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The Revolting Bridesmaid & the Revolting Wedding
Author: Mary Hooper
Author Mary Hooper
Narrator Eve Karpf
Duration 2h 27m
The Revolting Bridesmaid When Katie's sister Gillian announces that she is marrying the appalling Christopher, Katie is horrified. When she realises she will have to be a bridesmaid, she feels sick! She is to have a boring teacher for a brother-in-law, and she'll have to wear a frilly blue dress... The Revolting Wedding Katie's promise to be on her...
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The Sarah Jane Adventures: The Time Capsule
Author: Peter Anghelides
Author Peter Anghelides
Narrator Elisabeth Sladen
Duration 1h 6m
Sarah Jane and friends must deal with some deadly alien artefacts in this gripping story, read by Elisabeth Sladen. It seems like a regular, routine weekday: Sarah Jane is doing a supermarket shop (and trying not to embarrass Clyde, who is doing his work experience in Betterworth's) while Luke is at the Natural History Museum, helping to catalog...
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Author: Helen Cresswell
Series: The Bagthorpe Saga, Book 8
Author Helen Cresswell
Narrator Christian Rodska
SeriesThe Bagthorpe Saga, Book 8
Duration 5h 43m
Bad, mad and brilliant to know - it's the Bagthorpes again! Confusion reigns at Unicorn House when the resident tramp disappears. A police search is undermined as various Bagthorpes pursue their own lines of enquiry - and disappear...Another fantastic story featuring the funniest family in fiction, from bestselling author Helen Cresswell.
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The Sarah Jane Adventures: Deadly Download
Author: Jason Arnopp
Author Jason Arnopp
Narrator Elisabeth Sladen
Duration 1h 15m
Sarah Jane and friends battle a deadly computer virus in this exclusive audio story, read by Elisabeth Sladen. Sarah Jane is in a Christmassy mood, but her cosy afternoon listening to carols is interrupted when Mr. Smith suddenly announces that danger is imminent. The supercomputer has detected abnormal internet activity in the vicinity of Bannerma...
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
Author: Lewis Carroll
Author Lewis Carroll
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 1h 49m
Ken Campbell, Windsor Davies, John bird and John Fortune star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. When Alice's wish to visit the Looking Glass world comes true, she can't resist delving deeper and deeper into a land of caustic characters and twisted logic. So begins a game of chess on a grand scale, where the inhabitants of each square hav...
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Author: Kenneth Grahame
Author Kenneth Grahame
Narrator Alan Bennett
Duration 3h 13m
Portraying each character in his own inimitable fashion, Alan Bennett reads the original story of Ratty, Mole, Badger and, of course, Toad.
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Author: Angela Brazil
Author Angela Brazil
Narrator Harriet Walter
Duration 2h 22m
Angela Brazil wrote school stories for girls throughout the first half of the twentieth century. She was the first author to relate the experience from the girls' perspective, offering a more sympathetic and intimate view of school life, and opposing th rather instructional style which preceded her. Funny, touching and wonderfully 'Jolly Hockeystic...
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Author: Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb
Author Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb
Narrator Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres
Duration 4h 54m
Charles and Mary Lamb revolutionized Shakespeare by re-writing the great Bard's plays into short stories, originally intended for children, in 1807. Since then, generations after generations of people have read and listened to their stories, which appeal just as much to adults as they do to children. Also good resources for students studying Shakes...
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Author: Richmal Crompton
Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 5h 4m
The second book in the classic Just William series, read by Martin Jarvis. These hilarious stories follow twelve months in the life of the terror of the Brown family, starting on Christmas Day - when the centipede appears on Aunt Evangeline's plate, the library clock is found mysteriously dismantled and the conjuring trick with the egg goes disastr...
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The Nation's Favourite Children's Poems
Author: Poets Various
Author Poets Various
Narrator Ronald Pickup Et Al
Duration 1h 40m
This edition from the best-selling poetry series brings together the most beloved poems for children, from "The Owl and the Pussycat" through "On the Ning Nang Nong" to "I Know Someone Who Can" to "Us Two". The Nation's Favourite Children's Poems will compel and amuse adults and children alike, with poems drawn from themes as diverse as animals, sc...
