Author: William Shakespeare
Author William Shakespeare
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 17m
In this BBC full-cast production of Henry IV Part 2, civil war is ravaging England. Rebels are rallying together, unified against Henry. Will Henry and his son, Hal, emerge victorious - or alive?Father and son Julian and Jamie Glover star as King Henry and his son Hal in the powerful production which also stars Timothy West and Prunella Scales...
View BookAuthor: Stephenie Meyer
Series: Twilight Saga, Book 4
Author Stephenie Meyer
Narrator Matt Walters
SeriesTwilight Saga, Book 4
Duration 20h 30m
'Twilight' tempted the imagination. 'New Moon' made readers thirsty for more. 'Eclipse' turned the saga into a worldwide phenomenon. And now, the book that everyone has been waiting for...
View BookAuthor: Alan Bennett
Author Alan Bennett
Narrator Thora Hird, Imelda Staunton, Brian Wilde
Duration 29m
Taken from Alan Bennett: Triple Bill, April 2007 Release. A naive, inexperienced social worker calls on an elderly couple - but does she need more help than they do?
View BookAuthor: David Renwick
Series: One Foot in the Grave, Book 1
Author David Renwick
Narrator Annette Crosbie, Richard Wilson
SeriesOne Foot in the Grave, Book 1
Duration 1h 49m
Crabby, crusty and curmudgeonly he may be, but Victor Meldrew - played brilliantly by Richard Wilson - voices the exasperation of the once silent majority. Accompanied by his long-suffering wife Margaret (Annette Crosbie), Victor's howlingly funny battles against what he perceives as modern-day ills have turned him into one of the great comic creat...
View BookAuthor: John Sullivan
Series: Only Fools and Horses, Book 2
Author John Sullivan
Narrator Various
SeriesOnly Fools and Horses, Book 2
Duration 1h 52m
Another four classic episodes from one of the funniest comedy programmes of all time are brought together on audio. The episodes featured are 'Yesterday Never Comes', 'May the Force be With You', 'Wanted' and 'Thicker Than Water'.
View BookPaul Temple and the Geneva Mystery
Author: Francis Durbridge
Author Francis Durbridge
Narrator BBC Full-Cast
Duration 2h 41m
This is another six-part case for crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist Steve. First transmitted in 1965, it was the penultimate episode of the series, which on and off had spanned 30 years from 1938 to 1968.
View BookPaul Temple and the Vandyke Affair
Author: Francis Durbridge
Author Francis Durbridge
Narrator BBC Full-Cast
Duration 4h 4m
In this adventure, Paul Temple is called in to investigate the disappearance of the Desmond baby, and the `Sitter-In' Miss Millicent. When they visit Mary Desmond she is, understandably, very upset - it's already been a week since her eighteenth-month-old daughter vanished. The only clue is a telephone message left in Miss Millicent's handwriting:...
View BookAuthor: Carole Hayman, Lou Wakefield
Author Carole Hayman, Lou Wakefield
Narrator Patricia Routledge, Prunella Scales
Duration 1h 4m
When Irene Spencer meets Vera Small at her daughter Lesley's wedding reception they embark upon a correspondence that is quite unlike any other in the history of letter-writing. Both Irene and Vera are happily widowed and endowed with errant offspring. They live in a world of church fetes and amateur dramatics, but love nothing more than dipping th...
View BookAuthor: John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
Series: The Good Life, Book 1
Author John Esmonde, Bob Larbey
Narrator Various
SeriesThe Good Life, Book 1
Duration 1h 50m
Four original BBC television episodes of the much-loved classic sitcom starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Paul Eddington and Penelope Keith.
View BookAuthor: Dick Clements, Ian La Frenais
Author Dick Clements, Ian La Frenais
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 17m
Everyone's favourite prisoner is making the most of his stay at Her Majesty's Pleasure. Never a man to shrink from a challenge, even from behind bars, Fletch could manage anything from organising a win on the horses to buying a council flat in Mayfair. Brian Wilde, Richard Beckinsale and Fulton Mackay star alongside the incomparable Ronnie Barker i...
