Art audiobooks

Paul Temple: The Complete Radio Collection: Volume One

By: Francis Durbridge

Narrated by: Carl Bernard, Full Cast & Hugh Morton

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Three complete radio dramas featuring writer-cum-amateur detective Paul Temple, plus bonus archive material. When it comes to classic crime partnerships, Paul Temple and his wife Steve are the crème de la crème. Between 1938 and 1968 their glamorous exploits enthralled generations of radio listeners around the world. Here, presented in... Read more

Absolute Power

By: Mark Tavener

Narrated by: John Bird & Stephen Fry

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Stephen Fry and John Bird star in all four series of the BBC Radio 4 satirical comedy, plus the 2006 special episode.

Set in the Machiavellian world of modern PR, Absolute Power introduces us to London-based 'government-media relations consultancy' Prentiss McCabe, whose partners Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe are frequently embroiled in the... Read more

In the Psychiatrist's Chair

By: Dr Anthony Clare

Narrated by: Barbara Cartland, Dr Anthony Clare, Edwina Curr...

Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Twelve editions of the groundbreaking BBC Radio 4 interview series presented by Dr Anthony Clare.

A master of incisive interrogation, Dr Anthony Clare became renowned for In the Psychiatrist's Chair. From 1982 until 2001 he conducted in-depth interviews with prominent people from different walks of life, inviting them to answer penetrating... Read more

Raymond Chandler: The BBC Radio Drama Collection

By: Raymond Chandler

Narrated by: Full Cast, Kelly Burke & Toby Stephens

Length: 10 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

The complete collection of landmark BBC Radio dramas of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe mysteries.

Philip Marlowe is the archetypal noir detective: wisecracking and world-weary, hardboiled yet honourable. This volume includes all eight dramatisations of Raymond Chandler's groundbreaking crime novels featuring his iconic hero.

The Big Sleep... Read more

Classic BBC Radio Shakespeare: Tragedies

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast, Ian McKellen, Paul Scofield & Peggy ...

Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Three powerful radio productions from the BBC archives starring Ian McKellen, Ronald Pickup and Paul Scofield and a host of celebrated acting talent . These three legendary plays, performed by some of the best-known theatrical actors of the 20th Century, are the perfect way to commemorate England's greatest dramatist.

Romeo and Juliet: The... Read more

Classic BBC Radio Shakespeare: Comedies

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast, Geraldine McEwan, Miriam Margolyes &...

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Three classic radio productions from the BBC archives starring Nigel Hawthorne, Miriam Margolyes, Geraldine McEwan and a host of celebrated acting talent.

These three legendary plays, performed by some of the best-known theatrical actors of the 20th Century, are the perfect way to commemorate England's greatestdramatist.

The Taming of the Shrew:... Read more

Cold Comfort Farm

By: Stella Gibbons

Narrated by: Elizabeth Proud, Full Cast, Miriam Margolyes & ...

Length: 3 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Patricia Gallimore and Miriam Margolyes star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic comic novel. Strong of will and slender of ankle, 20-year-old orphan Flora Poste is blessed with every virtue save that of being able to earn her own living. Casting around for suitable relatives with whom she can make her home, Flora alights... Read more

John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme: Series 5

By: John Finnemore

Narrated by: Full Cast & John Finnemore

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

John Finnemore's Double Acts Series 1 is the winner of the Writers Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy and the Comedy.co.uk awards for Best Radio Sketch Show!

The complete fifth series of BBC Radio 4’s award-winning sketch show, written by and starring the writer of Cabin Pressure.

'One of the most consistently funny sketch shows for quite some... Read more

Shardlake: Dissolution

By: CJ Sansom

Narrated by: Full Cast, Jason Watkins & Mark Bonnar

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation based on CJ Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime novel.

Winter, 1537. Henry VIII has declared himself Supreme Head of the Church, and instructed his chief minister Thomas Cromwell to dissolve England's religious houses and seize their wealth. But Cromwell's plot to bring down the abbeys has hit a snag... Read more

Alan Bennett: Stories

By: Alan Bennett

Narrated by: Alan Bennett

Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

A unique collection of eight Alan Bennett stories, read by the author. Alan Bennett is one of Britain's best-loved authors and an acclaimed storyteller. This exclusive compilation includes eight of his best tales, collected together for the first time.

Here is his celebrated, iconic memoir The Lady in the Van; as well as two fascinating... Read more

Shardlake: Dark Fire

By: CJ Sansom

Narrated by: Full Cast, Justin Salinger & Robert Glenister

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A gripping BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation based on the second novel in C. J. Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime series.

Summer, 1540. It has been three years since the terrible events at Scarnsea monastery, and lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake is living a quiet life in London – until a summons from Cromwell sees him embarking on another... Read more

The Museum of Curiosity: Series 5-8

By: John Lloyd

Narrated by: Dan Schreiber, Full Cast, John Lloyd & Richard ...

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Join Professor John Lloyd and Curators Jimmy Carr, Humphrey Ker, Phill Jupitus and Sarah Millican as they plunge down the badger hole of ignorance in a search for the universe's most mind-boggling oddnesses.

