CATALOG FALL 2016
Agatha Christie
Catalog Fall 2016
Agatha Christie: The Lost Plays
Miss Marple’s Final Cases
Murder On The Orient Express
ISBN: 9781785291944 • $22.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9780563478348 • $26.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9781785291531 • $22.95 • 2 CD
These three delightfully clever tales will keep you guessing till the end. Starring June Whitfield – reprising her role as Miss Marple for the first time since 2001 – the deceptively mild spinster sleuth in three full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatizations.
An international cast of suspects, all passengers on the crowded train, are speeding through the snowy European landscape when a bizarre and terrible murder brings them to an abrupt halt. One of their glittering number lies dead in his cabin, stabbed a mysterious twelve times. There is no lack of clues for Poirot - but which clue is real and which is a clever plant?
Agatha Christie:Twelve Radio Mysteries
Marple’s Casebook
Poirot’s Finest Cases
ISBN: 9781785291876 • $79.95 • 16 CD
ISBN: 9781471350429 • $75.00 • 16 CD
ISBN: 9781785292453 • $39.95 • 6 CD
These BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatizations feature eight of Miss Marple’s most complex and intriguing cases. Based on the original novels by Agatha Christie, they are performed by a stellar cast including June Whitfield as Miss Marple.
John Moffatt stars as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Based on the original novels by Agatha Christie, they feature a cast of outstanding actors playing an array of likely suspects.
A triple bill of archive BBC radio dramas, believed lost for over half a century and only recently rediscovered. Butter in a Lordly Dish, Murder in the Mews and Personal Call, written specially for radio by Agatha Christie.
12 BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatizations of short stories by the Queen of Crime. First broadcast in the early 2000s, the stories were adapted and brought up-to-date for a contemporary audience.
Sherlock Holmes
Catalog Fall 2016
Sherlock Holmes:The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: The Four Novels Collection
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9781785292088 • $49.95 • 12 CD
ISBN: 9781785296321 • $39.95 • 8 CD
ISBN: 9781910281772 • $52.95 • 12 CD
These twelve stories range from Holmes’ very first case to the epic struggle between Holmes and Moriarty high above the Reichenbach Falls. Gripping, suspenseful and hugely entertaining, these acclaimed dramatizations bring the world of Holmes and Watson to life. Clive Merrison stars as Holmes with Michael Williams as Watson.
Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star in four BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatizations of Sherlock Holmes novels by Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study In Scarlet,The Sign of the Four,The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Valley of Fear. Adapted by Bert Coules.
Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this collection of twelve stories from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon, based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s original short stories.
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes ISBN: 9781785295195 • $45.00 • 12 CD These short stories are the very last ones written by Arthur Conan Doyle about his much-loved fictional detective. Holmes and Watson are faced with cases that range from the suspicious to the seemingly supernatural.
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Sherlock Holmes’ Rediscovered Railway Mysteries & Other Stories ISBN: 9781785291579 • $22.95 • 2 CD Benedict Cumberbatch reads these four original tales, inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes stories. In a drawer in his bureau, Dr. Watson keeps a locked ‘box of secrets’. Now, for the first time, he has decided to reveal the truth to the world....
Crime & Thriller
Benedict Cumberbatch reads Thrilling Stories of the Railway ISBN: 9781471366161 $14.95 • 1 CD Benedict Cumberbatch reads five stories featuring the famous vegetarian railway detective Thorpe Hazell, as heard on BBC Radio 4.
Rumpole ISBN: 9781785295171 $37.95 • 7 CD Maurice Denham stars as John Mortimer’s famous comic creation Rumpole of the Bailey- Defender of the underdog, friend of South London villains and scourge of QCs. In these delightful full-cast courtroom dramas, the claret-drinking, poetryquoting lawyer recalls his colourful career at the Old Bailey, while being supported at home by the redoubtable Hilda.
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McLevy: The Collected Editions: Series 11 & 12 ISBN: 9781785294167 $39.95 • 9 CD Nine episodes of the BBC Radio 4 detective series set in Victorian Edinburgh, starring Brian Cox as Inspector McLevy. In this collection, all eight episodes of Series 11 & 12 are joined by Meet James McLevy, a remake of the original pilot episode.
Shardlake: Dissolution
Shardlake: Dark Fire
Shardlake: Soverign
ISBN: 9781785293672 $19.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9781785293979 $22.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9781785294082 $24.95 • 2 CD
A thrilling BBC Radio 4 fullcast dramatization based on CJ Sansom’s bestselling Tudor crime novel. The ‘Shardlake’ series has sold over two million copies, and this atmospheric dramatization starring BAFTA-winning actor Jason Watkins (The Lost Honour of Christopher Jeffries) brings his début novel to electrifying life. Fast-paced and suspenseful, it is both an engrossing murder mystery and a brilliantly realised portrayal of Tudor England.
A gripping BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization based on the second novel in C. J. Sansom’s bestselling Tudor crime series. This atmospheric crime drama, starring Justin Salinger as Shardlake, Bryan Dick as Barak and Robert Glenister as Thomas Cromwell, features deception, dark secrets, captivating characters and a vibrant historical setting.
This gripping third instalment of the ‘Shardlake’ series is a compelling murder mystery and a deeply evocative portrait of the turbulent Tudor world. Tensions are running high in the city, and soon Shardlake is called to investigate a suspicious death - and stumbles upon a daring plot that has the potential to shake England to its core. A thrilling BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization based on the novel by C. J. Sansom.
