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Two Doors Down: The Complete Series 1-3: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama

All three series of the BBC radio sitcom about the people of Marlborough Road, Belfast The bohemian inhabitants of Marlborough Road lead lives of barely-contained chaos, full of demands, distractions and domestic dramas. Fortunately, they have one person they can count on when things go wrong - Sally, their cleaning lady-cum-therapist. When highly-strung Clare at Number 25 gets in a flap over a dinner guest, or needs a babysitter for her free-range children, Sally steps in. Saffron, the multi-tasking New Age mum at Number 27, would be lost without Sally, and two doors down at Number 29, Miss Edith Black relies on Sally's help when it comes to sorting out authentic Victorian railings for her lodging house (and dealing with her eccentric lodgers, Ulster-Scots poet Victor McVitie and handsome opera star Fintan Fanning). Reliable and unflappable, Sally is always there to keep everything in order in this Belfast street. But what will happen to the residents if she decides to leave them? Written by bestselling novelist and playwright Annie McCartney, this sparkling comedy series stars Frances Tomelty and Stella McCusker as Sally, with guest stars including Gerry Anderson, Sean Rafferty and Eddie McIlwaine as themselves. Production credits Written by Annie McCartney Produced and directed by Tanya Nash Production credits Written by Annie McCartney Produced and directed by Tanya Nash First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16 February-9 March 2001 (Series 1), 26 July-16 August 2002 (Series 2), 19 September-10 October 2003 (Series 3) Cast Sally - Frances Tomelty/Stella McCusker Clare - Marcella Riordan Fintan - Gerard Murphy Evie - Katy Gleadhill Anna - Bethan Lloyd Simon - Patrick Gleadhill/Lloyd Houston Trevor - Gerard McSorley/Des McAleer Miss Black - Roma Tomelty Victor - Alan McKee Saffron - Ali White Tony - Robert Patterson Layla - Emily Walmsley/Eadaoin Hegarty Ben - Joel McElnay/Conor Hinds Sam - Alfie Lloyd Fidelma - Aine McCartney Anna/Posy - Hannah R Gordon Anashuya - Laura Hughes Rory - Richard Clements Gervase - James Greene Student - Raymond Lau With Gerry Anderson, Sean Rafferty and Eddie McIlwaine as themselves

Annie Mccartney (Author), Eddie Mcllwaine, Frances Tomelty, Gerard Murphy, Gerry Anderson, Marcella Riordan, Sean Rafferty, Stella Mccusker (Narrator)

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Ballylenon: The Complete Series 1-8: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama

All eight series of the comedy drama series set in a Donegal town in the 1950s and '60s 'Christopher Fitz-Simon's writing is a delicious mix of gentle and sharp' The Guardian Ireland in the fifties, and the days of mass tourism and indoor plumbing have not yet come to rural Co. Donegal. But in the small, sleepy town of Ballylenon, change is coming, and trouble is brewing. A power struggle is under way for control of the town, with two rival forces aligned against each other. Seeking to rule the roost are hotel owner and undertaker Phonsie Doherty and his allies, sisters Muriel and Vera McConkey. These two formidable ladies are in charge of the corner shop/Post Office and Telephone Exchange, and are known as the eyes and ears of Ballylenon - while the voice is provided by local newspaper The Vindicator. Between them, they seem to have the means of communication sewn up - but the opposing faction, led by primary teacher Vivienne Boal, the Reverend Samuel Hawthorne, and police officer Guard Gallagher, are determined to have their say. A supporter of cultural causes, such as music festivals and architectural conservation, Vivienne is bright, breezy and apparently straightforward - but she manages to achieve certain aims by devious means... The antagonism between the two camps is thinly veiled - and the causes for dissension range from a proposal to demolish the Georgian courthouse to build a car park, to arguments over a ramshackle cottage that may have belonged to the family of US President Herbert Hoover. But as the Sixties dawn, the town faces a threat that unites the whole community in moral outrage: the arrival of television... Christopher Fitz-Simon's playful yet cynical look at Irish village life stars TP McKenna, Gerard Murphy, Margaret D'Arcy and Stella McCusker. Production credits Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon Directed by Eoin O'Callaghan (Series 1-5,7,8) and Peter Kavanagh (Series 6) Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes Pianist: Michael Harrison First broadcast BBC Radio 4: 8 June-13 July 1994 (Series 1), 18 July-8 August 1995 (Series 2), 4-25 June 1996 (Series 3), 3-24 December 1997 (Series 4), 15 June-20 July 1998 (Series 5), 18 June-23 July 1999 (Series 6), 25 November 2009-6 January 2010 (Series 7), 26 January-2 March 2011 (Series 8) Cast Phonsie Doherty - TP McKenna/Gerard Murphy Muriel McConkey - Margaret D'Arcy Vera McConkey - Stella McCusker Vivienne Boal/Mrs McFinney - Aine McCartney Guard Gallagher - John Hewitt/Frankie McCafferty Reverend Samuel Hawthorne - Gerard Murphy/Miche Doherty/Dermot Crowley RL Watson - Roma Tomelty O'Brollochain/Joe MacMonagle/Canon Friel- Kevin Flood Kevin 'Stumpy' Bonnar - Gerard McSorley Eithne Ni Phartalain/Primrose ffrench O'Dowd/Sister Gabriel - Marcella Riordan Aubrey Frawley - Dominic Letts/Matthew Addis/Chris McHallem Peg Sweeney - Anna Manahan/Marcella Riordan Post Office engineer - Robert Patterson Jonathan ffrench O'Dowd - Wesley Murphy Packy McGoldrick - Charlie Bonnar/Tim Loane Josie Doherty - Ciara McKeown/Cathy White/Ali White Mr Mawhinney - Harry Towb Father O'Flatley - John Guiney Bohunkus Smith - BJ Hogg Terry Black - Mark Lambert Consuela Dooley - Cathy Belton Daniel O'Searcaigh - James Greene Monsignor McFadden - Niall Cusack Polly Acton - Joanna Munro Eamonn Doyle - Patrick Fitzsymons Mr Boylan - Derek Bailey with Ruairi McAteer, Catriona O'Reilly, Danielle Costigan and Fabio Aprile

