Performance audiobooks

Mark Twain's The Experience Of The McWilliamses With Membranous Croup

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Stuart Milligan

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In ‘The Experience of the McWilliamses with Membranous Croup’, a strange fever is afflicting the neighbourhood just as little Penelope begins to cough. Though the reason is hardly clear cut... Read by Stuart Milligan and produced by Duncan Minshull. Originally broadcast in the ‘Afternoon Reading’ slot on BBC Radio 4 on 10 November 2010, to... Read more

Mark Twain's The McWilliamses And The Burglar Alarm (BBC Radio)

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Stuart Milligan

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In ‘The McWilliamses and The Burglar Alarm’ it becomes apparent that their home would be better off with a state of the art security device - if it works, that is... Read by Stuart Milligan and produced by Duncan Minshull. Originally broadcast in the ‘Afternoon Reading’ slot on BBC Radio 4 on 9 November 2010, to accompany the 'Autobiography of... Read more

Three Stories By Mark Twain The McWilliamses And The Burglar

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Stuart Milligan

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Three of Mark Twain’s classic short stories, originally broadcast in the ‘Afternoon Reading’ slot on BBC Radio 4 from 9 - 11 November 2010, to accompany the 'Autobiography of Mark Twain' (aired on ‘Book of the Week'). Read by Stuart Milligan. Twain’s classic short stories, with their familiar trademarks of high farce and droll insight, bring us... Read more

Cinders

By: Ali Taylor

Narrated by: Claudie Blakley, David Seddon, Imran Khan, Lizz...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A pacy BBC Radio 4 comedy drama by Ali Taylor, lifting the lid on the ethics of publishing war-torn misery memoirs. Emma discovers a brilliant new talent in the unsolicited pile... Originally broadcast as the ‘Afternoon Play’ on 20 May 2010. When a heartbreaking memoir about life in war-torn Kabul lands on her desk, Emma thinks she's discovered... Read more

Can You Tell Me The Name Of The Prime Minister?

By: Martin Jameson

Narrated by: Amita Dhiri, Christine Kavanagh, David Seddon, ...

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 4 science-fiction mystery by Martin Jameson, originally broadcast as the ‘Afternoon Play’ on 14 May 2010. A week after the election, Liz de Souza, a psychiatrist, examines a patient at a secure government research facility who's convinced that Tony Blair is still Prime Minister. Starring Amita Dhiri as Liz de Souza and Suzanna... Read more

Hamlet (Classic Radio Theatre)

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Angela Pleasence, Full Cast, Maxine Audley & Ro...

Length: 3 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Written over four hundred years ago, ‘Hamlet’ still remains one of the most powerful, influential and thrilling tragedies in the English language. The story of Prince Hamlet and his quest for vengeance has been interpreted countless times on stage, film and television. With its riveting plot featuring murder and supernatural horror; and... Read more

Theremin

By: Melissa Murray

Narrated by: Tom Hollander, Kate Ashfield & Full Cast

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 4 fictional dramatisation of Léon Theremin’s espionage work in the lead up to the Cold War, written by Melissa Murray. ‘Theremin’ was originally broadcast as the ‘Saturday Play’ on 3 January 2009 and repeated on 9 October 2010. Léon Theremin, gifted inventor and reluctant spy, is forced to find a way to bug the US Embassy in London.... Read more

The Cherry Orchard

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Andrew Sachs, Anna Massey, Full Cast, Gwen Ffra...

Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Madame Ranyevskaya and her daughter Anya have returned home from Paris to discover that their family estate – which includes their beloved cherry orchard – has to be sold to cover the family’s debts. They believe a miracle can save their orchard. But will their stubborn pride and fond, childhood memories be enough? Chekhov’s tragic-comedy is... Read more

A Tokyo Murder

By: Miriam Smith & John Dryden

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Three dramas surrounding the murder of a young teacher in Japan. Part 1: 'The Parents': Jennifer and Peter Whitelock arrive in Japan to help find their daughte's murderer. Frustrated with the progress of the police investigation, Peter puts his trust in TV producer Norio Ito, who promises to champion their cause on his popular 'news and... Read more

An Inspector Calls (Classic Radio Theatre)

By: J.B. Priestley

Narrated by: Frances Barber, Full Cast & Toby Jones

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The Birling family are spending a happy evening celebrating the engagement of Sheila Birling to Gerald Croft - a marriage that will result in the merging of two successful local businesses. Yet just when everything seems to be going so well, they receive a surprise visit from an Inspector Goole who is investigating the suicide of a young girl. ... Read more

