BBC Radio Superheroes: Superman, Batman & Spider-Man - Surround for Headphones - Dirk Maggs Audiobook

Written by Dirk Maggs
Read by Full Cast
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 256 Kbps
Dramatization

This was originally mixed in Dolby Surround & released in stereo with Pro Logic encoding.

The source for this were stereo FLAC files which I decoded into multi-channel & then applied virtual surround for this stereo mix-down. This gives 3D surround with ordinary stereo headphones.

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SUPERMAN ON TRIAL

This long-awaited release features Stuart Milligan as Superman, Shelley Thompson as Lois Lane, William Hootkins as Lex Luthor and Bob Sessions as The Batman and was written to celebrate Superman’s 50th birthday.

Accused of crimes against humanity, the Last Son of Krypton stands powerless before a court dominated by Lex Luthor - criminal genius turned Prosecutor. Has Superman really corrupted our children? Can he justify his continued interference in world affairs? Do we know the truth about his powers? Can Lois Lane defend ‘50 years of the Man of Steel’?

Packed with spectacular sound effects and a thrilling orchestral score, mixed in cinematic Dolby Surround, this specially-extended and unedited recording can now be heard as writer/producer Dirk Maggs originally intended.

Guest appearances include Adam West (TV’s Batman), Jenette Kahn (President, DC Comics) and Dave Gibbons (DC Comics artist/Co-creator, “Watchmen”).

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BATMAN: THE LAZARUS SYNDROME

Michael Gough, Garrick Hagon and Bob Sessions star in this thrilling radio drama featuring the Batman!

The Batman is dead. Police Commissioner Gordon has received a recording by the Batman that reveals his real identity. But who is the occupant of Wayne Manor? It soon becomes a desperate journey into the background of Gotham City’s famous vigilante to find out who killed the Dark Knight.

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THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN

A supersonic passenger aircraft on its maiden flight collides with a private plane over a packed Metropolis airport - and is saved from destruction by a mysterious flying man…

From Superman’s very first deed of daring to his battle of wits with evil business tycoon Lex Luthor, “The Adventures of Superman” tells the story of the Man of Steel from the beginning - of his love affair with Lois Lane, his friendship with Jimmy Olsen, and his battles with adversaries including Luthor, the Bizarro Superman and Metallo, the cyborg with a kryptonite heart!

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SUPERMAN: DOOMSDAY AND BEYOND

Whilst Daily Planet lovebirds Clark Kent and Lois Lane finally get engaged, the villainous Lex Luthor dies in a plane crash. Metropolis is thriving with prosperity and happiness under Superman’s care - or so it seems…

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BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL

Batman has been crippled by his fiercest foe ever: Bane, a villain of superhuman strength, cunning and evil. ‘…

Gotham City is reeling from the shocking news that Batman is confined to a wheelchair. Who will now protect the innocent from the dangerous inmates of Arkham Asylum, whom Bane has released?

A new hero - Azrael - takes up the mantle of the Bat. But Azrael is a more brutal Batman than Bruce Wayne, and far more eager to punish the guilty than to protect the innocent. Will he destroy Gotham City in order to save it?

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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

Peter Parker is bitten by a radio-active spider during a college experiment, and finds he has acquired the proportional strength and agility of a spider.

Will he learn that with enormous power comes enormous responsibility?

Mixed in Dolby Surround by Paul Deeley at The Soundhouse Ltd.