First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Mussolini's involvement in the conflict breeds hostility against Italians, and the Savoy's waiting staff must prove their allegiance to Britain. Read by Kenneth Cranham. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. As rationing hits, London's well-heeled diners chomp their way through acorns, turnips and eels in a nod to the war effort. Read by Kenneth Cranham. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Cabinet ministers and spies, anti-Semites and Zionists, dowagers and showgirls - the weird and wonderful clientele of the Dorchester carries on regardless. Read by Kenneth Cranham. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Two clandestine networks - the homosexual subculture and London's spy community - form an unlikely alliance at the bar below the Ritz. Read by Kenneth Cranham. Show more