July
2006

Available from 3 July 2006

Aliens in the Mind: Classic Radio Sci-Fi
This six-part BBC radio drama stars Peter Cushing and Vincent Prince, two of the most famous horror film stars of the 1950s and 60s. The story centres around the discovery, on a remote Scottish island, of a community of 'human mutants' capable of telepathy. A plan is in place to use them to control the British Government. Two friends Curtis Lark (Vincent Price) and Hugh Baxter (Peter Cushing) join forces to combat the mutants. Aliens in the Mind is based on a story by Robert Holmes, at the time the foremost Doctor Who script editor.
3 CDs, 2hrs 45mins, ISBN 1846 071038 £15.99

Churchill Remembered
A fascinating audio portrait of the life and career of one of Britain's greatest leaders, recounted by those who knew him and in his own words. Churchill Remembered draws on a wealth of archive broadcasts by, among others, Robert Boothby, Violet Bonham Carter, Nancy Astor, Oswald Mosley and Churchill himself.

From his earliest days Churchill was an ambitious character, eager for action. He achieved fame and popularity through his dispatches from the Boer War, and in 1900 was elected MP for Oldham. Until the outbreak of war in 1939 Churchill was loved and loathed in equal measure. Critics and supporters alike recognised his vision, but often questioned his judgement. On the day Churchill took office as Prime Minister, Hitler invaded the Low Countries; by mid-June France had fallen. He was undaunted. Even his opponents do not doubt his greatness as a leader during the Second World War. But the 1945 election brought a shock defeat. Despite this setback, in 1951 at the age of 77 he returned to serve a second term as Prime Minister.
2 CDs, 2hrs 20mins, ISBN 1846 071437 £12.99

John Wyndham
The Day of the Triffids: Classic Radio Sci-Fi
This full-cast BBC Radio 4 drama is based on the classic post-war 'science fantasy' novel which made John Wyndham famous. Giles Cooper's six-part adaptation stars Gary Watson, Barbara Shelley and Peter Sallis, with appearances from Doctor Who names Peter Pratt, Christopher Bidmead and David Brierley. Divided by blindness and societal breakdown, humanity is at the mercy of the carnivorous Triffids. The series was first broadcast in 1968 and later transmitted via World Service.
3 CDs, 2hrs 50mins, ISBN 1846 071518 £15.99

Doctor Who
The Feast of the Drowned
The Tenth Doctor himself, David Tennant, reads this spine-tingling story of a doomed ghostly crew and a terrible secret. When a naval cruiser sinks in mysterious circumstances in the North Sea, all aboard are lost. Rose is saddened to learn that the brother of her friend, Keisha, was among the dead. And yet he appears to them as a ghostly apparition, begging to be saved from the coming feast... the feast of the drowned. An exclusive bonus interview with the author, Stephen Cole, is included on the CD.
2 CDs, 2hrs 30mins, ISBN 1846 070627 £9.99

Doctor Who
The Resurrection Casket
The Tenth Doctor, David Tennant, reads the story of Starfall - a world on the edge, where crooks and smugglers hide in the gloomy shadows and modern technology refuses to work. And that includes the TARDIS. With the help of new friends, and to the horror of new enemies, the Doctor and Rose aim to find out if the fabled Resurrection Casket - the key to eternal life - really exists. Also included on this CD is a bonus interview with author Justin Richards, compiled by David Darlington from Doctor Who magazine.
2 CDs, 2hrs 30mins, ISBN 1846 070619 £9.99

Doctor Who
The Stone Rose
The Tenth Doctor, David Tennant, reads the story of a missing boy, a clairvoyant girl and a strange stone effigy. Mickey is startled to find a statue of Rose in a museum - a statue that is 2,000 years old. The Doctor realises that this means the TARDIS will shortly take them to Ancient Rome, but when it does, he and Rose soon have more on their minds than sculpture. While the Doctor searches for a missing boy, Rose befriends a girl who claims to know the future. But then the Doctor stumbles on the hideous truth behind the statue of Rose - and Rose herself learns that you have to be very careful what you wish for.
2 CDs, 2hrs 30mins, ISBN 1846 070635 £9.99

Jill Tomlinson
The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up
Maureen Lipman reads the unabridged classic children's story about a little gorilla with big ambitions. Pongo is a young and mischievous gorilla living in the mountains of Africa. He wants to grow up to be brave and clever like his dad, and perhaps even become leader of the pack one day. But it's not until his little sister, Whoopsie, is born that Pongo discovers that growing up isn't just about having a big chest to thump! Can he prove that he isn't as young and irresponsible as everyone thinks?
1 CD, 1hr, ISBN 1846 071798 £5.99

