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Author: BBC Audiobooks
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Author BBC Audiobooks
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Duration 2h 3m
A compilation of hare-brained games including the legendary `Mornington Crescent' from the much-loved `antidote to panel games' chaired by Humphrey Lyttelton. Panellists Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by special guests Stephen Fry, Jeremy Hardy, Paul Merton and Sandi Toksvig.
View BookAuthor: Nancy Ross
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Author Nancy Ross
Narrator Sangita Chauhan
Duration 55m
Want to learn how to make soap at home with step by step instructions? Here is a preview of what you'll learn... The methods of soap making What ingredients do I need to get started? The equipment needed to make soap Picking out the type of fat you would like to use Picking out the lye you will use Much, Much, More! Here is a preview of some of the...
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Author BBC Audiobooks
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SeriesKing Stupid Series 1, Book 6
Duration 27m
King Stupid is a new Radio Four panel game where four panellists are funny. It's not the News, sport, adverts, other panel games or anything! King Stupid is also a show where you will not hear any of the following phrases: 1."Now into our mercifully brief second round ..." 2."This weeks winners of the keys to the executive washroom are ..." 3."Tony...
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 58m
Another two hours of inspired rib-cracking ad-libbery. Spectacularly clueless as ever are Chairman Humphrey Lyttelton and panellists Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Willie Rushton (not forgetting the scorer, the lovely Samantha). It's the authentic antidote to panel games. This compilation includes Willie Rushton's last two shows.
View BookAuthor: Alastair Campbell
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Author Alastair Campbell
Narrator Alastair Campbell
Duration 6h 30m
Taken from Alastair Campbell's daily diaries, these audio extracts chart the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership. Here are recorded an insider's perspectives on the defining events of contemporary politics. Here is Tony Blair, up close and personal. As Blair's press secretary, strategist and trusted confidant, Ala...
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Author BBC Audiobooks
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SeriesKing Stupid Series 1, Book 5
Duration 27m
King Stupid is a new Radio Four panel game where four panellists are funny. It's not the News, sport, adverts, other panel games or anything! King Stupid is also a show where you will not hear any of the following phrases: 1."Now into our mercifully brief second round ..." 2."This weeks winners of the keys to the executive washroom are ..." 3."Tony...
View BookI'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas Clue
Author: BBC Audiobooks
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 14m
Features the Christmas Special, called I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol, broadcast on Christmas Day 2003. Rather than being the normal quiz show, the regulars will be telling the story of Ebenezer Scrumph and his poor assistant Crotchet with the help of the regular guests - Jeremy Hardy, Sandi Toksvig, Tony Hawks, Andy Hamilton, Linda Smith, a...
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Author BBC Audiobooks
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SeriesKing Stupid Series 1, Book 4
Duration 24m
King Stupid is a new Radio Four panel game where four panellists are funny. It's not the News, sport, adverts, other panel games or anything! King Stupid is also a show where you will not hear any of the following phrases: 1."Now into our mercifully brief second round ..." 2."This weeks winners of the keys to the executive washroom are ..." 3."Tony...
View BookAuthor: Jeremy Paxman
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Author Jeremy Paxman
Narrator Christopher Oxford
Duration 10h 30m
What is it about the English? Not the British, Scots, Irish or Welsh, but the English? Why do they seem so unsure of who they are? As Jeremy Paxman remarks, being English used to be so easy. Now, with the Empire gone, with devolution, with an ever closer Europe, the English seem to have entered a collective crisis of national identity.
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Author BBC Audiobooks
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SeriesKing Stupid Series 1, Book 3
Duration 26m
King Stupid is a new Radio Four panel game where four panellists are funny. It's not the News, sport, adverts, other panel games or anything! King Stupid is also a show where you will not hear any of the following phrases: 1."Now into our mercifully brief second round ..." 2."This weeks winners of the keys to the executive washroom are ..." 3."Tony...
