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Hollywood Radio Theater 55-02-22 Shane

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"Shane" from Hollywood Radio Theater aired February 22, 1955. Shane tells the story of a gunfighter who comes to a recently settled farm area near a quiet town and fights for the rights of homesteaders against the long-entrenched hard-bitten open-range cattlemen who control the majority of the land. Alan Ladd, Van Heflin, Ruth Hussey, Parley Baer and Howard McNear.land.

Hollywood Radio Theater 55-02-22 Shane.mp3

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Alistair MacLean's Ice Station Zebra

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A classic thriller from the bestselling master of action and suspense.

The atomic submarine Dolphin has impossible orders: to sail beneath the ice-floes of the Arctic Ocean to locate and rescue the men of weather-station Zebra, gutted by fire and drifting with the ice-pack somewhere north of the Arctic Circle.

But the orders do not say what the Dolphin will find if she succeeds – that the fire at Ice Station Zebra was sabotage, and that one of the survivors is a killer.

 

Performed by Steve Hodson.

  1. Part 1 (10.8Mb)
  2. Part 2 (7.3Mb)
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  8. Part 8 (14.2Mb)
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Journey To The Centre Of The Earth By Jules Verne

Journey%20to%20the%20Center%20of%20the%20Earth.jpg?profile=RESIZE_400xRenowned professor, Otto Lidenbrock, discovers a mysterious, runic cryptogram in a rare manuscript he’s bought.

It’s his nephew, Axel, who accidentally cracks the message, which is by a 16th-century alchemist who claims to have found a pathway to the centre of the earth!

"Descend, bold traveller into the crater of the Jokul of Snæfell, which the shadow of Scartaris touches before the kalends of July and you will attain the centre of the earth."

Lidenbrock decides he must see for himself if such a journey is possible and with the reluctant Axel in tow, and the help of their guide, Hans, the three venture into the heart of a dormant, Icelandic volcano on a dangerous expedition beneath the earth's layers.

Jules Verne's novel is the ultimate adventure story in the best Victorian tradition with plenty of action, science, knowledge, discovery and surprise.

Adapted in two parts by Moya O'Shea.

Starring Joel MacCormack and Stephen Critchlow.

The three attempting this tremendous feat are:

* The somewhat cowardly, dewy-eyed romantic, Axel
* The highly strung and oh, so eccentric, Otto Lidenbrock
* The calm, phlegmatic Danish speaking, Icelandic guide, Hans.

Axel ...... Joel MacCormack
Professor Lidenbrock ...... Stephen Critchlow
Hans ...... Gudmundur Thorvaldsson
Grauben ...... Nicola Ferguson
Martha ...... Elizabeth Bennett
Newspaper Seller ...... Nick Underwood
Porter ...... Sam Rix
Icelandic Man ...... Tom Forrister
Street Vendor ...... Scarlett Brookes

Composer: Neil Brand

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2017.

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A Streetcar Named Desire By Tennessee Williams.mp3

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In Tennessee Williams's masterpiece set in New Orleans, Blanche Dubois’s tender feelings are destroyed by Stanley Kowalski's brutal desire as they battle for the control of those close to them.

Blanche: Glenne Headly

Stanley: Vincent D'Onofrio

Stella: Amy Brenneman

Mitch: David Selby

Steve: Fred Coffin

Eunice: Rondi Reed

Pablo: Armondo Molina

Doctor: Jamie Hanes

Matron: Lyvingston Holmes

Music by John Roby. Director Martin Jenkins

Sunday Play: A Streetcar Named Desire

Sun 14th Jun 1998

19:30 on BBC Radio 3

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Beyond the City by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

41qRqw0uEQL._SY445_SX342_.jpg?profile=RESIZE_400xIn Beyond the City, the desire for money and romance drives the characters beyond the typical boundaries of their middle class Victorian lives. Lust, deceit, and financial scandals rock their placid world.

