{"product_id":"book-2af9","title":"Robert Graves: A BBC Radio Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDramatisations of selected novels and short stories by the acclaimed Robert Graves \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn acclaimed poet and novelist, Robert Graves is best remembered today for his immensely popular \u003ci\u003eI, Claudius\u003c\/i\u003e novels. He penned over 140 works in his lifetime, ranging from historical fiction to comic and supernatural tales, and the variety and breadth of his writing is exemplified in this diverse collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmerse yourself in the intrigues and debaucheries of Imperial Rome in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaudius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, a three-part radio dramatisation encompassing \u003ci\u003eI, Claudius\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequel \u003ci\u003eClaudius the God\u003c\/i\u003e and starring \u003cb\u003eTimothy West, Garard Green, Frances Jeater\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMary Wimbush\u003c\/b\u003e. Moving from Ancient Rome to Ancient Greece, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anger of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a vivid, racy retelling of Homer's \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e in which the eponymous Greek warrior seeks revenge for the death of his friend. \u003cb\u003eRobert Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Achilles, with \u003cb\u003eMaurice Denham\u003c\/b\u003e as Agamemnon, \u003cb\u003eJohn Slater\u003c\/b\u003e as Odysseus, \u003cb\u003eTrader Faulkner\u003c\/b\u003e as Paris and \u003cb\u003eJane Wenham \u003c\/b\u003eas Helen. Next up are Graves's humorous tale of stamp-collecting and sibling rivalry, \u003cb\u003eAntigua Penny Puce\u003c\/b\u003e, starring \u003cb\u003eAden Gillett\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eTrevyn McDowell\u003c\/b\u003e, and his Civil War-set tale \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWife to Mr Milton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, centring around a spirited Royalist girl, Marie Powell (\u003cb\u003eClaire Skinner\u003c\/b\u003e) who is forced to relinquish her true love to marry the Puritan poet John Milton (\u003cb\u003eClive Francis\u003c\/b\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree short stories – the supernatural \u003cb\u003e'The Shout'\u003c\/b\u003e, the macabre \u003cb\u003e'Earth to Earth'\u003c\/b\u003e and the anecdotal \u003cb\u003e'They Say… They Say'\u003c\/b\u003e – are dramatised with distinguished casts including \u003cb\u003eDavid Suchet, Nigel Anthony, Eva Stuart, Laurence Payne \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eMia Soteriou\u003c\/b\u003e. These are followed by \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Graves and the Poetic Myth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, writer and broadcaster Graeme Fife considers the roles of love, war, the imagination of childhood and ancient myth in Graves's life and work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published 1929 ('The Shout') 1934 (\u003ci\u003eI, Claudius, Claudius the God\u003c\/i\u003e), 1936 (\u003ci\u003eAntigua, Penny, Puce\u003c\/i\u003e), 1943 (\u003ci\u003eWife to Mr Milton\u003c\/i\u003e), 1955 ('Earth to Earth'), 1956 ('They Say… They Say'), 1959 (\u003ci\u003eThe Anger of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eText copyright © The Robert Graves Copyright Trust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Robert Graves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaudius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anger of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntigua Penny Puce\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWife to Mr Milton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Shout\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarth to Earth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey Say… They Say\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCasualties of War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Graves and the Poetic Myth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright © 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":68431141011760,"sku":"BD2af9","price":13.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2af9-Square-cover.webp?v=1794508233","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2af9","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}