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Narrator Edward Hardwicke
Duration 4h 26m
A wonderful selection of fictional detectives, all together in one superb collection of unabridged short stories. Find Sherlock Holmes with his long suffering colleague, Dr. Watson, in The Dying Detective, Father Brown as a witness in court in The Man in the Passage and everyone's favourite Inspector Morse in The Burglar. Appreciate Dame Muriel Spa...
View BookThe Burkiss Way: The Complete First Series
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Narrator The Cast
Duration 2h 17m
The complete first series of the groundbreaking comedy sketch show starring Denise Coffey, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees.
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Narrator Ross Noble Et Al
Duration 55m
Global funny man Ross Noble hosts an evening of stand-out stand-up comedians from London's Comedy Store. These two programmes, first heard on BBC Radio 4, feature comedians including Richard Ayoade, Ronnie Golden, Milton Jones, Reginald D Hunter, Boothby Graffoe and Giorgio Serci and Dara O'Briain. Ross Noble has received a Perrier Award nomination...
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Narrator Nicky Henson
Duration 2h 56m
Six Sci Fi stories from the past depicting the future which is NOW.some frightening and believable predictions that may well still come true. A great listen. This is science fiction at its literate best with every story a little gem. They include a clock that reverses the order of history, a potion that prolongs youth, a machine that disintegrates...
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Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 7h 28m
This audiobook contains the following titles: 'Henry VII', 'Edward VI', 'Mary Tudor', 'James I', 'Charles I and Puritanism', 'Charles II', 'Charles V', and 'Louis XIV'. Part of a series of historical discussions from the 1970s.
View BookA Brief Misunderstanding and Other Short Stories
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Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 52m
Fourteen amusing stories involving a brief misunderstanding: 'A Friendly Holiday' by Nina Tucknott; 'A Chip off the Old Block' by Pat Hope; 'The Only Girl for Me' by Lynda Wakeling, 'A Home Improvement Loan' by Nina Tucknott; 'A Brief Misunderstanding' by Elizabeth Carr, 'A Day Trip to Paris' by Joan Stanley, 'The Orange Bandanna' and 'Birthday Blu...
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Duration 2h 30m
Moved by the plight of the Afghan refugees, actress Pippa Haywood contacted leading names in the Arts and asked them to choose a poem in response to September 11th and the ensuing Afghan crisis. Over 80 diverse poems were chosen, including: 'The Trees' by Philip Larkin; 'Dulce et Decorum Est' by Wilfred Owen, 'All You Who Sleep Tonight' by Vikram S...
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Duration 1h 2m
A delightful collection from around the British Isles including Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold, Leisure by W. H Davis and To Autumn by John Keats. Featuring classic recordings by Richard Burton, Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson.
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Duration 7h 39m
This audiobook contains the best known and most important sections from the New Testament. It includes selections from the Gospels, using Matthew as the main text, the Epistles of Paul, the Acts of the Apostles and Revelations. The feature music is by Byrd, Tallis and Schuetz.
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Duration 7h 45m
This title encompasses the most familiar passages covering the main characters of the Old Testament, from Adam and Eve to King Solomon, including the Psalms and Proverbs. An extended essay looks at links with Western art, literature and music. The music includes Tallis's 'Lamentations'.
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Narrator Richard Pasco
Duration 6h
A spine-tingling collection of the following 14 tales:' The Judge's House' by Bram Stoker; 'The Upper Berth' by F. Marion Crawford; 'Narrative of the Ghost of a Hand'; 'To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt' by Charles Dickens; 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe; 'Gabriel-Ernest ' by Saki; 'The Furnished Room' by O. Henry, 'My Own True Ghost Story...
View BookA Little Bit of Love and Other Short Stories
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Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 43m
Ten gentle tales of love: 'A Little Bit of Love' by Pat Hopper; 'Where John Is' by Judith Mundy; 'Daddy's Coming Home' and 'The Sound of a Voice' by Joan Moules; 'Amazing Grace' by Alison Grant; 'Barney's Big Idea' by Lynda Cartner and 'Mrs Wazz' by Joan Stanley.
