Theatre Royal
In this episode from the series, Sir Laurence Olivier stars in a fully dramatised adaptation of the famous Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde classic by Robert Louis Stevenson.
First broadcast as an half-hour radio programme in the 1950's, this performance captures the marvellous theatrical style of post-war radio before the advent of television and offers the experience of vintage radio at its best.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde:
An episode from the only radio series in which Sir Laurence Olivier ever appeared.
Dr Henry Jekyll is a distinguished physician, bound to Edward Hyde, a violent and ruthless criminal.
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Charles Chilton
Performed By : Various
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
30 minutes
Type : Sci-Fi
Audio Theater
Old Time Radio
Price : $4.99
Charles Chilton's classic science fiction trilogy stormed the BBC airwaves during the 1950s.This is the seventeen of twenty episodes and was broadcast on 27/12/54.. More... |
Al Read
Performed By : Al Read
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
1 hour 30 minutes
Type : British
Humor
Old Time Radio
Modern Classics
Radio Shows
Price : $13.49
Described by the Radio Times as ‘a brilliant observer of the domestic scene, a master reporter of life as we know it’, Al Read’s weekly show drew audiences of 35 million during the 1950s and ‘60s... More... |
Peter Lyon
Performed By : Orson Welles
Publisher : Heritage Media Ltd
19 minutes
Type : Audio Theater
Old Time Radio
Action & Adventure
Thriller
Price : $5.25
Harry Lime, the underworld anti-hero immortalised by Orson Welles in the legendary 1948 film "The Third Man" returns in this series... More... |
Not Known
Performed By : Full Cast Production
Publisher : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
27 minutes
Type : American
Old Time Radio
Drama
Westerns
Price : $1.50
"The Blizzard" A blizzard strikes the territory as Britt and the posse reach the mountains. More...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography
Biographical
Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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