Bad, mad and brilliant to know - it's the Bagthorpes again! Confusion reigns at Unicorn House when the resident tramp disappears. A police search is undermined as various Bagthorpes pursue their own lines of enquiry - and disappear...Another fantastic story featuring the funniest family in fiction, from bestselling author Helen Cresswell.

Sarah Jane and friends battle a deadly computer virus in this exclusive audio story, read by Elisabeth Sladen. Sarah Jane is in a Christmassy mood, but her cosy afternoon listening to carols is interrupted when Mr. Smith suddenly announces that danger is imminent. The supercomputer has detected abnormal internet activity in the vicinity of Bannerma...

Ken Campbell, Windsor Davies, John bird and John Fortune star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. When Alice's wish to visit the Looking Glass world comes true, she can't resist delving deeper and deeper into a land of caustic characters and twisted logic. So begins a game of chess on a grand scale, where the inhabitants of each square hav...

Portraying each character in his own inimitable fashion, Alan Bennett reads the original story of Ratty, Mole, Badger and, of course, Toad.

Angela Brazil wrote school stories for girls throughout the first half of the twentieth century. She was the first author to relate the experience from the girls' perspective, offering a more sympathetic and intimate view of school life, and opposing th rather instructional style which preceded her. Funny, touching and wonderfully 'Jolly Hockeystic...

Charles and Mary Lamb revolutionized Shakespeare by re-writing the great Bard's plays into short stories, originally intended for children, in 1807. Since then, generations after generations of people have read and listened to their stories, which appeal just as much to adults as they do to children. Also good resources for students studying Shakes...

The second book in the classic Just William series, read by Martin Jarvis. These hilarious stories follow twelve months in the life of the terror of the Brown family, starting on Christmas Day - when the centipede appears on Aunt Evangeline's plate, the library clock is found mysteriously dismantled and the conjuring trick with the egg goes disastr...

This edition from the best-selling poetry series brings together the most beloved poems for children, from "The Owl and the Pussycat" through "On the Ning Nang Nong" to "I Know Someone Who Can" to "Us Two". The Nation's Favourite Children's Poems will compel and amuse adults and children alike, with poems drawn from themes as diverse as animals, sc...

Young Twig lives in the Deepwoods, among the Woodtrolls, but he isn't one of them. In a brave attempt to find out where he belongs, Twig wanders into the mysterious, fascinating and sometimes hazardous world beyond the Deepwoods. In his travels he encounters myriad peculiar creatures, like his wise guardian, the Caterbird; the Slaughterers, a peace...

Leonie Shanks was a loud mouth. Everyone in her class at Woodside School disliked Leonie so Class 5 sent her to Coventry. Another in the series of four Woodside school stories for girls aged 6 - 9.

Ben, a member of the Zombies who thought that Birthdays were soppy, wanted a recorder for his Birthday but had to keep quiet about it. He ended up getting more than he had bargained for. The last in the Woodside school series.

Childhood adventures that are fun for all the family. Who's for the Zoo? asks teacher, everyone of course except Catherine Onslow. No one understands why until they play the Zoo game. Another morally acute story from Jean Ure for girls aged 6 - 9.

Black Beauty is a touching tale which takes a listener inside the head of a horse. A title featured in the BBC's 'Big Read Top 100', Black Beauty is a touching and enduring classic that appeals to adults and children alike. A young foal is told by his mother to always do his best, and so he does, despite the difficult situations he often finds hims...

In 'A Little Affair of Rivalry ', from the 'William - The Pirate' collection, Robert is infatuated with a newly-arrived beauty, but he soon finds he has a rival! Expect lashings of all of the usual delightful misbehavior and nonsense from the loveable scamp William Brown, his gang of friends, his 'enemies', and of course - his long-suffering parent...

That actor bloke MARTIN JARVIS has helped me rekord this casset tape. He thinks he can tork like me, but he can't. I sound better. So pay no attenshun to him. Jus' listen to me tellin' you 'bout the most important things in life! Listings: 1. My Summer Holiday; 2. What's Wrong with Civilizashun; 3. The Job I'd Like Best; 4. Commonsense About Holida...

Kim is a magnificent novel, populated by a rich cast of characters - from jewelers and spies, to horse dealers, mystics and military leaders. The novel was once described by Kingsley Amis as "not only the finest story about India . . . but one of the greatest novels in the language". The action takes place in British India in the 1880s and 1890s ag...

Billy Bunter becomes involved in Sir Hilton Popper's incredibly valuable stamp, the Blue Mauritius which is stolen by a local thief. After the usual hilarious romp Bunter of course comes up trumps!

Money goes missing from the Head's drawer and the hunt is on for the money and the thief, with lashings of silly business and clumsy incidents along the way! The very rotund British schoolboy proves a hit with listeners yet again!

Billy Bunter, affectionately known as 'The Fat Owl of the Remove' first appeared in the Magnet boys' magazine in 1908. Quintessentially British and nostalgic, Billy Bunter is a champion of the chubby, who steals cakes and jam from other boys with glee, and is a lovable often hilarious and likeable oaf. For children aged 8-80+! In this adventure, Bi...

The heart-lifting, heartbreaking new story by Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite storyteller. In the Imperial War Museum is a wooden Dachshund, carved by a German prisoner of war for the children of the British family with which he stayed after the fighting ended. This is the story of how it got there. When the Bismarck sinks, one of the only...

Alice is so bored of listening to her sister read that she gazes around the garden and sights a curious white rabbit, who seems to be wearing a coat and a pocket watch. Following the rabbit, she reaches the rabbit hole and tumbles down it-and the very strange adventure starts. One of the most famous and a pioneering example of 'Literary Nonsense',...