Adam Wasson

Adam Weymouth's work has been published widely, including in Granta, The Atlantic, The Observer and the BBC. His first book, Kings of the Yukon, tells the story of his 2000-mile canoe trip across Alaska. It won the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, the Lonely Planet/ Stanfords Adventure Travel Book of the Year and the Prix Paul-Emile Victor. He has been named by the National Writing Centre as one of ten writers shaping the UK's future.

Adam Weymouth

Adam Wisniewski-Snerg (1937-95) was born on the outskirts of Warsaw. His science fiction writing is largely focused around the consequences of totalitarianism. Although largely unread during his lifetime, after his suicide in 1995 his work began to receive major critical attention. He is now considered to be, along with Stanislaw Lem, one of Poland's greatest science fiction writers.

Adam Wisniewski-Snerg

Ade Edmondson

Adele Lang

Adele Nozedar is an author and photographer. Previously, she was in a cult indie band, then ran her own indie record label and became A&amp;R Director/General Manager of a major record company. 
 
Her wide-ranging passions are reflected in her books, which include The Hedgerow Handbook (2012), The Signs and Symbols Sourcebook (2011), The Secret Language of Birds (2006), and The Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans (2013).

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Adele Puhn

Adeline Yen Mah

Adelle Waldman is a freelance writer and book critic. She worked as a reporter at the New Haven Register and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and wrote a column for the Wall Street Journal's website. Her articles also have appeared in The New York Times Book Review,The New Republic,Slate,The Wall Street Journal, and other national publications. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Adelle Waldman

Aditi Kakade Beaufrand is an Indian illustrator based in France. She likes experimenting with bright, happy colours. She grew up reading fairytales, watching animated films and imagining adventure stories, and her style is an embodiment of her Indian heritage and western culture. She loves animals and taking long walks on the beach, but she is never too far away from a pencil and a paper to draw her perception of the world.

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Aditya Chakrabortty

Adiva Geffen is a bestselling writer and playwright. Her plays have appeared on major stages in Israel, she lectures and leads numerous writing workshops and she is a board member of the Israeli Writers’ Association. 
 
 Geffen started out as a special-education teacher, before serving as the spokesperson for the Habima National Theatre for more than a decade. She founded and subsequently led the Israeli Theatre Award for ten years, and now serves as head of The Gnazim Institute of the Hebrew Writers Association, the largest Hebrew literature archive in the world. 
 
 Born in Haifa, Israel and the mother of three sons, Geffen now lives in Tel Aviv with her partner Aharon Meidan.

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Adnan Sarwar, 35, is a former British soldier who served in the Iraq War.  He has since worked as a military consultant to film and is a writer based in London.  Read more at www.adnansarwar.com / @adnansarwar

Adnan Sarwar

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Loos (1877-1933) was a leading Austro-Hungarian architect, perhaps most famous for the revolutionary 'Loos House' opposite the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, which caused outrage when it was built in 1912, and the wonderful American Bar, also in Vienna. He wrote extensively on architecture and design, working in reaction to the elaborate mass of decoration celebrated by the Vienna Secession movement.

Adolf Loos

Adolfo García Ortega

Adomnan of Iona

Adonis

Adriaan Van Dis

Adrian Bean

Adrian Bliss is a creator, writer and performer from London, best known for his comedy sketches which, explore everything from history to natural science to religion. Adrian's work has earned him nearly 20 million followers across social media and has been featured in CNN, The Times and Vogue. Adrian was named one of the New Faces of Comedy at Just For Laughs, and his one-man play Inside Everyone sold out its debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival prior to opening.

Adrian Bliss

Adrian Desmond

Adrian Edmondson

Adrian Fort

Adrian Gilbert

Adrian Henri

Adrian House

Adrian Houston is a tree photographer and passionate conservationist. His work has seen him travel to some of the world's most unexplored and inhospitable terrains, with his powerful photographs subsequently gracing everything from advertising campaigns to magazine covers. In 2021 he published A Portrait of the Tree, a photography book that illustrated how trees connect us all on a universal level. Adrian's work has been exhibited both at The National Gallery and The Royal Academy of Arts. When he is not travelling, he is based at his studio in Soho, central London.

Adrian Houston

Adrian J Walker was born in the bush suburbs of Sydney, Australia in the mid '70s. After his father found a camper van in a ditch, he renovated it and moved his family back to the UK, where Adrian was raised. 
 
Ever since he can remember, Adrian has been interested in three things: words, music and technology, and when he graduated from the University of Leeds, he found a career in software. His novel The End of the World Running Club, a post-apocalyptic running fable about hope, love and endurance, was a Simon Mayo Radio 2 book club choice. 
 
He lives in Aberdeen with his wife and two children. To find out more visit: http://www.adrianjwalker.com/

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Dolya Gavanski

Ed Stoppard stars as obsessive pianist Alexei in this modern-day take on Dostoevsky's classic The Gambler 
 
When brilliant but penniless pianist Alexei is hired to tutor the 10-year-old daughter of Russian oligarch Mikhail, he is drawn into a world of chance, obsession and violence. Hopelessly infatuated with Mikhail's beautiful stepdaughter Polina, he vows to do anything to win her love: and so begins his involvement in a dangerous, high-stakes game... 
 
Seduced by the lure of the roulette wheel, and embroiled in the complications and machinations of Polina and her family, Alexei's life takes a dark turn. The unexpected arrival of Mikhail's mother Anastasia from Russia offers hope of rescue from financial ruin: but an obsession with risk-taking threatens to destroy everything... 
 
This lively reimagining, set in contemporary London, was written by Dolya Gavanski, who also plays Polina. Ed Stoppard (Home Fires) stars as Alexei, with Eleanor Bron (A Little Princess) as Anastasia and Matthew Marsh (Love, Lies and Records) as Mikhail. 
 
Production credits 
Adapted by Dolya Gavanski, from Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Gambler 
Directed and produced by John Dryden 
Original music composed by Sacha Puttnam 
All music performed by Sacha Puttnam 
Casting: Toby Whale 
Script Editor: Mike Walker 
Sound Design: Steve Bond 
A Goldhawk Production for BBC Radio 4 
 
Cast 
Alexei - Ed Stoppard 
Mikhail - Matthew Marsh 
Polina - Dolya Gavanski 
Vika - Isabella Blake Thomas 
Astley - Graham Seed 
Francois - Orlando Seale 
Katie - Lucy May Barker 
Inokenti - George Lasha 
Masha - Irina Karatcheva 
Mullighan - Jay Taylor 
Office Worker - Alana Ramsey 
Blake - Timothy Walker 
Anastasia - Eleanor Bron 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 17-24 November 2013 
 
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The Russian Gambler

A BBC Radio full-cast adaptation

Vikas Swarup

A ten-part dramatisation of the bestselling thriller by Slumdog Millionaire author Vikas Swarup 
 
Sapna Sinha is a sales assistant in a TV showroom in New Delhi. As the sole breadwinner in the family, she works hard to support her widowed mother and younger sister Neha. Then billionaire Vinay Mohan Acharya walks into her life and offers to make her the CEO of his global empire. All she has to do is pass seven tests - rites of passage, designed to gauge her mettle as a leader. 
 
It seems too good to be true, and Sapna is sceptical. But, in desperate need of money, she signs the contract that will subject her to the series of 'life tests'. She has no idea what they will be, or when they will come, but if she gets through them, her life will change forever. 
 
And change it does - though not in a way she could ever have predicted. As the consequences of her Faustian pact become clear, it seems there is no escape. Only by revisiting her past can she make sense of her present: but nothing can prepare her for what she finds there... 
 
Dramatised by award-winning authors Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden, this gripping, suspenseful drama with a twist in the tale stars Rasika Dugal as Sapna and Vijay Chrishna as Acharya. 
 
 
Production credits 
Dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and John Dryden from the novel The Accidental Apprentice by Vikas Swarup 
Produced by Nadir Khan 
Directed by John Dryden 
Sound Design: Steve Bond 
Editing Assistant: Varun Bangera 
Script Editor: Mike Walker 
Assistant Producer: Toral Shah 
Music: Sacha Puttnam 
A Goldhawk Production for BBC Radio 4 
 
Cast 
Sapna - Rasika Dugal 
Acharya - Vijay Chrishna 
Karan - Neil Bhoopalam 
Nirmila Ben/Rosie - Radhika Mital 
Sapna's Mother - Shernaz Patel 
Raja - Sumeet Vyas 
Kuldeep Singh/Roaji - Rajit Kapur 
Neha - Amrita Puri 
Priya Capoor/Pushpa/Female Judge - Ayesha Raza 
Badan Singh/Politician/Constable - Kenny Desai 
Madan - Vivek Madan 
Neelam - Prerna Chawla 
Babli/Janet - Preetika Chawla 
Rent Collector - Satchit Puranik 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 19-30 May 2014 
 
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The Seventh Test

A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of The Accidental Apprentice

Ayeesha Menon

All eleven episodes of the detective serial set &amp; recorded in Mumbai 
 
Inspector Alia Khan is a tough, determined female cop struggling to make her mark in a male-dominated world. As she fights to uncover crime and corruption, she must also battle the endemic sexism of the police force, and the patronising, chauvinist attitudes of her boss and colleagues - as well as dealing with her own personal demons. 
 
In Series 1, landed with a new partner, she investigates a rescued baby, a missing husband, a child prostitution ring and strange goings-on at a psychiatric hospital. When a glamour model is found dead in a five-star hotel, she sets out on the trail of Bollywood's leading heart-throb, and uncovers murder, political scandal - and the truth about her policeman father's death. 
 
In Series 2, the disgraced police inspector has just been released from jail. Seeking a life of obscurity, she gets a job as a receptionist in a run-down Mumbai hotel. But when a serial killer starts operating on the rooftop, Alia is called in. Paired up with incompetent Inspector Ratna Shinde, she soon realises that the murderer is trying to communicate with her through the victims themselves... 
 
Series 3 finds Alia going undercover after suspicions are raised about a young woman's death. When Nyla Ansari is found in a bathtub in her parents' home, a bottle of pills beside her, it looks like suicide. Then a video is discovered, made by Nyla a year before. In it, she claims her father, a wealthy Indian businessman, was going to kill her. Posing as a newly married couple, Alia and her male colleague Junaid Qureshi move into the flat next door. Their mission: befriend Nyla's family, friends and servants, and find out the truth... 
 
Written by Ayeesha Menon, these fast-paced crime thrillers, recorded on location in India, star Prerna Chawal as Alia, with Anand Tiwari, Rajit Kapur, Shivani Tanksale, Tavish Bhattacharya, Rohit Malkani and Radhika Mital. 
 
