Dad’s Army - Volume 12

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Dad’s Army - Volume 12

No Spring for Frazer
Sons of the Sea
Brain Versus Brawn
Absent Friends

From the annals of wartime Britain come four brilliantly funny episodes with Captain Mainwaring’s fully trained Home Guard platoon, ever ready to strike terror into the heart of the Wehrmacht from their unit in Walmington-on-Sea. Always prepared to fight to the finish, this endearing team of characters are at their incompetent best in these wonderfully entertaining adventures specially adapted for radio.

So… join the platoon in their grisly pursuit of a very important coffin, quake as they patrol the river in dense fog under the dubious navigation of Captain Mainwaring, observer as they engage in an exercise to select an elite commando group, and enjoy a brief spell of relaxation when Sergeant Wilson takes charge in Mainwaring’s absence.

Written By
Jimmy Perry and David Crofts

First Broadcast
BBC Radio 4
26 January 1974

Number of Series
Two

Last Broadcast
7 September 1976

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Jimmy Perry and David Crofts
Narrator: Full Cast Performance
ISBN: 0563528060
Download Price: $18.99

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Goon Show, The - Volume 9 - What Time Is It, Eccles?

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Under Two Floorboards
The Sinking of Westminster Pier
The Yehti
The Mysterious Punch-up-the-Conker

Goon but not forgotten. From 1952 to 1960 the Goons ruled the airwaves, the most celebrated and influential clowns in the history of radio.

GO ON - from a watery Westminster Pier to the far flung Foreign Legion, from Yehti ridden Yorkshire moors to a leather omnibus with a phantom conker-punch - the weird, wide and wonderful world of Goonery knows no bounds.

So savour another crazy quartet of cult comedy classics as Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe once more redefine the limits of radio comedy.

Here today - Goon tomorrow.

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Various
Narrator: Full Cast Performance
ISBN: 0563389729
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Fawlty Towers - Volume 2 - The Germans

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Fawlty Towers - Volume 2 - The Germans
It is impossible to tire of the antics of Basil, Sybil, Polly and the hapless Manuel. Now all their timeless humour is available on audio in our bestselling series.

With John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs and Connie Booth (linking narration by Andrew Sachs)

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: John Cleese and Connie Booth
Narrator: Full Cast Performance
ISBN: 0563536748
Download Price: $13.99

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Tags: Andrew Sachs, Antics, Author John, Basil, Bbc, Bestselling Series, Cast Performance, Connie Booth, Fawlty Towers, Germans, Humour, John Cleese, Narration, Narrator, Polly, Prunella Scales, Sybil, Volume 2

Doctor Who - The Paradise of Death

Sunday, July 6th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Doctor Who - The Paradise of Death

Doctor Who - The Paradise of Death was the first Doctor Who drama made specifically for radio.

Written for BBC Radio 2 by producer Barry Letts to celebrate the Doctor’s 30th anniversary, it stars third Doctor Jon Pertwee, reunited with Sarah Jane and the Brigadier, in a dangerous return to Earth.

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Barry Letts
Narrator: Full Cast Performance
ISBN: 0563553235
Download Price: $18.99

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Tags: 30th Anniversary, Bbc, Bbc Radio 2, Brigadier, Cast Performance, Doctor Who, Jon Pertwee, Narrator, Return To Earth, Sarah Jane, Stars

Doctor Who - The Savages

Sunday, May 25th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Doctor Who - The Savages

‘We have reached the distant horizon of an age of peace and prosperity!’

When the TARDIS materialises on an alien planet, the Doctor insists that he and his companions have arrived in the far future. Steven and Dodo think otherwise, however, after they encounter a band of cave-dwelling primitives who are terrified of strangers. The travellers soon discover that the planet’s population is divided into two castes, and that the professed idyll of the Elders - who inhabit a technologically advanced city -seems oddly dependent upon the unsophisticated Savages.

Whilst the Elders’ leader, Jano, welcomes the Doctor into their society, Dodo stumbles upon a dark secret at the heart of the community. The truth behind the Elders’ great knowledge is eventually revealed, and the Doctor sees it as his duty to end a terrible case of exploitation. Yet Jano has plans of his own for the Doctor..

With the Doctor’s faithful companion Steven discovering that events on this planet will irrevocably shape his destiny, The Savages marks the final appearance in the programme of Peter Purves, who also provides the linking narration for this release.

Written By
Ian Stuart Black

First Broadcast
BBC1
28 May 1966

NUMBER OF EPISODES
Four

Last Broadcast
18 June 1966

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Ian Stuart Black
Narrator: Full Cast Performance
ISBN: 0563535024
Download Price: $18.99

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Tags: Alien Planet, Cast Performance, Castes, Cave Dwelling, Companions, Destiny, Distant Horizon, Doctor Who, Dodo, Elders, Faithful Companion, Jano, Last Broadcast, Narration, Narrator, Peter Purves, Primitives, Prosperity, Savages, Travellers