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One of Britain's leading contemporary playwrights, Howard Brenton is well known for his controversial state-of-the-nation plays, dark comedies and powerful political satires. He has written over 50 works for the theatre and numerous screenplays, including 13 episodes of the hit TV series Spooks. Included here are some of his most acclaimed dramas, including the award-winning Pravda, co-written with David Hare.

Step into the perilous streets of Zamboula in Robert E. Howard’s Shadows in Zamboula, a gripping sword-and-sorcery adventure featuring Conan the Cimmerian. In this pulse-pounding tale of intrigue, betrayal, and survival, Conan faces sinister tavern keepers, bloodthirsty cannibals, and a treacherous priest in a city where danger lurks at every corner.

A BBC Radio 4 play about the marriage of George, Prince of Wales, originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 11 December 2008 (and repeated on 9 December 2010). Facing financial ruin, George was obliged by his father, George III, to marry his first cousin, Princess Caroline of Brunswick...