Charles Paris: A Decent Interval
Charles Paris: The Cinderella Killer
ISBN: 9781785292545 $22.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9781785296048 $19.95 • 2 CD
Charles Paris (played by Bill Nighy) has been ‘resting’ for quite a while, so he’s relieved when he is cast as Ghost of Hamlet’s Father and First Gravedigger in a touring production of Hamlet. But the show is barely on the road before tragedy strikes. It’s up to Charles to turn detective and investigate the mystery, but will he ever track down the real killer?
Bill Nighy returns as Charles Paris in this BBC Radio 4 fullcast dramatization of a novel by Simon Brett, adapted by Jeremy Front. Whilst appearing in a Christmas production of Cinderella, Charles finds a body beneath Eastbourne Pier, and soon comes under suspicion for murder...
Alan Bennett
Catalog Fall 2016
The Lady in the Van
The History Boys
ISBN: 9781785291807 • $22.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9780563504092 • $26.95 • 2 CD
Now a hit movie starring Maggie Smith, this is the fascinating story of the genteel vagrant who found a unique place in Alan Bennett’s life and writing. This radio version also stars Maggie Smith as Miss Shepherd with a supporting cast including Adrian Scarborough, Marcia Warren and Alan Bennett himself.
The phenomenally successful play, stars Richard Griffiths, Clive Merrison and Frances de la Tour as part of the National Theatre cast. Set in mideighties at a boys’ grammar school in Sheffield, eight boys are being coached for the Oxbridge entrance exams, and the main concern of the unruly bunch is getting out, starting university and starting life. Described as ‘the richest play Bennett has ever written’ (Financial Times), it is an intensely moving and thought-provoking play.
Paul Temple: The Complete The Complete George Smiley Radio Collection: Radio Dramas ISBN: 9781785293184 Volume Two ISBN: 9781785293900 $80.00 • 21 CD Five complete radio dramas featuring writer-cum-amateur detective Paul Temple, plus bonus archive material. When it comes to classic crime partnerships, Paul Temple (Peter Coke) and his wife Steve (Marjorie Westbury) are the crème de la crème. Here, presented in chronological order, are some of the amateur detective’s adventures from the 1950s.
$75.00 • 21 CD
The complete collection of acclaimed BBC Radio dramas based on John le Carre’s bestselling novels, starring Simon Russell Beale as George Smiley. These enthralling dramatizations perfectly capture the atmosphere of le Carre’s taut, thrilling spy novels. Including The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,The Looking Glass War, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Secret Pilgrim.
Alan Bennett: Plays
The Complete Talking Heads
Alan Bennett: Stories
ISBN: 9781785293467 • $59.95 • 15 CD
ISBN: 9781785291661 • $39.95 • 7 CD
ISBN: 978-1785293931 • $54.95 • 11 CD
A unique collection of twelve full-cast BBC Radio productions of plays by Alan Bennett. Titles include Kafka’s Dick ;The History Boys ; An Englishman Abroad; The Lady in the Van and Cocktail Sticks. The cast includes John Gielgud, Patricia Routledge, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Judi Dench, Thora Hird, Alex Jennings and many more.
The complete audio collection of Alan Bennett’s celebrated monologues, published together for the first time and performed by some of Britain’s best-loved actors. This collection includes all twelve Talking Heads, plus the precursor of that series, A Woman of No Importance. Featuring Patricia Routledge, Julie Walters, Thora Hird, Eileen Atkins, Penelope Wilton, Alan Bennett et al.
A unique collection of eight Alan Bennett stories, read by the author. Alan Bennett is one of Britain’s best-loved authors and an acclaimed storyteller. This exclusive compilation includes eight of his best tales, collected together for the first time. Poignant, compassionate, wise and witty, the stories include The Lady in the Van, Uncle Clarence and The Shielding of Mrs Forbes.
Drama
Catalog Fall 2016
Drama
Tom Baker Reads A Christmas Carol ISBN: 9781785294624 $24.95 • 3 CD
Classic BBC Radio Shakespeare: Romances
Classic BBC Radio Shakespeare: Comedies
Classic BBC Radio Shakespeare:Tragedies
ISBN: 9781785293597 • $37.95 • 7 CD
ISBN: 9781785293085 • $39.95 • 7 CD
ISBN: 9781785293078 • $39.95 • 7 CD
These three legendary plays (The Winter’s Tale, Pericles and The Tempest), performed by some of the best-known theatrical actors of the 20th Century, are the perfect way to commemorate England’s greatest dramatist. Recorded at BBC Broadcasting House and featuring the BBC Drama Repertory company, with specially composed music, this is classic radio drama at its finest.
Three classic radio productions from the BBC archives (The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer NIght’s Dream and Twelth Night) starring Nigel Hawthorne, Miriam Margolyes, Geraldine McEwan and a host of celebrated acting talent, are the perfect way to commemorate England’s greatest dramatist.
Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet; Macbeth - three powerful radio productions from the BBC archives starring Ian McKellen, Ronald Pickup and Paul Scofield and a host of celebrated acting talent. Performed by some of the best-known theatrical actors of the 20th century, these are the perfect way to commemorate England’s greatest dramatist.
