Showing results for "fiction" in Dramatisations

When Dorothy and her pet dog, Toto, are swept away from their Kansas home, they find themselves in the magical land of Oz where munchkins live, monkeys fly and Wicked Witches rule. In their quest to return home they meet a cast of characters that have become much loved by families since the story was first published in 1900. Dorothy, played by Lydia West (Years and Years) joins the Tin Woodsman, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion as they follow the yellow brick road to find the Wizard, played by Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady, Moulin Rouge).

As a child, Chris Hooper dreamed of monsters. But in deep space, he found only darkness and isolation. Then, on planet LV178, he and his fellow miners discovered a storm-scoured, sand-blasted hell - and trimonite, the hardest material known to man. When a shuttle crashes into the mining ship Marion, the miners learn that there was more than trimonite deep in the caverns.

Aliyah Kahn ist eine kleine Trickbetrügerin, die ihrem Gewerbe auf den Straßen von London nachgeht, indem sie Touristen das Geld aus der Tasche zieht. Ihr loses Mundwerk und ihre Aufsässigkeit haben sie nicht nur um ihren Platz an einem renommierten College gebracht, sondern bringen sie auch heute noch regelmäßig in Teufels Küche. Zu allem Überfluss hat sie sich mit einer vermeintlich sicheren Geschäftsidee auf die falschen Leute verlassen und steht jetzt bei mächtigen und sehr gefährlichen Leuten mit einer Viertelmillion Pfund in der Kreide.

From the mind of Arati Kadav, enter the world of Cargo, an Audible Original workplace comedy where the end of your life is just another workday for them. In a world where ancient Rakshasha prepare humans for reincarnation in spaceships, the life of Prahastha, a rigid transition officer who has lived alone in Space for decades is disrupted by the sudden arrival of Yuvishka, an idealistic and energetic new assistant.

Henry and Nomi are thrilled to find out they’re going to be parents. There is so much to think about, so many decisions they’ll need to make, about feeding schedules and childcare and schools. But there’s one decision they never would have imagined facing, and even considering the choice is a minefield of emotions and experiences and expectations. After all, the only thing that hangs in the balance is the course of their child’s life.

It is a simple question that is as profound as any we can ask: “Who am I?” Dr. Vikram Anthony is that rare person who believes the answer is relatively simple. I am my work; I am my skill; I am my mind. It is only when the noted surgeon faces his own mortality that the answer gets more complex. And the opportunity for a new life–a decidedly different life–opens a world of possibilities he’d never imagined.

A window is but a piece of glass through which we view the world outside. It is not meant to distort. It is not intended to do anything but show us things as they are. At Oxford, though, there is a very particular window that reveals a very particular view. It is a view that defies all laws of nature and science. And when a detective is called in to investigate, he is startled to find that view opens a window into his own life–and a mystery he has never been able to solve.

It is June 1940. The war against Hitler’s forces is raging. And the tide is turning against the British. In this hour of despair, Prime Minister Winston Churchill receives a mysterious letter from an even more mysterious woman, offering a Faustian bargain and a promise of victory. But if Churchill accepts, will he be condemning his nation’s very soul?

Fünfhundert Meter unter der Pazifikoberfläche liegt die hochmoderne Unterwasserstation Mareanus – ein Ort, an dem ein internationales Team von Wissenschaftlern die Geheimnisse der Tiefsee erforscht. Sie sondieren unbekannte Lebensformen, bergen Schätze des Meeresbodens und arbeiten an technischen Innovationen, die das Leben an der Oberfläche verbessern sollen. Doch als ein unerwartetes Unglück die komplexe Forschungsanlage bedroht, steht nicht nur ihre Mission auf dem Spiel – sondern das Überleben aller Beteiligten.

