The King's General
by Daphne du Maurier
dramatised by Michelene Wandor.
Director: Cherry Cookson.
Broadcast 12 December 1992, 14:30, Saturday Playhouse
The heroine of Daphne du Maurier's classic love story set during the English Civil War is the be
This production was originally broadcast in twenty episodes over four weeks on BBC Radio 4. This release is derived from the four weekly \'omnibus\' broadcasts which contained five episodes each
Read by Miriam Margolyes - four parts of one hour each
An adaptation of Tennessee Williams's classic 1950s drama set in the plantations of the American Deep South.
Hypocrisy, greed and secret passions threaten to tear apart a dysfunctional family as they fight over a dying patriarch's millions.
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A Passionate Dance By Jennifer Curry.
BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play First broadcast 2000-03-02.
Lebanese poet Khalil Gibran was best known for his seminal work 'The Prophet', a moving poem about love which was inspired by his relationship with an old
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These dramas were originally published in Redbook Magazine and read by thousands of housewives across the country.The editor of the magazine, Edward Baumer, hand selected the best stories to be recreated on radio in dramatic form. At the opening of e
This is a lovely show starring Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn, also married to each other, which seems to get lost in the otr-netherworld...hope you enjoy!
"Abbott Mysteries" was a comedy-mystery radio program adapted from the novels of Frances Crane (1896-1981). Initially a summer replacement for "Quick As a Flash," the series was heard on Mutual and NBC.
The Mutual series, sponsored by Helbros Watche
Street and Smith's, Love Story Magazine was the basis of the old radio serial Love Story. These fifteen minute shows were RCA syndicatedin 1937, and as you can guess by the title were stories of a romantic nature.
There is around 26 shows known to
Decameron
by Giovanni Boccaccio
Translated by Jonathon Dryden-Taylor
Music by Anthony Ruly
Produced by Richard Blake
Directed by Don Taylor
Broadcast in three parts - 12, 19 and 26 July 1998
1304. Plague and disorder ravage Florence. A small party
Two young people meet when both are hired to work on a cruise ship, The S.S. Harmonia, he as a steward and she as a manicurist. Both have taken these jobs hoping to land a role as singer for the ship's band. Of course they fall in love and yadd
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"Presenting Charles Boyer" had a limited run of only four months - July thru October 1950 - and, curiously, never attracted a sponsor. This is a real shame, as the series was clearly well crafted and Boyer had a voice and a presence that made him pe
When smalltime insurance salesman Walter Huff meets seductive Phyllis Nirdlinger, the wife of one of his wealthy clients, it takes him only minutes to determine that she wants to get rid of her husband--and not much longer to decide to help her do i
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An adaptation of Tennessee Williams's classic 1950s drama set in the plantations of the American Deep South.
Hypocrisy, greed and secret passions threaten to tear apart a dysfunctional family as they fight over a dying patriarch's millions.
Wi
Street and Smith's, Love Story Magazine was the basis of the old radio serial Love Story. These fifteen minute shows were RCA syndicated in 1937, and as you can guess by the title were stories of a romantic nature.
There is around 26 shows known to
