Sir Ian McKellen stars as Milton in this dramatised retelling of John Milton’s epic poem about the fall of Man"devilishly good... I urge you to give it a listen" The TelegraphMilton’s biblical masterpiece, first published in 1667, is one of English literature’s most seminal works. Straddling three worlds – Heaven, Hell and Earth – it tells the gripping story of fallen angel Satan’s rebellion against God, his temptation of Adam and Eve and their sub...

The book contains those thoughts which one keeps alone inside oneself. A person turns into the depths of the self, trying in the depths of his soul to find answers to painful questions: Why is one alone, not loved, not understood? We nurture everything within ourselves — pain and despair, joy and enlightenment... An invitation to look into the holy of holies, and there, as in a mirror, to see the reflection of our own thoughts...

BBC Radio adaptations of Aldous Huxley’s finest works – plus a bonus documentary programme‘Over nine hours’ worth of quality drama… The stories presented in ‘A BBC Radio Collection’ combine to give the listener a taste of Huxley’s versatility as a writer. His vivid imagination always leaves the listener with philosophical ideas to ponder.’ Greg Jameson, Entertainment FocusPhilosopher, pacifist, psychonaut and prophet, Aldo...

Gina McKee stars in this chilling apocalyptic radio drama by award-winning writer Val McDermid.It’s the Summer Solstice weekend, and 150,000 people have descended on a farm in the North East of England for an open-air music festival. Reporting on the event is journalist Zoe Meadows, who files her copy from a food van run by her friends Sam and Lisa.When some of Sam’s customers get sick, it looks like food poisoning, and it’s exacerbated by the mud, rain and inadequate sanit...