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Like Roald Dahl - but different!The first book in the gruesomely funny Tales from Schwartzgarten series.Meet Osbert Brinkhoff, the unlikeliest of avengers. His is a tale of dark delights and ghastly goings-on, of injustice and revenge. The villains are vicious. The settings are sinister. And good does NOT always prevail...If you prefer cleavers to kittens and fiends to fairies...then welcome to the GRUESOMELY FUNNY Tales from Schwartzgarten.-Osbert the Avenger is the first in a thrilling series of four books, all set in the fictional city of Schwartzgarten-With shades of Lemony Snicket and Roald Dahl, the Tales from Schwartzgarten are as hilarious as they are dark-These brilliantly woven mock-gothic horror stories have huge child appeal

''A radio play by Christopher William Hill is something to look forward to with pleasure'' - Radio TimesIt''s the late 1930s, and even on the remote island of St Martin''s in the Isles of Scilly war seems inevitable. But the islanders have their own battles to contend with, stuck on a rock flung 27 miles out into the Atlantic with only their natural grit and gallows humour to see them through.When a stranger in a suit arrives on the island, the locals decide he must be the undertaker come to deal with the body of the late postmaster. Then they discover he is not an undertaker after all - so they naturally conclude that he''s a spy. But the truth is worse than that - his name is Frank Gunwallow and he''s been sent over from Penzance to modernise the Post Office, around which their world revolves.The islanders are determined to resist this unwelcome change, and deeply suspicious of the young man from the mainland. Frank realises he''s got a fight on his hands - and it''ll take more than a shiny new telegraph machine to win them over...Created by award-winning novelist and scriptwriter Christopher William Hill, this gentle comedy stars Joseph Kloska as Frank, with Christine Absalom, Peter Marinker and Alex Tregear.Produced and directed by Mary PeateSound by Jenni Burnett, Anne Bunting, Graham Harper and Caleb KnightleyProduction Co-ordinator: Jessica BrownFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4: 29 November-20 December 2013 (Series 1), 11 May-1 June 2015 (Series 2)CastFrank Gunwallow - Joseph KloskaMary - Bec ApplebeeGrace - Christine AbsalomTommy - Stuart FoxBen - Alex PalmerLen - Ed GaughanReverend Tregarthan - Peter MarinkerMorwenna-May - Alex TregearPender - Christopher William HillAnthony - David SeddonSignor Di Bicci - Sam Dale

1961. Radio producer Hugo is proud of his new science fiction show. Admittedly, the dialogue is somewhat creaky, the two lead actors despise each other, and the sound effects were knocked up in the engineer''s kitchen - but it has rocket-ships, hover-cars, robots and Martians. It''s the world of the future, where anything can happen: and often does...There''s just one problem: nobody''s listening. The future''s about to be a thing of the past - until government intervention saves the series from cancellation. With the Russians forging ahead with space travel, BBC bigwigs are persuaded that Tomorrow, Today! could serve as a useful anti-Soviet propaganda tool.Rescued from the scrapheap, the show is free to head fearlessly for the stars - including a renowned Shakespearean thespian cast in the role of an android. But reviews are poor, the Home Office won''t stop interfering, and as 1962 dawns, things are looking dark. Two suspicious deaths lead to rumours of a curse, Hugo is tempted away to TV, and with Harold Macmillan set to guest star, the programme is infiltrated by a spy. As the Cuban missile crisis escalates and the Cold War hots up, the whole show relocates to Wales - but will that prove any safer?Written by award-winning dramatist Christopher William Hill (On the Rocks), this amusing, affectionate sci-fi spoof stars Joseph Kloska, Peter Bowles, Cheryl Campbell and John Fortune.Produced by Liz WebbFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 6-27 October 2006 (Series 1), 28 January-3 March 2008 (Series 2)CastNigel Lavery - Peter BowlesSylvia Hann - Cheryl CampbellGodfrey Winnard- John FortuneSir Angus McNairn - Gary WaldhornHuqo Kellerman - Joseph KloskaDouglas Bennings/Harold Macmillan - Jon GloverColin Franks - Paul Richard BigginMiss Pickford/Waitress/Advert voice/Producer - Miranda KeelingSir Monty - Leslie PhillipsRex the pianist - Marc WillcoxKeith Wood - Sam PamphilonMrs Tinkler/Cynthia Valentine - Rachel AtkinsGraham Tinkler - Lloyd ThomasDelivery boy/Director - Alex LanipekunGeorgina Barrett - Carolyn PicklesBurton/Porter - Peter MarinkerFenella Sayers - Ania GordonAngela/Miss Thurwell - Anna BengoContinuity/Roger Aspinall - Simon TrevesVeronica Walters - Johannah TinceyHenderson/Mr Thomas - Ben CroweSecretary/Tannoy - Laura Molyneux

Comedy capers set in the cutthroat world of advertisingDisgraced in the US, maverick ad man, Eliott Thurber is forced to transfer to the newly opened London offices of Parabola Media. The clash of cultures has hilarious consequences as he tries to cope with promoting a range of peculiar products, challenging clients and not to mention his disgruntled new colleagues. His first assignment is a gourmet cat food for an intensely conservative company but Eliott has his eyes on a bigger prize, American investment in the NHS. After all, "where there''s pain, there''s gain..." Can the media mastermind win over a whole new market? Or will his eccentric ways see him fall even further from favour?Laugh out loud over six episodes of this fast paced comedy drama set in the shallow, dog-eat-dog world of advertising. The series features the brilliant Pippa Haywood, star of Green Wing and Prisoner''s Wives and Samantha Bond, best known for playing Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond movies and her role in the BAFTA nominated Outnumbered series. Michael Brandon, from the classic TV show Dempsey and Makepeace as well as Jerry Springer the Opera, plays Eliott Thurber. Says on the Tin is written by Christopher William Hill and is an absolute treat for any listeners who have enjoyed Trevor''s World of Sport, Chambers and Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful.Cast and creditsWritten by Christopher William HillProduced by Liz WebbEliott Thurber - Michael BrandonEsther Finn - Samantha BondHannah Walker - Pippa HaywoodZadie - Joannah TinceyTed Bruckner - Malcolm TierneyToothrot - Chris PavloCustoms Officer/Moses/Rutter - Stephen CritchlowWoman/Film Director - Janice AcquahChild - Manjeet MannStewardess/Angelique - Donnla HughesMrs Braden - Rachel Atkins Interpreter - Gunnar Cauthery Plaque/Baz - Inam MirzaSal - John Guerrasio Hospital Exec - Dan Starkey Max - Robert Lonsdale Other parts played by Dan Starkey, Jonathan Tafler, Janice Acquah, Gunnar Catuhery and Jill CardoFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29 December 2008©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd