AuthorPam Ayres
NarratorPam Ayres
Duration2h 5m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Poetry
PublisherBBC
VersionUnabridged
Pam Ayres reads over 50 of her best-known and loved poems, including 'I Wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth', 'I'm a Starling, Me Darling' and 'Thoughts of a Late-Night Knitter'.
Author: Ian Sansom
Author Ian Sansom
Narrator Ian Sansom
Duration 9h 44m
This a book about a poet, about a poem, about a city, and about a world at a point of change. More than a work of literary criticism or literary biography, it is a record of why and how we create and respond to great poetry.This a book about a poet - W. H. Auden, a wunderkind, a victim-beneficiary of a literary cult of personality who became a scap...
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Author: T. S. Eliot
Author T. S. Eliot
Narrator Miranda Richardson
Duration 48m
The naming of Cats is a difficult matter, It isn't just one of your holiday games; You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES. First of all, there's the name that the family use daily, Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James, Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey - All of them s...
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Author: George Mpanga
Author George Mpanga
Narrator George Mpanga
Duration 1h 8m
Search Party is a thought-provoking and deeply autobiographical collection. From the overtly political 'Go Home' to the deeply personal 'Full-time'; the narrative poems that offer vivid and unapologetic snapshots of inner-city life, such as 'His Mistakes', 'Believer' and the anthemic 'My City'; to the provocative social commentary in 'Lazy Dog' and...
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Old Toffer's Book of Consequential Dogs
Author: Christopher Reid
Author Christopher Reid
Narrator Robert Bathurst
Duration 51m
T. S. Eliot's best-selling collection of practical cat poems has been one of the most successful poetry collections in the world. For the first time in company history a companion volume will be published. Originally conceived by Eliot himself, Old Toffer's Book of Consequential Dog poems are a witty, varied and exquisitely compiled as Eliot's cats...
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Author: Pam Ayres
Author Pam Ayres
Narrator Pam Ayres
Duration 2h 48m
More anecdotes, poems and sketches from one of the nation's most popular poets. Just over thirty years ago, a little-known poet named Pam Ayres made her debuton the ITV talent show Opportunity Knocks. Since then, she has taken the nationby storm, entertaining millions of people with her books, stage shows and radio and television appearances. Her f...
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Author: Tyler Knott Gregson
Author Tyler Knott Gregson
Narrator The Author
Duration 56m
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Chasers Of The Light, written and read by Tyler Knott Gregson. I would love to say that you make me weak at the knees, but to be quite upfront and completely truthful, you make my body forget it has knees at all. One day, while browsing an antique store in Helena, Montana, photogra...
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Author: Various
Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 2m
A delightful collection from around the British Isles including Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold, Leisure by W. H Davis and To Autumn by John Keats. Featuring classic recordings by Richard Burton, Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson.
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Author: Pam Ayres
Author Pam Ayres
Narrator Pam Ayres
Duration 1h 51m
A third selection of verses, stories and sketches from the much-loved poet and comedian. Pam Ayres brings you four brand new shows made up of a delightful mix of poems, personal stories and sketches on subjects that have recently inspired her: 'In the Doghouse', 'Passion', 'On Yer Bike' and 'Shopping'.
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Author: Various
Author Various
Narrator Bart Wolffe
Duration 44m
A collection of classic literature that feature erotic dreams including The Eve of St. Agnes, Erotica Romana, and A Last Confession.
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Author: Pam Ayres
Author Pam Ayres
Narrator Pam Ayres
Duration 1h 56m
This recording is taken from four of writer, poet and broadcaster Pam Ayres''s live shows for her BBC Radio 4 series Ayres on the Air, and is packed with her usual mix of comic poetry, prose and droll observations on life. . Here, Pam can be heard delighting her public on such topics as holidays, families, ageing and country living. With sketches a...
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