An exciting collection that contains contemporary works by writers such as the Japanese sensation Haruki Murakami, with other modern writers including Doris Lessing and Joanna Trollope, among others. Another very diverse collection from CSA WORD, this set brings toether stories of love, loss and adventure, with a whole lot more thrown into the mix...

Horrible, gruesome, strange and fantastic, some of the best murder stories ever written. Including stories of instinctual hate, murders with a conscience, covert plots and all-out murderous intentions, this collection is enthralling. With short stories from world-renowned authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson and Sapper, a listener will be entranc...

In this enchanting pair of programmes from 1991 and 1996, Dame Judi Dench and husband Michael Williams shared an eclectic selection of pieces that they loved, admired or simply found entertaining. 'With Great Pleasure' saw Judi Dench and Michael Williams joined by fellow actor Alec McCowen to read some of the literature that shaped their lives. Amo...

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...

The complete first series of the groundbreaking comedy sketch show starring Denise Coffey, Chris Emmett, Fred Harris and Nigel Rees.

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...

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...

This audiobook contains the following titles: 'War and Society from 1914', 'International Relations Between the Wars', 'Labour Government 1945-1951', 'General Strike and Unemployment Between the Wars', 'Britain Between the Wars', 'Germany 1914-1945', 'Path to World War II', 'Kaiser's Germany 1890-1918', 'Irish Nationalism and Unionism in the 20th C...

This audiobook contains the following titles: 'Mahatma Gandhi', 'Churchill', 'Hitler', 'Lenin', 'Stalin', and 'Lloyd George to Beveridge 1906-1951'. Part of a series of historical discussions from the 1970s.

This audiobook contains the following titles: 'Cromwell, Science and Society', and 'Hapsburg and Ottoman Empires'. Part of a series of historical discussions from the 1970s.

This audiobook contains the following titles: 'The Reformation', 'Church of England and the English Reformation', 'Elizabethan England', 'Social Change in the Sixteenth Century', 'Tudor Foreign Policy', 'Tudor Regime Reconsidered', 'Sixteenth Century France', 'Thomas Wolsey', and 'Spain 1494-1659.' Part of a series of historical discussions from th...

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.

This audiobook contains the following titles: 'Conflict in Europe 1783-1815', 'Peter the Great & Catherine the Great', 'Century of Change 1730-1830', 'First Industrial Revolution 1760-1830', 'Walpole, Pitt and Foreign Policy', 'French Revolution', and 'American Revolution'. Part of a series of historical discussions from the 1970s.

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...

This audiobook contains the following titles: 'Bismark and Germany', 'Coming of Age - Schools and Trade Unions in the Nineteenth Century', 'People, Land & Trade 1830-1914', 'Pre-Eminence and Competition 1830-1914', 'Nineteenth Century Russia', and 'Nineteenth Century Imperialism'. Part of a series of historical discussions from the 1970s.

This audiobook traces the history of the East Roman Empire, the achievements of Byzantium and its weaknesses. It also discusses the crusades, the causes, reasons and their consequences. Part of a series of historical discussions from the 1970s.

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...

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.

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.

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'.

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...