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An epic BBC Radio drama series set in the Welsh valleys, about medical life before the NHS. Based on AJ Cronin’s award-winning 1937 novel of the same name, which partly inspired Nye Bevan to create the NHS, this gripping drama centres on Andrew Manson, a newly trained GP in 1920s Wales. Young and idealistic, he is full of enthusiasm when he first arrives in the small mining village of Drineffy, where he is to work as assistant to the elderly Dr Page. But he soon encounters corruption, apathy and appalling medical practices, and becomes determined to storm the citadel of the medical establishment and make a difference. In these collected episodes, he befriends the cynical Dr Denny and helps him to deal with a typhoid epidemic; meets the love of his life, Christine; performs a remarkable doctoring feat in a crisis; takes a new job in a larger town; becomes caught up in the 1926 miners’ strike – and makes a desperate attempt to save the life of someone close to him… Adapted from Cronin’s novel by scriptwriter Christopher Reason, this compelling drama about a dedicated doctor developing his career and family life against the backdrop of a country undergoing significant change. Episode 1 00:00 Dr Denny's feelings for Christine have deepened. Meanwhile Dr Manson, oblivious to it all, is fighting hard to create a new chest clinic. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service. Written by Christopher Reason. Dr. Manson ...... George Blagden Dr. Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Dr. Hope ...... Seamus O'Neill Mrs. Wynne Evans ...... Kate Coogan Director: Pauline Harris Producers: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019. Episode 2 13:45 Dr Manson questions the mine owner, Mr Vaughan, about his record on safety at the pit. Meanwhile, Mr Vaughan's wife, Lydia, befriends Denny; she knows of his past as a doctor at the siege of Kut. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service. Written by Christopher Reason Manson ...... George Blagden Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Vaughan ...... Seamus O'Neill Lydia Vaughan ...... Kate Coogan Director: Pauline Harris Producer: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019. Episode 3 27:30 Denny's in love with Manson's wife, Christine. When he decides to leave it ends in tragedy. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service. Written by Christopher Reason Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Lydia ...... Kate Coogan Director: Pauline Harris Producer: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019. Episode 4 41:21 Manson tends to his colleague Denny in his crashed car - in a desperate bid to save his life... Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service. Written by Christopher Reason Manson ...... George Blagden Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Denny's Father ...... Seamus O'Neill Director: Pauline Harris Producer: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019. Episode 5 55:06 Manson is confounded when Denny will not join him in fighting Vaughan for negligence in sub-standard safety at the pit. The reason for Denny's reluctance is Lydia Vaughan, whose own health is under threat as Manson discovers the real cause of her tremors. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service. Written by Christopher Reason Manson ...... George Blagden Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Lydia ...... Kate Coogan Director: Pauline Harris Producer: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez (BBC Radio Drama) written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 22nd September 1993 Cast Clive Merrison as Sherlock Holmes Michael Williams as Dr John Watson Maurice Denham as Professor Coram Maureen O'Brien as The Strange Lady Andrew Wincott as Inspector Hopkins Linda Polan as Mrs Marker Federay Holmes as Susan Tarlton James Telfer as Constable Langdon Violin played by Leonard Friedman Dramatised for radio by Peter Ling Directed by Enyd Williams Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Afternoon Play: Odd Wed 19th Apr 2006, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM Michael Harris feels he's been wasting his precious words writing commercials. Then, at breakfast, his wife asks him to pass "the spanner". Overnight every word in the English language seems to have changed its meaning and soon there's only one person left in the world who understands him: his secretary. A fable about words and the tricks they can play, by Robert Shearman. Producer Martin Jarvis : Director Rosalind Ayres Michael: Michael Simkins Heather: Finty Williams Priscilla: Serena Evans Policeman: Jon Glover Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The