 

Source: Doyle, A.C. (1892) Beyond the City London, England: Simpkin, Hamilton, Kent

Chapter I: “The New-Comers”
Two women, Bertha and Monica, are watching their new neighbors move in. The woman does not act lady-like and her nephew is quite broad. The cabman unloads a good amount of various types of sports equipment.
Chapter II: “Breaking the Ice”
Monica and Bertha visit their new neighbors, Mrs. Westmacott and her nephew, and determine she is a very unpleasant woman.
Chapter III: “Dwellers in the Wilderness”
New characters are introduced, such as Hay Denver and Dr. Walker and his two daughters, all acquainted with Mrs. Westmacott and her nephew. Their relationships are developed through dialogue as they head to the country to get fresh air and exercise.
Chapter IV: “A Sister’s Secret”
Charles Westmacott is in the care of his aunt because his parents were killed in the Mutiny. Clara and Charles have been talking and as Clara leaves she sees her sister conversing with Harold Denver. Clara presses Ida to tell her what happened between them, but Ida will not allow herself to be looked after. Clara has placed herself in the role of a mother to Ida and cares for her future.
Chapter V: “A Naval Conquest”
Mrs. Westmacott convinces the admiral to join the women’s rights platform. It exhibits her use of flattery and cunning to win him over.
Chapter VI: “An Old Story”
Mrs. Westmacott wishes Charles to marry Ida and talks to Clara about arranging it as such. Clara has a conflict between her thoughts of Charles and Harold for Ida, but resolves to let things play out their natural course. Shortly after, Harold approaches Clara and, expecting him to propose marriage to Ida, proposes to her instead.
Chapter VII: “Venit Tandem Felicitas”
Charles sends a clumsily written letter to Ida asking her if she would accompany him on his tandem tricycle. She accepts and as they ride, he asks her to marry him. She pities him and concedes that she will think about it. However, when he grabs her hand, she does not pull away.
Chapter VIII: “Shadows Before”
Mrs. Westmacott becomes more acquainted with the Doctor, until it appears they plan to marry. Clara and Ida decide to convince their father not to marry Mrs. Westmacott by imitating her emancipated dress and liberal beliefs.
Chapter IX: “A Family Plot”
Clara and Ida carry out their scheme. Ida plays with chemicals in the kitchen while Clara reads maps and aspires to be a pilot. Meanwhile, they are learning to smoke and drink, all to their father’s horror.
Chapter X: “Women of the Future”
The two girls get more eccentric in their ways. Clara begins to wear knickers and Ida wears a short skirt. The two girls then throw a dinner party for Harold and Charles. That is the last straw for the Doctor and he realizes the error of his ways.
Chapter XI: “A Blot from the Blue”
Harold faces destruction when his partner, Mrs. Westmacott’s brother, abandons him with a massive debt that he may never be able to pay back. He tries to take a noble stand for his creditors and Clara vows to stay by him.
Chapter XII: “Friends in Need”
Clara wants to help Harold in the only way she can. She offers her money to him which amounts to L5000. However, her father knows Harold will not accept it and gives it to his parents to use in the most prudent way.
Chapter XIII: “In Strange Waters”
The Admiral sets out to go back to sea and instead sees a moneylenders advertisement. He decides to borrow the money to pay the enormous debt and ends up in the shabby office of two scam artists. They try to make a deal and the Admiral refuses with the advice of Charles. Charles resolves to take him to Mrs. Westmacott’s lawyer.
Chapter XIV: “Eastward Ho!”
He goes to the suggested lawyer and he says that he cannot give out a loan to an older man without life insurance. The Admiral is inspected by a doctor and is found to be in excellent help. The Admiral intervenes in a fight on the way to sell his pension.
Chapter XV: “Still Among Shoals”
The Admiral sells his pension and gets £5,000. Harold returns to his parents after meeting with his creditors and tells them the sum owed is less than expected. They rejoice and Harold runs to Dr. Walker to return his cheque. Dr. Walker tells Harold how his father obtained the money and he runs back to the Admiral and demands that he get his pension back.
Chapter XVI: “A Midnight Visitor”
The two sisters witness a man enter through the window of Mrs. Westmacott’s home and see her fall to the ground. They think the visitor was expected, however when she falls they immediately call for help. He hit her on the back of the head with a life preserver, but she is alright.
Chapter XVII: “In Port at Last”
Mrs. Westmacott recounts the story to the Doctor and the Admiral after giving the Admiral his pension papers back. She spent the money that she was going to give to her brother on the Admiral’s papers. Her brother returned to her and was the one who struck her on the head. Harold is able to clear his name, the Admiral does not have to return to sea or move from his villa, both couples get married, and all live a full and happy life.
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Agatha Christie BBC Dramatisations