Tom Baker reads Charles Dickens’ timeless seasonal story. In this captivating recording, Tom Baker delivers a tour-de-force performance as he narrates the story. The listener joins Scrooge on Christmas Eve, with atmospheric sound design, this ultimately uplifting tale is a festive delight to be treasured and listened to again and again.
The Archers: The Death of Grace Archer ISBN: 9781785294600 $24.95 • 3 CD
Jane Eyre
Vanity Fair
ISBN: 9781785292934 • $22.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9781785295201 • $29.95 • 4 CD
Dramatised for radio by bestselling novelist Rachel Joyce (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry), this iconic love story stars Amanda Hale as Jane and Tom Burke as Rochester. Suffused with romance, passion, mystery and danger, it is a spellbinding tale that is as real and relevant today as when it was first published in 1847.
Stephen Fry narrates this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization of the famous Victorian comic novel. William Makepeace Thackeray’s classic satire of passion and ambition, is a deliciously ironic portrait of English society and its mores. This engaging 2004 radio production, published for the first time on audio, features a distinguished cast including Emma Fielding as Becky Sharp, Katy Cavanagh as Amelia and Toby Jones as Jos Sedley.
The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection ISBN: 9781785292699 • $54.95 • 15 CD Jane Austen is one of the finest writers in the English language, and this volume includes all six of her classic novels. With an all-star cast including David Tennant, Benedict Cumberbatch, Julia McKenzie, Jenny Agutter, Toby Jones, Eve Best and Juliet Stevenson, these BBC radio adaptations are full of humour, romance, love lost and love regained.
The legendary demise of Phil Archer’s first wife is recalled in these archive editions of the much-loved BBC radio serial, plus a unique behind-the-scenes drama about Grace’s death. The Archers is the longest-running radio drama in the world, and in 1955 the death of Grace Archer became one of the most notorious – and controversial – events in the history of the show.
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Boy & Going Solo ISBN: 9781785294228 $24.95 • 3 CD Two new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatizations of Roald Dahl’s gripping autobiographical stories.These two compelling adaptations, based on Roald Dahl’s real-life tales of his of his boyhood and youthful overseas adventures, celebrate his remarkable life and commemorate his genius. These colourful dramatizations will carry you away into worlds every bit as amazing, strange and memorable as the ones in his acclaimed fiction.
Pilgrim: Series 5-7 ISBN: 9781785294129 $47.95 • 13 CD Starring Paul Hilton as the immortal, reluctant and unthanked hero, this award-winning series weaves together ancient myths, magic and contemporary realism to create a dark, thrilling and enchanting fantasy epic that will stay with you long after Pilgrim’s story ends.
Charles Dickens: The BBC Radio Drama Collection: Volume Two ISBN: 9781785293832 $75.00 • 17 CD Thrilling full-cast radio dramatizations of three of Charles Dickens’ classic novels including Barnaby Rudge, Martin Chuzzlewit and Dombey and Son.With a star cast including Simon Cadell, Bill Nighy, Alex Jennings and Pam Ferris, these BBC radio adaptations bring out all the suspense, adventure, satire and social realism of Dickens’ classic masterpieces.
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde ISBN: 9781785293498 $19.95 • 2 CD A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. At its heart is an enigma: what is the strange connection between the apparently unrelated Dr Henry Jekyll and Mr Edward Hyde? A battle between good and evil is played out in Victorian London, and its origins are stranger than anyone could imagine.
Raymond Chandler: Samuel Pepys The BBC Radio After The Fire ISBN: 9781785293290 Drama Collection ISBN: 9781785292903 $49.95 • 14 CD Philip Marlowe is the archetypal noir detective: wisecracking and worldweary, hardboiled yet honourable. Starring Toby Stephens as Philip Marlowe, these stylish, suspenseful dramatizations – full of witty, ironic dialogue and colourful characters – bring the beautiful, corrupt world of California in the ‘40s and ‘50s to luminous life.
Dracula ISBN: 9781785295140 $19.95 • 2 CD Tom Hiddleston (The Night Manager) stars as Jonathan Harker with David Suchet (Poirot) as Dracula in Liz Lochhead’s powerful BBC radio adaptation of the classic novel by Bram Stoker. Acclaimed poet and playwright Liz Lochhead’s adaptation was first performed on stage in 1985, and this thrilling radio drama was broadcast on the World Service in 2006. Suspenseful, chilling and suffused with dark eroticism, it retains all the eerie dread of Stoker’s infamous horror novel.
$14.95 • 1 CD
Kris Marshall (My Family) stars in this BBC Radio 4 dramatization of the famous diarist’s account of the aftermath of the Great Fire of London. Following on from the acclaimed radio dramatization of Pepys’ complete diaries, this further instalment of his chronicles focuses on events following the cataclysmic inferno that destroyed much of the capital four hundred years ago.
Brave New World ISBN: 9781785293436 $19.95 • 2 CD A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization of Aldous Huxley’s classic dystopian novel, set in the future and widely considered one of the greatest novels of all time.
Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Lord of the Rings: The Trilogy
The Hobbit
ISBN: 9780563528883 • $155.00 • 12 CD
The radio dramatization of The Hobbit became a classic when it was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1968 and it continues to delight today. Tolkien’s famous saga, the prelude to The Lord of the Rings, has all the ingredients of fantasy and adventure: dwarves, elves, goblins and trolls, a fearsome dragon, a great wizard, a perilous quest, and a dramatic climax.
