Posted by Notcot on Jun 6, 2012 in
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Four of the best episodes from the classic BBC radio comedy series which took comedy to a new level of outrageousness in the late 1960s. Kenneth Horne is the suave host whilst around him orbit those no-holds-barred satellites Kenneth Williams Betty Marsden Hugh Paddick and Bill Pertwee. Regular characters Julian and Sandy and Rambling Syd Rumpo make a number of appearances in amongst the usual comedy collage of sketches songs spoof series and news reports.
Price : £ 7.68
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Posted by Notcot on Jun 6, 2012 in
Cult Film
Four of the best episodes from the classic BBC radio comedy series which took comedy to a new level of outrageousness in the late 1960s. Kenneth Horne is the suave host whilst around him orbit those no-holds-barred satellites Kenneth Williams Betty Marsden Hugh Paddick and Bill Pertwee. Regular characters Julian and Sandy and Rambling Syd Rumpo make a number of appearances in amongst the usual comedy collage of sketches songs spoof series and news reports.
Price : £ 7.68
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Tags: BBC, Best, collage, comedy, comedy collage, Horne, host, level, News, number, Orbit, price, Round, Series, spoof, suave, volume, whilst
Posted by Notcot on Jun 1, 2012 in
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To celebrate thirty years of the extremely popular BBC Radio 4 comedy panel game this release brings together two special editions – I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue Anniversary Special and I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Desert Island – alongside the first ever edition of the programme originally broadcast on 11 April 1972. Whilst the anniversary special features the regular team of Tim Brooke-Taylor Barry Cryer Graeme Garden and Humphrey Lyttelton plus guest Stephen Fry I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Desert Island features celebrity selections from the archives chosen by such famous fans as Dame Judi Dench Jim Broadbent and Germaine Greer.
Price : £ 4.63
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Tags: Anniversary, barry cryer, BBC, broadcast, Brooke, Celebrity, clue, comedy, dame judi dench, Dench, desert island, Edition, game, Germaine, germaine greer, graeme garden, haven, humphrey lyttelton, island features, jim broadbent, judi dench, panel, panel game, Programme, radio 4, special editions, stephen fry, taylor barry, team, tim brooke taylor
Posted by Notcot on May 27, 2012 in
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Radio’s smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife solve a case of international mystery From 1938 to 1969 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC radio s most popular serials. They inhabit a sophisticated well-dressed world of chilled cocktails and fast cars where the women are chic and the men still wear cravats. And where Sir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard always needs Paul s help with a tricky case. First broadcast on the 30th October 1942 this is the oldest full length drama to remain in the BBC archives. Starring Carl Bernard and Bernadette Hodgson as Paul Temple and his wife Steve this detective duo help Scotland Yard to track down master criminal The Marquis in eight thrilling episodes.
Price : £ 9.33
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Posted by Notcot on May 24, 2012 in
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This is a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring John Moffat as Hercule Poirot. Mrs. McGinty is murdered because she has recognised someone in her village as a notorious killer – but can Hercule Poirot and Ariadne Oliver find out who it is before the killer strikes again?
Price : £ 2.66
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Posted by Notcot on May 14, 2012 in
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A box set containing the BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of Philip Pullman’s three books The Amber Spyglass Northern Lights The Subtle Knife set in a world which is like yet very unlike our own. Full details Lyra’s quest to find her missing friend Roger – and her mission to uncover the secret of Dust.
Price : £ 19.08
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Posted by Notcot on May 13, 2012 in
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A box set containing the BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of Philip Pullman’s three books The Amber Spyglass Northern Lights The Subtle Knife set in a world which is like yet very unlike our own. Full details Lyra’s quest to find her missing friend Roger – and her mission to uncover the secret of Dust.
Price : £ 19.08
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Tags: 163, amber spyglass, BBC, bbc radio 4, box, Dark, dark materials, Dust, friend, Full, knife, Lyra, Materials, mission, northern lights, philip pullman, price, quest, Radio, Secret, subtle, subtle knife, three books, Trilogy, world
Posted by Notcot on May 12, 2012 in
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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring Peter Sallis as the great Belgian detective. ; ; Tyrannical millionaire Simeon Lee has been estranged from most of his family for years. But now on Christmas Eve the old man calls them all together once more. Unable to disobey the children gather uneasily and wonder what their father’s intentions are. Does he want to clear up past misunderstandings or cause fresh mischief? ; Before they can find out a deafening crash is heard overhead. Rushing upstairs they discover a shocking sight: Simeon Lee is lying in a pool of blood his throat cut. But it is the strangest thing – the door has been locked from the inside and there is no trace of the murderer. ; ; With so many possible suspects it is lucky for Superintendent Sugden that the Chief Constable has his old friend Hercule Poirot staying with him. It seems to be an impossible case. But as Poirot knows only too well things aren’t always as they seem.
Price : £ 5.99
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Posted by Notcot on May 12, 2012 in
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The complete “BBC Radio 2″ series from Perrier Award nominated duo Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement features Rob Brydon and Neil Finn. “Flight of the Conchords” are Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement and they’re New Zealand’s fourth best folk guitar-based jazz techno hip-hop duo. Over six episodes we follow their attempts to crack the UK’s novelty music scene with songs such as “Frodo” “Don’t Wear The Ring” (‘Magical Bling Bling’) “Fudafafa” “Hiphopapotamus and Think About It” (“Think Think About It”). “The Conchords” have travelled the world and become one of the best-loved double acts on the circuit. Having secured the talents of Rob Brydon Daniel Kitson Greg Proops Nina Conti Rhys Darby and Neil Finn they can – for the first time – tell their story… intoxicating and un-missable!
Price : £ 6.09
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Tags: BBC, bbc radio 2, bling bling, bret mckenzie, daniel kitson, double acts, flight, flight of the conchords, folk, folk guitar, Fudafafa, greg proops, Hiphopapotamus, Jazz, Jemaine, jemaine clement, Magical, Music, neil finn, nina conti, novelty music, Perrier, perrier award, Radio, rhys darby, Ring, rob brydon, story, techno, time
Posted by Notcot on May 9, 2012 in
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The elegant intelligent amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey is one of detective literature’s most popular creations. Ian Carmichael is the personification of Dorothy L. Sayers’ charming investigator in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. ; ; Society’s eligable women are in mourning – Lord Peter Wimsey has married at last. Having finally succeeded in his ardent pursuit of the lovely Harriet Vane they depart for a tranquil honeymoon in a country farmhouse. But the couple’s newly wedded peace is shattered when the dead body of the previous owner is found in the cellar. Why would anyone have wanted to kill old Mr Noakes? What dark secrets was he hiding?
Price : £ 8.99
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