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Dame Joan Collins reads "The Emperor’s New Clothes", the story of an emperor who was only interested in one thing: his clothes. He spent all his money on his outfits and had a different one for every time of day and every occasion. One day, two thieves arrived in town and pretended to be weavers who knew how to make the most beautiful and sophisticated fabric. This material, they said, had the marvellous property of only being visible to those who did their job well. It was the perfect offer for our fashionable king, who immediately placed an order.

An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive... a female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle... a young artist gets the biggest break of her career... a restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration... an escaped Iraqi on Saddam Hussein's death list pays an involuntary visit to his homeland... How will they react? How would you? "Twelve Red Herrings" is the third collection of irresistible short stories from master storyteller, Jeffrey Archer.

Hace cien años, en plena Gran Guerra, partió de Zürich un tren que hizo descarrillar el curso de la Historia. Stefan Zweiglo definió como un proyectil cargado de explosivos humanos y, yendo aún más lejos, Winston Churchill se refirió a uno de esos "explosivos" como el arma más terrorífica de todas las que Alemania había lanzado contra Rusia hasta entonces. Porque, en palabras del que fuera primer ministro británico, aquel tren transportaba "en un vagón sellado herméticamente, cual bacilo de la peste", nada menos que a Lenin.

Juan Augusto Suter, natural de Rynenberg, cerca de Basilea, de treinta años de edad. Tiene un gran interés en poner el vasto océano entre su persona y los tribunales europeos de justicia. Acusado de quiebra fraudulenta, de robo, de falsificación, ha abandonado a su esposa y a sus tres hijos menores. Sirviéndose de documentos falsos, se ha proporcionado en París algún dinero. Y ahora emprende el viaje, en busca de una nueva existencia.

(Goethe entre Karlsbad y Weimar, 5 de septiembre de 1823). Era el 5 de septiembre de 1823. Una silla de posta rodaba lentamente por la carretera que conduce de Karlsbad a Eger. La mañana aparecía envuelta en los primeros fríos otoñales, el viento azotaba con violencia los rastrojos y el cielo se extendía límpido hasta las lejanías del horizonte.

Nos hallamos en el siglo XX y ante un mundo que ya no tiene secretos, en el que no quedan tierras por descubrir ni mares por surcar. Países cuyos nombres, en la anterior generación, eran apenas conocidos, se encuentran hoy sojuzgados por Europa, sirviendo a sus necesidades. Los barcos se remontan, actualmente, hasta las fuentes del Nilo, que durante infinidad de tiempo se buscaron en vano. Las cataratas Victoria, que un europeo contempló por primera vez hace medio siglo; producen ahora energía eléctrica.

(Dostoievski, Petersburgo, Plaza Semenowsk, 22 de diciembre de 1849). El ruido de los sables, las voces de mando a lo largo de las casamatas, han turbado su sueño en medio de la noche. En lo desconocido pasan lúgubres y fantasmales sombras. Esas sombras le empujan por un camino estrecho, largo, inmensamente largo. Se oye el chirrido de un cerrojo. Se abre una puerta. Entonces puede vislumbrar el cielo, y un viento helado le abofetea el rostro. Aparece un carro, negro como el abismo. Y las sombras le empujan hacia aquel abismo.

En medio de los bailes, de los galanteos, de las intrigas y de las discusiones del Congreso de Viena, la noticia aterradora cae y estalla como una bala de cañón: Napoleón, el león prisionero, ha destrozado su jaula de Elba. Uno tras otro van llegando los mensajes: ha conquistado Lyón y ha expulsado al Rey; las tropas de fanáticas banderas corren a su encuentro; ya está en París, en las Tullerías. Han sido inútiles Leipzig y los veinte años de una guerra homicida.

En La ciudad de cristal, Daniel Quinn, escritor de literatura policíaca, recibe una llamada telefónica de un desconocido que lo toma por un detective y le encarga un caso. En Fantasmas, un detective privado y el hombre al que debe vigilar juegan al escondite en un claustrofóbico universo urbano. En La habitación cerrada el protagonista debe confrontar los recuerdos de un amigo de la infancia cuando recibe la noticia de su desaparición.

