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Aldous Huxley: A BBC Radio Collection: Including Brave New World, Antic Hay, The Devils & more

BBC Radio adaptations of Aldous Huxley’s finest works – plus a bonus documentary programme Philosopher, pacifist, psychonaut and prophet, Aldous Huxley was one of the 20th century’s pre-eminent intellectuals and writers. The author of over 50 books, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize nine times, and elected Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962, a year before his death. Known for his mordant satire and visionary ideas, Huxley spanned the period from post-First World War disillusionment to mid-century mysticism, and the works in this collection reflect his literary evolution. Antic Hay, his witty, ironic portrait of the glittering hedonism of 1920s London, is dramatised by award-winning playwright Mike Harris, and stars James Cooney and Emily Pithon. Originally a short story, Huxley’s dark comedy of manners The Gioconda Smile was adapted as a hit West End play in 1948. This BBC Radio dramatisation stars Peter Bowles as the womanizing Henry Hutton, about to marry his second wife but accused of killing his first. Brave New World is Huxley’s classic 1932 tale of a future totalitarian dystopia, where promiscuity is the norm, eugenics a respectable science and the drug Soma is freely available. Adapted for Radio 4, it stars Jonathan Coy, Justin Salinger, Milton Lopes and Anton Lesser. Aldous Huxley’s 1953 novel The Devils of Loudon, an imagined account of a real-life witch trial in 17th-century France, was revamped for the stage as The Devils in 1960. A gripping tale of mass hysteria, religious and sexual obsession and alleged demonic possession, this radio version stars Michael Bryant and Sarah Badel. The Dwarves, a full-cast drama based on Chapter 13 of Crome Yellow, tells the story of Sir Hercules and his wife Filomena, whose country-house haven for dwarves like themselves is unexpectedly threatened. David Learner, Claire Faulconbridge and Garard Green star. Concluding our collection are readings of five of his short stories set in the 1920s and a fascinating biographical documentary. Edward Petherbridge reads ‘Cynthia’, ‘The Bookshop’, ‘Eupompus Gave Splendour to Art by Numbers’, ‘Fard’ and ‘The Portrait’, while the documentary All Those Vile Bodies explores the contradictions of the satirist of the brittle 20s turned prescient critic of 20th-century progress. Valentine Cunningham presents, with contributions from Sybille Bedford, Lord Jenkins, Sir Stephen Spender, Gavin Ewart, Julian Symons and Lewis Wolpert, and archive recordings of Huxley, his brother Julian and contemporaries. First published 1920 (‘Cynthia’, ‘The Bookshop’, ‘Eupompus Gave Splendour to Art by Numbers’), 1921 (‘The Dwarves’), 1923 (Antic Hay), 1924 (‘Fard’, ‘The Portrait’), 1932 (Brave New World), 1948 (The Gioconda Smile), 1960 (The Devils) © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.(P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Aldous Huxley (Author), Anton Lesser, Claire Faulconbridge, David Learner, Edward Petherbridge, Emily Pithon, Full Cast, Garard Green, James Cooney, Jonathan Coy, Justin Salinger, Michael Bryant, Milton Lopes, Peter Bowles, Sarah Badel (Narrator)

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The Surreal and Supernatural Stories of Walter de la Mare: A BBC Radio Collection

