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Billy Bunter and the Blue Mauritius
Author: Frank Richards
Author Frank Richards
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 3h 5m
Billy Bunter becomes involved in Sir Hilton Popper's incredibly valuable stamp, the Blue Mauritius which is stolen by a local thief. After the usual hilarious romp Bunter of course comes up trumps!
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Author: Frank Richards
Author Frank Richards
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 3h 2m
Money goes missing from the Head's drawer and the hunt is on for the money and the thief, with lashings of silly business and clumsy incidents along the way! The very rotund British schoolboy proves a hit with listeners yet again!
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Author: Frank Richards
Author Frank Richards
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 3h 3m
Billy Bunter, affectionately known as 'The Fat Owl of the Remove' first appeared in the Magnet boys' magazine in 1908. Quintessentially British and nostalgic, Billy Bunter is a champion of the chubby, who steals cakes and jam from other boys with glee, and is a lovable often hilarious and likeable oaf. For children aged 8-80+! In this adventure, Bi...
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Author: Michael Morpurgo
Author Michael Morpurgo
Narrator Daniel Philpott
Duration 1h 17m
The heart-lifting, heartbreaking new story by Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite storyteller. In the Imperial War Museum is a wooden Dachshund, carved by a German prisoner of war for the children of the British family with which he stayed after the fighting ended. This is the story of how it got there. When the Bismarck sinks, one of the only...
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Author: Lewis Carroll
Author Lewis Carroll
Narrator Roger Blake
Duration 2h 21m
Alice is so bored of listening to her sister read that she gazes around the garden and sights a curious white rabbit, who seems to be wearing a coat and a pocket watch. Following the rabbit, she reaches the rabbit hole and tumbles down it-and the very strange adventure starts. One of the most famous and a pioneering example of 'Literary Nonsense',...
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Author: Richmal Crompton
Series: Just William, Book 3
Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
SeriesJust William, Book 3
Duration 39m
This story concerns an obnoxious child called Anthony Martin, a character based upon Christopher Robin, made famous by A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh books. Despite Anthony being spoiled and famous, the unchanging and ever-indifferent William has reliably never heard of him! Richmal Crompton's loveable rogue of an anti-hero is always a delight on aud...
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Author: Richmal Crompton
Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 17m
William Brown's Christmas day is typically filled with a burst of mouth organ at 6am in the morning, buying people presents that he expects to be given straight back and generally making an albeit good-intentioned nuisance of himself to all and sundry. Chock-full of William's famous observations on life and ruminations on the human condition, Chris...
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Author: Richmal Crompton
Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 8m
Inspired by Charles Dickens' story A Christmas Carol, where miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is transformed overnight by ghosts, Jimmy embarks on his own mission to 'Cure a mizzen for Christmas'. Walking along, he sees his victim, the Vicar, who is counting a large sum of cash. Jimmy convinces his friend Bobby to help him on his mission but their plan does...
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Author: Richmal Crompton
Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 29m
A rollicking adventure in the vast catalogue of mischievous japes that chronicles the life of irrepressible and ageless schoolboy William Brown. The scruffy, mud-stained and mischievous boy is a loveable rogue whose heart is usually(!) in the right place and whose pranks usually end in disaster. An ill-advised joke is the basis for this funny tale...
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The Sarah Jane Adventures: Judgement Day
Author: Scott Gray
Author Scott Gray
Narrator Anjil Mohindra
Duration 1h 18m
'The lie betrays life. The truth defies death.' The Veritas are an ancient force for justice. For centuries they have pursued criminals across the universe, showing them no mercy. Now they have come to Earth, and found the worst law-breaker of all... Sarah Jane Smith. Why are creatures made of living flame rampaging through a shopping mall? Who is...
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Author: Carlo Collodi
Author Carlo Collodi
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 3h
Gepetto's creation, the wooden puppet Pinocchio, longs to be a real boy. This is the story of all the mischief he makes and his incredible nose which grows whenever he tells a lie!
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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
Author: Roald Dahl
Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Hugh Laurie
Duration 45m
What else could a giraffe with an extending neck, a pelican with an expanding Beak, and an athletic little monkey be but `The Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company?' When this trio are invited to clean all 677 windows belonging to the Duke of Hampshire, it is no wonder that they have adventures.
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Author: Michelle Magorian
Author Michelle Magorian
Narrator Patrick Malahide
Duration 3h 30m
The gruff and surly Mr Thomas Oakley is less than pleased when he is landed with a scrawny little city boy as a guest, but because it is compulsory that each villager takes in an evacuee he reluctantly agrees. It soon becomes obvious to Mister Tom that Willie Beech is hiding something, and as the pair begin to form an unlikely bond, Willie begins t...
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Author: E. Nesbit
Author E. Nesbit
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 1h 47m
When father mysteriously has to go away for a time, three children and their mother leave their comfortable home in London for the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station, making friends with Perks the porter and with the station master himself. But will their father ever return?
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Author: Philippa Pearce
Author Philippa Pearce
Narrator Jan Francis
Duration 4h 45m
Tom has to stay with his uncle and aunt when his brother gets measles. Bored and lonely, he eventually finds what seems to be the ideal escape. Every night, after the clock strikes thirteen, he finds he can travel back in time to a mysterious Victorian garden just by walking out of the back door. None of the adults can believe that the garden exist...
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The Hundred and One Dalmatians
Author: Dodie Smith
Author Dodie Smith
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 1h 45m
Cruella de Vil is determined to have a beautiful new coat made from the fur of 101 Dalmatians. Can Pongo and Missis save their beloved puppies from her evil clutches?
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Author: Roald Dahl
Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Stephen Fry
Duration 25m
The Enormous Crocodile is a horrid greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little boys and girls. But the other animals have had enough of his cunning tricks, so they scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all!
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The Chronicles of Narnia Series Book 4: Prince Caspian
Author: C S Lewis
Series: The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 4
Author C S Lewis
Narrator Andrew Sachs
SeriesThe Chronicles of Narnia, Book 4
Duration 6h
Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are mysteriously transported back to Narnia where they discover that it has been hundreds of years since their reign as Kings and Queens of the land ended. Cair Paravel, the castle where they lived, is in ruins and the evil King Miraz has taken charge. Along with their old friend Prince Caspian, the children race to ov...
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Author: Richmal Crompton
Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 2h 30m
The second selection of stories about 10 year old William Brown and his trusty band of friends. Includes 'The Sweet Little Girl in White', 'A Birthday Treat', 'The Outlaws and Triplets', 'A Bit of Blackmail', 'William Makes a Night of It', 'William and the Lost Tourist', 'The Leopard Hunter', 'The New Neighbour', 'William the Philanthropist' and '...
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Author: Richmal Crompton
Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 2h 30m
The third selection of stories about 10 year old William Brown and his trusty band of friends. Includes 'William Holds the Stage', 'William and the School Report', 'All the News', 'Aunt Arabelle in Charge', 'William's Goodbye Present', 'William the Salvage Collector', 'William's Day Off', 'Entertainment Provided', 'William and the Brains Trust' and...
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Author: Richmal Crompton
Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 2h 45m
Twelve stories, selected and read by Martin Jarvis, following the adventures of that irrepressible and ageless schoolboy William Brown. Includes 'William Goes Shopping', 'Violet Elizabeth Runs Away', 'William and the Real Laurence', 'The Outlaws and the Hidden Treasure', 'William and the Fairy Daffodil', 'The Best Laid Plans', 'Mrs Bott's hat', 'Wi...
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