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Kafka the Musical (Drama on 3)
Reader: David Tennant
Murray Gold's new play starts from the suitably Kafkaesque premise that Franz Kafka finds he has to play himself in a musical about his own life. The play - or is it the musical? - introduces...
Charles Paris: An Amateur Corpse (BBC Radio Crimes)
Reader: Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast adaptation of Simon Brett's comic crime novel An Amateur Corpse. Charles is out of work again, and to make matters worse his mother...
The Cazalets: Confusion
Reader: Full Cast
For the Cazalet family the war has brought tragedy. Rupert has been missing since Dunkirk and only his daughter Clary refuses to believe he is dead, whilst her stepmother Zoe devotes her energy to...
My Blue Wedding
Reader: Toby Longworth
This play follows Graham Slater, a despondent pen-pusher, whose life turns upside down when he_x001A_s offered employment by his childhood imaginary friend, Laz, who happens to be covered in blue...
Quirks
Reader: David Troughton
Starring David Troughton and Tracy-Ann Oberman, Quirks by Simon Brett is a black comedy about a couple living _x001A_ or perhaps imprisoned _x001A_ in a luxurious villa on the Costa del Sol.
Like A Daughter
Reader: Roy Hudd
An afternoon drama by award-winning writer Lucy Flannery. Home help Ruth cares for Harry above and beyond the call of duty. She fetches his shopping, brings him meals, makes sense of his...
Rock and Doris and Elizabeth
Reader: Tracy-Ann Oberman
On the 15th July 1985 Rock Hudson appeared at a press call on the first day of filming for the TV show Doris Day's Best Friends as a favor to his old friend. His ravaged appearance shocked the...
Grey Expectations
Reader: Toby Longworth
Sequel to My Blue Wedding. In Grey Expectations, Graham learns what happened to all the billions the international bankers lost during the credit crunch _x001A_ they have turned up in Laz_x001A_s...
Gargantua & Pantagruel (Classic Serial)
Reader: David Troughton
Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais. Dramatized by Lavinia Murray. Episode 1: Gargantua. The bawdy, exuberant adventures of medieval giants. A dizzying blend of fantasy, comedy,...
The Yellowplush Papers (Classic Serial)
Reader: Adam Buxton
Series of five comic tales by William Makepeace Thackeray, adapted by Stephen Wyatt, recounting the rise and fall of early-19th century footman Charles Yellowplush. Episode 1: Charles attracts...
The Ring and the Book (Classic Serial)
Reader: Anton Lesser
Robert Browning's poetic masterpiece of sex, lies and murder, adapted by Martyn Wade. Episode 1: Rome is rife with speculation in the aftermath of a triple stabbing. Starring Anton Lesser as...
The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker (Classic Serial)
Reader: Nigel Anthony
Tobias Smollet's uproarious satire of 18th-century life, Dramatized by Yvonne Antrobus. Squire Bramble and family embark on their whistle-stop tour of Great Britain. They encounter adventure,...
Pilgrim Series 2 (BBC Radio 4: Afternoon Play)
Reader: Full Cast
A series of four BBC Radio 4 modern-day fantasy adventures written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz and starring Paul Hilton as Pilgrim. 'Pilgrim Series 2' was originally a weekly broadcast in the...
Pilgrim: No Foes Shall Stay His Might (Series 1,Episode 3)
Reader: Jamie Foreman
Episode 3 of the series starring Paul Hilton as the reluctant and unthanked hero protecting mankind from an enemy they resist believing in. Haddonfield is a powerful City banker. More powerful...
Pilgrim: Then Fancies Flee Away (Series 1, Episode 2)
Reader: Jamie Foreman
Episode 2 of the series starring Paul Hilton as the reluctant and unthanked hero protecting mankind from an enemy they resist believing in. Travelling through Yorkshire, Pilgrim meets Noreen,...
Pilgrim: He Who Would Valient Be (Series 1, Episode 1)
Reader: Jamie Foreman
Episode 1 of the BBC Radio series starring Paul Hilton as the reluctant and unthanked hero protecting mankind from an enemy they resist believing in. Pilgrim is summoned to help retrieve an egg...
Pilgrim (Series 1, Complete)
Reader: Jamie Foreman
Paul Hilton stars as the reluctant and unthanked hero protecting mankind from an enemy they resist believing in. In these four episodes, Pilgrim is summoned to help retrieve a dragon's egg stolen...
Pilgrim: Sookey Hill (Series 3, Episode 2)
Reader: Paul Hilton
When Pilgrim investigates a story about a man being turned into a hare, he meets a dangerous new enemy. The second in a new series of dark fantasy adventures.
Pilgrim: Lindie Island (Series 3, Episode 4)
Reader: Paul Hilton
In exchange for a precious bargaining chip in his negotiations with the King, Pilgrim is asked to sacrifice a man he has kept safe for centuries.
