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The Divine Comedy

Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso

by Dante Alighieri, Stephen Wyatt ...

Narrated by Blake Ritson, David Warner, Full Cast, Hattie Morahan, John Hurt ...

Unabridged

2 hours 50 min

Blake Ritson, David Warner, Hattie Morahan and John Hurt star in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Dante's epic poem.Inferno: Thirty-five year old Dante finds himself in the middle of a dark wood, in extreme personal and spiritual crisis. Hope of rescue appears in the form of the venerable poet Virgil, now a shade himself, who offers to lead Dante on an odyssey through the afterlife, beginning in ... Read more

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Blake Ritson, David Warner, Hattie Morahan and John Hurt star in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Dante's epic poem.Inferno: Thirty-five year old Dante finds himself in the middle of a dark wood, in extreme personal and spiritual crisis. Hope of rescue appears in the form of the venerable poet Virgil, now a shade himself, who offers to lead Dante on an odyssey through the afterlife, beginning in
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The Far Pavilions

by M.M. Kaye ...

Narrated by Blake Ritson, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

4 hours 33 min

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of M.M. Kaye’s epic novel of love and war. M.M. Kaye’s masterwork is a vast, rich and vibrant tapestry of love and war that spans over twenty years, moving from the foothills of the Himalayas, to the burning plains, to the besieged British Mission in Kabul. It begins in 1857 when, following the Indian Mutiny, young English orphan Ashton is disguised by his ... Read more

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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of M.M. Kaye’s epic novel of love and war. M.M. Kaye’s masterwork is a vast, rich and vibrant tapestry of love and war that spans over twenty years, moving from the foothills of the Himalayas, to the burning plains, to the besieged British Mission in Kabul. It begins in 1857 when, following the Indian Mutiny, young English orphan Ashton is disguised by his
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Selected works of Rudyard Kipling

11 Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramas

by Rudyard Kipling ...

Narrated by Blake Ritson, Alex Jennings, Richard Ridings, Frances Jeater, Samuel West, Meera Syal, Mary Wimbush, Michael Troughton, Peter Penry-Jones, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

7 hours 57 min

Dramatisations of some of Kipling’s finest fiction for adults, including ‘The Man Who Would Be King’ and The Light That FailedWell-known for his poems and stories set in India during British Imperial rule, Rudyard Kipling was the first English author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was also offered a knighthood and the Poet Laureateship, but turned down both. His books remain immensely ... Read more

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Dramatisations of some of Kipling’s finest fiction for adults, including ‘The Man Who Would Be King’ and The Light That FailedWell-known for his poems and stories set in India during British Imperial rule, Rudyard Kipling was the first English author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was also offered a knighthood and the Poet Laureateship, but turned down both. His books remain immensely
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The War of the Worlds

BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

by H G Wells ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Blake Ritson, Samuel James ...

Unabridged

1 hour 53 min

A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of HG Wells’s famous story of the brutal Martian invasion of Earth.When strange explosions are observed on the surface of Mars, excitement spreads among the scientific community. Surrey astronomer Ogilvy invites his friend Robert to the observatory to witness the turbulence on the red planet.Ten days later, Ogilvy discovers a strange projectile on ... Read more

$6.99 USD

A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of HG Wells’s famous story of the brutal Martian invasion of Earth.When strange explosions are observed on the surface of Mars, excitement spreads among the scientific community. Surrey astronomer Ogilvy invites his friend Robert to the observatory to witness the turbulence on the red planet.Ten days later, Ogilvy discovers a strange projectile on
... Read more
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The Stuarts

The epic BBC Radio 4 Drama

by Mike Walker ...

Narrated by Anton Lesser, Bill Paterson, Blake Ritson, Brian Cox, Fenella Woolgar, Full Cast, James Fleet, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Kate O'Flynn, Pip Torrens ...

