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Vanity Fair by Thackeray

First broadcast from 20040913 to 20050918 Amelia Sedley.... Katy Cavanagh Auctioneer.... Jon Glover Becky Sharp.... Emma Fielding Captain MacMurdo.... Mark Bonnar directed by.... Claire Grove directed by.... Marc Beeby Ensign Stubble.... Stephen Hog

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Tom Jones by Henry Fielding

Henry Fielding’s most renowned work is unquestionably ‘The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling’, which was published in 1749. The story tells of a gentleman named Allworthy who has a large fortune and is a healthy and decent man. One night he steps in

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The Outlander - by Gil Adamson

The Outlander - by Gil Adamson - BBC Radio Audiobook --------------------------------------------------------- Denica Fairman reads from the novel by Gil Adamson, set in Canada in 1903. In 1903 a mysterious young woman flees alone across the West

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John Master's India

The Deceivers - Dramatisation of the first 'Master's India' novel. The Deceivers is a 1952 novel by John Masters on the Thuggee movement in India during British imperial rule. (It was a 1988 Merchant Ivory Productions film starring Shashi Kapoor, Pi

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Mountain of Light by Simon Bovey

London, 1851 The worlds's largest diamond is on show at the Great Exhibition. And John Rayverne must find a way to steal it to save the people he loves. 1851: London buzzes with the wonders at The Great Exhibition in Hyde Park. To John Rayverne, h

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The End Of The Affair by Graham Greene

First broadcast 19980413. First repeated 20000103. Graham Greene's story of the loss of love and one man's losing battle with his own agnosticism. Dramatised for radio by John Harvey. With Alex Jennings as Bendrix and Emma Fielding as Sarah. Director

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Circus Of Errors (RNZ)

Circus Of Errors (Radio New Zealand National A disturbing fable set in the timeless fantasy world of a travelling circus where the Ringmaster rules and dreadful secrets are buried and forgotten. (duration: 54'00?) Simon Ferry, Peter Vere-Jones, J

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My Lovely Man by Paul Watson

First broadcast 20090826 Comedy by Paul Watson about the world of the 'blue blood' debutantes, set in 1958. Jemima Courtney's parents advise her in her bid to secure a match with Claude, son of the ageing Viscount Tudely. Unfortunately, however, the

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