Science Fiction

Neverwhere [Adaptation]

• ORIGINAL (3 hrs and 48 mins)
• By Neil Gaiman
• Narrated By Christopher Lee, James McAvoy, Natalie Dormer, and others

A BBC Radio six-part adaptation of Neil Gaiman's best-selling novel, starring James McAvoy as Richard and Natalie Dormer as Door. Beneath the streets of London there is another London. A subterranean labyrinth of sewers and abandoned tube stations. A somewhere that is Neverwhere....

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase (Dramatised)

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 56 mins)
• By Douglas Adams
• Narrated By Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, and others

A Special Edition of the original radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978 and recently voted the Nation's Favourite Audiobook in a Guardian poll. Starring Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey, Susan Sheridan and Stephen Moore, these six episodes (Fit the First to Fit the Sixth) have been remastered to modern-day standards by Dirk Maggs, and for the first time feature Philip Pope's arrangement of the familiar theme tune.

The Left Hand of Darkness: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation

• ORIGINAL (1 hr and 54 mins)
• By Ursula Le Guin
• Narrated By full cast, James McArdle, Toby Jones

The first ever broadcast dramatisation of Ursula Le Guin's seminal science fiction novel. On an alien world in the middle of an ice age, one man prepares for the biggest mission of his life. Alone and unarmed, Genly Ai has been sent from Earth to persuade the people of Gethen to join the Ekumen, a union of planets. But it's a task fraught with danger.

Neil Gaiman's How the Marquis Got His Coat Back: BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation

• ORIGINAL (1 hr)
• By Neil Gaiman
• Narrated By Adrian Lester, Bernard Cribbins, Don Warrington, and others

Paterson Joseph stars as the Marquis de Carabas in this brand-new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Neil Gaiman's spin-off short story, set in the magical world of Neverwhere. Returning us to London Below, this enchanting tale continues the story of one of the most colourful characters from Neverwhere - the cool, charming, resourceful Marquis de Carabas, who trades in favours and always has a plan.

Doctor Who - The Lost Stories - The Fourth Doctor Box Set

• ORIGINAL (6 hrs and 13 mins)
• By Robert Banks Stewart, Philip Hinchcliffe, John Dorney, and others
• Narrated By Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Paul Freeman

Two lost stories from the Fourth Doctor's era: The Foe from the Future and The Valley of Death.

Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles Volume 1

• ORIGINAL (3 hrs and 4 mins)
• By Simon Guerrier, Nigel Fairs, Peter Anghelides
• Narrated By Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Michael Keating

Three enhanced audiobooks performed by the stars of the classic BBC television series. These stories are set during series one. The Turing Test by Simon Guerrier, starring Paul Darrow as Avon and Michael Keating as Vila. Avon and Vila go undercover at a top secret research establishment. Solitary by Nigel Fairs, starring Michael Keating as Vila and Anthony Howell as Nyrron. Vila is alone and amnesiac. Why have his friends turned against him?

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dramatised)

• ORIGINAL (3 hrs and 39 mins)
• By Douglas Adams
• Narrated By Harry Enfield, Billy Boyd, Andrew Sachs, and others

Dirk Gently has an unshakeable belief in the interconnectedness of all things, but his Holistic Detective Agency mainly succeeds in tracking down missing cats for old ladies. Then Dirk stumbles upon an old friend behaving bizarrely - and he's drawn into a four-billion-year-old mystery that must be solved if the human race is to avoid immediate extinction.

Doctor Who: The Stone Rose

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 22 mins)
• By Jacqueline Rayner
• Narrated By David Tennant

Mickey is startled to find a statue of Rose in a museum; a statue that is 2,000 years old. The Doctor realises that this means the TARDIS will shortly take them to Ancient Rome, but when it does, he and Rose soon have more on their minds than sculpture.

Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Novels: Eight adventures for the 10th Doctor

• ORIGINAL (18 hrs and 21 mins)
• By Jacqueline Rayner, Stephen Cole
• Narrated By Adjoa Andoh, Freema Agyeman, Reggie Yates, and others

Freema Agyeman, Reggie Yates, Adjoah Andoh and Will Thorp are the readers of these eight original novels featuring the 10th Doctor and Martha, as played on TV by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman. The titles are 'Sting of the Zygons' by Stephen Cole; 'The Last Dodo' by Jacqueline Rayner; 'Wooden Heart' by Martin Day; 'Forever Autumn' by Mark Morris; 'Wetworld' by Mark Michalowski; 'Sick Building' by Paul Magrs; 'The Pirate Loop' by Simon Guerrier; and 'Peacemaker' by James Swallow.

