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ID: 811876
Title: Know Your Place: Selected episodes from the BBC Radio Comedy
Author: Andrew Palmer, Nell Brennan
Narrator: Bernard Bresslaw, Frances Jeater, Frank Thornton, Full Cast , John Graham, Norma Ronald, Pat Coombs, Patricia Hayes, Roy Dotrice
Format: Unabridged
Length: 04:00:00
Language: English
Release date: 02-13-25
Publisher: PGRH UK
Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:
Eight episodes from the 1980s sitcom about a jobsworth caretaker pursued by an over-amorous cleaner
Know Your Place ran for two series and 15 episodes between January 1982 and August 1983. Included here are all eight of the surviving shows, starring Roy Dotrice as curmudgeonly caretaker Ramsay Potts and Patricia Hayes as cheery cleaning lady Elsie Spurgeon.
Janitor Ramsay works at Worthing Court, a once-prestigious block of Edwardian flats in Bloomsbury that has seen better days. He takes pride in keeping the place spick and span, but flirty, feisty Elsie is always distracting him from his duties and getting him into trouble. While hes a stickler for the rules, she delights in breaking them, and while he respects authority, she refuses to know her place.
In these eight episodes, the odd couple join forces to deal with an MP stuck in a lift, and Elsie takes advantage when shes given a storeroom and borrows a flat. Meanwhile, the remarkable Ramsay hears the peal of wedding bells, takes on a dangerous job, is forced to give up cigarettes, has a close call with a local gangster and saves Elsie from being evicted...
Written by Andrew Palmer and Nell Brennan, and produced by Edward Taylor (The Men from the Ministry), this light-hearted sitcom also features a host of guest stars, including Frank Thornton, April Walker, Pat Coombs, Norma Ronald and Bernard Bresslaw.
NB: Some of the language and humour on this recording reflects the era in which it was first broadcast, and due to the age of the source material, the sound quality may vary.
Production credits
Written by Andrew Palmer and Nell Brennan
Produced by Edward Taylor
Cast
Ramsay Potts Roy Dotrlce
Elspeth Spurgeon Patricia Hayes
With Frank Thornton, John Graham, April Walker, John Glover, Pat Coombs, Sue Holderness, Norma Ronald, Nell Brennan, Yvonne Manners, Benny Lee, Joe Dunlop, James Taylor, Frances Jeater, Avis Bunnage, John Blythe and Bernard Bresslaw
Episode guide
1 Lift Off
2 Not to Be Used for Babies
3 Room to Manoeuvre
4 Marriage of Convenience
5 Jumpers
6 Sisterly Feelings
7 Health Can Damage Your Smoking
8 Out of the Closet
© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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ID: 742748
Title: Doctor Who: Snakedance: 5th Doctor Novelisation
Author: Terrance Dicks
Narrator: Geoffrey Beevers
Format: Unabridged
Length: 04:00:00
Language: English
Release date: 02-06-25
Publisher: PGRH UK
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:
A novelisation of a terrifying adventure for the Fifth Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa.
The TARDIS arrives on the planet Manussa, about to commemorate its ancient banishment of the evil entity known as the Mara.
Unbeknownst to the Manussans, the Doctor's companion, Tegan, has become an unsuspecting medium for the Mara. Now she has helped it to return home.
The Doctor realises that this could mark the spectacular revival of the Mara's reign of terror - but it seems that no-one will heed his warning.
2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by James Murray. Executive Producer: Michael Stevens

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ID: 801297
Title: Sounds Natural: A BBC Radio 4 nature series
Author: Derek Jones
Narrator: Andrew Sachs, Bill Oddie, Bing Crosby, Bobby Charlton, Brian Blessed, Derek Jones, Spike Milligan, Various
Format: Unabridged
Length: 19:20:00
Language: English
Release date: 12-19-24
Publisher: PGRH UK
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature

Summary:
Derek Jones meets celebrities with a love of wildlife in these 38 episodes from the classic nature-themed interview show
Between 1970 and 1980, broadcaster Derek Jones invited a host of famous names to chat about their enthusiasm for nature and their encounters with animals. Delving into the BBC Sound Archive to select some of their favourite natural history recordings, they reveal their hitherto unknown passions from birds and butterflies to the countryside and conservation.
In these specially selected shows, Brian Blessed talks about his fascination with dinosaurs, keeping big cats and overcoming his fear of mountaineering, Bing Crosby tells us about wildfowling, Mister Meadowlark, naming racehorses and landing salmon; distinguished actress Dame Flora Robson speaks of her years in Hollywood, and her worries that the Los Angeles smog is killing the local flora and fauna; and Goon Show stars Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan let us in on their love for travel and wildlife photography (Harry) and ridiculous animal noises and names (Spike).
Many of Jones guests share an interest in twitching, including Eric Morecambe, who relates how his curiosity about birds began when he went fishing with his father in Morecambe Bay, and Bobby Charlton, who developed his bird-spotting hobby while becoming a Manchester United legend. Humphrey Lyteltton reminisces about observing birds on holidays in North Wales, on tour with the band and in his back garden, and Peter Cushing recalls rescuing red shanks and watching oystercatchers and whimbrels on the Kent estuary with his late wife Helen. And, thirty years before Springwatch was a twinkle in Aunties eye, Bill Oddie confesses that when he wasnt busy being a Goodie, he was busy birdwatching.
Whether theyre mad about ornithology or hooked on angling, every one of the celebrities featured has a wealth of compelling personal stories to share, and fascinating insights to impart. Part natural history show, part nostalgic memoir, this wonderfully entertaining series is sure to inspire and delight.
Cast and credits
Presented by Derek Jones
Produced by John Burton and Michael Bowen
Guests in episode order:
Robert Dougall, Cyril Fletcher, Nigel Stock, Kenneth Allsop, Humphrey Lyttelton, Percy Edwards, Peter Cushing, Barbara Mullen, Virginia McKenna & Bill Travers, Spike Milligan, Bernard Cribbins, Marghanita Laski, Adam Faith, Roger Whittaker, Flora Robson, Derek Nimmo, James Robertson Justice, Bobby Charlton, Bill Oddie, Susan Hampshire, Brian Blessed, Derek Waring, Sir Martin Furnival-Jones, Eddie Braben, Eric Morecambe, Henry Longhurst, Harry Secombe, Lord Home of The Hirsel, Bing Crosby, Eva Rueber-Staier, Esmond Knight, Andrew Sachs, Frank Thornton, Dulcie Gray, Norman Thelwell, HRH Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands, The Marquess of Bath, Windsor Davies
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 3 May 1971 to 10 December 1980.
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ID: 790611
Title: Doctor Who: 73 Yards: 15th Doctor Novelisation
Author: Scott Handcock
Narrator: Susan Twist
Format: Unabridged
Length: 03:45:41
Language: English
Release date: 08-08-24
Publisher: PGRH UK
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:
Susan Twist reads this novelisation of the TV episode, featuring the Fifteenth Doctor as played by Ncuti Gatwa and Ruby Sunday as played by Millie Gibson.
How long is 73 Yards?
Haunted by a sinister presence, Ruby must cope with losing the Doctor and the life she once knew.
With her new life without her best friend becoming bleaker by the day, something terrifying is unleashed, and its up to Ruby to stop it.
Susan Twist, who appears in the BBC TV series, reads Scott Handcock's novelisation of this eerie episode from Russell T Davies.
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ID: 548413
Title: Darkest Sin
Author: D. V. Bishop
Narrator: Mark Meadows
Format: Unabridged
Length: 14:19:47
Language: English
Release date: 03-03-22
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Historical Fiction

Summary:
*Winner of the CWA Historical Dagger 2023*
'A great insight into Renaissance Florence. What I love about these books is the seamless weaving of factual history with a great story' – Abir Mukherjee
Florence. Spring, 1537.
When Cesare Aldo investigates a report of intruders at a convent in the Renaissance city’s northern quarter, he enters a community divided by bitter rivalries and harbouring dark secrets.
His case becomes far more complicated when a man’s body is found deep inside the convent, stabbed more than two dozen times. Unthinkable as it seems, all the evidence suggests one of the nuns must be the killer.
Meanwhile, Constable Carlo Strocchi finds human remains pulled from the Arno that belong to an officer of the law missing since winter. The dead man had many enemies, but who would dare kill an official of the city’s most feared criminal court?
As Aldo and Strocchi close in on the truth, identifying the killers will prove more treacherous than either of them could ever have imagined . . .
The Darkest Sin is an atmospheric locked-room thriller by D. V. Bishop, set in Renaissance Florence and is the sequel to City of Vengeance.

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ID: 561922
Title: Faith, Hope and Glory: Series 1 and 2: An epic BBC Radio 4 drama
Author: Rex Obano, Roy Williams, Winsome Pinnock
Narrator: Danielle Vitalis, Full Cast , Pippa Bennett-Warner, Shiloh Coke
Format: Unabridged
Length: 06:37:19
Language: English
Release date: 03-03-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction

Summary:
A major BBC Radio series charting the history of post-war Britain through the lives of Hope Kiffin, Eunice Lamming and Gloria de Soto, bound forever by one moment in 1946.
London, 1946. Struggling to cope with the idea of raising her daughter in a hostile environment, African-Caribbean nurse Hope makes the difficult decision to entrust her precious baby to her best friend, Eunice, to take back home to Antigua. But their plan goes disastrously wrong.
In the decades that follow, all of them will witness - and play a part in - the seismic changes rocking the British Isles, as the old establishment crumbles, immigration builds and the country adjusts to the realities of a post-war, post-colonial future.
This compelling series interweaves brilliant intimate domestic stories, told from multiple perspectives, that together illuminate the emergence of modern Britain. Written by leading Black playwrights Roy Williams, Rex Obano and Winsome Pinnock, it stars Danielle Vitalis as Hope, Shiloh Coke as Eunice/Faith and Pippa Bennett-Warner as Gloria, with a full cast including Martins Imhangbe, Stefan Adegbola, Emma Handy and Hasan Dixon.
Production credits
Written by Roy Williams, Rex Obano and Winsome Pinnock
Musical Director: Peter Ringrose
Produced and directed by Mary Peate and Jessica Dromgoole
Cast
Jim - Martins Imhangbe
Hope - Danielle Vitalis
Eunice/Faith - Shiloh Coke
Gloria - Pippa Bennett-Warner
Clement/Waiter - Stefan Adegbola
Waitress/Ida/Matron/Ag - Emma Handy
Trevor - Gary Beadle
Neville - Chris Jack
Olubuki - Rex Obano
Martina - Clare Perkins
Gerard/Dennis/Musician - Hasan Dixon
Stephens/Johnnie/Florist - Ian Dunnett Jnr
Post Mistress/Millie - Jane Whittenshaw
Sallow/Neighbour - Roger Ringrose
Lorraine - Lizzy Watts
Bert - Ben Crowe
Caleb - Dermot Daly
Parent - Cecilia Appiah
© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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ID: 545988
Title: Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments
Author: T. L. Huchu
Narrator: Kimberly Mandindo
Format: Unabridged
Length: 09:11:58
Language: English
Release date: 03-03-22
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Paranormal

