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Set against the wider current of events in England in the early 19th century, this is a tale of ambition. A man who rises from the most humble of beginnings in Ancoats, Manchester to reach the very top in politics in the era when the Labour Party was born after a great struggle. John Hamer Shawcross is a victim of his own success, and one of the great characters of English literature. Ian McKellen stars as Shawcross - from his boyhood on the streets of Manchester to his pursuit of power and fame. John Shawcross ...... Ian McKellen John Shawcross as a Boy ...... Gary Carp Tom Hannaway as a Youth ...... Phillip Politt Arnold Ryerson as a Youth ...... David Riley Grandfather ...... Geoffrey Banks Ellen ...... Rosalie Williams Ma Hannaway ...... Elizabeth Hannaway Charles Artingstall ...... George Hagan Ann Artingstall ...... Susan Revill Lillian Artingstall ...... Elizabeth Kelly Hawley ...... Graham Tennant Lizzie Lightowler ...... Rosalie Crutchley George Hagan ...... Charles Artingstall Polly Burnsall ...... Romy Baskerville Ian Flintoff ...... Gordon Stansfield Hilda ...... Lesley Nicol Arnold Ryerson ...... Andrew Jackson Pen Muff ...... Vida Paterson Richardson ...... Randal Herley Ezra Crompton ...... Jimmy Bradock Tom Hannaway ...... Geoffrey Wheeler Lord Lostwithiel of Hereward Castle ...... Jeffrey Wickham Lady Lettice Melland ...... Helen Ryan Howard Spring's novel adapted for radio in eight episodes by Ken Whitmore Directed by Trevor Hill First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979 Episode 1 00:00 Born in Captivity Episode 2 54:46 Thrown to the Wolves As John starts work, he studies, preaches and keeps fit - preparing to change the world. Episode 3 1:48:36 The Fight for St Swithin's John's political campaign starts in Bradford with rousing speeches to the crowds. Episode 4 2:42:20 Lovers and Losers Dirty tricks are played by a ruthless opponent - how will Labour fare in the by-election? Episode 5 3:36:00 Deaths and Entrances John's political pursuits lead him to Westminster and Welsh valley mines. Episode 6 4:30:15 Hamer's Women Social reformer John is tempted by Lady Lettice, as his wife fights for the suffragettes. Episode 7 5:21:02 Nothing But the Truth, Almost! The Great War dominates politics as leaders ask people to unite. Hamer's son enlists. Episode 8 6:16:07 Perish By the Sword Labour briefly tastes of power, and fortunes are made and lost as Hamer Shawcross concludes his memoirs. Ian McKellen stars in the story of John Hamer Shawcross - set against the wider current of events in England in the early 19th century. Howard Spring's novel freely adapted by Ken Whitmore. John Hamer Shawcross …. Sir Ian McKellen Jimmy Newboult …. John Baldwin Lady Lettice Melland …. Helen Ryan Lady Hannaway …. Romy Baskerville Arnold Tyerson …. Andrew Jackson Pen Ryerson …. Vida Paterson Lizzie Lightowler …. Rosalie Crutchley Tom Hannaway …. Geoffrey Wheeler Alice Ryerson …. Valerie Georgeson Charles Shawcross …. Richard Durden Pendleton …. Rory Scase Director: Trevor Hill First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1979. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The Caretaker Two brothers shelter an elderly, homeless man after a fight in a café. But his problems are far from over. Davies... David Warner Aston... Tony Bell Mick... Daniel Mays Written by Harold Pinter Directed by Peter Kavanagh First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2010 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The Great Times Crossword Conspiracy Jim is keen to help his firm meet their sales targets. But nothing must interrupt the concentration of senior staff in their daily struggle with The Times crossword puzzle. Jim has a brainwave that involves a complicated scheme to complete the puzzle without actually working out the answers. Jim ..... Tony Robinson Mother ..... Meg Johnson Contrabine ..... Bob Grant Miss Birdsong ..... Bonnie Hurren Sparkle ..... Peter Wheeler Clerk ..... Steven Granville Wɾitteп bγ Ken Whitmore Directed by Alfred Bradley First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1982 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The Final Twist A world-famous actor-manager