Full-cast dramatisations and readings of classic tales by Walter de la Mare – plus bonus material. An award-wining poet, short story writer and novelist, Walter de la Mare is probably best known for his works for children and his perennially popular poem ‘The Listeners’. His ghost stories were much admired by H. P. Lovecraft and inspired subsequent authors of supernatural horror such as Robert Aickman and Ramsey Campbell. In 1921, his novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction, and this haunting, surrealistic tale is the opening tale in our anthology. It tells the extraordinary life story of the diminutive Miss M, who struggles to find her place in Victorian society. Torn between her obsessive suitor Mr Anon and the cruel, beautiful Fanny Bowater, she seeks freedom in the dangerous world of the circus… Emma Fielding stars as Miss M, with Robert Glenister, Sylvestra Le Touzel and Anna Massey. Based on de la Mare’s 1923 short story and starring Samuel West and Margaret Robertson, ‘Seaton’s Aunt’ sees Rupert Withers recalling the sinister relative of a boyhood friend – a woman he met just three times, but who left an indelible impression. Ghost Stories of Walter de la Mare contains four more uncanny tales – ‘All Hallows’ (read by Richard E. Grant), ‘Crewe’ (read by Kenneth Cranham), ‘A Recluse’ (read by Anthony Head) and ‘The Almond Tree’ (read by Julian Wadham). It is followed by a dramatisation of ‘The Trumpet’, starring Garard Green, in which a rector’s son meets his best friend in church one moonlit night for a dare that ends in disaster. Also included are two bonus programmes celebrating the poetry of Walter de la Mare. In Adventures in Poetry: The Listeners, Peggy Reynolds introduces a reading of the much-loved poem, and explores its background, effect and lasting appeal with guests Russell Hoban, Sean Street and de la Mare’s grandson Giles. And in Three Score and Ten, Ian Macmillan presents an archive recording from Christmas Day 1953 of Walter de la Mare reading his poems ‘England’ and ‘The Little Salamander’. Credits Written by Walter de la Mare First published 1921 (Memoirs of a Midget), 1923 (‘Seaton’s Aunt’, ‘The Almond Tree’), 1926 (‘All Hallows’), 1930 (‘Crewe’, ‘A Recluse’), 1936 (‘The Trumpet’) Memoirs of a Midget First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 March-2 April 1993 Please note that the language used reflects the era in which the original novel was written. ‘Seaton’s Aunt’ First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 December 1995 Ghost Stories of Walter de la Mare First broadcast BBC Radio 7, 24-28 December 2010 The Trumpet First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 April 1986 Adventures in Poetry: The Listeners First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 November 2008 Three Score and Ten First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 12 October 2016 © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Walter De La Mare (Author), Andrew Wincott, Anthony Head, Emma Fielding, Full Cast, Garard Green, Jonathan Keeble, Julian Wadham, Kenneth Cranham, Margaret Robertson, Richard E. Grant, Samuel West, Walter De La Mare (Narrator)

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The Price of Fear: 20 tales of suspense told by Vincent Price: A BBC Radio 4 vintage horror series

Twenty tales of terror and suspense, brought to you by sinister storyteller Vincent Price Horror legend Vincent Price presents an anthology of eerie, unsettling tales with a devilish twist - some purportedly based on his own adventures, others narrated by him in his own inimitable style. Listen to his horrifying accounts of an unnerving piscatorial experience Down Under, a violinist with very special hands, a Bonfire Night party when a bullying father disappeared and a secretary's murderous revenge. Here, too, are the spine-chilling stories of a beloved cat with an unusual inheritance, a scientist whose experiments on his own son lead to unforeseen danger and a phoney clairvoyant and her client, who seeks a preview of eternity... Among the star casts are Garard Green, Peter Cushing, Bill Kerr, Coral Browne, Christopher Bidmead, Adrienne Corri, Betty Huntley-Wright, Freddie Jones, Edward Woodward, Annette Crosbie, Maurice Denham and Hywel Bennett. Production credits Presented by and starring Vincent Price Produced by John Dyas Remains to be Seen Dramatised by William Ingram from the story by Jack Ritchie. First broadcast BBC World Service, 1 September 1973 William and Mary Dramatised by Barry Campbell from the story by Roald Dahl. First broadcast BBC World Service, 8 September 1973 Cat's Cradle Dramatised by Richard Davis from the story 'The Squaw' by Bram Stoker. First broadcast BBC World Service, 15 September 1973 Meeting in Athens Dramatised by Maurice Travers from the story 'So Pale, So Cold, So Fair' by Charles Birkin. First broadcast BBC World Service, 22 September 1973 The Man Who Hated Scenes Dramatised by William Ingram from the story by Robert Arthur. First broadcast BBC World Service, 29 September 1973 Lot 132 Written and dramatised by Elizabeth Morgan. First broadcast BBC World Service, 6 October 1973 The Waxwork Dramatised by Barry Campbell from the story by AM Burrage. First broadcast BBC World Service, 13 October 1973 Fish Written and dramatised by Rene Basilico. First broadcast BBC World Service, 20 October 1973 Soul Music Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 27 October 1973 Guy Fawkes' Night Written and dramatised by Richard Davis. First broadcast BBC World Service, 3 November 1973 Come As You Are Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 6 April 1974 The Ninth Removal Dramatised by Barry Campbell from the story by R Chetwynd Hayes. First broadcast BBC World Service, 20 April 1974 An Eye for an Eye Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 27 April 1974 Blind Man's Bluff Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 4 May 1974 Goody Two Shoes Written and dramatised by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 30 May 1983 To My Dear, Dear Saladin Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 6 June 1983 The Family Album Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 13 June 1983 Out of the Mouths Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 20 June 1983 Not Wanted on the Voyage Written by William Ingram. First broadcast BBC World Service, 27 June 1983 Is There Anybody There? Written by William Ingram. Music by Derek Price First broadcast BBC World Service, 4 July 1983 ©2021 BBC Studios Distributio Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Barry Campbell, Charles Birkin, Elizabeth Morgan, Maurice Travers, Rene Basilico, Richard Davies, Roald Dahl, William Ingram (Author), Adrienne Corri, Annette Crosbie, Betty Huntley-Wright, Edward Woodward, Full Cast, Garard Green, Maurice Denham, Peter Cushing, Vincent Price (Narrator)

