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University of Oxford Podcasts

George Bernard Shaw

Read by Ray Clare

G. K. Chesterton

Chesterton and Shaw were famous friends and enjoyed their arguments and discussions. Although rarely in agreement, they both maintained good…

Dick Lawrence - Archy And Mehitabel: Don Marquis

Dick Lawrence via James Vaughan

Series of broadcasts from WNIB, Chicago, about history, stories, music and popular culture from America's past. Produced and narrated by his…

By Pike and Dyke

Read by David Leeson

G. A. Henty

It is the 1570's, and the people of the Netherlands live in terror under the cruel dominion of Spain. Though many long to be free of Spanish…

The Stark Munro Letters

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"The letters of my friend Mr. Stark Munro appear to me to form so connected a whole, and to give so plain an account of some of the tro…

Red Men And White

Read by David Wales

Owen Wister

These eight stories are made from our Western Frontier as it was in a past as near as yesterday and almost as by-gone as the Revolution; so …

Men of Iron (Version 3)

Read by Annie C.

Howard Pyle

Myles Falworth, son of a wrongfully outlawed lord, grows up amid the rough life of the dark ages. This book tells how he grows from an impul…

The Armourer's Prentices

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Charlotte Mary Yonge

Set in the sixteenth century, two young boys are left orphans and are turned out of their home by their older brother, or, more particularly…

Oscar Wilde and Myself

Read by Rob Marland

Lord Alfred Douglas

The first memoir by the poet Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas was written 14 years after the death of Oscar Wilde and in the aftermath of Douglas…

Mclevy season one

A four-part detective story by David Ashton, set in Victorian Edinburgh. Writer: David Ashton Director: Patrick Rayner Insp McLevy: Brian Co…

Irish Impressions

Read by Ray Clare

G. K. Chesterton

“For the Irish Question has never been discussed in England. Men have discussed Home Rule; but those who advocated it most warmly, and as I …

Remarkable Rogues: The Careers of Some Notable Criminals of Europe and America

Read by David Wales

Charles Kingston

The title and subtitle pretty much say it all. Twenty biographical sketches of people you would not want your son or daughter to marry. (Sum…

Mandela at Oxford

Read by Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

University of Oxford Podcasts

Hugh Walpole Mr. Perrin And Mr. Traill

SANWAL

Saturday-Night Theatre: Mr Perrin and Mr Traill by Hugh Walpole, adapted for radio by Val Gielgud Sat 30th Dec 1978, 20:30 on…

Yet Again

Read by Kirsten Wever

Max Beerbohm

This is a diverse collection of essays by English writer Max Beerbohm, whose circle included such famous men as Oscar Wilde, George Bernard …

Criminal Manchester: Experiences of a Special Correspondent

Read by Phil Benson

William James Mcglothlin

Follow the Manchester Evening News 'special correspondent' and his guide - recently back from a 'seven stretch' - as they take you on a tour…

In Freedom's Cause

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G. A. Henty

Another stirring tale from the master of historical fiction set in the time of Robert Bruce and William Wallace and their struggle for Scotl…

Through the Fray

Read by GabrielleC

G. A. Henty

Ned Sankey is a quick-tempered, strong-willed boy during the Luddite riots in Yorkshire. The happy times at the beginning of the story are s…

A Shropshire Lad (version 2)

Read by Jon Sindell

A. E. Housman

This is a lovely collection of melodic poems, many melancholy in tone, many featuring Housman's constant theme of living this short life to …

The Gentle Persuasion

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Alan Gray

Twelve stories from the author's life in Scotland, by Robert Cuthbert Johnstone, writing as Alan Gray. For more information on the author se…

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