October
2004

Dad's Army Christmas Special
Present Arms
As the season of goodwill approaches, Captain Mainwaring and his men have to use their rifles and their wits in a contest with Captain Square's Eastgate platoon. The prize is the honour of guarding a VIP visitor. Present Arms was compiled for radio from two television episodes, Battle of the Giants and Shooting Pains, and was first broadcast as a Christmas special on Radio 4 on 25 December 1974.
1 CD, 1hr, ISBN 0563 525924 £8.99
1 cassette, 1hr, ISBN 0563 525878 £8.99

Blake's 7: The Radio Adventures
This set contains two original BBC radio Blake's 7 adventures: The Sevenfold Crown and The Syndeton Experiment. The stories were written by ex-Doctor Who producer Barry Letts and reunited many of the original TV cast members. Also included on the three discs are interviews with the cast – amongst them Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jacqueline Pearce, Steven Pacey and Peter Tuddenham – and with fans, including comedian Mitch Benn. This marks the first-ever CD release of The Sevenfold Crown .
3 CDs, 3hrs, ISBN 0563 52586X £16.99

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Box Set
Two entire days' worth of Sherlock Holmes listening! This box set contains all 18 volumes of a unique series that is a highly collectable item for the many devotees of Sherlock Holmes. The box also includes a book written by the series' dramatiser, Bert Coules, which takes a look behind the scenes at the highs and lows that came with the undertaking of such an enormous project.

The BBC Radio Collection project involved publishing, for what we believe to be the first time on audio, all the Arthur Conan Doyle stories and novels featuring Holmes and Watson. The series has the same team of directors, producers, dramatisers and leading actors - Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Watson. Acclaim for the series has been widespread: 'A remarkable undertaking - the dramatisation of all 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories. Applauding them, and particularly Clive Merrison’s Holmes, made my hands sore.' Peter Davalle, The Times.
64 CDs, 48hrs, ISBN 0563 525207 £180.00

Eyewitness: The 1930s
Between the onset of the Depression in 1930 and the outbreak of war in 1939, social and political divisions deepened. Soaring unemployment, wage cuts and the Means Test led to mass demonstrations such as the Jarrow March. Fascism gained a toe-hold in the UK with Sir Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists, and in 1936 the rival ideologies of fascism and communism found a battleground in the Spanish Civil War. Voices such as Churchill and Chamberlain remind us of the political mood, but it is the testament of ordinary people buffeted by events beyond their control that are the most telling in this remarkable BBC audio series.
4 CDs, 4hrs 45mins, ISBN 0563 530936 £17.99

The Goon Show
Volume 22
This latest release features four more episodes of classic Goonery, starring the inimitable Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan. The episodes are: The Booted Gorilla, The Sale of Manhattan, The Choking Horror and The Ink Shortage.
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 0563 524669 £12.99
2 cassettes, 2hrs, ISBN 0563 524618 £10.99

Hancock's Half Hour
The Complete BBC Radio Archive
This magnificent, limited-edition box set celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast of Hancock's Half Hour in November 1954. Inside you'll find all six Collector's CD Editions of this remarkable comedy series for a total listening time of 40 hours! The CDs represent the most comprehensive collection of all six radio series' broadcast between 1954 and 1959.
41 CDs, 40hrs, ISBN 0563 495774 £250.00

Hancock's Half Hour
The Missing Page, Son & Heir & Two Other TV Episodes
Tony Hancock stars in four specially selected episodes from the original soundtracks from BBC TV's Hancock series. Once again Tony Hancock stars as the loveable curmudgeon, in four instalments written by the character's creators, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The episodes featured here are: The Missing Page (11 March 1960), Poison Pen Letters (6 May 1960), Lord Byron Lived Here (9 October 1959), and The Succession - Son and Heir (30 June 1961).
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 0563 52555X £12.99
2 cassettes, 2hrs, ISBN 0563 525509 £10.99

Himalaya
Michael Palin reads his own written account of his journey across the countries of the Himalaya, the greatest mountain range on earth. In a journey rarely, if ever, attempted, Palin takes on the full length of the Himalaya in six months of hard travelling including the Khyber Pass, the hidden valleys of the Hindu Kush, ancient cities like Peshawar and Lahore, the mighty peaks of K2, Annapurna and Everest, the bleak and barren plateau of Tibet, the gorges of the Yangtze, the tribal lands of the Indo-Burmese border and the vast Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. He also passes through political flashpoints including Pakistan's remote northwest frontier, terrorist-torn Kashmir and the mountains of Nagaland.
6 CDs, 6hrs, ISBN 0563 523514 £19.99
4 cassettes, 6hrs, ISBN 0563 524790 £15.99

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas Clue
For the first time on audio you can now listen to the acclaimed, award-winning Christmas Clue special plus a helping of festive Clues from bygone years. Originally broadcast on Christmas Day 2003, the I'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas Clue is a unique interpretation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, starring Humphrey Lyttelton as Ebenezer Scrumph, Colin Sell as his downtrodden assistant Crotchet, and Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer as the Ghosts of Christmas Future, Present and P*ssed.
2 CDs, 2hrs 30mins, ISBN 0563 525320 £12.99
2 cassettes, 2hrs 30mins, ISBN 0563 525274 £12.99