Widely regarded as a broadcasting classic, the 1981 BBC Radio dramatization of The Lord of the Rings stars Ian Holm, Michael Hordern, Robert Stephens, John Le Mesurier and Peter Woodthorpe. This box set contains all three parts of the epic tale - The Fellowship of the Ring,The Two Towers and The Return of the King - plus a bonus CD featuring Stephen Oliver’s musical score.
Neverwhere ISBN: 9781471316470 • $39.95 • 4 CD A BBC Radio six-part adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s best-selling novel. Beneath the streets of London there is another London. A subterranean labyrinth of sewers and abandoned tube stations. A somewhere that is Neverwhere... Starring James McAvoy, Natalie Dormer, David Harewood, Sophie Okonedo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christopher Lee, Anthony Head, Romola Garai and many more.
ISBN: 9781445846637 • $44.95 • 5 CD
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy:The Complete Radio Series ISBN: 9780563504191 • $155.00 • 14 CD All five radio series of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy collected together plus bonus features. From the original Primary Phase to the Quintessential Phase, these are the adventures of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox and their assorted human, robotic and alien companions.
Comedy
Catalog Fall 2016
Cabin Pressure: A-Z
Absolutely Fabulous
ISBN: 9781910281994 • $79.95 • 14 CD
ISBN: 9781785294549 • $19.95 • 2 CD
Every episode of the hit BBC Radio 4 airline sitcom is collected together in this special box set, including the Christmas special, final episode and several bonus features.
Patsy and Edina are in full swing in these four BBC TV soundtrack episodes - Fat; Birthday; Death; Happy New Year - starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, with Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and others.
Written by John Finnemore, Cabin Pressure stars Stephanie Cole as Carolyn, Benedict Cumberbatch as Martin, Roger Allam as Douglas, and John Finnemore as Arthur.
The Goon Show Compendium:Volume 12 ISBN: 9781785294495 • $105.00 • 12 CD Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers star in 10 rare episodes of The Goon Show, plus a plethora of bonus features. Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy.
Neil Gaiman’s How the Marquis Got His Coat Back
Dirk Gently: The BBC Radio Collection
Morecambe & Wise Christmas Special
Warhorses of Letters Series 1-3
ISBN: 9781785295225 • $13.95 • 1 CD
ISBN: 9781785295492 • $37.95 • 6 CD
ISBN: 9781785295249 • $19.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9781785295164 • $24.95 • 3 CD
A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization of Neil Gaiman’s spin-off short story, set in the magical world of Neverwhere. Returning us to London Below, this enchanting tale continues the story of one of the most colourful characters from Neverwhere – the cool, charming, resourceful Marquis de Carabas...This spine-tingling production features a star cast including Adrian Lester, Don Warrington and Bernard Cribbins.
Now a major BBC America TV series, Douglas Adams’s Dirk Gently novels are dramatised here for radio starring Harry Enfield, Olivia Colman, Andrew Sachs and more. Dirk Gently has an unshakeable faith in the interconnectedness of all things – and these surreal, supernatural cases will test his belief to the limits...
A rib-tickling collection of seasonal sketches, songs and plays from Eric and Ernie’s BBC television Christmas specials. Morecambe and Wise are one of the most popular and enduring double acts ever to appear on television, and they soon became regarded as a national institution. This fantastic compilation represents the very best of Eric and Ernie’s festive fun.
Stephen Fry, Daniel Rigby and Tamsin Greig star in all three series of the comedy drama, comprising the newly-discovered love letters between two horses united by passion but cruelly divided by conflict. These twelve episodes introduce us to Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellington’s frisky young racehorse, and his hero Marengo, the seasoned, famous and just-a-little-bit-short mount of Emperor Napoleon. Totally unique and utterly entertaining.
Comedy
Love in Recovery: Series 1 & 2 ISBN: 9781785295515 $32.95 • 5 CD Sue Johnston, John Hannah and Eddie Marsan are among the stars of this spellbinding, hilarious and uplifting comedy drama. Love in Recovery follows the lives of five very different recovering alcoholics. During the course of the series we hear them get to know each other, get on each other’s nerves, laugh, argue, fall apart, fall in love and, most importantly, tell their stories.
Absolute Power ISBN: 9781785292675 $47.95 • 11 CD Starring Stephen Fry and John Bird the BBC Radio 4 satirical comedy Absolute Power, is set in the Machiavellian world of modern PR introduces us to London-based ‘government-media relations consultancy’ Prentiss & McCabe. In episodes that could have been written yesterday, the duo’s targets for makeover include the Conservative Party; the elderly; the Health Service; a Big Brother star; a tennis pro; the BBC and the US Presidential Campaign.
Catalog Fall 2016
Boswell’s Lives
Comedy
Catalog Fall 2016
Fawlty Towers:The Complete Collection
John Finnemore’s Double Acts
Beyond Our Ken: Series Three
Beyond Our Ken: Series Two
Just a Minute: Series 76
Just A Minute: Classic Quartet
ISBN: 9781785290114 $39.95 • 7 CD
ISBN: 9781785294471 $24.95 • 3 CD
ISBN: 9781785295263 $37.95 • 7 CD
ISBN: 9781785293696 $37.95 • 7 CD
ISBN: 9781785293399 $29.95 • 4 CD
ISBN: 9781785292798 $22.95 • 2 CD
John Cleese’s special introductions to each episode are included in this collection of all 12 TV soundtrack episodes. Welcome to Fawlty Towers, where attentive hotelier Basil Fawlty and his charming wife Sybil will attend to your every need, with hapless waiter Manuel and long-suffering waitress Polly on hand to help. Anything could happen during your stay - and probably will.