Pilgrim: Crowsfall Wood (Series 3, Episode 1)
Reader: Paul Hilton
Pilgrim is called upon to help an old friend who is possessed by a deadly forest spirit . The first of four new dark fantasy adventures featuring the immortal William Palmer.
Pilgrim: Aisley Bridge (Series 3, Episode 3)
Reader: Paul Hilton
Following the mysterious absence of a local girl, Pilgrim is drawn into the strange world of the lanes, and the immortal children who live there.
Pilgrim (Series 3, Complete)
Reader: Paul Hilton
This is the third series of enormously popular adventures to feature cult hero William Palmer - the Pilgrim of the title. In 1185, William Palmer was making pilgrimage to Canterbury. Unbeknownst...
Vivat Rex: The King's Favourite (Episode 1)
Reader: Richard Burton
Richard Burton narrates this epic, 26-part chronicle of the English succession from Edward II to Elizabeth I, first broadcast on BBC Radio to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee and rebroadcast...
Vivat Rex: Revenge (Episode 2)
Reader: Richard Burton
Episode 2 of the epic, 26-part chronicle of the English succession from Edward II to Elizabeth I, narrated by Richard Burton. Queen Isabella takes a lover and Edward II faces mortal danger. First...
Vivat Rex: Obsession (Episode 3)
Reader: Richard Burton
Episode 3 of the epic, 26-part chronicle of the English succession from Edward II to Elizabeth I, narrated by Richard Burton. Edward III falls passionately in love with the Countess of Salisbury....
Vivat Rex: The Black Prince (Episode 4)
Reader: Richard Burton
Episode 4 of the epic, 26-part chronicle of the English succession from Edward II to Elizabeth I, narrated by Richard Burton. England and France are at war and the Black Prince seeks a knighthood....
Vivat Rex: Treason (Episode 5)
Reader: Richard Burton
Episode 5 of the epic, 26-part chronicle of the English succession from Edward II to Elizabeth I, narrated by Richard Burton. King Richard II risks rebellion and civil war threatens England once...
Vivat Rex: King of Snow (Episode 6)
Reader: Richard Burton
Episode 6 of the epic, 26-part chronicle of the English succession from Edward II to Elizabeth I, narrated by Richard Burton. King Richard II must face his doom as Bolingbroke returns to England....
Vivat Rex: Victims (Episode 7)
Reader: Richard Burton
Episode 7 of the epic, 26-part chronicle of the English succession from Edward II to Elizabeth I, narrated by Richard Burton. King Richard II is murdered and Bolingbroke is crowned as Henry IV....
Vivat Rex: Vulgar Company (Episode 8)
Reader: Richard Burton
Episode 8 of the epic, 26-part chronicle of the English succession from Edward II to Elizabeth I, narrated by Richard Burton. Falstaff impersonates the King and Prince Hal prepares for battle....
Vivat Rex: Rebellion (Episode 9)
Reader: Richard Burton
Episode 9 of the epic, 26-part chronicle of the English succession from Edward II to Elizabeth I, narrated by Richard Burton. Henry IV clashes with his rivals and Hotspur is killed. First...
Vivat Rex: Corruption (Episode 10)
Reader: Richard Burton
Episode 10 of the epic, 26-part chronicle of the English succession from Edward II to Elizabeth I, narrated by Richard Burton. Falstaff manages to escape marriage, and Justice Shallow supplies him...
Martin Beck: Roseanna
Reader: Neil Pearson
Steven Mackintosh stars as Martin Beck, with Neil Pearson as Lennart Kollberg, in this BBC Radio 4 dramatization of Roseanna. The Martin Beck books are widely acknowledged as some of the most...
Martin Beck: The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
Reader: Neil Pearson
Steven Mackintosh stars as Martin Beck, with Neil Pearson as Lennart Kollberg, in this BBC Radio 4 dramatization of The Man Who Went Up in Smoke. The Martin Beck books are widely acknowledged as...
Martin Beck: The Man on the Balcony
Reader: Neil Pearson
Steven Mackintosh stars as Martin Beck, with Neil Pearson as Lennart Kollberg, in this BBC Radio 4 dramatization of The Man on the Balcony. The Martin Beck books are widely acknowledged as some of...
Martin Beck: the Laughing Policeman
Reader: Neil Pearson
Steven Mackintosh stars as Martin Beck, with Neil Pearson as Lennart Kollberg, in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of The Laughing Policeman. The Martin Beck books are widely acknowledged as some of...
Martin Beck: The Fire Engine that Disappeared
Reader: Neil Pearson
Steven Mackintosh stars as Martin Beck, with Neil Pearson as Lennart Kollberg, in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of The Fire Engine that Disappeared. The Martin Beck books are widely acknowledged...
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