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Old Harry’s Game: The Complete Series of the Award-Winning BBC Radio 4 Comedy

All seven series of Andy Hamilton's fiendishly funny award-winning comedy set in Hell. 'Satirical, philosophical - and devilishly funny' Gillian Reynolds, Daily Telegraph Welcome to Hell - where nobody can ever quite catch the barman's eye. In this collection, which contains all seven series of Old Harry's Game, get ready for some wicked one-liners and scorching satire. Satan is fed up after a millennia in charge of Hell, especially given the prospect of an eternity still running the damned place. Although he does enjoy playing pranks on the world of the living and devising wry torments for the souls in his keeping, he often wistfully recalls his past as an archangel... Over the course of the series, we meet various famous figures now languishing in Hell, including a foul-mouthed Jane Austen, a mindless Helen of Troy and a less-than-heroic Samson. Satan takes Hell resident Thomas on a tour of his life, his assistant Scumspawn has trouble with a pushy computer, and love drives The Professor to extreme action. Satan and The Professor find a huge, empty space in Hell (when they enter Scumspawn's brain), a Health and Safety officer notes that the lighting is inadequate, and Satan punishes a feng shui expert. And then Edith arrives... Seven series of the Sony Award-winning comedy (plus the Christmas and Olympic specials) starring Andy Hamilton as Satan and a regular cast of acclaimed actors including Annette Crosbie as Edith, Timothy West as God, James Grout as The Professor, Jimmy Mulville as Thomas and Robert Duncan as Scumspawn. Production credits Written by Andy Hamilton Produced by Paul Mayhew-Archer First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 November - 28 December 1995 (Series 1), 7 April - 12 May 1998 (Series 2), 24 March - 28 April 1999 (Series 3), 29 March - 3 May 2001 (Series 4), 31 December 2002 - 1 January 2003 (2002 Christmas Special), 20 September - 11 October 2005 (Series 5), 27 September - 1 November 2007 (Series 6), 19 February - 26 March 2009 (Series 7), 23 December - 30 December 2010 (2010 Christmas Special), 12 July - 19 July 2012 (Olympic Special). ©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Andy Hamilton (Author), Andy Hamilton, Annette Crosbie, David Swift, Full Cast, James Grout, Jimmy Mulville, Robert Duncan, Timothy West (Narrator)

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The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue: A BBC Radio 4 comedy

James Grout stars as a hapless vicar who discovers that life behind suburbia's net curtains is more exciting than he'd expected After being mugged by a pair of pensioners outside the Darby & Joan Club, the Reverend Timothy Carswell has had enough of his rough, tough inner-city parish. Convinced that someone so meek would be better suited somewhere quieter, the Bishop packs him off to a nice, sedate, residential neighbourhood where nothing ever seems to happen. However, unbeknownst to the vicar, his apparently respectable new parish is a hotbed of passion, paranormal experimentation and geriatric prostitution. Under the thumb of his dour Scottish housekeeper, Mrs Muir, who keeps him busy writing long, tedious sermons, he fails to notice the many crimes being committed under his very nose - including burglary, arson and even murder. But when his congregation is stolen by the charismatic American preacher, Elijah Hornblower, he finally realises that something is afoot - and he'll have to fight fire with fire if he wants to keep his flock... Written by acclaimed dramatist Stephen Sheridan, this dry, darkly funny sitcom stars James Grout as Rev Carswell, with Sarah Thomas and Elizabeth Mansfield as Mrs Muir. Production credits Written by Stephen Sheridan Produced by Lissa Evans Cast Rev Timothy Carswell - James Grout Miss Tilling - Margaret Courtenay Miss Tapp/Emily Ford - Jean Heywood Dr Warlock/Bishop - Christopher Good Mrs Muir - Sarah Thomas/Elizabeth Mansfield Mrs Knatchbull - Maxine Audley Cudlipp/Mugger/Critchley - Fraser Kerr Mugger's accomplice/Miss Shaw - Auriol Smith Edwin - Robert Lang Jeremy - Christian Robinson David - Tobias Best Mr Rainbird - David Bannerman Constable/Eric - Ian Lindsay Mrs Garland - Rosemary Martin Arnold - Cyril Shaps Captain Van Thal - Donald Pickering Hilary - Jacqueline Tong Miss Willow - Patricia Hayes Keith - Brian Bowles Maria - Sarah Souster Guy/Jehovah's Witness - Angus Wright Simon Garland - Daniel Strauss Mr Vaughan - Michael Turner Mr Shaw - Ronald Herdman Rev Hornblower - Garrick Hagon Mr Widlake - Brian Miller Mrs Widlake - Bernadine Corrigan First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 26 February-2 April 1991 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Stephen Sheridan (Author), Christopher Good, Elizabeth Mansfield, Full Cast, James Grout, Jen Heywood, Margaret Courtenay, Sarah Thomas (Narrator)

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King Street Junior Revisited: A BBC Radio 4 comedy