Celia Imrie, Alison Steadman, John Bird and Rebecca Front are among the cast of these six self-contained duologues, each one brimming with humour and charm, come from the pen of John Finnemore, author and star of the award-winning John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme.
Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and others star in 14 episodes of the madcap forerunner to Round the Horne. Published for the very first time, these uproarious half hours were first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1960. A hectic mix of sketches and songs, it’s full of witty wordplay, larger-than-life characters, comic catchphrases and sublimely silly humour.
Kenneth Horne is joined by Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee and Pat Lancaster in the second series of the classic weekly radio show. A hilarious mix of sketches and music, packed with witty wordplay, comic catchphrases and larger-than-life characters, this fabulous forerunner to ‘Round the Horne’ remains just as funny today.
The complete 76th series of the much-loved BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game, chaired by Nicholas Parsons. Just a Minute has been entertaining generations of listeners since its first series in 1967. Here regular players, including Paul Merton, return to do verbal battle with newer players of the game, all the time seeking to avoid hesitation, repetition and deviation.
Four classic episodes of the popular BBC Radio 4 panel game. Camaraderie, competition and brilliant banter are the order of the day, as these sparkling raconteurs come out with some of their best and funniest lines and demonstrate their quick thinking and wonderful way with words.
Steptoe & Son: Series 1 & 2
The Complete Blackadder
Cabin Pressure: Zurich
The Navy Lark: Volume 30
Hancock’s Half Hour: Series 6
ISBN: 9781785292989 $47.95 • 11 CD
ISBN: 9781910281529 $79.95 • 15 CD
ISBN: 9781910281970 $14.95 • 1 CD
ISBN: 9781785293306 $22.95 • 3 CD
The Missing Hancocks Series 2
Round the Horne: The Complete Julian and Sandy
Series 1 and 2 of the hilarious radio sitcom starring Harry H. Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell, adapted from the much-loved TV series. Here, collected together for the first time, are all 21 episodes from the first and second radio series. Among the classic comic incidents in these timeless episodes, Albert’s 65th birthday turns into a disaster; Harold finds love with a French girl; and the duo get an irresistible offer.
The complete soundtracks of all four Blackadder TV series, including previously unreleased material. Starring Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Tim McInnerny, Rik Mayall, and Miranda Richardson, it is written by Richard Curtis, Ben Elton and Rowan Atkinson.
The final episode of the hit BBC Radio 4 airline sitcom written by John Finnemore and starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Stephanie Cole.
Jon Pertwee, Leslie Phillips and Stephen Murray star in four episodes of the classic BBC radio comedy series. These hilarious BBC radio episodes also feature Ronnie Barker, Richard Caldicot, Heather Chasen, Tenniel Evans and Michael Bates.
ISBN: 9781785294426 $22.95 • 2 CD Miles Jupp stars as James Boswell in four fantastic episodes of Jon Canter’s BBC Radio 4 comedy. James Boswell, Dr Johnson’s celebrated biographer, turns time traveller to pursue other legends to immortalise in this awardwinning comedy series. Hampered by his own pomposity and selfimportance, he finds that his subjects get the better of him – with hilarious consequences.
ISBN: 9781785292514 $25.95 • 3 CD Kevin McNally stars in five further brand new recordings of original Hancock’s Half Hour scripts by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
ISBN: 9781785294198 $42.00 • 10 CD The complete final series of the groundbreaking BBC Radio comedy starring Tony Hancock - plus five bonus episodes. Each week listeners would be admitted to the sometimes fantastical, sometimes mundane life of the lad himself. Aided and abetted by Sid James, Bill Kerr Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques, Hancock would enter into the spirit of each episode with characteristic dolefulness.
ISBN: 9781785293344 $29.95 • 4 CD Kenneth Williams and Hugh Paddick are the notorious resting thespians in this hilarious collection of sketches from Round the Horne. They introduced the audience at home to the beguiling language of polari, and they were at forefront of British camp humour. Their sparkling repartee is as funny today as it was in the swinging 1960s.
History
Catalog Fall 2016
The Battle of Britain
This Sceptred Isle Collection 1
Eyewitness 1950-1999
America Empire of Liberty
ISBN: 9781785291036 $22.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9781785291845 $69.95 • 13 CD
ISBN: 9781785290978 $80.00 • 20 CD
ISBN: 9781785291142 $75.00 • 18 CD
First-hand accounts from the RAF pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain, one of the chief turning points of World War II. With news bulletins, reportage, personal accounts from the ground crews, and excerpts from Churchill’s famous speeches, this recording undeniably shows why, for the victorious RAF pilots, ‘This was their finest hour’.
The first five volumes from the landmark BBC radio series This Sceptred Isle. Christopher Lee’s epic history tells the story of Britain from the Romans to the death of Victoria. Narrated by Anna Massey, with extracts from Sir Winston Churchill’s A History of the English-speaking Peoples read by Paul Eddington and Peter Jeffrey, this is the definitive radio account of the events and personalities that have shaped our nation.