Summary:
Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T. L. Huchu is the second spellbinding audiobook in the Edinburgh Nights series.
‘Stupendously engaging’ – Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London
Some secrets are meant to stay buried
When Ropa Moyo discovered an occult underground library, she expected great things. She’s really into Edinburgh’s secret societies – but turns out they are less into her. So instead of getting paid to work magic, she’s had to accept a crummy unpaid internship. And her with bills to pay and a pet fox to feed.
Then her friend Priya offers her a job on the side. Priya works at Our Lady of Mysterious Maladies, a very specialized hospital, where a new illness is resisting magical and medical remedies alike. The first patient was a teenage boy, Max Wu, and his healers are baffled. If Ropa can solve the case, she might earn as she learns – and impress her mentor, Sir Callander.
Her sleuthing will lead her to a lost fortune, an avenging spirit and a secret buried deep in Scotland’s past. But how are they connected? Lives are at stake and Ropa is running out of time.
Praise for The Library of the Dead:
‘Roll on the sequel’ – The Times
‘One of the strangest and most compelling fantasy worlds you'll see all year’ – SFX

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ID: 524613
Title: Mother's Boy: A Writer's Beginnings
Author: Howard Jacobson
Narrator: Howard Jacobson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:41:28
Language: English
Release date: 03-03-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Literary, History & Culture

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
Howard Jacobson's funny, revealing and tender memoir of his path to becoming a writer
It's my theory that only the unhappy, the uncomfortable, the gauche, the badly put together, aspire to make art. Why would you seek to reshape the world unless you were ill-at-ease in it? And I came out of the womb in every sense the wrong way round.
In Mother's Boy, Booker-Prize winner Howard Jacobson reveals how he became a writer. It is an exploration of belonging and not-belonging, of being an insider and outsider, both English and Jewish.
Jacobson was forty when his first novel was published. In Mother's Boy he traces the life that brought him there. Born to a working-class family in 1940s Manchester, the great-grandson of Lithuanian and Russian immigrants, Jacobson was raised by his mother, grandmother and aunt Joyce. His father was a regimental tailor, as well as an upholsterer, a market-stall holder, a taxi driver, a balloonist, and a magician.
Grappling always with his family's history and his Jewish identity, Jacobson takes us from the growing pains of childhood to studying at Cambridge under F.R. Leavis, and landing in Sydney as a maverick young professor on campus. After his first marriage and the birth of his son, he lived in places as disparate as London, Wolverhampton, Boscastle and Melbourne, and worked many different jobs to make ends meet, from selling handbags on a market stall, to teaching English in schools, universities and sometimes football stadiums, and even helping to run an Australian-inspired restaurant in the middle of Cornwall.
Full of Jacobson's trademark humour and infused with bittersweet memories of his parents, this is the story of a writer's beginnings - as well as the twists and turns that life takes - and of learning to understand who you are before you can become the writer you were meant to be.
© Howard Jacobson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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ID: 524614
Title: Bitch: A Revolutionary Guide to Sex, Evolution and the Female Animal
Author: Lucy Cooke
Narrator: Lucy Cooke
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:54:24
Language: English
Release date: 03-03-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Non-Fiction, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, Social Science

Summary:
What does it mean to be female? Mother, carer, the weaker sex? Think again.
In the last few decades a revolution has been brewing in zoology and evolutionary biology. Lucy Cooke introduces us to a riotous cast of animals, and the scientists studying them, that are redefining the female of the species.
Meet the female lemurs of Madagascar, our ancient primate cousins that dominate the males of their species physically and politically.
Or female albatross couples, hooking up together to raise their chicks in Hawaii.
Or the meerkat mothers of the Kalahari Desert - the most murderous mammals on the planet.
The bitches in BITCH overturn outdated binary expectations of bodies, brains, biology and behaviour. Lucy Cooke's brilliant new book will change how you think - about sex, sexual identity and sexuality in animals and also the very forces that shape evolution.
'A dazzling, funny and elegantly angry demolition of our preconceptions about female behaviour and sex in the animal kingdom ... Bitch is a blast. I read it, my jaw sagging in astonishment, jotting down favourite parts to send to friends and reading out snippets gleefully' THE OBSERVER
'Beautifully written, very funny and deeply important - Lucy Cooke blows two centuries of sexist myths right out of biology.' PROFESSOR ALICE ROBERTS
Praise for Lucy's previous book THE UNEXPECTED TRUTH ABOUT ANIMALS
'Endlessly fascinating' - Bill Bryson
'A fabulous read' - Sue Perkins
'I cannot remember when I enjoyed a non-fiction book so much' - Daily Express
'A joy from beginning to end' - Guardian
'Best science pick: deeply researched, sassily written' - Nature
© Lucy Cooke 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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ID: 544384
Title: Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter
Author: Lizzie Pook
Narrator: Anna Skellern
Format: Unabridged
Length: 09:25:24
Language: English
Release date: 03-03-22
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Historical Fiction, Family Life

Summary:
Picked as one of Stylist magazine's 'Fiction Books You Can't Miss' and longlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award.
Fortune favours the brave in Lizzie Pook's mesmerising and fiercely feminist historical novel, Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter.
'Immersive storytelling, a rollicking mystery and a take-no-prisoners heroine' – Stylist
1896, Bannin Bay, Australia. When British pearl-boat captain Charles Brightwell goes missing out at sea, rumours of mutiny and murder swell within the bay's dens and back alleys. Only his headstrong daughter, Eliza, refuses to believe her father is dead, and sets out on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth.
But in a town teeming with corruption, prejudice, and blackmail, Eliza soon learns that the answers she seeks might cost more than pearls. How much is she willing to sacrifice to find them?
‘Tense and vividly atmospheric, with a determined, independent heroine intent on the truth ’ - Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
'Adventure, feminist heroine, grief, love and hope . . . Lizzie shines a light on a dark part of British history with grace, skill, sensitivity and honesty. I LOVED IT' - Nikki May, author of Wahala

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ID: 559112
Title: Take It In: Do the inner work. Create your best damn life.
Author: Giselle La Pompe-Moore
Narrator: Giselle La Pompe-Moore
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:24:00
Language: English
Release date: 03-03-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Health & Wellness, Mindfulness & Meditation

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
In a world that feels distressingly out of our control, the fact that we can only control our inner reality is actually our greatest superpower. When we work on our inner selves, our outer reality shows up to match it.
Daily life can be rough and we can often feel disconnected from who we really are. The solution? Everyday spirituality.
In this empowering book, spiritual guide and teacher Giselle La Pompe-Moore reveals how doing the inner work and being spirit-informed will help you create the life you never thought possible. With personal anecdotes, practical exercises and no-nonsense advice, Take It In will help you move through the self-criticism, fears and doubts that get in the way of you seeing your greater purpose, power and potential. Do the inner work and create your best damn life.
© Giselle La Pompe-Moore 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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ID: 538644
Title: Deep Cover: How I took down Britains most dangerous gangsters
Author: Scott Hesketh, Shay Doyle
Narrator: Christopher Coghill
Format: Unabridged
Length: 06:26:03
Language: English
Release date: 03-03-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Non-Fiction, True Crime, Mystery, Thriller & Horror

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
Shortlisted for the Book of the Year and Audiobook of the Year at the 2023 True Crime Awards.
Street kid turned undercover cop.
'This time he wasn't getting up. Neither were the two young women he'd just murdered. The two unarmed young police officers he cut down in a hail of 32 bullets and the fragments of a grenade, ending their promising lives so savagely, so senselessly. I felt empty. Cold. How had it come to this?'
Shay grew up on a tough Manchester council estate where drugs and gangs were rife. A life of crime would have been an easy path to take. So it went against everything that was expected of him when he joined the police.
It wouldn't be long before Shay's prodigious talent caught the attention of the top. Then came the call that changed his life: an offer to join the secret Level 1 undercover unit known as Omega. And it was easy to see why they wanted him; he wouldn't have to stray too far from what he already knew. He had all the attributes of a professional criminal - the athletic physique of a cage fighter, the talk, the walk. Streetwise and fearless, he'd be a match for the most hardened villain. He was given a new identity, his DNA and fingerprints were removed from the national database, and so began the life of Mikey O'Brien.
In a distinguished covert career spanning 17 years, former solider Shay infiltrated Moss Side gangs, was part of a hand-picked team hunting Dale Cregan and was brought in to break up a gang war wall of silence after the murder of Salford 'Mr Big' Paul Massey. But there would be a heavy price to pay for a life in the shadows, where any mistake could have lethal consequences...
© Shay Doyle 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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ID: 540205
Title: Wild Fell: Fighting for nature on a Lake District hill farm
Author: Lee Schofield
Narrator: Lee Schofield
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:56:08
Language: English
Release date: 02-24-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Science & Technology, Animals & Nature

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
In 2015, England's last and loneliest golden eagle died in an unmarked spot among the remote eastern fells of the Lake District. It was a tragic day for the nation's wildlife, but the fight to restore the landscape had already begun.
Lee Schofield, ecologist and site manager for RSPB Haweswater is leading efforts to breathe life back into two hill farms and their thirty square kilometres of sprawling upland habitat. The farms sit at the edge of the region's largest reservoir, beneath which lie the remains of a submerged village. The area's history has been a turbulent one for both its people and its wildlife, leaving its habitats in tatters.
In the search for inspiration, Lee sought out England's rarest mountain flower and travelled from the wild fells of Norway to the pristine meadows of the Alps. Informed, too, by the local land, its history and the people who have shaped it, Lee and his team have remeandered a straightened river and are repairing damaged wetlands, meadows and woods. Each year, the landscape is becoming richer, wilder and better able to withstand the shocks of a changing climate.
But in the contested landscape of the Lake District, change is not always welcomed, and success relies on finding a balance between rewilding and respecting cherished farming traditions. This is not only a story of nature in recovery, it is also the story of Lee's personal connection to place, and the highs and lows of working for nature amid fierce opposition.
Wild Fell is a call to recognise that the solutions for a richer world lie at our feet; by focusing on flowers, we can rebuild landscapes fit for eagles again. A landscape of flowers is a landscape of hope.
© Lee Schofield 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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ID: 564601
Title: Chinese Characters: A BBC History of China in 20 Lives
Author: Rana Mitter
Narrator: Rana Mitter
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:14:11
Language: English
Release date: 02-24-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: History, World, Asia

