Episodes

Stephan Kalinski and Iain Botterill, Cinderella 18.12.2022 30:42

The classic fairy tale Cinderella, reconsidered and retold by Stephan Kalinski and Iain Botterill.

O. Henry, The Clarion Call 11.12.2022 17:50

Two old friends find themselves on opposite sides of the law in O. Henry’s “The Clarion Call.”

P. G. Wodehouse, Doing Clarence a Bit of Good 04.12.2022 33:03

P. G. Wodehouse created dozens of memorable characters who appeared in their own series of stories. He hit gold when he came up with Bertie Wooster and Jeeves. Tonight’s story presents Bertie’s predecessor, the amiable and well intentioned bungler Reggie Pepper.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Modern Retelling, Stephan Kalinski and Iain Botteril 27.11.2022 27:55

A modern retelling by Stephan Kalinski and Iain Botterill of a fairy tale classic.

I. L. Peretz, Bontsha the Silent 20.11.2022 29:18

I. L. Peretz was one of the great Yiddish storytellers. Here is one of his most famous tales.

E. Allan Poe, A Descent into the Maelstrom 18.11.2022 47:42

An early classic of science fiction, this one by Edgar Allan Poe

Lucy Maud Montgomery, The Man on the Train 12.11.2022 18:35

A charming story by Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of the Ann of Green Gables novels.

Ambrose Bierce, The Bottomless Grave 23.10.2022 22:05

Who but "Bitter Bierce" could come up with the genre of comic horror?

Max Beerbohm, A. V. Laider 16.10.2022 50:17

An absorbing story by The Incomparable Max: A. V. Laider

Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin in Prison 09.10.2022 42:57

Like Sherlock Holmes on the other side of the law, Arsène Lupin played the game for the game's sake. Even from prison!

Dashiell Hammett, The Sign of the Potent Pills 02.10.2022 33:44

A side of Dashiell Hammett you may not have met before.

Agatha Christie, The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman 25.09.2022 24:22

Something to stimulate the little gray cells: Inspector Poirot investigates.

Will James, The Seeing Eye 11.09.2022 38:06

A tale by the multi-talented author-illustrator Will James, famous tale-teller of the American West.

G. K. Chesterton, Tremendous Trifles 11.09.2022 30:23

Trifles? In Chesterton's vision, they become tremendous.

Henry Lawson, The Drover's Wife 04.09.2022 23:18

"The Drover's Wife," a classic tale by one of the great Australian bush poets, Henry Lawson.

H. G. Wells, That Man Who Could Work Miracles 28.08.2022 46:34

H. G. Wells offers an urban fantasy, a kind of comedy-science fiction tale, The Man Who Could Work Miracles.

Kenneth Grahame, The Reluctant Dragon, Part II 08.08.2022 33:54

Part two of Kenneth Grahame's "The Reluctant Dragon"

Kenneth Grahame, The Reluctant Dragon, Part I 07.08.2022 32:10

Part One of Kenneth Grahame's "The Reluctant Dragon"

Willa Cather, The Enchanted Bluff 31.07.2022 25:14

An evocative story of boyhood dreams: Willa Cather’s “The Enchanted Bluff”

Mark Twain, Travelling with a Reformer 24.07.2022 33:14

Bet you haven't read it: Mark Twain's "Travelling with a Reformer."

Somerset Maugham, Mr. Know-All, The Happy Man 17.07.2022 24:51

Two short stories by William Somerset Maugham, the world-traveling author whose stories have captivated generations of readers: “Mr. Know-All” and “The Happy Man.”

Ol Henry, The Ransom of Red Chief 10.07.2022 26:41

O. Henry’s classic and beloved story, “The Ransom of Red Chief”

Stefan Zweig, The Burning Secret, Part IV 03.07.2022 29:40

Stefan Zweig’s “The Burning Secret,” Part 4 of 4.

Stefan Zweig, The Burning Secret, Part III 26.06.2022 32:45

Stefan Zweig’s “The Burning Secret,” Part 3 of 4.

Stefan Zweig, The Burning Secret, Part II 17.06.2022 48:40

Stefan Zweig’s “The Burning Secret,” Part 2 of 4.