An epic BBC radio drama series set in the Welsh valleys, about medical life before the NHS
Based on AJ Cronin’s award-winning 1937 novel of the same name, which partly inspired Nye Bevan to create the NHS, this gripping dramatisation centres on An
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A collection of full-cast dramatisations and original radio plays from master storyteller Ted Allbeury
Described by Len Deighton as ‘a classic writer of espionage fiction’, Ted Allbeury based his many acclaimed spy novels on his own real-life ex
By Alan Le May
Dramatised for radio by Adrian Bean
Adaptation of the classic western novel, upon which the famous film was based.
Texas, 1848. When Comanches attack the Edwards family's settlement on the Texas plains, they kidnap two girls - seven
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Tthree-part dramatisation of Zane Gray 's classic novel of love and violent revenge, the first western to be adapted as a Classic Serial.
1: Utah, 1871. Mormon rancher Jane Withersteen is resisting Elder Tull 's attempts to take her and Cottonwoo
ElvenQuest is a comic fantasy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto, and starring Stephen Mangan, Alistair McGowan, Darren Boyd, Kevin Eldon, Sophie Winkleman and Dave Lamb. The series takes place in the world of Lower Earth, a
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Stephen Fry and John Bird star in all four series of the BBC Radio 4 satirical comedy, plus the 2006 special episode.
Set in the Machiavellian world of modern PR, Absolute Power introduces us to London-based 'government-media relations consultancy
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Sergeant Jimmy Vogel is an old-school, down-to-earth copper. Dedicated and tenacious, he's happy to work overtime to get results (to the dismay of his long-suffering wife, Mo). But after repeatedly missing out on promotion, he finds himself workin
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Teddy Johnson stars in this atmospheric six-part radio thriller.
Korean War veteran and hip Londoner Steve Gardiner arrives in a small Scottish seaside resort, looking for his old friend Jimmy Morton. But he's picked the wrong time for a reunion.
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Eleven uncanny stories inspired by the master of uncanny terror, H.P. Lovecraft
One hundred years ago, H.P. Lovecraft created the Necronomicon, a grimoire of lost souls, magical rites and forbidden lore. Now, locked away, the hoarder of horror is
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A collection of BBC dramatisations and readings of William Boyd's award-winning novels and short stories
Narrated by: Alan Rickman, Alison Steadman, Bill Paterson, Bill Nighy, Tom Goodman-Hill, Ben Miles, Niamh Cusack, Fenella Woolgar, Eileen Atk
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The complete BBC Radio 4 legal drama, starring Claire Rushbrook and Clare Corbett.
Behind Closed Doors is a courtroom drama with a difference - it centres around civil law, not criminal. In these nine plays, London barrister Rebecca Nyman takes on
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A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels. Jane Austen is one of the finest writers in the English language, and this volume includes all six of her classic novels.
Mansfield Park: on a quest to find a po
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Five BBC Radio 4 full-cast crime dramas featuring DI Charlie Resnick.
Jazz-loving Policeman Charlie Resnick is one of the most popular characters in contemporary crime fiction. This thrilling collection brings together three dramatisations and two
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Four gritty thrillers from acclaimed dramatist Paul Sellar
`The master of deception layered upon deception' Moira Petty, The Stage
Paul Sellar is an award-winning playwright working in theatre, film and radio. This compulsive collection brings t
Anneke Wills reads this exciting novelisation of a classic First Doctor TV adventure set in Cornwall.
On the 17th Century Cornish coast, villainous pirates roam the seas searching for treasure, while the townspeople have turned to smuggling, wheel
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Full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of the first five Falco novels by Lindsey Davis, starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco.
The Silver Pigs:
One fine day, A.D. 70, Sosia Camillina quite literally runs into Marcus Didius Falco on the ste
Anyone looking to let off some steam is bound to find something to love in Cabin Pressure. The combination of snappy repartee and brilliant voice-acting makes this a side-achingly funny experience from start to finish.
Cabin Pressure is a radio sitc
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Three original murder mysteries featuring Bangalore detective Uma Rao
Actor, writer and director Mahesh Dattani is the first playwright in English to be awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award by India’s National Academy of Letters. Included here are all
Seven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of P. D. James' acclaimed mysteries,
This collection includes:
Cover Her Face
P. D. James' debut novel, introducing her famous detective Adam Dalgliesh. Starring Robin Ellis as Dalgliesh.
A Taste for Death
D
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