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The War Of The Worlds

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When a Martian spacecraft lands on Woking Common, mankind is terrorised by aliens in tall, armoured capsules which stalk the countryside on three legs. The machines wreak havoc on London and the Southern Counties, and survivors are driven undergro

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Brother Cadfael

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Three BBC radio dramatisations of Ellis Peters' much-loved medieval murder mysteries featuring monk-cum-sleuth Brother Cadfael.

A onetime Crusader turned Benedictine monk, Brother Cadfael is a most unusual detective. Living a quiet life as a monas

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The History of Titus Groan

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Paul Rhys, Miranda Richardson and Carl Prekopp star in this major six-part BBC Radio Classic Serial based on the writings of Mervyn Peake and Maeve Gilmore.

The life and times of Titus Groan, 77th Earl of Gormenghast - a vast stronghold of crumbli

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The Inspector Chen Mysteries

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BBC Radio full-cast dramatisations of the crime novels of Qiu Xiaolong, set in Shanghai. Starring Jamie Zubairi as Chief Inspector Chen Cao, an astute young policeman with twin passions for food and poetry.

Through thrilling crime drama, these ni

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The Late Alfred Hitchcock Presents

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The Waxwork by AM Burrage

In a reprise of the director's celebrated series from beyond the grave, convincing effigies become all too real.

 

Sredni Vashtar by Saki

Living with his cruel aunt, young Conradin worships a fierce polecat ferret which

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Alfred Hitchcock

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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English director who is considered one of the most influential figures in cinema history. His career spanned over 50 years and included directing more than 50 films, some of which are still studied and watched to

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The Teahouse Detective

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London in the 1920s. Sitting in the corner of a branch of the (long defunct) ABC Tea Rooms sits a shabbily dressed old man, who looks more like a tramp. He sits nursing a single cup of tea and possibly a doughnut. At the start of each episode it s

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Murder for Crime at Christmas

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 Hercule Poirot’s Christmas – By Agatha Christie, dramatised by Michael Bakewell

With Peter Sallis as Hercule Poirot, Simeon Lee is a monster to all around him and especially his family – but someone has planned to seek revenge on this particular Ch

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The Last of the Mohicans & The Spy

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BBC Radio drama adaptations of two action-packed adventures by James Fenimore Cooper.

A founding father of American literature, James Fenimore Cooper was one of America's first professional novelists, and a pioneer of the Western and the histori

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Limelight

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The System – A witty six-part thriller about a group of young radicals and the hunt for their leader by Ben Lewis. Starring Siena Kelly, Jack Rowan and Iain de Caestecker.

The House That Vanished – the true story of one man’s struggle to find out

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15 Minute Drama

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15 Minute Drama, previously known as Woman's Hour Drama, was a BBC Radio 4 Arts and Drama production strand that was broadcast between 1998 and 2021. It consisted of 15-minute episodes, broadcast every weekday 10:45–11:00 am, repeated at 7:45–8:00

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Orbit One Zero

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A vintage British sci-fi serial involving the tracking of mysterious signals from space.

‘A glimpse across a weird threshold, on the rim of space where there should be nothing but eternal, frozen darkness. Yet where there was something more...’

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BBC Classics Children’s Library

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A Timeless Collection of 21 Tales for All Ages

An irresistible anthology of folklore, fables and perennial favourites, including four novels and 17 short stories.

This superlative collection of children's stories brings together a feast of fantast

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Inspector Purbright

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A collection of cosy crime dramas adapted from Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles, set in a small Lincolnshire market town in the 1960s and '70s.

Inspector Purbright is a thoroughly English policeman: affable, polite, dogged and decent. Create

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Robinson Crusoe (BBC Classics)

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BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of one of the most famous adventure stories of all time, starring Roy Marsden as Robinson Crusoe.

Young Robinson Crusoe has a burning ambition to be a sailor. Paying no attention to his parent's warnings, he run

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