La tercera entrega de la magistral La trilogía de Nueva York. Con la misteriosa desaparición de Fanshawe, amigo de la infancia del narrador de la historia, éste recibe la extraña petición de decidir cuál de los manuscritos que Fanshawe escribió a lo largo de los años es merecedor de ser publicado. Mientras se sumerge en la obra de su amigo, irá absorbiendo también sus vivencias.

Una antología personal con motivo del centenario del autor uruguayo, el poeta contemporáneo en español más querido por varias generaciones de lectores.

Mortality is often on Joan Bakewell's mind. She's in her 80s, many of her friends have died and older relatives went long ago - and yet death is a topic we rarely discuss. It's become clear: we need to talk about death. In this groundbreaking series, Baroness Bakewell and expert guests discuss death and dying, exploring the choices open to us and confronting the questions we fear the most.

Classic thrills and unforgettable chills are drawn from the pages of literary mysteries. Draw the curtains, dim the lights, close your eyes, and enter The Weird Circle! With stories adapted from the works of unquestioned masters of the Gothic genre by top radio talent, you'll go from shiver to shake with every episode.

If you missed the Love Serve Remember Retreat last spring with Ram Dass and friends in Hawaii, this is your opportunity to listen to the almost eight hours of dharma talks from the wonderful event. BetterListen! is quite proud to offer the complete set of these recordings. The BetterListen! version has been digitally edited and remastered - for your listening pleasure!

Christmas Eve, 1938. The Westbury family and assorted friends have gathered for another legendary celebration at their beautiful country house. The champagne flows, the silverware sparkles and upstairs the rooms are ready for their occupants. But one bed will lie empty that night. On Christmas morning, David Campbell-Scott is found dead in the snow. There is a pistol beside him and only one set of footprints. Yet something doesn't seem right to amateur sleuth Hugh Gaveston. Campbell-Scott had just returned from overseas with untold wealth - why would he kill himself?

London, 1853, and the sedate religious publishing house of Spavin and Spavin is about to experience a radical shake-up. Vivacious actress Cordelia is on the hunt for a husband and has her eye on Gerald, one of the firm's partners, while her son, Primus, has ambitions to take over the firm. And when he does, it'll be out with the Bibles and in with the best sellers - starting with Charlotte Brontë's latest blockbuster.

When Marcia Hulme inherits her uncle's medical practice, she decamps from London to a remote island off the coast of Northumbria. There's not a lot to do in Paradise, other than fish or drink, and Marcia's soon missing her favourite restaurants, cinemas and theatres - and her boyfriend, Clem. But as she plans her escape back to the Big Smoke, she gets drawn into island life and discovers that swapping West End wine bars for the Wind O'Change pub is really not so bad....

Dramatisations and readings of five of Josephine Tey's classic mystery novels. Scottish novelist and playwright Josephine Tey was one of the greatest Golden Age crime writers and the author of eight mysteries, including six featuring Scotland Yard inspector Alan Grant. The most famous of these, The Daughter of Time, was acclaimed the greatest crime novel of all time by the Crime Writers' Association. A full-cast dramatisation of this iconic story is included here, along with adaptations of four of her other much-loved mystery novels.

For 20 years, Great Lives has been a linchpin of Radio 4, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. In it, a household name is invited to choose one of their heroes to discuss with the presenter and a guest expert. But will their chosen person live up to intensive scrutiny, and merit the description of having led a great life? In this special collection, celebrating the programme's 20th anniversary, the very best episodes featuring musicians' lives are collected together.

One of the BBC's most acclaimed programmes, Great Lives has been a regular Radio 4 fixture for 20 years, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. Every week, a famous name is invited into the studio to nominate a figure from the past who has inspired them, and discuss their subject with the presenter and a guest expert.