Production credits 
Written by Ayeesha Menon 
Script Editors: Mike Walker and Phillip Shelley 
Produced by Nadir Khan 
Directed, recorded and edited by John Dryden 
Assistant Producer/Production Manager: Toral Shah 
Production Assistant: Vivek Madan 
Editing Assistants: Andrew Lewis, Aditya Khanna and Varrunn Bangera 
Music: Sacha Putnam 
Sound Recordists: Hitesh Chaurasia and Ayush Ahuja 
Sound Design: Steve Bond 
A Goldhawk Production for BBC Radio 4 
 
Cast 
Alia - Prerna Chawla 
Nakul - Anand Tiwari 
Inspector Desai/Parvez - Rajit Kapur 
Mrs Gomes - Radhika Mittal 
Popo - Rohit Malkani 
Alia's father - Zafar Karachiwala 
Vikram Naresh - Darius Shroff 
Commissioner Kripalani - Jayant Kripalani 
Ratna - Shivani Tanksale 
Jamal - Kenny Desai 
Yamraj - Abhay Mahajan 
Meenakshi - Ratnabali Bhattacharjee 
Faisal - Prashant Prakash 
Bala - Prabal Panjabi 
Hotel Manager - Joy Sengupta 
Principal Pandey - Sohrab Ardeshir 
Inspector Siddiqui - Adhir Bhat 
Home Minister - Satchit Puranik 
Dhruv - Neil Bhoopalam 
Shaina Patel - Preetika Chawla 
Junaid - Tavish Bhattacharya 
Shahnaz - Shernaz Patel 
Jaz - Sukant Goel 
Roopkala - Lovleen Mishra 
Bhupinder - Aseem Hattangady 
Patel - Jaimini Pathak 
Roopkala's son - Ajitesh Gupta 
Dr. Rao - Sohrab Ardeshir 
Dr. Rameshwari - Anahita Uberoi 
Sam/Inspector Kaur/Ensemble - Vivek Madan 
Pander/Bartender/Ensemble - Nadir Khan 
Nyla/Adele/Ensemble - Abir Abrar 
Poona/Ensemble - Kamakshi Rai 
Boy - Dhruv Hemdev 
With Karan Pandit, Faezeh Jalali, Devika Shahani-Punjabi, Ayeesha Menon, Ankur Vikal 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 9-14 September 2013 (Series 1), 18-19 August 2015 (Series 2), 11-13 September 2019 
 
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Undercover Mumbai

A BBC Radio full-cast drama

William Ingram

Richard Davies

Maurice Travers

Barry Campbell

Roald Dahl

Rene Basilico

Elizabeth Morgan

Charles Birkin

Twenty tales of terror and suspense, brought to you by sinister storyteller Vincent Price 
 
Horror legend Vincent Price presents an anthology of eerie, unsettling tales with a devilish twist - some purportedly based on his own adventures, others narrated by him in his own inimitable style. 
 
Listen to his horrifying accounts of an unnerving piscatorial experience Down Under, a violinist with very special hands, a Bonfire Night party when a bullying father disappeared and a secretary's murderous revenge. Here, too, are the spine-chilling stories of a beloved cat with an unusual inheritance, a scientist whose experiments on his own son lead to unforeseen danger and a phoney clairvoyant and her client, who seeks a preview of eternity... 
 
Among the star casts are Garard Green, Peter Cushing, Bill Kerr, Coral Browne, Christopher Bidmead, Adrienne Corri, Betty Huntley-Wright, Freddie Jones, Edward Woodward, Annette Crosbie, Maurice Denham and Hywel Bennett. 
 
Production credits 
Presented by and starring Vincent Price 
Produced by John Dyas 
 
Remains to be Seen 
Dramatised by William Ingram from the story by Jack Ritchie. First broadcast BBC World Service, 1 September 1973 
 
William and Mary 
Dramatised by Barry Campbell from the story by Roald Dahl. First broadcast BBC World Service, 8 September 1973 
 
Cat's Cradle 
Dramatised by Richard Davis from the story 'The Squaw' by Bram Stoker. First broadcast BBC World Service, 15 September 1973 
 
Meeting in Athens 
Dramatised by Maurice Travers from the story 'So Pale, So Cold, So Fair' by Charles Birkin. 
First broadcast BBC World Service, 22 September 1973 
 
The Man Who Hated Scenes 
Dramatised by William Ingram from the story by Robert Arthur. First broadcast BBC World Service, 29 September 1973 
 
Lot 132 
Written and dramatised by Elizabeth Morgan. First broadcast BBC World Service, 6 October 1973 
 
The Waxwork 
Dramatised by Barry Campbell from the story by AM Burrage. First broadcast BBC World Service, 13 October 1973 
 
Fish 
Written and dramatised by Rene Basilico. First broadcast BBC World Service, 20 October 1973 
 
Soul Music 
Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 27 October 1973 
 
Guy Fawkes' Night 
Written and dramatised by Richard Davis. First broadcast BBC World Service, 3 November 1973 
 
Come As You Are 
Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 6 April 1974 
 
The Ninth Removal 
Dramatised by Barry Campbell from the story by R Chetwynd Hayes. First broadcast BBC World Service, 20 April 1974 
 
An Eye for an Eye 
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 27 April 1974 
 
Blind Man's Bluff 
Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 4 May 1974 
 
Goody Two Shoes 
Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 30 May 1983 
 
To My Dear, Dear Saladin 
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 6 June 1983 
 
The Family Album 
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 13 June 1983 
 
Out of the Mouths 
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 20 June 1983 
 
Not Wanted on the Voyage 
Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 27 June 1983 
 
Is There Anybody There? 
Written by William Ingram. Music by Derek Price 
First broadcast BBC World Service, 4 July 1983 
 
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The Price of Fear: 20 tales of suspense told by Vincent Price

A BBC Radio 4 vintage horror series

John Dickson Carr

Eight BBC Radio crime dramas featuring Golden Age detective Gideon Fell, starring Donald Sinden 
 
With his cape, canes and shovel hat, portly amateur sleuth Dr Gideon Fell cuts an eccentric figure - but his odd appearance belies his sharp intellect and astonishing faculty for deduction. Created by crime novelist John Dickson Carr, and supposedly based on fellow author G. K. Chesterton, Dr Fell appeared in 23 novels between 1933 and 1967. This radio collection comprises all eight of the BBC adaptations based on Carr's bestselling books. 
 
The Hollow Man - Dr Gideon Fell becomes embroiled in an intriguing locked room mystery when an illusionist threatens an eminent professor. 
 
The House in Gallows Lane - 1936, and the peace of a small English village is disrupted by a mysterious death in this captivating drama adapted from the novel Till Death Do Us Part. 
 
To Wake the Dead - On the eve of King George VI's coronation, a woman is murdered in a grand London hotel. But this death is not the first of its kind... 
 
The Blind Barber - When a brutal killing takes place on an ocean liner, the engraving on the murder weapon provides a vital clue. 
 
The Black Spectacles - Three people witness a murder, yet none of them can agree about what they have seen. 
 
The Mad Hatter Mystery- A young journalist is found murdered at Traitors' Gate in fog-bound London, a crossbow through his heart and a top hat on his head. 
 
He Who Whispers - Dr Fell becomes involved in a seemingly supernatural murder, in which the victim was found entirely alone at the top of an isolated medieval tower in France. 
 
Below Suspicion - The stifling respectability of a South London suburb is rocked by a spate of ruthless poisonings - and as Fell investigates, he uncovers a sinister black magic cult... 
 
Donald Sinden stars as Gideon Fell, with John Hartley as Superintendent Hadley. Among the supporting casts are Nigel Davenport, Wendy Craig, Patrick Allen, Andrew Wincott and James Fleet. 
 
Written by John Dickson Carr 
Dramatised by Peter Ling 
Produced and directed by Enyd Williams 
 
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Dr Gideon Fell: The Complete BBC Radio Drama Collection

Eight full-cast crime dramas from the Golden Age of detective fiction

Simon Brett

Jeremy Front

Actor and sleuth Charles Paris is back in this full-cast BBC radio dramatisation of Simon Brett's novel, starring Bill Nighy 
 
Locked down with his semi-detached wife Frances, Charles has thrown himself into a new career as a handyman, becoming quite the DIY expert. He's developed muscles, stopped smoking and even cut back on the booze. 
 
Then his agent, Maurice, offers him the chance to get back on stage - and in a West End play, no less. The star, Justin Grover, asked for him specifically: but Charles has reservations. Grover was cocky enough when they were both young hopefuls; now he's the star of a massive TV fantasy series, and the play - a verbatim piece set in a monastery - is dire. 
 
So why has Justin signed up for it? He certainly doesn't need the money, unlike Charles. The cast is drearily male, and before long Charles is hitting the Scotch again. When he drunkenly stumbles over the corpse of a fellow actor, Charles panics, leaving the body to be discovered by someone else. But he soon regrets lying to the police, and driven by guilt and self-preservation, he resolves to find the murderer... 
 
This sparkling adaptation by Jeremy Front stars Bill Nighy (Emma, Love Actually) as Charles Paris, with Suzanne Burden as Frances and Jon Glover as Maurice. 
 
Credits 
Written by Simon Brett 
Adapted by Jeremy Front 
Directed by Sally Avens 
 
Cast 
Charles Paris........................Bill Nighy 
Frances........................Suzanne Burden 
Maurice........................Jon Glover 
Justin ........................Tony Turner 
Lydia ........................Ria Marshall 
Kit ........................Joseph Ayre 
Brendan ........................Jonathan Kydd 
Nina ........................Marilyn Nnadebe 
D.S. Dalby ........................Stewart Campbell 
Alice/Peaches ........................Elinor Coleman 
Kelly/Dervla ........................Jane Slavin 
Bethan ........................Christine Kavanagh 
Neil ........................Simon Ludders 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 3-24 September 2021 
 
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Charles Paris: A Deadly Habit

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

Shaun Prendergast

A tense six-part techno-thriller, set during the era of George Bush and Boris Yeltsin 
 
Mike Fisher has everything to live for: a stunning model girlfriend, who has just accepted his proposal, and a successful career as a computer programmer. So why would he suddenly resign, dress up in women's underwear and crash his car into a tree? And if he wanted to kill himself, why do it on his wedding day? 
 
