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Jerome K Jerome: A BBC Radio Collection: Three Men in a Boat & more

"BBC adaptations of the 19th-century humourist’s best-loved tales, plus Judith French’s sly comedy based on Jerome’s experiences as a would-be actor Jerome K Jerome is best known for his comedy classic Three Men in a Boat and its sequel Three Men on the Bummel. Both hilarious tales are included here, alongside two spooky short stories, extracts from Jerome’s humorous essays and theatrical memoir, and a comic drama about his acting career. Three Men in a Boat – This 1962 musical adaptation of Jerome’s comic masterpiece about three friends who journey down the River Thames stars Leslie Phillips as George, Kenneth Horne as Harris and Hubert Gregg as ‘J’. Three Men on the Bummel – After their adventures afloat, the intrepid trio take to two wheels, deciding to embark on a cycling tour of Germany. Adapted and performed by Jeremy Nicholas. The Dancing Partner – When a group of young women bemoan a lack of dance partners, toymaker Papa Geibel gets creative… James Hayter, Rolf Lefebvre and Sheila Grant star in this dramatisation of Jerome’s spine-chilling story. . After Supper Ghost Stories – Christmas Eve 1891, and in Laburnum Grove, Tooting, Uncle John’s whisky-punch and Aunt Maria’s lobsters aren’t the only frights on the menu. Starring Dinsdale Lansden, Geoffrey Matthews and Linda Polan. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow – In these five sparkling essays, read by Hugh Laurie and abridged by Neville Teller, our hapless narrator offers us his entertaining observations on the topics of being idle, cats and dogs, love and romance, eating and drinking, and babies. On Stage – Adapted and read by Stephen Surrey, these witty, whimsical extracts find the author looking back on his time treading the boards, recalling his performances and his fellow thespians. One Man on a Stage – Judith French’s scintillating play imagines Jerome’s life as a jobbing actor, working alongside the enthusiastic no-hopers of the provincial Victorian stage. Starring Joseph Millson. First published 1885 (On the Stage – and Off), 1886 (Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow), 1889 (Three Men in a Boat), 1891 (‘After Supper Ghost Stories’), 1893 (‘The Dancing Partner’), 1900 (Three Men on the Bummel), (One Man on a Stage) text copyright © Judith French 2007 Cast and credits Written by Jerome K Jerome Three Men in a Boat Three Men on the Bummel The Dancing Partner After Supper Ghost Stories Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow On Stage One Man on a Stage © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Jerome K. Jerome (Author), Dinsdale Landen, Full Cast, Hubert Gregg, Hugh Laurie, Jeremy Nicholas, Joseph Millson, Kenneth Horne, Leslie Philips (Narrator)

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Caryl Churchill: Top Girls, The Skriker, Serious Money, A Number and more: 13 BBC Radio Full-Cast Pr

