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“An amazing audio adventure…David Warner is a terrific Rune…the thing’s so flipping entertaining, you’d be perfectly happy to sit through another six-and-a-half hours. 5/5” – SFXThis is the tale of two incredible people – one who knows he is incredible and the other who learns to be incredible. Set in 1960 in the UK south-coast resort of Brighton, self-styled guru and magus Hugo Rune rescues a young man from drowning and persuades ...

Blake Ritson, David Warner, Hattie Morahan and John Hurt star in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Dante's epic poem.Inferno: Thirty-five year old Dante finds himself in the middle of a dark wood, in extreme personal and spiritual crisis. Hope of rescue appears in the form of the venerable poet Virgil, now a shade himself, who offers to lead Dante on an odyssey through the afterlife, beginning in the terrifying depths of Hell.Purgatorio: Dante is led up Mo...

David Warner, Lisa Bowerman and Dan Starkey read these three full-length novels featuring the Twelfth Doctor and Clara, as played on TV by Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman.In Royal Blood, by Una McCormack, Duke Aurelian is preparing to gamble everything on one last battle to save the city-state of Varuz. When a holy man named the Doctor appears from beyond the mountains, Aurelian asks for his help.In Big Bang Generation, by Gary Russell, a ...

Middle-aged Lucas Corso is a tired and cynical book detective, a mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients. When a well-known bibliophile is found hanged, leaving behind part of the original manuscript of Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers, Corso is brought in to authenticate the fragment. Soon the unsuspecting Corso is drawn into a swirling plot involving devil worship, occult practices, and swashbuckling derring-do among a cast of charact...

The inspiring story of the Apollo 8 astronauts and their message of peace on earth from the edge of the universe.On one silent, starry night, Christmas Eve 1968, as wars raged across continents, three astronauts—Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders—became the first humans to orbit the Moon. From their tiny capsule they watched “earthrise,” our luminous blue planet rising above the gray lunar surface in a breathtaking vision that forever changed how we see o...

Join elven hero Vale Moonwing and adventurer Cassius Stormblade on their quest through the depths of Firetop Mountain. Can they survive the deadly traps and evade Zagor's army of the undead? Can they stay alive long enough to confront the dark warlock himself?“...exactly what you’d want a drama based on the Fighting Fantasy series to be... The tale nails the feel of the Fighting Fantasy series perfectly” – STARBURST MAGAZINE

Michael Maloney, Neve McIntosh, David Warner, Nicholas Briggs and Alex Kingston read these four original stories featuring the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory.In The Silent Stars Go By, by Dan Abnett, the Doctor, Amy, and Rory find a society breaking apart. Then the Doctor’s old enemies, the Ice Warriors, make their move, and the real battle for survival begins.In Dark Horizons, by JT Colgan, the Doctor lands on the Northern shore of what wil...

Inspired by Holinshed's Chronicles, this series of radio dramas about the Plantagenet dynasty tells the story of the birth of a new Europe after the dark ages. The issues of control, of freedom, of belief, and the temptations of power were new to an age which had no template for domination on this scale.Henry II: What is a Man? - The first of the House of Anjou to be king of England, Henry II's long reign is beset by conflict with his sons. Starring David ...

Dramatisations and readings of Sheridan Le Fanu's best-known Gothic masterpiecesOne of the leading ghost story writers of the Victorian era, Sheridan Le Fanu is renowned for his chilling tales of mystery and horror. His pioneering lesbian vampire novella Carmilla was a major influence on Bram Stoker's Dracula, and spawned numerous film adaptations including Hammer Horror's Karnstein Trilogy.Opening this anthology is a dramatisation of that...

David Warner reads a new novel featuring the 12th Doctor and Clara, as played by Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman in the hit BBC TV series.“The Grail is a story, a myth! It didn’t exist on your world! It can’t exist here!”The city-state of Varuz is failing. Duke Aurelian is the last of his line, his capital is crumbling, and the armies of his enemy, Duke Conrad, are poised beyond the mountains to invade. Aurelian is preparing to gamble everything on one last battle....

Adventurers are once again gathering in Fang to participate in Baron Sukumvit’s ‘Trial ofChampions’ and undertake ‘The Walk’ through Deathtrap Dungeon…but this year the prize haschanged…and the stakes have never been higher!“...exactly what you’d want a drama based on the Fighting Fantasy series to be... The tale nailsthe feel of the Fighting Fantasy series perfectly” – STARBURST MAGAZINE

The heartwarming, true story about the transformative power of love and good works, nurtured in the home of Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables.Guernsey, Channel Islands, 1860At the marketplace, a five-year-old girl is carrying a baby and crying, hungry for food. She is just one of the many needy children in the streets, and Adèle Hugo, wife of author Victor Hugo, is moved to make a difference. Victor is equally determined. Two years lat...