His death is ruled as suicide, but his fiancée Kim Drake is sure there's more to it than meets the eye. Determined to find out what really happened, she retraces Mike's footsteps across Europe, where she learns he'd been keeping crucial secrets relating to his highly sensitive job at Peregrine Communications Systems and his involvement with certain disaffected members of the European intelligence community. 
 
Aided by ex-Stasi agent Otto, rock producer Charles Causley and Mike's brother, disabled cyperpunk genius Todd Fisher, she travels across Germany, Denmark and France in search of answers. But Kim's every move is being watched by the sinister Mr Stone, and her dogged investigations are putting her in terrible danger... 
 
First broadcast in 1992, this hard-hitting, electrifying drama was created by award-winning writer and actor Shaun Prendergast, who plays Otto. It stars Siriol Jenkins as Kim, Kenneth Cranham as Stone, Neil Roberts as Mike, Okon Jones as Charles and Jack Klaff as Todd. 
 
Production credits 
Written by Shaun Prendergast 
Produced and directed by Adrian Bean 
Technical presentation by Wilfredo Acosta, Michael Atherton and Ian Pratt 
 
Cast 
Kim Drake - Siriol Jenkins 
Mike Fisher - Neil Roberts 
Anne/Optician's receptionist/Jean/Clearwater - Kate Binchy 
Frank/Otto/Burns - Shaun Prendergast 
Miss Gee - Ann Davies 
Stone - Kenneth Cranham 
Todd - Jack Klaff 
DI Dear - Eric Alan 
DS Love - Jonathan Tafler 
John Maschler - Terence Edmond 
Emma/Nurse Lewis - Caroline Strong 
Mary/WPC - Nicola Boyce 
Charles - Okon Jones 
Wilson - Peter Gunn 
Doris Meyer/Computer/Hotel receptionist - Joanna Wake 
Helga/Prostitute - Melanie Hudson 
DI Dear - Eric Allen 
DS Love/Victor - Jonathan Tafler 
Seeta Kumar - Mamta Kaash 
Welkin/Journalist - William Roberts 
Jill Noone - Alice Arnold 
Nelson - Kenneth McClellan 
Doctor - Teresa Streatfield 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 23 April-28 May 1992 
 
 
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Only The Good Die Young

A BBC Radio 4 Thriller

Dick Francis

Fast-paced radio dramatisations of six of Dick Francis' classic racing thrillers, plus bonus documentary 
 
Enquiry 
After riding the favourite into second place, jockey Kelly Hughes loses his licence. But he didn't throw the race, and is determined to find out who framed him... 
 
Rat Race 
A cushy job transporting passengers between racecourses turns dangerous for pilot Matt Shore when his plane explodes and he's embroiled in a deadly plot. 
 
Bonecrack 
Abducted by masked men, Neil Griffon is faced with a deadly ultimatum - obey the instructions of a ruthless crime czar, or risk the destruction of his father's racing stables. 
 
Whip Hand 
Disabled ex-jockey turned investigator Sid Halley is faced with a triple threat when he is asked to guard a horse, probe a suspicious syndicate and find a swindler. 
 
Proof 
When a party to celebrate the success of the racing season ends in tragedy, wine dealer and amateur sleuth Tony Beach investigates. 
 
Bolt 
Asked by a princess to fend off a dangerous cousin who is making threats, Kit Fielding agrees to help. But he also has problems of his own to deal with... 
 
Among the casts of these six action-packed adaptations are Bill Nighy, Nigel Havers and Siân Phillips. 
 
Also included is a bonus episode of the Radio 4 series Great Lives, presented by Matthew Parris, in which Francis' biographer Graham Lord, chairman of the British Horseracing Board Martin Broughton and racing correspondent Jonathan Powell explore the life and work of the champion thriller writer. 
 
Please note that due to the age of some of these recordings, sound quality may vary. 
 
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The Dick Francis BBC Radio Drama Collection

Six full-cast dramatisations

Sara Paretsky

BBC radio productions of the first four bestselling V.I. Warshawski novels from Sara Paretsky - plus a short story featuring the hardboiled PI, read by Buffy Davis 
 
One of the most popular female sleuths in modern crime fiction, Chicago private eye V.I. Warshawski is a strong, smart, independent heroine in a male-dominated world. She tracks down corrupt businessmen, ruthless blackmailers and cold-blooded murderers - while trying not to get killed herself. 
 
Indemnity Only 
The first novel in the V.I. Warshawski series introduces one of the world's best-loved private detectives. V.I. meets an anonymous client on a sizzling summer night, but soon discovers that he has been lying to her. As she questions his motives, she sinks deeper into Chicago's underworld of gangsters, insurance fraud and contract killings. Read by Liza Ross. 
 
Deadlock 
At the funeral of her cousin, ice hockey hero Boom Boom, V.I. becomes suspicious that his death wasn't an accident. Her investigation leads her to the heart of Chicago's shipping industry, where someone powerful will stop at nothing to get her off the case. A full-cast dramatisation, adapted by Michelene Wandor and starring Kathleen Turner. 
 
Killing Orders 
When forged share certificates are discovered at a Dominican priory, V.I. really doesn't want to get involved. Because agreeing to investigate would mean doing a favour for Aunt Rosa, who hates her - and the feeling's mutual. A full-cast dramatisation, adapted by Michelene Wandor and starring Kathleen Turner. 
 
Bitter Medicine 
Private eye V.I. Warshawski suspects all is not well at a hospital after a young pregnant girl dies. A full-cast dramatisation, adapted by Michelene Wandor and starring Sharon Gless. 
 
Publicity Stunts 
V.I. Warshawski is being set up for a murder she didn't commit - of a woman she hardly knew. Can she find out the truth before the law closes in on her? Read by Buffy Davis.

V.I. Warshawski: A BBC Radio Collection

Indemnity Only, Deadlock, Killing Orders & Bitter Medicine

Victor Pemberton

A trio of terrifying radio tales starring Roger Delgado, Vincent Price and Honor Blackman 
 
Author, playwright and TV producer Victor Pemberton was probably best known as a script editor and writer for Doctor Who, and as the inventor of the Doctor's trademark sonic screwdriver. But he also created numerous dramas for radio, among them the three cult classics included here. 
 
The Slide - In the Kent new town of Redlow, the residents are shocked by a sudden earthquake. But a worse subterranean threat is still to emerge. When a torrent of mud oozes from the fissure and the local wildlife begins to die, expert seismologist Professor Gomez is called in. His analysis reveals the awful truth: the mud is sentient, intelligent - and lethal... Roger Delgado and Maurice Denham star in this thrilling seven-part sci-fi serial. 
 
Night of the Wolf - March, 1883, and a monster is on the loose in the East Anglian Fens... Concerned about his missing son, Robert, Judge Mathew Deacon travels from Pennysylvania to Cambridge to find out what has become of him. His inquiries lead him to the remote Northcott Manor, deep in the marsh country, where he finds a family hiding dark secrets - and comes face to face with a werewolf... This Gothic horror play stars Vincent Price and Coral Browne. 
 
Dark- Virginia's lover was murdered and her husband hanged. Then, years later, inexplicable events occur in the room where the murder took place. Summoned to investigate, medium Simon Elliott becomes possessed by people from the past. Can the dead really return to exert control over the living? Honor Blackman, Bessie Love and Nigel Anthony star in this suspenseful paranormal thriller. 
 
 
Produced by John Tydeman 
 
The Slide 
Professor Josef Gomez - Roger Delgado 
Hugh Deverill MP - Maurice Denham 
Janet Marshall - Elisabeth Proud 
Dr Ken Richards - David Spenser 
Anna Deverill - Marion Mathie 
'Tug' Wilson - Stephen Jack 
Mrs Wilson - Miriam Margolyes 
Sergeant Johnson - Wilfred Babbage 
Inspector Baxter - Geoffrey Matthews 
Constable/First Journalist/Pilot - Anthony Jackson 
Professor Landers - Rolf Lefebvre 
Professor Lippert - Allan McClelland 
Newscaster/AC2 Gibbons - Nigel Graham 
Mrs Luke - Noel Hood 
Nursing Sister - Eva Haddon 
Sorensen - Fraser Kerr 
RAF Corporal - Anthony Hall 
Barry - Glyn Dearman 
Nurse - Patricia Leventon 
Dr Robeson - Michael Kilgarriff 
Second Journalist - Hector Ross 
Third Journalist/Policeman/Ground Control - Brian Hewlett 
American Journalist - Peter Marinker 
Vicar - Noel Howlett 
Margaret Griffiths MP - Joan Matheson 
TV Interviewer - Henry Stamper 
Special effects: The BBC Radiophonic Workshop 
First broadcast BBC Radio Light Programme, 13 February-27 March 1966 
 
Night of the Wolf 
Judge Mathew Deacon - Vincent Price 
Robert Deacon, his son - Peter Whitman 
Mrs Northcott - Coral Browne 
Sybil, her daughter - Sheila Grant 
Dorothy, Sybil's daughter - Elizabeth Proud 
Nicholas, Sybil's son - John Rye 
Griffin, an undergraduate - Michael Cochrane 
Professor Forrester - Hugh Manning 
Sir Richard Burnett - Haydn Jones 
Morris - Paul Gaymon 
Jessie - Norma Ronald 
Technical assistants Jock Parrell, Marsail MacCuish, David Bitchinson and Alister Wilson 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9 August 1975 
 
Dark 
Virginia Preston - Honor Blackman 
Mother - Bessie Love 
Simon Elliott - Nigel Anthony 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 27 February 1978 
 
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Vintage BBC Radio Horror: The Slide, Night of the Wolf & Dark

Three full-cast supernatural thrillers

Philip Palmer

All ten episodes of the compelling BBC radio thriller about art forger Daniel Ballantyne and his biographer and nemesis, Jessica Brown 
 
Daniel Ballantyne: monster and angel, thief and conman, genius - and murderer? 
 
Newly released from Wormwood Scrubs, and dying of cancer, notorious art forger Daniel Ballantyne agrees to help art critic Jessica Brown write his biography. But as Jessica digs deeper into his life, she realises that nearly everything he's told her is a lie, and behind his charming persona is a man capable of almost anything. 
 
Trapped in a cat-and-mouse game with a master manipulator, Jessica finds herself putting her reputation - and her life - on the line... 
 
Written by Philip Palmer (Red and Blue, Keeping the Wolf Out), this wickedly enjoyable crime drama stars David Schofield as Daniel Ballantyne, with Indira Varma and Hattie Morahan as Jessica Brown. 
 
