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Farewell
Read by Martin Geeson
Honoré de Balzac
In his startling and tragic novella Farewell (‘Adieu’), Balzac adds to the 19th century’s literature of the hysterical woman: sequestered, c…
The Girl with the Golden Eyes
Read by Martin Geeson
Honoré de Balzac
Listeners who like to plunge straight into a story would do well to skip the lengthy preamble. Here, Balzac the virtuoso satirist depicts th…
Against The Grain
Read by Martin Geeson
Joris-Karl Huysmans
“THE BOOK THAT DORIAN GRAY LOVED AND THAT INSPIRED OSCAR WILDE”. Such is the enticing epigraph of one early translation of Huysmans’ cult no…
The Trespasser
Read by Martin Geeson
D. H. Lawrence
Brief Encounter meets Tristan und Isolde - on the Isle of Wight, under a vast sky florid with stars. The consequence is tragic indeed for on…
Art and Morality
Read by Martin Geeson
Stuart Mason
“Who can help laughing when an ordinary journalist seriously proposes to limit the subject-matter at the disposal of the artist?”“We are dom…
Samson Agonistes
Read by Martin Geeson
John Milton
“The Sun to me is darkAnd silent as the Moon,When she deserts the nightHid in her vacant interlunar cave.”Milton composes his last extended …
Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson
Read by Martin Geeson
Robert Louis Stevenson
“Extreme busyness…is a symptom of deficient vitality; and a faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal …
The Story of My Misfortunes
Read by Martin Geeson
Pierre Abélard
Autobiographies from remote historical periods can be especially fascinating.Modes of self-presentation vary greatly across the centuries, a…
Hero and Leander
Read by Martin Geeson
Christopher Marlowe
“Who ever lov’d, that lov’d not at first sight?”The wonder-decade of the English drama was suddenly interrupted in 1592, when serious plague…
Ecclesiastes
Read by Martin Geeson
Wycliffe Bible, Wycliffe Bibletranslated Byjohn Wycliffe and Wycliffe Bibletranslated By John Wycliffe
“... an alemaunde tre schal floure, a locuste schal be maad fat, and capparis schal be distried; for a man schal go in to the hous of his eu…
The Dancing Mania
Read by Martin Geeson
Justus Hecker
Numerous theories have been proposed for the causes of dancing mania, and it remains unclear whether it was a real illness or a social pheno…
Zastrozzi, A Romance
Read by Martin Geeson
Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Would Julia of Strobazzo’s heart was reeking on my dagger!”From the asthmatic urgency of its opening abduction scene to the Satanic defianc…
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Read by Martin Handley
Richard Wagner
Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is a delightful epic comedy conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano. The story follows Walther, who wi…
Trent's Last Case
Read by Martin Jarvis
E.C. Bentley
Trent's Last Case is a captivating adaptation of E.C. Bentley's classic mystery. The story follows Philip Trent, a detective who is tasked w…
Trent's Last Case
Read by Martin Jarvis
E C. Bentley
Written in reaction against the solemnity of the Sherlock Holmes stories, "Trent's Last Case" features an ingeniously twisting plo…
Nicolas Freeling King Of The Rainy Country
Read by Martin Jarvis
Nicolas Freeling
In this gripping episode of Saturday Night Theatre, a handsome middle-aged millionaire mysteriously disappears along with a naked girl. Insp…
Saturday Night Theatre
Read by Martin Jarvis
In this captivating episode of Saturday Night Theatre, we follow the story of a rare cinnamon plush bear named Theo, who was made in Germany…
Odd
Read by Martin Jarvis
Robert Shearman
Odd is a captivating fable by Robert Shearman that explores the whimsical nature of language and communication. Michael Harris feels he's be…
Exploring Life On Mars
Read by Martin Kemp
David Bowie and Sue Clark
Is 'Life on Mars?' Bowie's legacy song - the one he will be most remembered for? This program offers exclusive access to unheard recordings …
The Deleted Ones
Read by Martin Kolacek
Martin Kolacek
The Earth is no longer ruled by humans but by Pleasurebots, androids created for pleasure. The main hero, a former human terrorist, is thrus…