The bloom of youth pitted against the reticence of age in a situation that both find “Trying”… Washington DC, the year 1967. Sarah Schorr (late of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon) is secretary to Judge Francis Biddle, for whom age has inclined to look backwards, at what was rather than what is… and what will come. Sarah has …
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England 1201, in the reign of King John. Nottingham and the shire are caught in the grip of famine – the rains have come, and the crops have failed. Starvation and death have taken hold. Worse still, war with France looms, and Phillip’s attempts to save the people have attracted the attention of old enemies …
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England 1201, in the reign of King John, and someone is looking for the truth about Robin Hood…. Scribe Alan-a-Dale ventures into Sherwood Forest. As a storyteller he knows one man’s laments are another’s inspiration. Caught in a storm, he finds Little John and Will Scarlet in their shelter. Seeking refuge, he joins them and …
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It’s 1201, and as King John sits upon the English throne, the lord high Sheriff of Nottingham, Phillip De Nicholay, is looking at his life in ruins. The Nottingham treasury is empty, a year’s taxes gone, and all because of his misplaced trust. Worse still is that his hopes of marrying the Lady Marion have …
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England 1202, in the reign of King John, and the monarch has plans for the Sheriff of Nottingham, Phillip De Nicholay, and the man they call Robin Hood. Phillip has no choice but obey, and with the power to grant a pardon and freedom to the legendary outlaw, he must embark on a mission that …
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The most renowned and wittiest of Oscar Wilde’s comedies, The Importance of Being Earnest ridicules Victorian sensibilities and is still strikingly relevant to this day. This full-cast audio adaptation featuring Tim Brooke-Taylor as Lady Bracknell is unique yet at the same time reassuringly familiar, with wonderful performances from the Offstage Theatre Group. The play itself is the …
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Doctor Who Magazine‘s flirty female diarist is back! And it’s about time…. Between 1997 and 2000, ‘The Life & Times of Jackie Jenkins’ was a hugely popular regular feature in the then best-selling Doctor Who Magazine. Readers loved catching up with the exploits of Jackie Jenkins – best described as Bridget Jones with a Doctor Who obsession – …
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Multi-award-winning David Benson leads an all-star cast in a sparkling new audio recording of the Frankie Howerd comedy classic Up Pompeii. Welcome to ancient Rome, where the steps of the Forum are peopled by nubile slave girls and a range of outrageous characters including Lurcio’s owner, Ludicrus Sextus the senator, his wife, Ammonia, his son, Nausius, …
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Starring: James Bond – George Lazenby Passport to Oblivion’, set in 1964, has astonishing parallels with today’s allegations of Russian interference in politics of the West, unrest in the Middle East, and seems very fresh and relevant. Who was ‘K’ and why was he killed? Who is the mysterious girl in Rome? Why are the …
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The audio revival of Hat Trick’s first official production in 1988, for Channel 4. Chelmsford was a two-series sitcom, set in Roman Britain, that brought memorable characters, strong gags, and funny storylines to the small screen. This audio adaptation uses some of those scripts as a basis, with new writing from Rory McGrath and Jimmy Mulville to enhance and …
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