Agatha_Christie.png?profile=RESIZE_400xBBC radio have produced over 70 full cast adaptations of Agatha Christie’s beloved crime stories, including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

Hercule Poirot is one of the most famous fictional characters of all time, known for his Belgian accent, waxed moustaches, perfectionism and “little grey cells”. Poirot would be the first to call himself a great man – he has never been known for his modesty – but with such success in his career, it is difficult to argue with him.

Miss Marple doesn’t look like a detective. But looks can be deceiving… this apparently unassuming woman from the small village of St Mary Mead is surprisingly worldly and uses the fact people underestimate her to full advantage when investigating.

  1. Mysterious Affair at Styles (unknown file size)
  2. Murder on the Links (39.3Mb)
  3. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (unknown file size)
  4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (unknown file size)
  5. The Mystery of the Blue Train (70.2Mb)
  6. Murder at the Vicarage (unknown file size)
  7. Giant's Bread (unknown file size)
  8. The Sittaford Mystery (67.2Mb)
  9. Peril at End House (unknown file size)
  10. Lord Edgware Dies (unknown file size)
  11. Murder on the Orient Express (unknown file size)
  12. Three Act Tragedy (unknown file size)
  13. Death in the Clouds (unknown file size)
  14. ABC Murders (unknown file size)
  15. Murder in Mesopotamia (62.4Mb)
  16. Cards on the Table (unknown file size)
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  18. Death on the Nile (unknown file size)
  19. Appointment with Death (unknown file size)
  20. Hercule Poirot's Christmas (unknown file size)
  21. And Then There Were None (unknown file size)
  22. Sad Cypress (60.7Mb)
  23. One Two Buckle My Shoe (unknown file size)
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  25. Body in the Library (unknown file size)
  26. Five Little Pigs (unknown file size)
  27. The Moving Finger (39.8Mb)
  28. Towards Zero (50.9Mb)
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  30. Sparkling Cyanide (38.6Mb)
  31. Taken at the Flood (unknown file size)
  32. The Rose and the Yew Tree (unknown file size)
  33. Crooked House (unknown file size)
  34. A Murder is Announced (63.7Mb)
  35. Mrs McGinty's Dead (unknown file size)
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  38. A Pocketful of Rye (unknown file size)
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  41. Ordeal by Innocence (38.8Mb)
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  43. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (39.6Mb)
  44. Caribbean Mystery (unknown file size)
  45. At Bertram's Hotel (unknown file size)
  46. Endless Night (26.1Mb)
  47. Hallowe'en Night (40.2Mb)
  48. Elephants Can Remember (39.9Mb)
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Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn

71n8L4ymJoL._SL1200_.jpg?profile=RESIZE_400xBy Mark Twain, dramatised by Marcy Kahan. One of the great American novels comes into rich and multilayered life in the most complete dramatisation yet. This BBC/Canadian Broadcasting Corporation co-production evokes pre-Civil War America, and follows Huck and the runaway slave Jim on their journey down the Mississippi on a raft. Twain's wise and affectionate writing gives voice to Huck's growing understanding of Jim's humanity, and remains controversial. This programme contains language that some listeners may find offensive.