All four series of the popular follow-up to King Street Junior King Street Junior and its sequel, King Street Junior Revisited, ran for 20 years and 100 episodes between 1985 and 2005, and were among the BBC's most successful and popular radio programmes. In these four series, we return to the inner-city primary in the new millennium. A different Head is in charge, but the challenges remain the same: from planning a big fundraising concert, to searching for a truant, to coping with wintry weather and a disappearing lollipop lady. In addition, the teachers contend with personal and professional upheavals as Mr Maxwell's attempts to maintain playground order land him in trouble, Mr Long suffers a painful little problem, Miss Featherstone is arrested - and a surprise awaits the staff as they return from their summer holidays. But King Street Junior continues to survive and thrive, and as the series draws to a close, the children and teachers prepare to celebrate the centenary of the school's foundation. Written by the award-winning Jim Eldridge, this acclaimed sitcom stars Carolyn Pickles as Mrs Devon, Marlene Sidaway as Miss Lewis and Brigit Forsyth as Mrs Eastwood, with a guest appearance from James Grout as Mr Beeston. Created and written by Jim Eldridge Produced by John Fawcett Wilson

Jim Eldridge (Author), Brigit Forsyth, Carolyn Pickles, Full Cast, James Grout, Marlene Sidaway (Narrator)

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Tales from the Perilous Realm: Four BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations

Four BBC radio dramatisations starring Michael Hordern as Tolkien – plus a special archive compilation exploring Tolkien’s life and workThe tales in this collection all reflect an aspect of what Tolkien himself called ‘the perilous realm of Faerie’. Adapted for radio by Brian Sibley, co-writer of the acclaimed BBC radio production of The Lord of the Rings, they are rich in myth, magic and adventure. Among the supporting cast are Brian Blessed, Nigel Planer, Sorcha Cusack, Paul Copley and James Grout.In Farmer Giles of Ham, having accidentally shot a giant, Farmer Giles’ brave reputation is tested by Chrysophylax the dragon. In Smith of Wootton Major, a young boy eats a piece of cake containinga silver star, and is granted access to the magical land of Fäerie. Leaf by Niggle is a thought-provoking allegory of the creative process, and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil features Tom and the Hobbits in scenes from The Lord of the Rings which were not included in the BBC Radio 4 dramatisation.Also included is J R R Tolkien: An Audio Portrait, in which Brian Sibley draws together interviews from radio and television programmes featuring the author himself, his original publisher Rayner Unwin, his biographer Humphrey Carpenter and many others torelate the story of both Tolkien the man and the worlds he created.Duration: 5 hours 50 mins

Brian Sibley, J. R. R. Tolkien (Author), , Alfred Molina, Brian Blessed, Brian Sibley, Full Cast, James Grout, Michael Hordern, Nigel Planer (Narrator)

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Old Harry's Game: The Complete Series Four

Six episodes from the hit BBC Radio comedy, written by and starring Andy Hamilton. In 'Knowledge and Ignorance', Satan punishes a feng shui expert and has a debates with the Professor over whether humans can handle knowledge or not. 'Beautiful England' finds Satan setting out to prove to the Professor that the English are the worst nation on Earth, while 'Health and Safety' sees the inhabitants of Hell joined by a Health and Safety inspector who says the lighting is inadequate. In 'Poets' Corner', Satan decides to visit Yeats in Poets' Corner and Thomas and Scumspawn try writing some poetry of their own. 'Sleep' starts with Thomas and the Professor discovering that Satan does not know what it's like to sleep, so they try to give him forty winks; and 'Beauty' introduces a legendary lovely to Hell when Helen of Troy meets the Professor and Thomas. Then God turns up for a chat...

Andy Hamilton (Author), Andy Hamilton, James Grout, Jimmy Mulville, Robert Duncan (Narrator)

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Old Harry's Game: Christmas Special

Andy Hamilton, James Grout, Jimmy Mulville and Robert Duncan star in a seasonal, two-part special of Old Harry's Game, the BBC Radio 4 comedy series set in Hell. There's no rest for the wicked and Satan's as busy as ever, especially when a new, extremely beautiful woman called Hope arrives in Hell. When it transpires, however, that she has been sent to the underworld accidentally, even the sardonic Satan begins to melt to her charms. Soon he has embarked on an epic quest to confront Death in order to return her to the land of the living. Helping, or more often hindering, Satan are the Professor, Scumspawn and Thomas who encounter Queen Victoria, Harpo Marx, St Peter, Death (who has a surprisingly strong Welsh accent) - and talking crocodiles. Devilishly good fun to play - that's Old Harry's Game. 'One of the great comic creations of recent years' - Sunday Telegraph. ' one of the best-written comedies around, sustained over its 12 years on the air by brilliant performances and production' - Daily Telegraph.

Andy Hamilton (Author), Andy Hamilton, Annette Crosbie, James Grout, Jimmy Mulville, Robert Duncan (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by James Grout