The stars of Jago & Litefoot, Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter, prove immensely endearing raconteurs as they chat with Nicholas Briggs about their long and varied careers, covering their first appearance as Jago & Litefoot in Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang and a rich tapestry of other tales from their lives...NOTE: Benjamin & Baxter contains some adult material and is not suitable for younger listeners.

Stepping out of the TARDIS into Victorian London, Leela and the Doctor are confronted by menacing, diabolical horrors shrouded within the swirling London fog - a man's death cry, an attack by Chinese Tong hatchet men, giant rats roaming the sewers, young women mysteriously disappearing... The hideously deformed Magnus Greel, conducting a desperate search for the lost Time Cabinet, is the instigator of all this evil. Posing as the Chinese god, Weng-Chiang, Greel uses the crafty Chang, and t...

Professor George Litefoot: the eminent pathologist who advises the police in some of their grisliest cases.Henry Gordon Jago: the master of ceremonies at the Alhambra Theatre.These are two very different men from contrasting strata in society who became firm friends and collaborators after their adventure with the Doctor and Leela battling the evil Weng-Chiang.Some years later, Jago and Litefoot have defeated dangerous denizens of the daemonic darkness together. The...

Christopher Benjamin and Amanda Redman star in two six-part BBC radio crime dramas, created by Christopher LeeIn these two compelling murder mysteries, MI6 officers Henry Colvil and Alex Soames become involved in a pair of complex cases which take them to the very top of the political and religious spheres.In Series 1, the duo attend the funeral of an elderly Irish priest, and receive a tip-off that his death has controversial links. Probing further, they d...

They call him The Pugilist.It is the dawn of a new century and a vigilante is on the loose. The scourge of the criminal underclass. The saviour of the virtuous and the protector of the weak. The police are baffled, the public enamoured… but Professor George Litefoot and Henry Gordon Jago are on the case. Or at least they will be when they've finished their beer.What is the source of The Pugilist's spectacular supernatural powers? Is he alone in his noble quest? And what is ...

Four more supernatural adventures for the infamous infernal investigators!8.1 Encore of the Scorchies by James GossA special musical episode with stunning music and lyrics by Howard Carter!There’s a new act at the New Regency Theatre, and Jago and Litefoot are about to face their grand finale.8.2 The Backwards Men by Andy LaneThere’s unrest on the streets of London, and strange creatures who walk backwards What is t...

Four more supernatural adventures for the infamous infernal investigators.6.1: The Skeleton Quay by Jonathan Morris:Henry Gordon Jago and Professor Litefoot are back in the familiar fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London, but a new calling awaits them.... The Colonel, an emissary of Queen Victoria herself, reveals that their services are required by Her Majesty - and their first assignment is to investigate a series of ghostly apparitions at Shin...

Four more supernatural adventures for the infamous infernal investigators: Jago & Litefoot!7.1 The Monstrous Menagerie by Jonathan Morris:Jago and Litefoot are on the run! Framed for a crime they didn’t commit, the infernal investigators seek refuge in a house on Baker Street owned by their old friend, Professor Dark. That's when Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle enters their lives. Tired of his popular creation Sherlock Holmes, Doyle has moved onto other ...

Four more stories featuring the investigators of infernal incidents, with an extra hour of behind the scenes interviews.After travelling through time and space with the Doctor, Henry Gordon Jago and Professor Litefoot are back in London starting brand new lives. Jago has become a huge celebrity and Litefoot the quiet owner of a bookshop, but in all other respects it is business as usual. As they investigate a wealth of new cases – including a restaurant where the food eats the peop...

Four stories featuring the investigators of infernal incidents, with an extra hour of behind the scenes interviews.The Bloodless Soldier, by Justin RichardsA group of soldiers return from overseas service – but they have brought a terrible evil back with them. As death strikes on the streets of London, Sergeant Quick calls upon the help of Professor Litefoot, while an old enemy lurks in the shadows. Jago and Litefoot are on the trail of the Bloodless Soldier – and tragedy wi...

Four more stories featuring the investigators of infernal incidents, with an extra hour of behind the scenes interviews.Litefoot and Sanders, by Justin RichardsWomen are being killed on the streets of London, and the evidence points to it being the work of a vicious vampire. This should be a case for Jago and Litefoot but – to the astonishment of Jago – the esteemed investigators of infernal incidents have gone their separate ways. It’s now a case for Litefoot and Sanders – ...

'There exists in all of us a song waiting to be sung which is as heart-stopping and vertiginous as the peak of the cathedral. That is the meaning of this quiet city, where the spire soars into the blue, where rivers and stories weave into one another, where lives intertwine.'One quiet evening in Salisbury, the peace is shattered by a serious car crash. At that moment, five lives collide – a flower seller, a schoolboy, an army wife, a security guard, a widower – all facing ...