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The story is set in the Ptolemaic era of ancient Egyptian history and revolves around the survival of a dynasty bloodline protected by the priesthood of Isis. The main character, Harmachis (the living descendant of this bloodline), is charged by the priesthood with overthrowing the supposed impostor - Cleopatra - driving out the Romans, and restoring Egypt to its golden era.

Somewhere in shadowy post-war Vienna, where everyone has something to sell on the black market, lurks "the third man", who witnessed the murder of Harry Lime. The police don't care to investigate, but novelist Holly Martins is haunted by the death of his friend, and his search for the killer makes for electrifying drama.

Mit 21 Jahren schreibt Georg Büchner an seine Braut: "Ich studiere die Geschichte der Revolution. Ich fühlte mich wie vernichtet unter dem grässlichen Fatalismus der Geschichte." Ein Jahr später begann er, selbst von Verhaftung bedroht, mit der Niederschrift seines Dramas "Dantons Tod", das die terroristische Steigerung der Französischen Revolution zur Schreckensherrschaft thematisiert.

Maggie Smith stars in this BBC radio adaptation of Alan Bennett's highly acclaimed autobiographical stage play. An eccentric old lady moves into a quiet street in Camden Town. There she remains, installed in her van in glorious self-sufficiency, until the council instructs her to move on. Then a kind homeowner invites her to move her van into his garden - where she stays for the next 15 years.

Imagine a 1980s world of sumptuous hotel rooms, restaurants, New York City penthouses, and the powerful men who move easily between these pinnacles of luxury. They are music producers, rock stars, writers, and restaurateurs. They are household names like Billy Joel, Art Garfunkel, Eric Clapton, and Sting. And yet, each man has an entire aspect to his life that he doesn’t talk about publicly—his depression, his rocky marriage, his feelings of shame and failure, his private loss of faith. And now: The phone rings. Imagine the woman who has each of these men at her beck and call.

Vor knapp vierundzwanzig Jahren verschwand in Minneapolis eine junge Frau namens Beverly Anderson. Sieben Tage nach ihrem Verschwinden wurde sie ermordet aufgefunden. Kurz darauf wurde eine weitere tote junge Frau entdeckt, auf dieselbe Art gestorben wie Beverly. Und sie ist nicht das letzte Opfer. Die Ermittler kamen bald dem Muster des Täters auf die Spur: Er entführte immer drei junge Frauen, im Abstand von drei Tagen. Jede ein Jahr jünger als die andere, jede innerhalb von sieben Tagen tot. Bis sein zehntes Opfer entkam. Die Serie brach ab, der Killer konnte nie gefasst ...

David Morrissey - star of Sherwood, The Walking Dead and Britannia talks to performers from Film, Theatre and TV about what happened before, during and after one significant role in their career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you love Downton Abbey, you’re in the right place!Sandy Maxx hosts this podcast for Downton Abbey fans to share thoughts and feelings about the TV series, the movie, the sequel, favorite characters (who doesn't love the Dowager Countess?), Highclere Castle, and all things Downton.

Blending supernatural horror with noir, the Sleep/Wake Cycle follows estranged twins Isaiah and Rosemary. Their mission, to fulfill a secret government agency's directive to bring the US back from the brink of madness. Born with strange abilities, the twins investigate the wellness of a republic ravaged by the Great Darkness of 1999 - with doomsday cults pervading society, horrific conspiracies spun more from truth than fiction, and a creeping feeling that hope itself has fled the land, the twins have their work cut out for them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Immersive Audio-Geschichten für Kinder mit professioneller Erzählung, Soundeffekten und magischen Geschichten. Perfekt für die Schlafenszeit, Autofahrten und Fantasiezeit. Eltern und Kinder lieben es, gemeinsam diese bezaubernden Audio-Abenteuer zu hören, organisiert nach Themen.

Deutschland 1918/19: Sonja Irene L. lässt ihren Mann und die bürgerliche Gesellschaft hinter sich und stellt sich auf die Seite der revolutionären Masse. Sie ruft zum Streik in der Rüstungsfabrik auf, um das Sterben in den Schützengräben zu beenden. Ein Namenloser, ihr Gegenpol, peitscht jedoch die Massen zum brutalen Gemetzel auf - der Streik gerät außer Kontrolle. Das Hörspiel "Masse - Mensch" musikalisiert und aktualisiert Ernst Tollers Drama, das eine Auseinandersetzung mit der Frage nach der eigenen Verantwortung ist. Wann erheben wir uns?

Der Begraben Podcast behandelt eine Reihe von wahren Kriminalfällen, von Morden bis hin zu verschwundenen Personen und bizarren Rätseln. Diese Verbrechen finden oft in Asien statt, aber der Podcast behandelt auch andere, weniger bekannte Fälle. Neue Episoden werden einmal pro Woche veröffentlicht.---Dieser Podcast wird unabhängig von unserem Team produziert, wobei sämtliche Recherchen, Texte und Inhalte intern erstellt werden. Zur Verbesserung der Konsistenz und Klarheit der Audio-Präsentation können bestimmte Elemente durch Technologie generiert oder unterstützt werden. Hosted on ...

Arthur Miller’s most famous play, Death of a Salesman, has become a key text in Western literature. This unusually powerful recording, made for radio in 1953, was directed by Elia Kazan who premiered the play. It features Thomas Mitchell and Arthur Kennedy as father and son. Willy, a travelling salesman, based in New York, relentlessly chases material success.

The young and virtuous physician's daughter Helena desperately loves Count Bertram, but he regards her as beneath his notice. When Helena cures the king of France of a mortal illness, he rewards her with Bertram's hand, but before their marriage can be consummated the count flees. To win her husband back again, Helena forms a daring and resourceful plan. A plot to unmask the strutting soldier Parolles makes up another strand in this sometimes disturbing comedy of deception and disguise.

The action of this play, which occurs during a conflict on the Balkans, is initiated by the discovery by Raina, the daughter of an military officer, of a man who has taken refuge in her bedroom. Unfortunately, the man belongs to the opposing army. How will she deal with a notional enemy who behaves with such quixotic courtesy?

A full-cast dramatization of the classic Russian novel. Satan and his retinue, including a seven foot tall skinny fellow with a pince-nez , an obnoxious cigar smoking black cat and a beautiful naked vampire visit Moscow in the 1920s, taking with them chaos and insanity where ever they go.

There’s something Constance Middleton’s friends are dying to tell her: her husband is having an affair – with her best friend! Despite their hints, Constance remains ever cool, and seemingly oblivious. Or is she? In this biting comedy of manners, marriages and mistresses, Constance – a not-so-desperate housewife - has some ideas of her own about extra-marital activity that surprise everyone in the end!

The passion of a coal barge captain's daughter and a handsome sailor takes a tumultuous turn when secrets from her past are revealed. Nobel Laureate Eugene O'Neill won the second of his four Pulitzer Prizes for this heroic classic.

The blowhards, the know-it-alls, the scrupulous and the impecunious are all targets for Shaw's incisive wit in his classic satire of the medical profession. A well-respected physician is forced to choose whom he shall save: a bumbling friend or the ne'er-do-well husband of the woman he loves.

Nora seems to have it all – a loving husband, children and a comfortable life. But when a secret from her past threatens her carefully constructed world, she is forced to confront the stark realities of her marriage and the issues of her gender in society. The recording is followed by a fascinating conversation in which the actors talk how powerful and relevant the play still is today and how this unique project came to be. Exclusively for Audible the interview is followed by reviews of A Doll’s House, written between 1879 and 1900.