Flying Dutchman SNT Author : Roger Danes Play : The Flying Dutchman First Broadcast on : 19 November 1994 For centuries, sailors around the world have told the legend of a cursed ghost ship, named The Flying Dutchman. The ship is cursed, and as such can never return to port. Since it has place to go, The Flying Dutchman sails around the ocean aimlessly, haunting the minds of sailors and toying with the imaginations of sea farers globally. There have been tales for ages, of late-night spotters in the crow's nest of a ship seeing a ghost ship passing their bow. Men swear on their lives that the cursed ship, The Flying Dutchman was seen sailing past them. Where did this legend come from, and who started telling the story of this cursed ship? The first references to The Flying Dutchman comes from the writings of George Barrington in the late 1700's who wrote about the ship that appeared and then disappeared in a dark cloud - like an apparition. Several other writers and authors have written stories and poems including mentions of The Flying Dutchman. In all of the references, they talk about the ship being a terrible omen to sailors... They never want to see this ship. Seeing The Flying Dutchman is tantamount to a visit from God telling them that their voyage has been cursed. In such a circumstance a sailor must wonder if they will live to retirement age, let alone take a pension lump sum before retirement. At the point the Flying Dutchman is spotted retirement seems a long way off. Was The Flying Dutchman an actual ship, or was it created as folklore? The jury is still out on this question, but many who have speculated about the legend agree that The Flying Dutchman was a ship that became doomed for one reason or another. Some say that The Flying Dutchman was used for piracy and was loaded with gold and other loot. While travelling with a load of treasure, unspeakable crimes were committed on board the ship, thus making it cursed forever. Other variations of the legend say that the Captain of The Flying Dutchman refused to go to port in the face of a horrible storm and as a result the entire ship perished. Others claim that the ship was not called The Flying Dutchman - that instead it was the name of the captain of the ship. Eventually, as people passed the legend down through the generations, the story of The Flying Dutchman referred to the ship. Throughout the years, many sailors have claimed to see a ship sailing past them, and then disappearing. One of the most famous men who swore to have seen The Flying Dutchman is Prince George of Wales, along with his brother Prince Albert Victor. In his writings, he stated that no less than thirteen men saw The Flying Dutchman sail by their ship in the middle of the night, and a few hours later disappeared from all site into thin air. With all of these sightings, this leaves sailors and observers to wonder... Is there any merit to this legend? As has been well-documented, The Bermuda Triangle has taken the lives of many sailors and pilots throughout history. It is difficult to argue against eyewitness accounts - but can there be a logical explanation to these sightings? Some scientists have stated that the moon light reflecting on the ocean in a distance can create an illusion of sorts, almost like a mirage creates images in a sandy desert. Does The Flying Dutchman exist today, or is it simply a legend from long ago? Regardless of what one may believe, mariners today do not gamble with fate. This story may be a legend to those who casually read about stories on the ocean's open waters, but one thing is for certain: A sailor does not dare to call the bluff of the mighty ocean for they do not want to fall victim to the same fate as The Flying Dutchman. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Twenty Four Hours From Tulse Hill by Guy Meredith and Zalie Burrow was broadcast in 2018. Story: A romantic comedy set in an estate agent in North London. Would-be writer Mark and artist Lisa work alongside each other, but both are yearning for a more rewarding life. Their boss comes up with an exciting challenge that could earn them a lot of money and increase their chances of leaving, but it is conditional on making one big sale. Their prospective client seems wealthy enough and all seems to go well - but a hitch sees their dream fading. Cast: Mark - John Heffernan Lisa - Catriona Stewart Myles - Nicholas Le Prevost Bartleman - Philip Jackson Nic - Ricky Norwood Selena - Rachel Atkins Director - Cherry Cookson Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Katherine Parkinson and Julian Rhind-Tutt star in this 'Comedy Showcase' pilot about aliens invading Earth, who start with a small English village. invasion of a small English village The Geonin are not