England, Their England by AG Macdonell
Episode 2
Donald Cameron learns more about the eccentric English
- 28 mins
- 27 Sep 1994
BBC Sounds - Categories - Classic & Period
Classic & Period
Hermann Hesse - The Glass Bead Game2. Growing Doubts
Joseph's doubts about the Castalian way of life are compounded by his new position.
- 60 mins
- 25 Jul 2010
Andy Rashleigh - Devonia3. Night Boat
Are there spies among a curious group of passengers aboard Devonia?
- 45 mins
- 16 Jun 1999
Robert Tressell - The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists6. A Beast of Burden
As conditions worsen in Edwardian England for workers, Frank Owen takes a stand.
- 60 mins
- 12 May 1989
Jane Austen - Sense and SensibilityEpisode 2
Elinor and Marianne are invited to stay at Mrs Jennings' house in London.
- 60 mins
- 11 Aug 2013
Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities5. The Substance and the Shadow
Will it be possible to save Charles Darnay's life?
- 45 mins
- 30 Dec 2011
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenChapter 47
Jane Austen’s universally acknowledged romance about Elizabeth Bennett’s search for love.
- 22 mins
- 24 Aug 2019
RL Stevenson - The Master of Ballantrae2. The Unpeaceful Rest
After the brother's bitter duel, the body of James Durie has mysteriously disappeared.
- 60 mins
- 09 May 2004
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John BuchanChapter Two
John Buchan’s thrilling tale of derring-do, secrets and spies set in the shadows of war.
- 14 mins
- 01 Nov 2019
The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan DoyleChapter 7
Arthur Conan Doyle's classic locked-room mystery following Holmes and Watson.
- 27 mins
- 22 Aug 2019
Jane AustenNorthanger Abbey
10. Return
Catherine's visit has ended in disaster, but does she deserve a happy ending?
- 15 mins
- 30 Dec 2016
Electric DecadeAntic Hay
One of the classic titles that characterised the Jazz Age of the 1920s
- 57 mins
- 28 Dec 2020
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëChapter 37
Charlotte Brontë’s intimate and disquieting coming of age classic about secrets and lies.
- 49 mins
- 24 Aug 2019
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf10: For there she was
The final part of Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel, set over one day in 1923.
- 14 mins
- 04 Feb 2022
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameChapter 12
Kenneth Grahame’s jolly riverside romp with the eccentric Mr. Toad and his animal chums.
- 26 mins
- 01 Nov 2019
Cranford by Elizabeth GaskellChapter Seven
Mrs Gaskell’s much-loved portrait of life in a small town and its female inhabitants.
- 25 mins
- 01 Nov 2019
The War of the Worlds by HG WellsBook 2 - Chapter 4
HG Wells’ iconic sci-fi story about the battle to save Earth from a Martian invasion.
- 10 mins
- 23 Aug 2019
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldChapter 9
The party is over.
- 35 mins
- 08 Jul 2021
Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm3. Secrets
Disgraced Lady Mason faces trial, but will her son Lucius support her or lose his home?
- 60 mins
- 11 Jan 2009
The Railway Children by E. NesbitChapter Eight
E Nesbit’s heart-warming story of three siblings hoping to be reunited with their father.
- 25 mins
- 01 Nov 2019
