"Sad Cypress" by Agatha Christie
[A BBC RADIO 4 FULL-CAST DRAMATISATION]
A charming, classic English country house mystery is brought to life in this radio dramatization. Hercule Poirot investigates the poisoning of a young woman following the death of a wealthy widow. Poirot is given a charming, astute characterization without overdoing it. The full cast of actors and complete sound track vividly create scenes, adding dimension a single narrator cannot. Gossipy whispering among servants, musical bridges and quick scene changes to advance the plot effectively build suspense and suspicion. This performance leaves the listener hoping Bantam will present more of Christie's tales--many well suited to the audio format.
"Hound of the Baskervilles"
by Arthur Conan Doyle
[A BBC RADIO 4 FULL-CAST DRAMATISATION]
For generations, the legend has been passed down. A satanic tale of a gigantic hell-hound, a devil incarnate who stalks the wastes of Dartmoor wreaking a bloody and terrible vengeance upon the heirs of the house of Baskerville.
While a country doctor brings the bizarre and seemingly unearthly circumstances surrounding the death of Sir Charles Baskerville to the attention of Sherlock Holmes, it is the beginning of one of the strangest cases of the great detective's career. Convinced by the arrival of an extraordinary warning that Sir Charles' heir, Henry, is in danger of his life, Holmes dispatches Dr. Watson to accompany the young man to the dark and somber house deep within the bleak Devon moor. With peril at every hand and a murderous escaped convict at large, the mystery deepens. Is the ancient legend true, or is the hideous creature merely a part of a sinister conspiracy whose origins are all too diabolically human?
History greatest love affairs Для тех, кто празднует 8 марта. Про любовь.
Abelard & Heloise
Ulysses On The Ocean
Penelope Waiting
The Return Of The King
Thy Lips To Kiss
Conqueror
Victoria and Albert
Alexander and Hephaestion
Pierre and Marie
The Song of Solomon
The Washingtons: George and Martha
The Myrtle Is Hidden: Esther and Ahasueras
Through the Storm: Ansel and Addie Easton
Bess and Harry Houdini
Compelling story of one of history's many star-crossed pairs of lovers. Produced with period music and professional narrators, this program is a small jewel to share with someone you love (or would like to).
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Churchill (12 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Taught by J. Rufus Fears, University of Oklahoma, Ph.D., Harvard University
The winner of 15 awards for his outstanding teaching skills—including University of Oklahoma Professor of the Year three times—he frequently leads study trips to historical sites in the United States and Europe.
Of these, "Winston Churchill and World War II" is the most popular.
These lectures will make it clear why this is so as you experience Professor Fears's learning, his deep understanding of Churchill, and his command of both the details of his subject's life and of the lecturer's art as he brings his subject to life with dramatic flair.
Churchill
