Classic Movies

From the moment she came to live at Phantom Manor, a rotting pile of stone she had suddenly inherited, Jan Davis became the terrified victim of a series of “accidents.” The lurking murderer could be anyone whose life was tied to the dread secret of the eerie mansion: a homicidal, half-witted young man; a jealous relative who wanted the manor for herself; even a neighboring landowner with whom Jan had fallen in love. But the hidden villain of Phantom Manor could also be one of the “unliving” - the legendary ghost that stalked its shadowy corridors....

Es ist Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts. Der Kaspar Brandner, ein rüstiger Vierundsiebzigjähriger, lebt als Schlosser und Büchsenmacher am Tegernsee. Seine Frau ist bereits verstorben, seine beiden Söhne dienen als Soldaten in einem bayerischen Artillerieregiment. Eines Abends erscheint ihm der Boandlkramer (der Tod). Der hat den Auftrag den Brandner Kaspar abzuholen und ins Jenseits zu begleiten. Doch der Brandner fühlt sich noch "gesund wie ein Fisch im Wasser" und kann sich nicht vorstellen, seine geliebte Heimat zu verlassen.

J. M. Barrie's classic "Peter Pan" is about a mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up. Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with mermaids, Indians, fairies and pirates, and from time to time meeting ordinary children from the world outside.

If the name seems familiar, these tales about Darby O'Gill and his encounter with the fairies were adapted for a Disney movie, Darby O'Gill and the Little People. They tell the story of an Irishman whose cow is captured by the fairies - or "good people". In his determination to recover his property, Darby finds himself in the center of their home, the mountain Sleive-na-mon.

Living in the 19th century and facing the impact of Darwin's theory of evolution, H.G. Wells wrote this haunting masterpiece, an evolutionary fantasy. The story's title character, Dr. Moreau, is a shipwrecked naturalist who becomes involved in an experiment to "humanize" animals by surgery. Dr. Moreau has been expelled from his homeland for performing cruel vivisection experiments. On the isolated island, he finds the freedom to continue torturous transplantations and create hideous creatures with manlike intelligence.

La storia si svolge intorno ad una famiglia con tre bambini, che viene costretta, a causa di problemi economici, a trasferirsi in campagna, accanto ad una ferrovia. Intorno alla ferrovia si snodano gli avvenimenti comuni e non dei tre ragazzini. Il libro, e sempre leggero, tocca il cuore dei lettori grandi e piccoli con una delicatezza che non toglie nulla all’intensità dei sentimenti suscitati.

Il vento tra i salici (The Wind in the Willows) è un classico della letteratura per l’infanzia pubblicato nel 1908. I protagonisti sono Rospo, Tasso, Talpa, che rappresentano la società rurale inglese dell'epoca. L'autore, Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) lo scrisse per il figlio che soffriva di gravi problemi di salute e che morì poi suicida a venti anni. Nel 1909 Grahame si licenziò poi dalla carica di segretario della Banca d'Ighilterra.

Il testo integrale del romanzo reso celeberrimo dall’adattamento a cartoni animati avvenuto nel 1974 ll romanzo fu in realtà pubblicato nel 1880 ed è ambientato fra la Svizzera e la Germania intorno alla fine dell'Ottocento. La storia racconta di come Heidi, una bambina di cinque anni, orfana e priva di qualsiasi istruzione, venga allevata sulle montagne svizzere, e sia poi costretta a confrontarsi con una realtà cittadina, che, pur nella sofferenza, le darà il dono di apprendere la lettura e di credere in Dio.

The annals of movie history are full of lost treasures - spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th-century writers, including Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller, Alfred Hitchcock and Dennis Potter, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks.

On the far northwest coast of Tasmania at Cape Grimm lies the isolated and idiosyncratic community of Skye, which practises a religion that reveres the imagination. One clear evening in 1992 all the inhabitants enter the church hall, where they are locked in and burned alive. They have been persuaded to do this by a young man called Caleb Mean - also known as El Nino, the Christ Child.

