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The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist: Part Two
A sinister plot is laid bare as Holmes unmasks the young woman’s shadowy pursuer.
08 Jan 2026,·24 mins
2. Lucky Charley
An unexpected visitor sparks disruption for Castle Tennent's new butler.
25 Mar 2007,·60 mins
The Ghost in the Bride’s Chamber: Part Two
The story of the dead bride is revealed, but will anyone believe this tall tale?
05 Jan 2026,·54 mins
Murder in the Cathedral
Danny Sapani stars in TS Eliot's drama about the murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury.
27 Dec 2025,·87 mins
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice, Part 25
Will it be third-time lucky for Lizzy, as she receives yet another proposal?
23 Dec 2025,·72 mins
Episode 2
Unscrupulous society widow Lady Susan Vernon is still scheming.
21 Dec 2025,·70 mins
Chapter 24
Reconciliations, rewards, and just deserts.
04 Dec 2025,·9 mins
Northanger Abbey
10. Return
Catherine's visit has ended in disaster, but does she deserve a happy ending?
30 Dec 2016,·15 mins
Elinor and Marianne are invited to stay at Mrs Jennings' house in London.
11 Aug 2013,·60 mins
Chapter Ten
John Buchan’s thrilling tale of derring-do, secrets and spies set in the shadows of war.
01 Nov 2019,·33 mins
Chapter 12
Kenneth Grahame’s jolly riverside romp with the eccentric Mr. Toad and his animal chums.
01 Nov 2019,·26 mins
Chapter 47
Jane Austen’s universally acknowledged romance about Elizabeth Bennett’s search for love.
24 Aug 2019,·22 mins
Chapter 1
Charles Dickens' timeless classic about a bitter old man who has a Christmas epiphany.
17 Dec 2019,·49 mins
Chapter 34
Emily Brontë's tempestuous tale of passions, betrayal and retribution on the wild moors.
24 Aug 2019,·30 mins
Episode 5: Experience
No truth can be suppressed forever – as Lydia’s about to find out.
19 Sep 2025,·14 mins
Chapter 37
Charlotte Brontë’s intimate and disquieting coming of age classic about secrets and lies.
24 Aug 2019,·49 mins
6: 'Do it to Julia!'
Tom Hollander ends a day of readings from Orwell's great dystopian masterpiece.
08 Jun 2024,·57 mins
Chapter 7
Arthur Conan Doyle's classic locked-room mystery following Holmes and Watson.
22 Aug 2019,·27 mins
Chapter Eight
E Nesbit’s heart-warming story of three siblings hoping to be reunited with their father.
01 Nov 2019,·25 mins
Chapter Seven
Mrs Gaskell’s much-loved portrait of life in a small town and its female inhabitants.
5. The Substance and the Shadow
Will it be possible to save Charles Darnay's life?
30 Dec 2011,·45 mins
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story for Christmas, starring Ralph Richardson.
09 Dec 2022,·60 mins
Episode 6
As Pip heals and faces the future, startling facts about Estella emerge.
02 Jan 2009,·60 mins
Chapter 6
A doctor experiments with the duality of human nature, and in doing so creates a monster.
22 Aug 2019,·10 mins
Book 2 - Chapter 4
HG Wells’ iconic sci-fi story about the battle to save Earth from a Martian invasion.
23 Aug 2019,·10 mins
Chapter 10
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
08 Jul 2021,·24 mins
10: For there she was
The final part of Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel, set over one day in 1923.
04 Feb 2022,·14 mins
3. The Stranger
Will Michael Henchard be undone when a stranger arrives in town?
01 Jun 2008,·60 mins
Part Three
Virginia Woolf’s comic biography of a time-travelling hero who transforms into a heroine.
01 Nov 2019,·51 mins
Chapter 8
George Eliot’s heart-warming tour de force about a weaver’s search for redemption.
22 Aug 2019,·20 mins
