May
2005

Doctor Who - Project: Who?
Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper are among those talking exclusively about the brand-new TV series of Doctor Who. Anthony Head presents this fascinating BBC Radio 2 behind-the-scenes look at how the new series transpired. Featuring new and exclusive interviews with the cast and creative team, the programme explores how the format of the show has been developed for a new audience, how the character of the Doctor was cast, and how his adventures will be launched and marketed around the globe. As an added bonus, this CD version also contains an additional 30 minutes of material not included in the BBC Radio 2 broadcast.
2 CDs, 2hrs 30mins, ISBN 0563 510943 £13.99

Doctor Who: The Crusade
William Hartnell stars as the Doctor in this classic BBC TV adventure soundtrack, only one episode of which survives in the BBC film library. William Russell, who plays Ian, provides additional linking narration and this CD release also features his recollections of recording the original television serial. The story begins when the TARDIS materialises in 12th Century Palestine where King Richard the Lionheart is waging war against the Saracen ruler, Saladin. As the Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara explore their surroundings, they become caught up in a Saracen ambush; Barbara is kidnapped while her friends are welcomed at King Richard's palace in Jaffa. Intrigue and espionage ensue, as the travellers once more become involved in history. Also stars Jacqueline Hill as Barbara, and Carole Ann Ford as Susan.
2 CDs, 1hr 40mins, ISBN 0563 523220 £13.99

Eyewitness: The 1970s
The Seventies began with a spectacular obscenity trial and ended with Margaret Thatcher quoting St Francis of Assisi on the steps of Downing Street. The social revolution of the 60s settled into a variety of movements: feminist, gay, anarchist, punk. However, economic misery, burgeoning union power and carnage in Northern Ireland characterised the decade. The miners' strike and the three-day week toppled the Conservative Government in 1974, and the 'Winter of Discontent' defeated Labour in 1979. The horrors in Northern Ireland were unremitting. But the Queen's Silver Jubilee and Virginia Wade's Wimbledon win provided moments of optimism. Politicians including Margaret Thatcher, Harold Wilson and Edward Heath illustrate the mood of the decade, as do journalists and social commentators.
4 CDs, 4hrs 40mins, ISBN 0563 530979 £17.99

Francis Durbridge
Paul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
Peter Coke and Marjorie Westbury star in another intriguing case for BBC Radio’s smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife. In this adventure, Paul Temple is called to investigate the disappearance of the Desmond baby, and the 'Sitter-In' Miss Millicent. This CD edition also includes the BBC Radio 4 programme The Radio Detectives: ‘Send for Paul Temple’, an affectionate look at the indomitable husband and wife team, Paul and Steve Temple. It features an exclusive interview with the definitive Paul Temple - Peter Coke - as well as rediscovered vintage recordings.
5 CDs, 4hrs 30mins, ISBN 0563 526726 £15.99

Available from 23 May 2005

Douglas Adams
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Quandary Phase (CD)
The Hitchhiker’s saga returns once again with a brand-new full-cast dramatisation of So Long and Thanks For All the Fish, the fourth book in Douglas Adams’s famous 'trilogy in five parts'. The Earth has miraculously reappeared and, even more miraculously, Arthur Dent has found it. Returning to his cottage after... well... ages, he falls in love with the girl of his dreams. Simon Jones returns as Arthur, Geoffrey McGivern as Ford and Stephen Moore as Marvin. This extended edition features 30 minutes of material not heard on BBC Radio 4.
2 CDs, 2hrs 35mins, ISBN 0563 526726 £12.99
2 cassettes, 2hrs 25mins, ISBN 0563 504021 £10.99