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The Black Museum

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Opening in 1875, the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard is the oldest museum in the world purely for recording crime. The name "Black Museum" was coined in 1877 by a reporter from "The Observer", a London newspaper, although the museum is still referred to as the Crime Museum. It is this museum that inspired The Black Museum radio series, produced in London by Harry Alan Towers.

From Jay Hickerson's "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All Circulating Shows", the earliest US broadcast date was January 1, 1952. Thirty nine shows, from the full syndication of fifty two shows, aired over Mutual stations from January 1, 1952 through June 24, 1952 and September 30, 1952 through December 30, 1952.


This murder mystery series was based on true life cases from Scotland Yard's files. Each episode was based on an item or items of evidence in the museum. Hosted and narrated by Orson Welles.

  1. The 22 Caliber Pistol (13.4Mb)
  2. A .32 Caliber Bullet (5.4Mb)
  3. The Bath Tub (12.5Mb)
  4. The Gladstone Bag (12.6Mb)
  5. The Bloodstained Brick Bat (11.4Mb)
  6. The Brass Button (13.5Mb)
  7. A Can Of Weedkiller (6.1Mb)
  8. The Car Tire (11.4Mb)
  9. The Champagne Glass (10.9Mb)
  10. The Claw Hammer (5.9Mb)
  11. The Door Key (13.4Mb)
  12. The Faded Tartan Scarf (13.8Mb)
  13. Four Small Bottles (12Mb)
  14. A French-English Dictionary (11.8Mb)
  15. The Gas Receipt (11.7Mb)
  16. Glass Shards (13.7Mb)
  17. The Hammerhead (10.9Mb)
  18. The Jack Handle (6.2Mb)
  19. A Jar Of Acid (12.3Mb)
  20. The Khaki Handkerchief (11.2Mb)
  21. A Lady's Shoe (5.9Mb)
  22. The Leather Bag (13.1Mb)
  23. A Letter (11.3Mb)
  24. The Mandolin String (13.7Mb)
  25. Meat Juice (13.6Mb)
  26. The Notes (5.8Mb)
  27. The Old Wooden Mallet (6Mb)
  28. The Open Ended Wrench (11.4Mb)
  29. The Pair Of Spectacles (6.3Mb)
  30. A Piece Of Iron Chain (11.4Mb)
  31. The Pink Powder Puff (13.6Mb)
  32. The Post Card (12Mb)
  33. A Prescription (12.7Mb)
  34. The Raincoat (13.3Mb)
  35. The Sash Cord (5.7Mb)
  36. A Service Card (11.8Mb)
  37. The Sheath Knife (6.7Mb)
  38. The Shopping Bag (12.5Mb)
  39. A Shilling (11.6Mb)
  40. A Silencer (12.8Mb)
  41. The Small White Boxes (12.1Mb)
  42. The Spotted Bedsheet (5.4Mb)
  43. The Straight Razor (13.3Mb)
  44. The Tan Shoe (11.2Mb)
  45. The Telegram (5.9Mb)
  46. A Trunk (5.9Mb)
  47. Two Bullets (11.6Mb)
  48. The Walking Stick (5.8Mb)
  49. A Woman's Pigskin Glove (12.4Mb)
  50. The Wool Jacket (13.7Mb)
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images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRuXHuFjteAcFRo2ERx2hWN-LxzXnv_e6MDaFta_Wtt2VhQ-R76&profile=RESIZE_400xTravelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall is a 2022 documentary film directed by Bob Smeaton. The film documents the origins of the American swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival and their 1970 European tour, culminating in an April 14, 1970, performance at London's Royal Albert Hall. The movie takes its name from the band's song "Travelin' Band".

