Author: Oscar Wilde
Format: MP3 CD
Author Oscar Wilde
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 2h 30m
The affair between Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, the son of the Marquess of Queensbury, led to a series of three trials in 1895, and Wilde's imprisonment for two years. He died three and a half years later in Paris at the age of 46. This recording recreates these sensational trials from the original transcripts.
View BookAuthor: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Nigel Hawthorne
Duration 3h
Seven chuckle-inducing tales including: 'Brugglesmith' by Rudyard Kipling, 'The Cricket Match' from 'England, their England' by A.G. Macdonell, 'Reginald on House Parties' by Saki, 'The Great Winglebury Duel' by Charles Dickens, 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County' by Mark Twain, 'A Photographer's Day Out' by Lewis Carroll and 'Jeff Pe...
View BookAuthor: Angela Huth
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Author Angela Huth
Narrator Rosalind Ayres
Duration 11m
A doting Grandmother comes a cropper of temptation when attempting to prove to her daughter that she can care for her children. Set on showing the kids a good time, Gran plays dressing up, the children's favourite game, although getting carried away with the charade may prove misguided.
View BookFags, Mags & Bags, Series 1, Episode 2: The De-magowaning of Ramesh
Author: Sanjeev Kohli, Donald McLeary
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Author Sanjeev Kohli, Donald McLeary
Narrator Various
SeriesFags, Mags & Bags Series 1, Book 2
Duration 28m
The De-Magowaning of Ramesh. Corner shop owner Ramesh has toothache and Sanjay embraces retail.
View BookAuthor: Kenneth Grahame
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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.
View BookAuthor: Agatha Christie
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Author Agatha Christie
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesMiss Marple, Book 9
Duration 2h 9m
As Miss Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened. Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldier's yarn about strange coincidence. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her an astonishing photograph, the Major'...
View BookAuthor: Brett Mckenzie, Jemaine Clement
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Author Brett Mckenzie, Jemaine Clement
Narrator The Authors
Duration 2h 58m
The complete BBC Radio 2 series from Perrier Award nominated duo Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement features Rob Brydon and Neil Finn. Flight of the Conchords are Bret McKenzie (guitar and vocals) and Jemaine Clement (vocals and guitar) and they're New Zealand's fourth best folk guitar-based jazz, techno, hip-hop duo. Over six episodes we follow the...
View BookAuthor: Sam Llewellyn
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Author Sam Llewellyn
Narrator Simon Shepherd
Duration 5h 21m
A dark comedy about a family of very bad children - Primrose, Cassian and Daisy. Enter nanny, Petronella Fryer - Nanny Pete - in a Jag XJS. She's different - there's the stubble for a start. They're all about to embark on what can only be called a comic caper which leads to their missing mum.
View BookAuthor: K. Wild
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Author K. Wild
Narrator Hugh Lee
Duration 7h 40m
Fifteen-year-old Freedom Smith is a born fighter - it's in his gypsy blood. Freedom's no angel, but he's no killer either. When falsely accused of murder, the law gives him the chance to prove his worth, by infiltrating a sinister fight game that's recruiting runaway boys. But what he discovers is something else. Something big.
View BookAuthor: Anthony Mccarten
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Author Anthony Mccarten
Narrator John Lee
Duration 8h 40m
Brought to you by Penguin. On 28 February 2013, a 600-year-old tradition was shattered: the conservative Pope Benedict XVI made a startling announcement. He would resign. Reeling from the news, the College of Cardinals rushed to Rome to congregate in the Sistine Chapel to pick his successor. Their unlikely choice? Francis, the first non-European po...
View BookAuthor: Hanna Jameson
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Author Hanna Jameson
Narrator Anthony Starke
Duration 12h 15m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Last by Hanna Jameson, read by Anthony Starke. BREAKING: Nuclear weapon detonates over Washington BREAKING: London hit, thousands feared dead. BREAKING: Munich and Scotland hit. World leaders call for calm. Jon Keller was on a trip to Switzerland when the world ended. More than anything he wishes he had...
View BookAuthor: P. D. James
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Author P. D. James
Narrator Daniel Weyman
SeriesInspector Adam Dalgliesh, Book 12
Duration 12h 44m
Commander Adam Dalgliesh is already acquainted with the Dupayne Museum in Hampstead, and with its sinister murder room celebrating notorious crimes committed in the interwar years, when he is called to investigate the killing of one of the trustees. He soon discovers that the victim was seeking to close the museum against the wishes of both staff a...