The Museum of Curiosity is BBC Radio 4's monumental comedy edifice, and the only one with gargoyles in the foyer. It allows nothing inside... Read more

Shardlake: Sovereign

By: CJ Sansom

Narrated by: Bryan Dick, Full Cast & Justin Salinger

Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation based on the third novel in C. J. Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime series featuring hunchback lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake.

Autumn, 1541. Henry VIII, accompanied by his young bride Catherine Howard, has embarked on a Great Progress from London to York, to establish his power and authority... Read more

Boy & Going Solo

By: Roald Dahl

Narrated by: Full Cast & Patrick Malahide

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Two new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of Roald Dahl's gripping autobiographical stories.

These two compelling adaptations, based on Roald Dahl’s real-life tales of his of his boyhood and youthful overseas adventures, celebrate his remarkable life and commemorate his genius.

Boy Dahl’s childhood was one of excitement, wonder, terror and... Read more

Absolutely Fabulous

By: Jennifer Saunders

Narrated by: Full Cast, Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Patsy and Edina are in full swing in these four BBC TV soundtrack episodes - Fat; Birthday; Death; Happy New Year - starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, with Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and others. Duration: 1 hour 40 mins. Read more

Vanity Fair

By: William Makepeace Thackeray

Narrated by: Emma Fielding & Stephen Fry

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Stephen Fry narrates this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the famous Victorian comic novel.

Orphan Becky Sharp and wealthy Amelia Sedley are best friends at Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies. On leaving school, ambitious, social-climbing Becky looks for a rich man to support her, while the sweet-natured Amelia meets her old friend... Read more

The Now Show Series 49

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: BBC Radio Comedy & Steve Punt

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Seven more episodes of biting satirical wit from Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Mitch Benn and guests, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November and December 2016. Duration: 3 hours approx. Read more

Steptoe & Son: Series 3 & 4

By: Ray Galton & Alan Simpson

Narrated by: Full Cast, Harry H. Corbett & Wilfrid Brambell

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The complete third and fourth series of the classic radio sitcom starring Harry H Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell, adapted from the much-loved TV series.

Steptoe and Son ran for eight series on BBC TV and even spawned two feature films. Such was the series’ popularity in the mid-1960s that the cast specially recorded numerous episodes for BBC radio.... Read more

John Finnemore's Double Acts: Series 2

By: John Finnemore

Narrated by: John Finnemore, Stephanie Cole, Julia McKenzie,...

Length: 2 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the second series of one-off comedies written by the genius behind the smash-hit radio sitcom “Cabin Pressure” – John Finnemore. The first series won the coveted Writers Guild of Great Britain award for Best Comedy.

Each show is a comedy perfumed by just two actors - including (across the series) famous household names such as Martin... Read more

Eyewitness: 1950-1999

By: Joanna Bourke

Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith

Length: 23 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Eyewitness accounts from the BBC Archive are at the heart of this unique history of the latter half of the 20th Century, narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith.

The events of 1950-1999 are described by the people who saw them happen, from the Festival of Britain in 1951 through to dawn of a new millennium at the end of 1999.

Inbetween are the eras of the... Read more

Round the Horne: A Compendium

By: Barry Took & Marty Feldman

Narrated by: Full Cast, Kenneth Horne & Kenneth Williams

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A fascinating and hilarious collection of archive rarities - plus two restored episodes - from the much loved BBC radio comedy series

Starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee, Round the Horne breathed daring new life over the BBC radio airwaves from 1965 to 1968, a madcap mix of daring double... Read more

The News Quiz: A Vintage Collection

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Alan Coren, Barry Took, Full Cast & Simon Hoggart

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A headline-crunching celebration of Radio 4’s hugely successful topical comedy quiz show

The News Quiz made its debut on Radio 4 in 1977, and four decades later it’s still playfully making and breaking the headlines of our daily news.

Among the vintage gems in this collection are 25 Years of the News Quiz, in which Alan Coren, Andy Hamilton,... Read more

Knowing Me Knowing You With Alan Partridge

By: Patrick Marber & Steve Coogan

Narrated by: Patrick Marber, Rebecca Front & Steve Coogan

Length: 3 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A-ha! Six BBC Radio 4 episodes featuring the king of chat Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan), in a series of hysterically excrutiating encounters with guests played by Rebecca Front, David Schneider, Patrick Marber and Doon Mackichan. Also included are two bonus programmes: a spoof behind-the-scenes feature Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You and In... Read more

This Sceptred Isle: Collection 1: 55BC - 1702

By: Christopher Lee

Narrated by: Anna Massey, Paul Eddington, Peter Jeffrey, Rog...

Length: 15 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

The first five volumes from the landmark BBC radio series This Sceptred Isle. Christopher Lee's epic history tells the story of Britain from the Romans to the death of Victoria. This collection includes the original first five volumes:

55BC-1087: Julius Caesar to William the Conqueror From Britannia under the Romans to the Dark Ages and the... Read more