BBC Radio Collection

November/December
2003

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Available from November 3, 2003

Dead Ringers Collection 2
This CD collection contains the fourth, fifth and sixth series of BBC Radio 4's comedy favourite along with an exclusive bonus disc of the Dead Ringers Golden Jubilee Special. Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and fellow impersonators present the darker side of such favourites as Brian Perkins, The Doctor, Alan Bennett, William Hague and Posh 'n' Becks.
7 CDs, 5hrs 50mins, ISBN 0563 495014 £29.99

Dead Ringers Collection 2

Dead Ringers TV Series 1
Enjoy the finest moments from the first television series of this wickedly funny comedy show that began life on BBC Radio 4. Among the oddities in this alternative universe of celebrities and politicians: David Dickenson looks for weapons of mass destruction in "Weapons Hunt", the Queen sells the royal jewels on QVC and Ozzy Osbourne takes over as Dumbledore in the new Harry Potter movie. Of course, all the usual suspects are on hand including Tony Blair, Greg Dyke, Saddam Hussein and Doctor Who. Starring Jon Cushaw, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly, Mark Perry and Phil Cornwell.
2 CDs, 2hrs 10mins, ISBN 0563 496991 £12.99

Dead Ringers TV

Doctor Who
The Dalek Tin

November is Doctor Who's 40th anniversary and to celebrate we've put together this highly collectible Doctor Who - The Dalek Tin that contains digitally remastered television soundtracks of two classic Dalek stories - The Power of the Daleks and The Evil of the Daleks - from Patrick Troughton's era as the Doctor. Plus there's also a bonus disc - My Life as a Dalek, presented by actor, writer and Doctor Who fan Mark Gatiss - in which the secret history behind the evil pepper pots is revealed along with the always elusive 'stairs' issue.
6 CDs, 6hrs 10mins, ISBN 0563 49476x £29.99

Dr Who tin

Doctor Who
Marco Polo

The first Doctor, William Hartnell, and his companions join the caravan of the legendary explorer Marco Polo in this seven-part 'lost' story from the programme’s original 1964 series. Also included is a special full-colour map detailing the Doctor's journey.
3 CDs, 3hrs 30mins, ISBN 0563 535083 £16.99

Dr Who Marco Polo

Just a Minute 7
A selection of four quick-witted episodes from the long-running panel game that includes the Sony award-winning programme from 2002, plus three episodes from the first series of 2003. Nicholas Parsons attempts to keep order among panellists Clement Freud, Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Julian Clary, Pam Ayres, Graham Norton, Ross Noble and others.
2 CDs, 1hr 50mins, ISBN 0563 495006 £12.99
2 cassettes, 1hr 50mins, ISBN 0563 494999 £10.99

Just Minute 7

Knowing Me, Knowing You
Box Set

Before the bright lights of television, Alan Partridge started life on radio and in this collector's CD collection, you can hear Norwich's best in the first flush of fame. The set includes the complete radio series of six episodes plus a spoof behind-the-scenes documentary, Knowing Knowing Me, Knowing You, and an edition of the BBC Radio 4 programme In Conversation with... featuring Steve Coogan.
4 CDs, 4hrs, ISBN 0563 523174 £40.00

Knowing me, knowing you

The League of Gentlemen Collection
A perfect gift for those who can't leave the hilarity of Royston Vasey, this slipcase contains the BBC Radio 4 series On the Town With The League of Gentlemen, plus a compilation of highlights from the second BBC TV series, The League of Gentlemen and a bonus CD featuring the BBC Radio 4 programme In Conversation with... featuring The League of Gentlemen. Starring Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton.
6 CDs, 5hrs 25mins, ISBN 0563 495758 £29.99

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Little Britain
This extremely successful BBC Radio 4 comedy show is presented by Tom Baker – known to millions as Doctor Who – and stars Matt Lucas (George Dawes in Shooting Stars) and David Walliams. Described as "The League of Gentlemen meets The Fast Show", it takes a look at the weird and wonderful characters that make up modern Britain from Daffyd, the only gay man in his village to Vicky Pollard, the West Country delinquent. The CD includes highlights from the pilot and first two radio series. A new series is now on television on BBC3 and BBC2.
2 CDs, 2hrs 25mins, ISBN 0563 523409 £12.99