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Escape From Earth: Voyages Through Time
Author: Peter Ackroyd
Author Peter Ackroyd
Narrator Paul Medlicott
Duration 3h 24m
Only 60 years after first taking to the skies, humankind's endless curiosity sent our species blazing into space. But how? Why? What have we found? Where will we explore next? The answers aren't just 'out there' - they're also in here. Prepare for blast-off, you are about to escape from Earth.
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Would You Believe... In 1400, Reading Could Save Your Life?! and Other Academic Advantages
Author: Richard Platt
Author Richard Platt
Narrator Rachel Sternberg
Duration 1h
Listeners will learn about the often painful and frequently distasteful educational practices that our ancestors employed and explore some unusual teaching methods used today. Find out about the Neolithic cave school, the English charity boarding school in Dickensian times, where pupils shared their boarding rooms with chickens and turkeys, and the...
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Would You Believe... Vatican City Is A Country?! and Other Metropolitan Marvels
Author: Richard Platt
Author Richard Platt
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 1h 2m
Young readers will get a real sense of how towns and cities have developed all over the world from medieval towns to the extreme cities in the jungle and polar regions. What is suburban bliss and why are some of our cities dying? Listen to this audiobook from start to finish for a riveting social history or dip in and out for some fascinating and o...
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Pre-twentieth Century Poetry - Smartpass Study Guide
Author Smartpass, Various
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 30m
This audio drama leads the listener into the world of classical poetry, to experience and explore the work of poets with guidance from experts. The fully integrated commentary and analysis gives a student everything they need to understand, enjoy and appreciate classical poetry and to maximise their potential in coursework and exams. Poems include:...
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Julius Caesar - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: William Shakespeare, Smartpass
Author William Shakespeare, Smartpass
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 7h 50m
The real Julius Caesar famously said `experience is the teacher of all things'. Experience Shakespeare's masterful moral drama with teaching notes to consider whether his assassins were freedom fighters or cold-blooded killers - a question as pertinent in today's world as in ancient Rome.
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Hamlet - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: William Shakespeare, Smartpass
Author William Shakespeare, Smartpass
Narrator Various
Duration 12h 11m
`There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so'. Discover why generations of actors dream of playing Hamlet, the intellectual prince at war with himself, in this powerful tragedy of revenge, remorse, madness and murder.
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Author: Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
Series: The Edge Chronicles, The Twig Trilogy, Book 1
Author Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
Narrator Clive Mantle
SeriesThe Edge Chronicles, The Twig Trilogy, Book 1
Duration 6h 11m
Young Twig lives in the Deepwoods, among the Woodtrolls, but he isn't one of them. In a brave attempt to find out where he belongs, Twig wanders into the mysterious, fascinating and sometimes hazardous world beyond the Deepwoods. In his travels he encounters myriad peculiar creatures, like his wise guardian, the Caterbird; the Slaughterers, a peace...
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Author: Jean Ure
Series: Woodside School Series, Book 2
Author Jean Ure
Narrator Jean Ure
SeriesWoodside School Series, Book 2
Duration 30m
Leonie Shanks was a loud mouth. Everyone in her class at Woodside School disliked Leonie so Class 5 sent her to Coventry. Another in the series of four Woodside school stories for girls aged 6 - 9.
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Author: Jean Ure
Series: Woodside School Series, Book 4
Author Jean Ure
Narrator Jean Ure
SeriesWoodside School Series, Book 4
Duration 32m
Ben, a member of the Zombies who thought that Birthdays were soppy, wanted a recorder for his Birthday but had to keep quiet about it. He ended up getting more than he had bargained for. The last in the Woodside school series.
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Author: Jean Ure
Series: Woodside School Series, Book 3
Author Jean Ure
Narrator Jean Ure
SeriesWoodside School Series, Book 3
Duration 35m
Childhood adventures that are fun for all the family. Who's for the Zoo? asks teacher, everyone of course except Catherine Onslow. No one understands why until they play the Zoo game. Another morally acute story from Jean Ure for girls aged 6 - 9.
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Author: Anna Sewell
Author Anna Sewell
Narrator Ben Fogle
Duration 2h 24m
Black Beauty is a touching tale which takes a listener inside the head of a horse. A title featured in the BBC's 'Big Read Top 100', Black Beauty is a touching and enduring classic that appeals to adults and children alike. A young foal is told by his mother to always do his best, and so he does, despite the difficult situations he often finds hims...
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