Author: Bill Dare
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Author Bill Dare
Narrator Jon Culshaw
Duration 2h 42m
Eavesdrop on the bizarre, surprising and very secret lives of public people who have been caught unaware by the microphone. An excellent impressionist show with Jon Culshaw and other masters of the art, all about politicians and celebs caught unawares. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES
View BookArmando Iannucci's Charm Offensive
Author: Armando Iannucci
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Author Armando Iannucci
Narrator Armando Iannucci
Duration 2h 47m
Armando Iannucci and his guests return with a heady mix of topical sketches, chat and lots of lies, in front of a live audience. Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive is a topical, events-driven radio comedy hosted by comedy guru Iannucci recorded in front of a live audience. With the sketchability of The Now Show, combined with the going-off-on-a-mad...
View BookThe Very World of Milton Jones, Series 1
Author: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 35m
BBC Radio 4 has a new star on his hands. No-one knows where he's from - "As a child, I always remember my father saying to me 'Son, to pay for your education your mother and I had to make a lot of sacrifices.' Because they were both druids." No-one can predict what he gets up to -"I'm not getting on with my yoga teacher at the moment ... which freq...
View BookAuthor: Penelope Lively
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Author Penelope Lively
Narrator Frances Tomelty
Duration 4h 33m
A brother and sister discover that nearby woods not only hide the site of a medieval village but also a well-kept and potentially dangerous secret.
View BookAuthor: Rosie Harris
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Author Rosie Harris
Narrator Nrys Hughes
Duration 8h 36m
Pretty and vivacious, Abbie Martin has grown up in squalor in a house off Scotland Road, one of Liverpool's poorest and most deprived areas. Abbie, the youngest of three children, longs to be loved and cosseted by her mother, Ellen. But Ellen cannot provide the love that Abbie needs. A drunk, she spends her weekends and evenings drinking with her e...
View BookAuthor: Angela Mcallister
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Author Angela Mcallister
Narrator Kate Sachs
Duration 4h 18m
Cal is a Silvertail. She never knew her mother, Sylla, and does not know that with her dying breath, Sylla bequeathed her daughter the power of the Merrows - the means to battle an evil that threatens the entire ocean. When Cal meets Jake, a Creeper from the Overbreath, the two are drawn to one another. Cal, like the rest of the merfolk,is astounde...
View BookDiane Fossey: Scientists Who Made History
Author: Liz Gogerly
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Author Liz Gogerly
Narrator Paul Vates
Duration 1h 10m
Meet the woman who provided unique insights into the lives of mountain gorillas, who strove to protect them and their environment and who revealed the similarities between gorilla and human behaviour. Follow her life story and find out how her discoveries are still affecting the world today.
View BookAuthor: Samantha Schutz
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Author Samantha Schutz
Narrator Samantha Schutz
Duration 3h 42m
A harrowing, remarkable poetry memoir about one girl's struggle with anxiety disorder. This is a true story of growing up, breaking down, and coming to grips with a psychological disorder. When Samantha Schutz first left home for college, she was excited by the possibilities-freedom from parents, freedom from a boyfriend who was reckless with her a...
View BookAuthor: Henning Mankell
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Author Henning Mankell
Narrator Sean Barrett
Duration 14h 40m
It is Midsummer's Eve. Three young friends meet in a wood to act out an elaborate masque. But, unknown to them, they are being watched. Each is killed by a single bullet. Soon afterwards, one of Inspector Wallander's colleagues is found murdered. Is it the same killer, and what could the connection be? In this investigation Wallander is always, tan...
View BookAuthor: Dannie Abse
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Author Dannie Abse
Narrator Robert Perkins
Duration 5h 53m
Widely acclaimed for its warm humour, lyricism and honesty, as well as its accurate evocation of the thirties, Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve has become a sung-after classic.
View BookAuthor: Stephen King
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Author Stephen King
Narrator James Franco
Duration 16h 16m
Awake in the dead zone and awake to a nightmare. Recoil in horror as you are touched by a young man cursed with the power to perceive the evil in men's souls. And whose ability to see into the future forces him into a terrifying confrontation with a charismatic, power-hungry and infinitely dangerous man.