is about to star in his greatest role. Sir Merlin Foster …..Donald Sinden Charlie Nicholson …….Michael Troughton Eden Dundee …..Amanda Waring Wɾitteп bγ Ken Whitmore and Alfred Bradley Directed by Enyd Williams First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1996 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Down with Skool! & How to Be Topp Nigel Molesworth is a fictional character, the supposed author of a series of books about life in an English prep school named St Custard's. The books were written by Geoffrey Willans, with cartoon illustrations by Ronald Searle. Molesworth is arguably one of the funniest comic creations in British literature. A superbly satirical chronicler of 1950s England, he influenced a generation with his anarchic take on life. These wonderfully entertaining recordings show the self-proclaimed ‘curse of St Custard’s’, at his very best. Down with Skool! & How to Be Topp are based on the first two Molesworth books and are performed by Griff Rhys Jones. Molesworth gives us the lowdown on the Head Beak, masters, bullies and lessons - and offers his inimitable advice for tiny pupils on how to survive the first term … Based on the books by Geoffrey Willans Abridged by Wendy Cope Performed by Griff Rhys Jones Produced by Susan Roberts First broadcast BBC Radio 4 in August 1991 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

A BBC Radio production of the last work for radio written by the acclaimed writer for radio and television Wally K. Daly. A college student mysteriously goes missing ... and when she reappears she seems to posses highly advanced telepathic powers. Is there some connection between her new powers and the secret guarded for hundreds of years by the Cranford Family? B. O. Brown of the Ministry of Defence believes so, and he's investigating a link between her disappearance and the burning of six children as witches in the 17th century. Meanwhile, the girl's powers are growing to such an extent that the Ministry has declared her a danger ... Jackie Lamont ... Wendy Baxter Mandy Lamont ... Emily Chennery Sion Lamont ... Scott Gray Jason Cranford ... Laurence Saunders Cheever Cranford ... Jez Thomas Becky Cranford ... Becky Wright Detective Constable Danny Sparks ... Daniel Settatree Woman Police Constable Polly Bell ... Lorraine Coady Mother/Minister ... Jilly Bond Sergeant/B. O. Brown ... Michael Cochrane Iron Peter/Dentist ... Robert Lister Directed by Jenny Stephens Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 03 - 07 January 2005 Episode 1 Missing 00:00 Episode 2 Change 28:07 Episode 3 The Tradition 56:38 Episode 4 Return to the Burning Field 1:25:03 Episode 5 The Agenda 1:53:09 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". Charles Dickens story tells of the redemptive powers of love in the face of cruelty, violence and neglect. Written and published in weekly instalments in 1859, it's set in London and Paris before and during the violence of the French Revolution. The story follows several characters through these events, notably Charles Darnay, a French former aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution, and Sydney Carton, a dissipated English barrister who tries to redeem his ill-spent life out of love for Darnay's wife, Lucie Manette. The events span eight years, the plot builds powerfully from the moment the story opens, with the coded rumours of Dr Manette being 'restored to life' and Dickens brilliantly orchestrates the wider political picture behind the story of Lucie, Darnay and Carton. Charles Dickens ...... Robert Lindsay Jarvis Lorry ...... Jonathan Coy Miss Pross ...... Alison Steadman Lucie Manette ...... Lydia Wilson Dr Alexandre Manette ...... Karl Johnson Charles Darnay ...... Andrew Scott Ernest Defarge ...... James Lailey Therese Defarge ...... Tracy Wiles Gaspard ...... Simon Bubb Jerry Cruncher ...... Carl Prekopp Joe ...... Rikki Lawton Sydney Carton .... Paul Ready Barsad .... Gerard McDermott Court President .... Paul Moriarty Young Manette .... Christopher Webster Young Evremonde .... Adam Billington with Rikki Lawton and Alex Rivers Written by Charles Dickens Dramatised by Mike Walker Directed by Jessica Dromgoole & Jeremy Mortimer First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011 