Summary:
Twenty audio portraits telling the story of China through key personalities - plus a bonus edition of In Our Time
Award-winning author and historian Professor Rana Mitter introduces us to some of the remarkable individuals who have shaped the arc of Chinese history. Selecting men and women from ancient times to the modern era - some rich and powerful, others poor and unknown - he explores their sensational life stories, from Mongol emperors to 19th-century factory girls.
Here is China's only female emperor, Wu Zetian, whose path to the top was littered with elite corpses; Mao Zedong, the man who revolutionised China, but at the cost of millions of lives; and Deng Xiaoping, who enabled China's economic miracle, but crushed protests with ferocity in 1989. Alongside them are numerous other extraordinary characters, including celebrated philosopher Confucius, Muslim sailor Zheng He, Jesuit mathematician Matteo Ricci, global film star Bruce Lee - and a pioneering TV documentary series, River Elegy, that started a national debate about regeneration and democracy.
What can Ding Ling's lustful literary creation, Sophie, teach us about 1920s China? What role would kidnapped monk Kumarajiva play in the future of Chinese chanting? And how did Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling become Asia's first power couple? Rana Mitter reveals the answers in this engrossing series, which ranges across time and geography to zoom in on the people and ideas that have made China what it is today. Insightful, stimulating and superbly researched, it shows the astonishing diversity and complexity of Chinese society, painting a multi-dimensional picture of the world's most populous nation.
Also included is an episode of In Our Time, in which Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss China's Warring States period of 400 BC-200 AD, examining how this turbulent epoch sparked a Golden Age of intellectual and cultural productivity and laid the foundations for the first Chinese Empire.
Production credits
Presented by Rana Mitter
Edited by Hugh Levinson
Produced by Ben Crighton
Researcher: Elizabeth Smith Rosser
Contents:
1. Wu Zetian: The Female Emperor
2. Chiang Kai-Shek and Soong Meiling: Asian Power Couple
3. Kumarajiva: Translator Monk
4. Matteo Ricci: Jesuit and Geometrist
5. Ding Ling: Sophie, Sensation and Sex
6. Sima Qian: Grand Historian
7. Kublai Khan: Cosmopolitan Conqueror
8. Confucius: Becoming the Sage
9. Li Qingzhao: Patriotic Poet
10. River Elegy: River and Ocean
11. Zheng He: The Admiral Goes to Africa
12. Robert Hart: Chinese Customs
13. Lu Xun: Compassionate Cynic
14. Wang Jingwei: Revolutionary Renegade
15. Hong Xiuquan v Zeng Guofan: The Duellists
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ID: 729859
Title: Heart, Be at Peace
Author: Donal Ryan
Narrator: Anne Marie Ryan, Ciaran O'brien, Donal Ryan, Eva Bartley, Gerry Howard, Killian Coyle, Roy Mcmillan, Toni O'rourke
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:40:11
Language: English
Release date: 08-08-24
Publisher: PGRH UK
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Family Life, Sagas

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
I said it before. Madness comes circling around. Ten-year cycles, as true as the sun will rise
Some things can send a heart spinning; others will crack it in two.
In a small town in rural Ireland, the local people have weathered the storms of economic collapse and are looking towards the future. The jobs are back, the dramas of the past seemingly lulled, and although the town bears the marks of its history, new stories are unfolding.
But a fresh menace is creeping around the lakeshore and the lanes of the town, and the peace of the community is about to be shattered in an unimaginable way. Young people are being drawn towards the promise of fast money whilst the generation above them tries to push back the tide of an enemy no one can touch
A stunning, lyrical novel told in twenty-one voices, Heart, be at Peace can be read independently, or as a companion to Donal Ryans multi-award-winning novel, The Spinning Heart, voted The Irish Book of the Decade.
PRAISE FOR DONAL RYAN:
'Beautiful, compassionate ... Donal Ryan at his inimitable best.' MAGGIE O'FARRELL
'One of the finest novelists writing today... a haunting, exquisite masterpiece.' RACHEL JOYCE
'The prose drips like honey off a spoon' SUNDAY TIMES
©2024 Donal Ryan (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 555109
Title: George Bernard Shaw: A BBC Radio Drama Collection
Author: George Bernard Shaw
Narrator: Anton Lesser, David Suchet, Full Cast , Judi Dench, Juliet Stevenson, Prunella Scales, Ralph Fiennes, Rebecca Front, Ron Cook, Various
Format: Unabridged
Length: 25:48:05
Language: English
Release date: 02-24-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics, General

Summary:
15 of the finest works by the world-renowned playwright, as heard on BBC radio
George Bernard Shaw - or Bernard Shaw, as he preferred to be known - was one of Ireland's foremost dramatists and thinkers. His plays range from contemporary satires to historical allegories, and are infused with ideas, insight, wit and wisdom. Included here are some of his best works, adapted for radio and brought together in reverse chronological order in one statement collection.
We begin with his prophetic political comedy The Apple Cart, set in the future and pitting the fictional King Magnus against his Prime Minister. Next is his masterpiece Saint Joan, dramatising the trials of Joan of Arc, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. Heartbreak House lampoons England's ruling elite before World War I, as they sail heedlessly towards catastrophe; Pygmalion explores feminism and the class system through Cockney flowergirl Eliza Doolittle and irascible phonetics professor Henry Higgins; and in Androcles and the Lion, Shaw transforms Aesop's fable to impart his thoughts on human frailty, religion and martyrdom.
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets imagines a meeting between William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I, while alternate history Press Cuttings sets the suffragettes against crotchety war veteran General Mitchener. Here, too, are the controversial The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet, banned in England for contravening blasphemy laws; the classic comedy Major Barbara, a tale of romance, rich privilege and a battle of wills; and the humorous philosophical drama based on the Don Juan theme, Man and Superman, directed for Radio 3 by theatrical icon Sir Peter Hall.
Also featured are early works Caesar and Cleopatra, a dramatised account of the relationship between the Roman dictator and the Egyptian queen; The Devil's Disciple, set against the backdrop of the American War of Independence; The Man of Destiny, in which Napoleon enters into a battle of wits with a beautiful stranger; and Candida, about a vicar's wife whose life is turned upside down by a young poet. Finally, Shaw's acclaimed 'problem play', Mrs Warren's Profession, probes issues of Victorian prostitution and double standards. And in a bonus documentary, devotees of the great author discuss his life, work and legacy.
Among the array of stars in these coruscating dramas are Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Prunella Scales, Anton Lesser, Juliet Stevenson, Paul Merton, Ron Cook, Victoria Hamilton, Nicholas Le Prevost, David Suchet, Eleanor Bron, David Troughton, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Alistair McGowan, Al Murray, Morgana Robinson, Robert Bathurst, Leslie French, Marius Goring, Arthur Lowe, Denys Hawthorne, Rebecca Front, Alan Badel, Gregory Peck, Paul Ritter, Hannah Gordon, Edward Petherbridge and Maggie Steed.
NB: This collection contains language that reflects the attitudes of the era in which the plays were written.

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ID: 550266
Title: Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance
Author: Irvine Welsh
Narrator: Tam Dean Burn Burn
Format: Unabridged
Length: 09:56:24
Language: English
Release date: 02-24-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Contemporary

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
Rebecca Navarro, best-selling authoress of Regency romances, suffers a paralysing stroke. Assisted by her nurse, Rebecca plans her revenge on her unfaithful husband. But will Freddy Royle, hospital trustee, celebrity and necrophiliac, thwart those plans?
Dave Thornton, soccer thug, has lost his heart to flawed beauty Samantha Worthington. Together they go in search of the man who marketed the drug that crippled her - in order to cripple him.
Lloyd from Leith has a transfiguring passion for the unhappily married Heather. Together they explore the true nature of house music and chemical romance. Will their ardour fizzle and die in the grim backstreets of Edinburgh, or will it ignite and blaze like a thousand suns?
© Irvine Welsh 1996 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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ID: 430654
Title: Inspector Steine: The complete BBC Radio 4 comedy crime drama
Author: Lynne Truss
Narrator: Full Cast , Jan Ravens, John Ramm, Matt Green, Michael Fenton Stevens, Samantha Spiro
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:45:34
Language: English
Release date: 02-24-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Detective Stories, Humor

Summary:
All four series of Lynne Truss's comedy thrillers set in 1950s Brighton - plus Christmas special
'Delicious fun' Sunday Times
Brighton, 1957: a sunny seaside resort with a sinister underbelly. This den of villainy is policed by the touchingly innocent Inspector Steine, who naively believes he wiped out all the hoodlums in the Middle Street Massacre six years earlier. Can long-suffering Sergeant Brunswick and keen Constable Twitten persuade him that a criminal mastermind is at large - and that the station's charlady, Mrs Groynes, might bear investigation?
Inspector Steine - A headless corpse on the ghost train, a murdered theatre critic, a bank robbery and a beautiful fish-and-chip-shop owner spell trouble for the hapless Inspector. Meanwhile, a deranged criminal escapes from Broadmoor seeking revenge...
The Casebook of Inspector Steine - A matinee at the Hippodrome gives Mrs Groynes an idea, a day out in a vintage car proves eventful, Brunswick organises a police open day and goes undercover in a girls' school, and Steine meets a shady aristocrat - and finds his life in danger.
The Adventures of Inspector Steine - When his chance to shine is scuppered by Steine, Brunswick wants to kill him. But is he behind the attempts on Steine's life - or could it be the Unknown Villain, or old adversary Mrs Vine? Events are further complicated by a criminal convention and the reappearance of Brunswick's old flame, Doris...
The Return of Inspector Steine - Second World War bomb disposal hero Captain Hoagland limps into the station, with an award for Sergeant Brunswick and a head in a box. The latter is a warning that Adelaide Vine is back - and sadistic criminal Terence Chambers is heading for Brighton too, hell bent on havoc.
Christmas for Inspector Steine - It is December 1957, the year of the Queen's inaugural Christmas broadcast and Mrs Groynes' first seasonal celebrations with new husband Captain Hoagland.

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ID: 561422
Title: Masters' India Saga: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
Author: John Masters
Narrator: Bill Nighy, David Collings, Full Cast , Gary Bond, Juliet Stevenson, Michael Cochrane, Renu Setna, Saeed Jaffrey, Terence Alexander
Format: Unabridged
Length: 16:30:25
Language: English
Release date: 02-24-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Sagas

Summary:
An 18-part serialisation of John Masters' chronicles of the Savage family, spanning the years 1825-1946 and set against the backdrop of British rule in India
Based on the hugely popular novels of John Masters, this landmark BBC Radio adaptation charts the history of the British in India through the perspective of one family over several generations. Ranging over more than 120 years, these thrilling tales of love, murder and espionage take us from the expansion of the East India Company to the last days of the Raj and the approach of Independence.
The Deceivers - 1825. When Company official William Savage witnesses a brutal double murder and uncovers grisly evidence of mass ritual sacrifice, he is drawn into the dark world of the thuggee and their murderous, Kali-worshipping cult. Can he escape with his honour - and his soul - intact? Starring David Collings, Saeed Jaffrey, and Terence Alexander.
Night Runners of Bengal - 1856, and William's son Rodney is an officer in the Bengal Army. His life is one of security and privilege - but a guru's prophecy, and disturbing events surrounding the Rani of Kishanpur, are harbingers of seismic change to come. Across India, the Great Rebellion is rising... Starring Michael Cochrane, Eva Haddon, Carole Boyd and Renu Setna.
The Lotus and the Wind - 1879. Britain and Russia are deadly rivals in the 'Great Game'. At the centre of the conflict is Afghanistan, where soldier-turned-spy Lt Robin Savage is attempting to thwart Russian intelligence. Meanwhile, the woman he loves, Anne Hildreth, witnesses a murder en route to Peshawar... Starring Bill Nighy, Juliet Stevenson, John Rowe.
Bhowani Junction - 1946, and India is heading for self-rule. But when Independence comes, what will happen to Anglo-Indians Patrick Taylor and Victoria Jones? As they search for their true identity amidst Britain's turbulent withdrawal, Colonel Rodney Savage hunts for saboteurs seeking to blow up Bhowani's railway... Starring Gary Bond, Sean Barrett and Shireen Shah.
Text copyright © The Estate of John Masters 1951 (Nightrunners of Bengal), 1952 (The Deceivers), 1953 (The Lotus and the Wind), 1954 (Bhowani Junction)
Cast and credits
Written by John Masters
Music composed by Malcolm Clarke of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
The Deceivers
Dramatised by David Wade.
Directed by Penny Leicester.
Executive producer: Colin Venning
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 September-28 October 1984
Nightrunners of Bengal
Dramatised by Barry Campbell.
Directed by Christopher Venning
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4-25 November 1984
The Lotus and the Wind
Dramatised by David Wade.
Directed by Penny Leicester
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 2-23 December 1984
Bhowani Junction
Dramatised by Barry Campbell
Directed by Christopher Venning
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 December 1984-27 January 1985
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ID: 561923
Title: Go Wild: A BBC nature collection
Author: Clare Balding, George Monbiot, Harriet Noble, Robert MacFarlane, Roger Deakin
Narrator: Clare Balding, Harriet Noble, Jim Al-Khalili, Robert Macfarlane, Roger Deakin, Tom Heap
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:56:00
Language: English
Release date: 02-24-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Science & Technology, Animals & Nature

