A famous crime writer is being blackmailed and hires Phil. See full description...

Thomas Gradgrind is an eminently practical man who believes in facts and statistics and has brought up his two children, Louisa and Tom, accordingly, suppressing the imaginative sides of their nature. They are raised without love and affection, and the consequences are devastating. See full description...

“Who is this man, this Scarlet Pimpernel?” Each day this question grew more pressing to the rulers of the French Revolution. Only this man, this maddeningly elusive figure, threatened their total power, defying the vast network of fanatics, informers, and secret agents that the Revolution spread... See full description...

Alan Bennett reads three further chapters from Untold Stones, his major collection of new writings. See full description...