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Author: Stephen Keyworth
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Author Stephen Keyworth
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Duration 41m
A new BBC Radio 4 comedy by Stephen Keyworth all about the pitfalls of starring in a major British soap, getting yourself into deep water and trying to find your way out again. With the interesting and unique twist of EastEnders' star Nitin Ganatra, starring as himself. 'The Continuity Man' was originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 9 Feb...
View BookAuthor: Hugh Costello
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Author Hugh Costello
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Duration 56m
After the short reign and mysterious death of Pope John Paul I, the election of a new Pope takes place in an atmosphere of high tension between opposing factions within the Vatican, including those who want to elect the first non-Italian Pope for over four hundred years. Starring David Calder, Alison Reid, Nicholas Le Prevost, Andrew Hilton, Nigel...
View BookAuthor: Jack Rosenthal
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Author Jack Rosenthal
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Duration 54m
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Jack Rosenthal's award-winning television play, starring Hugo Raine. At the tender age of thirteen Eliot Green is about to become a man - in the Jewish religion at least. In synagogue, in front of the whole congregation, he will read and sing in Hebrew from the Torah (the Hebrew scrolls) - this after a year...
View BookAuthor: Tony Robinson
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Author Tony Robinson
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Duration 43m
Julia and David work together in the family archives. One day a mysterious envelope arrives for David, with letters from 43 women, all answering a lonely hearts advert he didn't place. Directed by Pauline Harris. Starring David Calder, Barbara Marten, Helen Flanagan, and Sacha Dhawan.
View BookAuthor: Alan Ayckbourn
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Author Alan Ayckbourn
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Duration 1h 28m
A sparkling BBC Radio 4 production of Alan Ayckbourn's festive play, starring Frances Barber, Phil Daniels, Bill Nighy, Geoffrey Palmer and John Sessions Christmas is the season of good cheer and harmony among men, but things are not working out quite that way in the Bunker household. As a motley collection of friends and relatives fill the house...
View BookMy Dear Children of the Whole World
Author: Hugh Costello
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Author Hugh Costello
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Duration 56m
Vatican City, December 1942. As war rages across the globe, Pope Pius XII prepares to deliver his annual Christmas message. It is perhaps the most important public address he will ever give. This BBC Radio 4 play explores the Pontiff's thoughts as he faces the starkest dilemma of his reign. Originally broadcast as the 'Saturday Play' on 29 January...
View BookAuthor: Helen Cooper
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Author Helen Cooper
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Duration 43m
Article 9 of the Tokyo Judgement at the end of WWII withdrew from the Japanese constitution the state's right of belligerency. Traumatised and guilt ridden for having killed enemy soldiers in war, Bernard has to attempt to coerce his children to continue his life's work, and makes their awaiting inheritance dependent on their abandoning their prese...
View Book1980 Moscow Olympics: The Reunion
Author: Macgregor Sue
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Author Macgregor Sue
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Duration 44m
In 1979, the British team was in training for the following year's Olympics when Russia invaded Afghanistan. President Carter, backed by Margaret Thatcher, urged athletes to boycott the event, and the worlds of politics and sport seemed caught in a headlock. This fascinating programme sees Sue MacGregor reuniting members of the British Olympic team...
View BookAuthor: Brian Jacques
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Author Brian Jacques
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SeriesRedwall, Book 1
Duration 10h 41m
When Redwall was published in 1987 it catapulted author Brian Jacques to international stardom. And small wonder! This enthralling tale is jam-packed with the things we long for in a great adventure: danger, laughter, hairbreadth escapes, tragedy, mystery, a touch of wonder, a truly despicable villain, and a hero we can take to heart.That hero is M...
View BookThe Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Volume 1
Author: Philip K. Dick
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Author Philip K. Dick
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Duration 7h 48m
A visionary whose writing broke through the boundaries of the science-fiction genre, Philip K. Dick is regarded as a major figure of twentieth-century fiction. In 2007, he became the first science-fiction writer to be included in the Library of America Series. This collection of nine of his outstanding shorter works includes such classics as Autofa...
