Wally K Daly: Before the Screaming Begins (Radio Drama)
The first of Wally K Daly's sci-fi trilogy, which continues with The Silent Scream and With a Whimper to the Grave. A man is abducted by aliens on his wedding anniversary.
In 2004, a successful architect and his family mysteriously disappear from their home. Six years later five bodies are found in the cellar of their house. They are identified as Jonathan and Imogen Blake and their son, Matthew; Philip Gibson, who was on the missing person's register and a woman, identity unknown. Forensics determine that not only were they murdered, but the time of death was1926. Can audio files found with the bodies solve the mystery?
Crime thriller by Colin Dexter. Inspector Morse is reluctant to take over an old missing person case from a dead colleague, but murder is Morse's speciality and the case soon has complications. Stars John Shrapnel as Morse and Robert Glenister as Lewis.
Volume 2/3. Thriller/suspense stories with a twist, written by Roald Dahl. Read by Geoffrey Palmer, Tom Hollander and William Hootkins. The stories are as follows:
1. My Lady Love, My Dove
A game of cards between two couples is the basis for some shocking deceit.
2. The Landlady
The landlady was slightly dotty. And she did seem awfully pleased with the young man who'd just arrived. 'It is such a pleasure,' she said, 'when I see someone at the door who is exactly right.' She paused and added: Like you.' And her blue eyes travelled slowly all the way down the length of Billy's body and up again.
3. Poison
In India, a colonist awakens to find a venomous snake, the krait, has crawled onto his stomach, underneath the covers.
4. The Sound Machine
A curious invention reveals a horrifying truth about plants.
5. Georgy Porgy
A young curate has very, very good reasons to be afraid of his parishioners.
6. Vengeance Is Mine Inc.
A couple of hard-up Americans devise a brilliant scheme to avenge celebrities who have been insulted by newspaper columnists.
7. Mr. Botibol
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8. The Hitchhiker
On a journey to London, a writer and his hitchhiking passenger are stopped for speeding. But why is the hitchhiker so sure that the writer will not be prosecuted?
Volume 1/3. Thriller/suspense stories with a twist, written by Roald Dahl. Read by Geoffrey Palmer, Joanna Lumley, Tom Hollander and Patricia Routledge. The stories are as follows:
1. Taste
A harmless guessing game between two lovers of good wine suddenly grows into a serious rivalry.
2. Lamb to the Slaughter
Patrick Maloney comes home one night with shocking news for his wife - but not as big as the shock she's going to give him!
3. Dip in the Pool
On a rough sea trip Mr Botibol thinks he can predict how far the ship will travel in 24 hours. But if the weather calms he will be in danger of losing his money.
4. Man from the South
Win a Cadillac or lose a finger - what will be the result of an old man's bizarre bet?
5. The Way Up to Heaven
Mrs Foster hates being late, but her husband delights in delaying her. When he holds up her departure for Paris it is the last straw and she leaves without him.
6. Neck
A sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a sculpture comes between a scheming wife and her put-upon husband . . .
7. Parson's Pleasure
Unexampled avarice in cleric's clothing.
8. Edward the Conqueror
A cat's curious behavior comes between a husband and his wife.
9. Nunc Dimittis
A slighted lover plots an elaborate revenge.
10. Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
When Mrs Bixby 's lover, the Colonel, ends their affair, he gives her a mink coat. But how can she explain to her husband where the coat came from?
In the second of Wally K Daly's science-fiction trilogy, Tom Harris disappears into space but returns with new and astonishing powers. Put to good use, they will benefit humanity - but in the wrong hands they could have horrifying and nightmarish implications.
Recovering from a serious eye operation, Marda West discovers her vision has been heightened to a frighteningly new degree of clarity. It makes her fear that people she trusts the most have sinister designs against her. Daphne du Maurier's fantasy thriller explores the darker aspects of human nature. Read by Emma Fielding.
Classic science-fiction by John Wyndham. Richard and Janet are a couple caught up in the goings-on of a sleepy English village, in which all the children have golden eyes, blond hair and a sinister talent for telepathy and telekinesis.
In 1935 Peckham, Marjorie finds her pretty young sister Dorothy dead with her head in the oven. It's an obvious suicide, but Mrs. Claire, their tough-minded mother, isn't convinced; she believes that Marjorie was murdered by her cheating husband husband Ted. Unable to prove her theory, Mrs. Claire begins to cook up a secret, terrible revenge ...
Patrick Hamilton’s play inspired by Leopold and Loeb. Stars Alan Rickman. Two young undergraduates think they’ve committed the perfect murder. To add piquancy to their crime they invite the victim’s father and other guests to a macabre dinner party.