Streaming on BBC Radio this Week: Neil Gaiman, Conan Doyle, Swashbucklers and More


Click the links to stream programs free via the Beeb:

Sound of Cinema: Swashbuckling: Matthew Sweet dons the mantle of Errol Flynn, swinging into action to bring us the music of the greatest swashbuckling films - from The Adventures of Robin Hood to The Mark of Zorro.

Desert Island Discs: Greta Gerwig, writer and director, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.

The Price of Fear: Soul Music - Horror legend Vincent Price tells the chilling tale of a violinist with very special hands. Starring John Graham, Coral Browne, Roger Snowdon and Michael Burlington.

Conan Doyle's Strangest Case: Tony Mulholland's play tells the true story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's obsession with a miscarriage of justice. Convinced that George Edalji has been wrongly convicted of a shocking crime, Doyle assumes the mantle of his famous detective Sherlock Holmes and sets out to solve the case... Starring Peter Jeffrey as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Drama on 4: Neil Gaiman’s "Chivalry" - Neil Gaiman's Christmas story is the tale of of Mrs Whitaker, who finds the Holy Grail in a charity shop. Along the way, she meets her dear friend Mrs Greenberg for macaroons, and becomes the focal point of Sir Galaad’s most important quest. Starring Glenda Jackson and Kit Harrington.

Doctor Who: The Eternity Cage - The War Doctor is on a mission to save Ollistra and prevent a Dalek-Sontaran alliance. Cardinal Ollistra has been captured by the Sontarans and taken to the planet Rovidia. There, General Fesk of the Eighth Sontaran Battle Fleet will set the Time Lords against the Daleks to establish which is worthy for an alliance. Neither Daleks nor Time Lords expect the Sontarans to be so fearsome a foe until they uncover the secret of the Eternity Cage. John Hurt stars as The War Doctor.

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