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This Science Fiction Collection brings together 20 iconic works from some of the genre's most influential authors. Featuring Ray Bradbury's atmospheric The Monster Maker and Rocket Summer, Isaac Asimov's thought-provoking Youth, E.M. Forster's dystopian The Machine Stops, and H.G. Wells' timeless masterpiece The Time Machine, the anthology explores a wide range of speculative themes. From futuristic worlds and artificial intelligence to time travel and human survival, this collection delves into the challenges and possibilities of the future.

Man and Superman was the first drama to be broadcast on the BBC's Third Programme on October 1, 1946. To celebrate Radio 3's 50th anniversary, the play was directed by Sir Peter Hall, and preserved for all time in this lush audio dramatization. 'A comedy and a philosophy', Man and Superman is based on the Don Juan theme, and using all the elements from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Shaw reordered them so that Don Juan becomes the quarry instead of the huntsman.

This expanded edition of Hall's original 1979 book includes never-before-heard poems and vignettes - read by the author - and new chapters that bring us up to date with Hall as he sits with President Carter, caps his recording career, quits drinking, ponders his legacy, examines the creative process, and retires from the music industry. "If you want to retire, go ahead," he says. "Life will still present innumerable occasions for you to go out and make an ass of yourself."

Lenny Henry used to hate Shakespeare. For over 35 years he avoided anything to do with the Bard – until, in 2006, he decided to find out just what the rest of the world saw in him. In this enthralling collection, we hear how Lenny’s late-flowering passion for the legendary playwright’s works set him on the path that led to his sell-out stage debut as Othello. Bringing together this behind-the-scenes journey with the final result, this collection culminates in Lenny’s standout performance in a dynamic full-cast radio production of Othello.

Auf der einsamen Landstraße zwischen Farnham und Chiltern Grange ist die junge, hübsche Miss Violett Smith regelmäßig mit dem Fahrrad unterwegs. Als sie bemerkt, dass sie immer wieder von einem Mann verfolgt wird, bittet sie Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe. Dieser wittert einen interessanten Fall und macht sogleich unliebsame Bekanntschaft mit den Fäusten eines Verehrers seiner Klientin. Er muss herausfinden, warum die verarmte Musiklehrerin eine so begehrte Braut ist.

Lord St. Simon heiratet Miss Hatty Doran, die Tochter eines amerikanischen Millionärs, was für beide von nicht geringem Nutzen ist: Er kann dank ihrer großzügigen Mitgift wieder einen angemessenen Lebensstil pflegen. Ihr verhilft sein Name zu sozialem Aufstieg in die Kreise des englischen Hochadels. Doch unmittelbar nach der kirchlichen Trauung ist die Braut verschwunden. Hat das etwas mit dem unerwünschten Erscheinen der ehemaligen Freundin des Lord zu tun? Sherlock Holmes verfolgt seine eigene Theorie.