Audiobooks Narrated by David Reed

The Penny Dreadfuls: The Brothers Faversham: The BBC Radio 4 comedy series

"Eight swashbuckling tales about the eccentric members of Victorian Britain's greatest aristocratic family Based on their critically-acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows Aeneas Faversham, Aeneas Faversham Returns and Aeneas Faversham Forever, these action-packed romps chronicle the lives of the Brothers Faversham, nine men who straddled the Victorian era 'like a mighty change-Titan'. In the annals of the British Empire, few names blaze more brightly than theirs - and now, at last, their extraordinary stories can be told. Beginning in 1834, as deadly adventuress and super-spy Lady Alexandra gives birth to her eldest son, we hear of the rise and fall of these prodigious siblings. Series 1 introduces us to the first four: decorated soldier Horatius; eminent detective Theseus; reckless explorer Leonidas and magician-turned-megalomaniac Augustus. In Series 2, we turn to the younger fraternal quintet: sporting hero Titus; renowned horror writer Maximilian; celebrated actor Marcus and successful twin industrialists Perceus and Lucius. Packed with staggering sketches, bizarre occurrences, curious happenstance and dastardly deeds, the sensational tale of the remarkable Favershams is one you will never forget... Featuring a brand new introduction, this splendidly melodramatic series is written and performed by debonair, waistcoated comedy trio The Penny Dreadfuls - Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck - and co-stars Ingrid Oliver and Miles Jupp. Brought to you by the Orphans for Cholera Awareness Foundation, this is... The Brothers Faversham! Credits Written by and starring The Penny Dreadfuls: Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck Script edited by Richard Turner Produced by Julia McKenzie Cast Alexandra Faversham - Ingrid Oliver Narrator - Miles Jupp First broadcast BBC Radio 7, 11 January-1 February 2008 (Series 1), 5-26 October 2008 (Series 2) © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

David Reed, Humphrey Ker, Thom Tuck (Author), David Reed, Humphrey Ker, Ingrid Oliver, Miles Jupp, Thom Tuck (Narrator)

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The Penny Dreadfuls Present...: The complete BBC Radio 4 comedy series

"All 10 of the Penny Dreadfuls' riotous revisionist plays, retelling famous fictional tales and historical events 'Terrific stuff' - Radio Times 'Without exaggeration, they are heirs to the madcap humour that made Monty Python so captivating.' - The Skinny Sketch trio The Penny Dreadfuls made a name for themselves with The Brothers Faversham, telling the stories of nine extraordinary siblings in the Victorian era. In these ten comedy dramas, they step away from the 19th Century to revisit famous stories from history and literature. Featuring unforgettable characters, from the face of British treason to the last of the Plantagenets, their fresh, funny reimaginings are full of suspense, rip-roaring entertainment and gags galore. In Guy Fawkes, they take a new look at the Gunpowder Plot; Revolution recounts the entire story of the French Revolution in just one hour (with jokes) and Hereward the Wake asks why this heroic Englishman, responsible for leading the fight against William the Conqueror's occupation, has been forgotten. Macbeth Rebothered tells an alternative tale of this noble King; The Odyssey tackles Homer's epic journey home after the Trojan War and in The Voyage of the Beagle, we hear the story Darwin left out of his tales from his time aboard HMS Beagle. Le Carré on Spying takes us on an espionage romp through 1960s Berlin; Don Quixote condenses Cervantes' dense classic into an hour of mind-boggling fun and Hadrian's Beard considers the Roman emperor's dilemma: if he builds a wall across England, won't people just go around it in little boats? Finally, Richard III Rebothered combines history and belly laughs as the Penny Dreadfuls explore the notorious 'hunchback King'. With all ten plays collected together here for the very first time, this release features brand new introductions to each of the episodes, in which The Penny Dreadfuls chat about the making of these hilarious histories. Written and performed by Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck, these hilarious shows co-star Margaret Cabourn-Smith and feature stellar casts including Richard E Grant, Sally Hawkins, Robert Webb, Sylvester McCoy, Amanda Abbington, Kevin Eldon, Mark Heap, Miles Jupp, Lolly Adefope, Greg McHugh, Susan Calman, Justin Edwards, Vivienne Acheampong, Tony Gardner, Mina Anwar, Marek Larwood, Andrew Pugsley and Celeste Dring. Production credits Starring The Penny Dreadfuls: Humphrey Ker, David Reed and Thom Tuck, plus Margaret Cabourn-Smith Produced by Julia McKenzie Guy Fawkes Written by Humphrey Ker, David Reed & Thom Tuck Guest starring Kevin Eldon, Miles Jupp & Andrew Pugsley Revolution Written by Humphrey Ker & David Reed Guest starring Richard E Grant & Sally Hawkins Hereward the Wake Written by David Reed Guest starring Justin Edwards & Marek Larwood Macbeth Rebothered Written by David Reed Guest starring Susan Calman & Greg McHugh The Odyssey Written by David Reed Guest starring Lolly Adefope & Robert Webb The Curse of the Beagle Written by David Reed Le Carré on Spying Written by David Reed Guest starring Mark Heap & Miles Jupp Don Quixote Written by David Reed Guest starring Amanda Abbington, Vivienne Acheampong & Sylvester McCoy Hadrian's Beard Written by David Reed Guest starring Mina Anwar & Tony Gardner Richard III Rebothered Written by David Reed Guest starring Celeste Dring © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

David Reed, Humphrey Ker, Thom Tuck (Author), David Reed, Full Cast, Humphrey Ker, Thom Tuck (Narrator)

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Ångström: A BBC Radio comedy

"Matthew Holness stars in this superbly silly Scandinavian detective yarn Knut Ångström is a brooding, alcoholic, maverick Swedish detective from the mean streets of Oslo. Following the deaths of his beloved wife Christa, and cheeky duck Elvin, he is posted to the Njalsland peninsula, where he becomes embroiled in a labyrinthine mystery which bears an eerie similarity to the Askeladden killings - a case from his distant past. Arriving at a secluded valley after an anonymous tip-off, Ångström finds his crime scene is missing a corpse. It seems the attack was so brutal that it's obliterated all trace of the body (or maybe there was no murder?) But Ångström is undeterred, and together with young, blue-haired investigative reporter Mina Oblong, he follows his hunch to the offices of Councillor Birgit Lundstrom. But when Lundstrom turns up dead, Ångström himself is in the frame for her murder. Determined to clear his name, he seeks the help of Benny from ABBA - but why is Benny from ABBA suddenly Mexican? A clue left by the killer leads Ångström and Mina from a novelty troll factory to the remote Celibate Puffin Island (but it's all one word in Swedish) where they find a possible connection between the Askeladden murders and the sinister Bolax Corporation - and get one step closer to discovering the identity of the mysterious Ash Lad... This gag-packed, snow-packed, flat-packed Scandi-spoof was created by Joel Morris and Jason Hazeley (The Ladybird Books for Grown Ups, Charlie Brooker's ...Wipe,That Mitchell and Webb Look, A Touch of Cloth) and stars the Perrier Award-winning Matthew Holness (Garth Marenghi's Darkplace) as Knut Ångström. Written by Joel Morris and Jason Hazeley Cast: Matthew Holness, Nadia Kamil, Simon Kane, Morgana Robinson, David Reed, Freya Parker, Kevin Eldon and Anna Crilly Produced by Lyndsay Fenner First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 10-31 January 2018"

Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris (Author), Anna Crilly, David Reed, Freya Parker, Kevin Eldon, Matthew Holness, Morgana Robinson, Nadia Kamil, Simon Kane (Narrator)

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