Episode 1 00:00 Recalled to Life Episode 2 44:00 The Old Order Lucie Manette stands as witness at Charles Darnay's Old Bailey trial for treason, where his defence team includes the dissolute Sydney Carton. Meanwhile, an incident in a Paris street stirs revolutionary fervour. Charles Dickens's novel published in 1859 - set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. Starring Robert Lindsay and Jonathan Coy. Episode 3 1:27:52 Two Promises In a Paris wine shop, information is exchanged about the courtship of Lucie Manette and Charles Darnay. Meanwhile in London, it appears that a wedding is indeed in the air. Episode 4 2:11:52 The Grindstone Against the heartfelt wishes of his new wife, Charles Darnay is now determined to travel to Paris to go to the aid of a family retainer imprisoned by the revolutionary committee Episode 5 2:55:52 The Substance and the Shadow Sydney Carton is in Paris with Lucie and her father, determined to try and save Charles Darnay's life. Then, an encounter in a Paris street with someone from the import-export trade, may just provide the ghost of a chance. Charles Dickens's novel published in 1859 - set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. Starring Robert Lindsay, Andrew Scott and and Paul Ready. Dramatised by Mike Walker Charles Dickens .... Robert Lindsay Jarvis Lorry .... Jonathan Coy Miss Pross .... Alison Steadman Dr Alexandre Manette .... Karl Johnson Lucie Manette .... Lydia Wilson Charles Darnay .... Andrew Scott Sydney Carton .... Paul Ready Therese Defarge .... Tracy Wiles Jerry Cruncher .... Carl Prekopp Barsad .... Gerard McDermott Court President .... Paul Moriarty Young Manette .... Christopher Webster Young Evremonde .... Adam Billington With Rikki Lawton and Alex Rivers Music by Lennert Busch. Directors: Jessica Dromgoole & Jeremy Mortimer First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Red Star Belgrade Belgrade, 1941: As the Nazis begin their invasion of the Balkans, half the football team are wiped out as the pitch is bombed. In the prison camp, the survivors form a new team to play a match against the Prison Guards, but the price of winning this match against their fascists captors will be their lives. Vratar ...... Bill Nighy Igrac ...... Mark Bazeley Bozo ...... Stephen Critchlow Gretl ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman Zdenka ...... Janice Acquah Gazde ...... Philip Joseph Devet ...... Jonathan Keeble Osam ...... Gordon Reid Sedam ...... Kenny Blyth Written by Peter Wolf Directed by Cherry Cookson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2001 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Ghost on the Moor A romantic drama set on the Yorkshire Moors. Graham has become something of a recluse since a dramatic break-up with his childhood sweetheart, the reasons for which continue to haunt him. A new and unexpected relationship is to have a cathartic effect on him. Graham ..... Robert Glenister Geraldine ..... Jennie Stoller Joe ..... John Turner Katrina ..... Jasmine Hyde Paul ..... Thomas Arnold Written by Peter Wolf Directed by Cherry Cookson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2001 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Black Queen to King's Castle On the anniversary of the night of her execution, it is rumoured that Anne Boleyn still haunts her family home in Norfolk. Is it possible that her ghost is trapped within the walls, trying to escape? Anne tells her own story of events leading to her execution. Anne ..... Katherine Pogson Henry VIII ..... David Troughton Percy ..... Christopher Godwin Guide ..... Christopher Godwin Wolsey ..... David Timson Thomas ..... Stephen Critchlow Mary ..... Suzanne Heathcote George ..... Peter Darney Katherine ..... Marlene Sidaway Written by Peter Wolf Directed by Cherry Cookson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2002 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

