Radio Plays XXXXI
  
  


Weird Tales - S01 - E01 - Out Of The Depths 
Weird Tales - S01 - E02 - The Loop 
Weird Tales - S01 - E03 - Bleeder  
Weird Tales - S01 - E04 - The Fly  
******Series of four chilling and intimate plays.

By Melissa Murray. When Martha discovers her sister Grace has been trying past-life regression 
to break a cycle of abusive relationships, she decides it is time for them to return to a place 
from their past. Travelling to Cornwall, they are forced to confront demons. But which sister 
needs to be free and what will it cost?


This Bazooka On My Left Shoulder Is Loaded by James Follett
******A " Thing " from outer space accidentally arrives on Earth. Its greatest ambition 
is to become a sidekick to a Private eye. (15 mins)
Starring Ed Bishop.  Pretty funny.

The Newly Discovered Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes - S01 - E01 - The Case Of The Clockwork Fiend 
                                                    by Tony Hare
The Newly Discovered Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes - S01 - E02 - The Mystery Of The Obese Escapologist 
The Newly Discovered Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes - S01 - E03 - The Case Of The Deranged Botanist  
The Newly Discovered Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes - S01 - E04 - Sherlock Holmes 
                                                        And The Glorious Doppelganger  
The Newly Discovered Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes - S01 - E05 - Holmes Strikes A Happy Medium
The Newly Discovered Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes - S01 - E06 - The Demon Cobbler Of Greek Street
******The burlesque series was a comic pastiche of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. 
The series was recorded in front of a live audience and each 30 minute episode was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 
at 1pm, making some of the rude, and occasionally crude jokes rather risqué for the time of day.



The Shooting Party 1.5 by Isabel Colegate 
The Shooting Party 2.5  
The Shooting Party 3.5  
The Shooting Party 4.5  
The Shooting Party 5.5  
******A contemporary classic, restored to print at last. It is the autumn of 1913. 
Sir Randolph Nettleby has assembled a brilliant array of guests at his Oxfordshire 
estate for the biggest hunt of the season. An army of gamekeepers, beaters, and 
servants has rehearsed the intricate age-old ritual, the gentlemen are falling into 
the prescribed mode of fellowship and sporting rivalry, the ladies intrigued by the 
latest gossip and fashion. Everything about this splendid weekend would seem a 
perfect consummation of the pleasures afforded the privileged in Edwardian England. 
And yet it is not: the moral and social code of this group is not so secure as it appears. 
Competition beyond the bounds of sportsmanship, revulsion at the slaughter of the animals, 
anger at the inequities of class --these forces are about to rise up and engulf the assured 
social peace, a peace that can last only a brief while longer. In imagining Sir Randolph's 
shooting party, wrote The Spectator, "Miss Colegate has found a perfect metaphor for the 
passing of a way of life."




Cymbeline by Shakespeare
******Shakespeare's play, set during the Roman invasion of Britain, centres around 
the banishment of the man who has incurred the wrath of the king by secretly 
marrying his daughter. Confusion follows in an intricate plot in which nobody 
is quite who they seem to be.
Duration:
2 hours 30 minutes
Cymbeline ...... Bill Wallis
Imogen ...... Nia Roberts
Posthumus ...... William Houston
Queen ...... Sian Phillips
Iachimo ...... Andrew Wincott



The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare
******A dramatic and complex comedy. Love, bigotry, greed and justice are entwined 
in this clear, fast-moving production, where the precision ofthe radio gives and added 
resonance to the powerful words of the famous trial scene. 




The Monarch of the Glen by Compton Mackenzie
******American millionaire Chester Royde is in Scotland with his new bride Carrie 
and sister Myrtle to research Carrie's Scottish ancestry. Their new 'relatives' 
turn out to be rather more authentically Scottish than they bargained for. 
Ben Nevis, Laird of Glenbogle Castle, is cash-strapped and fiercely protective 
of his lands and the Macdonald clan spirit, but he's not above attempts to marry 
heiress Myrtle to one of his brawny sons. When a group of hikers stumble on his 
moor and spoil a day's hunting, it sparks an all-out war between gentry and commoners.





