{"product_id":"book-hff5","title":"Arthur Conan Doyle: A BBC Radio Drama Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBBC Radio dramatisations and readings of some of Arthur Conan Doyle's other works\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eplus extracts from his letters and a bonus drama by Bert Coules\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArthur Conan Doyle is well known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, but he also wrote numerous works in which the great detective played no part. Included here is a selection of the best, ranging from science fiction to tales of supernatural terror and rip-roaring adventures set in Jacobean and Regency England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur collection opens with the first of three dramas featuring the hot-tempered, larger-than-life scientist and explorer Professor Challenger. 'The Lost World' stars \u003cb\u003eDavid Robb\u003c\/b\u003e as Challenger, he heads on an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon Basin. Following this drama we have two further dramatisations starring \u003cb\u003eBill Paterson\u003c\/b\u003e as Challenger this time. In 'When the World Screamed', he sets out on a bold mission to be recognised by Mother Earth, while 'The Disintegration Machine' sees him investigating dastardly Latvian inventor Theodore Nemor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Captain of the Polestar' drama tells the chilling story of a ship trapped in the Arctic, and stars \u003cb\u003eAlec Heggie\u003c\/b\u003e as Craigie, a man haunted by a strange apparition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso included are the short stories 'Playing With Fire', 'How It Happened', 'One Crowded Hour', 'The Fall of Lord Barrymore', 'The Sealed Room' and 'The Lost Special' (read by \u003cb\u003eEdward de Souza, Sam Dale, Christopher Harper\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDavid Schofield\u003c\/b\u003e), and the fascinating series \u003ci\u003eArthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, in which \u003cb\u003eForbes Masson \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eJohn Dougal\u003c\/b\u003e read extracts from his correspondence to his mother about marriage, fatherhood, killing off Holmes and going into politics. Finally, how the author ran for Parliament in 1900 and lost is explored in Bert Coules' biographical drama \u003ci\u003eVote For Conan Doyle!\u003c\/i\u003e, starring \u003cb\u003eJohn Sessions\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published 1883 ('The Captain of the Polestar'), 1898 ('The Sealed Room', 'The Lost Special'), 1900 ('Playing With Fire'), 1911 ('One Crowded Hour'), 1912 ('The Lost World'), 1912 ('The Fall of Lord Barrymore'), 1913 ('How It Happened'), 1928 ('When The World Screamed'), 1929 ('The Disintegration Machine'),\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eTrack list\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDramatisations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. \u003cb\u003eProfessor Challenger: The Lost World - Episode 1 - A Bridge to the Unknown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003cb\u003eProfessor Challenger: The Lost World - Episode 2 - Our Eyes Have Seen Great Wonders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. \u003cb\u003eProfessor Challenger: When The World Screamed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. \u003cb\u003eProfessor Challenger: The Disintegration Machine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. \u003cb\u003eThe Captain of the Polestar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShort Stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. \u003cb\u003ePlaying With Fire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. \u003cb\u003eHow It Happened\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. \u003cb\u003eOne Crowded Hour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. \u003cb\u003eThe Fall of Lord Barrymore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. \u003cb\u003eThe Sealed Room\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. \u003cb\u003eThe Lost Special\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBonus content \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12. \u003cb\u003eArthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. \u003cb\u003eVote for Conan Doyle!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49352022720816,"sku":"BDhff5","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/392566-hff5-Square.jpg?v=1734323485","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hff5","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}