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The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special
As much a part of Christmas as turkey and pudding, the Morecambe and Wise Christmas specials became a holiday tradition. This compilation includes sketches and songs from the years 1969-1975 featuring a host of guest stars including Peter Cushing, Glenda Jackson, Des O'Connor and Eric Porter. There's the classic Grieg's Piano Concerto and Eric's giant Christmas tree grab from Trafalgar Square ('we were very lucky, there was only one left!').
2 CDs, 1hr 30mins, ISBN 0563 536837£12.99
2 cassettes, 1hr 30mins, ISBN 0563 478470 £10.99

M&W

The Navy Lark
Series One

This handsome Collector's CD Edition is the first in a series that will eventually cover every existing episode of The Navy Lark, starring Jon Pertwee, Leslie Phillips Dennis Price and Ronnie Barker. All 16 episodes survive from the first series - including three rarely heard recordings - and they are presented here with each CD in its own wallet. The box also contains an illustrated booklet with detailed programme notes, cast biographies, an episode guide and vintage Radio Times clippings.
8 CDs, 8hrs, ISBN 0563 494778 £59.99

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Old Harry's Game Christmas Special
There's no rest for the wicked, and Satan is as busy as ever in this two-part festive special of Andy Hamilton's fiendishly funny BBC Radio 4 sitcom set in Hell. Satan embarks on an epic quest and encounters Queen Victoria, Harpo Marx, a highly intelligent bluebottle, Death, Davina McCall, and St Peter and his rottweilers. The cast includes Andy Hamilton, James Grout, Jimmy Mulville, Claire Skinner and Michael Fenton Stevens.
1 CD, 1hr, ISBN 0563 529180 £8.99

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Only Fools and Horses 2
Another four classic episodes from one of the funniest comedy programmes of all time are brought together on this CD and cassette release of Only Fools and Horses 2. The episodes featured are Yesterday Never Comes (1 December 1983), May the Force be with You (8 December 1983), Wanted (15 December 1983), and Thicker Than Water (25 December 1983). So don't be a plonker - do yourself a favour and get your hands on this little beauty.
2 CDs, 1hr 50mins, ISBN 0563 523115 £12.99
2 cassettes, 1hr 50mins, ISBN 0563 55214x £10.99

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The Paul Temple Collection
This slipcase contains three Francis Durbridge adventures featuring the writer/detective Paul Temple and his glamorous wife, Steve. These three full-cast dramatisations from the BBC Archives are: The Conrad Case, The Gilbert Case and The Spencer Affair. Stars Peter Coke as Paul Temple with Marjorie Westbury as Steve.
6 cassettes, 10hrs 5mins, ISBN 0563 49574x £24.99

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Ross Noble Goes Global
Perrier Award nominee Ross Noble has received huge critical acclaim in the UK and now in this brilliant new BBC Radio 4 series he takes his show worldwide to destinations as diverse as Shanghai, South Africa, Ireland and Singapore. Touring South Africa, he fails to go up Table Mountain, but meets the Whale Cryer of Hermanus, and discovers the monkeys in Cape Town have expensive taste. In Shanghai, he marvels at the wonders of a thousand pensioners exercising in a park, visits a Buddhist temple and discovers that he is allergic to incense.
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 0563 523026 £12.99

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Shadowmancer
Robert Glenister reads an abridged version of the phenomenally successful dark fantasy Shadowmancer, written by Vicar Graham Taylor, a practising priest in Cloughton, North Yorkshire. This bestselling children's story is packed full of history, folklore and smuggling and will grip both young and old.
4 CDs, 5hrs, ISBN 0563 523794 £13.99
4 cassettes, 5hrs, ISBN 0563 523794 £13.99

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Taken at the Flood
John Moffatt stars as Agatha Christie's great Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. It's London in the 1940s and Poirot learns of the mysterious death of Gordon Cloade, killed in a London air raid. His vast fortune passes to his young wife Rosaleen but she begins to fear for her life, such is the greed of Cloade's relatives for his money. The prospects for the Cloades improve when they discover Rosaleen had a previous husband who perished mysteriously in Africa. Then a mysterious stranger appears in the village, saying that he has something to communicate to her, but the following morning he is found dead. Was he, in fact, her husband?
2 CDs, 2hrs 10mins, ISBN 0563 530413 £12.99
2 cassettes, 2hrs 10mins, ISBN 0563 530405 £10.99

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