Letter From America Box Set
Following the sad death of Alistair Cooke after 58 years in broadcasting, this impressive 13 CD collection features volumes 1 and 2 of Cooke's Letter From America as well as a new third volume. The political and social landmarks of the last 50 years are reported and examined in Cooke's unique style. Also included is Alistair Cooke at the BBC, a selection of archive recordings, including radio and television interviews, and a bonus CD tribute, Letter From America - A Celebration.
13 CDs, 13hrs, ISBN 0563 535644 £55.00

Little Britain
The Complete Radio Series 2
The complete second series of Matt Lucas and David Walliams' original BBC Radio 4 comedy sketch show with Tom Baker providing his hilarious nonsensical narration. Little Britain takes a look at life in Britain today by following the fortunes of some extraordinary folk. Meet Emily 'I'm a lady!' Howard; West Country delinquent Vicky Pollard, and Marjorie Dawes the terrifying group leader of FatFighters. This audio also features more than 30 minutes of exclusive extras that include outtakes and sketches that have never been broadcast, as well as a specially recorded interview with Matt and David.
3 CDs, 2hrs 35mins, ISBN 0563 52605X £15.99
2 cassettes, 1hr 50mins, ISBN 0563 526475 £10.99

Dorothy L. Sayers
The Lord Peter Wimsey Collection 3
This six-cassette collection contains three BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Dorothy L. Sayers novels: Murder Must Advertise, The Nine Tailors and Busman's Honeymoon.
6 cassettes, 8hrs, ISBN 0563 49543X £33.00

Michael Palin's Travel Compendium
This fantastic 30 CD box set includes Michael Palin's exciting travels around the globe: Around the World in 80 Days, Full Circle, Pole to Pole, Sahara and his most recent adventure Himalaya. You'll get more than 30 hours' worth of audio armchair travel. An additional 28-page booklet features route maps allowing you to follow the route of each journey and detailed track listings.
30 CDs, 30hrs 20mins, ISBN 0563 525827 £100.00

Only Fools and Horses 3
Four more classic episodes from one of the funniest comedy programmes of all time are brought together on CD and cassette. The episodes featured are: Homesick (10 November 1983), Healthy Competition (17 November 1983), Strained Relations (28 February 1985) and Hole in One (7 March 1985). So don't be a plonker – do yourself a favour and get your hands on this little beauty.
2 CDs, 1hr 45mins, ISBN 0563 525223 £12.99
2 cassettes, 1hr 45mins, ISBN 0563 525177 £10.99

Poetry Please
The Anniversary Edition
This special edition celebrating the 25th anniversary of BBC Radio 4's hugely successful programme features many of the most popular poems that are most frequently requested by listeners. It includes Thomas Hardy's The Ruined Maid, readings of Shakespeare's Sonnets by Samuel West, and the late Charles Causley reading his moving poem about his parents' death, Eden Rock. Other old favourites such as Yeats, Larkin and Kipling also feature, as do contemporary poets including Adrian Henry, Simon Armitage and Wendy Cope. Roger McGough, one of the most popular and acclaimed of all modern British poets, presents the compilation.
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 0563 523263 £12.99

Ronnie Barker at the Beeb
This classic compilation showcases Ronnie Barker at his brilliant best with great highlights from a stellar radio and TV career that has spanned more than 30 years. From his early radio shows such as The Navy Lark and Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead to his television successes The Frost Report, Porridge, Open All Hours and, of course, The Two Ronnies you'll enjoy songs, sketches, satire and sitcom. It's two hours of sparkling entertainment from a true comedy legend.
3 CDs, 2hrs 40mins, ISBN 0563 527706 £15.99

The Two Ronnies
It's goodnight from me...
For nearly 25 years the two Ronnies were a TV institution, a much loved double-act but each with his own inimitable, individual appeal. Now in this selection of sketches available for the first time on CD, you can re-live Ronnie Barker's hilarious pispronounciation, Mr Corbett's monologues, the risqué limericks, the puns, the patter and the parody.
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 0563 527757 £12.99

The Vicar of Dibley
Volume 3
Dawn French stars in four more classic episodes from the original BBC TV series, specially adapted for audio. The Vicar of Dibley was voted Britain's third best sitcom in the recent BBC poll. The episodes featured here are The Window and the Weather (1 December 1994), Elections (8 December 1994), Animals (15 December 1994) and Engagement (25 December 1997).
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 0563 525371 £12.99
2 cassettes, 2hrs, ISBN 0563 525770 £10.99

Available from 18 October 2004

Earthsearch
Published on CD for the first time, this box set features both series' of the classic BBC radio space programme in their entirety, along with a bonus introduction by creator and writer James Follett. Twenty episodes are presented across 10 CDs, with an accompanying booklet that details the series' origins and production. Earthsearch is set in the far future and concerns Earth's sole survivors, now living on the massive Challenger starship but longing to return to the home they have never known. Their problems arise when it transpires that the planet Earth has disappeared.
10 CDs, 9hrs 50mins, ISBN 0563 525916 £65.00

Dick Francis
Proof
A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Dick Francis' pacey thriller starring Nigel Havers. At the annual party celebrating the success of the racing season, everything is running well to form - until a runaway horsebox ploughs into the marquee, causing terrible death and destruction. A witness to the tragedy, wine merchant Tony Beach presumes it is just one of those awful accidents. But as he gets involved in the investigation and begins to make connections, events take a more sinister turn.
3 CDs, 3hrs 5mins, ISBN 0563 523662 £15.99