NB: Contains strong language and scenes which some listeners may find disturbing 
 
Production credits 
Written by Philip Palmer 
Produced and directed by Toby Swift 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22-26 June 2009 (Series 1), 20-24 December 2010 (Series 2) 
 
Cast 
Daniel Ballantyne - David Schofield 
Jessica Brown - Indira Varma/Hattie Morahan 
Ben - Matt Addis 
Andrew Jarrold - Jonathan Keeble/Harry Myers 
Claire de Vere - Belinda Lang 
DI Grimwood/Art dealer - John Biggins 
Stavros Persakis - Malcolm Tierney 
Museum curator - Philip Fox 
DS Ruckley/Taxi driver - Benjamin Askew 
Moisha Perez/Stefan Hunt - Stephen Greif 
Lisa - Pandora Colin 
DC Morgan - Sally Orrock 
Gondolier/Waiter - Iain Batchelor 
Other parts played by Kenneth Collard and Jude Akuwudike 
 
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The Art of Deception: The Complete Series 1 and 2

A BBC Radio 4 crime drama

Stephen Mulrine

Series 1 &amp; 2 of the mystery drama featuring the crime-solving exploits of a Scottish pathologist and his daughter. 
 
1920s Stirling, and Chief Pathologist Dr Wallace is the town's acknowledged expert on all matters forensic. But he's not the only detective in the family - his daughter Barbara, a medical student, also has quite a talent for investigating. In these six one-off dramas, the two amateur sleuths join forces to tackle a string of tricky cases, each involving a suspicious death. 
 
A Good Shaking - When a woman is accused of killing her three-month-old daughter, Dr Wallace and Barbara are determined to discover the truth. 
 
Fast and Loose - Two mysterious deaths, in Glasgow and Stirling, intrigue the duo. Sleeping pills seem like the simplest solution for one, but could the other be linked to dry cleaning fluid? 
 
Rights and Wrongs - Dr Wallace finds himself in court as a witness in a malpractice case. Meanwhile, Barbara ponders some moral questions of her own... 
 
Testing Times - A grim discovery in Braeburn Quarry draws Dr Wallace into a double murder case. And at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, with exam season approaching, Barbara suddenly finds herself in demand. 
 
Win Some, Lose Some - A Lake District holiday beckons for Dr Wallace, but there's a crucial piece of evidence to be delivered afterwards. In her father's absence, Barbara looks into an alleged poisoning case - and receives a surprise proposal. 
 
Not Proven- A doubtful suicide presents Dr Wallace and DC Curran with a perplexing puzzle - and Barbara is faced with a difficult career decision... 
 
Scripted by acclaimed poet and playwright Stephen Mulrine, these six absorbing dramas star Martyn James as Dr Wallace and Meg Fraser as Barbara, with Liam Brennan as DC Curran. 
 
Please note: this audio contains language and attitudes that reflect the era in which it was written. 
 
A Good Shaking 
Wallace - Martyn James 
Barbara - Meg Fraser 
DC Curran - Liam Brennan 
Mrs Dwyer - Alyxis Daly 
Mr Dwyer - Owen Kavanagh 
Mrs Wallace - Jan Moffatt 
Mrs Hamilton - Grace Glover 
Dr Ibbotson - Louise Beattie 
Crissie - Sybil Wintrope 
Other parts played by members of the cast 
 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21 October 1996 
 
Fast and Loose 
Wallace - Martyn James 
Barbara - Meg Fraser 
Mrs Wallace - Jan Moffatt 
Lady Archer - Eliza Langland 
Kennedy - Kern Falconer 
DC Curran - Liam Brennan 
Mrs Hamilton - Grace Glover 
Davidson - Billy Boyd 
Dr Ibbotson - Louise Beattie 
Celine - Maria Miller 
Beth - Elaine Ellis 
DC Norton - Barry Hunter 
Other parts played by members of the cast 
 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 28 October 1996 
 
Rights and Wrongs 
Wallace - Martyn James 
Barbara - Meg Fraser 
Lorrimer - Paul Young 
Mrs Wallace - Jan Moffatt 
Mrs Hamilton - Grace Glover 
Sheriff - Andrew Conlan 
Dr Randolph - Alec Heggie 
Considine - Michael Perceval Maxwell 
McDaid - Alex Harvey 
O'Donnell - Raymond Short 
Martin - Bob Docherty 
Dr Ibbotson - Louise Beattie 
Other parts played by members of the cast 
 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4 November 1996 
 
Testing Times 
Wallace - Martyn James 
Barbara - Meg Fraser 
Mrs Wallace - Jan Moffatt 
Mrs Hamilton - Grace Glover 
DC Curran/McPhee - Liam Brennan 
Dr Randolph - Alec Heggie 
Pritchard - Michael Perceval-Maxwell 
O'Donnell - Billy Boyd 
McDaid - Frank Gallagher 
Miss Strachan - Fiona Danskin 
Mrs Ross - Andrea McKenna 
Examiner - Peter Lincoln 
Other parts played by members of the cast 
 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 December 1997 
 
Win Some, Lose Some 
Wallace - Martyn James 
Barbara - Meg Fraser 
Mrs Wallace - Jan Moffatt 
DC Curran - Liam Brennan 
Pritchard - Michael Perceval-Maxwell 
Mrs Hendry - Elizabeth Bechman-Murray 
Pritchard - Michael Perceval-Maxwell 
Davey - Finlay Welsh 
Signalman - Martin Docherty 
Other parts played by members of the cast 
 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15 December 1997 
 
Not Proven 
Wallace - Martyn James 
Barbara - Meg Fraser 
Pritchard - Michael Perceval-Maxwell 
O'Donnell/Startley - Billy Boyd 
Mrs Hamilton - Grace Glover 
DC Curran - Liam Brennan 
Mrs Wallace - Jan Moffatt 
Dr Ibbotson - Louise Beattie 
McDaid - Frank Gallagher 
Dr Randolph - Alec Heggie 
Atkinson - Robin Thomson 
Helen - Jane Hemsey 
 
Other parts played by members of the cast 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22 December 1997 
 
 
Written by Stephen Mulrine 
Directed by Hamish Wilson 
Technical presentation by Jim Ross, Gillian Charles and Paul Sumerling 
Production assistant: Wilma Gardiner 
 
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Hand in Glove – The Casebook of Dr Wallace

Six BBC Radio 4 Crime Dramas

Rob Grant

Andrew Marshall

London, England, 1952. 
 
Meet the mercurial genius Professor Quanderhorn (James Fleet) - a maverick scientist with absolutely no moral compass. Join him and his rag-tag crew on their frontal-lobe-knotting escapades as they: 
 
· Battle insane hybrid creatures: the Gorrirrel and the Squirrilla, to the death! 
· Become Gods to a Stone Age tribe 
· Are engulfed in a Martian invasion of Earth 
· Escape shipwreck on the Moon in a spacecraft powered by anger 
· Evade multiple fiendish traps in the Alien Ziggurat of Death 
· Tussle with a Top Secret Parrot 
· Become terminally confused when they encounter their past selves in a Time accident... 
 
Will our crew of Brave Boffins survive? 
 
And what a crew they are: Q's part insect son, Troy, reputedly a "major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity" (Freddie Fox); eager young Test Pilot and recovering amnesiac, Brian Nylon (Ryan Sampson); brilliant scientist Dr. Gemini Janussen with her half-clockwork brain (Cassie Layton); captured Martian hostage Guuuurk (Kevin Eldon); sinister janitor Jenkins (John Sessions), and synthetic-voice-commentator-later-inserted-into-diving-suit, Dolores (Rachel Atkins). 
 
Plug in your blue and red cardboard airpods and pair your tin foil router with the Droitwich transmitter array for an adventure beyond human understanding. 
 
Get it now, in Super-Vis-O-Download-O-Sound! [patent refused] 
 
This Collexion includes both series of the BBC Radio 4 sci-fi comedy, plus ten never-before-heard deleted scenes and interviews with the cast and crew. 
 
Track listing: 
 
Series 1: 
1. It's Eating My Face 
2. Mummy! My Donkey's Head is Exploding 
3. A Little Thing Like Chocolate Gates Can't Stop Us 
4. The Splattered Remains of Unidentifiable Organs Incident All Over Again 
5. Fear! Terror! Gut-wrenching Horror! Arg Arg. Please! 
6. Dah dah dah dah dah dahh Dah dah dah dah dahhh... 
 
Series 2: 
7. Killdiboos and Universibold Explodibangbang 
8. Shoveleth in More Hazlenuts! 
9. Wasp 
10. I Didn't Say it was Well Cloaked 
11. Am I Actually the Other Half of Gemma Emma Emma? 
12. I Heregy Thind You Guilky 
 
Deleted scenes: 
 13. Psychopathic Wasp (Series 1, Ep 6) 
14. Crockery Cupboard (Series 1, Ep 6) 
 15. Guuuurk Diary (Series 2, Ep1) 
 16. Nut Merchant (Series 2, Ep 2) 
 17. Bongo-playing Beatniks from Under the Sea (Series 2, Ep 4) 
 18. Martian Training (Series 2, Ep 4) 
 19. Martian Countdown (Series 2, Ep 5) 
20. Churchill Full Speech (Series 2, Ep 5) 
 21. Quanderhorn Prison Diary (Series 2, Ep 5) 
 22. Make your own Martian Opera Tracks (Series 2, Ep 6) 
 
Cast and crew interviews: 
23. Gordon interviews Rob, Andrew and sound designer Alisdair MacGregor 
24. Rob and Andrew interview composer Peter Brewis 
25. Gordon interviews Freddie Fox 
26. Gordon interviews John Sessions 
27. Gordon interviews Rachel Atkins and James Fleet 
28. Gordon interviews Ryan Sampson and Cassie Layton 
29. Gordon interviews Kevin Eldon 
 
Cast and credits: 
Professor Quanderhorn - James Fleet 
Brian Nylon - Ryan Sampson 
Dr Gemini Janussen - Cassie Layton 
Guuuurk - Kevin Eldon 
Troy Quanderhorn - Freddie Fox 
Churchill/Jenkins - John Sessions 
Synthetic Voice/Mrs Bessie Braddock (MP)/Virginia White/Dolores - Rachel Atkins 
Created and written by Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall 
 Directed by Andrew Marshall 
 Music by Peter Brewis 
 Engineered, Edited and Sound designed by Alisdair McGregor 
 Production Manager: Sarah Tombling 
 Produced by Rob Grant and Gordon Kennedy 
 Recorded at The Soundhouse Studios 
Special Thanks to Edward Rowett 
 
An Absolutely Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2018 (Series 1) and May 2020 (Series 2).