View BookThe Hardy Boys Series Book 7: The Secret of the Caves
Author: Franklin W Dixon
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Author Franklin W Dixon
Narrator Bill Irwin
SeriesHardy Boys, Book 7
Duration 3h 13m
As Frank and Joe investigate the mysterious disappearance of a college professor, they stumble upon a baffling secret in a complex network of caves.
View BookAuthor: Marie Laskas Jeanne
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Author Marie Laskas Jeanne
Narrator Hillary Huber
Duration 9h 55m
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas, read by Hillary Huber. This is the story of one man's fight against a multibillion dollar colossus. A man who stood up for what was right, whatever the cost. The brilliant young forensic pathologist had no idea that the body on the slab in front of...
View BookAuthor: Stuart B. Macbride
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Author Stuart B. Macbride
Narrator Angus King
Duration 11h 50m
Glasgow, not too far in the future. A new punishment has been devised for the perpetrators of serious crimes. The process is known as halfheading: the offender's lower jaw is removed and they are lobotomized. But for one halfhead, it seems the lobotomy hasn't quite succeeded. Six years after her surgery, Dr Fiona Westfield `wakes up' surrounded by...
View BookAuthor: C.S. Lewis
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Author C.S. Lewis
Narrator Ralph Cosham
Duration 5h 52m
Mere Christianity is C. S. Lewis's forceful and accessible doctrine of Christian belief. First heard as informal radio broadcasts and then published as three separate books - The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality - Mere Christianity brings together what Lewis sees as the fundamental truths of religion. Rejecting the...
View BookAuthor: Neil Gaiman
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Author Neil Gaiman
Narrator Neil Gaiman
Duration 12h 40m
Under the streets of London there's a world most people could never even dream of. A city of monsters and saints, murderers and angels, and pale girls in black velvet. Richard Mayhew is a young businessman who is about to find out more than he bargained for about this other London. A single act of kindness catapults him out of his safe and predicta...
View BookAuthor: Tracy-Ann Oberman
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Author Tracy-Ann Oberman
Narrator Various
Duration 43m
On 23 July 1961, filming started on "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?" at the Producers Studio, Hollywood. It was a film that industry insiders thought would never be made, as its two female stars had an ongoing feud as famous and as long lasting as both of their glittering screen careers. Bette Davis "the actress" and Joan Crawford "the movie star"...
View BookAuthor: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Various
SeriesVoices of Poetry, Book 1
Duration 20m
Hear rare recordings from some of the world's most-respected poets reading their own works: J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hoard; ee cummings, Prose Jottings; Archibald Macleish, The Old Man To The Lizard; Ted Hughes, Six Young Men; May Swenson, Naked In Borneo; Marilyn Hacker, The Dark Twin; Kenneth Patchen, 23rd Street Runs Into Heaven; Edith Sitwell, An Ol...
View BookElephants To Catch Eels, Series 2, Episode 1
Author: Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
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Author Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Narrator Sheridan Smith
SeriesElephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 1
Duration 27m
The BBC Radio comedy set in an 18th century Cornish village-written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain and produced by Jan Ravens. In Awards, smuggler Tamsyn Trelawny wants to win 'Peasants Personality of the Year'. Stars Sheridan Smith. From April 2004.
View BookJeremy Hardy Speaks To the Nation
Author: BBC Audiobooks
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Jeremy Hardy
SeriesJeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation Series 2, Book 5
Duration 29m
"How to be a father - part two" Note: This is part five of a series of six parts.
View BookAlex Rider Series Books 3 & 4: Skeleton Key & Eagle Strike
Author: Anthony Horowitz
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Author Anthony Horowitz
Narrator Oliver Chris
Duration 14h
SKELETON KEY: The third book in the Alex Rider series. Reluctant superspy Alex Rider faces his most dangerous challenge yet. On a private island near Cuba, the power-hungry Russian General Sarov is hatching explosive plans to rewrite history. Alone, and equipped only with a handful of ingenious gadgets, Alex must combat sharks, assassins and nuclea...
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