your typical alien invaders. Instead of the usual all-at-once approach to global domination (which usually fails, they've noticed) they've decided to start small. They've encircled a small English village with an impenetrable heat wave, preventing anything coming in or out. With Cresdon Green as their base, they will learn about humankind, using their knowledge to effectively and efficiently spread their domination over the rest of the world, bit by bit. Katrina just came back to borrow some money from her parents. And, having been turned down, she's really in no mood to stick around - but the Geonin are not letting anyone in or out, and she has tickets to the theatre in London. Unfortunately almost everyone in the village is too cowardly, apathetic, polite or stupid to stand up to them, so what choice does Katrina have but to start The Resistance herself? In the cricket pavilion. Written by Eddie Robson. Producer: Ed Morrish. First Broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2013. CAST Katrina Lyons ...... Katherine Parkinson (Pilot only) Katrina Lyons ...... Hattie Morahan Field Commander Uljabaan.. Julian Rhind-Tutt Margaret Lyons ..... Jan Francis Richard Lyons ..... Peter Davison Ron ..... Dave Lamb Lucy Alexander ..... Hannah Murray Computer ..... John-Luke Roberts Chris ..... Don Gilet Special guest ..... Geoff McGivern Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

A BBC Radio adaptation by John Scotney of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story of high seas adventure, scheming "buccaneers and buried gold" that set the bar for all pirate adventure stories to come. The novel was originally serialised from 1881 to 1882 in the children's magazine YOUNG FOLKS, published as a book on 14 November 1883 and has since been adapted for radio, film and television many times. Long John Silver ... Peter Jeffrey Israel Hands ... Glyn Houston Ben Gunn ... High Paddick Squire Trelawney ... John Moffatt Dr. Livesey ... Geoffrey Whitehead Jim Hawkins ... Ben Rodska Captain Smollett ... Stephen Thorne Captain Flint ... David King Billy Bones ... Brian Haines Mrs. Hawkins/Mrs. Silver ... Teasa Worsley Black Dog/Anderson ... Michael Kilgarriff Blind Pew ... Anthony Hall Dick ... Brian Miller Tom Morgan ... John Bull George Merry ... John Hollis Dance/Grey ... Paul Downing Joyce/Commander ... David Goodland Alan/Rating ... Charles Simpson Captain Flint the Parrot ... Wally K. Daly Directed by Martin Jenkins Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Trelawny of the "Wells" is an 1898 comic play by Arthur Wing Pinero. It tells the story of a theatre star who attempts to give up the stage for love, but is unable to fit into conventional society. Trelawny of the "Wells" tells the story of Rose Trelawny, a popular star of melodrama plays at the Barridge Wells Theatre (a thinly disguised Sadler's Wells Theatre). Rose gives up the stage when she decides to marry her sweetheart, Arthur Gower, in order to please his conservative family. She finds life with Arthur's grandfather and great-aunt, Sir William and Lady Tralfagar, unbearably dull, and they detest her loud and unrestrained personality. Rose runs back to the theatre, abandoning Arthur. But her experience of the "real world" has killed her talent for melodrama, and she cannot recapture the liveliness that had made her a star. Meanwhile, Arthur has secretly run away to become an actor at the Bristol Old Vic. The problem is solved when Rose encounters Sir William again, and she reawakens his memory of admiring the great actor Edmund Kean as a young man. Sir William offers to help Rose's friend, Tom Wrench, an aspiring playwright who dreams of staging plays in a more realist style than the melodramas that dominate the stage. Tom stages the play with Rose as the star, and her newfound seriousness fits his style perfectly. Tom secretly arranges for Arthur to play the leading male role, and the lovers are re-united on stage. Saturday Night Theatre was a long-running radio drama strand on BBC Radio 4. The strand showcased feature-length, middle-brow single plays on Saturday evenings for more than 50 years, having been launched in April 1943. The plays featured in the strand included stage plays, book adaptations and original dramatisations. For most of its history, programmes ran for 90 minutes and were largely entertainment-centred, such as thrillers, comedies and mysteries. Saturday Night Theatre was noted as the major drama of the week on BBC Radio 4, until it was scrapped as a programme strand in 1996. Shorter plays continued to be broadcast on Radio 4 on Saturday evenings from 1996 until the relaunch of the channel's schedule in April 1998 by James Boyle, when single dramas were removed from the Saturday evening schedule. Since 1998, the main weekly play on the station has been The Saturday Play, a daytime programme that runs for 60–90 minutes. There have since been campaigns to bring back Saturday Night Theatre, but in the context of BBC budget cuts, that have included the 2010 axing of Radio 4's Friday Play (established in 1998, when Saturday Night Theatre was abolished), any return looks unlikely. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Based on AJ Cronin’s award-winning 1937 novel of the same name, which partly inspired Nye Bevan to create the NHS, this gripping drama centres on Andrew Manson, a newly trained GP in 1920s Wales. Young and idealistic, he is full of enthusiasm when he first arrives in the small mining village of Drineffy, where he is to work as assistant to the elderly Dr Page. But he soon encounters corruption, apathy and appalling medical practices, and becomes determined to storm the citadel of the medical establishment and make a difference. In these collected episodes, he befriends the cynical Dr Denny and helps him to deal with a typhoid epidemic; meets the love of his life, Christine; performs a remarkable doctoring feat in a crisis; takes a new job in a larger town; becomes caught up in the 1926 miners’ strike – and makes a desperate attempt to save the life of someone close to him… Adapted from Cronin’s novel by scriptwriter Christopher Reason, this compelling drama about a dedicated doctor developing his career and family life against the backdrop of a country undergoing significant change. Episode 1 00:00 It's 1926 and the General Strike has just ended. But the miners have decided to fight on. Dr Manson and his friend and colleague Dr Denny have different views on whether to support the strike or not... Return of the drama series set in the Welsh valleys about life before the National Health Service. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS. Dramatised by Christopher Reason. Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Sam Bevan ...... Jason Done Vaughan ...... Sean Murray Nye Bevan ...... Ben Addis Director Gary Brown Producers: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018. Episode 2 13:41 Dr Denny is furious at Dr Manson when he finds out the source of his research money. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service. Dramatised by Christopher Reason. Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Sam ...... Jason Done Vaughan ...... Sean Murray Director Gary Brown Producers: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018. Episode 3 27:28 Christine gets involved in the strike, much to Andrew Manson's consternation. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service. Dramatised by Christopher Reason Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Singer/Magistrate ...... Simeon Truby Director: Gary Brown Producers: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018. Episode 4 41:00 Manson and Denny reconcile when they have to attend a medical emergency. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service. Dramatised by Christopher Reason Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Sam ...... Jason Done Miner ...... Stephen Marzella Undermanager ...... Simeon Truby Director: Gary Brown Producers: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018. Episode 5 54:28 The miners return to work and Christine and Andrew take a trip to London. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service. Dramatised by Christopher Reason Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Owen ...... Stephen Marzella Blodwen ...... Sue Jenkins Director: Gary Brown Producers: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2018. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The Hound of the Baskervilles By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Adapted for radio by Felix Felton With Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley Sherlock Holmes: Carleton Hobbs Dr. Watson: Norman Shelley Dr. Mortimer: Kenneth Dight Sir Henry Baskerville: Manning Wilson Barrymore: Charles Simon Eliza Barrymore: Gladys Spencer Mr. Staplelon: Michael Bilton Beryl Stapleton: Dorit Welles Laura Lyons: Shirley Cooklin Lestrade: Humphrey Morton Perkins: William Eedle Postmaster: Anthony Hall Produced By: Robin Midgley Saturday-Night Theatre: First broadcast: Sat 5th Aug 1961 20:30 on BBC Home Service Basic Could the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville have been caused by the gigantic ghostly hound that is said to have haunted his family for generations? Arch-rationalist Sherlock Holmes characteristically dismisses the theory as nonsense. Immersed in another case, he sends Watson to Devon to protect the Baskerville heir and observe the suspects close at hand. With its atmospheric setting on the ancient, wild moorland and its savage apparition, The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of the greatest crime novels ever written. Rationalism is pitted against the supernatural, good against evil, as Sherlock Holmes seeks to defeat a foe almost his equal. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The Edinburgh Mystery And Other Tales of Scottish Crime Narrated by: Sarah Barron, David Monteath, Mark Meadows, John Telfer From the dramatic Highlands to bustling cities, the unique landscapes and locales of Scotland have enthralled and shaped generations of mystery writers. This new collection presents 17 classic stories, spanning a period from the 1880s to the 1970s, by a host of Scottish authors alongside writers from south of the border inspired by the history and majesty of the storied country. Featuring vintage tales by Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson and Baroness Orczy together with mid-20th-century mini-masterpieces by Margot Bennett, Michael Innes and Cyril Hare, this anthology also includes a rare Josephine Tey short story, reprinted for the first time since 1930. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

A BBC Radio adaptation by Peter Redgrove of the lesser-known Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Benath a juniper tree, a mother-to-be dreams of her child ... and her own death. After the birth of a son and the mother's death, a stepmother with a daughter of her own arrives, and out of spite causes the boy's death...but tricks her daughter into believing that the girl killed her brother and in a typically gruesome fairy tale manner disposes of the boy's body. However, this is a Brothers Grimm fairy tale ... meaning that an appropriate and suitably terrible vengeance is in store ... The Mother ... Jennifer Piercey Norman, the Father ... Michael McStay Eva, the Stepmother ... Deborah Makepeace Anne-Marie, the Daughter ... Abigail Docherty Victor, the Son/The Voice of the Bird ... Anthony Coupe The Metalsmith ... Stephen Hattersley The Cobbler ... David Goodland Music composed and realized by Stephen Rollings Directed by Brian Miller Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 18 August 1987 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Young and idealistic, he is full of enthusiasm when he first arrives in the small mining village of Drineffy, where he is to work as assistant to the elderly Dr Page. But he soon encounters corruption, apathy and appalling medical practices, and becomes determined to storm the citadel of the medical establishment and make a difference. Episode 1 00:00 Dr Manson's good friend, Dr Denny, has a new job at a medical aid society in a larger, more advanced town – and he wants Manson to join him. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS. Set in mid-1920s South Wales. Dramatised by Christopher Reason. Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Gwyneth ...... Fiona Clarke Owen ...... Stephen Marzella Ed Chenkin ...... Jason Done Megan ...... Kerry Gooderson Nye Bevan ...... Ben Addis Garonwy ...... James Kelly Director: Pauline Harris Producers: Pauline Harris and Gary Brown First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018. Episode 2 13:48 Manson and Christine move into their new home with prospects of a great new beginning. But then Manson meets his new boss and realises Denny hasn't been altogether honest with him. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS. Set in mid-1920s South Wales. Dramatised by Christopher Reason. Manson ..... Richard Fleeshman Denny ..... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Gwyneth ........ Fiona Clarke Llewellyn ...... Stephen Hogan Director: Pauline Harris Producers: Pauline Harris and Gary Brown First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018. Episode 3 27:42 Dr Manson is proving unpopular with his new patients when he refuses to sign them off work like his predecessor. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS. Set in mid-1920s South Wales. Dramatised by Christopher Reason. Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Ben Chenkin ...... Jason Done Llewellyn ...... Stephen Hogan Thomas Evans ...... Ben Addis Nurse Lloyd ...... Emma Gregory Owen ...... Stephen Marzella Director: Pauline Harris Producers: Pauline Harris and Gary Brown First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018. Episode 4 41:31 Denny's pregnant girlfriend, Gwyneth has an emergency operation. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS. Set in mid-1920s South Wales. Dramatised by Christopher Reason. Manson ..... Richard Fleeshman Denny ..... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Gwyneth ........ Fiona Clarke Llewellyn ...... Stephen Hogan Nurse Lloyd ....... Emma Gregory Director: Pauline Harris Producers: Pauline Harris and Gary Brown First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018. Episode 5 55:20 Dr Manson seeks justice for the flagrant misconduct of Llewellyn. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS. Set in mid-1920s South Wales. Dramatised by Christopher Reason. Manson ..... Richard Fleeshman Denny ..... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Catrin Stewart Llewellyn ...... Stephen Hogan Owen ....... Stephen Marzella Nurse Lloyd ....... Emma Gregory Director: Pauline Harris Producers: Pauline Harris and Gary Brown First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The Man By Raymond Briggs Briggs' original and provocative story tells what happens when a seven-inch man appears at the home of a young boy, and the boy is compelled to become a father to the man. An award-winning bestseller in England, Raymond Briggs's "surreal, mind-bending masterpiece" (Manchester Guardian) is truly a book for all ages. With over 150 illustrations and text told entirely in dialogue. Afternoon Play BBC Radio 4 2006 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Afternoon Play: The Mironov Legacy Tue 5th Sep 2006, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM Helen Mirren stars in a play that explores her Russian ancestry, by Helen Dunmore. Mirren's grandfather, Pyotr Mironov, was a Tsarist officer who, after tne Russian Revolution, became an exile in England, losing his home, family, language, career and social standing. Music arranged and played by Adrian Zolotuhin Producer/Director Mark Smalley Lena: Helen Mirren Pyotr: Geoffrey Whitehead Basil: Stuart Fox Gruzinov: Lain Mitchell Lenkipop: Susanna Dye Trinie: Sophie Ford Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Saturday-Night Theatre Sat 23rd Apr 1983, 20:10 on BBC Radio 4 FM Dragon An epic saga by Don Haworth In this allegorical story reflecting on the nature of power and war, the legend of St George and the Dragon Is turned on Its head. other warriors and dragons played by John MacAndrew, Joe Dunlop, Alaric Cotter Directed by Richard Worley George: Robert Stephens Thesaurus: Alan Bennett The King: Cyril Shaps The Queen: Pauline Letts Amalric: David Timson The narrator Alculn: Stephen Thorne Young Alcuin: Jill Lidstone Toron: Elizabeth Lindsay Felice: Jayn Rosamund Geila: Kathryn Hurlbutt Sybil: Christine Absalom Priest: Alan Dudley Fippa: Sonia Fraser Herald: Alexander John Kalor: John Rye Balin: Michael Spice Emich: John Hollis Pons: Haydn Wood Grendal: Stephen Garlick Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

SATURDAY-NIGHT THEATRE Sat 7th Jan 1967, 20:30 on BBC Home Service Basic The Sleeping Prince by Terence Rattigan adapted for radio by Gerry Jones with Millicent Martin Peter Wyngarde and Fay Compton Music by Vivian Ellis arranged and conducted by Alan Paul Produced by Guy Vaesen An enchanting comedy that has a wonderful message: love! If only there was more love in the world, wars would end, people would be much happier because their relationships would mend. Mary: Millicent Martin The Regent: Peter Wyngarde Peter Northbrook: Aubrey Woods Producer: Ronald Herdman Laura: Olga Lindo The King: Brian Hewlett Grand Duchess: Fay Compton The Countess: Anna Burden Majordomo: Ronald Herdman The Baroness: Anna Burden The Archduchess: Olga Lindo The Princess: Julie Stevens Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Saturday-Night Theatre: The Higher They Fly Sat 21st Aug 1965, 20:30 on BBC Home Service Basic The novel by Christopher Hodder-Williams freely adapted for broadcasting by Norman Edwards. ’Ladies and gentlemen, I want you to listen rather carefully to what I am going to say, because you will all know by now that there is a bit of a snag with this aircraft, and I don'want you to get the idea that things are worse than they really are. That is why I am going to tell you the facts.' Producer: John Gibson Scrivens: Patrick Barr Robert Fleming: Peter Claughton Forbes: Brian Hewlett Ken Woodford: Bruce Beeby Susan Eccles: Shirley Dixon Jack Hubb: Peter Marinker Dr Dulcie Rogers: Betty Huntley-Wright Mr Valentine: Barry Keegan Jimmy Truman: Christopher Greatorex Captain Crooke: Howard Marion-Crawford Geoff Simmonds: Colin Campbell Julie: Sheila Grant Gregg: Duncan McIntyre Dawlish: Frank Partington Perkins: Gordon Gardner Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Saturday-Night Theatre: The High Frontier Sat 16th Jul 1994, 19:50 on BBC Radio 4 FM Roger Stennett's play is based on the real-life story of cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev. On board the Soviet space station MIR, 200 miles above the Earth, cosmonaut Sergei Rasskazov is preparing to return home after 376 days in space. But