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Artists On Art - A Short Story Volume

Art. The greatest standard bearer of what the human condition really is? Or Emperor's Clothes, cheap gimmicks displayed as all-knowing?When it comes to writing we have our favourite authors. But what of the authors themselves. What are they keen to write of?For our classic authors; from Poe to Lovecraft, from Woolf to Fitzgerald art in their words, is something to be admired. From many angles, many views, their stories, their characters interact with art and the consequences fall as they may.

Edd Mcnair, Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, M.R. James (Author), Garard Green, Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Journey's End: A BBC Radio 4 drama

Journey's End is an unflinching vision of life in the tranches towards the end of the First World War. The play opens in a dugout in the trenches in France. Raleigh, a new 18-year-old officer fresh out of school, joins the besieged company of his friend and hero Stanhope. But when he arrives in the trenches, he finds Stanhope dramatically changed. This vintage BBC radio production from 1970 stars Martin Jarvis as Captain Stanhope. Bonus content: This BBC radio release includes The Man From Esher and his Theatre of War, a 30-minute documentary about R C Sherriff and the story behind Journey's End. Journey's End was an instant stage success in 1928 (starring Laurence Olivier) and remains a remarkable anti-war classic, regularly revived in theatres. A film was released in February 2018, starring Sam Claflin (Hunger Games, Me Before You) as Stanhope and Asa Butterfield (Hugo) as Raleigh, along with Paul Bettany, Toby Jones and Tom Sturridge. Cast: Captain Stanhope...Martin Jarvis Osborne...Garard Green Raleigh...Derek Seaton Trotter...Kevin Brennan Hibbert/Private...Michael Harbour Colonel...Richard Hurndall Sergeant Major...John Bentley Mason...Malcolm Hayes Hardy...John Graham German soldier...Patrick Tull Adapted by Peter Watts. Produced by Christopher Venning.

R C Sherriff (Author), , Derek Seaton, Garard Green, Martin Jarvis (Narrator)

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Oscar Wilde: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

Oscar Wilde - Lord Arthur Savile's Crime. In this brilliant satire, Oscar Wilde targets the English aristocracy. Lord Arthur's life is thrown into turmoil with the dire prophecy that he will commit murder. His forthcoming marriage postponed, he sets about finding his victim..... This classic story is read for you by Garard Green, who has worked extensively for the BBC and voiced more than 900 films and documentaries.

Oscar Wilde (Author), Garard Green (Narrator)

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MR James: The Short Stories

M R James is widely regarded as THE master of the ghost story. His stories abound with spectres skulking in the shrubbery, in shadowy corners and dark recesses. The Mezzotint is a whimsical and apparently supernatural tale of art on the move, a dying man devises a gruesome plan for testing his heirs in The Tractate Middoth, and something lurking under the bedclothes in Rats. These stories are read for you by Garard Green, who has worked extensively for the BBC and voiced more than 900 film and documentaries, and Richard Mitchley who has worked in theatres throughout Britain as well as the BBC and ITV and his own Mayfly Theatre company.

M. R. James, M.R. James (Author), Garard Green, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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