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112 results found for all records.
Murder by gaslight (1985)
- Genre
- Drama; Serial
Murder by Gaslight. Part 5: Wicked Charlie, Innocent Bill. The final murder mystery in this series of dramatised true stories set in Victorian England. Written by Leo Knowles; narrated by Leo McKern. The...
A tramp abroad (1985)
- Genre
- Non-fiction
A Tramp Abroad, by Mark Twain. Chapters I-XVII. Narrator not identified.
Daisy Miller (1985)
- Genre
- Fiction; Serial
Reading from the novel Daisy Miller by Henry James, tells of the confused courtship of an American girl in Rome. Continuation and to be continued. Female narrator not identified
No name (1985)
- Genre
- Fiction; Serial
One of 15 narrated episodes of Wilkie Collins’ 1862 novel No Name, set in West Somersetshire. Magdalen Vanstone, finding that she and her sister Norah are illegitimate, has contrived with the aid of...
No name (1985)
- Genre
- Fiction; Serial
One of 15 narrated episodes of Wilkie Collins’ 1862 novel No Name, set in West Somersetshire. Magdalen Vanstone, finding she and her sister Norah are illegitimate, has deceived her cousin Noel into...
Precious bane (1985)
- Genre
- Fiction; Serial
Reading from Precious Bane, a novel by Mary Webb, set in rural Shropshire after the Napoleonic wars about a girl with a hare-lip. In 19 parts, this is probably part 13. Narrator not identified.
Katherine Mansfield short stories - The little girl (1985)
- Genre
- Fiction; Serial
A reading of The Little Girl, a short story by Katherine Mansfield. Kezia is frightened of her father who hits her with a ruler after she tears up his speech for the Port Authority. All that changes when her...
Daisy Miller (1985)
- Genre
- Fiction; Serial
Concluding episode of reading of Henry James’ novella Daisy Miller, which describes the pursuit in Switzerland and Italy of the American Daisy by her compatriot Winterbourne. Episode covers their meeting...
A tramp abroad (1985)
- Genre
- Non-fiction; Serial
A reading from Mark Twain’s travel book, A Tramp Abroad, originally published in 1880. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book), through central...
Harry Cole book (1985)
- Genre
- Biography; Serial
Reading from on of Harry Cole’s autobiographical books about his time in the police force, this episode concentrating on his time at Carter Street Police Station, which is actually in Carter Place in...