Elmore John Leonard Jr. was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted
Herbert George Wells was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and has been called the “father of science fiction”.
In addi
Read more…
James Follett (1939-2021) was an English author and screenwriter. Follett became a full-time fiction writer in 1976, after resigning as a technical writer for the Ministry of Defence.
He wrote over 20 novels, several television plays and more than 30
Read more…
A comprehensive collection of dramatisations of Daphne du Maurier’s works
Daphne du Maurier was one of the 20th century’s most popular writers. Extraordinarily prolific, she produced a string of bestsellers, many of which were adapted as award-winnin
Read more…
Selected Dramatisations and readings of the genre-spanning work of HE Bates
HE Bates is probably best known for his comic novel The Darling Buds of May, which introduced the lovable Larkins to the world and sparked three hugely popular TV adaptations
Read more…
ROPE starring Alan Rickman 1983-12-03
Patrick Hamilton’s play inspired by Leopold and Loeb. Two young undergraduates think they’ve committed the perfect murder. To add piquancy to their crime they invite the victim’s father and other guests to a maca
Read more…
A series of seven period detective story thrillers featuring the Scotland Yard sleuth Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn, created by Ngaio Marsh. All Broadcast on the BBC Radio, The later episodes are much better quality than the originals due
Full cast BBC Radio productions of five of C. S. Forester’s classic novels
Most famous for his Hornblower series, iconic writer C. S. Forester tells tales of adventure like no other. This BBC radio collection features modern adaptations of five of h
Read more…
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.
Read more…
An unsettling collection of full-cast dramas from the long-running BBC Radio 4 horror series.
Throughout five series between 1988-1997, Edward de Souza was The Man in Black, a sinister raconteur who introduced a weekly half hour of terror and suspens
Read more…
Johnny Street and Arthur Lane are a pair of Yorkshire builders in a white van who battle out their partnership and their future as they tackle a plethora of household repairs.
Sitcom written by Ian McMillan and Dave Sheasby.
Read more…
BBC radio dramatisations of classic novels centred around engaging anti-heroes who dominate high society
Ambitious. Ruthless. Unprincipled. With their blurred morals and relatable imperfections, it’s no wonder we find anti-heroes so appealing and fas
Read more…
Whose Line is it Anyway is a popular improvisational theatre show, best known from the multiple seasons on TV in the UK and USA. However this show with Clive Anderson and the team actually started on BBC radio as a 6 half hour episode series in 1988.
Recognised as the ultimate dramatisation of Conan Doyle’s famous stories, these recordings have been acclaimed since their reissue by Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks in 1995. They have been carefully remastered so that the sound is as good as possible
The history of crime detection has produced no more famous name than that of SEXTON BLAKE…’
Sexton Blake is a fictional detective who has been featured in many British comic strips, novels and dramatic productions since 1893. His adventures have feat
Read more…
John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. was an American writer and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception. He has been called “a giant of American lett
Peyton Place
BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour Drama
First broadcast from 20020826 to 20020906.
10 episodes
April De Angelis's dramatisation of the 1950s bestseller by Grace Metalious set in prewar New England.
The notorious 1950s bestseller by Grace Metali
Read more…By L Frank Baum
Dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths
When a tornado strikes her farmhouse in Kansas, young Dorothy is lifted to the magical world of Oz where she embarks upon a perilous journey to find her way back home.
Dorothy: Amelia Clar
The Talon and Chantry series by Louis L'Amour consists of eight books,
In another connection
Read more…
Jack Higgins (the pen name of Henry Patterson) was the internationally bestselling author of 85 novels. He shot to fame with The Eagle Has Landed, which sold 50 million copies worldwide and became a hit film. Adapted for radio, it is included here, t