while he's been away the old Soviet Union has collapsed, and with it his beliefs and dreams. Director Adrian Bean Rasskazov: David Hargreaves Sokolov: Shaun Prendergast Voskayan/USA ground controller: David Jarvis Freeman: Stuart Milligan Sutherland: Lorelei King Nelson /Russian ground controller: Peter Whitman Dunbar: Vincent Marzello Ryumin: Lyndam Gregory Russian TV interviewer: Susannah Corbett Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Saturday-Night Theatre: Navyman God Sat 19th Jan 1985, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Christopher Russell A play based on the true story of the British Naval Africa Expedition of 1915, which trekked 3,000 miles from South Africa to Lake Tanganyika, carrying two gunboats, in order to overcome German domination of the lake. With Barry Foster as Commander Spicer-Simson, the eccentric leader of the expedition, who became known as 'Navyman God'. Drums played by: Don Lawson and Allan Ganley Director: Glyn Dearman Commander Spicer-Simson: Barry Foster Hanschell: Graham Blockey Admiral Jackson: John Forbes-Robertson Admiral Gamble: William Eedle John Lee: Bernard Brown Wainwright: Sean Barrett Eastwood: Brian Smith Cross: Colin Starkey Dudley: Trevor Nichols Waterhouse: John Webb Tait:Jamie Roberts Goor: Robin Summers Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

An occasional series of biographical comedies that imagines Noel Coward in the role of an amateur detective. Starring Malcolm Sinclair as Noel Coward with Eleanor Bron as his devoted secretary Lorn Lorraine and Tam Williams as his devoted valet Cole Lesley 5 Our Man in Jamaica (01.09.07) Biographical comedy, by Marcy Kahan. Reconciled to being out of fashion, Noel Coward is determined to finish his first novel, until his neighbour Ian Fleming sets him an espionage challenge. Producer/Director Gordon House Noel Coward: Malcolm Sinclair Lorn Loraine: Eleanor Bron Cole Lesley: Tam Williams Ian Fleming: Nicholas Farrell Marlene Dietrich: Alison Pettitt Shrafft: Kerry Shale Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

Sci-Fi thriller dramatised by him from his novel of the same title. No school until further notice. The village schoolhouse is in use as a morgue. There has been a tragedy at the remote Jenner Clinic. It has always been a place of secrets and now, something terrible has happened. When police are called in to investigate a series of brutal killings at an isolated scientific laboratory, within hours Government officials are on the scene and the investigation is hushed up. Why? Alison:……..Sarah Badel Peter Carson:……..Christian Rodska Det Sgt Stoneley:……Brian Glover Det Insp Schaffer:…….John Webb Tracey/WPC:……Jenny Funnell Jenner/Gaskell:……..David Sinclair Dr Horsley:…….Tessa Worsley Sgt Crighton:……Christopher Douglas Roger Forester:…….Graham Blockey Morgue official:…….Marlene Sidaway Capt Windeler:……Bernard Brown Diana/WPC:………Helena Breck Hennessy:…….Sean Arnold Prof Liawski:……..Leonard Fenton PC/Soldier:……John Voce Directed by Martin Jenkins Saturday-Night Theatre: Chimera Sat 20th Apr 1985, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM A terrifyingly plausible journey into the disturbing nerve-centers of medical science where our secret future is formed today. When Peter Carson is invited to the pioneering Jenner Clinic by one of the lab assistants, he's naturally intrigued. But when he arrives at the remote site in the Cumbrian fells to find police roadblocks and official silence, he realises that he's stumbled onto a story that will do him no good at all. Dr Jenner's work matters to the government. Enough to warrant unlimited funding, high security, and the best technicians in the country. But something has gone badly wrong. The project that has no room for mistakes has produced a result so terrible that it must never see the light of day. And now the evidence must be destroyed, whatever the cost. Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

The Thirty-First of June When that elusive day, 31 June, comes round it is not surprising that extraordinary and magical things happen. The centuries part and Romance is in the air. Melicent ... Debby Cumming Sam ... John Levitt King Meliot ... Alan Dudley Dimmock ... Anthony Newlands Malgrim ... John Rye Marlagram ... Peter Woodthorpe Captain Plunkett ... Henry Stamper Lamison ... David Gooderson Ninette ... Maggie Mullarkey Jarvie ... James Kerry Anne ... Jill Lidstone Philip ... Philip Reilly Queenie ... Jean Trend Written by J.B. Priestley Dramatised by Brian Sibley Director Graham Gauld Radiophonics: Peter Howell First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1983 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