The Pilgrim's Progress 1.3 by John Bunyan
The Pilgrim's Progress 2.3
The Pilgrim's Progress 3.3
******John Bunyan's A Pilgrim's Progress is a quest story filled with drama, 
excitement, and adventure. On his journey of a lifetime to the City of Gold, 
a young man named Christian meets an extraordinary cast of characters, 
including the terrible giant, Despair, and the monster, Apollyon. Together 
with Hopeful, his steadfast companion, Christian survives snipers and mantraps, 
the Great Bog, Vanity Fair, Lucre Hill, and Castle Doubting. But will he find the 
courage to cross the final river to the City of Gold and his salvation?


Strip Jack 1.2 by Ian Rankin
Strip Jack 2.2
******SOMEONE IS STRIPPING JACK NAKED... Gregor Jack, MP, well liked, young, 
married to the fiery Elizabeth to the outside world a very public sucess story. 
But Jack's carefully nurtured career plans take a tumble after a 'mistake' during 
a police raid on a notorious Edinburgh brothel. Then Elizabeth disappears, a couple 
of bodies float into viewwhere they shouldn't, and a lunatic speaks from his asylum... 
With his wife missing, his job on the line, and his sanity in doubt, Gregor Jack is 
                                                        ripe for revenge. 



The Third Policeman by Flann OBrien
*******Within the boudaries of this novel the reader will find: a murder thriller; 
a comic satire about an archetypal village police force; a surrealistic vision of 
eternity; the story of a tender, brief unrequited love affair between a man and his 
bicycle; and a chilling fable of unending guilt.




Only a Matter of Time by Alan Plater
******When time was standardised in the 19th century, 
not everyone was convinced by the idea.




Time Added on for Injuries by Alan Plater
******Passengers on a train uncover the story that linked 
their families 150 years ago. 


The Truck - s01e01 by Annie Caulfield
The Truck - s01e02
The Truck - s01e03
The Truck - s01e04
The Truck - s01e05
The Truck - s01e06
******A six part comedy series about an ill-matched group of tourists in Africa. 
Helen nervously sets off on what she hopes will be a life-changing journey: 
a budget safari in East Africa with her bubbly flatmate, Perry.


LA Theater Works - Fired! - Tales of Jobs Gone Bad - Labor Day Special by Annabelle Gurwitch
******Rejection has never been so hilarious! After her role in a Woody Allen play 
was rethought, actress Annabelle Gurwitch (TBS Dinner and a Movie) was devastated. 
Then, she got funny. Gurwitch and a revolving cast of fellow show-biz veterans share 
their stories when L.A. Theatre Works records Fired: Tales of Jobs Gone Bad.



Mrs Tolstoy 1.5 True Happiness by Stephen Wakelam  
Mrs Tolstoy 2.5 A Simple Life 
Mrs Tolstoy 3.5 The Kreutzer Sonata 
Mrs Tolstoy 4.5 Vanichka
Mrs Tolstoy 5.5 The Legacy 
******Stephen Wakelam's portrait of the tempestuous marriage between Leo and Sofya Tolstoy



Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori by Joe Wells
******A touching glimpse into the experiences of the soliders of the first world war. This series of letters 
from the front powerfully evokes the horrors and emotions of the men who fought and died on the battlefield, 
focusing on Wilfred Owen’s eternal question



Seasons by Gareth Parker
******Harold and Joan, an elderly, loving couple, are settling down into retirement for the end of their days together. 
However, as time moves forward, it soon becomes clear they will be torn apart sooner, 
and more tragically, than they realise...


2010: Space Commander! by Stuart Price
Clever, clairvoyant and compelling - a humane and humorous take on 
                                                                      a frighteningly possible future - 


On Three by Stuart Price
******Timothy West and Prunella Scales star in this touching, yet funny drama about an elderly couple 
fulfilling their son's final wishes.



Karen's Town by Michelle Bonnard
******It's 1965 and a pregnant Karen and her two children are moving to a new estate. 
It looks like the future - but what does the future have in store?



Galaxicabs by Peter Davis
******Ever wondered what will occur onboard interstellar taxis in the year 2168? 
                                       Course you have. Find out here.


Angels in the Dark by Susan Casanove
*******Roger Benezoscee is like the worst boss you’ve ever had times ten. What could 
possibly make this egotistical old megalomaniac change his ways?