The Quanderhorn Collexion

The complete BBC Radio 4 sci-fi comedy

Jonathan Swift

Robert Louis Stevenson

Arthur Conan Doyle

H.G. Wells

John Buchan

Unabridged readings of five gripping adventure stories 
 
This thrilling anthology contains five action-packed tales of incredible journeys, a murderous treasure hunt, invaders from outer space and international espionage - all read in full by some of the very best voice actors. With over 33 hours of exciting listening, tracked by chapter, let yourself get carried away with these classic adventures. 
 
Gulliver's Travels 
Jonathan Swift's dark satire following Lemuel Gulliver's fantastical travels through strange and exotic lands. Read by Tony Turner. 
 
Kidnapped 
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story of David Balfour's youthful adventures on the high seas and across the Scottish Highlands. Read by Kenny Blyth. 
 
The Sign of the Four 
Arthur Conan Doyle's intriguing locked-room mystery follows Holmes and Watson as they uncover a murky tale of theft, betrayal and greed. Read by Kenny Blyth. 
 
The War of the Worlds 
HG Wells' iconic sci-fi story about the battle to save Earth from a Martian invasion. Read by Michael Bertenshaw. 
 
The Thirty-Nine Steps 
John Buchan's stirring tale of derring-do, secrets and spies set in the shadows of war. Read by Kenny Blyth. 
 
Credits: 
 
Gulliver's Travels 
Read by Tony Turner 
Produced by Ross Burman 
First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 1 November 2019 
 
Kidnapped 
Read by Kenny Blyth 
Produced by Ciaran Bermingham 
First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 24 August 2019 
 
The Sign of the Four 
Read by Kenny Blyth 
Produced by Ciaran Bermingham 
First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 22 August 2019 
 
The War of the Worlds 
Read by Michael Bertenshaw 
Produced by Martha Littlehailes 
First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 23 August 2019 
 
The Thirty-Nine Steps 
Read by Kenny Blyth 
Produced by Karen Holden 
First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 1 November 2019 
 
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BBC Classics: Adventure Collection

Gulliver’s Travels, Kidnapped, The Sign of Four, The War of the Worlds & The Thirty-Nine Steps

Mary Shelley

Charles Dickens

Henry James

Unabridged readings of four spine-tingling stories 
 
This suspenseful anthology collects together four gripping tales of gruesome scientific experiments and chilling supernatural events - all read in full by some of the very best voice actors. With over 18 hours of electrifying listening, tracked by chapter, these classic tales will have you on the edge of your seat. 
 
Frankenstein 
Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece about young scientist Victor Frankenstein, whose quest to create new life has horrific consequences... Read by Shaun Mason. 
 
A Christmas Carol 
Charles Dickens' timeless classic about a bitter old miser who has a Christmas epiphany when he is visited by four spirits. Read by Sean Baker 
 
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 
Robert Louis Stevenson's famous novella about a doctor who experiments with the duality of human nature - and in doing so creates a monster. Read by Sam Dale. 
 
The Turn of the Screw 
Henry James' terrifying tale of a governess sent to look after two children in a haunted country house. Read by Sam Dale and Clare Corbett. 
 
 
Credits: 
 
Frankenstein 
Read by Shaun Mason 
Produced by Martha Littlehailes 
First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 24 August 2019 
 
A Christmas Carol 
Read by Sean Baker 
Produced by Anne Bunting 
First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 22 August 2019 
 
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 
Read by Sam Dale 
Produced by Julian Wilkinson 
First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 22 August 2019 
 
The Turn of the Screw 
Read by Sam Dale and Clare Corbett 
Produced by Julian Wilkinson 
First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 1 November 2019 
 
 
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BBC Classics: Suspense Collection

Frankenstein, A Christmas Carol, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde & The Turn of the Screw

Oscar Wilde

Virginia Woolf

A treasure chest of timeless short stories by some of the world's greatest authors 
 
Suspense and horror 
1 The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire - Arthur Conan Doyle 
2 The Signalman - Charles Dickens 
3 Lost Hearts - MR James 
4 The Sealed Room - Arthur Conan Doyle. 
5 Mrs Badgery - Wilkie Collins 
6 Wailing Well - MR James 
7 The Open Window - Saki 
8 How it happened - Arthur Conan Doyle 
9 The Tell-Tale Heart - Edgar Allan Poe 
10 The Cone - HG Wells 
11 A Haunted House - Virginia Woolf 
12 Rats - MR James 
13 The Oval Portrait - Edgar Allan Poe 
14 Tarquin of Cheapside - F. Scott Fitzgerald 
15 One Crowded Hour - Arthur Conan Doyle 
16 The Mezzotint - MR James 
17 The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allan Poe 
 
Love 
18 The Kiss - Kate Chopin 
19 Eleonora - Edgar Allan Poe 
20 About Love - Anton Chekhov 
21 The Lovers - Hans Christian Anderson 
22 Love - Guy De Maupassant 
23 The Sphinx Without a Secret - Oscar Wilde 
24 A Wedding Gift - Guy De Maupassant 
25 Kew Gardens - Virginia Woolf 
26 The District Doctor - Ivan Turgenev 
27 Happiness - Guy De Maupassant 
28 A Blunder - Anton Chekhov 
29 The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky - Stephen Crane 
30 In a Far-Off World - Olive Schreiner 
31 The Cook's Wedding - Anton Chekhov 
32 The Recruit - Honore de Balzac 
33 The Nightingale and the Rose - Oscar Wilde 
34 Pyramus and Thisbe - Ovid 
35 Aunt Hetty on Matrimony - Fanny Fern 
36 A Country Cottage - Anton Chekhov 
37 Marriage a la Mode - Katherine Mansfield 
38 The Statue of Limitations - Ernest Dowson 
39 The Dilettante - Edith Wharton 
 
Humorous 
40 Tobermory - Saki 
41The Mesmeric Mountain - Stephen Crane 
42 The Children's Joke - Louisa May Alcott 
43 At The Siren - Anton Chekhov 
44 The Garden Party - Katherine Mansfield 
45 The Cask of Amontillado - Edgar Allan Poe 
46 The New Dress - Virginia Woolf 
47 How I Built Myself A House - Thomas Hardy 
48 The Model Millionaire - Oscar Wilde 
49 A Pair of Silk Stockings - Kate Chopin 
50 At The Barbers - Anton Chekhov 
51 A Respectable Woman - Kate Chopin 
 
Folk &amp; Fable 
52 The Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde. 
53 The Elves and the Shoemaker - The Brothers Grimm 
54 The Emperor's New Clothes -Hans Christian Andersen 
55 The Tongue Cut Sparrow - Yei Theodora Ozaki 
56 Finn and the Scottish Giant - Harold F. Read 
57 The Postmaster - Rabindranath Tagore 
58 The Toys of Peace - Saki 
59 The Selfish Giant - Oscar Wilde 
60 The Flower Gatherer - Edward Thomas 
61 Araby - James Joyce 
62 The Interlopers - Saki 
63 Tom Thumb - The Brothers Grimm 
64 The Kabuliwalah - Rabindranath Tagore 
65 The Monkey's Paws - WW Jacobs 
 
Christmas 
66 The Little Match Girl - Hans Christian Andersen 
67 Papa Panov's Special Christmas - Leo Tolstoy 
68 Christmas Storms and Sunshine - Elizabeth Gaskell. 
69 The Gift of the Magi - O'Henry 
70 At Christmas Time - Anton Chekhov 
71 A Dill Pickle - Katherine Mansfield 
 
Classic Tales 
72 The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman 
73 The Fall of Lord Barrymore - Arthur Conan Doyle 
74 The Necklace - Guy De Maupassant 
75 Holiday Group - EM Delafield 
76 Three Questions - Leo Tolstoy 
77 The Cop and the Anthem - O'Henry 
78 The Fly - Katherine Mansfield 
79 The Christening - DH Lawrence 
80 After the Race - James Joyce 
81 The String Quartet - Virginia Woolf 
82 Two Friends - Guy De Maupassant 
83 An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - Ambrose Bierce. 
84 A Gentleman Friend - Anthon Chekhov 
85 Ma'ame Pelagie - Kate Chopin 
86 Second Best - DH Lawrence 
87 El Verdugo - Honore de Balzac 
88 The Story of an Hour - Kate Chopin 
89 The Man of No Account - Bret Hart 
90 The Piece of String - Guy De Maupassant 
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BBC Classics: Ultimate Story Collection

90 unmissable tales

Ernest Dudley

Thirteen classic crime dramas featuring Dr Morelle - 'the man you love to hate!' 
 
Psychiatrist-detective Dr Morelle is arrogant, sarcastic and rude - but when it comes to catching criminals, he is unparalleled. Using deduction, psychological profiling and his keen, analytical mind, he solves cases ranging from blackmail to murder, aided by his devoted and long-suffering secretary Miss Frayle. 
 
Over the course of this series, he investigates the unexplained death of a wealthy French baroness, receives a visit from a man tormented by nightmares, probes the authenticity of a fabled gem and helps a young man in distress - and an old man in danger. Whether it's a terror campaign against a bride-to-be, death threats made to a temperamental film star, or a case of deadly experiments and thwarted love, no mystery is too baffling and no villain too cunning for the Harley Street sleuth. 
 
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1957, these 13 detective dramas are collected together here for the first time. British film veteran Cecil Parker stars as Dr Morelle, with Sheila Sim as Miss Frayle. 
 
Also included is a bonus documentary programme, The Radio Detectives: A Case for Dr Morelle, in which Professor Jeffrey Richards delves into the casebook of the cantankerous criminal psychologist. 
 
These episodes have been restored from the original 1957 recordings. Due to the vintage nature of these recordings, the sound quality varies. 
 
