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Michael Holroyd - Basil Street Blues
Biographer Michael Holroyd reads his moving account of his own extraordinary family
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Sir John Betjeman - Summoned by Bells
The late poet laureate's 'life in verse', from nursery to university. Read by the author.
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William Wordsworth - The Prelude
Sir Ian McKellen reads Wordsworth's autobiographical poem.
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Incredible Women - Omnibuses
Jeremy and Rebecca Front introduce listeners to extraordinary and unforgettable women.
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Laurie Lee - Cider With Rosie
Dramatisation of Laurie Lee's account of growing up in a remote village in the 1920s.
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Jami Attenberg - Saint Mazie (Omnibus)
In New York's jazz age, who was Maizie Phillips?
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Long Time No See by Hannah Lowe
Poet Hannah Lowe reads from her memoir about her Jamaican father.
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The Letters of Ada Lovelace
Georgina Ferry presents the correspondence of Ada Lovelace, who predicted our digital age.
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Imagining Chekhov
Three stories by Alison MacLeod that explore the life and work of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
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Charlotte Brontë in Babylon by Charlotte Cory
Drama charting five momentous visits Charlotte Brontë made to London.
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John Heilpern - A Patriot for Us
Biography of playwright John Osborne by John Heilpern
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Moll Flanders
Nick Perry's free adaptation of the 18th-century classic. Starring Jessica Hynes
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Wallis - The Life and Legends of Wallis Simpson
Stockard Channing stars in Elizabeth Proud's drama about the Duchess of Windsor
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A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard (Omnibus)
Writer Karl Ove Knausgaard relives the story of his life
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The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
A ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Wales drama serial broadcast in 1981, starring Philip Madoc as David Lloyd George.
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Elizabeth R
Glenda Jackson stars as Queen Elizabeth I in this dramatisation of her reign.
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Barracuda
Talented 16-year-old swimmer Danny Kelly wins a scholarship to an exclusive boys’ school.
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Rob Roy
Lavish, romantic adventure story about the 18th-century Scottish hero Rob Roy MacGregor.
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This Boy's Life
Drama set in the 1950s about a divorcee's struggle to bring up her teenage son.
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A Beautiful Mind
Oscar-winning drama based on the true story of prominent mathematician John Nash.
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Catch Me if You Can
True story about a con man (Leonardo DiCaprio) who cashed fake cheques worth millions.
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Tumbledown
Drama about Scots Guards officer Robert Lawrence, who was badly wounded in the Falklands.
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Roberto Succo
Drama. A mentally unstable man who leads embarks on a murderous crime spree across Europe.
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A Voyage Round My Father
TV adaptation of John Mortimer's autobiographical play in honour of his barrister father.
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Pandaemonium
The story of the relationship between Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth.
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Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
Drama documentary on the life of theatre critic and impresario Kenneth Tynan.
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My Family and Other Animals
An adaptation by Simon Nye of Gerald Durrell's autobiography.
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Samuel Johnson: The Dictionary Man
Drama documentary telling the story of the creation of the first English dictionary.
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Elizabeth David: a Life in Recipes
Drama based on the life of the most important cookery writer of the past century.
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Stan
Drama telling the story of the world's greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy.
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The Triple Cross
World War II adventure based on the real-life exploits of double agent Eddie Chapman.
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The Secret Life of Mrs Beeton
Feisty costume drama portraying the reality behind an enduring cultural icon.
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Saint Joan
The story of 15th-century French heroine Joan of Arc, based on the play by GB Shaw.
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HG Wells: War with the World
Drama telling the story of science fiction's HG Wells and his mission to save the world.
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Fear of Fanny
Dramatisation of Fanny Cradock's life, based on interviews with her friends and family.
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The Real Mr Pooter
Documentary about George Grossmith, author of classic comic novel The Diary of a Nobody.
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Moonbeam and Mrs Pat
Celebrated actress Mrs Patrick Campbell had one constant companion, her dog, Moonbeam.
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Jeremy Front - The Pitch
Howard wrote many top sitcoms. But times are hard. Will his new commission be the answer?
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Reconstructing Louis
In Western Samoa, Robert Louis Stevenson looks back at his life - and dispels the myths.
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John Pilkington - Apostle of Light
Blinded by an accident, Louis Braille aspires to improve blind people's status.
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