A 40-minute history narrated by actor Jeff Bridges documents the band's formation in El Cerrito, California, their early efforts under as Tommy Fogerty & the Blue Velvets and The Golliwogs, and their signing by Fantasy Records.[2] At the time they toured Europe, the Beatles broke up, leaving Creedence as, as Bridges puts it, "the biggest group in the world."

Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall

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Big Ben Calling (1935)

Radio_Pirates_film_Opening_titles_%281935%29.png?profile=RESIZE_400xBig Ben Calling is a 1935 British musical drama film. It features Leslie French, Mary Lawson, Warren Jenkins, and Enid Stamp-Taylor.

A music composer, disheartened by the failure of BBC radio to play any of his compositions, decides to set up his own pirate radio station.

Directed by Ivar Campbell and starring Leslie French, Mary Lawson and Enid Stamp-Taylor. It was written by Donovan Pedelty, with music and lyrics by Mark Lubbock, and made at Shepperton Studios

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Puffer Live TV (FREE)

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Stream live TV in your browser. There's no charge. You can watch U.S. TV stations affiliated with the NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, Fox, and CW networks.

Puffer works in the Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Opera browsers, on a computer or an Android phone or tablet. Puffer does not work on iPhones or iPads or in Safari.

 

If you are using a Firestick or Fire TV device, the Silk Browser can be easily installed from the Amazon App Store. With the Amazon Silk Browser on your device will play any live stream you choose from Puffer.

If you are using an NVIDIA SHIELD, MECOOL Box, Chromecast, ONN box or any device with the Android TV operating system, I suggest using the browser called JioSphere Web Browser and it works great on Android TV Boxes. Open Google Play on Android TV and Search for “jio”.

Also viewiing Times Past works great using the JioSphere Web Browser on your TV for listening to rasio shows and watching some of the movies and Tv series. It also allows you to download files easily.

Recommend the Onn 4K UHD Dolby Streaming Media Player with Google TV from Walmart  for its $50 price and performance.

  • Quad-core Cortex-A55 CPU, Mali-G31 MP3 GPU
  • 32GB of storage
  • 3GB RAM
  • Wi-Fi 6
  • Bluetooth
  • USB 3.0 port
  • 100Mbps ethernet port.00.

Also the thetvapp.to works great for even more free live TV channels from a browser.

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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

440px-Miracle_on_34th_Street_%281947_film_poster%29.jpg?profile=RESIZE_400xMiracle on 34th Street (initially released as The Big Heart in the United Kingdom is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film released by 20th Century-Fox, written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, and Edmund Gwenn. The story takes place between Thanksgiving and Christmas in New York City, and focuses on the effect of a department store Santa Claus who claims to be the real Santa. The film has become a perennial Christmas favorite.

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Saturday Night Theatre

R.843d446e961769c9692e4041e565997c?rik=Ze7ZMLQc0hV%2fTA&riu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.saturday-night-theatre.co.uk%2fimages%2fMainMenu%2fSaturday-Night-Theatre-Banner.jpg&ehk=sKGpEQCuCi%2bi%2b%2fYFfVQzKnTk0vUBlbQnnMszSrL4bUU%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0&profile=RESIZE_584xSaturday Night Theatre was a long-running radio drama strand on BBC Radio 4 and its predecessor, the BBC Home Service. The strand showcased feature-length, middle-brow single plays on Saturday evenings for more than 50 years, having been launched in April 1943. The plays featured in the strand included stage plays, book adaptations and original dramatisations. For most of its history, programmes ran for 90 minutes and were largely entertainment-centred, such as thrillers, comedies and mysteries.