Eyewitness accounts from the BBC Archive are at the heart of this unique history of the latter half of the 20th Century, narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith. The events of 1950-1999 are described by the people who saw them happen, from the Festival of Britain in 1951 through to dawn of a new millennium at the end of 1999. Thoughtprovoking and moving, these are the voices of the past speaking to the present day.
David Reynolds’ major BBC Radio 4 series explores the origins of contemporary USA from its beginnings to the present day. This epic narrative tells America’s story through the voices of those who lived it. The series celebrates the country’s achievements but also examines its paradoxes by investigating three abiding themes of American life: empire, liberty and faith.
Germany: Memories of a Nation
Letter from America:The Essential Letters 1936 - 2004
First World War: 1916
A History of the World in 100 Objects
ISBN: 9781910281468 $39.95 • 6 CD A major BBC Radio 4 series from the makers of A History Of The World In 100 Objects, exploring the fascinating and complex history of Germany from the origins of the Holy Roman Empire right up to the present day. Written and presented by Neil MacGregor, it was produced in partnership with the British Museum.
ISBN: 9781785291593 $79.95 • 21 CD Alistair Cooke reports on landmark events including Franklin D. Roosevelt’s funeral; the assassination of JFK; the war in Vietnam; the Watergate scandal; the Monica Lewinsky affair; the Watts and Rodney King race riots in LA in 1965 and 1992; the Gulf War and the terrible events of 9/11.
ISBN: 9781785292293 $22.95 • 2 CD These fascinating and often poignant first-hand accounts describe the humiliating retreat by Allied forces from Gallipoli, starvation during the Siege of Kut-al-Amara in Mesopotamia, the Easter Rising - viewed from both sides of the Irish divide - and the costly battles of Jutland and the Somme.
ISBN: 9781408469880 $75.00 • 20 CD The landmark series. Presented by the British Museum’s Director Neil MacGregor, each episode focuses on a single object - from a Stone Age tool to a solar-powered lamp - and explains its significance in human history. Music and interviews enrich the listener’s experience.
Biography
World War Two On Air (BBC War Reports)
Paul McCartney In His Own Words
ISBN: 9781408468067 $26.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9781445846583 $26.95 • 2 CD
This unique chronicle of war has the same rawness and immediacy as when the recordings were first broadcast over 60 years ago. It is both a testament to the BBC War Correspondents and a rare document in history. The story of the Second World War is told by Richard Baker, with original recordings from the BBC Sound Archive.
In interviews ranging from 1968 to 2009, Paul McCartney talks about the early days of The Beatles, and their final break-up; a mid-70s offer to re-form; touring the UK with Wings; his solo albums; receiving the freedom of the City of Liverpool; Christmas with his family; his love of music, and his career since the break-up of The Beatles up to 2009.
Benedict Cumberbatch reads Ian Kelly’s Casanova ISBN: 9781785290770 $14.95 • 1 CD Benedict Cumberbatch reads Ian Kelly’s biography of one of the most beguiling and controversial individuals of any age. In this fascinating biography of the notorious libertine, Ian Kelly draws on documents by Casanova, his friends and his lovers (male and female) in order to bring fresh insights to the man’s life and world.
Catalog Fall 2016
Mick Jagger In His Own Words ISBN: 9781471336355 $18.95 • 1 CD A fascinating collection of archive interviews with the famed lead singer of the Rolling Stones. He talks about touring with one of the biggest bands in the world and why he needs to perform. Mick also talks about the longevity of the Rolling Stones, fatherhood and family, his love of cricket and, ultimately, making music to make you happy.
Margaret Thatcher In Her Own Words ISBN: 9781445846644 $18.95 • 2 CD In interviews ranging from 1975 to 1990, Margaret Thatcher talks about being a woman in politics, the importance of wearing the right clothes, her memories of home, her husband and family, her interest in science, her stamina and her worst moment as Prime Minister.
Muhammad Ali In His Own Words ISBN: 9781445846606 $26.95 • 2 CD This fascinating collection of archive interviews with the legendary boxer begins in 1965 with an interview with Harry Carpenter, and culminates with an interview with Joanna Lumley in 1989. In the course of these appearances he discusses his fighting career, his frank views on religion and society, his vision of a separate black only American state, and his lack of formal education.
David Attenborough’s Collected Life Stories ISBN: 9781471350375 $49.95 • 6 CD One of the nation’s most popular presenters examines forty marvels of the natural world from his extraordinary and pioneering experiences. His enthusiasm is as infectious as ever, and conveys a unique fascination on diverse topics.
John Lennon In His Own Words
Stephen Fry in His Own Words
ISBN: 9781471339332 $18.95 • 1 CD
ISBN: 9781471339271 $18.95 • 1 CD
Music icon and former Beatle John Lennon talks about his life and career in these fascinating interviews from the BBC archives recorded between 1965 and 1981.
In a fascinating collection of archive interviews with the celebrated writer, presenter and polymath, you can hear - in his own words - the beliefs and aspirations that have shaped him. Stephen is extraordinarily honest about some of his personal experiences, which have included imprisonment for credit card fraud, going public about his sexuality, and coping with public criticism.
David Attenborough: Life on Air ISBN: 9781408467503 $55.00 • 16 CD David Attenborough is one of the most influential, admired and best-liked figures in television. Elegantly told and often very funny, his story includes how he introduced colour television to Britain, and the background to his epic series such as Life on Earth and Life in Cold Blood.