View BookAuthor: Mary Kubica
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Author Mary Kubica
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Duration 10h 38m
Born to a prominent Chicago judge and his stifled socialite wife, Mia Dennett moves against the grain as a young inner-city art teacher. One night, Mia enters a bar to meet her on-again, off-again boyfriend. But when he doesn't show, she unwisely leaves with an enigmatic stranger. With his smooth moves and modest wit, Colin Thatcher seems at first...
View BookAuthor: David Haig
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Author David Haig
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Duration 2h 2m
The year is 1913 and war with Germany is imminent. Rudyard Kipling's determination to send his myopic son to war triggers a bitter family conflict which leaves Britain's renowned patriot torn between his own greatest passions: his love for his children and his devotion to King and Country. My Boy Jack is a powerful and moving account of anguish at...
View BookAuthor: Dawn French
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Author Dawn French
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Duration 8h 45m
The Foreign Land of the Very Wealthy - otherwise known as Manhattan's Upper East Side - has its own rigid code of behaviour. It's a code strictly adhered to by the Wilder-Bingham family. Emotional displays - unacceptable. Unruly behaviour - definitely not welcome. Fun - no thanks. This is Glenn Wilder-Bingham's kingdom. A beautifully displayed impe...
View BookAuthor: Jojo Moyes
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Author Jojo Moyes
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Duration 16h 45m
Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick. What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane. Will Traynor knows his motor...
View BookAuthor: Roald Dahl
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Author Roald Dahl
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Duration 6h 55m
From Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail, a newly collected audiobook of his darkest stories, read by Juliet Stevenson, Cillian Murphy, Adrian Scarborough, Tamsin Greig, Stephanie Beacham and Andrew Scott. 'There is a pleasure sure in being mad, which none but madmen know' Our greatest fear is of losing control - of our lives, but, most...
View BookAuthor: Roald Dahl
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Author Roald Dahl
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Duration 10h 13m
From Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail, a newly collected audiobook of his darkest stories, read by Mark Heap, Derek Jacobi, Richard E Grant, Gillian Anderson, Shane Rimmer, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Jessica Hynes. We fall not in love but in lust . . . Lust, in all its myriad forms, consumes us. What won't we do to achieve our heart's des...
View BookAuthor: Ransom Riggs
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Author Ransom Riggs
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Duration 4h 27m
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs, read by Simon Callow, Garrick Hagon, Bruce Mann. In this collection of fairy tales, Ransom Riggs invites you to uncover hidden legends of the peculiar world. A fork-tongued princess, a girl who talks to ghosts, and wealthy cannibals who dine o...
View BookThe Lorien Legacies 3: The Rise of Nine
Author: Pittacus Lore
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Author Pittacus Lore
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SeriesLorien Legacies, Book 3
Duration 10h 4m
Until I met John Smith, Number Four, I'd been on the run alone, hiding and fighting to stay alive. Together we are much more powerful. But it could only last so long before we had to separate to find the others . . . I went to Spain to find Seven, and I found even more, including a tenth member of the Garde who escaped from Lorien alive. Ella is yo...
View BookAuthor: Roald Dahl
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Author Roald Dahl
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Duration 35m
Penguin presents Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl, complete and unabridged and raucously read by Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Mangan, and Tamsin Greig. This audiobook also contains original music. You can think again if you thought you knew the stories of some of the most popular fairy tales. Here are six of the best known retold, with more than a twist...
View BookThe Lorien Legacy 4: The Fall of Five
Author: Pittacus Lore
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Author Pittacus Lore
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SeriesLorien Legacies, Book 4
Duration 9h 6m
Until I met John Smith, Number Four, I'd been on the run alone, hiding and fighting to stay alive. Together we are much more powerful. But it could only last so long before we had to separate to find the others . . . I went to Spain to find Seven, and I found even more, including a tenth member of the Garde who escaped from Lorien alive. Ella is yo...
View BookAuthor: Ruta Sepetys
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Author Ruta Sepetys
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Duration 8h 48m
World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Forced by circumstance to unite, the three find their strength, courage,...
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