Christopher Fitz-Simon (Author), Aine Mccartney, Gerard Murphy, John Hewitt, Margaret D'arcy, Stella Mccusker, Tp Mckenna (Narrator)

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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Three Roman Plays

Three full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare's most famous Roman plays Featuring all-star casts and introduced by Sir Richard Eyre, these three iconic productions of Shakespeare's dynamic Roman histories are full of political intrigue, passion and tragedy. Julius Caesar This updated version of Shakespeare's classic play is set in Italy in 1925. Julius Caesar, a new Roman dictator, has swept to power, and his way is clear to assume total control - unless a coup by Cassius and Brutus can alter the tide of history. Nicholas Farrell stars as Brutus and Gerard Murphy as Julius Caesar. Coriolanus When Rome's greatest hero, the warrior Coriolanus, divides the people and the patricians through his arrogance, he is driven into exile. Samuel West stars as Coriolanus, with Susannah York as Volumnia. Antony and Cleopatra Shakespeare's last great tragedy is an action epic set against the political backdrop of the Roman Empire and the centre of Egyptian culture, Alexandria. But at the heart of the play is the story of what happens when two people fall in love. Starring Frances Barber as Cleopatra and David Harewood as Mark Antony.

William Shakespeare (Author), David Harewood, Frances Barber, Full Cast, Gerard Murphy, Nicholas Farrell, Samuel West, Stella Gonet, Susannah York (Narrator)

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King Lear

This shattering drama of isolation and loss is one of the greatest tragedies in world literature. King Lear of Britain has three daughters: the hard-hearted Goneril and Regan, and the good and gentle Cordelia. He determines to divide his kingdom between them, giving the largest share to she who can say she loves him the best. Lear’s tragic lack of judgement and self-knowledge is paralleled by the blindness of the loyal Gloucester who is persuaded to reject his virtuous son Edgar in favor of the villainous Edmund. Lear is played by Trevor Peacock and Gloucester by Clive Merrison. Penny Downie is Goneril, Samantha Bond is Regan, and Julia Ford is Cordelia. Edgar is played by David Tennant, Edmund by Gerard Murphy, and the Fool by John Rogan.

E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laure, Robert T. Kiyosaki, Tom Wheelwright, William Shakespeare (Author), A Full Cast, Clive Merrison, David Tennant, Gerard Murphy, John Rogan, Julia Ford, Penny Downie, Samantha Bond, Trevor Peacock (Narrator)

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Julius Caesar (BBC Radio Shakespeare)

Gerard Murphy, Stella Gonet and Nicholas Farrell star in Shakespeare's turbulent Roman history. BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard. In the acclaimed BBC Radio Shakespeare series, each play is introduced by Richard Eyre, former Director of the Royal National Theatre. Revitalised, original and comprehensive, this is Shakespeare for the new millennium.

William Shakespeare (Author), Full Cast, Gerard Murphy, Nicholas Farrell, Samantha Bond, Stella Gonet (Narrator)

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Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night, first performed around 1600, probably at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, is the tale of separated brother and sister twins - Sebastian and Viola - and their love entanglements. It also offers the rich comic colours of Sir Toby Belch, Malvolio and Sir Andrew Aguecheek. Twelfth Night is part of Naxos AudioBooks' exciting new series of complete dramatisations of the works of Shakespeare, in conjunction with Cambridge University Press. It uses the New Cambridge Shakespeare text, as used by the Royal Shakespeare Company and educational institutions across the world.

William Shakespeare (Author), A Full Cast, Gerard Murphy, Stella Gonet (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Gerard Murphy