Summary:
22 BBC radio programmes celebrating the great outdoors, introduced by Harriet Noble
Spending time in nature is good for both our bodies and minds - but with our hectic lives (not to mention the unreliable British weather), it can be hard to get outside as much as we'd like. But fear not: we've selected some of BBC Radio 4's best nature documentaries to transport you to the great outdoors - and encourage you to take your own trip into the wild.
Discover the tranquility of canoeing down the River Waveney; go rambling in the countryside with Clare Balding; explore al fresco cooking with the Food Programme team and learn the history of Cornwall's colourful flower fields. Or why not go surfing in Scotland, off-grid in Wales or on a journey of a lifetime with Paralympian cyclist Karen Darke?
These captivating programmes will let you experience the sights and sounds of nature - from an oak woodland to a rainforest canopy and a rock pool - and introduce you to some remarkable naturalists, such as filmmaker Roger Deakin, author Robert Macfarlane, pioneering ornithologist Emma Turner, writer and poet Nan Shepherd, and perfumer and mountain photographer Walter Poucher.
Whether you're an intrepid explorer, a weekend micro-adventurer or simply a nature lover, you're sure to be inspired - so step away from your screen, get out into the open air and enjoy the beauty of the natural world.
Contents
Cigarette on the Waveney - presented by Roger Deakin
Ramblings: In Search of the Old Ways with Robert Macfarlane - presented by Clare Balding
Open Country: Nan Shepherd's Cairngorms - presented by Helen Mark
The Food Programme: Outdoor Cooking - presented by Sheila Dillon and Simon Parkes
One to One: Isabel Hardman on nature and depression
Ramblings: George Monbiot in search of the wild - presented by Clare Balding
The Life Scientific: Sky at Night with Maggie Aderin-Pocock- presented by Jim Al-Khalili
Open Country: Off Grid in Mid-Wales - presented by Ian Marchant
A Guide to Coastal Wildlife: Rock Pools - presented by Brett Westwood and Phil Gates
Sound recordist: Chris Watson
Soundstage: The Oak Woodland
Sound recordist: Chris Watson
Costing the Earth: Cycle City - presented by Tom Heap
Open Country: Surfing on Scotland's North Coast - presented by Helen Mark
Journey of a Lifetime - Karen Darke: From Source to Sea via Me
Nature: The Rainforest Canopy
Recorded by wildlife cameraman John Aitchison
Nature: Emma Turner - A Life in the Reeds
Sound recordist: Chris Watson
The Flower Fields - presented by Michael Bird
The Perfumed Mountaineer - presented by Hayden Lorimer
Living World: Winter Seashore - presented by Trai Anfield
Open Country: The Boat Builders of Pin Mill - presented by Helen Mark
Ramblings: Bonding Walks: Stiperstones, Shropshire - presented by Clare Balding
Open Country: Somerset Wassail - presented by Helen Mark
Winter Starlings
Sound recordist: Chris Watson
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ID: 544381
Title: Dance Move
Author: Wendy Erskine
Narrator: Wendy Erskine
Format: Unabridged
Length: 06:28:17
Language: English
Release date: 02-17-22
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Literary Fiction, Family Life

Summary:
'I could not put this book down and loved every page.' - Salena Godden
'Humane, funny, surprising, profound.' - Chris Power
'A masterpiece.' - David Keenan
Meet Drew Lord Haig, called upon to sing the obscure hit from his youth at a paramilitary event. Or Max, who recalls an eventful journey to a Christian film festival. Meet Mrs Dallesandro, in the tanning salon on her wedding anniversary dreaming of a teenage sexual experience. And Sonya, who scours the streets of Belfast for the missing posters of her dead son.
In Dance Move, the new collection of stories from Wendy Erskine, we meet characters who are looking to wrest control of their lives, only to find themselves defined by the moment in their past that marked them.
In these stories as in real life the funny, the tender and the devastating go hand in hand. Full of warmth, the familiar and the strange, they are about what it means to live in the world, how far you can end up from where you came from, and what it means to look back.

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ID: 544382
Title: New Animal
Author: Ella Baxter
Narrator: Maddy Withington
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:30:06
Language: English
Release date: 02-17-22
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Family Life

Summary:
Ella Baxters debut novel is drenched in sex and death . . . theres also much love . . . An intense, viscerally affecting book, with the quotient of tenderness to violence in an equal scale. - Sydney Morning Herald
Amelia is no stranger to sex and death. Her job in her familys funeral parlour, doing make-up on the dead, might be unusual, but shes good at it. Life and warmth comes from the men she meets online combining with someone elses body at night in order to become something else, at least for a while.
But when a sudden loss severs her ties with someone she loves, Amelia sets off on a seventy-two-hour mission to outrun her grief skipping out on the funeral, running away to stay with her father in Tasmania and experimenting on the local BDSM scene. There she learns more about sex, death, grief, and the different ways pain works its way through the body.
It takes two fathers, a bruising encounter with a stranger and recognition of her own bodys limits to bring Amelia back to herself.
Deadpan, wise and heartbreakingly funny, Ella Baxters New Animal is a stunning debut.

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ID: 538641
Title: City of the Dead
Author: Jonathan Kellerman
Narrator: John Rubinstein
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:43:40
Language: English
Release date: 02-17-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Detective Stories

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
The electrifying new Alex Delaware thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense.
At 5am in the upscale neighbourhood of Westwood Village, two removal men are making a routine pick-up when they make a fatal hit. It's a man - who appeared from nowhere - naked and with no means of identification.
Not long after, a woman is found dead in a house nearby, which neighbours suspect to be a brothel. Could the man have come from there?
When LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis calls brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware is called to the scene, the case gets even more complicated. Delaware has met the woman before. She's a psychologist too.
Are the two deaths linked? Or is there a darker force at work?
© Jonathan Kellerman 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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ID: 552620
Title: Don Quixote: A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation
Author: Miguel de Cervantes
Narrator: Bernard Cribbins, Bob Grant, Full Cast , Ronald Baddiley
Format: Unabridged
Length: 03:43:30
Language: English
Release date: 02-17-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, Classics

Summary:
A captivating BBC Radio adaptation of Cervantes' masterpiece, chronicling the adventures of an intrepid knight errant and his faithful squire
Locked up in jail, Miguel de Cervantes is attempting to start a novel when he is visited by a priest, who tells him about an old man driven insane by chivalric romances and a vision of glory. Inspired, Cervantes takes up his pen, and begins to write...
His story begins in La Mancha, where an elderly country gentleman decides to emulate his knightly heroes, Sir Lancelot and El Cid, and embark on a quest to prove his valour. Renaming himself Don Quixote, he puts on his rusty armour, takes up his broadsword, saddles his broken-down horse, Rocinante, and rides out with his loyal squire Sancho Panza to put the world to rights.
Spurred on by thoughts of his lady, the beautiful Dulcinea, he travels the Spanish countryside, charging at giants disguised as windmills, battling evil enchanters dressed as friars and bravely offering to fight a lion. But as his colourful fantasies come up against mundane reality, will the valiant knight be vanquished?
Adapted by award-winning playwright John Arden and narrated by Ronald Baddiley as Cervantes, with Bob Grant as Don Quixote and Bernard Cribbins as Sancho Panza, this magical, metafictional tale, full of comic incidents and stories-within-stories, is at once farcical and heart-breaking.
First published over 400 years ago, Cervantes' classic has been described as the first modern novel. One of the bestselling books of all time, it has been translated into over 100 languages and influenced countless authors including Flaubert, Dostoevsky, Kafka and Borges. Included here is a 2-part bonus programme, Masterpiece: Don Quixote, exploring its importance and enduring popularity. Among the contributors are Carlos Fuentes, Ben Okri and Doris Lessing, who voted the book 'the greatest literary work ever written' in a 2002 survey of 100 authors worldwide.
Cast and credits
Don Quixote
Don Quixote - Bob Grant
Sancho Panza - Bernard Cribbins
Cervantes - Ronald Baddiley
Father Perez - David Sumner
Barber-Surgeon - Peter Wheeler
Housekeeper - Kathleen Helme
Antonia - Kate Lee
Moor - Geoffrey Banks
Innkeeper - Kenneth Alan Taylor
Dorothea - Linda Gardner
Market boy - Alan Parnaby
Sergeant - Alan Meadows
Don Fernando - Simon Molloy
Aldonza - Meg Johnson
Duke - Russell Dixon
Samson - Stephen Boxer
Teresa Panza - Paula Tilbrook
Altisidora - Harriet Walter
Scholar - Malcolm Hebden
Puppet Master - Ken Campbell
Duchess - Judith Arthy
Veiled Lady - Anne Reid
Steward - John McGregor
Other parts played by members of the cast
Written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Adapted by John Arden
Directed by Alfred Bradley
Music composed by Stephen Boxer and played by Ian Gammie, Bill Nixon, Jane Ryan, Roderick Skeaping, John Turner and Stephen Boxer
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 5-6 October 1980
Masterpiece: Don Quixote
With contributions from: Geoff West, Jeremy Lawrance, Julian Weiss, Francisco Rico, Andrew Sachs, Francisco Sesto, Adrienne Martin, Anne Cruz, Orson Welles, Edith Grossman, Carlos Fuentes, Ben Okri and Doris Lessing
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15-22 August 2005
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ID: 549537
Title: Interview
Author: C. M. Ewan
Narrator: Georgia Maguire
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:47:02
Language: English
Release date: 02-17-22
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:
The Interview is a gripping locked-room thriller from C. M. Ewan, the acclaimed author of A Window Breaks and the half-a-million-copy bestseller Safe House.
Its 5 p.m. on a Friday.
You have been called to an interview for your dream job.
In a stunning office thirteen floors above the city below, you are all alone with the man interviewing you.
Everyone else has gone home for the weekend.
The interview gets more and more disturbing.
Youre feeling scared.
Your only way out is to answer a seemingly impossible question.
If you cant . . . what happens next?
What authors are saying . . .
C.M. Ewan never once drops the pace in this heart-pounding rollercoaster of a thriller that had me up all night - Clare Mackintosh, author of Hostage
A brilliant hook, a breakneck game of cat and mouse, and twists galore - Tim Weaver, author of The Shadow at the Door
A fast-paced twisty read that races along like an action movie - Sarah Pinborough, author of Insomnia
I cant stop thinking about The Interview. I loved it - Sarah Hilary, author of Fragile
I couldnt put The Interview down. Totally brilliant - B A Paris, author of The Therapist
A terrifying, heart-stopping ride - Sharon Bolton, author of The Split
So tense and twisty. An absolute nail-biter of a novel! - Gilly Macmillan, author of The Long Weekend
What readers are saying . . .
Oh boy did I enjoy this book! The definition of a keep you up all night, read in one sitting thriller
I read this beauty in a day, had so much else to do but just couldn't put it down
Wow, this book blew me away! I was hooked immediately and found the concept, both exciting and highly original
YOU GUYS! If you haven't read this book, DO IT NOW!