Cast and credits 
Written by Ernest Dudley 
Produced and directed by Leslie Bridgmont 
 
Starring Cecil Parker as Dr Morelle and Sheila Sim as Miss Frayle 
 
Alarm Call 
Hotel waiter - Sydney Tafler 
Mam'selle Rolin - Tonia Bern 
Anthony Winter - Hugh Manning 
Hotel receptionist - Molly Rankin 
Miss Shawcroft - Kathleen Helm 
Audio recovered by BBC Radio 4 Extra listener, Steve Arnold 
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 23 April 1957 
 
Confession of Guilt 
Inspector Hood - Philip Ray 
Paula Webb - Mary Law 
Other parts played by Maurice Sweden, Norman Wynne, Hugh Manning, Betty Linton and Alan McClelland 
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 30 April 1957 
 
Threat to Kill 
Rosalind Knight - Helen Desmond 
Miss Curtis - Cecile Chevreau 
Ronnie Cavanagh - John Horsley 
Maid - Annette Kelly 
Mr Ashton - Norman Wynne 
Hal Digby - John Sharplin 
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 7 May 1957 
 
The Sleepwalker 
Helen Keen - Moira Lister 
Richard Wilson - Hugh Burden 
Inspector Hood - Philip Ray 
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 14 May 1957 
 
The Blackmailer 
Inspector Hood - Philip Ray 
Sir Clifford Forbes - Douglas Young 
Lady Forbes - Madeleine Christie 
Cynthia Forbes - Ruth Trouncer 
Hotel waiter - Haydn Jones 
Hotel manager - Humphrey Morton 
Lily the maid - Beryl Calder 
Matron - Molly Rankin 
Harry Fox - Ian Sadler 
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 21 May 1957 
 
Voice in the Night 
Miss Nicholson - Hester Paton Brown 
Billy Boy the dog - Percy Edwards 
Mr Nicholson - Alan McClelland 
Superintendent Denham - Fred Yule 
Station officer - Alan Keith 
Julian Smith/Taxi driver - John Baker 
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 28 May 1957 
 
The Will 
David Beaumont - David Spenser 
Henrietta Vickers - Nan Kenway 
Herbert Vickers - Douglas Young 
Darryl - Will Leighton 
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 4 June 1957 
 
Act of Violence 
Major Penfold - Ralph Truman 
Robert Benson - Trevor Martin 
Professor Stenberg - Martin Miller 
Girl - Louise Gainsborough 
Clerk of the Court - Will Leighton 
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 11 June 1957 
 
The Black Ruby 
Guy Hampton - Norman Woodland 
Sonia Hampton - Virginia Winter 
Helen Reynolds - Louise Gainsborough 
Bill Reynolds - Richard Bebb 
Aubrey Green - Desmond Carrington 
Airline captain/various - John Baker 
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 18 June 1957 
 
The Wedding Dress 
Audrey Templeton - Sulwen Morgan 
Evelyn Lambert - Mary Law 
Edna Lambert - Olwen Brookes 
Mrs Vezey - Peggy Thorpe-Bates 
Commercial Traveller/Ames - Trevor Martin 
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 25 June 1957 
 
The Gambler 
Mrs Ludlow - Harriet Johns 
Mr Ellis - Desmond Carrington 
Felix Grey - Jimmy Lavall 
Simmons - Arthur Young 
Man - Simon Lack 
Girl - Beryl Calder 
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 2 July 1957 
 
The Poisoned Air 
Kurt Emmanuel - David Hurst 
Bella Goodwyn - Maureen Riscoe 
Mrs Atkins - Elsa Palmer 
Hugo Russell - John Horsley 
Sgt Hammond - Haydn Jones 
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 9 July 1957 
 
Mr X 
Paula Maitland - Lana Morris 
Nurse - Maureen Riscoe 
Mr X - David Spenser 
Mr Maitland - Simon Lack 
Matron - Joan Sanderson 
Inspector Hood - Fred Yule 
First broadcast BBC Light Programme, 16 July 1957 
 
A Case for Dr Morelle 
Written and presented by Jeffrey Richards 
Produced by Helen Williams 
Contributors: Ernest Dudley, Brian Doyle 
Reader: Owen Oakshott 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 June 1999 
 
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A Case for Dr Morelle

Thirteen full-cast vintage crime dramas

G.K. Chesterton

Andrew Sachs stars as G.K. Chesterton's crime-solving cleric, whose unlikely methods make him one of the great heroes of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction 
 
With his black hat, huge umbrella, unworldly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations. 
 
In this collection of 13 full-cast dramatisations, the High Priest of detection becomes involved in seven intriguing cases that will tax even his mental powers to the limit. The episodes are: 
 
The Blue Cross 
The Queer Feet 
The Eye of Apollo 
The Invisible Man 
The Honour of Israel Gow 
The Hammer of God 
The Sins of Prince Saradine 
The Perishing of the Pendragons 
The Arrow of Heaven 
The Mistake of the Machine 
The Curse of the Golden Cross 
Actor and Alibi 
The Absence of Mr Glass 
 
Also included in this collection is a bonus documentary programme, The Mystery of Father Brown, in which Ann Widdecombe explores the enduring impact of the shambolic priest, and looks into the life of his creator G.K. Chesterton. 
 
Dramatised by John Scotney and produced by Alec Reid.

Father Brown: The Complete Series 1 and 2

13 BBC Radio full-cast dramatisations

Tom Crowley

Beth Crane

Janina Matthewson

Eno Mfon

Greer Ellison

Jesse Schwenk

Robert Valentine

Chris Sugden

Jen Sugden

Ten mind-altering tales from some of the best new drama writers 
 
There's a crack in reality. Our world has brushed up against another, and something is breaking through. Ordinary people are experiencing strange disruptions, as inexplicable events and bizarre elements from the other side start to interfere with their lives... 
 
A ghost soldier embarks on a time-travelling mission. A homeless woman discovers a portal to a parallel universe. A librarian becomes gradually invisible. A queue stretches across the North of England, as people wait years for an answer to one question. And a mother and daughter realise that someone - or something - is listening in on their conversations, and fixing their problems. These are just some of the intimate, immersive stories in this collection; all set in the same shared universe, and including seven standalones and one three-part drama. 
 
With echoes of The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror, Murmurs mixes horror, sci-fi and fantasy to gripping effect. Told through phone calls, answerphone messages, radio broadcasts, voice notes and other 'found recordings', and enhanced by an eerie, otherworldly soundscape, it will intrigue, disturb, disorientate and burrow deep under your skin. But don't be alarmed - just listen to the murmurs... 
 
Among the casts are Peter Bankole (Peaky Blinders), Abra Thompson (This Country), Camille Coduri (King Gary), Valene Kane (The Fall) and Alex Lawther (The End of the F***ing World). 
 
 
Production credits 
Music by Mary Epworth 
A BBC Cymru Wales Production 
First broadcast on BBC Sounds, 9 January 2021 
 
Over and Out 
Lieutenant Beaumont - Peter Bankole 
Kim - Katrina Allen 
Amira - Helene Maksoud 
Jimmy - Adam Courting 
 
Written by Tom Crowley 
Directed by David Devereux 
 
When We Are Heard (Part 1) 
Millie - Abra Thompson 
Beth - Camille Coduri 
 
Written by Janina Matthewson 
Directed by James Robinson 
 
Night Jungle 
Eve - Aimee-Ffion Edwards 
Alison - Larissa Hope 
Mr Wensum - Ben Crowe 
June - Claire Cage 
 
Written by Beth Crane 
Directed by Helen Perry 
 
A Miracle 
Precious - Danielle Vitalis 
Temi - Doyin Ajiboye 
Crazy Lady - Janice Acquah 
The Reporter - Adam Courting 
 
Written by Eno Mfon 
Directed by John Norton 
 
When We Are Heard (Part 2) 
Millie - Abra Thompson 
Beth - Camille Coduri 
 
Written by Janina Matthewson 
Directed by James Robinson 
 
Last Night on Earth 
Germaine - Georgia Henshaw 
Detective Blake - Don Gilet 
Booker - Lloyd Everitt 
Ryan - Dom Francis 
 
Written by Greer Ellison 
Directed by John Norton 
 
Disappearances 
Mo - Valene Kane 
Midge - Dylan Llewellyn 
Midge's Mum - Eiry Thomas 
Library Technician - Saikat Ahamed 
 
Written by Jesse Schwenk 
Directed by Helen Perry 
 
Man's Best Friend 
Lloyd - Alex Lawther 
Nadia - Monica Sagar 
Jacquie - Heather Craney 
Marco - Lucio Veronesi 
Police Officers - Adam Courting &amp; Scarlett Courtney 
 
Written by Robert Valentine 
Directed by John Norton 
 
The Queue 
Elena - Adelle Leonce 
Bronwyn - Gwyneth Keyworth 
Neal - Ian Smith 
Wilkes - Jessica Turner 
Claire - Laura Christy 
Carlson - Ikky Elyas 
 
Written by Jen and Chris Sugden 
Directed by David Devereux 
 
When We Are Heard (Part 3) 
Millie - Abra Thompson 
Beth - Camille Coduri 
Nurse - Scarlett Courtney 
Train Announcer - Adam Courting 
 
Written by Janina Matthewson 
Directed by James Robinson 
 
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Murmurs: Crack in Reality

A BBC Radio Immersive drama collection

E.W. Hornung

18 BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations featuring Raffles, the 'gentleman thief' 
 
Jeremy Clyde stars as the cricket playing A. J. Raffles, with Michael Cochrane as his jeweller sidekick, Bunny. Together they embark upon a series of well-planned crimes against the highest of society. 
 
Based on the stories by E W Hornung, the episodes in this collection are: 
 
The Ides of March 
Gentlemen and Players 
A Costume Piece 
Nine Points of the Law 
Wilful Murder 
The Chest of Silver 
The Rest Cure 
The Criminologists' Club 
The Field of Philippi 
A Bad Night 
A Trap to Catch a Cracksman 
The Gift of the Emperor 
No Sinecure 
To Catch a Thief 
An Old Flame 
The Raffles Relics 
The Knees of the Gods 
The Last Word

Raffles: The Complete Series 1-3

18 BBC Radio full-cast dramatisations

After leaving the British Army, Lieutenant Colonel Bradley Shoreham became a Consultant Subject Matter Expert: he creates war games for training purposes. 
 
Fictional they may be, but the higher the level of authenticity, the greater their value to the participants. And when governments and major corporations are paying for training they expect a high return for their money. 
 
The games may only be a simulation, but the participants are about to find out that the consequences are rather more real than they would like. 
 
Starring Tim Woodward as Bradley Shoreham, with casts including Lloyd Hutchinson, Bill Paterson and Harriet Walter.

Red and Blue: The Complete Series 1-3

Nine BBC Radio thrillers

Sarah Maxwell

Francis Matthews stars in this trilogy of crime capers spoofing 1930s Hollywood movies 
 
Paul Temple star Francis Matthews gives his best Cary Grant impression as suave PI Dick George in these three comedy adventures, with Margaret Robertson channelling Katherine Hepburn as his glamorous ex-wife Dora, 'Man in Black' Edward de Souza as his valet, Blore, and Ronald Herdman as Pasta the dog. 
 