An epic BBC Radio drama series set in the Welsh valleys, about medical life before the NHS. Based on AJ Cronin’s award-winning 1937 novel of the same name, which partly inspired Nye Bevan to create the NHS, this gripping drama centres on Andrew Manson, a newly trained GP in 1920s Wales. Young and idealistic, he is full of enthusiasm when he first arrives in the small mining village of Drineffy, where he is to work as assistant to the elderly Dr Page. But he soon encounters corruption, apathy and appalling medical practices, and becomes determined to storm the citadel of the medical establishment and make a difference. In these collected episodes, he befriends the cynical Dr Denny and helps him to deal with a typhoid epidemic; meets the love of his life, Christine; performs a remarkable doctoring feat in a crisis; takes a new job in a larger town; becomes caught up in the 1926 miners’ strike – and makes a desperate attempt to save the life of someone close to him… Adapted from Cronin’s novel by scriptwriter Christopher Reason, this compelling drama about a dedicated doctor developing his career and family life against the backdrop of a country undergoing significant change. Episode 1 00:00 Established He remains good friends with the cynical Dr Denny - a flawed genius, and narrator, who observes Manson's very own sickness - 'love sickness'. Set in the mid 1920s and based on A J Cronin's ground breaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS. Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Alexandra Roach Branwell ...... Philip Fox Gladys ...... Kath Weare Aneurin Rees ...... Simon Ludders Mrs Howellls ...... Ellie Darvill Episode 2 13:47 Jealousy When Dr Andrew Manson personally assists in helping the sick Dr Page, it causes jealousy and friction with Dr Page's sister. Though Manson has fallen in love and feels like he can take on the world, much to the irritation of his friend and narrator, Dr Denny. Set in a mid 1920s South Wales mining town, Drineffy. Based on AJ Cronin's ground breaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS. Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Blodwen Page ...... Sue Jenkins Dr Page ...... Seamus O'Neill Branwell ...... Philip Fox Dramatised by Christopher Reason. Producer: Pauline Harris and Gary Brown. Director: Gary Brown First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018. Episode 3 27:31 First Date Dr Andrew Manson's future is on the line; his elderly employer, Dr Page's jealous sister is set on wreaking havoc for him. But Manson has more important things on his mind; his first date with Christine. Set in a mid-1920s South Wales mining town, Drineffy. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS. Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Alexandra Roach Blodwen Page ....... Sue Jenkins Dramatised by Christopher Reason. Producer: Pauline Harris and Gary Brown Director: Gary Brown First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018 Episode 4 41:23:05 Crisis Dr Andrew Manson performs a remarkable doctoring feat in a crisis. Set in a mid-1920s South Wales mining town, Drineffy. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS. Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Susan ...... Fiona Clarke Midwife ...... Ellie Darvill Joe Morgan ...... Ben Addis Dramatised by Christopher Reason. Producers: Pauline Harris and Gary Brown Director: Gary Brown First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018. Episode 5 54:53 Changes Dr Andrew Manson is approached by a union Branch Secretary hoping to effect change in medical practice. The estranged love of his life, Christine, is back in town. Set in a mid-1920s South Wales mining town, Drineffy. Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS. Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones Christine ...... Alexandra Roach Blodwen Page ..... Sue Jenkins Dr Page ...... Seamus O'Neill Daffyd ...... Simeon Truby Produced by Pauline Harris and Gary Brown. Directed by Gary Brown. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018 Do you enjoy the variety on Oldtuberadio? Like, Share and Subscribe to be notified of our new shows #radio #crime #thriller #drama To Support this channel please visit https://www.buymeacoffee.com/oldtuberadio https://ko-fi.com/oldtuberadio98 https://www.patreon.com/oldtuberadio https://locals.com/Oldtuberadio

BBC RADIO DRAMA: NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH by Peter Walley was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 9th March 1985. Story: Janet Isherwood had a blazing row with her husband the night before she disappeared. It was heard all over the cul-de-sac; two days later the police arrived and started asking Roy Isherwood questions. When he couldn't answer them they dug up his garden. All of which his neighbours found most interesting.