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Author: Glenn Patterson
Format: Online
Author Glenn Patterson
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 43m
Northern Ireland was a very dark place in the 1980s. A hunger strike was looming, street violence and tit for tat murders were an everyday occurrence, but in a small corner of West Belfast something extraordinary was happening. In a factory in Dunmurry a unique new sports car was being built, a DMC 12, a style icon for the late 20th century. For 2...
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Angela Carter's Love Affair With Radio
Author: Charlotte Crofts
Format: Online
Author Charlotte Crofts
Narrator Charlotte Crofts
Duration 27m
Angela Carter's relationship with radio began with an accidental sound effect. She went on to write two docu-dramas, Come Unto These Yellow Sands (about the Victorian painter Richard Dadd) and A Self-Made Man (about Edwardian novelist Ronald Firbank) and re-worked two of her short stories into radio plays. Carter loved radio's technical possibiliti...
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Author: John Hosken
Format: Online
Author John Hosken
Narrator Noel Johnson
Duration 29m
An affectionate profile of Dick Barton - Special Agent, presented by John Hosken, including interviews with Noel Johnson, star of the Dick Barton radio series. Dick Barton is the radio character who refuses to lie down. Although it is over fifty years since the daily serial was dropped to make way for The Archers, fans still talk about their hero's...
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How Dolly Got Rotherham Reading
Author: Sarfraz Manzoor
Format: Online
Author Sarfraz Manzoor
Narrator Sarfraz Manzoor
Duration 27m
Dolly Parton grew up in poverty in rural East Tennessee, where children only attended school if there was no work to be done on the farm. She came to regard literacy skills as a passport to a better life and in 1995 she launched the 'Imagination Library'. All local children were sent a book a month, from birth to age 5. In 2007, she brought the pro...
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The Curious Habits of Doctor Adams
Author: Jane Robins
Format: Online
Author Jane Robins
Narrator Kate Lee
Duration 10h 31m
In July 1957, the press descended in droves on Eastbourne. An inquest had just been opened into the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs Bobbie Hullett. She died after months of apparent barbiturate abuse - drugs prescribed by Dr John Bodkin Adams. The inquest brought to the surface years of whispered suspicion that had swept throu...
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An Interview With Alan Bennett
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Alan Bennett
Duration 16h 29m
Alan is an award winning actor, author, screenwriter and playwright. His play The History Boys has been adapted into a popular film as well as receiving 6 Tony Awards for its Broadway run in 2006. The title is available to download from the Listening Books library, number 01451. Photograph c Antony Crolla
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An Interview With Cressida Cowell
Author: Listening Books, Cressida Cowell
Format: Online
Author Listening Books, Cressida Cowell
Narrator Cressida Cowell
Duration 18h 52m
Cressida is the author of the fantastic children's series How to Train Your Dragon. In this interview Cressida reveals some interesting facts about how she chose her dragons' characteristics. You can borrow the book on MP3 CD, number 00164CD. Image c Sam Jones
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Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Eoin Colfer
Duration 15h 28m
Eoin is an Irish children's author, most well known for the Artemis Fowl series, a set of 8 science fantasy novels . The first book is available to download or on MP3 CD, number 08747CD. Image c Michael Paynter
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Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Ken Follett
Duration 13h 32m
Bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth trilogy, Ken Follett's novels are frequently featured on the New York Times Bestsellers lists. c Quintas-Fundacion Catedral Santa Maria
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An Interview With Lindsey Davis
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Lindsey Davis
Duration 12h
Creator of the Didius Falco character, a Roman detective, her books have been adapted into highly successful audio dramas for the BBC. Her titles include Scandal Takes a Holiday, number 00689CD and Alexandria, number 02294CD. Image c Mark Harrison/Hodder & Stoughton Publishers
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Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator M C Beaton
Duration 15h 10m
Marion Chesney has written over 100 historical romance novels but she is most well known as M C Beaton for her crime novels and her characters Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth. If you are new to her novels, try Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death, available to download, number 02386. Image c Constable and Robinson
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An Interview With Marcia Barritt
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Marcia Barritt
Duration 19h 23m
Marcia is a bilingual author and artist, specialising in the Jamaican Patwa language. You can find Roots Recollections: Caribbean Poems and Folk Songs available in our library on MP3 CD, number 0029CD.
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An Interview With Margaret Atwood
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Margaret Atwood
Duration 20h 4m
Margaret is a Canadian author of more than 40 volumes of poetry, children's literature and many popular novels. Titles in our library include The Edible Woman, available on MP3 CD number 00849CD and Cat's Eye, available to download number 11798. Image c George Whitside
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An Interview With Sally Gardner
Author: Listening Books, Sally Gardner
Format: Online
Author Listening Books, Sally Gardner
Narrator Sally Gardner
Duration 14h 42m
Sally is a Nestle Prize winning children's author and illustrator and her books have been translated into 22 different languages. You can find The Boy Who Could Fly & The Invisible Boy in our library, number 00490CD.
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An Interview With Pippa Goodhart
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Listening Books
Narrator Pippa Goodhart
Duration 9m
Pippa has written numerous books for children and also writes under the name Laura Owen. You can find Whizz-Bang Winnie and Other Stories, available to download in our library, number 02576.
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Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Simon Brett
Duration 13h 37m
Simon Brett is most well known for his mystery crime novels featuring actor and amateur detective, Charles Paris. He has also been a radio producer for the BBC. A Reconstructed Corpse, read by the author himself, is available to download number 10556.
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An Interview With Simon Callow
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Listening Books
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 8m
Simon is a hugely successful actor with one of the most recognisable voices in theatre and film. His narration work includes Thames Sacred River by Peter Ackroyd, available to stream, number 00386. Image c The Hanbury Agency Ltd
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An Interview With Caroline Lawrence
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Caroline Lawrence
Duration 19m
Caroline Lawrence is famed for her historical children's series The Roman Mysteries. The first title in the series, The Thieves of Ostia is available on MP3 CD, number 09843CD.
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An Interview With Eleanor Updale
Author: Listening Books, Eleanor Updale
Format: Online
Author Listening Books, Eleanor Updale
Narrator Eleanor Updale
Duration 8m
Eleanor Updale is the author of the Montmorency series among other children's titles. The series can be found in the library, read by our Patron, Stephen Fry.
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An Interview With Jacqueline Wilson
Author: Listening Books, Jacqueline Wilson
Format: Online
Author Listening Books, Jacqueline Wilson
Narrator Jacqueline Wilson
Duration 22m
Jacqueline Wilson's novels often deal with many challenging themes and remain some of the most popular titles chosen in our library. The Story of Tracy Beaker is available to download or on MP3 CD, number 08662CD. Image c Jacqueline Wilson
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An Interview With Sarah Waters
Author: Listening Books
Format: Online
Author Books Listening
Narrator Sarah Waters
Duration 16m
Sarah Waters is the bestselling and award winning author of titles such as Tipping the Velvet and Fingersmith.
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