Unabridged

11 hours 25 min

Eleven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramas telling the stories of Mary Queen of Scots and the Stuart royalsUnder the Stuarts, Britain entered the modern world. But with great change came turmoil, and for 111 years, the Stuart monarchs faced dynastic struggles, religious conflict, the rise of parliamentary democracy – and civil war. These dramas chart that turbulent epoch through its royal family, from ... Read more

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Eleven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramas telling the stories of Mary Queen of Scots and the Stuart royalsUnder the Stuarts, Britain entered the modern world. But with great change came turmoil, and for 111 years, the Stuart monarchs faced dynastic struggles, religious conflict, the rise of parliamentary democracy – and civil war. These dramas chart that turbulent epoch through its royal family, from
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The H G Wells BBC Radio Collection

Dramatisations and readings including The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds & other science fiction classics

by H.G. Wells ...

Narrated by Amy Hoggart, Bernard Cribbins, Bill Nighy, Blake Ritson, Full Cast, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Paul Daneman, Robert Bathurst, Robert Glenister, Stephen Murray ...

Unabridged

29 hours 12 min

BBC radio productions of H. G. Wells' finest fiction - plus hear H .G. Wells in his own words in a selection of original radio broadcasts from the 1930s and 40sH. G. Wells is one of the founding fathers of science fiction, renowned for his futuristic tales in which he predicted space travel, lasers, the atomic bomb and wireless communication. But in addition to his 'scientific romances', he also ... Read more

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BBC radio productions of H. G. Wells' finest fiction - plus hear H .G. Wells in his own words in a selection of original radio broadcasts from the 1930s and 40sH. G. Wells is one of the founding fathers of science fiction, renowned for his futuristic tales in which he predicted space travel, lasers, the atomic bomb and wireless communication. But in addition to his 'scientific romances', he also
... Read more
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Classic Science Fiction: A BBC Radio Drama Collection

Six Full-Cast Dramatisations

by Mary Shelley, Jules Verne, Samuel Butler, H. G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Wyndham ...

Narrated by Jamie Parker, Shaun Dooley, Stephen Critchlow, Joel McCormack, Graeme Hawley, Jasmine Hyde, Jonathan Taller, Bridget Forsyth, Blake Ritson, Samuel James, Bill Paterson, Bill Nighy, Sarah Parrish, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

Full-cast dramatisations of six seminal sci-fi novels that have shaped the genreThrilling and thought-provoking, shocking and satirical; science fiction has long captivated us with its surprising scenarios and subversion of the familiar. Included here are six classics from the past 250 years, each offering a unique exploration of the genre's foundational themes. From monsters, Martians and ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Full-cast dramatisations of six seminal sci-fi novels that have shaped the genreThrilling and thought-provoking, shocking and satirical; science fiction has long captivated us with its surprising scenarios and subversion of the familiar. Included here are six classics from the past 250 years, each offering a unique exploration of the genre's foundational themes. From monsters, Martians and
... Read more
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The Man Who Would Be King

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

by Rudyard Kipling ...

Narrated by Blake Ritson, Full Cast, Peter Polycarpou, Richard Ridings, Samuel James ...

Unabridged

56 min

Kipling's chilling adventure about two men who set out to be kings of a remote region of Afghanistan.Kipling, our narrator, tells this strange story: he was running a newspaper in a big Indian city. In the hot stillness of one night when he was putting the paper to bed, two men come into his office. They are red-bearded giant Daniel Dravot and his friend Peachy Carnehan. These two "gentlemen at ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Kipling's chilling adventure about two men who set out to be kings of a remote region of Afghanistan.Kipling, our narrator, tells this strange story: he was running a newspaper in a big Indian city. In the hot stillness of one night when he was putting the paper to bed, two men come into his office. They are red-bearded giant Daniel Dravot and his friend Peachy Carnehan. These two "gentlemen at
... Read more
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Miriam and Youssef

A BBC Radio Full cast dramatisation

by Steve Waters ...