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Christmas Old Time Radio

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Abbott & Costello    
American Weekly    
Amos & Andy    
Archie Andrews    
Armed Forces Radio Service    
Authors Playhouse    
Benny Goodman    
Big Town    
Bing Crosby    
Blackadder    
Blondie & Dagwood    
Bob Hope    
Burns & Allen    
Calling All Detectives    
Campbell Playhouse    
CBC    
CBS RMT    
Chesterfield Show    
Christmas War & Historical    
Couple Next Door    
Damon Runyon Theater    
Dickens    
Duffy's Tavern    
Eddie Cantor    
Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy    
Ethel and Albert    
Eyes Aloft    
Family Hour Of Stars    
Father Knows Best    
Fibber McGee and Molly    
Fred Allen    
Gene Autry    
GI Christmas Present    
Globe Theater    
Great Gildersleeve    
Hallmark Hall Of Fame    
Hallmark Playhouse    
Hancock's Half Hour    
Hearts In Harmony    
Henry Morgan    
Honest Harold    
Hopalong Cassidy    
Hotpoint Holiday    
I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again    
Jack Benny    
Jack Carson    
Jack Haley    
James Gleason    
James Melton    
Judy Canova    
Jump Jump    
Let George Do It    
Life of Riley    
Life with the Lyons    
Lights Out    
Lone Ranger    
Mayor of the Town    
Milton Berle    
Monitor    
My Favorite Husband    
My Friend Erma    
My Little Margie    
Nero Wolfe    
Nick Carter    
Night Beat    
One Mans Family    
Our Miss Brooks    
Ozzie & Harriet    
Phil Harris and Alice Faye    
Proudly We Hail    
Radio City Playhouse    
Red Ryder    
Red Skelton    
Ripley's Believe It Or Not    
Romance    
Roy Rogers    
Shadow    
Sherlock Holmes    
Stars Over Hollywood    
Tales of the Texas Rangers    
Tarzan    
The Bickersons    
The Fat Man    
The Saint    
The Whistler    
This is Your FBI    
Truth or Consequences    
Vic and Sade   -
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Johnny Cash: Live at San Quentin Documentary

12865087267?profile=RESIZE_584xIt took Johnny Cash 12 years to record one of his live prison shows, but it wasn't easy. He was threatened against doing it, warned it would ruin his career, but Cash's instincts were dead on. He just went ahead and recorded at Folsom Prison in 1968 and never sounded so raw and alive. The live album was a huge hit, and followed by the even bigger "Johnny Cash at San Quentin" - his first #1 album on the pop charts.

In this hour we explore how Cash's concert at San Quentin came about, went down and the wake it left behind. Your listeners will hear Johnny Cash on the edge, plowing through well-known songs and premiering new ones that stated, "San Quentin, I hope you rot and burn in hell." Needless to say, he almost started a riot in a room full of very bad men. The program also features a few songs from the show not included on the original live album.

For an inside view, we'll hear about prison life from the prisoners and prison guards, taken from the documentary "Johnny Cash in San Quentin." The original producer, Bob Johnston, speaks about the excitement and fear, as does Jim Marshall, photographer of the famous "Johnny flipping the bird at San Quentin" photo. We'll also hear about Johnny Cash's views on the lock-up from bassist Marshall Grant, son John Carter Cash, singer/songwriter Larry Gatlin and music writer Anthony DeCurtis.

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Sherlock Holmes BBC Audiodramas

12863001456?profile=RESIZE_400xIn 1987 freelance writer Bert Coules approached the BBC with the proposal to dramatise Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles. It was given the go-ahead as a two-part serial with Roger Rees and Crawford Logan as Sherlock Holmes and John Watson.

Roger Rees and Crawford Logan as Holmes and Watson
The show went down well with the public and the press and Coules suggested doing two more of the novels. The BBC agreed but insisted on recasting, and Clive Merrison and Michael Williams were offered the roles.

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams as Holmes and Watson
When A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four were also a success, Coules proposed a six-part series of the best short adventures. The BBC though had other ideas: they would produce the entire canon of fifty-six short stories and four novels, the first time it had ever been done in any medium with the same two actors in the leads.

