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A collection of four ghostly tales inspired by M. R. James: Casting the Runes, Lost Hearts, The Treasure of Abbott-Thomas and A View from the Hill.

Dracula reist zusammen mit Theodora Sachs nach New Orleans, in die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Dort will er die Mitarbeit des anerkannten Arztes und Schlangenexperten Dr. Theophile Bonnaire für seine Pläne erzwingen. Draculas Ziel ist die Entschlüsselung der Aufzeichnungen Merlins. Immer wieder taucht dort das Symbol einer gewaltigen Schlange auf. Etwas Mächtiges ist in New Orleans im Gange. Hängt das plötzliche Verschwinden von Menschen mit dem Auftauchen eines längst vergessenen Tempels zusammen?

First published between 1870 and 1893, Émile Zola’s 20-book cycle chronicling four generations of the Rougon-Macquarts was a shocking exposé of the decadence, degradation and moral decay of 19th-century France. It included some of his greatest novels, among them his masterpiece, Germinal. These innovative, ambitious dramas, first broadcast on Radio 4 over 24 hours in 2015-16, are a radical reimagining of Zola’s classic series, introducing us to 104-year-old matriarch, Dide, imprisoned in an asylum in southern France.

Robert Altman - visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend - comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.

From America’s most beloved foursome—the TikTok sensation @theoldgays—a book of unexpected aspirational advice and inspirational stories drawn from their decades of living, from pre-Stonewall to the rise of the LGBTQ+ movement to gay marriage and beyond.

The collected BBC radio adaptations of George Eliot’s pioneering Victorian novels, known for their realism and psychological insight. Includes Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda.

In the aftermath of the Cold War, American intelligence caught three high-profile Russian spies: Aldrich Ames, Edward Lee Howard, and Robert Hanssen. However, rumors have long swirled of another mole, one perhaps more damaging than all the others combined. Perhaps the greatest traitor in American history, perhaps a Russian ruse to tear the CIA apart, or perhaps nothing more than a bogeyman, he is often referred to as the Fourth Man.

In 1966, two authorities on LSD—Richard Alpert, PhD, AKA Ram Dass, and Sidney Cohen, MD—spoke out on the merits and dangers of the psychedelic drug as acclaimed photographer Lawrence Schiller documented the experiences as they were happening. This Commemorative Edition of LSD looks back at the public’s use of LSD in the 1960s and features a new introduction that explores the book’s relevance to today’s psychedelic renaissance.

Christopher Lee's highly acclaimed and award-winning BBC Radio 4 history of the British Empire.

Stressing about your University of Texas at Austin undergraduate application? Ease your worries and increase your chances of gaining admission to your dream school with these winning tips and strategies from former UT Admissions Counselor Kevin Robert Martin. A Fulbright Fellow who graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UT-Austin, Kevin has reviewed and scored thousands of applications. Use his inside perspective to maximize your admissions chances, not just at UT, but at selective universities nationwide.

The original version of LATW’s groundbreaking docudrama about the Pentagon Papers, the infamous classified documents about US involvement in the Vietnam War, and how The Washington Post fought the government to publish them. Includes a 1991 panel discussion with journalists Ben Bradlee, Peter Braestrup, Robert Maynard, Carla Robbins, Robert Scheer, and George Wilson.

A tender love story, a serpentine villainess, a glittering setting in London society, and a showering of Wildean witticism are only a few of the reasons why this play has enjoyed hugely successful revivals in London, in New York, and on the silver screen. This 1895 drama is eerily prescient, as it examines the plight of a promising politician, desperate to hide a secret in his past. With empathy and wit, Oscar Wilde explores the pitfalls of holding public figures to higher standards than the rest of us.

Joe Orton was among the towering geniuses of 1960s theatre. His life was tragically cut short in 1967, but he left behind him a handful of shocking and scabrous black comedies that will live on in the public imagination for years to come. Featured here are two of his lesser-known works, The Erpingham Camp and The Ruffian on the Stair, collected together as a double bill.

It has been over 50 years since the death of Martin Luther King Jr. and yet his presence and words continue to influence our culture and impact the lives of millions of people, young and old, of all colors and backgrounds. There is no doubt that he embodied a different kind of leadership in his time and achieved a level of influence few would have thought possible for black man born in Atlanta just before the great depression.

An acclaimed novelist, short story writer and critic, Leslie Poles Hartley is best known for his 1953 novel The Go-Between, which won the W. H. Heinemann Award and was adapted as a BAFTA-winning film starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates. Included here is a radio dramatisation of that classic tale, alongside adaptations of three further novels and five short stories.

Henry James's novel, dramatised by Rachel Joyce. Young and beautiful, Isabel Archer thinks that she is in control of her fate. Little does she know, however, that others behind the scenes are pulling the strings. The beautiful and free-spirited Isabel Archer is now a very rich woman. Two men have declared their love for her but she does not want to be married. Resolved to enjoy her fortune, she begins her travels. Starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Haydn Gwynne, Robert Bathurst, Gayle Hunnicutt and full cast. Pianist Duncan Walsh Atkins. Directed by Tracey Neale.

Wayne McLair spielt seinen letzten Trumpf aus und stellt sich seinen Widersachern in einem epischen Finale! Quinns Rache steht auf Messers Schneide, als er sich mit einem Assassinen gegen den Mörder seiner Mutter zusammentut. Die Konfrontation im Rubin Snake Theatre ist jedoch nicht die letzte: Auf dem Weg zur Bank of Ireland muss sich Wayne McLair noch einmal seinem großen Rivalen stellen ... Wird er den Sieg davontragen?

Gerade noch rechtzeitig gelingt es Dupin, Poe und den anderen Ermittlern einen gewaltigen Anschlag des "Kults des goldenen Kalbs" zu verhindern. Kurz darauf machen sie eine schockierende Entdeckung im Schlupfwinkel der Unheimlichen. Haben die Kultanhänger tatsächlich allesamt gemeinsam Selbstmord begangen? Verstörend ruhige Wochen folgen, doch Dupin traut dem scheinbaren Frieden nicht. Die winterliche Feiertagssaison naht, aber damit auch die Rückkehr des Kults? Tatkräftig versuchen Poe und Dupin Beweise für die anstehende Bedrohung zu finden, bevor alles zu spät ist.

Der Tag des Finales naht! Wayne McLair, noch immer verletzt und geschwächt, rüstet sich für seinen bisher größten Coup. Wie auch sein Team, das in ganz Dublin verstreut ist. Eine dramatische Wendung gefährdet jedoch den großen Plan und die Bühne wird für den Dieb zur Richterbank! McLair und auch Quinn sehen sich Mächten gegenüber, gegen die sie nichts auszurichten vermögen. Ist dies das Ende von Team McLair? Ist dies des Meisters größte Schmach?

Um an das Gold der Roten Schlange in der Bank of Ireland zu gelangen, benötigt das Team McLair den zweiten Schlüssel, der in den Händen der Fälscherin Tessa Prendergast liegt. Cody Roche und Wayne McLair dringen gemeinsam in das Prendergast-Anwesen ein, doch landet Wayne schnell in einem Käfig. Dem Tod ins Auge blickend bleibt ihm keine andere Wahl, als sein Leben den Schatten anzuvertrauen ...