Narrated by Shani Erez, Amir El-Masry, Blake Ritson, Ava Merson-O'Brien, Rafi Essex, Jo Ben Ayed, Nikhita Essex, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

4 hours 24 min

A compelling 10-part drama about the founding of Israel, told through the parallel voices of a Jewish immigrant and an exiled PalestinianAs the British enter Palestine with the aim of facilitating a Jewish homeland, young Arab Youssef Bannourah befriends Harry Lister, an English civil servant who has come to live in his village of Deir Yassin. Impressed by Youssef's intelligence, Harry finds him a ... Read more

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A compelling 10-part drama about the founding of Israel, told through the parallel voices of a Jewish immigrant and an exiled PalestinianAs the British enter Palestine with the aim of facilitating a Jewish homeland, young Arab Youssef Bannourah befriends Harry Lister, an English civil servant who has come to live in his village of Deir Yassin. Impressed by Youssef's intelligence, Harry finds him a
... Read more
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Unauthorised History: The Killing

A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation

by Michael Butt ...

Narrated by Blake Ritson, Burn Gorman, Christine Kavanagh, Harry Lloyd, Lloyd Thomas, Paul Rhys, Sam Dale, Sean Baker, Tim McMullan, Tony Bell ...

Unabridged

43 min

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation by Michael Butt about the death of the poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe, originally broadcast in the ‘Afternoon Play’ slot on 17 August 2010. In May 1593, the playwright Christopher Marlowe was killed. Apparently, it was because of an argument over a bill. Michael Butt's innovative drama dons the cloak of documentary to re-examine the unsolved case. ... Read more

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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation by Michael Butt about the death of the poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe, originally broadcast in the ‘Afternoon Play’ slot on 17 August 2010. In May 1593, the playwright Christopher Marlowe was killed. Apparently, it was because of an argument over a bill. Michael Butt's innovative drama dons the cloak of documentary to re-examine the unsolved case.
... Read more
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Two On A Tower (Bbc Radio 4 Classic Serial)

by Thomas Hardy ...

Narrated by Blake Ritson, Maggie O'Neill ...

Unabridged

1 hour 53 min

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation by Jon Sen of Thomas Hardy's tragic tale of star-crossed lovers in the West Country.'Two on a Tower' is Hardy's ninth novel and contains perhaps his most complete treatment of the theme of love across the class and age divide, and also the fullest expression of his fascination with astronomy and science. This story of passion and sacrifice begins when Lady ... Read more

$6.99 USD

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation by Jon Sen of Thomas Hardy's tragic tale of star-crossed lovers in the West Country.'Two on a Tower' is Hardy's ninth novel and contains perhaps his most complete treatment of the theme of love across the class and age divide, and also the fullest expression of his fascination with astronomy and science. This story of passion and sacrifice begins when Lady
... Read more
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A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics

The Complete Series 1 and 2

by John Nicholson, Richard Katz, Javier Marzan ...

Narrated by John Nicholson, Richard Katz, Javier Marzan, Blake Ritson, Emma Fielding, Full Cast, Georgie Glenn, Hattie Morahan0, Richard Wilson1 ...

Unabridged

3 hours 40 min

Comedy troupe Peepolykus star in their own BBC Radio 4 sketch show, creating eight riotous reboots of literary classics"In comedy terms, what Peepolykus can do is limitless " VarietyPeepolykus (pronounced 'people-like-us') have toured their irreverent brand of comic theatre in over 100 towns across four continents. Now they've taken to the airwaves, hijacking the great works of fiction to ... Read more

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Comedy troupe Peepolykus star in their own BBC Radio 4 sketch show, creating eight riotous reboots of literary classics"In comedy terms, what Peepolykus can do is limitless " VarietyPeepolykus (pronounced 'people-like-us') have toured their irreverent brand of comic theatre in over 100 towns across four continents. Now they've taken to the airwaves, hijacking the great works of fiction to
... Read more

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