Roger Allam

The epic tale of Harry Clifton’s life begins in 1919, in the backstreets of Bristol. Harry must decide whether to take his place at Oxford, or join the navy to fight against Hitler’s Germany.

Some people have dreams that are so outrageous that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. But what if one man had such a dream, and when he'd achieved it, there was no proof that he had fulfilled his ambition? This is the story of such a man.

If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson the day before, or the day after, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder of his best friend. Danny is sentenced to twenty-two years and is sent to Belmarsh prison. But everyone has underestimated Danny's determination to seek revenge and Beth's relentless quest to win justice..

Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. When Beard's professional and personal worlds collide in a freak accident, an opportunity presents itself for him to extricate himself from his marital mess, reinvigorate his career and save the world from environmental disaster.

Captain Macwhirr sails his ship, the Nan-Shan, into a typhoon because he is unable to envisage weather worse than he has ever seen. Will he find a way to hold his ship and crew together through this storm?