Not About Heroes by Stephen MacDonald
******The play looks at friendship, love, courage, and poetic genius 
in the face of battle, by considering the extraordinary meeting of 
the poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen during World War One. 
Sassoon had published a public protest against the war - and was 
committed to hospital on grounds of mental impairment. Owen, one 
of the greatest British poets of all time, was killed exactly one week 
before peace was declared. Their story is painful in its relevance to the 
events of today in theatres of combat and war-torn communities around the world.




The Wings of the Dove 1.3 by Henry James
The Wings of the Dove 2.3
The Wings of the Dove 3.3
******Henry James's unabashed look at the workings of the human heart, and the greed 
and malice which can pull it apart in a tale that still resonates today. A young couple, 
deeply in love but penniless, embarks upon a scheme to become rich by seducing a 
wealthy heiress who is terminally ill. But the plans they hatched have run awry, and in 
ways that they could never have foreseen.



Unauthorised History: The Killing by Michael Butt
******In May 1593, the playwright Christopher Marlowe was killed. 
Apparently, it was because of an argument over a bill. Michael Butt's 
innovative drama dons the cloak of documentary to re-examine the 
unsolved case.
The scene is Deptford on 30th May 1593. Four gentlemen enter a tavern. 
They order lunch, take a room above the public bar, and ask for privacy. The afternoon passes uneventfully: 
every now and then drinks are called for, but otherwise the landlady hears almost nothing, 
bar the creaking of floorboards, from the company upstairs. On the surface there is nothing 
remarkable about any of this, that is until the eighth hour passes. As the last stages of 
sunlight are reflected across the Thames, the hush is pierced - a cry is heard, the door thrown 
open, a man is dead.

The official story was that a fight resulted after an argument regarding the bill. But just scratch 
the surface of this meeting at Deptford and you find yourself in the company of sharks and spies. 
They all dealt in the perennial currency of that day: bargains, tricks, betrayals, lies. Their paths 
intersect, part, and join again. It is no surprise to find them together in Deptford.

The puzzling thing is the presence of the fourth man. What was their business with Christopher Marlowe?

An unsolved murder case never ages. Our narrator opens the play whilst crouching next to the dead body, 
which is now growing cold. Over the next 45 minutes he speaks to the people who knew Marlowe and enters 
a world of half-truths and outright lies, as he tries to elicit answers that will finally lead to the truth.



The White Devil by John Webster
******Tragedy in five acts, performed and published as The White Divel in 1612. Based on 
historical events that occurred in Italy during the 1580s, this dark Jacobean drama is 
considered one of the finest of the period. The White Devil centers on the love affair 
between the Duke of Brachiano and Vittoria Corombona, two of the play's many 
unscrupulous characters. Despite her role as a vicious heroine, Vittoria elicits 
sympathy in her attempt to endure a deeply corrupt society. In The White Devil both 
evil and good characters are drawn into schemes involving political intrigue, 
                                              adulterous desire, and bloody revenge. 



Greece Versus Persia by John Fletcher
******Based on Aeschylus' 'The Persians', John Fletcher has put
Aeschylus at the centre of the action that informed his plays.


The Maroon Cortina by Peter Whalley
******A young woman is murdered and several people come under suspicion.
The key to resolution turns out to be a maroon Cortina.



Dear Mr Spectator s02e01 by Addison & Steele
Dear Mr Spectator s02e02
Dear Mr Spectator s02e03
Dear Mr Spectator s02e04
Dear Mr Spectator s02e05
******Returning for a second series, the nation's favourite agony uncle - Mr. Spectator - 
continues to offer his wit and wisdom on the morals and manners of his countrymen 
in his daily writings; but who exactly is this mysterious Spectator, and why does 
everyone want to find him all of a sudden?

London. 1710. Nothing changes under the sun. Political upheaval, national debt, spin; 
and, in the midst of it all, eager, naive young Ned Dempsey, just arrived in the Capital 
and determined to make his way in the big city.

With Britain in debt to the tune of nine million pounds, Chief Minister and Lord of the Treasury, 
Robert Harley, has a plan to raise the funds the country so desperately needs: a little idea called 
the South Sea Company. However, he requires public support to get his Bill through Parliament 
and to do that he needs someone influential to speak out in support of his scheme. Someone 
with the ear of the country, someone people respect, someone people turn to, listen to, obey. 
Someone like Mr. Spectator!