The Case of the Cool Canary - Dick George's leisurely breakfast is disturbed by the arrival of a mysterious, satin-clad beauty, who promptly passes out on his doorstep. Heiress Ruth-Anne Rogers is in trouble - can Dick and Dora protect her from gangsters intent on stealing her fortune? Starring Lisa Jacobs, Nigel Anthony and Harry Towb. 
 
The Case of the Substitute Spouse - Married once more, the Georges are spending a weekend in Maine with Dora's old school pal, Connie Morgan. But, arriving at her holiday cottage, they find a sheriff's car parked outside, a body on the rug, and Connie under suspicion of murder. It's up to Dick and Dora to clear her name - and find the killer. Starring Bonnie Hurren, Liza Ross, Bob Sherman and Don Fellows. 
 
The Case of the Vanishing Vamp - Dick and Dora are on the brink of divorce - again - and Dick's planning to make film star Loretta Raine the next Mrs George. But his romance with 'The Oops Girl' takes a back seat when he sets out to trace missing ingenue actress Irene Smith. Meanwhile, Dora's playing the leading role in a drama of her own... Starring Liza Ross, Ed Bishop and Nicky Croydon. 
 
 
Cast and credits 
Written by Susan Maxwell 
Directed by Glyn Dearman 
 
Starring Francis Matthews as Dick George, Margaret Robertson as Dora, Edward de Souza as Blore and Ronald Herdman as Pasta the dog 
 
The Case of the Cool Canary 
Ruth-Ann Rogers/Lucille Lamont - Lisa Jacobs 
Louie - Nigel Anthony 
Mugsy Moran - Harry Towb 
Charlie - Alan Tilvern 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9 September 1986 
 
The Case of the Substitute Spouse 
Antony Legrange - Liza Ross 
Barrett Legrange - Blain Fairman 
Zebediah - Don Fellows 
Connie Morgan/Operator/Librarian - Bonnie Hurren 
Sheriff Johnson - Bob Sherman 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16 February 1989 
 
The Case of the Vanishing Vamp 
Mugsy Moran - Harry Towb 
Loretta Raine - Liza Ross 
Harry Loomis - Ed Bishop 
Jonathan Dane - Peter Whitman 
Marie Celeste - Nicky Croydon 
Central Casting - Bonnie Hurren 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16 July 1992 
 
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Dick George: Private Investigator

Three BBC Radio comedy thrillers

Nigel Baldwin

Dennis Waterman stars in this taut political thriller set in the wild hinterland of North Wales 
 
Roguish Londoner Milkie leaves a glittering society gala to do a favour for glamorous actress Beth Williams. But no good deed goes unpunished, as Milkie soon discovers when an unexpected trip to the Welsh mountains sees him embroiled in a murderous conspiracy. 
 
Nationalism is running riot in this corner of the country, and the local villages and towns have been rocked by arson and bloodshed. Breweries and newspaper offices have been torched, and now an old lady has been brutally beaten, her house ransacked. Suspicion falls on a group of fanatics called The Soldiers of the Red Dragon - but could someone else be behind the attack on Valmai, and if so, what's their endgame? 
 
Milkie's out of his depth in this harsh landscape. He doesn't speak Welsh, the locals don't trust him and he doesn't know what he's getting into. But his attraction to Beth compels him to seek the truth - and soon it's not just terrorism and violence he's dealing with, but political corruption reaching right to the very top... 
 
Written by Nigel Baldwin (The Tree of Liberty), Burnt stars Dennis Waterman as reluctant hero Milkie. It is narrated by The Teller (Ray Smith), whose breaking of the fourth wall to address Milkie gives the story a unique and surprising slant, and its predominantly Welsh cast adds to the authenticity and atmosphere of this gripping Celtic noir. 
 
Production credits 
Written by Nigel Baldwin 
Produced and directed by Jane Dauncey 
Original music by Laurie Scott Baker 
 
Cast 
Milkie - Dennis Waterman 
The Teller - Ray Smith 
Beth - Bethan Jones 
Valmai - Annest Wiliam 
Huw - Richard Elfyn 
Dewi - Robert David 
Rhys - Terry Victor 
Sian - Sian Summers 
Pauline - Eluned Jones 
Gordon/Special Branch man - Michael Povey 
Kate/Angela/Miranda - Tara Dominick 
Lord Cambria/Phone man/Special Branch man - Terry Dauncey 
Rushton - Timothy Bateson 
Sharon - Emma Gregory 
Sioned - Sue Roderick 
Pauline - Eluned Jones 
Special Branch man - Chris Durnall 
Laura - Ri Richards 
Dewi - Robert David 
 
 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 15 November-20 December 1990 
 
 
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Burnt

A BBC radio 4 full-cast thriller

Edward Boyd

David Ashton stars in this six-part vintage crime drama 
 
A small town in Galloway, on the south-west coast of Scotland. A house strangely unchanged since 1941. A dead nurse. And a lawyer with one million pounds in his bank account - and no idea how it got there... 
 
Peter Calman is in trouble. His legal firm is on the brink of bankruptcy, his secretary's handed in her notice and his bank manager has cut off his credit. Just when he thinks things can't get any worse, his ex-girlfriend Jenny calls, worried about her friend Tim Leighton. She's received a note, supposedly sent by him from an exclusive private hospital - but Tim is a penniless hermit, and illiterate. 
 
Though the hospital denies all knowledge of Tim, Jenny's sure they're lying - and the mysterious caller on Peter's answerphone agrees. But before he can meet her, she's killed in a hit and run. Suspicion falls on Peter - and when a new German client arrives in town, offering him vast sums to buy a local cottage, the mutterings grow louder. And then Peter's office is ransacked... 
 
As the mystery deepens, Peter's investigations take him to moonlit Dungrennan Bay... 
 
Written by Edward Boyd (Castles in Spain, The Same River Twice, The Candle of Darkness), this tightly plotted thriller stars David Ashton, creator of the popular Victorian detective series McLevy, with a cast of veteran Scottish actors including Gregor Fisher (Rab C. Nesbitt). 
 
 
 
Written by Edward Boyd 
Directed by Patrick Rayner 
 
Cast 
Peter Calman - David Ashton 
Jenny - Stella Forge 
Magda - Vivienne Dixon 
Old Hansford - Ian Stewart 
Constable Archie Douglas/Elphinstone - Robert Paterson 
Jock Matheson - John Shedden 
Bank clerk/Hospital receptionist - Tamara Kennedy 
Piggy Anderson/Donald McLeod/Chief Constable - John Buick 
Nurse Nicolson - Anne Cullen 
Isaiah Dunsmore - Gregor Fisher 
Scholl - Brown Derby 
Mary - Doreen Cameron 
Dr Webber - Sandy Neilson 
Sandy Brill/Clerk - Finlay Welsh 
Walter Hansford - Ronald Aitken 
Supt. Bullivant - Arthur Boland 
Tim Leighton - Tom Criddle 
 
 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 April-13 May 1984 
 
 
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Curlew in Autumn

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast thriller

Robert Barr

Edgar Allan Poe

Julius Chambers

R. Austin Freeman

Arthur B Reeve

Matthias McDonnel Bodkin

Jacques Futrelle

Arthur Morrison

Ernest Bramah

Louisa Pirkis

Anna Katherine Green

The complete collection of all 16 episodes from this gripping BBC Radio crime series 
 
Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he gets his own back, introducing sixteen tales of detectives whose abilities rival that of the great Sherlock Holmes. 
 
Starring James Fleet (Series 1, 3 and 4) and Tim Piggott-Smith (Series 2) as Lestrade, with casts featuring Andrew Scott, Paul Rhys, Anton Lesser, Honeysuckle Weeks, Rupert Vansittart, John Sessions, Marcia Warren and Tim McInnerny. 
 
Dramatised for radio by Chris Harrald, these stories are written by masters of the crime and thriller genre, all contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle. 
 
They include: 
 The Murders on the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe 
The Problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle 
Murder By Proxy by Matthias McDonnel Bodkin 
The Mystery of Redstone Manor by Catherine Louisa Pirkis 
The Problem of the Superfluous Finger by Jacques Futrelle 
The Clue of the Silver Spoons by Robert Barr 
The Intangible Clue by Anna Katharine Green 
The Game Played in the Dark by Ernest Bramah 
The Kinght's Cross Signal Problem by Ernest Bramah 
A Snapshot by Matthias McDonnel Bodkin 
Seven, Seven, Seven - City by Julius Chambers 
The Moabite Cipher - by R Austin Freeman 
The Clairvoyants - by Arthur B Reeve 
The Stanway Cameo Mystery - Arthur Morrison 
The Secret of Dunstan's Tower - Ernest Bramah 
The Mystery of the Scarlet Thread - Jacques Futrelle 
 
Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko (Series 1) and Liz Webb (Series 2, 3, 4) 
 
 
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The Rivals: Tales of Sherlock Holmes’ rival detectives

16 BBC Radio full-cast dramas

Wilkie Collins

BBC radio productions of the finest works of Wilkie Collins: sensation novelist, early master of the mystery story, and pioneer of detective fiction 
 
Wilkie Collins was one of Victorian England's best-loved and best-selling authors, and a crime fiction pioneer. His enthralling 'sensation novels' such as The Woman in White paved the way for today's thrillers, and his tour de force The Moonstone is one of the first, and greatest, modern detective stories. 
 
This collection features dramatisations of these two masterpieces, with star casts including Toby Stephens (The Woman in White) and John Sharp (The Moonstone). Also included are adaptations of three of Collins' other major novels: No Name, The Law and the Lady and The Haunted Hotel, starring Sophie Thompson, Abigail Docherty and Henry Lloyd respectively. 
 
Collins was a prolific short story writer, and included here are a number of his shorter tales, such as a full-cast dramatisation of the ghost story 'Mad Monkton', starring Gary Bond, and readings of five tales of suspense: 'The Dream Woman' (read by David Suchet), 'The Biter Bit' (read by John Rowe), 'A Terribly Strange Bed' (read by Paul Daneman), 'The Stolen Letter' (read by Garard Green) and 'The Dead Hand' (read by Peter Marinker). Plus, the darkly comic 'Mrs Badgery' is read by Christopher Harper, while Ronald Pickup reads the murder mystery 'Who Killed Zebedee?', taken from the 1887 short story collection Little Novels. There are also dramatisations of five additional Little Novels tales: 'Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman', 'Mr Marmaduke and the Minister', 'Miss Bertha and the Yankee', 'Miss Morris and the Stranger' and 'Mr Percy and the Prophet', all starring Ronald Pickup as Wilkie Collins. 
 
