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Remember Me by Jill Hyem

Vintage Radio Plays

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 20 May 1978. Winner of the Giles Cooper Award. Directed by Kay Patrick. Starring Jill Balcon, Julian Glover and Sarah Badell.

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01 hours 22 minutes 22 seconds

A remote guest house , a haunting tune from a musical box, and an insane craving for revenge turn a holiday into a terrifying nightmare.

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Dear Brutus By J M Barrie

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars. But in ourselves that we are underlings.'

Advice: General 58 minutes Available until 01 Jan 2030

The Trial By Franz Kafka

A sinister satire, charting one man's descent into self-destruction in the face of a society that has become a machine.

Advice: General 1 hours 29 minutes 39 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

The Poisoned Chocolates Case By Anthony Berkeley

A woman has died from eating poisoned chocolates intended for somebody else...

Advice: General 1 hours 25 minutes 16 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

A Dream of Murder by J C W Brook

Six years ago Helen dreamt her first husband died. And now the dream has started again.

Advice: General 1 hours 27 minutes 48 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

Cold Storage By Philip Levene

Chilling thriller.

Advice: General 29 minutes 11 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

Oh, Whistle and I'll Come To You By M R James

“Easy enough to whistle, but there's no telling what will answer...”

Advice: General 27 minutes 07 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

Eden End By J B Priestley

JB Priestley described this play as one for which he had "a special tenderness like that which some parents feel for a certain child."

Advice: General 01 hours 44 minutes 26 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

The Striking Image By Sheila Hodgson

A doll made by a patient in recovery appears to have a strange hold over its owner.

Advice: General 29 minutes 06 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

Journey's End by R C Sherriff

Based on his own wartime experiences.

Advice: General 01 hours 26 minutes 57 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

The Dock Brief By John Mortimer

Legal satire

Advice: General 58 minutes 10 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

Dear Brutus By J M Barrie

58 minutes Available until 01 Jan 2030

First broadcast in 1987 on the BBC World Service. Starring Bernard Hepton, Frances Jeater, Jenny Quayle and Geoffrey Beevers. Adapted by Jeffrey Segal. Directed by Gordon House.

The Trial By Franz Kafka

1 hours 29 minutes 39 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

First broadcast on 29th November 1982 on BBC Radio 4. With Mike Gwilym, Maddie Head, Stephen Thorne, Nigel Graham and Miriam Margolyes. Dramatised by Hanif Kureishi. Directed by David Spencer.

The Poisoned Chocolates Case By Anthony Berkeley

1 hours 25 minutes 16 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

First broadcast on 14 January 1984 on BBC Radio 4 FM. Starring Neil Stacy, Hilda Schroder, Conrad Phillips and Victor Winding. Dramatised by Neville Teller. Directed by Brian Miller.

A Dream of Murder by J C W Brook

1 hours 27 minutes 48 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

First broadcast on 3rd March 1979 on BBC Radio 4 . Starring Nigel Anthony, Sean Barrett, Sheila Grant and Alan MacNaughton. Radiophonic Sound by Paddy Kingsland. Directed by Ian Cotterell.

Cold Storage By Philip Levene

29 minutes 11 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

First broadcast on 10th October 1973 on BBC Radio 4 FM. Stars Nigel Graham, Bonnie Hurren and John Forrest. Produced by Margaret Etal.

Oh, Whistle and I'll Come To You By M R James

27 minutes 07 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

First broadcast in December 1963 on the BBC Home Service. Starring Michael Hordern, Earle Grey, James Thomason and Sheila Grant. Adapted by Michael and Mollie Hardwick. Produced by Charles Lefeaux. Special effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Illustration by James McBryde (1874-1904)

Eden End By J B Priestley

01 hours 44 minutes 26 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

First broadcast on 7th September 1974 on BBC Radio 4. Starring Joan Plowright, Michael Jayston and Geoffrey Palmer. Produced by Roger Pine.

The Striking Image By Sheila Hodgson

29 minutes 06 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

First broadcast in December 1979 on BBC Radio 4. With Brian Carroll, Eva Stuart, Jenny Twigge and Petra Davies. Directed by Brian Wright.

Journey's End by R C Sherriff

01 hours 26 minutes 57 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

First broadcast on 9th Nov 1970 on BBC Radio 4 FM. With Martin Jarvis, Garard Green and Derek Seaton Adapted by Peter Watts. Directed by Christopher Venning.

The Dock Brief By John Mortimer

58 minutes 10 seconds Available until 01 Jan 2030

First broadcast on 16th May 1957 on the BBC Third Programme. Starring Michael Hordern and David Kossoff. Produced by Nesta Pain. Music composed and conducted by Antony Hopkins.