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Author: Stephen Fry
Format: Online
Author Stephen Fry
Narrator Stephen Fry
Duration 1h 43m
Stephen Fry hosts four programmes on the joys of the English language - as heard on BBC Radio 4. Current Puns Why does our language groan with the weight of puns? What exactly is a pun? And who, or what, is the Thief of Bad Gags? Metaphor The English language is chock-full of maritime metaphors: cock up, taken aback, chip on your shoulder and show...
View BookAuthor: Margaret Atwood
Format: Online
Author Margaret Atwood
Narrator Lorelei King
Duration 18h 26m
Even now, at the age of 82, Iris lives in the shadow cast by her younger sister Laura. Now poor and trying to cope with a failing body, Iris reflects on her far from exemplary life, in particular the events surrounding her sister's tragic death.
View BookAuthor: Anita Sullivan
Format: Online
Author Anita Sullivan
Narrator David-Lloyd Gareth
Duration 44m
When PC Andy Davidson arrests a young girl for shoplifting, he thinks it's going to be a routine case. That is, until he sees that she is carrying a gun. The girl is soaking wet, covered in mud, and the weapon is like nothing he's ever seen before. He knows that this is a case for Torchwood... The team discovers that the girl is called Freda, but c...
View BookAuthor: William Shakespeare
Format: Online
Author William Shakespeare
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 13m
In this BBC full-cast production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena run to the woods and stumble into a life separate from time itself.Fairy magic wreaks havoc and midsummer madness takes over as lovers tread the delicate line between fantasy and reality.Sylvestra le Touzel stars as Titania in this deligh...
View BookAuthor: Maeve Binchy
Format: Online
Author Maeve Binchy
Narrator Maureen O'Brien
Duration 14h 30m
Clara Casey, senior cardiologist and mother of two, already has a new job to cope with - and now her ex-husband wants something from her too. For Ania, meeting Clara is a miracle. She never intended to leave Poland, but hopes a new job in a new country will mend her broken heart. Declan is looking forward to joining the clinic - but what should hav...
View BookQ & A (filmed As Slumdog Millionaire)
Author: Vikas Swarup
Format: Online
Author Vikas Swarup
Narrator Christopher Simpson
Duration 11h 45m
When Ram Mohammad Thomas, an orphaned, uneducated street kid from Mumbai, wins a billion rupees on a live TV quiz show, he finds himself beaten up and thrown in jail by the programme's producers. During his interrogation he explains, through a series of flashbacks, how he knew the answers to all the show's questions. What he describes about his lif...
View BookAuthor: Jean M Auel
Format: Online
Author Jean M Auel
Narrator Rowena Cooper
SeriesEarth's Children® Series, Book 3
Duration 28h 26m
Leaving the valley that has become her home with Jondalar, the handsome man she has nursed back to health and come to love, Ayla embarks on a journey that will lead her to the Mamutoi - the Mammoth Hunters. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND/OR ADULT THEMES.
View BookWould You Believe... Marzipan Contains Cyanide?! and Other Freaky Food Facts
Author: Richard Platt
Format: Online
Author Richard Platt
Narrator Jane Steel
Duration 1h 35m
Young historians and chefs get a real taste of the stories behind the food we eat as we examine the amazing peculiarities of international cuisine past and present. Listeners will learn about the often disgusting yet utterly fascinating foods that our ancestors ate such as maggot cake or rotten fish, as well as those that are still eaten around the...
View BookUnderstanding Anxiety & Panic Attacks
Author: Mckenzie Kwame Dr
Format: Online
Author Mckenzie Kwame Dr
Narrator Jane Steel
Duration 4h 40m
Part of the 'Family Doctor' series and published in association with The British Medical Association, this is a valuable resource for anyone who suffers from anxiety. It is also helpful for those studying or for people who may be in contact with someone who suffers from anxiety and panic attacks. Chapters include: causes, symptoms, theories and typ...
View BookAuthor: Richard Hughes
Format: Online
Author Richard Hughes
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 5h 35m
Published to great acclaim in 1929, this classic and bestselling tale did away with sentimental Victorian visions of childhood and paved the way for later works such as Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'. Set in the last century against a tropical landscape and the ever-present sea, this audiobook tells the story of a family of English children who, on...
