A battle of wits between Cromwell and John Milton, by the well-known actor Jack Shepherd. 1656. Two revolutionaries meet in the woods at Hampton Court: the blind poet, John Milton, and his long-term comrade, Oliver Cromwell. But after the bitter ravages of revolution, regicide and civil war, freedom is hard to come to terms with. Jack Shepherd's play Through a Cloud was first staged at the Drum Theatre, Plymouth, in 2004.

Martin Shaw stars as P.D. James's detective Adam Dalgliesh in these adaptations of her popular crime novels. In 'Death in Holy Orders', Dalgliesh returns to St Anselm's, the theological college he attended in his youth, where a rash of brutal murders forces him to confront old memories. In 'The Murder Room', Dalgliesh traces the clues in a murder all the way to the House of Lords.

A tale of forbidden romance based on a short story by Thomas Hardy. Deserting German hussar, Matthaus Singer (Jean-Marc Barr) falls madly in love with solicitor's daughter Frances Groves (Emma Fielding) whereby she is torn between her duty and her desire. Frances's father (Jack Shepherd) would prefer her to marry the weasly suitor Humphrey (John Sessions). The passion flows but will the heart be stronger than the outside forces set on keeping the lovers apart?

Before there is Revolution there must be Revelation. In Lambeth is set against a background of the French and American revolutions. Pursued through the streets of Lambeth by an anti-republican mob, Thomas Paine seeks sanctuary in the garden of William Blake and his wife Catherine only to find them naked up a tree reading Paradise Lost and communing with angels. Originally produced in 1989 and first published the following year, this new edition published to correspond with the revival at the Southwark Playhouse, Lambeth, London in July 2014.

Bill Bryden's Cottesloe Company, which flourished at Peter Hall's
National Theatre, was the English theatre's only true ensemble of the
last thirty or so years. "Impossible Plays" tells the story of
the company and the many actors and musicians connected to it.
Co-written by Keith Dewhurst, author of eight plays for the group, and
Jack Shepherd, a founder-actor, it explains the ideas behind the
company's work and how the work was staged, and provides an
idiosyncratic, lively and deeply personal take on the company.

"The search was always to find a popular theatre, a form of
theatre that would draw into it people from all backgrounds, not just
the cultured and the educated."

Beginning with a Royal Court Theatre Sunday night performance in
1970, the story of one company's aim to create a popular theatre form
includes such milestone productions as "The Mystery "cycle of plays and "Lark Rise to Candleford." With photographs by John Haynes, Michael Mayhew and Nobby Clark, "Impossible Plays "is a glorious and timely tribute to one of theatre's most innovative companies.

If you're a runner, or would like to be one, The Runner's Handbook will answer all your questions. Fitness expert Bob Glover-who has trained thousands of runners-shows you how to devise a training program and keep at the top of your form.

Widely acclaimed re-telling of the classic story from the 1970s. Generally regarded as being one of the better adaptations of Bram Stoker's classic tale, this version features a standout performance by Louis Jourdan as the Count, and benefits by remaining faithful to the original storyline. Jonathan Harker (Bosco Hogan) travels to Transylvania to help the Count prepare for his move to England. After succumbing to the Count's powers, Harker is kept prisoner in Dracula's castle before returning to England, determined to destroy the vampire.

Jack Shepherd and Iain Cuthbertson star in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic swashbuckling tale. Having outwitted a band of pirates to obtain a map disclosing the whereabouts of Captain Flint's treasure, Young Jim sets sail for Treasure Island. But the crew of the Hispaniola are not what they seem. Revealing themselves as another gang of cut throats, led by the villainous Long John Silver, they are hell-bent on seizing both the ship and the treasure. Will they succeed? The struggle of Young Jim and his friends as they do battle on the high seas is thrillingly played out in this full-bodied production starring Jack Shepherd, Iain Cuthbertson, Buster Merryfield and James McPherson as young Jim Hawkins.