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The Last Days of Mankind: A Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisation

"A stunning adaptation of a First World War masterpiece showing man's inhumanity to man German playwright Karl Kraus's early twentieth-century satirical play about the First World War was originally 15 hours long, but his classic satire The Last Days of Mankind, has been deftly distilled into a kaleidoscopic montage of scenes by talented director and writer Giles Havergal. This uncompromising production mixes dialogue drawn from contemporary documents with fantastical expressionist scenes of apocalypse. With over 100 characters and depictions of the decline of a corrupt and hypocritical society into the brutality and desperation of war, this is a gripping listen. A gem from the archive, this is the gritty and uncompromising portrayal and honest account of people’s thoughts as war broke out across Europe. Giles Havergal’s clever adaptation paints the nobility, the press and the war machine as full of depravity with an evocative and sombre soundtrack that includes music from the First and Second Viennese schools. This clever and engrossing production also includes snippets of fictional news reports read by renowned newsreader Anna Ford. Paul Scofield features as God and extracts from Richard Dimbleby’s reporting from the liberation of Belsen are joined by popular music showing the enduring reach and folly of the catastrophic events of 1914. The importance and influence of The Last Days of Mankind is widely acknowledged and celebrated in Europe. Its uncompromising examination of human recklessness in the face of war is evoked in this exquisite full-cast production and demonstrates the unique act of creativity and imagination that launched Kraus’s work into the twentieth-century and beyond. Cast and credits Written by Karl Kraus Translated by Robert David MacDonald Adapted and directed by Giles Havergal Produced by Dave Bachelor Reverend - John Bett Common Soldier - Chris Delaney Newsreader - Anna Ford Journalist - Patrick Hannaway Kraus - Giles Havergal Patriot - Crawford Logan Minister - Robert David MacDonald General - Stephen MacDonald General - Sandy Neilson Actress - Alison Peebles Officer - Laurance Rudic God - Paul Scofield Lady Journalist - Gerda Stevenson Subscriber - Finlay Welsh Officer - Sandy Welsh Officer - Matthew White First Broadcast BBC Radio 3, 11 December 1999 ©2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Karl Kraus (Author), Alison Peebles, Anna Ford, Crawford Logan, Finlay Welsh, Gerda Stevenson, Giles Havergal, John Bett, Paul Scofield, Robert David MacDonald, Sandy Welsh (Narrator)

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Boxer and Doberman: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio crime comedy

"All six episodes of the gloriously gritty comedy crime drama Taggart meets A Touch of Cloth in this parody police procedural featuring DI Bob Boxer and his sidekick DC Shona Doberman. They're an unlikely couple of cops - he's grizzled, old-school and wears a cardigan; she's young, instinctive and wields a Blackberry. But together they tackle cases so tough, they'd make Frost flinch and Rebus run away... In Headless in Glasgow, a serial killer is targeting academics - can the duo track down the multiple murderer? The Killings in Kirkibrae sees them probing a link between some gruesome murders in Glasgow and some nasty deaths in an idyllic Highlands village. In The Big Cheese, Boxer falls into the clutches of a sadistic old enemy who exploits one of his deepest childhood terrors. Could a good cop really go bad? And in The Seat of Evil, Boxer and Doberman delve into a celebrity killing spree, as the plot thickens like fog on the Clyde. Murder is Child's Play finds two rival crime bosses competing for a coveted children's book award. With Glasgow campaigning to win 'European City of Kindness', can our detective duo prevent gang warfare? Finally, in The Black Widow, when Boxer and Doberman are called to investigate the brutal slaying of a popular Scottish actor, they become entangled (as you do) in a web of intrigue - one that gets even stickier when Boxer falls for the victim's seductive widow... Written by Alastair Jessiman, this sparkling send-up of the dour detective genre stars Finlay Welsh as Bob Boxer and Anita Vettesse as Shona Doberman, with James Bryce as DCI Paton. WARNING: this recording contains strong language Production credits Written by Alastair Jessiman Produced and directed by David Jackson Young BA: Carrie Gibbons Content Assistant: Patricia Hitchcock Studio Managers: Gregor Graham, Mic Calder, Ross Blackmore, Malcolm Torrie and Heather Andrews Starring Finlay Welsh as DI Bob Boxer, Anita Vettesse as DC Shona Doberman and James Bryce as DCI Paton Headless in Glasgow With Ralph Riach and Ann Scott-Jones First broadcast on BBC Radio 7, 23 March 2009 The Killings in Kirkibrae With Sheila Donald, Carol Ann Crawford and Crawford Logan First broadcast on BBC Radio 7, 24 March 2009 The Big Cheese With Steven McNicoll, Eileen McCallum and Crawford Logan First broadcast on BBC Radio 7, 25 March 2009 The Seat of Evil With Steven McNicoll, Crawford Logan and Monica Gibb First broadcast on BBC Radio 7, 26 March 2009 Murder is Child's Play Butcher Brawley - James Bryce Rosa Caputo - Ann Scott Jones 'The Shadow' - Cameron McNee Joe Macnamarra - Alastair Jessiman First broadcast on BBC Radio 7, 6 December 2010 The Black Widow Marion Swann - Juliet Cadzow Mackenzie Baxter - Sean Scanlan Joe Macnamarra - Alastair Jessiman With James MacPherson First broadcast on BBC Radio 7, 7 December 2010"

Alastair Jessiman (Author), Anita Vettesse, Ann Scott Jones, Carol Ann Crawford, Crawford Logan, Finlay Welsh, Full Cast, James Bryce, James Macpherson, Monica Gibb, Ralph Riach, Steven Mcnicoll (Narrator)

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