The Cybermen make their first ever appearance whilst William Hartnell's Doctor nears the end of his first incarnation, in this classic soundtrack adventure with linking narration by Anneke Wills. The year is 1986, and at the South Pole the crew of the Snowcap Base have detected a new planet on their radar. The arrival of the Doctor, Ben and Polly...

Simon Jones, who played Arthur Dent in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, presents a look back at the life and work of a writer who has captivated the imagination of millions. When Douglas Adams created The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for BBC Radio 4, it was the genesis of a science fiction comedy legend. In this programme, Simon Jones t...

Career highlights from one of this country's funniest satirists and comedy men. Willie Rushton's career spanned decades, from the cutting edge satire of television's That Was The Week That Was to the razor-sharp punnery and verbal wizardry of radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. Actor, writer, lyricist and veteran satirist, this is Rushton at his...

Comic icon Spike Milligan recollects highlights from his stellar career. The comic genius of Spike Milligan changed the face of radio comedy through The Goon Show. Here Milligan chooses and introduces classic clips from an astonishing career: readings from his books Puckoon and Adolf Hitler, My Part in his Downfall, poems, songs, sketches, extrac...

A third volume of the 'time travelling journey through the BBC archives'. Once again all manner of BBC radio and television programmes have yielded Doctor Who-themed features, from drama and comedy to interviews and behind-the-scenes items. Included this time round is Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman? starring Jane Asher, Wavelength which goes be...

Jon Pertwee stars as the Doctor in the original soundtrack of this classic 1970 TV adventure, with linking narration by Caroline John. 'The Planet is Ours. It Always Has Been!' On Wenley Moor in Derbyshire, a nuclear energy research centre is suffering mysterious power losses and a series of staff breakdowns. Investigationg on behalf of UNIT, Briga...

Exterminate!!! This word has become legendary in the annals of TV terror, ever since the Daleks first appeared on screen in Doctor Who. From 1963 to the present day, the Daleks have been amongst the most loved (and feared!) science fiction baddies. Now, in an exclusive BBC Audiobooks presentation, Nick Briggs - who is the voice of the Daleks in the...

Avon and the crew of Scorpio again face the ruthless machinations of Servalan in two thrilling full-cast BBC Radio 4 adventures. The Sevenfold Crown: Raiding Servalan's HQ, the crew discover that she possesses a jewel that belongs to an ancient, long-lost crown - a mystical artefact of indescribable power. Suddenly the Scorpio crew are as determine...

Elisabeth Sladen presents another time-travelling journey through the history of Doctor Who on BBC radio and television. Our good friend the Doctor may continually jump from the past to the present and back to the future, but he's never really gone away. Since 1963 he has had a massive influence on our popular culture - as this second volume of rar...

This televison adventure, starring second doctor Patrick Troughton, was first broadcast in four episodes over December 1966 and January 1967. In it the time travellers arrive in Scotland in the aftermath of the battle of Culloden, meeting up with a band of fleeing Highlanders. Polly and the daughter of the group's Laird, whose battle injuries are b...

Doctor Who - The Paradise of Death was the first Doctor Who drama made specifically for radio. Written for BBC Radio 2 by producer Barry Letts to celebrate the Doctor's 30th anniversary, it stars third Doctor Jon Pertwee, reunited with Sarah Jane and the Brigadier, in a dangerous return to Earth.

First Doctor William Hartnell and his companions mix with mythical Greek Gods in this exclusive audio recording of a `lost' television soundtrack, with linking narration by Peter Purves. The Doctor has adopted many guises in his time, but to be hailed as the great god Zeus is a bit of a shock. Yet this is exactly what happens when the TARDIS land...

Jon Pertwee stars as the Doctor in this remastered soundtrack of a 1974 TV adventure, with linking narration by Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith). The TARDIS brings the Doctor, along with his companion Sarah Jane, back to the planet Peladon, scene of the earlier adventure The Curse of Peladon. Time has passed, but trouble still lurks in the tunne...

An exciting 'lost' television adventure starring second doctor Patrick Troughton with linking narration by Colin Baker The Doctor, Polly and Ben visit a human colony that appears to be one big holiday camp. They soon discover though, that its inhabitants have been brainwashed by the Macra, giant crab-like creatures who have taken over the colony....

Twelve stories of excitement and adventure in distant times and places! This first volume of readings features: The Curse of Peladon - read by Jon Pertwee Kinda - read by Peter Davison Attack of the Cybermen - read by Colin Baker Out of the Darkness - three stories read by Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant Short Trips - six original short stor...

Following a spot of uncharacteristic intoxication, the Doctor wakes to discover that the TARDIS has materialised in the service ducting of the Vipod Mor, a huge craft which is itself floating in deep space. Furthermore, the console has detected Time spillage: someone or something is tampering with Time! Such experimentation could not only damage th...

"Jon Pertwee's Doctor encounters ancient reptiles from beneath the sea in the original soundtrack of this classic 1972 TV adventure, with linking narration by Katy Manning. 'We shall destroy Mand and reclaim the planet!' Visiting the Master in his high-security prison just off the south coast of England, the Doctor and Jo Grant's curiosity is piqu...

William Hartnell stars as the first Doctor in this exclusive recording of a 'lost' television adventure. When the TARDIS materialises on an alien planet, the Doctor insists that he and his companions have arrived in the far future. Steven and Dodo think otherwise, however, after they encounter a band of cave-dwelling primitives who are terrified...

Launching a new range of Classic Radio Sci-Fi releases, the renowned Quatermass Memoirs was first broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 1996. It is a mix of original TV soundtrack and drama-documentary, in which Nigel Kneale reflects on the 1950s fearful atmosphere in which he wrote the classic Quatermass TV serials. The programme mixes the factual story wi...

Anthony Head presents this fascinating BBC Radio 2 look behind the scenes of the brand new TV series Doctor Who. Project: Who? discovers how the exciting new BBC1 series has been made, with award-winning writer and producer Russell T. Davies at the helm. Featuring new and exclusive interviews with the cast and creative team, the programme examine...

Four of the best recent episodes of the much-loved, long-running comedy panel game. With Nicholas Parsons in the chairman's seat, Just a Minute is the unfailingly witty series in which Paul Merton, Clement Freud and a variety of guest players attempt to speak for one minute on a given topic - without hesitation, repetition or deviation!