With Bert Coules as the head writer of a small and changing team, and with the same two producer-directors responsible for the entire remaining run of shows, the aim throughout was to go back to the original stories and characters and place the relationship between Holmes and Watson at the centre of the drama.

The project was launched in January 1991 and ran for the next nine years, attracting large audiences and guest stars of the calibre of Dame Judi Dench, Brian Blessed, Sir Donald Sinden and many others.

Four further series of brand new mysteries followed, with Andrew Sachs taking over as Watson after the untimely death of Michael Williams. The new shows were based on some of Conan Doyle's tantalising throwaway references to other cases which he never wrote up in full, culminating in one of the most famous, the strange affair of the politician, the lighthouse and the trained cormorant.

  1. Revenge (64.7Mb)
  2. The Country of the Saints (64.5Mb)
  3. Timbertoe (65.5Mb)
  4. The Great Agra Treasure (65.2Mb)
  5. The Powers of Evil (64.7Mb)
  6. Death on the Moor (64.7Mb)
  7. The Scowrers (65.2Mb)
  8. The Tragedy of Birlstone (65.3Mb)
  9. A Scandal in Bohemia (49.3Mb)
  10. The Red-headed League (50.9Mb)
  11. A Case of Identity (50.5Mb)
  12. The Boscombe Valley Mystery (50.4Mb)
  13. The Five Orange Pips (48.7Mb)
  14. The Man with the Twisted Lip (50.6Mb)
  15. The Blue Carbuncle (48.3Mb)
  16. The Speckled Band (50.8Mb)
  17. The Engineer's Thumb (49.6Mb)
  18. The Noble Bachelor (50.6Mb)
  19. The Beryl Coronet (50.6Mb)
  20. The Copper Beeches (50.6Mb)
  21. Silver Blaze (50.8Mb)
  22. The Yellow Face (50Mb)
  23. The Stockbroker's Clerk (49.8Mb)
  24. The Gloria Scott (50.3Mb)
  25. The Musgrave Ritual (50.1Mb)
  26. The Reigate Squires (50.4Mb)
  27. The Crooked Man (50.8Mb)
  28. The Resident Patient (47.8Mb)
  29. The Greek Interpreter (50Mb)
  30. The Naval Treaty (50.7Mb)
  31. The Final Problem (50.5Mb)
  32. The Empty House (50.9Mb)
  33. The Norwood Builder (50.6Mb)
  34. The Dancing Men (49.6Mb)
  35. The Solitary Cyclist (48.7Mb)
  36. The Priory School (50.5Mb)
  37. Black Peter (50.2Mb)
  38. Charles Augustus Milverton (50.6Mb)
  39. The Six Napoleons (49.2Mb)
  40. The Three Students (49.4Mb)
  41. The Golden Pince-nez (50.4Mb)
  42. The Missing Three-quarter (50.5Mb)
  43. The Abbey Grange (49.4Mb)
  44. The Second Stain (50.5Mb)
  45. Wisteria Lodge (50.6Mb)
  46. The Cardboard Box (50.7Mb)
  47. The Red Circle (50.6Mb)
  48. The Bruce Partington Plans (50.4Mb)
  49. The Dying Dectective (50.6Mb)
  50. The Disapperance of Lady Frances Carfax (49Mb)
  51. The Devil's Foot (50.8Mb)
  52. His Last Bow (50.5Mb)
  53. The Illustrious Client (48.7Mb)
  54. The Blanched Soldier (49.2Mb)
  55. The Mazarin Stone (49.4Mb)
  56. The Three Gables (50.5Mb)
  57. The Sussex Vampire (49.1Mb)
  58. The Three Garridebs (50.8Mb)
  59. The Problem of Thor Bridge (50.5Mb)
  60. The Creeping Man (50.9Mb)
  61. The Lion's Mane (50.9Mb)
  62. The Veiled Lodger (50.8Mb)
  63. Shoscombe Old Place (49.7Mb)
  64. The Retired Colourman (50.6Mb)
  65. The Madness of Colonel Warburton (40.3Mb)
  66. The Star of the Adelphi (40.1Mb)
  67. The Peculiar Persecution of Mr John Vincent Harden (39.9Mb)
  68. The Singular Inheritance of Miss Gloria Wilson (40Mb)
  69. The Saviour of Cripplegate Square (40.5Mb)
  70. The Abergavenny Murder (39.5Mb)
  71. The Shameful Betrayal of Miss Emily Smith (39.8Mb)
  72. The Tragedy of Hanbury Street (39.9Mb)
  73. The Determind Client (40Mb)
  74. The Striking Success of Miss Franny Blossom (39.8Mb)
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Bob Dylan Biography