Enlisting the aid of Palace paper-boy Ned, Harley determines to track down the elusive 
Mr. Spectator in order to convince him to come out in support of the Bill before it goes 
before the House on Friday.

Embarking on a quest to discover the identity of London's most spectral of citizens, 
Ned scours the 'Spectator's' daily publications for a clue to his prey's whereabouts. 
Pursuing hints and clues through a world of clubs, coffee-houses, theatres and booksellers; 
from lowly taverns to the Royal Palace itself, Ned is swept along in a mercenary world of spin 
and manipulation. Is anyone really who they seem? Does everything and everyone have their price?

Can Ned unmask Mr. Spectator before time - and Harley's patience - runs out?

Adapted from Addison & Steele's 'Spectator' essays by Elizabeth Kuti.



Marlowe's Diaries by Roy Kendall
******Christopher Marlowe's literary output is well known.

This play focuses on the less well known aspects of his life - the
heretical beliefs, unorthdox lifestyle, and [possible] spying activities.
It covers the last three years of his life



No Highway 1.2 by Nevil Shute
No Highway 2.2
******Theodore Honey is a scientist with an interest in the paranormal and a job testing 
metal fatigue in aircraft. When a new transatlantic plane, the Reindeer, is found to have 
crashed in Labrador, Theodore believes he knows why. The scientist is sent to the scene 
of the crash. En route to Canada Theodore learns he is flying in a Reindeer and is in danger.



The Target Audience by Igor Simonov
******

The third of three plays in the mini-season 'Russia Actualnyi' which sets out to explore life 
in Russia now.

 Glitz and glamour are the trademarks of a hugely successful TV show where Russia's 
famous, powerful and rich are interviewed by a trio of canny and beautiful young women. But tonight's 
guest, Yuri Tseitlin, is faced with a dilemma whereby his oil empire may just slip out of his fingers. 
Before he deals with his offscreen problems he has some tough questions to answer ....


Writer Igor Simonov has run a number of businesses - he knows and understands the unspoken rules 
of commerce and politics in Russia today. The play has been staged in Moscow's Praktika theatre, a 
powerhouse of new drama, where it received critical and popular acclaim.



Our Betters by  W Somerset Maugham
******First staged 1925
France. 1920s. Americans abroad in a satire
about pretensions, hypocrisy, heiresses and broke aristocracy.
When American heiress Pearl Saunders learns her groom, Lord George Grayston, 
has married her for her money, she is devastated by the news but chooses to remain 
wed. Pearl socializes with a group of wealthy expatriate  friends, including divorced 
duchess Minnie, gossip-loving Thornton Clay, philanthropic princess Flora, and 
Arthur Fenwick, her older lover and benefactor.


Huntingtower 1.3  by John Buchan - The Princess in the Tower
Huntingtower 2.3 The First Battle
Huntingtower 3.3 The Die-Hards Go into Action
******Dickson McCunn, a respectable, newly-retired grocer, plans a modest walking holiday 
in the hills of south-west Scotland. He meets a young English poet and finds himself 
in the thick of a plot involving the kidnapping of a Russian princess, prisoner in the 
rambling mansion, Huntingtower.



Getting To Know Mr Schmeigelow by  Peter Terson
******In 1925, after completing his degree, Cecil Beaton - noted fashion
photographer and film acadamy award winning costume designer for
'Gigi' & 'My Fair Lady' - was forced to enter his father's timber business .

This is the story [which was taken from Beaton's unexpurgated diaries]
of this coercion and the eight days he spent in the lumber trade.




The Reef 01.10 by Edith Wharton  
The Reef 02.10 
The Reef 03.10 
The Reef 04.10 
The Reef 05.10 
The Reef 06.10 
The Reef 07.10 
The Reef 08.10 
The Reef 09.10 
The Reef 10.10
******A novel, first published in 1912, which offers a variation on the theme of the 
eternal triangle involving a rich American widow living in France, her daughter's 
governess, and the American woman's first love, who re-enters her life.




Soloparentpals.com - 1.5 by Sue Teddern - A Clean Slate
Soloparentpals.com - 2.5 Dating For Beginners
Soloparentpals.com - 3.5 Doormats
Soloparentpals.com - 4.5 Emotional Quicksand
Soloparentpals.com - 5.5 Happy Now?
******Sue Teddern's story of the developing friendship between two single parents 
                          who correspond via a parenting advice website


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