"A collection of dramatisations and original radio plays by the award-winning playwright - plus bonus documentary Caryl Churchill is one of Britain's most innovative and influential dramatists. Versatile and prolific, she has written over 50 plays for stage and screen and is renowned for her revolutionary theatrical techniques and themes of feminism, social politics and the abuse of power. This box set brings together some of her best-known theatre plays, adapted for BBC radio with full casts. It opens with her landmark 1982 drama Top Girls, exploring the price women pay for success in a man's world. Serious Money satirises the corporate venality that followed the 1986 Big Bang; while The Skriker blends naturalism, horror and magical realism to tell a story of love, loss and revenge. Also included are A Number, a powerful look at human cloning and identity; Escaped Alone, a tale of four septuagenarian friends, afternoon tea and catastrophe; and Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, focussing on the millennial movements that erupted during the English Civil War in the 1640s. Churchill also wrote a number of original plays specially for BBC radio in the 1960s and '70s, seven of which are included here: her first professional audio drama The Ants; Identical Twins; Abortive; Not Not Not Not Not Enough Oxygen; Schreber's Nervous Illness; Perfect Happiness and Henry's Past. Among the stellar cast in these superb dramas are Daniel Craig, Maxine Peake, Lesley Manville, Hattie Morahan, Michael Gambon, Tobias Menzies, Bertie Carvel, Deborah Findlay, Kenneth Haigh, Prunella Scales, Monica Dolan, Dinsdale Landen and Clive Merrison. Concluding our collection is a bonus edition of Meridian, taking an in-depth look at Churchill's extraordinary oeuvre. NB: Contains strong language Production credits Written by Caryl Churchill Text copyright © Caryl Churchill 1962 (The Ants), 1968 (Identical Twins), 1971 (Abortive, Not Not Not Not Not Enough Oxygen), 1972 (Schreber's Nervous Illness, Henry's Past), 1973 (Perfect Happiness), 1976 (Light Shining in Buckinghamshire), 1982 (Top Girls), 1987 (Serious Money), 1994 (The Skriker), 2002 (A Number), 2016 (Escaped Alone) All rights reserved Content List Top Girls Serious Money The Skriker A Number Escaped Alone Light Shining in Buckinghamshire The Ants Identical Twins Abortive Not Not Not Not Not Enough Oxygen Schreber's Nervous Illness Perfect Happiness Henry's Past Meridian: Caryl Churchill ©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Caryl Churchill (Author), Bertie Carvel, Daniel Craig, Deborah Findlay, Dinsdale Landen, Full Cast, Lesley Manville, Maxine Peake, Michael Gambon, Prunella Scales, Tobias Menzies (Narrator)

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Flying the Flag: The Complete Series 1-4: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama

"All four series of the Eastern bloc embassy sitcom starring Dinsdale Landen Set in a British embassy somewhere in Russia, as the Cold War draws to a close, this entertaining sitcom follows Her Majesty's Ambassador Mr Mackenzie as he navigates the idiosyncrasies of life behind the Iron Curtain. Together with his First Secretary, William Frost, and personal assistant Helen Waterson, he manages matters ranging from dissidents to diplomatic dinners, all while maintaining his urbane, unflappable demeanour. Engaging with Communism is challenging enough, but the era of glasnost and perestroika brings new problems - including tourism, press freedom and an outbreak of political sickness in the People's Republic. However, Mackenzie battles on bravely, striving to dispense his own unique blend of British foreign policy and maintain the upper hand. Whether he's dealing with drug barons, hijackers, a Briton being held hostage or a container ship full of toxic waste, it's all in a day's overwork for the Ambassador. Not even an imminent revolution can faze him: but all distinguished careers must come to an end, and eventually it's time for Mackenzie to pack his diplomatic bags. But as he contemplates a bleak future in Britain, with no servants - and no knighthood - he finds himself facing one final crisis. Can he salvage some personal profit from someone else's disaster? Written by Alex Shearer, this wry observation of East-West diplomacy stars Dinsdale Landen as Ambassador Mackenzie, with Peter Acre as William, Moir Leslie as Helen, Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Surikov and Stephen Greif as US Ambassador Spiro Weinberg. Production credits Written by Alex Shearer Produced by Pete Atkin and Neil Cargill Cast HM Ambassador Mr Mackenzie - Dinsdale Landen William Frost - Peter Acre Helen Waterson - Moir Leslie Brown - Milton Johns Bryant - Stuart Organ Colonel Surikov - Christopher Benjamin Yakov Korovin - Michael Bilton Mikael Korovin - Jonathan Kydd US Ambassador Spiro Wineberg - Stephen Greif Eugenia - Sue Broomfield Brown - Milton Johns Mrs Poonskey - Margaret Ward Mrs Newton - Susie Brann George Sommers - Peter Howell Harris - Stephen Rashbrook Olav/Captain Warner - David Goodland Morris - John Baddeley Keith Branley - Richard Pearce Nesterov - Peter Craze Brodsky - Paul Gregory Frank Burton - Alan Dudley Gerald Calder-Browne MP - Richard Tate Henry Treebling - John Grieve Dr Hutchings - Norman Bird Grub - Julian Dutton Duncan Bridges - Peter Whitman Princess Sharon Eckersley - Elaine Lordan Dave - Simon Schatzberger First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 21 April-26 May 1987 (Series 1), 10 March-28 April 1988 (Series 2), 20 November-25 December 1990 (Series 3), 16 June-4 August 1992 (Series 4) ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Alex Shearer (Author), Christopher Benjamin, Dinsdale Landen, Full Cast, Milton Johns, Moir Leslie, Peter Acre, Stephen Greif (Narrator)

