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  • Last night I was going to listen to the Inspector Pulbright Mystery
    "Naked Nuns" on this site. I didn't get around to it. Now I can't find it. Can anyone help me find it?

    Thanks
    ZZHickok
  • You can never have too much BBC British OTR....
  • Thanks for the invite, Robert.
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Ben Hur

Ben Hur 4 parts Lew Wallace's BBC Radio 4 Dramatization of Lew Wallace's epic novel which begins with the nativity and ends with the crucifixion. with Jamie Glover, Samuel West and narrated by Michael Gambon. ================================================= 1 A Friendship Betrayed Ben Hur's attempt to rekindle his friendship with Roman soldier, Massala, has devastating consequences. ================================================= 2 Son Of Arrius Freed from slavery, Ben Hur travels east to…

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Tarzan Of The Apes

This is an excellent production of the classic tale. Well worth a listen.[BBC] Tarzan Of The Apes - 2003.01.17 - 01 - Lord Greystoke & Lady Alice Set Sail For A New Life In Africa.mp3[BBC] Tarzan Of The Apes - 2003.01.24 - 02 - Kala The Ape Adopts A New Baby.mp3[BBC] Tarzan Of The Apes - 2003.01.31 - 03 - Tarzan Becomes King Of The Apes.mp3

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An Englishman Abroad

Michael Gambon is Guy Burgess and Penelope Wilton the actress Coral Browne in Bennett's re-telling of a real-life incident. Whilst touring 'Hamlet' Moscow with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in 1958, Browne is astonished to have Burgess appear in her dressing room. Having disappeared from England in 1951 together with fellow diplomat Donald Maclean, spy Burgess is a wanted man. Bennett's take on the encounter is both poignant and comic, and the play examines his life in exile, his love of…

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The Green Hills of Earth - by Robert A Heinlein

Written in 1947 The Green Hills of Earth features in “Forbidden Planet’s” top 100 best Sci-fi stories. This is the poignant story of Rhysling, a radiation-blinded spaceship engineer crisscrossing the solar system writing and singing some of the best lyrics in science fiction. In a fine display of writing skill, the spaceship and crew feel as real to the reader as a contemporary tramp steamer. Read by Adam Sims. One episode of 30 minutes.The Green Hills of Earth.mp3

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