View BookDoctor Who: Death Comes To Time
Author: BBC Audiobooks
Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 3h 16m
Sylvester McCoy, Stephen Fry and John Sessions star in an action-packed adventure specially created for audio. The Doctor and Antimony arrive on the planet Santiny, just as it comes under attack by General Tannis and his Canisian battle fleet. Meanwhile his other companion, Ace, finds herself under the guidance of the mysterious Casmus - who seems...
View BookAuthor: Dave Gorman
Author Dave Gorman
Narrator Dave Gorman
Duration 2h 43m
Genius: Series 2 sees Dave Gorman and celebrity guests including Chris Addison, Armando Iannucci and Brian Sewell chew over ridiculous, unworkable but sometimes genius inventions, schemes and policies of the public. Genius invites listeners to air those incredible concepts that strike you just before falling into a nice sleep or after one-too-many...
View BookThe Two Ronnies: It's Goodnight From Me
Author: Ronnie Barker
Author Ronnie Barker
Narrator The Cast
Duration 2h 2m
For nearly twenty-five years the two Ronnies were a TV institution, a much loved double-act but each with his own inimitable, individual appeal. Who could forget Ronnie Barker's hilarious pispronounciation, Mr Corbett's witty monologues, the risqu‚ limericks, the puns, the patter and the parody? So enjoy another fun-filled feast of verbal fir...
View BookMonty Pyton's Flying Circus: Albatross
Author: John Cleese
Author John Cleese
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 10m
Perhaps the ultimate in TV comedy madness and absurdity, this cult series, which began in 1969, was conceived, written and performed by Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. It was innovative and ground-breaking comedy which inspired many of today's writers and performers. Its sketches, songs and catchphrases are...
View BookAuthor: Lesley Ely
Author Lesley Ely
Narrator Rachel Sternberg
Duration 10m
'There's a new boy at school called Louis. Louis sits next to me and I look after him. He's not quite like the rest of us. Sometimes I wonder what he's thinking about. He often just sits and stares at the wall. If I ask him what he's looking at he says, 'Looking at' and carries on looking.' This introduction to the issue of autism shows how - throu...
View BookAuthor: Alice Walker
Author Alice Walker
Narrator Brigitte Bennett
Duration 7h 42m
Set in the deep American South between the wars, this is the tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls 'father', she has two children taken away from her, is separated from her beloved sister Nettie, and is trapped into an ugly marriage. But then she meets the glamorous Shug Avery, si...
View BookAuthor: Roald Dahl
Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Stephanie Beattie
Duration 6h 42m
A collection of short stories to startle, surprise and satisfy. How would you get rid of a murder weapon without causing suspicion? Where would you hide a diamond where no else would think of looking? What if you found out that the tattoo on your back was worth over a million pounds? A recommended text for GCSE English.
View BookAuthor: Amy Tan
Author Amy Tan
Narrator Amy Tan
Duration 2h 37m
In 1949 four Chinese women-drawn together by the shadow of their past begin meeting in San Francisco to play Mah Jong, invest in stocks, eat dim sum, and 'say' stories. Nearly forty years later of the members has died, and her daughter has come to take her place, only to learn of her mother's lifelong wish and the tragic way in which it has come tr...
View BookAuthor: Arthur Miller
Author Arthur Miller
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 1h 59m
In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town. The ruthlessness of the prosecutors and the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor, THE CRUCIBLE mirrors the anti- Communist hysteria in the 1950's.
View BookAuthor: Colin Brake
Author Colin Brake
Narrator Nicholas Briggs
Duration 5h 52m
Elvis the King Spaceport has grown into the sprawling city-state of New Memphis - an urban jungle, where organized crime is rife. But the launch of the new Terminal 13 hasn't been as smooth as expected. When the Doctor arrives, he finds the whole terminal locked down! The notorious Invisible Assassin is at work again, and the Judoon troopers sent t...
View BookAuthor: Richmal Crompton
Series: Just William, Book 5
Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
SeriesJust William, Book 5
Duration 2h 59m
Includes: William and the Russian Prince, William's Busy Day, William - The Great Actor, William and the White Elephants, Finding a School for William, William's Birthday, William Clears The Slums, Parrots for Ethel, William's Truthful Christmas, Boys Will Be Boys, William and the Ebony Hair-Brush, William and the Old Man in the Fog. Roar with laug...
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