Agatha Christie: Close Up ISBN: 9781785295126 $19.95 • 2 CD A fascinating collection of archive radio programmes focusing on the life and work of crime fiction’s grande dame and featuring Agatha Christie in her own words. Dame Agatha Christie published many novels in her lifetime, but to the public she remained an enigmatic figure. Featuring the voices of fellow friends, family and the Queen of Crime herself, this wide-ranging collection sheds new light on the bestselling novelist of all time.
Children’s
Catalog Fall 2016
House At Pooh Corner
Just So Stories
Winnie-The-Pooh
ISBN: 9780563536789 • $14.95 • 1 CD
ISBN: 9781785290336 • $22.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9780563536772 • $14.95 • 1 CD
In these five stories, taken from the book The House at Pooh Corner, Pooh and Piglet build a house for Eeyore, Tigger comes to the forest and has breakfast, Piglet nearly meets the Heffalump again, Pooh invents a new game and Owl moves house. Now with a musical introduction, Alan Bennett’s delightful readings bring each and every character in the forest to life.
Samuel West reads ten of Rudyard Kipling’s famous tales, as broadcast on BBC Radio 4. These charming tales are sure to delight listeners of all ages.
Alan Bennett reads A.A. Milne’s much-loved stories about a small bear and his friends. In these five stories, taken from the book ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’, Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place, Eeyore loses a tail, Piglet meets a Heffalump, Eeyore has a birthday and gets two presents, and an expedition is mounted to the North Pole.
The Wind in the Willows The Jungle Book
ISBN: 9781408400678 • $19.95 • 2 CD
The Railway Children
ISBN: 9781846071157 • $15.95 • 2 CD
The Secret Garden
ISBN: 9781846071225 • $9.95 • 1 CD
ISBN: 9781408400654 • $19.95 • 2 CD
A fun collection of all-time favourite preschool playgroup songs for everyone to enjoy... and join in with!
ISBN: 9781846071102 • $19.95 • 2 CD
Anne Of Green Gables
Robinson Crusoe
ISBN: 9781408400715 • $16.95 • 2 CD
Moonfleet
ISBN: 9781846071133 • $19.95 • 2 CD
The One Hundred and One Dalmations
ISBN: 9781408400661 • $19.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9781846071119 • $19.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9781408400708 • $19.95 • 2 CD
The Wizard of Oz
Treasure Island
ISBN: 9781408400685 • $19.95 • 2 CD
ISBN: 9781846071126 • $19.95 • 2 CD
Ballet Shoes Heidi
Pollyanna
ISBN: 9781846071089 • $26.95 • 2 CD
Catalog Fall 2016
Doctor Who:The Doctor Who:The Doctor Who:The Doctor Who: The Gods of Winter House of Winter Sins of Winter Memory of Winter
Doctor Who: Illegal Alien
ISBN: 9781785291388 $14.95 • 1 CD
ISBN: 9781785291043 $14.95 • 1 CD
ISBN: 9781785292149 $14.95 • 1 CD
ISBN: 9781785292491 $14.95 • 1 CD
ISBN: 9781785293757 $37.95 • 8 CD
Clare Higgins, who played Ohila in the Doctor Who miniepisode Night of the Doctor, reads this thrilling original adventure by James Goss, part of the Tales of Winter quartet of stories featuring the 12th Doctor and Clara, as played by Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman in the BBC TV series.
David Schofield, who plays Odin in the Doctor Who Series 9 episodes The Girl Who Died and The Woman Who Lived, reads this thrilling original adventure by George Mann, part of the Tales of Winter quartet of stories featuring the 12th Doctor and Clara, as played by Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman in the BBC TV series.
Robin Soans, who appeared in the 1981 Doctor Who serial The Keeper of Traken as well as in Series 9 in 2015, reads this atmospheric original adventure by James Goss, part of the Tales of Winter quartet of stories featuring the 12th Doctor and Clara, as played by Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman in the BBC TV series.
Jemma Redgrave, who plays Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in the TV series, reads this atmospheric original adventure by George Mann (author of The Engines of War and The House of Winter), part of the Tales of Winter quartet of stories featuring the 12th Doctor and Clara, as played by Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman in the BBC TV series.
An unabridged reading of this original novel featuring the Seventh Doctor, as played on TV by Sylvester McCoy, and Ace in an encounter with the Cybermen. The Blitz is at its height. Arriving amid the chaos, the Doctor and Ace embark on a trail that brings them face to face with hidden Nazi agents and some very old enemies...
Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos
Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka
Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment
ISBN: 9781785293191 $32.95 • 4 CD
ISBN: 9781785293221 $39.95 • 6 CD
ISBN: 9781785293733 $29.95 • 3 CD
An unabridged reading of this classic novelization of an adventure featuring the Third Doctor, as played on TV by Jon Pertwee. ‘Axos calling Earth, Axos calling Earth…’ The creatures stood before them, offering friendship and their priceless Axonite, in return for - what? Only the Doctor remains suspicious.
An unabridged reading of Paul Cornell’s novelization based on his animated drama of the same name. While starting with a small community under threat, this old-fashioned, very traditional but very up to date Doctor Who adventure takes in the entire world, from New Zealand to India, Siberia to the USA, and cosmic expanses beyond.