Vingt ans se sont écoulés depuis que Dark Bane a anéanti l'ancien ordre voué au côté obscur et s'est imposé comme le dernier Seigneur Noir des Sith. Désormais ne subsistent plus que lui, pour incarner le pouvoir, et Zannah, son apprentie, pour le convoiter. À l'issue d'un ultime duel, Zannah doit tuer son maître et prendre sa place, mais elle tarde à relever le défi. Bane, qui refuse de voir son rêve se briser à cause de la faiblesse de son apprentie, s'est juré de trouver l'holocron de Dark Andeddu qui renferme le secret de l'immortalité.

Full-cast dramatisations of six masterpieces from the founding fathers of dystopian fiction Dark and disturbing, provocative and prescient, dystopian literature has long captured our imagination with its nightmarish visions of forbidding future worlds. Included here are six classic novels of...

The battle-weary Companions count their blessings when they find refuge at a tranquil ville, founded on the principles of harmony and enlightenment. However, they soon discover this supposed utopia is anything but. Violence waits in the silence, hidden beneath the pagodas and prayer halls. As sinister machinations unfurl like lotus petals, the Companions reckon with the true price of inner peace in a world gone mad.

NHKドラマ原作、火星と地球をめぐる壮大なヒューマンドラマ 地球外知的生命の探求のために人生をかけて火星にやってきた生物学者のリキ・カワナベは、とある重大な発見をする。

When H. G. Wells first published The War of The Worlds in 1898, the novel quickly became a sci-fi classic. The story of extraterrestrials from Mars invading Earth captured the public’s imagination, inspiring a famed 1938 radio broadcast with Orson Welles, several feature films, countless video games, and a best-selling musical concept album by Jeff Wayne in 1978, among others.

Ein verkrüppelter Assassine, ein alter Formwandler und ein untotes Kind... es ist ein seltsames Trio, das sich seinen Weg durch die, vom Gefallenen Gott zerstörte Welt bahnt. Aber ihre kleine Gruppe soll noch ungewöhnlicheren Zuwachs bekommen, als sie auf Artemis' Erzfeind Guildenstern stoßen, den die neue Zeit ebenfalls grundlegend verändert hat. Derweil ist es Amon gelungen, in die Reihen des Feindes einzudringen. Unerkannt konnte er zur rechten Hand der berüchtigten Biestgenerälin werden. - Doch er weiß, ein einziger Fehler kann ihn das Leben kosten.

Alles scheint verloren: Adran, das todgeweihte Kind wurde von seinem Schicksal ereilt und Sir X schmachtet mit seinen Gefährten in der Unterwelt. Zumindest die junge Mana versucht der geheimnisvolle Wanderer vor dem Zugriff des Imperiums zu schützen. - Kein leichtes Unterfangen, denn nicht nur scheint der Feind allgegenwärtig, auch Mana traut ihm nicht, da sie ihm die Schuld an den Ereignissen gibt. In einem abgelegenen Kloster hofft der Wanderer auf Zuflucht, doch wie sich zeigt, ist auch dort nicht alles so, wie es scheint...

When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the scientific research station hovering high above the surface of Solaris, he finds the place deserted except for two scientists, who have been driven mad by some unknown horror. The researchers had been trying to investigate the ocean planet, and probe...

The Abominable Snowmen: Tibet, 1935: English explorer Travers is determined to track down the mythical Abominable Snowmen which are said to roam the Himalayas. When the Doctor and his companions visit the nearby Detsen monastery they discover that the Yeti are all too prominent - in fact, they...

The Doctor's companions take centre stage in four exciting TV novelisations featuring the Fifth and Ninth Doctors, plus a spin-off story featuring K9 and Sarah Jane Smith. In Mawdryn Undead, by Peter Grimwade, the Doctor is reunited with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and meets Turlough, an...

Four modern masterpieces that dared to push boundaries and disrupt the status quo Deviant. Depraved. Dangerous. Denounced for their transgressive themes and inflammatory ideas, these 20th-century classics have all been considered so seditious that they had to be suppressed. Find out what made...