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Just A Minute, Series 61: Episode 4

Author Ian Messiter

Narrator Nicholas Parsons Et Al

SeriesJust a Minute Series 61, Book 4

Duration 27m

The popular panel game hosted by Nicholas Parsons. With Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi and first timer Russell Kane. Subjects include 'My Tartan Underwear' and 'Call Centres'. Recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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Just A Minute, Series 61: Episode 5

Author: Ian Messiter

Series: Just a Minute Series 61, Book 5

Just A Minute, Series 61: Episode 5

Author Ian Messiter

Narrator Nicholas Parsons Et Al

SeriesJust a Minute Series 61, Book 5

Duration 27m

The popular panel game hosted by Nicholas Parsons, with panellists Tony Hawks, Gyles Brandreth, Pam Ayres and newcomer Miles Jupp. Recorded at the Lichfield Festival.

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Just A Minute, Series 61: Episode 6

Author: Ian Messiter

Series: Just a Minute Series 61, Book 6

Just A Minute, Series 61: Episode 6

Author Ian Messiter

Narrator Nicholas Parsons Et Al

SeriesJust a Minute Series 61, Book 6

Duration 27m

The ever popular panel game, hosted by Nicholas Parsons. With guests Sheila Hancock, Graham Norton, Paul Merton and Tony Hawks. Panellists try to speak for a minute on a subject without hesitation, repetition or deviation. This week, subjects include 'Red Sky at Night' and 'The Meat Raffle'... except only one of the panellists seems to know what it...

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Just A Minute, Series 61: Episode 8

Author: Ian Messiter

Series: Just a Minute Series 61, Book 8

Just A Minute, Series 61: Episode 8

Author Ian Messiter

Narrator Various

SeriesJust a Minute Series 61, Book 8

Duration 27m

The ever popular panel game hosted by Nicholas Parsons. Last in series. With guests Gyles Brandreth, Pam Ayres, Tony Hawks and Miles Jupp, doing his second ever show.

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Blue Slipper Bay

Author: Wendy K. Harris

Blue Slipper Bay

Author Wendy K. Harris

Narrator Lucy Scott

Duration 11h 9m

'My advice is to gather together every shred of self-worth that you can summon, plus all your memories that make you feel good. Hold onto them like mad and fashion a new life for yourself doing what you want.' She tapped Sophie's arm again. 'Ditch the rest; it's not worth the headspace. And don't try to see too far into the future either. Do what's...

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Patrik Hedstrom Book 1: The Ice Princess

Author: Camilla Lackberg

Series: Patrik Hedstrom, Book 1

Patrik Hedstrom Book 1: The Ice Princess

Author Camilla Lackberg

Narrator Russell Boulter

SeriesPatrik Hedstrom, Book 1

Duration 12h 17m

Returning to her hometown after the funeral of her parents, writer Erica Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. The death of her childhood friend, Alex, is just the beginning. Her wrists slashed, her body frozen in an ice cold bath, it seems that she has taken her own life. Erica conceives a memoir about the beautiful but remote Alex, one...

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The Misadventures of Tallulah Casey, Book 2: A Midsummer Tights Dream

Author: Louise Rennison

Series: The Misadventures of Tallulah Casey, Book 2

The Misadventures of Tallulah Casey, Book 2: A Midsummer Tights Dream

Author Louise Rennison

Narrator Louise Rennison

SeriesThe Misadventures of Tallulah Casey, Book 2

Duration 5h 1m

Yaroooo! Tallulah's triumphant Heathcliff in `Wuthering Heights' the comedy musical was enough to secure her place at Dother Hall performing arts college for another term. She can't wait to see her pals again, Charlie and the boys from Woolfe Academy and maybe even bad boy Cain. Could the bright lights of Broadway be calling? And for who? Find out...

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Maigret Sets A Trap

Author: Georges Simenon

Maigret Sets A Trap

Author Georges Simenon

Narrator Maurice Denham

Duration 44m

A full-cast dramatisation starring Maurice Denham as Inspector Maigret and Michael Gough as his creator Georges Simenon The world's best-known French detective, Jules Maigret, talks to his creator Georges Simenon about one of his most intriguing cases in this full-cast dramatisation that has been specially adapted for radio from the original novel....

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Ulysses

Author: James Joyce

Ulysses

Author James Joyce

Narrator Stephen Rea

Duration 7h 25m

The young poet Stephen has been recalled from Paris to Dublin to be at his mother's deathbed. But he refuses her dying wishes: to kneel and pray for her. Now, holed up in his Martello tower outside the city walls, he has to suffer the taunts of Buck Mulligan by day and, by night, the vision of 'her eyes, shaking out of death to shake and bend my so...

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The Vampire Moon

Author: Donald Stuart

The Vampire Moon

Author Donald Stuart

Narrator William Franklyn

Duration 30m

In The Vampire Moon, Sexton Blake and Paula Dane are out at a London restaurant, when one of their fellow diners suddenly collapses. His dying words warn of the dangers of the Vampire Moon.

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Sexton Blake: The Vampire Moon and Other Stories

Author: Donald Stuart

Sexton Blake: The Vampire Moon and Other Stories

Author Donald Stuart

Narrator William Franklyn

Duration 1h 37m

'The Vampire Moon': Sexton Blake and Paula Dane are out at a London restaurant, when one of their fellow diners suddenly collapses. His dying words warn of the danger of the Vampire Moon. Featuring Marjorie Westbury (Paul Temple). 'The Fifth Dimension': Harry Monkton wins &oelig;84,000 on the Pools. Then, one day, the phone rings and he disappears....

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Sexton Blake: You Must Be Joking

Author: Donald Stuart

Sexton Blake: You Must Be Joking

Author Donald Stuart

Narrator William Franklyn

Duration 26m

William Franklyn stars as paperback hero Sexton Blake, with David Gregory as his assistant Tinker, in the original BBC Radio dramatisations from 1967. Lost from the BBC archives for over 40 years, these rediscovered episodes are presented on CD for the very first time. In You Must Be Joking a friend from Blake's club dies the day after receiving a...

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Turf Wars

Author: Jeremy Front

Turf Wars

Author Jeremy Front

Narrator Full Cast

Duration 27m

Beth just wants what's best for her 11 year old son; a solid secondary education at the kind of school that recognises his genius, as well as his aptitude for baroque music. A school like Folgate. But when the family is edged out of Folgate's catchment area, a battle begins. Beth takes on the might of the council with a mixture of community action,...

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The Twin Dilemma

Author: Eric Saward

The Twin Dilemma

Author Eric Saward

Narrator Colin Baker

Duration 4h 13m

The Doctor has regenerated, having sacrificed his fifth persona to save Peri's life. But things are not going well...

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Mclevy

Author: David Ashton

Mclevy

Author David Ashton

Narrator Full Cast

Duration 1h 26m

Inspired by the real-life memoirs of a Victorian Inspector in Scotland, James McLevy prowls the dark streets of 1860s Edinburgh bringing criminals to justice, with the assistance of Constable Mulholland. In Behind the Curtain, a death threat written in blood is found pinned to the wall of the leading lady's dressing room at the Parade Theatre. A Vo...

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Mclevy: Christmas Special 2006

Author: David Ashton

Mclevy: Christmas Special 2006

Author David Ashton

Narrator Full Cast

Duration 1h 25m

Brian Cox stars as McLevy with Siobh n Redmond as Jean Brash and Michael Perceval-Maxwell as Mulholland in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. Inspired by the real-life memoirs of a Victorian Inspector in Scotland, James McLevy prowls the dark streets of 1860s Edinburgh bringing criminals to justice, with the assistance of Constable Mulh...

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