View BookClassic Tales of the Paranormal
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Narrator Robin Bailey
Duration 3h
A collection of the following mysterious and chilling stories: 'The Man of the Night' by Edgar Wallace; 'No 1 Branch Line: 'A Terribly Strange Bed' by Wilkie Collins; 'Sredni Vashtar' by Saki; 'The Werewolf' by Frederick Marryat; 'The Mezzotint' by M.R. James and 'The Black Cat' by Edgar Allan Poe. This audiobook also includes 'The Signalman' by Ch...
View BookActing On Impulse and Other Short Stories
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Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 50m
A selection of 11 light-hearted stories and a corner shop trilogy: 'Simpson' by Ian Mallender; 'Thirty Something' by Lynda Wakeling; 'Bubble Tennis'; 'Sixth Sense' and 'Acting on Impulse' by Pam Weaver; 'A Fitting Tale' and 'I've Got a Little Shop' by Joan Stanley; 'Do Computers Improve a Man's Image?' by Mike Stanley and 'Junk'; 'Number's Up'; 'Fu...
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Narrator Richard Pasco
Duration 3h
The following spooky vampire stories are given a spine-tingling read by Richard Pasco: 'The Mark of the Beast' by Rudyard Kipling; 'Aurelia' by E.T.A Hoffman; 'Ligeia' by Edgar Allan Poe; 'Mrs Amsworth' by E. F Benson and 'Dracula's Guest' by Bram Stoker.
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Narrator Patrick Malahide
Duration 3h
A collection of eight classic horror stories: 'The Monkey's Paw' by W.W Jacobs; 'Timber' by John Galsworthy; 'The Masque of the Red Death' by Edgar Allan Poe; 'The Squaw' by Bram Stoker; 'Martin's Close' by M.R James; 'The Man in the Bell' by W.E Aytoun; ' Caterpillars' by E. F Benson and 'A Tale of Terror' by Thomas Hood.
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Narrator Nigel Hawthorne
Duration 3h
Seven chuckle-inducing tales including: 'Brugglesmith' by Rudyard Kipling, 'The Cricket Match' from 'England, their England' by A.G. Macdonell, 'Reginald on House Parties' by Saki, 'The Great Winglebury Duel' by Charles Dickens, 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' by Mark Twain, 'A Photographer's Day Out' by Lewis Carroll and 'Jeff Pe...
View BookIt's Your Round, Series 1, Episode 6
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SeriesIt's Your Round Series 1, Book 6
Duration 27m
'It's Your Round' is the comedy panel game where the format is simple: there is no format. Instead, each of the panellists has brought along their own round for the others to play, meaning that each show is unique, untried, and unpredictable. In this final episode Johnny Vaughan, Alan Davies, Roisin Conaty and Arthur Smith battle it out to see who...
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Duration 6h
A collection of love stories including: 'The Sphinx Without a Secret' by Oscar Wilde; 'For Better or Worse' by W.W Jacobs; 'Angela' by W.S Gilbert; 'Mr & Mrs Dove' by Katherine Mansfield'; 'Georgie Porgie' by Rudyard Kipling; 'Genefer' by Sabine Baring-Gould; 'The Singing Lesson' by Katherine Mansfield; 'The Patch on the Quilt' by Sapper; 'The...
View BookOn the Town With the League of Gentlemen
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Duration 2h 50m
The first series of the Sony award winning radio show detailing the bizarre exploits of the inhabitants of a very peculiar Northern town. Meet Dr Chinnery, the lethally incompetent vet, Pauline, the monstrous Restart Officer at the Job Centre and Barbara, a taxi driver halfway through his sex change. Murderously funny and acutely observed, this is...
View BookIt's Your Round, Series 1, Episode 5
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SeriesIt's Your Round Series 1, Book 5
Duration 27m
It's Your Round' is the comedy panel game where the format is simple: there is no format. Instead, each of the panellists has brought along their own round for the others to play, meaning that each show is unique, untried, and unpredictable. Angus Deayton is the host valiantly trying to make sure everyone comes out of it with their reputations inta...
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