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Family secrets, sinister murders, a divided Edinburgh—the next thrilling medical mystery in the historical crime series featuring duo Will Raven and Sarah FisherEdinburgh, 1850. This city will bleed you dry.Dr Will Raven is a man seldom shocked by human remains, but even he is disturbed by the contents of a package washed up at the Port of Leith. Stranger still, a man Raven has long detested is pleading for his help to escape the hangman.Back in the townhouse of Dr James Si...

The next in the series of gripping historical crime novels from bestselling author Chris Brookmyre and consultant anaesthetist Dr Marisa Haetzman, set in nineteenth-century EdinburghEdinburgh, 1849. Hordes of patients are dying all across the city, with doctors finding their remedies powerless. And a whispering campaign seeks to paint Dr James Simpson, pioneer of medical chloroform, as a murderer.Determined to clear Simpson’s name, his protégé Will Raven and former housemai...

The latest installment of the gripping Raven and Fisher mystery seriesEdinburgh, 1853.In a city of science, discovery can be deadly …In a time of unprecedented scientific discovery, the public’s appetite for wonder has seen a resurgence of interest in mesmerism, spiritualism and other unexplained phenomena.Dr Will Raven is wary of the shadowlands that lie between progress and quackery, but Sarah Fisher can’t afford to be so picky. Frustrated in her medical a...

A captivating BBC radio dramatisation of Jane Austen's most overlooked novelSent away from her poverty-stricken parents in Portsmouth to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram, nine-year-old Fanny Price is abruptly transplanted to a new, luxurious home: Mansfield Park. Overwhelmed by the grandeur of her surroundings, she feels out of place - and as she grows up, her spoiled cousins, Tom, Maria and Julia, never let her forget her humble be...

A National Bestseller“A modern classic, one we very much need right now.” –George SaundersFrom the acclaimed author of The Shepherd’s Life, a magical work of nonfiction in which James Rebanks reflects on a life-changing summer spent on a remote island off the coast of Norway, where his only companion was an old woman who practiced the ancient tradition of collecting eiderdown from birds that nest on this remarkable landscap...

Edinburgh, 1853.In a city where reputation is everything, it doesn’t take much to destroy a man.When Cora Carlton, socialite and wife of a free-spending entrepreneur, dies suddenly on New Year’s Eve, the knives are out for her physician, the esteemed Dr James Young Simpson.Determined to separate medical fact from malicious rumour, Simpson’s protégé Dr Will Raven and aspiring medical practitioner Sarah Fisher traverse the heights of society and the de...

A vivid and gripping historical crime novel set in 19th century Edinburgh, cowritten by bestselling author Chris Brookmyre and consultant anaesthetist Dr Marisa HaetzmanEdinburgh, 1847. Will Raven is a medical student, apprenticing for the brilliant and renowned Dr Simpson. Sarah Fisher is Simpson’s housemaid, and has all of Raven’s intelligence but none of his privileges.As bodies begin to appear across the Old Town, Raven and Sarah find themselves propelled headlong into ...

A large collection of full-cast dramatisations of classic American novels that helped define American LiteratureThe United States is young by global standards, yet it boasts a vast and rich cultural heritage that belies its brief timeline. In the years since the Declaration of Independence, the nation has become a literary superpower, producing countless masterpieces that have transcended borders and inspired readers and listeners throughout the world.This ...

Matthew Beard and Sophie Rundle star in a brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman, narrated by Eleanor Bron.Challenged to retrieve a fallen star, Tristran Thorn leaves the sleepy English village of Wall and crosses into the land of Faerie and the realm of Stormhold. Locating the star, he discovers it is no meteorite, but a young woman, Yvaine.When Yvaine evades him and escapes, Tristran discovers he is not the only one in pursui...

A quartet of soulful dramas weaving folklore, pagan rituals and love storiesSince ancient times, human beings have celebrated the changing seasons, navigating the natural cycles of growth, death and rebirth through the ‘Wheel of the Year’. Four ‘quarter days’ – the Summer and Winter solstices and the Autumn and Winter equinoxes – marked key points in the solar calendar, while sitting at the midpoint of these quarters are the Celtic festivals of Imbolc, Beltane, Lug...

The complete Series 1 and 2 of the drama based on the publications of the real-life Lady Whistledown - the anonymous 18th Century columnist, 'Mr Spectator''Wonderfully droll' The SpectatorLondon, 1710. Enigmatic man of letters Mr Spectator moves like a shadow through the city's streets and coffee-houses, observing the manners, morals and misdemeanours of his fellow men. He has his finger on the pulse of all the latest news...

BBC radio dramatisations of classic novels centred around engaging anti-heroes who dominate high societyAmbitious. Ruthless. Unprincipled. With their blurred morals and relatable imperfections, it’s no wonder we find anti-heroes so appealing and fascinating. Featuring a mixture of male and female anti-heroes across England, Scotland, France and New York, these fantastic adaptations of five of the best-known and best-loved classics of literature follow some of these...