Classic Movies

Seven legendary unproduced screenplays, resurrected and reinvented for BBC Radio 4 The annals of movie history are full of lost treasures – spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten...

In this Star Wars audio adventure, General Leia of the Resistance trains Rey in the ways of the Force, preparing her for an important mission to find a wayfinder that would lead them to the secret location of the evil Sith Lord, Emperor Palpatine. Join Rey in this retelling of Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, as she travels from planet to planet to defeat Kylo Ren and the Emperor in hopes of restoring peace to the galaxy.

In this Star Wars audio adventure, the fate of the galaxy—and the future of the Jedi—is in the hands of three unlikely heroes. Join Rey, BB-8, and Finn in this retelling of Episode VII: The Force Awakens as they embark on a daring mission to deliver a secret map to General Leia of the Resistance before the evil First Order can stop them!

We are all classicists - we come into touch with the classics on a daily basis: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language, and literature. What are the true roots of these influences, however, and how do our interpretations of these aspects of the classics differ from their original reality? 

In this Star Wars audio adventure, General Leia sends a member of the Resistance named Rey to find Luke Skywalker—the last of the Jedi—in hopes that he can stop the evil First Order once and for all. Join Rey in this retelling of Episode VIII: The Last Jedi as she travels to Ahch-To where she will be trained in the way of the Jedi . . . and may become the very hero the Resistance was looking for.

From 1941 to 1953, director John Huston and actor Humphrey Bogart made one classic film after another, from The Maltese Falcon to The African Queen. Here is the story of their close but combative friendship that produced some of the best movies ever made. Their friendship was as dramatic as any of their movies. It survived nine marriages, a world war, the blacklist, leeches, alcohol, and Jack L. Warner.

Ten years have passed since Nathan Muir rescued Tom Bishop from a Suzhou Prison and escaped the CIA for good. Now, all his former agents have suddenly vanished leaving the CIA blinded around the globe. Then a coded message comes in from Malaysia with astonishing news: a lone spy has survived the mysterious purge. There's just one catch. He'll only reveal himself to the man Langley trusts less and despises more than Nathan Muir: Tom Bishop...

A Hitchcock movie screening turns fatal when a recent transplant to New England discovers a dead body on opening night of the movie palace she's just inherited. A thrilling first entry in a cozy mystery series by Turner Classic Movies host Alicia Malone. When Audrey Sullivan moves to Pine Island...

A stunning and immersive retelling of Disney The Lion King, accompanied by SFX and music. Collect the whole Animated Classics series! A family favourite for thirty years, Disney The Lion King is one of the best-loved films of all time. Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic...

An immersive retelling of Disney's Cinderella, accompanied by SFX and music. A family favourite for seventy-five years, Disney's Cinderella is one of the best-loved films of all time. Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic animated film...

Hades wanted nothing more than to escape the misery of his new life, but he took his responsibilities seriously... The myth has been told for centuries: Brothers Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades waged a years-long war against their father Cronus and his tyrannical Titans. Upon their mighty victory...

A retelling of Disney Aladdin. Collect the whole Animated Classics series! A family favourite, Disney Aladdin is one of the best-loved films of all time. Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic animated film...

An immersive retelling of Disney The Little Mermaid, accompanied by SFX and music. A family favourite for over thirty years, Disney The Little Mermaid is one of the best-loved films of all time. Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic animated film...

A stunning and immersive retelling of Disney Beauty and the Beast, accompanied by SFX and music. Collect the whole Animated Classics series! Disney Beauty and the Beast is one of the best-loved films of all time and has been a family favourite for thirty years. Relive the magic through this...

Irresistible and authoritative, The Movie Musical! is an in-depth look at the singing, dancing, happy-making world of Hollywood musicals--an essential audiobook for anyone who's ever laughed, cried, or sung along at the movies. Leading film historian Jeanine Basinger reveals, with her...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES This stylishly twisted tale follows the rise and fall of one of Disney's most relentless villains: Cruella De Vil. The real story. It is fabulous, after all. Behold! The story of me. Cruella De Vil! Cruella De Vil is the perfect villain: stylish, witty...

For a century Bram Stoker's Dracula has reigned supreme as the undisputed masterpiece of horror writing. We have all grown up under the shadow of the elegant Count, at once an attractive, brutal and erotic creature of the night. The gothic tale of Frankenstein and his construction of a human being which runs amok, has, with the help of numerous films, become one of the most vivid horror stories.

A retelling of Disney Dumbo, accompanied by SFX and music. Collect the whole Animated Classics series! A family favourite for almost eighty years, Disney Dumbo is one of the best-loved films of all time. Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic animated film...

Dave Karger, Turner Classic Movies host and film expert, leads compelling and unexpected discussions with stars such as Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sterling K. Brown, Tom Ford, Carol Burnett, Anna Kendrick, Ava DuVernay, Don Cheadle, and many more, on their top film...

A stunning and immersive retelling of Disney Mulan, accompanied by SFX and music. Collect the whole Animated Classics series! A family favourite, Disney Mulan is one of the best-loved films of all time. Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic animated film...