View BookTake Me Back: A Trip Through History From the Stone Age To the Digital Age
Author: Various
Format: Online
Author Various
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 13h 40m
This audiobook is packed with thousands of years of bloody battles, glorious empires, revolting revolutions, monstrous monarchies, and more. Want to meet the movers, shakers and gods of Ancient Greece? Go on a shopping spree in a medieval town? Log onto Captain Cook's blog about his voyages of discovery? Or chart the progress of World War II from i...
View BookKey Stage Three History: The Study Guide
Author: CGP Publications
Format: Online
Author CGP Publications
Narrator Jane Steel
Duration 5h 15m
This audiobook is for 11-14 year olds studying history at Key Stage 3. As well as learning skills and ideas, there are lots of facts in history and you've just got to learn them. Happily this CGP title gives you all that important information as clearly and concisely as possible - along with a few daft bits. The main topics covered are medieval tim...
View BookGCSE English 'Of Mice and Men': The Text Guide
Author: CGP Publications
Format: Online
Author CGP Publications
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 3h
This text guide is designed to help GCSE students write better essays about 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck. It is packed with useful explanations about the themes, characters, context and interpretations of the book, all backed up with quotes. There are four sections, all written in CGP's clear, chatty style. It would also make a handy referen...
View BookGoing Up! the No-worries Guide To Secondary School
Author: J Alexander
Format: Online
Author J Alexander
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 1h 24m
Can't wait to change schools, or worried about fitting in? Listen to this audiobook to have fun from day one. Including: having the right stuff, finding your way around, making new friends, staying on top of classwork and homework and getting on with the older kids.
View BookAuthor: Sid Fleischman
Format: Online
Author Sid Fleischman
Narrator Kerry Shale
Duration 1h 28m
Whenever the young Prince Brat misbehaves, Jemmy is punished in his place, for it is illegal to spank the heir to the throne. But when the prince decided to run away, he demands that Jemmy come with him. Once in the forest they are captured by two criminals. Can they escape and find their way out of danger and back to the city?
View BookThe Sarah Jane Adventures: The Glittering Storm
Author: Stephen Cole
Format: Online
Author Stephen Cole
Narrator Elisabeth Sladen
Duration 1h 11m
When Sarah Jane disturbs a burglar in the night, she is surprised to find a middle-aged woman, her pockets stuffed with jewellery, demanding gold. And then Maria reports that a woman has been stealing rings and necklaces from the girls' changing room at school. The women had recently attended the Auriga Clinic. Is there a link between the clinic an...
View BookDoctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion
Author: Malcolm Hulke
Format: Online
Author Malcolm Hulke
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 4h 7m
The Doctor walked slowly forward into the cul-de-sac. The giant dinosaur turned its head to focus on the midget now approaching... The Doctor aimed his gun to fire... suddenly from behind came a great roar of anger. He spun round - blocking the exit from the narrow street towered a Tyrannosaurus Rex, its savage jaws dripping with blood... The Docto...
View BookAuthor: Linda Aronson
Format: Online
Author Linda Aronson
Narrator Peter Wickham
Duration 4h 41m
Ian Rude's life is never simple - hardly surprising with a name like his. It's not his fault that his gorgeous girlfriend's cello was run over. But now he needs repair money, fast, before she dumps him and starts seeing someone slightly less accident-prone. Unfortunately, that means working at the psychotic Pocky family's Australian Wildlife Safari...
View BookThe Amazing Mind of Alice Makin
Author: Alan Shea
Format: Online
Author Alan Shea
Narrator Zoe-Anne Phillips
Duration 6h 52m
Alice is growing up in the grey world of post-war London. Her escape is her imagination, which always brightens her day. But when a new boy starts school, her mind begins to play tricks on her, and whenever they are together the world becomes a more exciting place.
View BookAuthor: Pauline Francis
Format: Online
Author Pauline Francis
Narrator Leanne Westbury
Duration 4h 7m
The life of Lady Jane Grey, the 'nine day Queen', is all too often remembered as just a line in a history book, but this debut novel reveals the full fascinating and tragic story - a tale of treachery, power struggles, and religious turmoil in the Tudor court. Winner of the Highland Children's Book Award.
View BookAuthor: Tim Bowler
Format: Online
Author Tim Bowler
Narrator Tim Bruce
SeriesBlade, Book 1
Duration 2h 37m
Blade is hiding. Playing dead. He knows people are looking for him but he doesn't want to be found because he knows these people aren't messing about. But Blade can look after himself. He has to.
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