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ID: 771510
Title: Spinning Heart
Author: Donal Ryan
Narrator: Anne Marie Ryan, Ciaran O'brien, Donal Ryan, Eva Bartley, Gerry Howard, Killian Coyle, Roy Mcmillan, Toni O'rourke
Format: Unabridged
Length: 04:44:08
Language: English
Release date: 08-08-24
Publisher: PGRH UK
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Coming of Age, Family Life

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
Winner of the Guardian First Book Award 2013
Shortlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Literary Award 2014
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013
Winner of Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards 2012
In the aftermath of Ireland's financial collapse, dangerous tensions surface in an Irish town. As violence flares, the characters face a battle between public persona and inner desires. Through a chorus of unique voices, each struggling to tell their own kind of truth, a single authentic tale unfolds.
The Spinning Heart speaks for contemporary Ireland like no other novel. Wry, vulnerable, all-too human, it captures the language and spirit of rural Ireland and with uncanny perception articulates the words and thoughts of a generation. Technically daring and evocative of Patrick McCabe and J.M. Synge, this novel of small-town life is witty, dark and sweetly poignant.
'Funny, moving and beautifully written' EDNA O'BRIEN
'Filled with light and shade, love and tragedy ... if it was a song you could sing it' ANNE ENRIGHT
'Donal Ryan is the real deal ... a brilliantly realised, utterly resonant state-of-the-nation landscape' SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
'I can't imagine a more original, more perceptive or more passionate work than this. Outstanding' JOHN BOYNE
'It's furious, it's moving, it's darkly funny, it punches you right in the gut' NEW YORK TIMES
© Donal Ryan 2012 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

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ID: 538395
Title: Sabotage on the Solar Express
Author: M. G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman
Narrator: Jot Davies
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:35:00
Language: English
Release date: 02-17-22
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Kids, General, Mystery & Fantasy

Summary:
Ride into danger with Hal and Uncle Nat on the fifth breathtaking Adventures on Trains Mystery, Sabotage on the Solar Express, from bestselling award-winners M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. Perfect for readers of 8 to 12 and brilliantly illustrated in black and white throughout by Elisa Paganelli.
'A thrilling and hugely entertaining adventure story' – David Walliams on The Highland Falcon Thief, the first book in the series.
Billionaire train enthusiast August Reza has invited Harrison Beck and Uncle Nat on the maiden voyage of the Solar Express – the winning design of his Reza’s Rocket competition. But during the journey, they discover the train has been sabotaged, hurtling passengers into a heart-stopping, action-packed, thrill ride across the Australian Outback. Can Hal find the saboteur and stop the runaway train before disaster strikes?
Sabotage on the Solar Express can be read as a stand-alone novel, or enjoyed as part of the Adventures on Trains series. Join Hal and Uncle Nat on more stops in this thrilling series with: The Highland Falcon Thief, Kidnap on the California Comet, and Murder on the Safari Star.
Praise for the Series:
'Like Murder on the Orient Express but better!' – Frank Cottrell-Boyce on The Highland Falcon Thief
'A first class choo-choo-dunnit!' – David Solomons on Kidnap on the California Comet
'A high-speed train journey worth catching . . .The best yet' – The Times on Murder on the Safari Star
'This series just gets better and better' – Maz Evans on Danger at Dead Man's Pass

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ID: 568195
Title: Things Fell Apart: Strange stories from the history of the culture wars
Author: Jon Ronson
Narrator: Jon Ronson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 03:43:55
Language: English
Release date: 02-17-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science

Summary:
Jon Ronson delves into the extraordinary history of our current cultural conflicts
'A thoroughly satisfying listen' Miranda Sawyer, The Guardian
From taking the knee to transgender rights, wedge issues are everywhere in modern life - dividing opinions, polarizing debate and tearing friendships and families apart. Even something as seemingly innocuous as wearing a facemask can provoke vicious disagreement. But how did we get here, and what does it mean for society going forward? In this gripping series, acclaimed writer and journalist Jon Ronson searches for the origin stories of the hostilities - the pebbles thrown in the pond, creating the ripples that led to where we are today.
His quest leads him from the Swiss Alps in the 1970s to contemporary Michigan, as he tracks down the cultural warriors involved in shaping some of the defining ideological battles of our era. Among them are filmmaker Frank Schaeffer, whose debut documentary triggered the explosive abortion rows that still rage over 40 years later; AIDs activist Steve Pieters, who prompted a crisis of conscience for televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker; Kelly Michaels, a daycare worker embroiled in America's 'Satanic panic'; and Brad Templeton, who shared a joke on a message board in the early days of the Internet - and became the very first person to be publicly shamed for something they did online.
Surprising, nuanced and full of unexpected twists, these amazing human stories shed new light on our most ferocious cultural clashes, illuminating how we got caught up in them - and what we can learn from them.
NB: Contains language which some may find offensive and deals with adult themes
Cast and credits
Written and presented by Jon Ronson
Produced by Sarah Shebbeare
Assistant Producer: Sam Peach
Original music by Phil Channell
Mixed by Bob Nettles
Editor: Philip Sellars
With Frank Schaeffer, Amanda Robb, Rev Rusty Thomas, Alice Moore, Rev Jim Lewis, Roger McGough, Rev Ron English, Christian Gregory, Jay Bakker, Steve Pieters, Bob Larson, Jon Trott, Kelly Michaels, Brad Templeton, Luisa D'Amato, Brian Reid, Eric Charles, John Sack
With thanks to Trey Kay
Archive from the PTL network's 'Tammy's House Party' and the 'PTL Club'
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9 November-28 December 2021
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ID: 538394
Title: Brown Girl Like Me: The Essential Guidebook and Manifesto for South Asian Girls and Women
Author: Jaspreet Kaur
Narrator: Jaspreet Kaur
Format: Unabridged
Length: 09:43:18
Language: English
Release date: 02-17-22
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Non-Fiction, Social Science

Summary:
Captivatingly read by the author, Jaspreet Kaur.
You might feel that this fight is too big for you. How on earth can you dismantle so many complex, long-standing systems of oppression? My answer: piece by piece.
Brown Girl Like Me is an inspiring memoir and empowering manifesto that equips women with the confidence and tools they need to navigate the difficulties that come with an intersectional identity. Jaspreet Kaur unpacks key issues such as the media, the workplace, the home, education, mental health, culture, confidence and the body, to help South Asian women understand and tackle the issues that affect them, and help them be in the driving seat of their own lives.
Jaspreet pulls no punches, tackling difficult topics from mental health and menstruation stigma to education and beauty standards, from feminism to cultural appropriation and microaggressions. She also addresses complex issues, such as how to manage being a brown feminist without rejecting your own culture, and why Asian girls – the second highest performing group of students in the country – aren't seen in larger numbers in universities and head offices.
Interviews with brilliant South Asian Women of all walks of life as well as academic insight show what life is really like for brown women in the diaspora. Part toolkit, part call-to-arms, Brown Girl Like Me is essential reading for South Asian women as well as people with an interest in feminism and cultural issues, and will educate, inspire and spark urgent conversations for change.

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ID: 548414
Title: Thousand Eyes
Author: A. K. Larkwood
Narrator: Aysha Kala
Format: Unabridged
Length: 16:59:36
Language: English
Release date: 02-17-22
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, LGBTQ+, Epic Fantasy

Summary:
Brilliant, bold and thrilling, The Thousand Eyes by A. K. Larkwood is the epic fantasy sequel to The Unspoken Name.
Could you sacrifice your dreams to escape a nightmare?
Csorwe, Shuthmili and Tal survey abandoned Echentyr worlds to make a living. The empire’s ruins seem harmless but fascinating. Yet disaster strikes when they stumble upon ancient magic during a routine expedition. This revives a warrior who’d slept for an age, reigniting a conflict thousands of years old. And the soldier binds Csorwe to her cause.
Shuthmili is desperate to protect the woman she loves. However, as events escalate, she’s torn. Can she help Csorwe by clinging to her own humanity or by embracing her eldritch powers?
Tal heads home, but his peace is shattered when a magical catastrophe hits his city. The wizard Sethennai is missing and Tal can’t face seeking his former lover to ask for help. So, he flees – but there’s no escaping the future. For throughout the Echo Maze’s linked worlds, fragments of an undead goddess are waking. Soon all must choose a side.
Praise for The Unspoken Name:
‘An outstanding debut . . . unlike anything I’ve read before’ – Nicholas Eames
‘Richly detailed, enthralling and extraordinary’ – Jenn Lyons
‘Stylish, classy and timeless . . . I cannot recommend it enough’ – Tamsyn Muir
‘An adventure I couldn’t put down’ – S. A. Chakraborty

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ID: 570349
Title: Life with the Lyons: 32 episodes of the classic BBC Radio sitcom
Author: Bebe Daniels, Bill Harding, Bob Block, Ray Sonnin, Ronnie Hanbury
Narrator: Barbara Lyon, Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Full Cast , Richard Lyon
Format: Unabridged
Length: 15:13:28
Language: English
Release date: 02-17-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Family Life

Summary:
The vintage radio comedy series starring a real-life American family - husband and wife Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels, and their children
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1950, Life with the Lyons was the first UK 'situation comedy'. Over 11 million listeners tuned in to the hilarious fictional misadventures of real-life Hollywood stars Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyons and their two children Barbara and Richard, as well as Scottish housekeeper Aggie and next-door neighbours Florrie and Mr Wimple. Such was its popularity that the series ran for 11 years, spawning a TV spin-off, a West End play and two feature films.
Included here are 32 of the very best episodes, among them an early one from the first series and the very last show, Roaming Scandals. Molly Weir co-stars as Aggie, with Doris Rogers as Florrie, and there are special guest appearances from comedian Ted Ray, his son Robin Ray and boxer Freddie Mills, as well as cameos from household names including Charles Hawtrey, Roger Delgado and Norman Shelley. There's never a dull moment in the Lyons household, and these fast, frantic and funny slices of life are sure to have you roaring with laughter!
Production credits
Written by Bebe Daniels, Bob Block, Ronnie Hanbury, Bill Harding and Ray Sonin
Produced by Tom Ronald
BBC Variety Orchestra led by John Jezard and conducted by Paul Fenoulhet
BBC Revue Orchestra conducted by Robert Busby
Incidental music by Arthur Wilkinson
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme on the following dates:
Time Marches Back (26 February 1951)
Accidents Will Happen (25 October 1951)
Let Them Eat Cake (15 November 1951)
I Don't Know What To Get Her (6 December 1951)
The Play's the Thing (3 April 1952)
Home Again (16 November 1952)
The Christmas Story (26 December 1952)
The Barbecue (23 January 1953)
Ben's Birthday (6 February 1953)
How To Be A Good Father (13 March 1953)
You Can't Get Blood Out Of A Stone (10 April 1953)
Lovely to Look At (3 June 1953)
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ID: 549651
Title: Good Enough: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection
Author: Jessica Richie, Kate Bowler
Narrator: Jessica Richie, Kate Bowler
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:24:24
Language: English
Release date: 02-17-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Fiction & Literature, Essays & Anthologies, Christianity, Prayer

