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** ''The Return of Slayers EX'': Five original stories set after seasons 2 and 3, including {{spoiler|a run-in with bugs in Saillune's sewer system, meeting baby Val (the reincarnation of the [[Big Bad]] of season 3), a hysterical failed attempt to help Zelgadis with his body, and Lina and Naga reminiscing during their old age.}}

** ''Slayers Nextra'': Set after the second season, a full-scale adventure, unlike the others.

** A prologue and epilogue for the ''Slayers Premium'' [[Non Serial Movie]]; the prologue creates an [[Continuity Snarl|issue in continuity]] by setting two seasons five years apart, which supposedly isn't true in-universe.

** A prologue and epilogue for the ''Slayers Premium'' [[Non-Serial Movie]]; the prologue creates an [[Continuity Snarl|issue in continuity]] by setting two seasons five years apart, which supposedly isn't true in-universe.

** Two dramas based off of the fourth and fifth seasons of the anime; there is an epilogue story for the one based on ''Evolution-R.''

** A [[Crossover]] story starring the ''Slayers'' cast and the ''[[Sorcerous Stabber Orphen]]'' cast.

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** [[Mary Shelley (Creator)|Mary Shelley]]'s ''[[Frankenstein (Literature)|Frankenstein]]'', full cast, sound effects

** Ghost stories by a variety of authors, full casts, sound effects

** A number of [[Tintin (Comic Book)]]'s adventures. In these adaptations, Snowy takes on the role of extraneous narration and comic relief that can't be accomplished through dialogue and would have been accomplished through artwork in the original (and is voiced by [[Hey It's That Voice|Andrew]] [[Fawlty Towers|Sachs]]).

** A number of [[Tintin (Comic Book)]]'s adventures. In these adaptations, Snowy takes on the role of extraneous narration and comic relief that can't be accomplished through dialogue and would have been accomplished through artwork in the original (and is voiced by [[Hey, It's That Voice!|Andrew]] [[Fawlty Towers|Sachs]]).

** [[Philip Pullman]]'s ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' trilogy - although there are actually ''two'' adaptations of this one: a radio adaptation and a full-cast unabridged recording, narrated by Pullman. Both were produced by the [[BBC]].

** The [[Foundation|Foundation Trilogy]], full cast, sound effects

** ''[[War and Peace]]'', full cast, sound effects

** ''[[Adrian Mole]]''. In fact, original Adrian Mole monologues were written for ''Pirate Radio 4'', a teenage magazine show that also included ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]: Slipback'' (below). These were [[Recursive Adaptation|recursively adapted]] into "Adrian Mole at the BBC" in ''True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole''.

** ''[[Adrian Mole]]''. In fact, original Adrian Mole monologues were written for ''Pirate Radio 4'', a teenage magazine show that also included ''[[Doctor Who]]: Slipback'' (below). These were [[Recursive Adaptation|recursively adapted]] into "Adrian Mole at the BBC" in ''True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole''.

* American publishers don't do this as often, but there have been full-cast recordings of:

** [[Robert Heinlein]]'s ''Have Space Suit, Will Travel''

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== Live Action TV ==

* ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'' has a ''lot'' of these.

* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has a ''lot'' of these.

** The [[BBC]] have produced a few radio adaptations of serials such as "[[Doctor Who ~~(TV)~~/Recap/S12 E4 Genesis of the Daleks|Genesis of the Daleks]]".

** The [[BBC]] have produced a few radio adaptations of serials such as "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S12 E4 Genesis of the Daleks|Genesis of the Daleks]]".

** Official BBC-produced original radio plays have been produced as far back as 1986's "Slipback".

** [[Big Finish Doctor Who|Officially licensed audio plays]] by [[Big Finish]], featuring the continuing adventures of Doctors Five, Six, Seven, and Eight (and later Four), now number in the hundreds. Quality is generally considered very high, especially for [[Colin Baker]]'s Sixth Doctor.

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* BBC Audio made some audiobooks of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures (TV)|The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.

* There have been a few instances of BBC [[Sit Com|SitComs]] transferring from TV to radio:

** ''[[~~Dads~~ Army (TV)|Dad's Army]]'' was successfully adapted for radio, running for four series.

** ''[[Dad's Army (TV)|Dad's Army]]'' was successfully adapted for radio, running for four series.

** ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'' also made the transition from screen to sound.

** ''[[One Foot in The Grave]]'' was also adapted for radio, but there were only four radio episodes.

** ''[[Yes Minister|Yes, Minister]]'': sixteen episodes, according to [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Yes_Minister~~ The Other Wiki].

** ''[[Yes Minister|Yes, Minister]]'': sixteen episodes, according to [[wikipedia:Yes Minister|The Other Wiki]].

*** Given that most of ''Yes, Minister'' consisted of verbal repartee, it's surprising that it was on TV ''before'' radio.

* ''[[Have Gun Will Travel]]'' was one of the few television shows that then had an adaptation for radio, as opposed to the other way around.

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