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Headlong Hall, Crotchet Castle & Nightmare Abbey

A BBC Radio Collection

by Thomas Love Peacock ...

Narrated by Daniel Massey, Alan Dudley, Andrew Branch, Caroline Gruber, John Baddeley, Carleton Hobbs, Esme Percy, Frank Duncan, Norman Shelley, Full Cast, Kenneth Williams, Michael Horden ...

Unabridged

5 hours 31 min

Three stunning full-cast dramatisation of Thomas Love Peacock’s classic storiesListen now to this collection of three of the finest stories from Thomas Love Peacock. A contemporary and close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Love Peacock was born in 1785 and wrote satirical novels discussing and criticising the philosophical opinions of the day. Packed with witty dialogue, intriguing ideas and ... Read more

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Three stunning full-cast dramatisation of Thomas Love Peacock’s classic storiesListen now to this collection of three of the finest stories from Thomas Love Peacock. A contemporary and close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Love Peacock was born in 1785 and wrote satirical novels discussing and criticising the philosophical opinions of the day. Packed with witty dialogue, intriguing ideas and
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Ben Jonson: Volpone, The Devil is an Ass & more

Six Full-Cast BBC Radio Productions from the great contemporary of Shakespeare

by Ben Jonson ...

Narrated by Ian McDiarmid, Malcolm Sinclair, Tom Hollander, David Thorpe, Ioan Meredith, Philip Fox, Denys Hawthorne, Carleton Hobbs, Rosalind Shanks, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

9 hours 47 min

A selection of full-cast dramatisations of Ben Jonson’s finest comediesBen Jonson was one of the most influential playwrights of the Jacobean era, renowned for his sharp, satirical comedies and considered one of Shakespeare’s great contemporaries.This collection brings together six full-cast BBC Radio productions of Jonson’s comedies, recorded between 1968 and 2004. It includes Volpone, in which a ... Read more

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A selection of full-cast dramatisations of Ben Jonson’s finest comediesBen Jonson was one of the most influential playwrights of the Jacobean era, renowned for his sharp, satirical comedies and considered one of Shakespeare’s great contemporaries.This collection brings together six full-cast BBC Radio productions of Jonson’s comedies, recorded between 1968 and 2004. It includes Volpone, in which a
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Smallbone Deceased & other stories

11 Full-Cast Vintage BBC Radio Crime Dramas

by Michael Gilbert ...

Narrated by Prunella Scales, Stephen Murray, Peter Howell, Carleton Hobbs, Maurice Denham, James Bolam, Peter Gilmore, Anna Cropper, Brian Haines, Alan Rowe, Hywel Bennett, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min

Ten full-cast vintage BBC Radio crime dramas featuring Michael Gilbert’s most enduring characters, including Mr Calder and Mr Behrens, Inspector Hazlerigg and Inspector PetrellaA treat for any fan of crime dramas, this collection stars legendary voices including Prunella Scales, Maurice Denham, Peter Gilmore, Carleton Hobbs and James Bolam.Smallbone Deceased: When ... ... Read more

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Ten full-cast vintage BBC Radio crime dramas featuring Michael Gilbert’s most enduring characters, including Mr Calder and Mr Behrens, Inspector Hazlerigg and Inspector PetrellaA treat for any fan of crime dramas, this collection stars legendary voices including Prunella Scales, Maurice Denham, Peter Gilmore, Carleton Hobbs and James Bolam.Smallbone Deceased: When ...
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Hilda Tablet: The Complete Plays

Seven Full-Cast BBC Radio Comedy Dramas

by Henry Reed ...

Narrated by Hugh Burden, Carleton Hobbs, Mary O'Farrell, Full Cast, Deryck Gyler ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

A series of vintage mockumentaries about fictional experimental composer Hilda TabletWritten by poet Henry Reed and first broadcast on the Third Programme between 1953 and 1959, these spoof radio plays follow his alter ego, fictional biographer Herbert Reeve, as he goes in search of the truth about his hero, the equally fictional novelist Richard Shewin. But he is led down the garden path by ... Read more

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A series of vintage mockumentaries about fictional experimental composer Hilda TabletWritten by poet Henry Reed and first broadcast on the Third Programme between 1953 and 1959, these spoof radio plays follow his alter ego, fictional biographer Herbert Reeve, as he goes in search of the truth about his hero, the equally fictional novelist Richard Shewin. But he is led down the garden path by
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Sherlock Holmes: The Carleton Hobbs Collection

55 Full-Cast BBC Dramatisations

by Arthur Conan Doyle ...

Narrated by Carleton Hobbs, Norman Shelley, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

29 hours 34 min

A comprehensive collection of the classic Sherlock Holmes stories starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley - plus bonus documentary.Legendary actor Carleton Hobbs played the great Baker Street detective for over 17 years between 1952 and 1969, alongside Norman Shelley as Holmes's friend and companion Dr Watson. Their superb incarnations of the crime-fighting duo were exceptionally popular and ... Read more

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A comprehensive collection of the classic Sherlock Holmes stories starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley - plus bonus documentary.Legendary actor Carleton Hobbs played the great Baker Street detective for over 17 years between 1952 and 1969, alongside Norman Shelley as Holmes's friend and companion Dr Watson. Their superb incarnations of the crime-fighting duo were exceptionally popular and
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Terence Rattigan: A BBC Radio Drama Collection

13 full-cast productions: The Winslow Boy, The Browning Version, The Deep Blue Sea, Separate Tables & More

by Terence Rattigan ...

Narrated by Michael Aldridge, John Gielgud, Angela Baddeley, Benjamin Whitrow, Alan Bates, Siân Phillips, Michael Bryant, Anthony Quayle, Full Cast, Carleton Hobbs ...