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
We begin to feel less alone, more loved and less judged when good is . . . enough.
In this collection of 40ish short spiritual devotionals, Good Enough reveals the small things we can do to inch toward a deeper, richer, truer kind of faith. Through blessings, prayers and human truths, learn to live with imperfection in a culture of self-help that promotes endless progress, and discover a companion for when you want to stop feeling guilty that you're not living your best life now.
Hailed by Glennon Doyle as 'the Christian Joan Didion', in these gorgeously written reflections Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie proffer fresh imagination for how truth, beauty, and meaning can be discovered amidst the chaos of life. Their words celebrate kindness, honesty and interdependence in a culture that rewards ruthless individualism and blind optimism. Ultimately, in these pages we can rest in the encouragement to strive for what is possible today - while recognising that though we are finite, the life in front of us can still be beautiful.
© Kate Bowler & Jessica Richie 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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ID: 596372
Title: Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick
Author: William Elliott Hazelgrove
Narrator: Cindy Piller
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:04:51
Language: English
Release date: 02-15-22
Publisher: Findaway Voices
Genres: Non-Fiction, True Crime

Summary:
Greed in the Gilded Age is a Gatsby-esque tale of mystery, money, sex, and scandal.
Millionaire had just entered the American lexicon and Cassie Chadwick was front page news, becoming a media sensation before mass media, even eclipsing President Roosevelts inauguration. Using these newspaper articles, Hazelgrove tells the story of one of the greatest cons in American history.
Combining the sexuality and helplessness her gender implied, Chadwick conned at least 2 million dollars, equivalent to about 60 million today, simply by claiming to be the illegitimate daughter and heir of steel titan, Andrew Carnegie. Playing to their greed, she was able to convince highly educated financiers to loan hundreds of thousands of dollars, on nothing more than a rumor and her word.
She was a product of her time and painting her as a criminal is only one way to look at it. Those times rewarded someone who was smart, inventive, bold, and aggressive. She was able to break through boundaries of class, education, and gend

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ID: 557647
Title: Unmade Movies: Dennis Potter's The White Hotel: A BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the unproduced screenplay
Author: D.M. Thomas, Dennis Potter
Narrator: Anne-Marie Duff, Bill Paterson, Full Cast , Simon Mcburney
Format: Unabridged
Length: 01:39:47
Language: English
Release date: 02-10-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Psychological

Summary:
Dennis Potter's unproduced screenplay of D. M. Thomas's award-winning novel, plus bonus documentary
'Incendiary' Radio Times
The annals of movie history are full of lost treasures - spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th Century writers, including Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller, Alfred Hitchcock and Dennis Potter, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks.
The White Hotel, one of seven 'unmade movies' available on audio, centres around circus performer Lisa, who visits famous Berlin psychoanalyst Dr Probst to discover the cause of her mysterious breast and pelvic pains. Reading her sexually-charged journal, Probst concludes that the answer lies in her past. But then Lisa reveals her unsettling premonitions - 'I see what is going to happen. And what is going to happen cannot be endured.' Is her trauma really the result of childhood memories, or a dark vision of the future?
Lauded for his groundbreaking TV dramas, Dennis Potter also wrote several acclaimed screenplays, including Gorky Park. The White Hotel was taken up by numerous directors, from Bertolucci to David Lynch, with actors including Barbra Streisand and Meryl Streep slated to star - but the project defeated them all. Now, directed by Jon Amiel, who worked with Potter on The Singing Detective, this haunting, hallucinatory drama has finally found an audience. Anne-Marie Duff (His Dark Materials) stars as Lisa, with Bill Paterson (Fleabag) as Probst and Simon McBurney (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) as the narrator. It is preceded by a 15-minute documentary, The Long Road to the White Hotel, telling the story of the many failed attempts to film Thomas's novel and the making of the radio production.
NB: Contains strong language and sexual scenes
Production credits
Written by D. M. Thomas
Original screenplay by Denis Potter under licence from Briarpatch Limited L.P
Directed by Jon Amiel
Produced by Laurence Bowen and Peter Ettedgui
Sound design: Wilfredo Acosta
A Dancing Ledge production for BBC Radio 4
Cast
Lisa - Anne-Marie Duff
Probst - Bill Paterson
Narrator - Simon McBurney
The Lover - David Gyasi
Victor - Nigel Lindsay
Aunt Magda - Morwenna Banks
Vera/Old Woman/Wife - Jasmine Jones
Various - Wayne Forester
Officer/Captain/Maitre d'/Old Man - Nick Underwood
Koyla - Felix Jamieson
Little Lisa - Tillie Murray
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 September 2018
The Long Road to the White Hotel
With DM Thomas, Amanda Bale and Jon Amiel
Produced by Philippa Geering and Geoff Bird
An Overtone Production for BBC Radio 4
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 September 2018
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ID: 558723
Title: Hopes and Desires: Seven BBC full-cast romantic comedies
Author: Gary Ogin, Jeremy Front, Marcy Kahan, Michael Butt, Nick Warburton
Narrator: Bill Nighy, Eleanor Bron, Full Cast , Indira Varma, Kenneth Cranham, Philip Jackson, Prunella Scales, Rebecca Front, Richard Coyle, Roger Allam
Format: Unabridged
Length: 03:15:24
Language: English
Release date: 02-10-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Romance, General

Summary:
Seven BBC full-cast romantic comedies about love, longing and life-changing moments
Written by a host of top radio writers and starring some of Britain's finest actors, these sparkling, beautifully crafted comedy dramas are centred around people with unconscious yearnings. From the serial seducer to the lonely mother's boy, each is looking for love - but will they find it?
Vongole by Michael Butt: Oxford professor Tristram Swann's favourite pastime is wooing his female students with Petrarch and pasta. But what is he really after? Starring Bill Nighy.
The Non-Entity by Marcy Kahan: Once a successful Soviet hack, Dimitri hasn't sold a story since the fall of Communism. So why has a British publisher flown out to Moscow to see him? Starring Kenneth Cranham, Eleanor Bron and Sylvestre Le Touzel.
Toad Squad by Nick Warburton: Bitter at being retired prematurely, Reg embarks on a mission to protect the humble toad. Starring Philip Jackson and Amanda Root.
The Anniversary Waltz by Jeremy Front: Deli owners Max and Shirley spend their days sniping at one another - but a sudden epiphany makes them realise things have got to change... Starring Prunella Scales, Roger Allam and Rebecca Front.
Catching Heathcliff by Nick Warburton: Lindsey dreams of someone brooding and passionate - and then Morton walks into her book group... Starring Philip Jackson and Amanda Root.
Battersea Triangle by Michael Butt: Passive Dougie is trapped in a relationship with his domineering boss, Angela. When he meets the docile India, his problems seem to be over - but are they just beginning? Starring Mark Benton, Christine Kavanagh and Indira Varma.
The Dangers of Self-Hypnosis by Gary Ogin: Having had no luck with speed-dating, Maurice turns to a self-hypnosis CD to find romance. Exploring his subconscious, he finds the beautiful Rachel... Starring Richard Coyle, Prunella Scales and Sophie Winkleman.
Produced and directed by Peter Kavanagh
Vongole
Tristram - Bill Nighy
Minnie - Emma Callander
Helen - Miranda Colchester
Freddie - Stephen Critchlow
Mamma/Judy - Carolyn Jones
Written by Michael Butt
The Non-Entity
Dmitri - Kenneth Cranham
Annoushka - Eleanor Bron
Claire - Sylvestra Le Touzel
Robert - Stephen Critchlow
Written by Marcy Kahan
Toad Squad
Reg - Philip Jackson
Bel - Amanda Root
Mr Topping - Jonathan Coy
Written by Nick Warburton
The Anniversary Waltz
Shirley - Prunella Scales
Max - Roger Allam
Roszinka - Rebecca Front
Girl - Rosie Fellner
Marcy - Liza Sadovy
Toastmaster/Old man - Bruce Purchase
Written by Jeremy Front
Catching Heathcliff
Graham - Philip Jackson
Lindsey - Amanda Root
Heathcliff/Morton - Mark Straker
Postman - Nick Warburton
Written by Nick Warburton
Battersea Triangle
Dougie - Mark Benton
India - Indira Varma
Angela - Christine Kavanagh
Fiona - Emily Rose Smith
Written by Michael Butt
The Dangers of Self-Hypnosis
Maurice - Richard Coyle
Mother - Prunella Scales
Rachel - Sophie Winkleman
Abigail - Christine Kavanagh
Hypnotist/Judge - Sam Dale
Daniel - Mark Straker
Written by Gary Ogin
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ID: 557646
Title: Unmade Movies: Alexander MacKendrick's Mary Queen of Scots: A BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the unproduced screenplay
Author: Alexander Mackendrick, Jay Presson Allen
Narrator: Ellie Bamber, Full Cast , Glenda Jackson
Format: Unabridged
Length: 01:27:15
Language: English
Release date: 02-10-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction

Summary:
Alexander Mackendrick's unproduced screenplay about the most turbulent year of Mary Stuart's life
'Rain-drenched spectacular... [Glenda] Jackson brings authority and asperity, but so much more' New Statesman
The annals of movie history are full of lost treasures - spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th Century writers, including Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller, Alfred Hitchcock and Dennis Potter, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks.
One of seven 'unmade movies' available on audio, Mary Queen of Scots follows one tumultuous year in the life of the 16th Century monarch. It's 1566, and two clans are at war. Two religions - Catholic and Protestant - are in conflict. And two countries - England and Scotland - are about to collide. At the centre of this turmoil is 23-year-old Queen Mary: pregnant, isolated and vulnerable. Caught in a web of treachery, betrayal and murder, she must use her steely intelligence and every skill at her disposal to maintain her rightful position on the throne...
The acclaimed director of Whisky Galore! and The Ladykillers, Alexander Mackendrick spent nearly two decades struggling to adapt Mary Stuart's story for the silver screen, before retiring from filmmaking in 1969. Almost 50 years later, his cherished project was finally revived, directed by 'BAFTA Breakthrough Brit' Hope Dickson Leach and produced by Sandy Lieberson, Mackendrick's intended producer for the film. Narrated by the multi-award-winning Glenda Jackson, who twice played Elizabeth I in the 1970s, it stars Ellie Bamber (The Serpent) as Mary. Settle back and let yourself get carried away by this sweeping tale of passion, power, triumph and tragedy...
Production credits
Original screenplay by Alexander Mackendrick and Jay Presson Allen
Directed by Hope Dickson Leach
Executive Producers: Laurence Bowen, Peter Ettedgui, Sandy Lieberson and Frank Stirling
Sound Design: Wilfredo Acosta
Original music by Hutch Demouilpied
A Dancing Ledge production for BBC Radio 4
Cast
Mary Stuart - Ellie Bamber
Narrator - Glenda Jackson
Maitland - Mark Bonnar
Bothwell/Kerr - Emun Elliott
Darnley - Edward Holcroft
Morton - Bill Paterson
Ruthven/Du Croc/Knox - Struan Rodger
Murray/Rizzio/Taylor/Scout - Kevin Guthrie
Paris/Porter - Jamie Quinn
Mary Seton/Mary Fleming - Katharine O'Donnelly
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 December 2018
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ID: 736817
Title: Welcome to Glorious Tuga
Author: Francesca Segal
Narrator: Kristin Atherton
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:14:00
Language: English
Release date: 08-08-24
Publisher: PGRH UK
Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Rom-Com