A BBC Radio adaptation by Peter Mackie of Balzac's chilling story. La Grande Breteche, an abandoned chateau, and its garden lie almost in total ruin somewhere in the Loire Valley ... and no one will ever speak about why it's been abandoned or the terrible secret hidden within its decaying walls. One man, a famous writer in search of a new story, is determined to uncover its history ... Balzac ... David Calder Jean ... Dorien Thomas Faillard ... Dillwyn Owen Madame Faillard ... Tessa Gearing Gendarme/Gorenflot ... Christopher Grimes Rosalie ... Marilyn Le Conte De Merret ... Nigel Carrington Madame de Merret ... Manon Edwards Duvivier ... Alan Towner Directed by David Hunter Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 5 October 1993 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

A story of domestic family life upended and fractured by inconceivable events which seem, even now, both far away and close at hand. The story begins in the spring of 1992 in the city of Sarajevo, as political tensions are mounting and barricades begin to appear in the streets. Fifty-five year old Zora is married to Franjo, who is fifteen years older than her. Her daughter lives in Wiltshire, England. Zora’s vocation is her work as an artist, notably a painter of landscapes and the bridges that span the river of her beloved Sarajevo. She teaches art students, but in the afternoons retreats to her studio high in the eaves of the city’s magnificent public library to work on her canvases. When violence finally spills over, Zora sends her husband and elderly mother to safety in England to stay with her daughter. Reluctant to believe that hostilities will last more than a few weeks, she stays behind to paint and teach while the city falls under siege. War does not come suddenly: it creeps. Familiar daily life collapses slowly by degrees - first the phone is cut off, then the electricity and finally the water. As the assault deepens and everything they love is laid to waste, black ashes floating over the rooftops, Zora and her friends are forced to rebuild themselves, over and over. Theirs is a breath-taking story of disintegration, resilience and hope. Written by Priscilla Morris Read by Fenella Woolgar Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2024 Priscilla Morris is of Yugoslav and Cornish parentage, she grew up in London and spent her summers in Sarajevo. Black Butterflies is her first novel and was shortlisted for the 2023 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Stephen Hawking once warned us that our species could soon be wiped out by plagues, asteroids and our tendency to destroy ourselves. The solution, he suggested, was for us to colonise other planets. But Chris Larner and David Gilbert's sci-fi comedy drama sees the truth as being a little more complicated. Set in the year 2150, Arnold and Gregor work as planetary decontaminators via their own firm, AAA Ace Eco-Friendly Interplanetary Decontamination. Their job is to clean up polluted planets to make them habitable for humans. One such place is Planet Party, where several space tourists have died when landing there. With a big cash award given to anyone who can clean it up, it looks like Arnold and Gregor might do the deadly job. However, they soon get side-tracked by an alien music box they buy cheap from Joe the Interstellar Junkman which discharges a strangle liquid that dissolves anything it touches. It’s not long before the 87th floor of a skyscraper in Streatham starts to melt, followed by London, and ultimately the entire Earth. According to the song in the music box, the only thing that can stop the melting is something called "The Laxian Key". Arnold …. Chris Larner Gregor …. Mark Bonnar Evan …. Trevor Cooper Office …. Alex Lowe Ferngraum …. Sam Dale Jo …. Christine Kavanagh Dolores …. Virge Gilchrist Virtual Newsreader …. Bethan Walker with Paul Biggin, Emma Noakes and Joseph Kloska Written by Chris Larner and David Gilbert Based on the short stories of Robert Sheckley Producer Peter Kavanagh First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in February 2007 Episode 1 00:00 Episode 2 28:01 Episode 3 55:39 Episode 4 1:23:40 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Jim Poyser's BBC radio series about the misadventures of Jason Slater, a 21st-century English teacher from Manchester, who wakes up one morning to find himself in Macclesfield in the year 1834, being called Tarquin, third son of Lord Belport and with a faithful valet named Ned, a suspicious older brother, a spurned ex-girlfriend