Perry Mason and the Case of the Sulky Girl

By: Erle Stanley Gardner & M. J. Elliott

Narrated by: Jerry Robbins & The Colonial Radio Players

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Criminal lawyer and all-time #1 mystery author Erle Stanley Gardner wrote close to 150 novels that have sold 300 million copies worldwide. His most popular books starred the incomparable attorney-sleuth Perry Mason.The Case of the Sulky Girl: An impetuous niece who demands her trust fund be released comes to Perry Mason for help. But it's her... Read more

Zorro Rides Again

By: Johnston McCulley & D. J. Arneson

Narrated by: Various

Length: 2 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

With a shock of disbelief the old Spanish California village heard that its outlaw friend Zorro was now attacking the week and helpless. Hated by those who once worshiped him, hounded by the Spanish California soldiery, the proud Zorro again becomes an outlaw to regain his stolen honor. Zorro Rides Again is the third storyline of the original... Read more

Radio Shangri-La

By: Lisa Napoli

Narrated by: Lisa Napoli

Length: 7 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Lisa Napoli was in the grip of a crisis, dissatisfied with her life and her work as a radio journalist. When a chance encounter with a handsome stranger presented her with an opportunity to move halfway around the world, Lisa left behind cosmopolitan Los Angeles for a new adventure in the ancient Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan—said to be one of the... Read more

Womble Stories (Vintage Beeb)

By: Elisabeth Beresford

Narrated by: Bernard Cribbins

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Join Great Uncle Bulgaria, Tobermory, Madame Cholet and all the other Wombles in these six wonderful stories by Elisabeth Beresford. Snow falls on the common, there’s a visit from a Scottish cousin, Wellington finds a balloon, and Madame Cholet goes on extended leave – all with chaotic results! ‘The MacWomble’s Pipe Band’, ‘The Snow Womble’,... Read more

Tamburlaine Shadow Of God (BBC Radio 3 Drama On 3)

By: John Fletcher

Narrated by: John Rowe, Jeffery Kissoon & Conleth Hill

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

John Fletcher’s BBC Radio 3 full-cast play explores the dramatic clash between three key historical figures: a warlord, a historian and a poet. Originally broadcast in Radio 3’s ‘Drama on 3’ slot on 16 November 2008. As war swirls around them, three of the most important figures in the history of the Middle and Near East are brought together in... Read more

Patricia Hodge Is Mattie, A Liberated Woman

By: Juliet Ace

Narrated by: Patricia Hodge

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Patricia Hodge stars as Mattie in Juliet Ace’s four linked dramas, written especially for Patricia’s voice, in which Mattie reflects on her life as a naval wife, an actress and as a mother and daughter. In these funny and beautifully observed performances we come to meet Mattie as she shares her hard-earned understanding of her life, in all its... Read more

Picture Man, The (BBC Radio 3 Drama On 3)

By: David Eldridge

Narrated by: Full Cast & Martin Freeman

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Neil decides he has been pushed too far by the uncaring and often callous behaviour he sees around him. But when he begins to intervene in incidents by taking pictures on his mobile phone, it has disastrous consequences. Starring Martin Freeman as Neil, Heather Craney as Janine, Emil Marwa as Hussein and Peter Marinker as George. Also included... Read more

Peter Lorre vs. Peter Lorre

By: Michael Butt

Narrated by: Helen Longworth, John Chancer, John Rowe, Kenne...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Towards the end of his unique career, movie star Peter Lorre found himself at the centre of an unusual legal case. Incorporating verbatim extracts from the court transcripts, Michael Butt's play wonders what was going through Lorre's troubled mind as he fought to protect his name and identity. Features a cast including Stephen Greif as Peter... Read more

I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again

By: BBC

Narrated by: Bill Oddie, David Hatch, Graeme Garden, Jo Kend...

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Described by Barry Took as 'A kaleidoscope of funny voices, catch phrase and innuendo revolving at breakneck speed and with a complete disregard for logic', I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again pre-dated I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and showcased the comic talents of Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie. ... Read more

Henry V

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Ian McKellen

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir Ian McKellen, William Squire, Trevor Nunn and Gary Watson perform Shakespeare's play that tells the story of King Henry V of England, focusing on events immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War. Read more

King Lear

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: William Devlin

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Full cast unabridged recording of what is considered to be one of Shakespeare's greatest plays about the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king. Read more

Romeo and Juliet

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Finney Albert

Length: 2 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Albert Finney, Claire Bloom, Edith Evans and Hilton Edwards perform an unabridged version of Shakespeare's tradegy about two young lovers whose deaths unite their feuding families. Read more

A Midsummer Night's Dream

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Ian McKellen

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

Sir Ian McKellen, Prunella Scales, Frank Duncan and Joan Hart perform Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Read more

Twelfth Night

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Paul Scofield

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Paul Scofield, Siobhan McKenna and John Neville perform Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night Read more