's heart.
View BookAuthor: Oli Smith
Author Oli Smith
Narrator Nicholas Briggs
Duration 4h 48m
"My watch is running backwards." Colorado, 1981. The Doctor, Amy and Rory arrive in Appletown-an idyllic village in the remote American desert where the townsfolk go peacefully about their suburban routines. But when two more strangers arrive, things begin to change. The first is a mad scientist-whose warnings are cut short by an untimely and bruta...
View BookDoctor Who and the Green Death
Author: Malcolm Hulke
Author Malcolm Hulke
Narrator Katy Manning
Duration 4h
'The Green Death' begins slowly. In a small Welsh mining village a man emerges from the disused colliery covered in a green fungus. Minutes later he is dead. UNIT, Jo Grant and Doctor Who arrive on the scene to investigate, but strangely reluctant to assist their inquiries is Dr. Stevens, director of the local refinery, Panorama Chemicals. Are they...
View BookPre-twentieth Century Poetry - Smartpass Study Guide
Author Smartpass, Various
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 30m
This audio drama leads the listener into the world of classical poetry, to experience and explore the work of poets with guidance from experts. The fully integrated commentary and analysis gives a student everything they need to understand, enjoy and appreciate classical poetry and to maximise their potential in coursework and exams. Poems include:...
View BookJulius Caesar - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: William Shakespeare, Smartpass
Author William Shakespeare, Smartpass
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 7h 50m
The real Julius Caesar famously said `experience is the teacher of all things'. Experience Shakespeare's masterful moral drama with teaching notes to consider whether his assassins were freedom fighters or cold-blooded killers - a question as pertinent in today's world as in ancient Rome.
View BookHamlet - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: William Shakespeare, Smartpass
Author William Shakespeare, Smartpass
Narrator Various
Duration 12h 11m
`There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so'. Discover why generations of actors dream of playing Hamlet, the intellectual prince at war with himself, in this powerful tragedy of revenge, remorse, madness and murder.
View BookAuthor: Oli Smith
Author Oli Smith
Narrator Matt Smith
Duration 1h 4m
Arriving on Earth in the midst of the American Civil War, the Doctor and Amy must get a posse together to help them retrieve an alien artefact that has fallen into the clutches of the Confederate Army. The terraforming device belongs to the Cei, a race of invaders who plan to use it to turn the planet into a new home world. But neither the Army nor...
View BookAuthor: Peter R Newman
Author Peter R Newman
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 38m
The TARDIS travellers discover that the crew of an Earth spaceship have been hijacked by the Sensorites, and they in turn are transported to the alien's planet. Humans and Sensorites alike are stricken by a deadly illness, for which the Doctor struggles to find a cure.
View BookThe Museum of Curiosity: The Complete Gallery 2
Author: BBC Radio 4
Author BBC Radio 4
Narrator Sean Lock, John Lloyd
Duration 2h 46m
The Museum of Curiosity is BBC Radio 4's monumental comedy edifice, and the only one with gargoyles in the foyer. It allows nothing inside unless it makes you scratch your head, stroke your chin or, at the very least, go 'Hmm'. Secondly, it is almost completely empty. Fortunately, helping to fill its vacant plinths is a gathering of the world's mos...
View BookAuthor: Sue Teddern
Author Sue Teddern
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 1h 8m
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast drama about two single parents who meet on an internet chat site and strike up a friendship. Originally broadcast in the "Woman's Hour Drama" slots from 2 November 2009 - 6 November 2009 under the series name of "singleparentpals.com". The complete series 1 contains the following episodes: You Are Not Alone - When a nervous...
View BookAuthor: Sue Teddern
Author Sue Teddern
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 1h 7m
The complete second series of the BBC Radio 4 full-cast drama about two single parents who met on an internet chat site and developed a friendship. First broadcast in the "Woman's Hour Drama" slots from 23 August - 27 August 2010, this follows on from the first series which was originally transmitted in 2009 under the name of "singleparentpals.com"...
View BookAuthor: William Shakespeare
Author William Shakespeare
Narrator Paul Scofield, Dame Peggy Ashcroft
Duration 4m
"If it were done when 'tis done..." From the BBC Sound Archives, one of Shakespeare's most famous and memorable speeches, with Paul Scofield and Peggy Ashcroft as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, bringing these ominous words vividly to life
View BookAuthor: William Shakespeare
Author William Shakespeare
Narrator Denis Quilley
Duration 2m
"Is this a dagger which I see before me....." With Denis Quilley as Macbeth, this recording from the BBC Sound Archives brings Shakespeare's memorable words to life..
View BookMerchant of Venice: Act 4 Scene 1
Author: William Shakespeare
Author William Shakespeare
Narrator Hannah Gordon
Duration 1m
"The quality of mercy is not strained...." In this recording from the BBC Sound Archives, Hannah Gordon is Shakespeare's wise Portia.
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