now engaged to his "brother", no idea how he got there and what looks like no way of returning to his own time. Jason Slater ... Michael Begley Ned ... Joe Caffrey Lord Belport ... Mark Chatterton Henry ... James Nickerson Millicent ... Julia Rounthwaite Hoskins ... Kenneth Alan Taylor Directed by Polly Thomas Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 11 June - 16 July 2003 Episode 1 00:00 What Century Are You Living In? Jason Slater is a 21st-century English teacher from Cheadle Hulme who wakes in 19th-century Macclesfield. He discovers he's now Tarquin, third son of Lord Belport with a faithful valet, Ned who can't explain what's happened. He's also acquired a suspicious brother, Henry; a spurned ex-girlfriend, Millicent, now going out with Henry; and an over excited Luddite-cum-cauliflower farmer. Jim Poyser's riotous six-part comedy of transportation and delight. Jason Slater ...... Michael Begley Ned ...... Joe Caffrey Hoskins ...... Kenneth Alan Taylor Lord Belport ...... Mark Chatterton Henry ...... James Nickerson Luddite ...... Toby Hadoke Millicent ...... Julia Rounthwaite Episode 2 27:59 The Time Machine Jason decides the invention of the toasted sandwich maker will sort out his new 19th-century life. 21st-century teacher, Jason Slater, is coming to terms with waking up in 19th-century Macclesfield. He's now Tarquin, the third son of Lord Belport with his faithful valet, Ned. Jim Poyser's riotous comedy of transportation and delight. Jason Slater ...... Michael Begley Ned ...... Joe Caffrey Hoskins ...... Kenneth Alan Taylor Lord Belport ...... Mark Chatterton Stubbs ...... Glenn Cunningham Millicent ...... Julia Rounthwaite Episode 3 55:52 Strong Continental Lager 21st-century teacher Jason decides 19th-century Macclesfield needs a decent pub with decent beer. Jason Slater is now Tarquin, the third son of Lord Belport with his faithful valet, Ned. Jim Poyser's riotous comedy of transportation and delight. Jason Slater ...... Michael Begley Ned ...... Joe Caffrey Hoskins ...... Kenneth Alan Taylor Lord Belport ...... Mark Chatterton Stubbs ...... Glenn Cunningham Millicent ...... Julia Rounthwaite Episode 4 1:23:50 Dentists and Lovers Ned needs root canal work, but 21st-century Jason needs lessons in 19th-century courting. Jason Slater is now Tarquin, the third son of Lord Belport with his faithful valet, Ned. Jim Poyser's riotous comedy of transportation and delight. Jason Slater ...... Michael Begley Ned ...... Joe Caffrey Hoskins ...... Kenneth Alan Taylor Lord Belport ...... Mark Chatterton Stubbs ...... Glenn Cunningham Millicent ...... Julia Rounthwaite Episode 5 1:51:51 London Trapped in 19th-century Macclesfield, bored 21st-century Jason Slater heads to London, but is waylaid by a mint-popping highwayman... Jason is now Tarquin, the third son of Lord Belport with his faithful valet, Ned. Jim Poyser's riotous comedy of transportation and delight. Jason Slater ...... Michael Begley Ned ...... Joe Caffrey Hoskins ...... Kenneth Alan Taylor Lord Belport ...... Mark Chatterton Millicent ...... Julia Rounthwaite Henry ...... James Nickerson Highwayman ...... Toby Hadoke Duke of Cranmere ...... John Craig Episode 6 2:19:42 Victorian Principles The young Queen Victoria is coming to Woolsley House for a visit. But when 21st century Jason invents the electric guitar, he unwittingly changes the course of history..... Jim Poyser's riotous comedy of transportation and delight. Jason is now Tarquin, the third son of Lord Belport with his faithful valet, Ned. Jason Slater ...... Michael Begley Ned ...... Joe Caffrey Hoskins ...... Kenneth Alan Taylor Lord Belport ...... Mark Chatterton Henry ...... James Nickerson Queen Victoria ...... Caroline Harding Directed at BBC Manchester by Polly Thomas. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2003. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Babelsberg Film Studios. It’s 1929 and a major new movie is in production when its star Krista Wolff suddenly disappears. The head of the studio and the film's writer are desperate to find her. Each has their own reasons. Nick Perry's suspenseful drama is set amid the creative ferment of 1920s Berlin, centred around Babelsberg Film Studio, the world's oldest large-scale film studio. Out of the darkness of military defeat, political chaos, poverty and hyperinflation springs the phenomenon of Weimar culture, a defiant celebration of humanity and artistic expression in all its diverse forms. People flock to Berlin to be a part of the cultural explosion. Writer Jonas Beck, actress Krista Wolff and war veteran Peter X are among them. Jonas Beck ...... Paul Chahidi Otto Lenz ...... Anton Lesser Lottie ...... Clare Corbett Peter X ...... Carl Prekopp Fischer ...... Michael Jibson Krista ...... Cassie Layton The songs are by Nick Perry, Nathan Perry and Maureen Glackin, and the music is arranged and performed by Peter Ringrose. Written by Nick Perry Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

SATURDAY-NIGHT THEATRE Sat 19th Jan 1963, 20:30 on BBC Home Service Basic The Narrow Search The novel by Andrew Garve adapted for radio by Mollie Hardwick with Bill Simpson as Hugh Cameron Clare Hunter is searching along the English canals for her child, stolen from her by her estranged husband, Arnold. Produced by Audrey Cameron Cast in order of speaking: Evelyn: Sheila Grant Clare Hunter: Gudrun Ure Arnold Hunter: David March Albert Chappell: James Thomason Lena Howell: Moira Mannion Hugh Cameron: Bill Simpson Mr Harker, a solicitor: Godfrey Kenton Detective Inspector Raikes: George Hagan Detective Sergeant Hawkins: Jonathan Scott Prison Officer: James Thomason David Evans: Anthony Viccars Inspector Ellis Jones: Timothy West Bronwen Davies: Meg Wynn Owen Petrol pump attendant: Anthony Hall Elderly woman: Elizabeth Morgan Joe Sears: Ronald Baddiley Phoebe Sears: Sheila Grant Boy: Anthony Hall Houseboat owner: Jonathan Scott Carruthers: Michael Deacon Brenda: Elizabeth Morgan Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Jane Eyre is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman which follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall. The novel revolutionised prose fiction by being the first to focus on its protagonist's moral and spiritual development through an intimate first-person narrative, where actions and events are coloured by a psychological intensity. Charlotte Brontë has been called the "first historian of the private consciousness", and the literary ancestor of writers like Proust and Joyce. The book contains elements of social criticism with a strong sense of Christian morality at its core, and it is considered by many to be ahead of its time because of Jane's individualistic character and how the novel approaches the topics of class, sexuality, religion, and feminism. It, along with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, is one of the most famous romance novels of all time First Broadcast 12/05/1962 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

A six-part radio drama about a group of Manchester teens fighting for justice. When their friend Keith Brandon is charged with murdering a policeman, Gemma, Liam and Andy decide to bunk off school and go to his trial. Although Keith had a knife, a motive and has confessed to the crime, they're sure he didn't do it - so when he's found guilty, they can't believe it. Determined to prove Keith's innocence, they take their story to the local media, but no-one will take them seriously. Then Gemma comes up with an unorthodox way of appealing for new evidence: setting up their own pirate radio station... But someone's trying to warn them off. First they receive a letter telling them to 'stop looking', then Andy's mum - a police officer - is suspended from the force. Unafraid, they keep broadcasting - only to uncover sinister surprises and dangerous secrets. Can they find out the truth about PC Johnson's death, before they're shut down for good? Gemma ..... Jane Dawson Liam ..... Colin Parry Andy ..... Jonathan Perkins Dad/Malcolm ..... Jimmy Hibbert Keith Brandon ..... Vincent Davies Mrs Brandon ..... Sue Jenkins PC Gibson/Simon ..... Jason Done PC Johnson ..... Chris Brailsford Detective Inspector Mädchen ..... Seamus O'Neill Jennifer Walsh ..... Maureen Beattie Judge ..... Geoffrey Banks Ted ..... Russell Dixon Jeff Carter/Sphinx ..... Peter Rylands Susan ..... Michelle Holmes Himself ..... Julian Warwicker Written by Dave Simpson & Diane Whitley Produced by Martin