View BookDeath In Paradise Series Book 2: The Killing of Polly Carter
Author: Robert Thorogood
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Author Robert Thorogood
Narrator Phil Fox
SeriesDeath in Paradise, Book 2
Duration 8h 39m
An original story from the creator and writer of the hit BBC One TV series, Death in Paradise, featuring on-screen favourite detective, DI Richard Poole. Supermodel Polly Carter was famed for her looks and party-girl lifestyle. Now she's dead, apparently having thrown herself from the clifftop near her home on the island of Saint-Marie. Those who k...
View BookAuthor: Weil Andrew
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Author Weil Andrew
Narrator Weil Andrew
Duration 8h 31m
At the heart of Healthy Aging is Dr. Weil's belief that although aging is an irreversible process, there are myriad things we can do to keep our minds and bodies in good working order through all phases of life. To that end, he draws on the new science of biogerentology (the biology of aging) as well as on the secrets of healthy longevity- diet, ac...
View BookAuthor: Beth Ferry
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Author Beth Ferry
Narrator Unknown
Duration 8m
The only thing Bobby wants for his birthday is a pet shark. So you can imagine his disappointment when his parents get him...a puppy. Everyone knows shark lovers can never become dog lovers. Or can they? Full of humor and heart, this ebook explores the idea that sometimes, getting exactly what you don't want turns out to be exactly what you need. P...
View BookCousins' War Series Book 5: The White Princess
Author: Philippa Gregory
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Author Philippa Gregory
Narrator Bianca Amato
SeriesCousin's War, Book 5
Duration 18h 59m
Crowned the "queen of royal fiction" by USA Today, Philippa Gregory is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Romantic Novelists' Association's RoNA Award for The Other Boleyn Girl. The White Princess continues the saga of the War of the Roses as Princess Elizabeth of York weds Henry VII after he kills Richard III in battle. Now q...
View BookAuthor: Terry Pratchett
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Author Terry Pratchett
Narrator Penelope Keith, Michael Fenton Stevens
Duration 3h
Authorised by Mr Lipwig of the Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway himself, Mrs Georgina Bradshaw's invaluable guide to the destinations and diversions of the railway deserves a place in the luggage of any traveller, or indeed armchair traveller, upon the Disc.
View BookAuthor: Anthony Beevor
Format: MP3 CD
Author Anthony Beevor
Narrator Sean Barrett
Duration 39h 35m
The Second World War began in August 1939 on the edge of Manchuria, and ended there exactly six years later with the Soviet invasion of northern China. The war in Europe appeared completely divorced from the war in the Pacific and China, and yet events on opposite sides of the world had profound effects. Using the most up-to-date scholarship and re...
View BookFather Brown Series 1 Episode 7: The Sins of Prince Saradine
Author: G K Chesterton
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Author G K Chesterton
Narrator Andrew Sachs
SeriesThe Innocence of Father Brown, Book 7
Duration 27m
With his black hat, huge umbrella, unwordly simplicity and 'beaming but breathless geniality', Father Brown is one of fiction's best-loved amateur detectives. Short and tatty, but with the wisdom and insight to unravel the most wayward of criminal minds, he has entertained generations. In 'The Sins of Prince Saradine', Father Brown must deal with e...
View BookIt's Your Round, Series 1, Episode 6
Author: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Various
SeriesIt's Your Round Series 1, Book 6
Duration 27m
'It's Your Round' is the comedy panel game where the format is simple: there is no format. Instead, each of the panellists has brought along their own round for the others to play, meaning that each show is unique, untried, and unpredictable. In this final episode Johnny Vaughan, Alan Davies, Roisin Conaty and Arthur Smith battle it out to see who...
View BookTom Wriggleworth's Open Letters, Series 1
Author: Tom Wrigglesworth
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Author Tom Wrigglesworth
Narrator Tom Wrigglesworth
Duration 1h 50m
Through the medium of four open letters, the comedian Tom Wrigglesworth investigates the myriad examples of corporate lunacy and maddening jobsworths in modern Britain. His subjects range from traffic wardens to estate agents, with Tom recalling his own funny and ridiculous experiences as well as recounting the absurd encounters of others.
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