Author: Simon Brett
Author Simon Brett
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 27m
As part of the BBC Radio 4 comedy drama series: 'Turf Wars', in this short 3rd play of 4, 'How's Your Mother?' by Simon Brett, Michael Maloney stars as mysterious villager Humphrey Partridge. In a gossipy village Humphrey is reckoned to be anti-social, indeed stand-offish. But he always has an excuse - namely that he has to look after his ailing el...
View BookAuthor: Nick Warburton
Author Nick Warburton
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 27m
First episode to kick-off the BBC Radio 4 comedy-drama series, 'Turf Wars' by Nick Warburton, originally broadcast on the 9 March 2011. This delicious comedy, 'Losing the Plot', stars James Fleet as Edward, a bashful man who, passing a local allotment, speaks to an attractive female allotee (Joanna Monro). He decides there and then that he must app...
View BookTurf Wars- the Complete Series
Author: Simon Brett
Author Simon Brett
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 1h 50m
Four comic dramas about boundaries that are both territorial and personal, as heard on BBC Radio 4 Territory is the theme that unites these four humorous plays - whether that means fighting over an allotment plot, dealing with the sudden partition of a country, guarding the privacy of a garden or battling with the council over school catchment area...
View BookTurf Wars-an Incident At the Border
Author: Simon Brett
Author Simon Brett
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 27m
Episode 2 of 4 of the BBC Radio 4 comedy-drama series 'Turf Wars', Nigel Planner stars in 'An Incident at the Border', Kieran Lynn's comedy about boundaries that are both territorial and personal. Directed by Peter Kavanagh and originally broadcast 16 October 2011. Arthur (Joe Kloska) and Olivia (Leah Brotherhead), take in the sun in their local pa...
View BookWarhorses of Letters-complete Series
Author: Robert Hudson
Author Robert Hudson
Narrator Stephen Fry
Duration 54m
Deep in the British Library tucked into the slipcover of a book on the history of Blenheim Palace a packet of extraordinary letters has been discovered. "Dear Marengo brackets Napoleon's horse close brackets, I've never written a letter like this before...." Thus begins the first passionate letter from Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellington's horse, to...
View BookWarhorses of Letters, Episode 1
Author: Robert Hudson
Series: Warhorses of Letters, Book 1
Author Robert Hudson
Narrator Stephen Fry
SeriesWarhorses of Letters, Book 1
Duration 13m
Two horses divided by war, united by love. Comedy starring Stephen Fry and Daniel Rigby. Episode 1 charts the early days of a romance and the early days of the Napoleonic Wars. As their love blossoms the shadow of impending combat looms over our two heroes.
View BookWarhorses of Letters, Episode 2
Author: Robert Hudson
Series: Warhorses of Letters, Book 2
Author Robert Hudson
Narrator Stephen Fry
SeriesWarhorses of Letters, Book 2
Duration 13m
Two horses divided by war, united by love. Comedy starring Stephen Fry and Daniel Rigby. Episode 2 sees Copenhagen becoming a warhorse, and Marengo setting out into the vast Russian Steppe as he carries Napoleon at the head of his vast army towards Moscow.
View BookWarhorses of Letters, Episode 3
Author: Robert Hudson
Series: Warhorses of Letters, Book 3
Author Robert Hudson
Narrator Stephen Fry
SeriesWarhorses of Letters, Book 3
Duration 13m
Two horses divided by war, united by love. Comedy starring Stephen Fry and Daniel Rigby. Episode 3 sees our heroes' fortunes fluctuate as the Napoleonic Wars get bloodier and colder making it much harder to send valentines cards.
View BookWarhorses of Letters, Episode 4
Author: Robert Hudson
Series: Warhorses of Letters, Book 4
Author Robert Hudson
Narrator Stephen Fry
SeriesWarhorses of Letters, Book 4
Duration 13m
Two horses divided by war, united by love. Comedy starring Stephen Fry and Daniel Rigby. Episode 4 sees the wars rage on as Copenhagen lives it up in Paris and Marengo tries to enjoy a quiet retirement.
View BookAuthor: Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Author Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 46m
Ronnie Corbett stars as granddad Sandy Hopper in Series 2 of the sitcom that reunites him with the writers of his hit comedy 'Sorry' - Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. In this second series, Sandy is still growing old happily along with his dog Henry. His grown-up children want him to move out of the family home so they can get their hands on their...