Jameson First broadcast on BBC Radio in April 1993 Part 1 00:00 The Trial Part 2 27:59 The Station That Seeks the Truth Part 3 56:04 The Interview Part 4 1:24:04 Dangerous Rendezvous Part 5 1:52:08 The Second Part 6 2:20:13 The Truth Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The inquest into the death of a female soldier found drowned reveals she had earlier been the victim of a sexual assault by a fellow soldier. Over five days, we hear a range of witness statements and the coroner must decide whether she took her own life... Hannah ..... Katie Lyons Stevens ..... Matt Stokoe Jean ..... Claire Rushbrook Nicola ..... Nisha Nayar Mark ..... James Norton Coroner ..... Philip Fox Clerk ..... Mark Edel-Hunt Lorna ..... Jane Slavin Written by Richard Monks Directed by Sally Avens First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014 Day 1 00:00 Day 2 13:35 Day 3 27:15 Day 4 41:08 Day 5 54:40 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Seven years ago, Vivek - Vicky - Rai, the playboy son of the Home Minister of Uttar Pradesh, murdered bartender Ruby Gill at a trendy restaurant in New Delhi, simply because she refused to serve him a drink. Now Vicky Rai has been killed at the party he was throwing to celebrate his acquittal. The police recover six guests with guns in their possession: a corrupt bureaucrat who claims to have become Mahatma Gandhi overnight; an American tourist infatuated with an Indian actress; a stone-age tribesman on a quest to recover a sacred stone; a Bollywood sex-symbol with a guilty secret; a mobile-phone thief who dreams big; and an ambitious politician prepared to stoop low. Swarup unravels the lives and motives of the six suspects, offering both a riveting page-turner and an insightful peek into the heart of contemporary India. Audaciously and astutely plotted, with a panoramic imaginative sweep, Six Suspects is the work of a master storyteller. From Vikas Swarup, the author of the international bestseller Slumdog Millionaire comes a richly-textured tale of murder, corruption, and opportunity. Arun Advani, an Investigative Journalist ...... Rajit Kapur Vicky Rai, a rich Delhi playboy ...... Zafar Karachiwala Mamta Rai, a Politician and Vicky's mother ...... Radhika Mital Munna Mobile, a mobile phone thief ...... Anand Tiwari Shabnam Saxena, a Bollywood actress ...... Shernaz Patel Larry Page, an American tourist ...... Gary Richardson Eketi, a Tribesman ...... Rohit Malkani Ashok Rajput, a Welfare Officer ...... Kenny Desai Champi / Drunk Girl in Car ...... Radhika Apte Reshma / Barkha Das ...... Anahita Uberoi Ritu ...... Ira Dubey Bilal / Inspector Brar ...... Ankur Vikal Saira / Ruby Gill ...... Megha Burman Pappu Pager ...... Jaimini Pathak Chief Minister Pandey / Chief Melambe / Abu Khaled ...... Jayant Kripalani Detective Gupta, Private Detective ...... Kenny Desai Abu Technical / Tribesman ...... Pushan Kripalani Abu Omar / Biddy / Driver ...... Nadir Khan Jay Chaterjee / Judge Mishra ...... Sohrab Ardeshir Gulabo / Mrs Gill / Reporter ...... Ayeesha Menon Raman Johar / Bill Bakshi ...... Ashwin Mushran Elizabeth Brookner ...... Karla Singh Inspector Yardav ...... Ravi Khote Sohrab ...... Caran Arora Written by Vikas Swarup Adapted and Directed by John Dryden First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2010 Part 1 00:00 Part 2 13:56 Part 3 27:50 Part 4 41:38 Part 5 55:37 Part 6 1:09:34 Part 7 1:37:27 Part 8 1:51:22 Part 9 2:05:22 Part 10 2:19:19 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The Right Prospectus An affluent middle-class couple look for “the proper school”, not for their children but for themselves. Based upon the prospectuses they study, they select and enrol at Crampton’s School. When they arrive, they are immediately treated like every other pupil; no-one responds to them as adults at any point in the play. Mr. Newbold ...... George Cole Mrs. Newbold ...... Elvi Hale Jenkins ...... Allan Warren 1st Headmaster ...... John Horsley Tester ...... Tom Criddle Shippard ...... Aubrey Richards Groom ...... Robert Gillespie Classics Master ...... Kenneth Ives Heffer ...... Christopher Witty Partridge ...... Keith Skinner Boy in Bedroom ...... Michael Peake Boy in Corridor ...... Peter Duncan Boy in Grounds ...... Brian Pettifer Written by John Osborne Directed by Alan Cooke First broadcast on BBC1 in October 1970 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen Two children, Colin and Susan are on holiday in the North of England where they encounter perilous magical forces. Susan possesses a small tear-shaped jewel held in a bracelet: unknown to her, this is the weirdstone. Its nature is revealed when the children are hunted by the minions of the dark spirit Nastrond who, centuries earlier, had been defeated and banished by a powerful king. Cadellin ...... Robin Bailey Gowther Mossock/Narrator ...... James Tomlinson Susan ...... Andrea Murphy Colin ...... Mark Kingston Selina Place ...... Rosalind Knight Bess ...... Patsy Byrne Guard/Ticket collector ...... George Parsons Farmer/Porter ...... Ronald Herdman Crow ...... Anne Jameson Written by Alan Garner Dramatised by David Wade Directed by Caroline Smith First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1989 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Harold Pinter starred in a new production of his classic radio play from 1959. During a single day, the safety of the study, scullery and garden is endangered by the appearance of a match seller at the garden gate in this comedy of menace. Edward ...... Harold Pinter Flora ...... Jill Johnson Match seller ...... Albert Stokes Written by Harold Pinter Directed by Ned Chaillet First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2000 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Luther A psychological study of the religious reformer Martin Luther, who is portrayed as an angry man struggling with self-doubts and his desire to believe. With the Pope using the sale of indulgences to fund his own obsessions and works, Luther had begun to see the church as corrupt. Luther reputedly hammered his 95 theses on the door of All Saints Church, Wittenberg - starting what became known as the Reformation. He was excommunicated in 1521. Martin .... Harry Lloyd Tetzel .... David Troughton Staupitz .... Adrian Scarborough Cajetan .... Nicholas Murchie Hans .... Christian Rodska Brother Weinand .... John Hollingworth Prior / Leo .... Jamie Newell Miltitz .... David Ajoa Lucas / Eck .... Kieron Jecchinis Knight .... Nigel Cooke Katherine .... Amanda Root Written by John Osborne Directed by Clive Brill First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Paul Dombey is the owner of Dombey and Son, a successful shipping company. The wealthy business owner dreams of having a son to take over the family business one day. He neglects his first child, a girl, because she is not the boy for whom he had hoped. Dombey’s wife dies shortly after giving birth to his namesake son. This leaves both his newborn son and his six-year-old daughter, Florence, motherless. Dombey hires Mrs. Richards, whose nickname is Toodle, to serve as a wet nurse to Little Paul. Little Paul Dombey grows into a frail child who is often sick. For his health, his father sends him to the seaside city of Brighton, which does him good. Little Dombey receives an intense education in Brighton at Dr. and Mrs. Blimber’s school. At school, he becomes friends with schoolmate Mr. Toots. Alas, Little Dombey’s health gets worse, and he dies at the mere age of six years old. Charles Dickens ...... Alex Jennings Dombey ...... Robert Glenister Florence ...... Abigail Hollick Young Florence ...... Eliza Darby Paul ...... Jacob Theato Mr Carker ...... Adrian Lukis Captain Cuttle ...... Trevor Peacock Mrs Brown ...... Geraldine James Dr Blimber ...... Robin Soans Mrs Pipchin ...... Flaminia Cinque Dr Peps ...... Karl Johnson Polly Toodles ...... Pam Ferris Susan ...... Nadine Marshall Walter ...... Joseph Arkley Young Walter ...... Jordan Clarke Toots ...... Sam Pamphilon Edith ...... Helen Schlesinger Major ...... Nicky Henson Mrs Skewton ...... Fenella Fielding Toodles ...... Ben Crowe Rob ...... Lloyd Thomas Written by Charles Dickens Dramatised by Mike Walker Directed by Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2007 Originally published in monthly parts from October 1846 until April 1848, Charles Dickens's novel was published in one volume in September 1848. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio