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Set in an exciting world of criminal masterminds, espionage and adventure, the adventures of special agent Dick Barton and his friends Jock and Snowey were essential listening for an entire generation. Originally running on the BBC Light Programme between 1946 and 1951, few of the BBC's original recordings still survive. However, in 1949 a number of early Barton tales were rerecorded for transmission overseas starring Douglas Kelly.

Commissioned by the Amsterdam Surgeons’ Guild, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp was the first major Rembrandt work to catapult the young painter to international fame. Taking this painting as its inspiration, Nina Siegal’s novel The Anatomy Lesson opens on the morning of the medical dissection and follows several characters as they prepare for the evening’s big event:

You’ve probably heard that famous 'Well may we say' speech made by Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam on the day he was sacked by the queen’s representative, or seen the grainy footage from the steps of old parliament house. But do you properly understand the extraordinary events leading up to the most dramatic day in Australian political history? How did The Dismissal actually happen? This audio series takes you inside the highest circles of power to uncover pieces of this story that have never been told before.

Christopher und Hannah sind Chirurg und Krankenschwester und ein glücklich verheiratetes Paar, das ein perfektes Leben führt. Alles, was ihnen noch fehlt, ist ein Kind. Als Janie, eine ausgesetzte Sechsjährige, in ihrem Krankenhaus auftaucht, fühlt Christopher sofort eine Verbindung zu ihr, und überzeugt Hannah, sie als ihr eigenes Kind mit nach Hause zu nehmen. Aber Janie ist kein gewöhnliches Kind, und ihre gestörte Psyche stellt sich als mehr heraus, als ihre neuen Eltern erwartet haben.