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

• ORIGINAL (5 hrs and 23 mins)
• By Terry Nation, Dennis Spooner
• Narrated By William Hartnell, Peter Purves, full cast

In their quest to gain control of the Solar System, the Daleks have taken posession of the Time Destructor, a weapon which threatens the safety of all who stand in their way. As they head up an alliance of alien races bent on destroying the human race, in their midst is none other than the treacherous Guardian of the Solar System, Mavic Chen.

The Shadow over Innsmouth

• ABRIDGED (2 hrs and 32 mins)
• By H. P. Lovecraft
• Narrated By Richard Coyle

The Shadow Over Innsmouth tells the first-person story of a young historian, Robert Olmstead, who, while investigating his family genealogy in New England, is intrigued to learn about a hated and mysterious fishing town called Innsmouth. When he visits he finds the place to be run-down and near-deserted, with a cult-like religion and a strange, degenerate population. His investigation soon turns into a race to escape the town and the the evil creatures he sees emerging from the sea.

Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS: Volume 2: Multi-Doctor Stories

• ORIGINAL (9 hrs and 57 mins)
• By Terrance Dicks, Philip Martin, Gary Russell
• Narrated By Colin Baker, full cast, Jon Pertwee, and others

Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison and Colin Baker are among the readers of these seven stories from the worlds of Doctor Who. 'The Planet of the Daleks' is read by Jon Pertwee; 'Warriors of the Deep' is read by Peter Davison; 'Vengeance on Varos' is read by Colin Baker; 'The Novel of the Film' (the 1996 TV movie) and 'Earth' and 'Beyond' (three original short stories) are read by Paul McGann. With original music.

X Minus One, Season Two

• ORIGINAL (19 hrs and 13 mins)
• By Isaac Asimov
• Narrated By Various

X Minus One is widely considered one of the best science fiction radio series to ever be broadcast. Featuring stories written by Ray Bradbury, Clifford Simak, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, and other science fiction writing luminaries, X Minus One set the bar for excellence in radio drama.

Doctor Who: Fury From the Deep

• ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 23 mins)
• By BBC Audiobooks
• Narrated By full cast

Patrick Troughton battles to save mankind in this classic six-part "lost" television adventure, with linking narration by Frazer Hines. The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Jamie, and Victoria to the south coast of present-day Earth. Something nasty is lurking in the gas pipelines of the North Sea, and before long the nearby refinery is under attack. Landing on a foam-covered beach, the travellers are at first mistaken for saboteurs.

Dirk Gently: The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dramatised)

• UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 17 mins)
• By Douglas Adams
• Narrated By Harry Enfield

Harry Enfield exuberantly returns as Dirk Gently, who, fallen on hard times and dressed as a gypsy woman, is using his irritatingly accurate clairvoyant powers to read palms. He is saved when a frantic client turns up with a ludicrous story about being stalked by a goblin waving a contract accompanied by a hairy, green-eyed, scythe-wielding monster.

Survivors Series 01

• ORIGINAL (4 hrs and 37 mins)
• By Matt Fitton, Andrew Smith, John Dorney, and others
• Narrated By Lucy Fleming, Ian McCulloch, Louise Jameson, and others

It begins with just a few people falling ill. Another flu virus that spreads around the globe. And then the reports begin that people are dying.... When most of the world's population is wiped out, a handful of survivors are left to pick up the pieces. Cities become graveyards. Technology becomes largely obsolete. Mankind must start again....

The Great Northern Audio Theatre Collection: The Great Northern Audio Theatre

• ORIGINAL (10 hrs and 25 mins)
• By Jerry Stearns, Brian Price
• Narrated By David Ossman, Phil Proctor, full cast

Collected here are 18 plays, some of which were performed before a live audience at the Mark Time Awards shows. Firesign cofounders David Ossman and Phil Proctor and iconic children's show host Chuck McCann are among the many actors performing on this ultimate Great Northern Audio Theatre collection.

Doctor Who: The Moonbase

• ORIGINAL (1 hr and 38 mins)
• By Kit Pedler
• Narrated By Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, full cast

Patrick Troughton plays the second Doctor in this four-episode adventure from 1967, set on Earth's moon and featuring a return appearance by the emotionless Cybermen. The year is 2070, and the Earth's weather is controlled by a device called the Gravitron which is under threat from a plague epidemic and the Cybermen.

Doctor Who: The Tenth Planet

• ORIGINAL (1 hr and 46 mins)
• By BBC Audiobooks
• Narrated By Anneke Wills

The Cybermen make their first ever appearance whilst William Hartnell's Doctor nears the end of his first incarnation, in this classic soundtrack adventure with linking narration by Anneke Wills. The year is 1986, and at the South Pole the crew of the Snowcap Base have detected a new planet on their radar. The arrival of the Doctor, Ben, and Polly at the Base coincides with another landing, that of a spaceship whose humanoid passengers have used cybernetics to replace their limbs and vital organs.

Doctor Who: The Abominable Snowmen

• ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 23 mins)
• By Mervyn Haisman, Henry Lincoln
• Narrated By Patrick Troughton, full cast

English explorer Travers is determined to track down the mythical Abominable Snowmen which are said to roam the Himalayas. When the Doctor and his companions visit the nearby Detsen monastery they discover that the Yeti are all-too prominent. In fact, they are out to kill anyone who comes near. With Travers' help the travellers discover that the monastery is in the grip of the evil Great Intelligence, a disembodied force which has taken control of the High Lama....

Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles, Volume 5

• ORIGINAL (3 hrs and 9 mins)
• By Simon Guerrier, Una McCormack, James Goss
• Narrated By Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Sally Knyvette, and others

Three enhanced audiobooks performed by the stars of the classic BBC television series. These stories are set during Series 2. Includes Logic by Simon Guerrier, Risk Management by Una McCormack and Three by James Goss.

Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles, Volume 3: The Armageddon Storm

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 52 mins)
• By Cavan Scott, Mark Wright
• Narrated By Jan Chappell, Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, and others

The Armageddon Storm Parts One, Two and Three is an enhanced audiobook performed by the stars of the classic BBC television series. When mercenary Del Grant alerts the Liberator crew to the existence of a new Federation super-weapon, Avon leads an epic battle to avert catastrophe....

Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles, Volume 10

• ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 52 mins)
• By Steve Lyons, Una McCormack, Andrew Smith
• Narrated By Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jacqueline Pearce, and others

Three enhanced audiobooks performed by the stars of the classic BBC television series. Velandra: Blake is having bad dreams: a swamp, wolves, a woman called Velandra...and Travis. Could this be a memory that was erased by the Federation? Retribution: A distress call leads Avon and Vila to Ragnus Lang, formerly Vila's partner-in-crime. And now Lang needs Blake's help. Ministry of Peace: Is the planet Speranza a beacon of hope in the fight against the Federation, or is its history about to take a darker path?

Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles, Volume 9

• ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 56 mins)
• By Cavan Scott, Mark Wright
• Narrated By Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, and others

Defector: Avon orders Tarrant and new crewmember Del Grant to assassinate a Federation figurehead. Has he gone too far this time? Planetfall: can Avon and Cally get off Space Station Arcadia before it crashes into the planet below? Secrets: with the future of the rebellion in jeopardy, Vila and Grant infiltrate an illegal arms bazaar - but who exactly is Solvin Tavac, and what does he want with the crew of the Liberator?

Mummy's Mask: Pyramid of the Sky Pharaoh: Pathfinder Legends, Season 2, Episode 6

• ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 3 mins)
• By Mark Wright, Mike Shel
• Narrated By Stewart Alexander, Trevor Littledale, Ian Brooker, and others

Hakotep's flying pyramid has been grounded, but Ezren, Valeros, Merisiel and Harsk must enter the ancient tomb to deactivate the fleet of smaller flying pyramids poised to attack cities across Osirion. Deep inside the Pyramid of the Sky Pharaoh, an untouched tomb from the heights of Ancient Osirion, the heroes face undying guardians woken from ageless sleep, culminating in a final battle with the reborn Sky Pharaoh Hakotep himself.

Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles, Volume 12

• ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 41 mins)
• By Andy Lane, Guy Adams
• Narrated By Paul Darrow, Jan Chappell, Michael Keating, and others

Three new adventures for the Liberator crew, starring some of the actors from the original hit BBC TV series. In 'Corners of the Mind' by Andy Lane, Avon is trapped in a labyrinth full of puzzles, with no way to teleport to safety and deadly traps at every corner. He needs all his wits to survive, but there is one problem - he is losing his mind with every puzzle, piece by piece, memory by memory. Also includes 'Capital' and 'Punishment'.

Terrahawks, Volume 2

• ORIGINAL (5 hrs and 59 mins)
• By Andrew T. Smith, Jamie Anderson, Chris Dale, and others
• Narrated By Denise Bryer, Jeremy Hitchen, Robbie Stevens, and others

In the not too distant future, the Earth finds itself under constant threat from Zelda, a blood-thirsty android who, along with her fiendish family and monstrous creations, has established a base on Mars. The only thing standing between this evil queen and her quest for the ultimate annihilation of mankind are the Terrahawks - an intrepid band of heroes led by the stern but fair clone, Doctor Tiger Ninestein. In this new series, the Terrahawks defence grows all the more desperate when a terrifying new enemy joins the androids on Mars.

Survivors: Series 3

• ORIGINAL (4 hrs and 48 mins)
• By Jonathan Morris, Simon Clark, Andrew Smith, and others
• Narrated By Carolyn Seymour, Richard Heffer, Chase Masterson, and others

It begins with just a few people falling ill. Another flu virus that spreads around the globe. And then the reports begin that people are dying.... When most of the world's population is wiped out, a handful of survivors are left to pick up the pieces. Cities become graveyards. Technology becomes largely obsolete. Mankind must start again.... Includes 'Cabin Fever' by Jonathan Morris, 'Contact' by Simon Clark, 'Rescue' by Andrew Smith and 'Leaving' by Matt Fitton.

Pathfinder Legends - Mummy's Mask - Empty Graves

• UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 1 min)
• By Cavan Scott, Crystal Frasier
• Narrated By Stewart Alexander, Trevor Littledale, Ian Brooker, and others

The dead are walking. The dead are screaming. The dead are killing. Opening the Necropolis of Wati was a mistake. Undead hordes are streaming from the tombs, causing terror in the streets. Zombies. Ghouls. Mummies. Soon the dead will outnumber the living. Valeros, Ezren, Harsk and Merisiel must find the Mask of the Forgotten Pharaoh. But can they trust anyone - including themselves?

Vienna, Series 3

• ORIGINAL (3 hrs and 2 mins)
• By Ian Potter, Guy Adams, Steve Lyons
• Narrated By Chase Masterson, Samantha Beart, Terry Molloy, and others

Three new adventures for glamorous bounty hunter Vienna Salvatori, including 'Self Improvement' by Ian Potter. Doctor Ludovic Glospan has a secret. He has made a scientific discovery that could change the galaxy forever, which is why he wants to keep it out of the wrong hands. Vienna Salvatori and Jexie Reagan have been hired to keep Glospan's secret safe. On a good day that will be an easy job, but this is anything but a good day.

Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Novels: Eight adventures for the 10th Doctor

• ORIGINAL (18 hrs and 21 mins)
• By Jacqueline Rayner, Stephen Cole
• Narrated By Adjoa Andoh, Freema Agyeman, Reggie Yates, and others

Freema Agyeman, Reggie Yates, Adjoah Andoh and Will Thorp are the readers of these eight original novels featuring the 10th Doctor and Martha, as played on TV by David Tennant and Freema Agyeman. The titles are 'Sting of the Zygons' by Stephen Cole; 'The Last Dodo' by Jacqueline Rayner; 'Wooden Heart' by Martin Day; 'Forever Autumn' by Mark Morris; 'Wetworld' by Mark Michalowski; 'Sick Building' by Paul Magrs; 'The Pirate Loop' by Simon Guerrier; and 'Peacemaker' by James Swallow.

Fahrenheit 451 (Dramatised)

• ORIGINAL (1 hr and 26 mins)
• By Ray Bradbury
• Narrated By Michael Pennington

Firefighters in the future no longer stop fires, but start them - by burning books. But one has forbidden doubts. A BBC Radio adaptation of Ray Bradbury's dark futuristic tale, starring Michael Pennington.