Unabridged

20 hours 14 min

13 of the finest works by the world-renowned playwright, as heard on BBC radioSir Terence Rattigan was one of Britain's greatest playwrights, renowned for his well-crafted dramas of upper-class manners and repressed sexuality. He was hugely popular throughout the 1940s and early 50s, and had the rare distinction of having plays running in three West End theatres simultaneously. Having fallen out ... Read more

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13 of the finest works by the world-renowned playwright, as heard on BBC radioSir Terence Rattigan was one of Britain's greatest playwrights, renowned for his well-crafted dramas of upper-class manners and repressed sexuality. He was hugely popular throughout the 1940s and early 50s, and had the rare distinction of having plays running in three West End theatres simultaneously. Having fallen out
... Read more
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Humour and Madness: Early Restoration Comedies

Nine BBC Radio Full Cast Productions including The Rover, The Country Wife and more

by William Wycherley, Aphra Behn, John Dryden, George Etherege, Thomas Otway, Edward Ravenscroft ...

Narrated by Derek Jacobi, Prunella Scales, Maggie Smith, Jonathan Pryce, Harriet Walters, Frances Jeater, Denys Hawthorne, Carleton Hobbs, Anna Massey, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

16 hours 32 min

A sparkling collection of nine witty full-cast comedies from the early Restoration eraRaunchy, risqué and rebellious, early Restoration comedies were a breath of fresh air for 17th century theatregoers. With Charles II restored to the throne in 1660, Oliver Cromwell's ban on stage performances was rescinded, and for the first time, women were invited to tread the boards as actresses. Playwrights ... Read more

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A sparkling collection of nine witty full-cast comedies from the early Restoration eraRaunchy, risqué and rebellious, early Restoration comedies were a breath of fresh air for 17th century theatregoers. With Charles II restored to the throne in 1660, Oliver Cromwell's ban on stage performances was rescinded, and for the first time, women were invited to tread the boards as actresses. Playwrights
... Read more
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The Lost World (Classic Radio Sci-Fi)

by Arthur Conan Doyle ...

Narrated by Carleton Hobbs, Francis de Wolff, Full Cast, Gerald Harper ...

Unabridged

2 hours 33 min

London, 1907; Journalist Edward Malone, rejected by the woman he loves because he is too prosaic, decides to go in search of adventure and fame to prove himself worthy of her. Soon after, he meets Professor George Challenger, a controversial scientist who claims to have discovered a 'lost world' populated by pterodactyls and other prehistoric monsters. At an inflammatory public lecture, an ... Read more

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London, 1907; Journalist Edward Malone, rejected by the woman he loves because he is too prosaic, decides to go in search of adventure and fame to prove himself worthy of her. Soon after, he meets Professor George Challenger, a controversial scientist who claims to have discovered a 'lost world' populated by pterodactyls and other prehistoric monsters. At an inflammatory public lecture, an
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Henry VI, Pt.1

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Richard Marquand, David King, Carleton Hobbs, Terrence Hardiman, Peter Orr, full cast ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Argo Classics
Unabridged

2 hours 34 min

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.‘No, no, I am but shadow of myself:You are deceived, my substance is not here.’Henry VI Part I is part of ... Read more

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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.‘No, no, I am but shadow of myself:You are deceived, my substance is not here.’Henry VI Part I is part of
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Blood And Judgement

by Michael Gilbert ...

Series Book 1 - Patrick Petrella
When the wife of a recently escaped prisoner is found murdered and partially buried near a reservoir, Patrick Petrella, a Metropolitan Police Inspector, is called in. Suspicion falls on the escaped convict, but what could have been his motive? Petrella meets resistance from top detectives at the Yard who would prefer to keep the inspector out of the limelight, but he is determined to solve the ... Read more

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When the wife of a recently escaped prisoner is found murdered and partially buried near a reservoir, Patrick Petrella, a Metropolitan Police Inspector, is called in. Suspicion falls on the escaped convict, but what could have been his motive? Petrella meets resistance from top detectives at the Yard who would prefer to keep the inspector out of the limelight, but he is determined to solve the
... Read more
Close Quarters

by Michael Gilbert ...

Series Book 1 - Inspector Hazlerigg
It has been more than a year since Cannon Whyte fell 103 feet from the cathedral gallery, yet unease still casts a shadow over the peaceful lives of the Close’s inhabitants. In an apparently separate incident, head verger Appledown is being persecuted: a spate of anonymous letters and random acts of vandalism imply that he is inefficient and immoral. But then the notes turn threatening, and when ... Read more

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It has been more than a year since Cannon Whyte fell 103 feet from the cathedral gallery, yet unease still casts a shadow over the peaceful lives of the Close’s inhabitants. In an apparently separate incident, head verger Appledown is being persecuted: a spate of anonymous letters and random acts of vandalism imply that he is inefficient and immoral. But then the notes turn threatening, and when
... Read more
William Wycherley: Four Plays

by William Wycherley ...

William Wycherley was, before Congreve arose to surpass him, the most eminent master of that artificial school of Comedy which commenced with the restoration of Charles II., and which may be said to have perished, in a blaze as of a funeral pyre, with Sheridan. Abandoning the beaten paths of English drama, the writers of this school found, in the various intrigue of the Spanish theatre, in the ... Read more

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William Wycherley was, before Congreve arose to surpass him, the most eminent master of that artificial school of Comedy which commenced with the restoration of Charles II., and which may be said to have perished, in a blaze as of a funeral pyre, with Sheridan. Abandoning the beaten paths of English drama, the writers of this school found, in the various intrigue of the Spanish theatre, in the
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