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The Noel Coward BBC Radio Drama Collection
Author: Noel Coward
Author Noel Coward
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 11h 55m
Seven BBC radio full-cast productions of Noël Coward's classic plays – plus bonus material including a profile of Coward and extracts from his diariesRenowned for his wit, style and sophistication, Noël Coward was one of the greatest playwrights of the twentieth century. His plays, set in the glittering world of high society in whic...
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One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time
Author: Craig Brown
Author Craig Brown
Narrator Mark McGann, Kate Robbins
Duration 20h 20m
SHORTLISTED for the Baillie Gifford Prize’s 25th Anniversary Winner of Winners award WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020 A Spectator Book of the Year A Times Book of the Year A Telegraph Book of the Year A Sunday Times Book of the Year From the award-winning author of Ma’am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret com...
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Author: Questlove , Ben Greenman
Author Questlove , Ben Greenman
Narrator Questlove
Duration 11h
In MUSIC IS HISTORY bestselling author and Sundance award-winning director Questlove harnesses his encyclopedic knowledge of popular music and his deep curiosity about history to examine America over the past fifty years. MUSIC IS HISTORY focuses on the years 1971 to the present, not only the country's most complex and rewarding half-century when i...
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Author: Listening Books, Tim Weaver
Author Listening Books, Tim Weaver
Narrator Tim Weaver
Duration 23m
An interview with Tim Weaver, author of the David Raker series, available to borrow from our online catalogue.
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An Interview with Rachel Marks
Author: Listening Books, Rachel Marks
Author Listening Books, Rachel Marks
Narrator Rachel Marks
Duration 26m
We chat with Rachel Marks, author of the novel Until Next Weekend, available to borrow from the Listening Books online library.
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Author: Listening Books, Cari Thomas
Author Listening Books, Cari Thomas
Narrator Cari Thomas
Duration 35m
We chat with Cari Thomas, author of the fantasy novel Threadneedle, which is available to borrow from our online and CD libraries.
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Author: Listening Books, Eimear Ryan
Author Listening Books, Eimear Ryan
Narrator Eimear Ryan
Duration 20m
An interview with Eimear Ryan, author of the novel Holding Her Breath, available to borrow from our online catalogue.
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Author: Dolly Parton
Author Dolly Parton
Narrator The Author
Duration 5h 18m
A Recorded Books Audio Original production of songs and stories performed by Dolly herself, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics goes beyond the glitz, glamour, and rhinestones to the warmth, heart, and soul of a treasured pop-culture icon. In this exclusive audio performance, the ten-time Grammy Award–winning artist weaves her words w...
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Author: Lenny Henry
Author Lenny Henry
Narrator The Author
Duration 7h 22m
In 1975, a gangly black 16-year-old from Dudley, decked out in floppy bow tie and Frank Spencer beret, appeared on our TV screens for the first time. So began the transformation from apprentice factory worker to future national treasure of Sir Lenny Henry. In his long-awaited autobiography, Lenny tells the extraordinary story of his early years an...
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Connect Member Newsletter 2020
Author: Listening Books
Author Listening Books
Narrator Various Readers
Duration 1h 5m
An audio newsletter containing Listening Books news, audiobook reviews, a quiz and an interview with actor and audiobook narrator, Hugh Fraser. 02.15 - Listening Books Update 06.25 - Interview with Hugh Fraser 20.45 - Audiobook Reviews 39.35 - Book Quiz
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Author: Bill Bryson
Author Bill Bryson
Narrator Bill Bryson
Duration 2h 45m
BILL BRYSON presents a fascinating exploration of THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. This highly entertaining BBC Radio 4 series is written and presented by Bill Bryson and based on his bestselling book, Mother Tongue. In it he romps through the history of Britain to reveal how English became such an infuriatingly complex - but ultimately world-b...
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Parkinson Interviews: The Goons and Peter Sellers
Author: Michael Parkinson
Author Michael Parkinson
Narrator Michael Parkinson Et Al
Duration 2h 30m
Includes: Two Interviews from The Parkinson Show. Between and 1971 and 1982, Michael Parkinson interviewed some of the greatest show business talents in more than 500 episodes of Parkinson.
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Author: Keith Richards
Author Keith Richards
Narrator Various
Duration 23h
With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the world. Over four decades, he lived the original rock and roll life: taking the chances he wanted, speaking his mind, and making it all work in a way that no one before him had ever done. Now, at last, the man himself tells us the story of life in the...
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Noel Coward; An Audio Biography
Author: Sheridan Morley
Author Sheridan Morley
Narrator Sheridan Morley
Duration 2h 33m
Playwright, actor, singer, songwriter, poet and scriptwriter, Sir No‰l Coward used his `talent to amuse' to spectacular effect for almost sixty years. Sir Laurence Olivier, Lord Mountbatten and Joyce Carey are just some of the voices heard paying tribute to the elegant star in this audio biography which is linked by the broadcaster and criti...
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Author: Gerard Hoffnung
Author Gerard Hoffnung
Narrator Humphrey Lyttleton
Duration 2h
Gerard Hoffnung was an artist, musician, broadcaster, raconteur - and genius. A true Renaissance Man, the multi-faceted Hoffnung crammed a great deal into his tragically short span. Using much previously unreleased archive material, this audio biography, presented by Humphrey Lyttelton, looks at every aspect of his life and career. From his childho...
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Author: Alice Oswald
Author Alice Oswald
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 42m
BBC Radio 4's extraordinary evocation of the experience of moonrise over the Severn Estuary, by award-winning poet Alice Oswald. Originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 10 March 2011. Set to original music by Roger Goula, the subject of 'A Sleepwalk on the Severn' is moonrise, which happens five times in different forms: new moon, half moon...
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Author: Philip Mould
Author Philip Mould
Narrator Philip Mould
Duration 13m
Art historian Philip Mould discusses the art chosen by Government ministers in this BBC Radio 4 broadcast from 26 January 2011. Becoming a Minister has many perks, but one they can see every day is the art hanging in their office, often borrowed from the Government Art Collection. Art historian Philip Mould speaks to new ministers about what they c...
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Author: Terence Rattigan
Author Terence Rattigan
Narrator Terrence Rattigan
Duration 1h 29m
This fascinating collection of archive interviews with the acclaimed playwright, whose centenary was celebrated in 2011, begins in 1969 with a radio appearance on Out This Week. It culminates with an interview for Kaleidoscope in 1977, recorded a few months before his death. Inbetween are several major radio features on Rattigan's life and work, in...
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Author: John Hosken
Author John Hosken
Narrator Noel Johnson
Duration 29m
An affectionate profile of Dick Barton - Special Agent, presented by John Hosken, including interviews with Noel Johnson, star of the Dick Barton radio series. Dick Barton is the radio character who refuses to lie down. Although it is over fifty years since the daily serial was dropped to make way for The Archers, fans still talk about their hero's...
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Understanding and Experiencing Shakespeare: A Selection of Interviews For Shakespeare Week
Author: Listening Books
Author Listening Books
Narrator Various
Duration 45m
A special audiobook of interviews featuring some famous names in the world of Shakespeare performance. Discussing their experience of Shakespeare at school and how they have been inspired to pursue careers that involve his work, this is a lovely resource for students who struggle with the Bard's works.
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Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography
Author: Tom Jones
Author Tom Jones
Narrator Jonathan Pryce
Duration 8h
Across six decades, Sir Tom Jones has maintained a vital career in a risky, unstable business notorious for the short lives of its artists. With a drive that comes from nothing but the love for what he does, he breaks through and then wrestles with the vagaries of the music industry, the nature of success and its inevitable consequences. Having rec...
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