View BookWhen the Dog Dies, Series 2, Episode 1
Author: Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Series: When the Dog Dies Series 2, Book 1
Author Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesWhen the Dog Dies Series 2, Book 1
Duration 55m
Ronnie Corbett stars as granddad Sandy Hopper in Series 2 of the sitcom that reunites him with the writers of his hit comedy 'Sorry' - Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. In the first episode, 'Catchment if you Can', Sandy's quiet life is shattered when his daughter and son-in-law make use of his address
View BookWhen the Dog Dies, Series 2,episode 2
Author: Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Series: When the Dog Dies Series 2, Book 2
Author Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesWhen the Dog Dies Series 2, Book 2
Duration 55m
Ronnie Corbett stars as granddad Sandy Hopper in Series 2 of the sitcom that reunites him with the writers of his hit comedy 'Sorry' - Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. In the second episode, 'Knock Down Ginger', Sandy goofs when lodger Dolores feels guilty over the rent and decides to be a housekeeper in Edinburgh.
View BookWhen the Dog Dies, Series 2, Episode 3
Author: Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Series: When the Dog Dies Series 2, Book 3
Author Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesWhen the Dog Dies Series 2, Book 3
Duration 55m
Ronnie Corbett plays granddad Sandy Hopper in this sitcom which reunites him with the writers of his hit comedy 'Sorry' - Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. In this third episode, 'Temptation', generous Sandy sponsors his son-in-law in a charity marathon, but discovers he's splashed out too much.
View BookWhen the Dogdies, Series 2, Episode 4
Author: Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Series: When the Dog Dies Series 2, Book 4
Author Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesWhen the Dog Dies Series 2, Book 4
Duration 55m
Ronnie Corbett plays granddad Sandy Hopper in this sitcom which reunites him with the writers of his hit comedy 'Sorry' - Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. In the fourth episode, 'The Never Ending Story', Dolores seems to be seeing a married man, but Sandy's grandfatherly duties come before his fatherly ones.
View BookWhen the Dog Dies, Series 2, Episode 5
Author: Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Series: When the Dog Dies Series 2, Book 5
Author Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesWhen the Dog Dies Series 2, Book 5
Duration 27m
Ronnie Corbett plays granddad Sandy Hopper in this sitcom which reunites him with the writers of his hit comedy 'Sorry' - Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. In the fifth episode, 'Tangled Web', whenever people tell porkies, they seem to come to Sandy for help. But deceiving needs practice...
View BookWhen the Dog Dies, Series 2, Episode 6
Author: Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Series: When the Dog Dies Series 2, Book 6
Author Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesWhen the Dog Dies Series 2, Book 6
Duration 27m
Ronnie Corbett plays granddad Sandy Hopper in this sitcom which reunites him with the writers of his hit comedy 'Sorry' - Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. In the sixth episode, 'It was a Dark and Stormy Night', Dolores rashly plunges into an oral history project and reveals the yawning chasms dividing the Hoppers.
View BookAuthor: Jacqueline Rayner
Author Jacqueline Rayner
Narrator Camille Coduri
Duration 5h 28m
Rose and the Doctor return to present-day Earth, and become intrigued by the latest craze the video game, Death to Mantodeans. Is it as harmless as it seems? And why are so many local people going on holiday and never returning? Meanwhile, on another world, an alien war is raging. The Quevvils need to find a new means of attacking the ruthless Mant...
View BookAuthor: Jon Mcgregor
Author Jon Mcgregor
Narrator Lydia Wilson
Duration 24m
While marvelling at the way in which her mind responds to the near-death experience of a sugar beet smashing through the windscreen of her car, a young woman becomes mildly irritated by the two men who have stopped to help her. The BBC National Short Story Award 2011 is managed in partnership with Booktrust.
View BookThe Yellow Dog-series, Inspector Maigret
Author: Georges Simenon
Author Georges Simenon
Narrator Maurice Denham
Duration 44m
A full-cast dramatisation starring Nicholas Le Prevost as Inspector Maigret In 'Maigret: The Yellow Dog', the citizens of Concarneau are not happy when Maigret begins his murder investigation. But there is poison in the Pernod, a howling yellow dog and, it seems, a madman on the loose...
View BookHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Harry Potter Book 1
Author: J.K Rowling
Series: Harry Potter, Book 1
Author J.K Rowling
Narrator Stephen Fry
SeriesHarry Potter, Book 1
Duration 8h 29m
Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy. He lives with his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and cousin Dudley, who make him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. Then Harry starts receiving mysterious letters and his life is changed for ever. He is whisked away by a beetle-eyed giant of a man and enrolled in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry....
View BookHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Author: J.K Rowling
Series: Harry Potter, Book 2
Author J.K Rowling
Narrator Stephen Fry
SeriesHarry Potter, Book 2
Duration 9h 47m
Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The three friends, Harry, Ron and Hermione, are soon immersed in the daily round of Potions, Herbology, Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts and Quidditch. Then mysterious and scary things start happening. First Harry hears strange voices, and then Ro...
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