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
SET SAIL FOR A TROPICAL PARADISE THIS SUMMER
How far do you need to travel to find home?
Zoologist Charlotte Walker has taken up a year-long fellowship on the tiny, remote island of Tuga de Oro to study the endangered gold coin tortoises in the jungle interior.
She is warmly embraced by the tight-knit community of islanders and their animals who are keen to adopt Charlotte as Tugas first vet.
But Charlotte has a family secret that connects her to the island. She is determined to solve the mystery: she just needs to make sure she stays focused on her research, and absolutely does not fall in love with the first man she meets
The perfect holiday read NIGELLA LAWSON
Warm, clever, thoughtful, funny, moving and brilliantly written ELIZABETH DAY
A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny MARIAN KEYES
Brilliantly and thoroughly imagined. I didn't want to go home NICK HORNBY
Sparkling and sophisticated JESSIE BURTON
©2024 Francesca Segal (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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ID: 538642
Title: I, Mona Lisa
Author: Natasha Solomons
Narrator: Amelia Donkor
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:15:46
Language: English
Release date: 02-10-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
Listen to my history. My adventures are worth hearing. I have lived many lifetimes and been loved by emperors, kings and thieves. I have survived kidnap and assault. Revolution and two world wars. But this is also a love story. And the story of what we will do for those we love.
For five hundred years we've been looking at the Mona Lisa and it turns out that she's been looking right back at us. Over the centuries, few could hear her voice, but now we are let into the secret, as she tells us her story in her own words - a tale of rivalry, murder and heartbreak. And a mystery of Leonardo's greatest lost painting. Weaving through the years she takes us from the dazzling world of da Vinci's Florentine studio to the French courts at Fontainebleau and Versailles, and into the Twentieth Century.
But, always Mona Lisa returns to Leonardo himself. Most of all, this is a love story between painting and painter. Sometimes it takes an immortal to show us what it is to be human.
'A treat of a book' The Guardian on Mr Rosenblum's List
'Brims with passion and skillfully evokes a bygone era... a beautifully written tale' The Times on Mr Rosenblum's List
© Natasha Solomons 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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ID: 547917
Title: Energize!: Go from shattered to smashing it in 30 days
Author: Michael Breus, Stacey Griffith
Narrator: Will Collyer
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:08:53
Language: English
Release date: 02-10-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness, Disorders & Diseases

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
Timing + Movement = Energy. Master the simple formula that will transform your life.
Tired of being tired? Too exhausted to get anything done? If this sounds familiar, you are in the right place - things are about to change.
Most people don't realise that the main reason we are exhausted is that we are living out of sync with our biology. In Energize!, renowned sleep expert Dr Michael Breus teams up with SoulCycle founding instructor Stacey Griffith to present a revolutionary, science-based plan that will give you the energy you need to succeed and optimise your health. Using core principles from chronobiology and biology, they outline an easy-to-follow, personalised programme based on your body type that will give you incredible energy, promote happiness and fight off fatigue for good.
With fascinating science, quizzes to help you identify your own chronotype (Lion, Wolf, Bear, or Dolphin) and body type (Fast, Medium, or Slow Metabolism), and easily implemented advice, Energize! will have you feeling happier and more energetic in no time.
© Dr Michael Breus, Stacey Griffith 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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ID: 529848
Title: Heartsick
Author: Jessie Stephens
Narrator: Jessie Stephens
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:50:24
Language: English
Release date: 02-03-22
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family

Summary:
The internationally bestselling account of the grief of heartbreak, based on three true stories, for fans of Three Women and Conversations on Love.
Heartbreak does not seem to be a brand of grief we respect. And so we are left in the middle of the ocean, floating in a dinghy with no anchor, while the world waits for us to be okay again.
Jessie Stephens journalistic skill shines as she weaves together true stories with a narrative as compelling as any novel Jane Harper
Claire is excited to bring her partner Maggie back home, but even as they build a new life together, she fears a distance is growing between them.
Patrick is a lonely university student, until he meets Caitlin but does she feel as connected as he does?
Ana is happily married with three children. Then, one night, she falls in love with someone else.
Based on three true stories, Heartsick by Jessie Stephens is a compelling narrative non-fiction account of the many lows and occasional surprising highs of heartbreak. Bruising, beautiful, achingly specific but wholeheartedly universal, it reminds us that emotional pain can make us as it breaks us, and that storytelling has the ultimate healing power.

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ID: 548411
Title: Life Inside: A Memoir of Prison, Family and Learning to Be Free
Author: Andy West
Narrator: Simon Darwen
Format: Unabridged
Length: 09:12:05
Language: English
Release date: 02-03-22
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, Social Science, History & Culture

Summary:
'Tense and intimate… an education.' Geoff Dyer
'Written with sensitivity and humanity... a remarkable insight into prison life.' Amanda Brown
'Authentic, fascinating and deeply moving.' Terry Waite
'Enriching, sobering and at times heartrending... a wonder' Lenny Henry
Can someone in prison be more free than someone outside? Would we ever be good if we never felt shame? What makes a person worthy of forgiveness?
Andy West teaches philosophy in prisons. Every day he has conversations with people inside about their lives, discusses their ideas and feelings, and listens as they explore new ways to think about their situation.
When Andy goes behind bars, he also confronts his inherited trauma: his father, uncle and brother all spent time in prison. While Andy has built a different life for himself, he still fears that their fate will also be his. As he discusses pressing questions of truth, identity and hope with his students, he searches for his own form of freedom too.
Moving, sympathetic, wise and frequently funny, The Life Inside is an elegantly written and unforgettable book. Through a blend of memoir, storytelling and gentle philosophical questioning, it offers a new insight into our stretched justice system, our failing prisons and the complex lives being lived inside.
'Strives with humour and compassion to understand the phenomenon of prison' Sydney Review of Books
'A fascinating and enlightening journey... A legitimate page-turner' 3AM

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ID: 553341
Title: Keeping the Wolf Out: The complete BBC Radio 4 full-cast crime series
Author: Philip Palmer
Narrator: Andy Linden, Clare Corbett, Full Cast , Joseph Ayre, Leo Bill
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:38:00
Language: English
Release date: 02-03-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police Stories, General

Summary:
A gritty thriller set behind the Iron Curtain in 1960s Hungary
Budapest, 1963. Special Investigator Bertalan Lázár and his wife, spymaster Franciska Lázár, face formidable challenges as they try to navigate a path through the dangerous underworld of Cold War-era Hungary. Catching the criminals is difficult enough, but there are other more threatening battles raging in higher places.
In these 16 episodes, Bertalan must investigate the murder of a former member of the secret police, fight a turf war as he tries to find a child killer, probe a seemingly straightforward case of GBH that leads him to a rogue cop and enter the uncharted territory of Budapest's underground drugs scene after a rock musician is found dead.
Written by Philip Palmer, this gripping, atmospheric drama expertly conjures up the tense, paranoid world of Communist Hungary, where dissidence was dangerous, the truth was hard to find and pursuing justice could get you killed. Leo Bill stars as Bertalan and Clare Corbett as Franciska, with Andy Linden as Tibor Farkas and Joseph Ayre as József Szabados.
The episodes in this collection are:
The Wolf
The Old Days
Behind the Wall
Waiting by the River
Heroes
Gellert Hill
Spider's Web
Carnaby Street
Gypsy Dancers
Grandmother's Footsteps
Mad Dog
The Light of Dawn
The Great Society
Red Pen
The Great Tree Gang
The Magical Magyars
Produced and directed by Toby Swift and Sasha Yevtushenko
Sound Design by Caleb Knightley
Cast
Bertalan Lázár - Leo Bill
Franciska Lázár - Clare Corbett
Tibor Farkas - Andy Linden
József Szabados - Joseph Ayre
Gizella - Nicola Ferguson
Bela Fekete - Sargon Yelda
Mr Papp - Nick Underwood
Kitchen Porter - Richard Pepple
Police Officer/Csaba - Sam Rix
Lilien Racz - Adie Allen
Milton Szilard - Philip Fox
Kristof Szep - Samuel James
Mr Kiraly - Robert Blythe
Waiter/Peterke - Tom Forrister
Mrs Tolnay - Sanchia MacCormack
Stenographer - Kerry Gooderson
Dmitri Dragunov - Simon Scardifield
Márk Mészáros - Michael Bertenshaw
András Vásáry - David Hounslow
Priest/Copper - Christopher Harper
Gyuri Varg/Fabenyi/Police officer/Partygoer - Kenny Blyth
Dorina Varga - Helen Clapp
Ministry official/Police officer/Drug dealer/Partygoer - Chris Pavlo
Hanna Krivosik - Franchi Webb
Zsófia/Nurse 1 - Sarah Ovens
Puomori iga - Debbie Korley
Mrs Kovacs/Nurse 2/Receptionist - Susan Jameson
Gyozo Novak - Carl Prekopp
Florian Hevesi - Luke Nunn
Sandor Boros - Stephen Greif
Pathologist - Jane Whittenshaw
Cop/Detective - Stefan Adegbola
Mother - Emma Handy
Kulcsar - Roger Ringrose
Draskovic - Ewan Bailey
Billiards player/Prison officer - Ian Dunnett Jnr
Hadik - Hasan Dixon
Richard Miklos/Károly Miklós/Laska - Shaun Mason
Violinist/Márton Kozma/Police Officer/Priest - Simon Ludders
Réka Kozma/Pathologist - Jane Slavin
Archivist/Ioveanu - Tony Turner
Orsolya - Ria Marshall
Receptionist - David Sturzaker
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ID: 569666
Title: Recitatif
Author: Toni Morrison
Narrator: Bahni Turpin, Zadie Smith
Format: Unabridged
Length: 01:54:08
Language: English
Release date: 02-03-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Black Literature

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
'Toni Morrison was the lodestar who inspired us' Bernadine Evaristo
Twyla and Roberta have known each other since they were eight years old, when they were thrown together as roommates in a girls' shelter. Inseparable then, they lose touch as they grow older, only to meet again later at a diner, a grocery store and then at a protest. The two women are seemingly at opposite ends of every problem but, despite their conflict, the deep bond their shared experience has forged between them is undeniable.
Recitatif keeps Twyla's and Roberta's races ambiguous throughout the story. We know that one is white and one is black, but which is which? And who is right about the race of the woman the girls tormented at the orphanage?
This story is a masterful exploration of what keeps us together and what keeps us apart, of race and the relationships that shape our lives. Now with a new introduction by Zadie Smith, it is as radically compelling and relevant today as it was when first written nearly forty years ago.
'Toni Morrison is the greatest chronicler of the American experience that we have ever known' Tayari Jones
'Her work is an act of giving her community back to itself, so that people - African-Americans but the diaspora as well - can see and witness themselves' Diana Evans
© Toni Morrison 1983 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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ID: 529525
Title: Keats: A Brief Life in Nine Poems and One Epitaph
Author: Lucasta Miller
Narrator: Sally Scott
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10:05:11
Language: English
Release date: 02-03-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticism

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
The epitaph John Keats composed for his own gravestone - 'Here lies one whose name was writ in water' - seemingly damned him to oblivion. When he died at the age of twenty-five, having taken a battering from the conservative press, few critics imagined he would be considered one of the great English poets two hundred years later, though he himself had an inkling.
In this brief life, Lucasta Miller takes Keats's best-known poems - the ones you are most likely to have read - and excavates their backstories. In doing so, she resurrects the real Keats: a lower-middle-class outsider from a tragic and dysfunctional family, whose extraordinary energy and love of language allowed him to pummel his way into the heart of English literature; a freethinker and a liberal at a time of repression; a human being who delighted in the sensation of the moment; but a complex individual, not the ethereal figure of his posthumous myth.
Combining close-up readings of his writings with the story of his brief but teeming existence, Lucasta Miller shows us how Keats made his poetry, and explains why it retains its vertiginous originality and continues to speak to us across the generations.
© Lucasta Miller 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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ID: 544383
Title: How to Leave Your Psychopath: The Essential Handbook for Escaping Toxic Relationships
Author: Maddy Anholt
Narrator: Maddy Anholt
Format: Unabridged
Length: 09:29:45
Language: English
Release date: 02-03-22
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family

Summary:
Funny, judgement-free and full of brilliant first-hand advice, this empowering guide will help anyone ditch their controlling partner to find freedom and happiness.
'Will help so many learn to recognize what an abusive relationship is' – Mel B, Patron of Women's Aid
Are you forever finding yourself in the stranglehold of controlling companions? Well, fear not, because once you’ve finished reading this book, you’ll be able to wave ta-ta to unhappy and unhealthy relationships for good. Consider me the Psycho Sprucer, Bad Boy Buster, the Hot Mess Assessor – ready to leave your love life sparkling.
How to Leave Your Psychopath is a candid account of the complex, subtle nature of coercive control and abusive relationships from comedian Maddy Anholt, who – until her eyes were opened – had spent her entire dating life trapped in them.
Relatable and accessible, the book covers all the common techniques these toxic twerps use to exert control, including gaslighting, breadcrumbing and negging. This book is the ultimate handbook to help you see and respond to red flags, recognize controlling traits, and learn to give any prospective date a score on Maddy's unique 'Psychometer', from super-empath to psychopath.
Vitally, by interweaving psychological insight and autobiographical anecdotes, Maddy shows you the road to self-discovery, leading you on the path to safer dating and a healthier, more joyful life.
'I read it all in one sitting, it is brilliant! This book is so relatable and Maddy's funny and engaging approach starts serious conversations' – Teresa Parker, Women's Aid

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ID: 531166
Title: Speaking in Thumbs: A Psychiatrist Decodes Your Relationship Texts So You Dont Have To
Author: Mimi Winsberg
Narrator: Barrett Ledy, Keylor Leigh, Kim Mai Guest, Lee Osorio, Mimi Winsberg, Robbie Daymond, Shimali De Silva
Format: Unabridged
Length: 08:30:54
Language: English
Release date: 02-03-22
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Psychology

Summary:
Speaking in Thumbs is an essential look at the love language of text, helping you decipher the personalities of online daters, the subtle signals from your romantic partner, and the red flags hiding in plain sight.
When it comes to modern relationships, our thumbs do the talking. We swipe right into a stranger's life, flirt inside text bubbles, spill our hearts onto the screen, use emojis to convey desire, frustration, rage. Where once we pored over love letters, now we obsess over response times, or wonder why the three-dot ellipsis came . . . and went.
Nobody knows this better than Dr. Mimi Winsberg. A Harvard and Stanford-trained psychiatrist, she co-founded a behavioral health startup while serving as resident psychiatrist at Facebook. Her work frequently finds her at the intersection of Big Data and Big Dating. Like all of us, Winsberg has been handed a smart phone accompanied by the urgent plea: 'What does this mean?' Unlike all of us, she knows the answer. She is a text whisperer.
Speaking in Thumbs is a lively and indispensable guide to interpreting our most important medium of communication. Drawing from of-the-moment research and a treasure trove of real-life online dating chats, including her own, Winsberg helps you see past the surface and into the heart of the matter. What are the telltale signs of deception? How do we recognize pathology before it winds up at our front door? How can we draw out that important-but-sensitive piece of information Do you want kids? Do you use drugs? Are you seeing someone else? without sending a potential partner heading for the hills?
Insightful, timely and impossible to put down, Speaking in Thumbs is an irresistible guide to the language of love. With wit and compassion, Winsberg empowers you to find and maintain real connection by reading between the lines.

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ID: 557763
Title: Fags, Mags and Bags: Series 5-9: The BBC Radio 4 Comedy Series
Author: Donald McLeary, Sanjeev Kohli
Narrator: Donald McLeary, Full Cast , Mina Anwar, Sanjeev Kohli
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:04:09
Language: English
Release date: 02-03-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Humor

Summary:
Five more series of the award-winning BBC radio sitcom set in a Scots-Asian corner shop near Glasgow
'As mad as ever - and very funny' Daily Mail
Ramesh Mahju and his trusty sidekick Dave Legg are back with more banter, bargains, shop-based shenanigans and over-the-counter philosophy.
In these 24 episodes, Ramesh gets in trouble with the local headmistress over his new line of sweets, has a wobble about his Meat Loaf date with new girlfriend Malcolm, ponders retiring (but who would take over his convenience store empire?) and makes a mint when the new House of Wax opens in Lenzie, and the town is besieged by tourists.
However, his surly sons Sanjay and Alok continue to reject Ramesh's worldly wisdom, preferring to make music with their new friend Grebo (aka Carnaptious Scrooch). And when the Bish spots Sanjay busking in East Kilbride, he's forced to confess that he's not been entirely truthful about his college education.
Dave, meanwhile, explores every avenue to find a partner, from internet dating to wondering whether to take his 'bromance' with best pal Lesley to the next level. When he meets Margot on a Moving Alan fan site, he's on cloud nine - but not everyone is convinced...
Plus, the Wall of Crisps is rocked by scandal, as the bag placement of a new range of Scottish political snacks is hotly debated; and love is in the air as the corner shop regulars prepare for a wedding. But will Sanjay perform at the reception with his new horrible band?
Written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary, this warm, feelgood comedy also features Mina Anwar as Malcolm, and a host of guest stars including Julie T Wallace, Sean Biggerstaff, Julia Deakin, Lewis MacLeod, Simon Greenall and Gabriel Quigley.
Production credits
Written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary
Produced by Gus Beattie for Gusman Productions
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4
Cast
Ramesh - Sanjeev Kohli
Dave - Donald McLeary
Sanjay - Omar Raza
Alok - Susheel Kumar
Malcolm - Mina Anwar
Frank Butcher - Barry Howard
Archibald Sibbald/Alan/Mr Hepworth/Lorna McKillop - Tom Urie
Mutton Jeff - Sean Scanlan
Bra Jeff - Steven McNicoll
Hilly Bewerdine/Paella Fieldings - Kate Brailsford
Jordan - Lucas Beatty/James McKean
Mrs Begg - Marjory Hogarth
Father Neil Green - Andrew O'Neill
Bishop Briggs - Michael Redmond
Mrs Birkett/Phil - Stewart Cairns
Keith Futures - Gavin Mitchell/Greg McHugh
Mrs Temple - Julie T Wallace
Lovely Sue - Julie Wilson Nimmo
Grebo - Sean Biggerstaff/Manny Sumal
Janice Littbarski - Julia Deakin
Terry Wogan/Duncan Norvelle - Lewis MacLeod
Keenan's Mum/Mrs Armstrong/Thin Elizabeth//Dolly Eggs/Cambus - Maureen Carr
Candida - Barbara Rafferty
Lesley - Simon Greenall
Fraser Linlithgow - Sean Biggerstaff
Kallum - Taryam Boyd
Songs of Praise presenter - Effie Summers
Helena - Lorraine McIntosh
Provost - Moray Hunter
Angusina Comer/Nathan Laser - Gavin Mitchell
Margot - Gabriel Quigley
Other parts played by the cast
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 September-31 October 2012 (Series 5), 18 April-23 May 2016 (Series 6), 28 August-18 September 2017 (Series 7), 15 August-5 September 2018 (Series 8), 19 June-10 July 2020 (Series 9)
© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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ID: 790613
Title: Doctor Who: Space Babies: 15th Doctor Novelisation
Author: Alison Rumfitt
Narrator: Clare Corbett
Format: Unabridged
Length: 02:46:49
Language: English
Release date: 08-08-24
Publisher: PGRH UK
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:
Clare Corbett reads this novelisation of the TV adventure featuring the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday, as played on screen by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson.
In space, something can hear you scream. And that something is coming.
On her first adventure in outer space, Ruby learns that the universe is bigger, more colourful, and crazier than she could ever have imagined. She also learns that even the Doctor can feel afraid and that certain nightmares are all too real
Clare Corbett reads Alison Rumfitt's novelisation of Russell T Davies first space adventure for the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.
? 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

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ID: 530559
Title: Doctor Who: The Space Travel Collection: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th Doctor Novelisations
Author: Nigel Robinson, Terrance Dicks
Narrator: John Leeson, Jon Culshaw, Matthew Waterhouse, Terry Molloy, William Russell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 16:53:26
Language: English
Release date: 02-03-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:
Five classic novelisations of TV stories involving space travel and adventure.
In The Edge of Destruction the TARDIS stalls in space with the Doctor and friends trapped inside.
In The Space Pirates the travellers are embroiled in the schemes of interplanetary raiders.
In The Ark In Space the TARDIS arrives on a fully-automated space station and meet the Wirrn...
In The Invasion of Time the Doctor returns to Gallifrey and encounters old friends and enemies.
In Four To Doomsday the TARDIS crew meet Monarch, whose mission to Earth has a sinister purpose.
William Russell, Terry Molloy, Jon Culshaw, John Leeson and Matthew Waterhouse read these classic tales, first published as Target Books in the 1970s and 1980s.
(P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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ID: 538224
Title: Herd
Author: Emily Edwards
Narrator: Olivia Darnley
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11:28:00
Language: English
Release date: 02-03-22
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Family Life

Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
The unputdownable, thought-provoking must-read Richard & Judy book club pick.
You should never judge how someone chooses to raise their child.
Elizabeth and Bryony are polar opposites but their unexpected friendship has always worked. They're the best of friends, and godmothers to each other's daughters - because they trust that the safety of their children is both of their top priority.
But what if their choice could harm your own child?
Little do they know that they differ radically over one very important issue. And when Bryony, afraid of being judged, tells what is supposed to be a harmless white lie before a child's birthday party, the consequences are more catastrophic than either of them could ever have imagined . . .
'Really beautifully written, compassionately told and incredibly thought provoking. A truly immersive telling of both sides of a story' Susan Lewis, Sunday Times bestselling author
'Gripping, thought-provoking, moving and oh-so-topical, THE HERD tackles the most divisive parenting issue of our age with skill and compassion. Fans of Jodi Picoult will DEVOUR it' Tammy Cohen
© Emily Edwards 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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