As midnight approaches, five characters randomly cross paths, changing each others’ lives forever. Midnight Clear is a modern-day parable about how seemingly insignificant acts of grace can make a profound difference.

Sometimes the Dashwood girls do not seem like sisters. Elinor is all calmness and reason, and can be relied upon for practical, common sense opinions. Marianne, on the other hand, is all sensibility, full of passionate and romantic feeling. She has no time for dull common sense - or for middle-aged men of 35, long past the age of marriage. True love can only be felt by the young, of course. And if your heart is broken at the age of 17, how can you ever expect to recover from the passionate misery that fills your life, waking and sleeping?

Though based on New Testament accounts, including the four Gospels as well as the book of Acts, Son of God reads like a contemporary novel, delving deeply into the character of Jesus and the personalities and motives all of those who surround him, both his followers and his enemies. Grittily realistic, Son of God pulls no punches in conveying the harsh realities of Jesus's era.

Alfie was originally a radio show, then a stage play, and finally a book by the talented writer Bill Naughton before the character was immortalised by Michael Caine and then Jude Law on the screen. With an overwhelming desire for the opposite sex, Alfie cannot resist as many as three "birds" on one night. But underneath the surface fun and humour, consequences unfurl, and Naughton paints Alfie as ultimately a sad figure, unable to find "peace of mind, and if you haven't got that, you've got nothing".

Schuhuuh! Jens Wawrczeck liest. Jede Nacht pünktlich zur Geisterstunde erwacht das kleine Gespenst. Vergnügt spukt es durch die Gemäuer der Burg Eulenstein oder besucht Uhu Schuhu. Aber wie aufregend wäre es, die Welt einmal bei Tageslicht zu sehen! Und dann wird dieser Wunsch unversehens Wirklichkeit... Schon als Kind wollte Jens Wawrczeck durch die Nacht fliegen können wie das kleine Gespenst - seine Begeisterung für Preußlers Klassiker springt mit jedem Satz über.

The St. Charles Players present a unique telling of Henry James' classic tale of relationships and their imperfections, in a new multi-cast dramatization performed in exciting Radio Theatre style.

No wonder Elias Canetti described it as "one of the few great and perfect works of the poetic imagination written". The Metamorphosis remains one of the best works of fiction in history. It is the story of a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, who wakes up to find himself being transformed to an insect-like creature. The story unfolds into one of the greatest short fiction stories ever written.

Das ist die Geschichte von Viktor Frankenstein, einem klugen Mann, der ein riesengroßes Wesen erschuf. Doch als Viktor sein Wesen sah, wusste er nicht, wie er sich darum kümmern sollte. Erlebe ein Abenteuer mit Micky, Donald und ihren Freunden, die in einer humorvollen Erzählung der klassischen Frankenstein-Geschichte auftreten, spannend vorgetragen, mit Soundeffekten, Musik und den Stimmen der beliebten Charaktere in einem eindrucksvollen Audio-Format.

Als König Dagobert von Entenhausen England verlässt, um Verwandte im Ausland zu besuchen, übernimmt Prinz John den Thron. Der neue Herrscher ist gierig und fest entschlossen, mit seiner neuen Macht Geld zu verdienen. Deshalb beginnt er zusammen mit dem Sheriff, die Armen aus allem herauszupressen, was sie besitzen. Der mutige Micky und seine Freunde wollen jedoch diese Ungerechtigkeit nicht weiterhin dulden. Mit Pfeil und Bogen versuchen sie, von den Reichen zu stehlen und es den Armen zu geben!

Ein Meeresforscher macht sich auf die Suche nach einem legendären Seeungeheuer. Dabei stößt er aber auf das Unterseeboot "Nautilus", das der beeindruckende Kapitän Nemo führt. Begleite Micky, Donald und ihre Freunde in dieser humorvollen Neuerzählung von Jules Vernes fantastischem Abenteuer 20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer. Erlebe ein fesselndes Hörspiel mit mitreißender Erzählung, Soundeffekten und Musik sowie den Stimmen der beliebten Charaktere.