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  • Thistlewood. Stewart Conn's historical drama from 1976.
    Influenced by Peterloo, a group of radicals conspire to assassinate the government.


    The Man Born to Be King is a radio drama based on the life of Jesus, produced and broadcast by the BBC during the Second World War. It is a play cycle consisting of twelve plays depicting specific periods in Jesus' life, from the events surrounding his birth to his death and resurrection. It was first broadcast by the BBC Home Service on Sunday evenings, beginning on December 21, 1941, with new episodes broadcast at 4-week intervals, ending on October 18, 1942. The series was written by novelist and dramatist Dorothy L. Sayers, and produced by Val Gielgud. (Warning! This is sometimes comically outdated!)
    The twelve plays in the cycle are:
    Kings in Judea / The King's Herald / A Certain Nobleman /The Heirs to the Kingdom / The Bread of Heaven / The Feast of Tabernacles / The Light and the Life / Royal Progress / The King's Supper /The Princes of This World / King of Sorrows / The King Comes to His Own


    Rogue Male. By Geoffrey Household. An anonymous, affluent Englishman goes on a shooting trip to Europe. His target - the head of a brutal European dictatorship.

    Rogue Justice. Michael Jayston reads Geoffrey Household's sequel to the acclaimed Rogue Male.

    Mclevy. David Ashton's Victorian detective story is based on the memoirs of a real-life Edinburgh policeman - the imposing and tenacious Inspector James McLevy. There are 5 series and a pilot show. (This file will be moving to a new detective page soon).
    Pilot. McLevy or Happy Hour.
    Series 1. For Unto Us / The Trophy Club / The Second Shadow / The Burning Question.
    Series 2. A Good Walk Spoilt / Wild Justice / The Wild Spark / Stab In The Back.
    Series 3. Behind The Curtain / A Voice From The Grave / The Dark Shadow / Servant Of The Crown.
    Series 4. A Piece Of Cake / The Sea Change / Sins Of The Farthers /The Devil's Disguise.
    Series 5. To Keep Him Honest / Picture Of Innocence / The Chosen One / The Reckoning.
    Series 6. A Bolt From The Blue / End Of The Line / Jack 'O Diamonds / Queen Of Spades.

    Joan Of Arc, And How She Became A Saint Written and directed by Patrick Barlow. Comic interpretation of the story of Joan of Arc performed by comic troupe the National Theatre of Brent.

    I Am Legend. By Richard Matheson. Nine half-hour episodes.Robert Neville is apparently the only survivor of an apocalypse caused by a pandemic of bacteria, the symptoms of which are very similar to vampirism. Every day he makes repairs to his house, boarding up windows, stringing and hanging garlic, disposing of vampires' corpses on his lawn and going out to gather any additional supplies needed for hunting and killing more vampires.

    Habakkuk Of Ice. By Steve Walker. The extraordinary true story of a battleship made entirely of ice, which was designed for use in the Second World War, but left to dissolve in a lonely Canadian lake in Northern Alberta.

    Giving Up The Ghost. By Lynne Truss. A firefighter struggles to come to terms with the death of his friend.By Lynne Truss.In a house full of carbon monoxide, firefighter Scott gets separated from his colleagues and begins to experience the last terrible moments of his friend Jacko's life, who had died in similar circumstances eight months earlier.

    Ethan Frome. By Edith Wharton. A new arrival in Starkfield, Massachusetts wants to find out what happened to Ethan Frome, 'a ruin of a man.'













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