Landing on Earth - now a barren, desolate planet Sarah, Harry and the Doctor are unaware of a large, watching robot. The robot is the work of Styre, a Sontaran warrior, who uses all humans landing here for his experimental programmes. Why is Styre so interested in Earth, and in brutally torturing humans? Will the Doctor be able to prevent an invasion, and save both Earth and his companions?
Doctor Who:The Doctor Who: King’s Demons Shakedown
ISBN: 9781846071171 • $19.95 • 2 CD
The Wheels on the Bus: Favourite Nursery Rhymes
Doctor Who
ISBN: 9781785293016 $32.95 • 5 CD
ISBN: 9781785293023 $39.95 • 7 CD
An unabridged reading of an exciting novelization, based on a TV adventure featuring the Fifth Doctor. It is 4 March 1215, and the TARDIS materialises in England during a jousting match held in the presence of King John. It soon becomes apparent to the Doctor that something is very wrong...Very soon the Doctor finds himself involved in a fiendish plan to alter the course of world history, by one of his oldest and deadliest enemies.
An unabridged reading of this original novel featuring the Seventh Doctor, as played on TV by Sylvester McCoy. For thousands of years the Sontarans and the Rutans have fought a brutal war across the galaxy. Now the Sontarans have a secret plan to destroy the Rutan race – a secret plan the Doctor is racing against time to uncover.
Doctor Who
Doctor Who: The Lost Angel ISBN: 9781785295331 $16.95 • 1 CD Kerry Shale reads an exciting story featuring the 12th Doctor, in an adventure with the Weeping Angels. In upstate New York, the Doctor discovers a powerful force enslaved to another’s will. Who controls the lonely assassin that prowls the streets? What secrets are the residence of Rickman hiding? And will his new friends Alex and Brandon survive the night of the Weeping Angels?
Catalog Fall 2016
Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time
Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS Volume One
ISBN: 9781785294662 $TBC • 1 CD
ISBN: 9781785295652 $29.95 • 3 CD
ISBN: 9781785295560 $44.95 • 11 CD
John Leeson reads this exciting novelisation of a classic Fourth Doctor adventure, set on Gallifrey and featuring the Sontarans. Can the Doctor really be in league with the evil Vardans, spearheading a treacherous invasion of his home planet, Gallifrey? Soon he will face an old and deadly enemy as he battles to foil the invasion of Time.
Louise Jameson reads this classic Fourth Doctor novelization, based on a TV serial starring Tom Baker. The Doctor and Leela arrive on a remote rocky island in the early 1900s. Electricity is just coming into common usage, and the formless, gelatinous mass from the future must recharge its system. Can they prevent a Rutan invasion of Earth?
Twelve stories of excitement and adventure in distant times and places! Including ‘The Curse of Peladon’ by Brian Hayles, read by Jon Pertwee, ‘Kinda’ by Terrance Dicks, read by Peter Davison, ‘Attack of the Cybermen’ by Eric Saward, read by Colin Baker, ‘Out of the Darkness’, read by Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant, ‘Short Trips’, read by Nicholas Courtney and Sophie Aldred.
Doctor Who:The Doctor Who:The Doctor Who:The Doctor Who: Macra Terror Time Meddler Space Pirates Tenth Doctor ISBN: 9781785293870 ISBN: 9781785294303 ISBN: 9781785293238 Tales $32.95 • 3 CD
$29.95 • 4 CD
$29.95 • 3 CD
Anneke Wills reads this exciting classic novelization of a Second Doctor TV adventure. In the far future a group of humans is living an idyllic existence on a distant planet. Their colony is run like a gigantic holiday camp. When one of them claims that the colony is being invaded by hideous monsters, no-one takes him seriously. But the Doctor’s suspicions are immediately aroused.
When the TARDIS materialises on an apparently deserted Nothumbrian beach, Steven disputes the Doctor’s claim that they have travelled back to the eleventh century. The discovery of a modern wristwatch in a nearby forest merely reinforces his opinion. But it is 1066, the most important date in English history, and the Doctor’s arrival has not gone unnoticed.
When space beacon Alpha One disintegrates into lumps of metal, General Hermack realises that pirates have discovered a new source of precious argonite.With a squad of guards on beacon Alpha Four - the TARDIS materialises. Suspected by the Space Corps of being pirates, then pursued as spies by the pirates themselves, the Doctor attempts to unmask the mastermind behind the thefts.
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Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks ISBN: 9781785293535 $29.95 • 4 CD Richard Franklin reads this classic novelization of a TV story featuring the Third Doctor. Mysterious humans from future Earth ‘time-jump’ back into the 20th Century, to assassinate a high-ranking diplomat on whom the peace of the world depends. Jo is accidentally transported to the future; the Doctor follows, only to be captured by his oldest and deadliest enemies: the Daleks!
Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor Tales
ISBN: 9781785293856 $54.95 • 13 CD
ISBN: 9781785294280 $49.95 • 15 CD
David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Michelle Ryan read this exclusive collection of original audio adventures. Join the Tenth Doctor on these seven adventures in Time and Space, written specially for audio. With thrilling music and sound design, these seven adventures are based on the hit BBC TV series.
Matt Smith, Arthur Darvill and Meera Syal are among the readers of this exclusive collection of original audio adventures. Join the Eleventh Doctor on journeys in Time and Space in stories including The Runaway Train by Oli Smith; The Jade Pyramid by Martin Day; Day of the Cockroach by Steve Lyons and Snake Bite by Scott Handcock.
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