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Down Payment on Death: BBC Radio drama thriller

"Dinsdale Landen stars in this gripping vintage 1970s crime drama about a retired hitman tempted by one last job Sick of the spying business, professional assassin Art Gordo decides to quit the Secret Service - but his old life won't leave him alone. It's Christmas, three months after his retirement, and Gordo is visited by an old colleague with a proposition. A senior MI7 agent has been selling secrets to the opposition and needs to be eliminated - and the job can't be traced back to the Department. What's more, the task must be completed within the next five days. Clarke's offering big money - but despite the temptation, Art turns him down. Only someone won't take 'no' for an answer. Hunted by a mysterious nemesis who'll stop at nothing - including murder - to get their way, Gordo finds himself caught in a deadly game of deception, double-cross and betrayal. To stay alive, he must find out the truth about his shadowy target, and re-enter a world he thought he'd left behind. A world with only one rule: kill or be killed... Originally produced in the 1970s, this twisty, fast-moving suspense thriller stars Dinsdale Landen as Art Gordo and Frances Jeater as Louise. Production credits Adapted from his own novel by Jim Eldridge Produced by John Fawcett Wilson Cast Art Gordo - Dinsdale Landen Clarke - Manning Wilson Louise Lenehan - Frances Jeater Ben/Roberts/Man on phone - Jon Croft Joe/Ferguson - Peter Craze Charles Allweather - Glyn Owen Paul Le Clerk - Donald Gee Sally Le Clerk - Joanna Wake Leon Young - Basil Henson Francis/Forbes - Douglas Blackwell Parsons - Terrence Hardiman Hotel porter - Frank Coda First broadcast on BBC World Service, 3-31 May 1976 © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Jim Eldridge (Author), Dinsdale Landen, Frances Jeater, Full Cast, Glyn Owen, Jon Croft, Manning Wilson, Peter Craze (Narrator)

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The Merry Wives of Windsor

"It is said that Queen Elizabeth gave Shakespeare two weeks to write this play that showcases her favorite comedic character, Sir John Falstaff. The dissolute Falstaff plans to seduce Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, two 'Merry Wives of Windsor,' thereby gaining access to their husbands' wealth. The two women have the old rogue's measure, however, and Falstaff's plots lead only to his own humiliation. But the merry wives themselves fall prey to plotting as their plans to prevent Mistress Page's daughter Anne from marrying the young man she loves are frustrated in their turn. Dinsdale Landen is Falstaff. Sylvestra Le Touzel plays Mistress Ford and Penny Downie is Mistress Page. Nicholas Woodeson is Ford, Phillip Jackson is Page, and Clive Swift plays Justice Shallow."

William Shakespeare (Author), Clive Swift, Dinsdale Landen, Nicholas Woodeson, Penny Downie, Philip Jackson, Sylvestra Le Touzel, a full cast (Narrator)

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Twelfth Night

"Shakespeare’s most sophisticated comedy is a riotous tale of hopelessly unrequited passions and mistaken identity. Duke Orsino is in love with the noblewoman Olivia. She, however, has fallen for his servant Cesario, who is actually Viola, a woman disguised as a man, who loves Orsino: confusion is rife. Meanwhile, Olivia’s arrogant steward Malvolio is cruelly tricked by her uncle Sir Toby Belch, his friend Sir Andrew Aguecheek, and the maidservant Maria into believing his mistress loves him. Niamh Cusack is Viola, Jonathan Firth is Orsino, Amanda Root plays Olivia, Dinsdale Landen plays Sir Toby Belch, and Julian Glover is Malvolio."

William Shakespeare (Author), Amanda Root, Dinsdale Landen, Jonathan Firth, Julian Glover, Niamh Cusack, a full cast (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Dinsdale Landen