NarratorVarious
Duration1h 30m
CategoriesChildren and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Educational Titles, Poetry
Key StageKS4
PublisherSmartpass
VersionUnabridged
This audio drama leads the listener into the world of classical poetry, to experience and explore the work of poets with guidance from experts. The fully integrated commentary and analysis gives a student everything they need to understand, enjoy and appreciate classical poetry and to maximise their potential in coursework and exams. Poems include: Sonnets 17, 18 and 116 by William Shakespeare, 'To Autumn' by John Keats, 'The Fire of London' by John Dryden, 'Darkness' by Lord Byron, 'O Loss of Sight' by John Milton, 'My Last Duchess' by Robert Browning, 'First Love' by John Clare, 'Ballad' by anon, 'To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell, 'The Beggar Woman' by William King, 'The Time I Discovered Myself to be a Poet' by William McGonagall, 'Elegy For Himself' by Chideock Tichborne, 'Light Shining out of Darkness' by William Cowper, 'Upon My Son Samuel...' by Ann Bradstreet, 'A Parental Ode to My Son...' by Thomas Hood, 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge...' by William Wordsworth, 'In Romney Marsh' by John Davidson, 'Elegy Written in a Churchyard' by Thomas Gray, extract from 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage' by Lord Byron, and 'Dover Beach' by Matthew Arnold.
Author: Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, Wilkie Collins, Various
Author Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, Wilkie Collins, Various
Narrator Various
Duration 6h 17m
This collection comprises the best of classic horror writing, with the atmospheric genius of Edgar Allen Poe, the invention and eeriness of Bram Stoker, and the suspense of Wilkie Collins amongst the terrifying gems contained. A veritable schooling in the origins of modern-day horror and fantasy, some of the best minds in the history of English lit...
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Author: Various
Author Various
Narrator Lynsey Murrell
Duration 5h 24m
Featuring top Young Adult authors and introducing a host of exciting new voices, this anthology of stories and poetry from BAME writers on the theme of change is a long-overdue addition to the YA scene. Contributors include Tanya Byrne, Inua Ellams, Catherine Johnson, Patrice Lawrence, Ayisha Malik, Irfan Master, Musa Okwonga and Nikesh Shukla. Plu...
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Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls
Author: Various
Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 3h 21m
What if the princess didn't marry Prince Charming but instead went on to be an astronaut? What if the jealous step sisters were supportive and kind? And what if the queen was the one really in charge of the kingdom? Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls introduces us to one hundred remarkable women and their extraordinary lives, from Ada Lovelace to M...
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Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories
Author: Various
Author Various
Narrator Wayne Forester
Duration 33m
Ladybird presents First Favourite Tales Audio, a fabulous collection of classic stories for toddlers, brought to life through the magic of audio. Produced with enchanting sound effects and lively music that will delight children, and introduce them to the world's most famous stories. This collection of six classic tales contains: Little Red Riding...
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Author: Various
Author Various
Narrator Sally Scott
Duration 2h 30m
Brought to you by Penguin. How often do you think about your bedtime routine? Almost half of people in Britain say they're kept awake at night due to worry and stress - so making time to switch off in the hour before bed is more important than ever. Penguin Sleep Tales are ten specially designed descriptive audio tales to help you wind down and rel...
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Stories
Author: Various
Author Various
Narrator Wayne Forester
Duration 33m
Ladybird presents First Favourite Tales Audio, a fabulous collection of classic stories for toddlers, brought to life through the magic of audio. Produced with enchanting sound effects and lively music that will delight children, and introduce them to the world's most famous stories.This collection of six classic tales contains:The Three Billy Goat...
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Fear On 4: 13 Chilling BBC Radio 4 Dramas
Author: Various
Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 6h 18m
An unsettling collection of full-cast dramas from the long-running BBC Radio 4 horror series. Throughout five series of Fear on 4 from 1988-1997, Edward de Souza was The Man in Black, a sinister raconteur who introduced a weekly half-hour of terror and suspense. Here, he welcomes us to his house of horrors as he presents thirteen terrifying tales t...
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Author: Various
Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 7h 3m
Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Good Immigrant, read by the authors. How does it feel to be constantly regarded as a potential threat, strip-searched at every airport? Or be told that, as an actress, the part you're most fitted to play is 'wife of a terrorist'? How does it feel to have words from your nat...
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Author: Various
Author Various
Narrator Edward Hardwicke
Duration 4h 26m
A wonderful selection of fictional detectives, all together in one superb collection of unabridged short stories. Find Sherlock Holmes with his long suffering colleague, Dr. Watson, in The Dying Detective, Father Brown as a witness in court in The Man in the Passage and everyone's favourite Inspector Morse in The Burglar. Appreciate Dame Muriel Spa...
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Ladybird Tales of Adventurous Girls
Author: Various
Author Various
Narrator Vanessa Kirby
Duration 53m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Ladybird Tales of Adventurous Girls retold by Julia Bruce, read by Jacqueline Wilson and Vanessa Kirby. Girls can save the day too, and they always have . . . Join six adventurous girls from around the world as they use their wits, courage and strength to overcome the odds. With an introduction from award-w...
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