A lifelong friend of Charles Dickens, Collins collaborated with him on several works including 'A House to Let', which was co-written by Collins, Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell and Adelaide Anne Proctor. Marcia Warren stars in an adaptation of this exciting tale of secrets and intrigue. 
 
Finally, in Night Waves: The Woman in White, Matthew Sweet joins Simon Callow, Kate Summerscale, Paul Lewis and Lisa Appignanesi to discuss the groundbreaking novel that catapulted Collins to literary stardom, exploring its lasting influence and asking how it stands up today. 
 
 
Contents 
1. The Woman in White 
2. No Name 
3. The Moonstone 
4. The Law and the Lady 
5. The Haunted Hotel 
6. 'Mad Monkton' 
7. 'The Dream Woman' 
8. 'The Biter Bit' 
9. 'A Terribly Strange Bed' 
10. 'The Stolen Letter' 
11. 'The Dead Hand' 
12. 'Mrs Badgery' 
13. 'A House to Let' 
14. 'Who Killed Zebedee?' 
15. 'Miss Jeromette and the Clergyman' 
16. 'Mr Marmaduke and the Minister' 
17. 'Miss Bertha and the Yankee' 
18. 'Miss Morris and the Stranger' 
19. 'Mr Percy and the Prophet' 
20. 'Night Waves: The Woman in White' 
 
 
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The Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection

Dramatisations and readings of his sensational stories including The Woman in White & The Moonstone

Edson Burton

Don Warrington stars as the enigmatic Deacon in this gritty contemporary fantasy trilogy 
 
In the spaces between inner-city Bristol and the netherworld walks Deacon, a mysterious, centuries-old drifter who arrives when least expected to save lost souls. In these three dramas, he comes to the aid of a boxer turned petty criminal, a teenager in danger and a refugee in hiding. 
 
Deacon 
Offered a 'job' by his former boxing trainer Jimmy, Mack is happy to oblige. All he has to do is deliver a car to a certain address by midnight - and not look in the boot. Then Mack hits an old man with the car. His name is Deacon, and although he looks like a tramp, he speaks words that are wise beyond this world. And he's about to change Mack's life, forever... 
 
Deacon: Moonlight on Water 
Sixteen-year-old Jas has a secret boyfriend, Ray, and she's planning to run away with him. But her ex, Zain, has found out, and pursues her into pitch-dark Eastville Park. Jas isn't scared: she knows how to handle Zain. But in this dangerous night-world, powerful spirits are abroad, and all is not what it seems... 
 
Deacon: Gabriel's Feast 
Grace has fled her war-torn homeland and sought sanctuary with a strange community on the fringes of Bristol. But what's driving their leader Gabriel? What are they preparing for? Despite Deacon's years and wisdom, he struggles to read the signs. Will he realise what is happening in time, or has he finally met his match? 
 
Created by writer and historian Edson Burton, these thrilling urban fantasy dramas are inspired by West African mythology and spirituality, and feature a predominantly black cast including musician and actor Ashley Thomas, aka Bashy, as Mack; Ashna Rabheru (Sex Education, Indian Summers) as Jas; Raj Bajaj (Killing Eve) as Zain; Don Gilet (EastEnders, Babyfather) as Ray; Diana Yekinni (Ije, Lunchtime Heroes) as Grace and Richard Pepple (Bridgerton, Beasts of No Nation) as Gabriel. 
 
 
 
 
Written by Edson Burton 
 
 
Starring Don Warrington as Deacon 
 
 
Deacon 
Mack - Ashley Thomas 
Mary - Leona Walker 
Jimmy - John Cording 
Price - Simon Ludders 
Waitress - Claire Cage 
Directed by James Robinson 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 28 July 2017 
 
Deacon: Moonlight on Water 
Jas - Ashna Rabheru 
Ray - Don Gilet 
Legba - Marega Palser 
Zain - Raj Bajaj 
Directed by John Norton 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 July 2019 
 
Deacon: Gabriel's Feast 
Grace - Diana Yekinni 
Gabriel - Richard Pepple 
Khan - Ikky Elyas 
Max/Legba - Marc Danbury 
Directed by John Norton 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9 October 2020 
 
 
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Deacon

Three BBC Radio full-cast dramas

Lucy Catherine

A gripping full-cast drama about a family in meltdown, starring Tyger Drew-Honey 
 
Luke and Nettie are 15-year-old twins in a normally dysfunctional family. But when something bad happens to Nettie, it becomes clear that no-one knew much about her. As the family wait by her hospital bedside, they gradually discover more about what was going on in her life. 
 
This gripping full-cast drama stars Tyger Drew-Honey (Outnumbered) and Sharon Small (The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Mistresses, Cutting It). 
 
Directed by Mary Peate

Halfway Here

A gripping BBC Radio drama

Danny Brocklehurst

Hugo Speer stars as Manchester detective John Stone in the final two series of the hard-hitting detective drama 
 
DCI Stone and his team are faced with two more tricky, morally complex cases in these gritty five-part dramas, created by award-winning screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst. 
 
Series 8, Retribution: The Unravelling of a Murder, sees Stone grappling with grief after his wife's death, and struggling to look after his teenage daughter alone. DS Kelly, meanwhile, is preparing to get married, and feeling overwhelmed with wedding admin - but their personal lives are put on hold when the team is called to investigate a death at an inner-city hotel. How did respectable businessman Maxwell Foley come to fall from Room 608 - and why was he at the Beresford in the first place? To find out, Stone must navigate the murky, transient world of the hospitality industry... But as he comes closer to uncovering the truth, forces conspire to prevent past crimes from coming to light... Written by Martin Jameson and Richard Monks, this gripping drama features a full cast including Lizzie Stavrou (Hollyoaks) and Emma Cunniffe (Roadkill). 
 
As Series 9, Protection, opens, DI Tanner has just had some life-changing news - while Stone gets a call from his daughter Alice, telling him she's been arrested. Meanwhile, their new investigation feels dangerously close to home. A teenager has been fatally stabbed, in what seems to be a totally unprovoked attack. The boy wasn't a known gang member, and his girlfriend Ruby claims she didn't recognise his killer. As the team search for leads, can they find out who was responsible before someone else gets hurt? This compelling drama was written by Vivienne Harvey, Carol Russell and Martin Jameson, and the cast includes Sydney Wade (I Kill Giants) and Angela Lonsdale (Our Girl). 
 
 
Created by Danny Brocklehurst 
Produced and directed by Gary Brown and Nadia Molinari 
 
Starring Hugo Speer as DCI John Stone, Craig Cheetham as DI Mike Tanner and Deborah McAndrew as DS Sue Kelly 
 
Series 8 
Elena/Karen/Lowri/DC Novak - Lizzie Stavrou 
Terry Quinn/DC Hale/Dave Webster - Jason Done 
Alice Stone - Millie Gibson 
Jolene/Diana/Vicky - Angela Lonsdale 
Asadi Qadir/Gareth - George Bukhari 
Ibrahim/Gordon - Peter Singh 
Marek/Joe Myers - William Ash 
Lisa Taylor/Heather Webster - Emma Cunniffe 
Tomo/ Dean Carradous - William Fox 
Sophie Webster/ DS Richards - Sacha Parkinson 
Mia - Nadia Emam 
Charlie Haynes - Simon Trinder 
Written by Martin Jameson (Episodes 1 &amp; 2) and Richard Monks (Episodes 3-5) 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 7-11 January 2019 
 
Series 9 
Alice/Kid 2 - Sydney Wade 
Jolene/Karen/Valerie/Greta - Angela Lonsdale 
Yusef/Security guard - Eddie Capli 
Ruby/Fi - Lucy Dixon 
Tolga/Jo Jo - James Cooney 
Jax Braithwaite/Renita/Dr Bassey - Doña Croll 
WC/Paramedic/Denny Rashford/Adam Collins - Hamish Rush 
Nessy/Dr Abiola - Danielle Henry 
Madison/DC Novak - Sacha Parkinson 
Layla/DS Novak - Sade Malone 
Phil Simpson/Dougie - Rupert Hill 
Solicitor - Darren Kuppan 
Written by Vivienne Harvey (Episode 1), Carol Russell (Episodes 2 &amp; 3) and Martin Jameson (Episodes 4 &amp; 5) 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 1-5 February 2021 
 
 
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Stone: The Complete Series 8 and 9

BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Crime Dramas

Roy Williams

Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun star in these eleven gritty contemporary crime dramas 
 
Idiosyncratic detective duo Max Matthews and Sean Armitage are back for three more series, in which they expertly extract confessions from their suspects during the course of one interview. Their relationship has evolved since they were first paired up, back when Armitage was a rookie constable, but their interrogation technique is as incisive as ever. 
 
These eleven compelling dramas all shine the spotlight on a different suspect, each with their own tale to tell - and their own selective version of events. We hear from a wealth of diverse characters including Ross, a young prisoner accused of attacking a fellow inmate; Jack, a respectable writer who has been charged with shoplifting; Dan, whose wife is in hospital after a suicide attempt; and Nadine, a fellow police officer who Sean has known since childhood. As Matthews and Armitage subject them to a grilling, the truth is revealed, in all its messiness and moral complexity. 
 
Created by multi-award-winning playwright Roy Williams, The Interrogation's naturalistic dialogue and virtuoso real-time scenes make it a police procedural like no other, and one that grips from start to finish. 
 
Cast and credits 
DCI Max Matthews - Kenneth Cranham 
DS Sean Armitage - Alex Lanipekun 
Harry - Rupert Holliday Evans 
Ross - Billy Seymour 
Julie - Georgie Glen 
Jack - Michael Shaeffer 
PC Kerry - Kerry Gooderson 
Heather - Jo Martin 
Clare - Claire Rushbrook 
Dan - Navin Chowdhry 
Nadine - Bianca Stephens 
Evie - Marcia Warren 
Ronald - Sean Baker 
PC Jones - Helen Clapp 
Billy - Daniel Kendrick 
Officer/Nathan- Joseph Ayre 
Trevor - David Hounslow 
Carly - Lizzy Watts 
 
Written by Roy Williams 
Directed by Mary Peate 
Produced by Jessica Dromgoole 
Music composed by David Pickvance 
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018 (Series 6), July/August 2019 (Series 7) and September/October (Series 8) 
 
Episode guide 
 
Series 6 
1. Ross 
2. Jack 
3. Heather 
 
Series 7 
1. Dan 
2. Nadine 
3. Evie 
4. Billy 
5. Carly 
 
Series 8 
1. Sandra 
2. Stephen 
3. Tanya and Natalie

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