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Author: Tony Benn
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Author Tony Benn
Narrator Tony Benn
SeriesThe Benn Tapes, Book 1
Duration 1h 54m
Now issued for the first time on audio, this is the first series of Labour MP Tony Benn's behind-the-scenes revelations from the highly acclaimed BBC Radio 4 series. Late each night for over twenty-five years the Labour MP and former Secretary of State Tony Benn sat alone and dictated onto audio his account of the daily events at the heart of gover...
View BookAuthor: Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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Author Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Narrator The Author
Duration 2h 18m
First published three years before the print edition of Women Who Run With the Wolves made publishing history, this original audio edition quickly became an underground bestseller. For its insights into the inner life of women, it established Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Est‚s as one of the most important voices of our time in the fields of Jungian p...
View BookAn Interview With Robert Thorogood
Author: Listening Books, Robert Thorogood
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Author Listening Books, Robert Thorogood
Narrator Robert Thorogood
Duration 22m
An interview with Robert Thorogood, author of the Death in Paradise television show and the spin-off series of novels.
View BookAuthor: Gilda O'Neill
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Author Gilda O'Neill
Narrator Michael Tudor Barnes
Duration 7h 35m
Were things really better in the good old days? The 19th century was a time when there were not only massive gulfs being created between the upper, middle, and working classes, but there was also a growing awareness of the existence of an even more impoverished underclass: a terrifying demi-monde of criminals, tarts, and no-hope low lifes. Gilda O'...
View BookThis Sceptred Isle: 1547-1660 Elizabeth I To Cromwell
Author: Christopher Lee
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Author Christopher Lee
Narrator Anna Massey
SeriesThis Sceptred Isle, Book 4
Duration 3h 4m
The award-winning story of Britain, from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. 'Wonderful.This Sceptred Isle has provided one of the greatest treats for listeners in recent years.' Paul Donovan, Sunday Times. The story of Britain, from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901...
View BookBe Creative: Essential Steps To Revitalise Your Work and Life
Author: Guy Claxton, Bill Lucas
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Author Guy Claxton, Bill Lucas
Narrator The Authors
Duration 1h 11m
Creativity is a major economic force of the 21st century. In concise steps, Guy Claxton and Bill Lucas explain what `creativity' is and how creative thinking can be learned. Making use of exercises and case studies, the authors demonstrate essential skills for the workplace and show how developing creative ability can help us achieve harmony, balan...
View BookDiaries 2001-2007: More Time For Politics
Author: Tony Benn
Format: MP3 CD
Author Tony Benn
Narrator Tony Benn
Duration 4h 30m
When Tony Benn left Parliament after 51 years he quoted his wife Caroline's remark that now he would have 'more time for politics'. And so this has proved: in the first seven years of this century he has helped reinvigorate national debate through public meetings, mass campaigns and appearances in the media, passionately bringing moral and politica...
View BookAuthor: Listening Books, Sarah Perry
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Author Listening Books, Sarah Perry
Narrator Sarah Perry
Duration 17m
An interview with Sarah Perry, the author of The Essex Serpent and After Me Comes the Flood. Photo credit Jamie Drew.
View BookAuthor: Karen Blixen
Format: MP3 CD
Author Karen Blixen
Narrator Julie Christie
Duration 11h 54m
'Out of Africa' is a celebration of Karen Blixen's life in Kenya, and the story of her struggles and triumphs in managing a coffee plantation there. Her friendship with the people of the area, her sympathetic response to the landscape and animals and deep love for Africa is portrayed with warmth and clarity in this classic autobiography.
View BookThis Sceptred Isle: 1327-1547 the Black Prince To Henry V
Author: Christopher Lee
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Author Christopher Lee
Narrator Anna Massey
SeriesThis Sceptred Isle, Book 3
Duration 3h 1m
The award-winning story of Britain, from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. 'Wonderful.This Sceptred Isle has provided one of the greatest treats for listeners in recent years.' Paul Donovan, Sunday Times. King Edward the Third was only fourteen years old when he succeeded to the throne of England in 1327....
