Young Adult Literature
Tim
Tim is a poignant exploration of youthful affection and the complexities of friendship, penned by Howard Overing Sturgis, a contemporary of …
The Passion Flower Hotel
Written by Roger Longrigg and dramatised for radio by Bert Coules, The Passion Flower Hotel offers an amusing look at adolescent sexuality i…
Knox Bay
Knox Bay, written by Elspeth Sandys, is a compelling drama that aired on Saturday-Night Theatre on April 24, 1993, on BBC Radio 4 FM. The st…
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame wrote a classic children’s tale in 1908 - he penned The Wind in the Willows. He wrote of the English countryside and the bea…
A Life of Death
A paranormal coming-of-age mystery about one boy's pain and hardship endured in a small Virginia town.
Losing a father and growing up with …
Alight
M. Savage - or Em, as she is called - has made a bewildering and ominous discovery. She and the other young people she was chosen to lead aw…
Ancient Enemies
Experience the gripping tale of Ancient Enemies, a dramatization by Elizabeth North based on her own novel. This production aired on BBC Rad…
Meet Corliss Archer
Six episodes of a fairly rare OTR program. Corliss is a teenage girl navigating the various crises of adolescence. This series may be classi…
A Kestrel For A Knave
A Kestrel for a Knave is Robert Rigby’s dramatisation of Barry Hines’s 1968 coming-of-age novel set in a mining town in South Yorkshire. You…
My Queen: A Weekly Journal for Young Women
This is the first issue of a wonderful weekly magazine aimed at young women. They each contain a novella following the adventures of Marion…
Helen in the Editor's Chair
After her father, Hugh Blair, falls ill from exhaustion as editor of the town newspaper, The Rolfe Herald, and leaves for a rest cure in the…
Raven's Gift
When Raven comes to Redthwen to meet her mentor Orvannon, she encounters a vicious traveler, a hag with an extraordinary Voice of Command, a…
Archie
Archie Andrews, created in 1941 by Vic Bloom and Bob Montana, is a typical small-town teenager known for his generosity and clumsiness. He o…
The Round Red Stone
This tale concerns a lad of twelve, who sets off unwillingly on a journey with his uncle. In the course of his adventures, he obtains a ston…
The Bothie of Toper-na-Fuosich
The Bothie of Toper-na-Fuosich is a reflective narrative that captures the essence of youth and the complexities of love. Set against the pi…
The Distance Between Stars
The Distance Between Stars is a captivating radio road movie that aired on BBC Radio 4 FM as part of the Saturday-Night Theatre series. This…
The Price of Friendship
Chad Baker is in love with Amy Snider, though he doesn't know it. He thinks they're just friends like the rest of the kids in eighth grade. …
Amber Page and the Legend of the Coral Stone
On the island of Maui, a sixteen-year-old international spy named Rio Kayenta discovers a two-thousand-year-old coral stone. Legend has it t…
The Sound And The Sperm
The Sound and the Sperm, written by Neil Flynn, tells the story of two best friends who strive to shake off the shackles of boyhood. Their i…
The Reporter
Yolanda Davenport, star reporter for Galaxy Sports Magazine, is searching for the truth about Ju Tweedy’s involvement with the murder of Gra…