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"CP Taylor" (13 results)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge 's poem, here dramatised for radio, was first published 200 years ago. Why does the marin...
David Tennant stars as John Halder, a 'good' man adapting to survive, in CP Taylor’s powerful, chilling play. Filmed live on stage by the Nationa...
Wealthy Emma Woodhouse needs a new companion when her beloved governess Miss Taylor gets married. She settles on Harriet Smith, and becomes determined to make a ...
Play by Oliver Goldsmith, with Tom Courtenay, Juliet Mills, Ralph Richardson and Elaine Taylor.
Daljit Nagra selects ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'' about an epic voyage. Read by Trevor Peacock.
John Gielgud reading 'The Ancient Mariner'.
Helen Taylor and Davis Dabydeen discuss the extraordinary achievements of Toni Morrison and her exceptional novel Beloved.
Kate Saunders, Matt Ridley and Rebecca Abrams on books by Elizabeth Taylor, Gerald Durrell and Charles Dickens.
Simon explores how the romantics became the first intrepid explorers of dark recesses of the human mind, lo...
Drama starring John Alderton, Gwen Taylor, and Linus Roache. Doug and Winnie have tried to keep their handicapped son, Tom, "nice," but when St...
Daisy Goodwin presents a series about the romantic novel. This edition looks at romantic heroines, who have frequently reflected the time...
Historical epic about the life and times of the legendary Queen of the Nile, filmed as a dazzling spectacle starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
Documentary recounting the making of Cleopatra, which nearly bankrupted a Hollywood studio and saw the scandal of an on-set romanc...
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