View BookAn Interview With Michelle Paver
Author: Listening Books, Michelle Paver
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Author Listening Books, Michelle Paver
Narrator Michelle Paver
Duration 19m
Michelle Paver is a novelist and children's writer, a number of her books are available to borrow from both our online and MP3 CD library.
View BookThis Sceptred Isle 1087-1327: The Making of the Nation
Author: Christopher Lee
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Author Christopher Lee
Narrator Anna Massey
SeriesThis Sceptred Isle, Book 2
Duration 3h 14m
The award-winning story of Britain, from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. 'Wonderful This Sceptred Isle has provided one of the greatest treats for listeners in recent years.' Paul Donovan, Sunday Times. William the Conqueror famously acquired for himself the throne of England but there were to be many st...
View BookAuthor: John Hammer
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Author John Hammer
Narrator Jim Johnston
Duration 1h 42m
Start Your Journey Towards Woodworking Today With This Handy Guide That Will Teach You The Techniques And Skills You Need As A Beginner To Master This Craft Woodworking Is A Hobby That People Have Been Enjoying For Years. While In The Past It Was Used More As A Way To Make Furniture And Other Things That You Needed In The Home, It Is Now Something...
View BookAuthor: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 8m
Hilarious highlights from the third series of the smash hit BBC television show. Just when politicians, celebrities and presenters thought they had got away with it, the award-winning "Dead Ringers" team is back with highlights from its third television series. A huge hit on BBC Radio 4, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly, Mark Perry and Phil...
View BookAuthor: Darla Singer
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Author Darla Singer
Narrator The Yuw
Duration 7m
Do you enjoy knitting or would like to learn how? Learn how to create beautiful patterns in no time at all! Whether you are on the road, at home, or anywhere else you can knit in your spare time, anywhere you want. - Make patterns in just a few hours. - Learn how to knit. - Learn stitch patterns. - Create hats, sweaters, socks, gifts, items for you...
View BookThe Museum of Curiosity: The Complete Gallery 2
Author: BBC Radio 4
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Author BBC Radio 4
Narrator Sean Lock, John Lloyd
Duration 2h 46m
The Museum of Curiosity is BBC Radio 4's monumental comedy edifice, and the only one with gargoyles in the foyer. It allows nothing inside unless it makes you scratch your head, stroke your chin or, at the very least, go 'Hmm'. Secondly, it is almost completely empty. Fortunately, helping to fill its vacant plinths is a gathering of the world's mos...
View BookAuthor: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 10m
The award-winning series Dead Ringers is back with highlights from its second television series. A huge hit on BBC Radio 4, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Kevin Connelly, Mark Perry and Phil Cornwell star once again in the best impression comedy on TV. In this startling and hysterical alternate universe, David Dickinson is `Auction Man', Mastermind gets...
View BookJohnners' A View From the Boundary
Author: Barry Johnston
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Author Barry Johnston
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 34m
During the lunch interval on the Saturday of every Test in England, BBC Radio's Test Match Special used to invite a well-known guest into the commentary box for a chat with Brian Johnston about themselves and their passion for cricket. Some turned out to be able cricketers, but they all had stories to tell about matches they had seen and cricketers...
View BookAuthor: Blake Snyder
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Author Blake Snyder
Narrator George Newbern
Duration 5h 25m
Here's what started the phenomenon: the bestseller, for over fifteen years, that's been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. Save the Cat is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying, others include t...
View BookAuthor: Al Read
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Author Al Read
Narrator Al Read
Duration 1h 23m
Described by the Radio Times as 'a brilliant observer of the domestic scene, a master reporter of life as we know it', Al Read's weekly show drew audiences of 35 million during the 1950s and '60s. Born in Salford in 1909, Al started life as a sausage manufacturer, having inherited the family's meat-processing factory. His comedy developed from his...
View BookAuthor: Overseas Inc Penton
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Author Overseas Inc Penton
Narrator Unknown
Duration 8h 49m
The comprehensive three-level set takes language learners from basic words and phrases to advanced vocabulary and expressions.
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