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Patti Smith hosts four hours of music and conversation about Bob Dylan. His friends, early influences and collaborators discuss their close relationships with Dylan and the stories behind his greatest songs and other memorable moments of his career. Journalists and biographers add critical insights and provide historical contexts. Exclusive comments from current singer-songwriters detail how Dylan's art influenced their own lives and careers. We also hear Bob Dylan, himself, in rarely heard interview clips. Each episode focuses on on a distinct period of his life, and they are sequenced in chronological order.


DYLAN - BLOWIN' IN THE WIND 1-4

DYLAN - LIKE A ROLLING STONE 2-4

DYLAN - SHELTER FROM THE STORM 3-4

DYLAN - OH MERCY 4-4

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Waylon Jennings Nashville Rebel

440px-Waylon_Jennings_in_1976.jpg?profile=RESIZE_400xWaylon Jennings became a country star doing it Nashville's way. But he became a legend doing things his way. In the early 1970s, his and fellow Texan Willie Nelson's successful fight for creative control of their records launched country?s Outlaw movement. From a career that began in 1958 with a single produced by rock icon Buddy Holly until his death in 2002, Waylon created edgy, timeless, straight-talking music like "This Time," "Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)" and "Good Hearted Woman" (with Willie). WAYLON JENNINGS: NASHVILLE REBEL looks back on Waylon's whole career - from the first Holly-produced single (Jole Blon), a tune from his early ?60s days in Phoenix (Stop the World), his early RCA hits, all the Outlaw masterpieces, and "I Do Believe" as part of the Highhwaymen. Host Cowboy Jack Clement tells the story with help from Waylon's wife Jessi Colter, musicians and collaborators Kris Kristofferson, and Richie Albright, and writers Lenny Kaye and Anthony DeCurtis.

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The Sicilian Expedition by John Fletcher

The%20Sicilian%20Expedition.gif?profile=RESIZE_400xA Radio Play by John Fletcher - one episode of approx 90 minutes.

Almost 2500 years ago, a confident young general persuaded Athens to launch an attack on Sicily. Alcibiades was a member of the Athenian baby boomer generation, whose elders had fought to give their children a society of justice, wealth and education. The baby boomers explored every sexual avenue, took drugs to excess, and became the greatest consumers of the most exotic products in human history. Then it all went wrong. In the words of the author:

"Athens. The most extraordinary, the most beautiful, the most terrifying civilization of all time. The template we all live out. Effortlessly its drama, its art, its science and philosophy bestrode the world. But despite its superb democracy, all-powerful economy and a "shock-and-awe" military the envy of the world -- out of a clear blue sky came sudden, terrifying and total collapse. The Athenians had their very own Iraq War... The Sicilian Expedition.

With: ----- Socrates....James Laurenson Alcibiades....Julian Rhind-Tutt Callias....Richard Nichols Theodote....Mia Soteriou Nicias....Jonathan Nibbs Taureas....Matthew Morgan Agathon....Richard Mitchley Spartan Soldier....Nathan Sussex Bagoas....Brendan Charleson Mantitheus....Jonathan Floyd Mother....Christine Pritchard Music by John Hardy Director Kate McAll.


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