Dorothy L. Sayers
Clouds of Witness
Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. In a shocking scandal, the likes of which has not been seen in the English aristocracy since the 18th century, Lord Peter's brother, the Duke of Denver, stands accused of the foul murder or his sister's fiancé. Lord Peter attempts to prove Denver's innocence, but why is the Duke refusing to co-operate? And what does his sister, Lady Mary, know about the affair? Trying to reveal the truth, Wimsey uncovers a web of lies and deceit within the family and finds himself faced with the unhappy alternative of sending either his brother or his sister to the gallows - until he himself becomes a target.
3 CDs, 3hrs, ISBN 1846 071496 £15.99

Dorothy L. Sayers
Murder Must Advertise
Ian Carmichael is the personification of Dorothy L. Sayers' charming investigator in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. When copywriter Victor Dean falls to his death on the stairs of Pym's Advertising Agency, no one seems to mind. That is, until Lord Peter joins the firm incognito as Dean's replacement and starts asking questions which lead him into a network of blackmailers, drug pushers and one of the most deadly plots of crime fiction.
2 CDs, 2hrs 20mins, ISBN 1846 07147x £12.99

Dorothy L. Sayers
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
Ian Carmichael stars as elegant sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. The dignified calm of the Bellona Club is shattered when Lord Wimsey finds General Fentiman dead in his favourite chair. A straightforward death by natural causes? Perhaps. But why can no-one remember seeing the general the day he died? And who is the mysterious Mr Oliver? Lord Peter moves between London and Paris, salon and suburbs, to unfold the intriguing case.
2 CDs, 2hrs 30mins, ISBN 1846 071488 £12.99

The Navy Lark: Collector's Edition
Series Three
This handsome Collector's CD Edition features all existing episodes from the third series of the terrifically popular radio comedy. The majority of these 19 episodes have not been previously released. The rare recordings have been digitally remastered to provide the best possible reproduction. An additional bonus feature is 'Radio Lives', a Radio 4 programme focusing on the career of Jon Pertwee, who played CPO Pertwee and a variety of other colourful characters in The Navy Lark. The box also contains an illustrated booklet with a detailed series history and cast biographies.
10 CDs, 10hrs, ISBN 1846 070821 £65.00

Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black
The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Wrath of Mulgarath
Mark Hamill (Star Wars' Luke Skywalker) reads the unabridged final book from the chronicles of the secret world of faeries. In this final instalment twists and turns abound as the Grace children face their scariest adventure yet. Bruised and battered, Jared, Simon and Mallory return home to find their house completely ransacked and discover that Mulgarath has made off with their mother and Spiderwick's Guide. Its up to the Grace kids, with only the help of Thimbletack, Hogsqueal and Byron, to defeat the evil Mulgarath and his goblin army. But first they have to rescue Arthur Spiderwick from Lorengorm and the elves!
2 CDs, 1hr 30mins, ISBN 1846 071607 £9.99

The Quatermass Memoirs: Classic Radio Sci-Fi
The renowned Quatermass Memoirs was first broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 1996. It is a mix of original TV soundtrack and drama-documentary, in which Nigel Kneale reflects on the hopes and fears that existed in the 1950s when he wrote the classic Quatermass TV serials. The programme mixes the factual story with a dramatic narrative, in which the now-retired Professor Quatermass (played by Nigel Kneale) reluctantly recounts his past exploits to a female journalist. This release also includes a detailed sleeve note recounting the programme's making written by Andrew Pixley.
2 CDs, 1hr 30mins, ISBN 1846 071054 £12.99

Lindsey Davis
Venus in Copper
Anton Lesser and Anna Madeley star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Lindsey Davis's third bestselling Falco novel featuring the Roman detective. In the heyday of the Roman Empire, a small accounting error has left Marcus Didius Falco sharing a cell with a large rat. But the Empire's most hard-done-by investigator is finally bailed out, and promptly accepts a commission to help a family of freed slaves. They want him to investigate a widow about to marry one of their clan. The only problem is that her previous three husbands have mysteriously died. What follows leads Falco on a dangerous trail of poison, revenge and property development.
3 CDs, 3hrs, ISBN 1846 071399 £15.99