View BookMiles Ahead: A Cascades Collection of Travel Writing
Author: Wendy (ed.) Cooling
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Author Wendy (ed.) Cooling
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Duration 4h 10m
A selection of extracts from the most inspiring travel writing, chosen by Wendy Cooling, who is widely known and respected in schools for her work as a literary consultant. Includes national curriculum recommended writers, such as Michael Palin, Bill Bryson, Tony Hawks and Rory McLean.
View BookAuthor: Monty Don
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Author Monty Don
Narrator Monty Don
Duration 7h 38m
Written as he talks, this is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing advice. Discover Monty's thoughts and garden ideas around nature, seasons, color, design, pests, flowering shrubs, containers, and much more. Read about the month-by month jobs he does in his own garden that he hopes are relevant to you.
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Various
SeriesKing Stupid Series 1, Book 2
Duration 23m
King Stupid is a new Radio Four panel game where four panellists are funny. It's not the News, sport, adverts, other panel games or anything! King Stupid is also a show where you will not hear any of the following phrases: 1."Now into our mercifully brief second round ..." 2."This weeks winners of the keys to the executive washroom are ..." 3."Tony...
View BookAuthor: Fearne Cotton
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Author Fearne Cotton
Narrator Fearne Cotton
Duration 5h 29m
In today's always-on world, for many of us it seems impossible to relax, take time out or mute the encircling 'noise'. It is easy to feel trapped in this frenzied state of mind: we are surrounded by negative stories in the press, weighed down by pressures from work, family life or school and subject to constant scrutiny under the all-seeing eye of...
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 35m
King Stupid is a new Radio Four panel game where four panellists are funny. It's not the News, sport, adverts, other panel games or anything! King Stupid is also a show where you will not hear any of the following phrases: 1."Now into our mercifully brief second round ..." 2."This weeks winners of the keys to the executive washroom are ..." 3."Tony...
View BookNo One Is Too Small To Make A Difference
Author: Greta Thunberg
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Author Greta Thunberg
Narrator The Author
Duration 1h 15m
'Everything needs to change. And it has to start today' In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day. Her actions ended up sparking a global movement for action against the climate crisis, inspiring millions of pupils to go on strike for our planet, forcing governments to listen, and earning he...
View BookAuthor: Sam Kiley
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Author Sam Kiley
Narrator Robin Bowerman
Duration 8h 11m
In the dust and blazing heat of Helmand, the young men of 16 Air Assault Brigade find themselves in the most relentless battles faced by British troops in recent history. As the only writer to have unrestricted access to the front line, Sam Kiley is there to bear witness to the most intense challenges of their lives. Desperate Glory is an unflinchi...
View BookJust A Minute Anniversary Special
Author: BBC Audiobooks
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 47m
To mark the 35th anniversary of Just a Minute in 2002, this audio programme features an anniversary edition of the programme, as broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Those taking part include host Nicholas Parsons and players Paul Merton and Clement Freud. This release also includes a classic JAM from 11 Sept 1982 which features Kenneth Williams, Barry Cryer...
View BookAuthor: Lalita Tademy
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Author Lalita Tademy
Narrator Debra Michaels
Duration 12h 9m
A heartbreaking and compelling story of a family's experiences of slavery and the American Civil War. From Sam Tademy, the son of a runaway slave, and his fiercely strong wife Polly, to the father and son who witness unspeakable crimes, this is a story in which courage and hope do battle with almost unendurable suffering; where real lives collide w...
View BookAuthor: Michael O'Malley
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Author Michael O'Malley
Narrator David Holt
Duration 5h 12m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Wisdom of Bees by Michael O'Malley, read by David Holt. 'It seemed to me that the bees were working on the very same kinds of problems we are trying to solve. How can large, diverse groups work together harmoniously and productively? Perhaps we could take what the bees do so well and apply it to our ins...
View BookAuthor: Sarah Millican
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Author Sarah Millican
Narrator Sarah Millican
Duration 7h 3m
Part autobiography, part self help, part confession, part celebration of being a common-or-garden woman, part collection of synonyms for nunny, Sarah Millican's debut book delves into her super normal life with daft stories, funny tales and proper advice on how to get past life's blips - like being good at school but not good at friends, the excite...
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