Agatha Raisin: The Wizard of Evesham & the Murderous Marriage
Author: M. C. Beaton
Format: Online
Author M. C. Beaton
Narrator Penelope Keith
Duration 1h 51m
'The Wizard of Evesham': Agatha is alarmed when her new wizard of a hairdresser seems keen to take on more than just her split ends. She soon discovers that everyone in his salon has a secret and that he practices a very dark magic indeed. 'The Moment of Truth': Agatha must quickly discover the identity of the prisoner, but James is refusing to hel...
View BookAuthor: Stephenie Meyer
Format: Online
Author Stephenie Meyer
Narrator Ilyana Kadushin
SeriesTwilight Saga, Book 1
Duration 12h 52m
Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Isabella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives...
View BookAuthor: Stephenie Meyer
Format: Online
Author Stephenie Meyer
Narrator Ilyana Kadushin
SeriesTwilight Saga, Book 2
Duration 14h 51m
For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their...
View BookAuthor: Stephenie Meyer
Format: Online
Author Stephenie Meyer
Narrator Ilyana Kadushin
SeriesTwilight Saga, Book 3
Duration 16h 25m
As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her ever-growing friendship with Jacob. And her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless strugg...
View BookAuthor: John Cleese
Format: Online
Author John Cleese
Narrator Idle Eric
Duration 3m
Perhaps the ultimate in TV comedy madness and absurdity, this cult series, which began in 1969, was conceived, written and performed by Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. It was innovative and ground-breaking comedy which inspired many of today's writers and performers. Its sketches, songs and catchphrases are...
View BookAuthor: BBC Audiobooks
Format: Online
Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Kenneth Williams
Duration 50m
12 stories from the BBC TV series, narrated by Kenneth Williams. Featuring Mavis Cruet, the Fat Fairy; Arthur, the Cockney Caterpillar; Evil Edna, the Wicked Witch; Carwash, the Prissy Pussy; and The Moog, the Droopy Dog. Of course, we mustn't forget `the Beast', who is really Prince Humbert the Handsome, changed into various shapes and sizes by Ev...
View BookAuthor: David Reynolds
Format: Online
Author David Reynolds
Narrator David Reynolds
SeriesAmerican Empire of Liberty, Book 1
Duration 6h 46m
This is the first of three audio volumes taken from the 90-part Radio 4 series. It tells the story of America through the voices of those who were there, from presidents to slaves. It celebrates the American achievement and evokes the sound and colour of daily life; it also explores the paradoxes of American history.
View BookAuthor: Productions Whistledown
Format: Online
Author Productions Whistledown
Narrator Jonathan Agnew
Duration 1h 42m
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew introduces a new collection of anecdotes and reflections from some of the best-loved characters of Ashes cricket, including Merv Hughes, Derek Randall, Ian Botham, Gladstone Small, Darren Gough and many more. Some of the greatest players from both England and Australia remember the classic encounters from ov...
View BookAuthor: Nick Et Al Doody
Format: Online
Author Nick Et Al Doody
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 48m
Welcome to Bigipedia, the omniscient friend you know from your computer and laser watch takes over for 30 minutes in a unique experiement in broadwebcasting. Bigipedia - a world of knowledge at your fingertips brought direct to your ears unless you're listening online, in which case it's been brought from your ears back to your fingertips and thenc...
View BookA Celebration: The Very Best of Hancock's Half Hour
Author: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Format: Online
Author Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Narrator Tony Hancock
Duration 2h 15m
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson present, with personal recollections, a comic feast of Hancock's Half Hour. Yes, it's the very best of the lad himself - Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock the Third, radio immortal, late of 23, Railway Cuttings, East Cheam. This special compilation includes the first radio show, 'The First Night Party', and Hancock's last...
View BookAuthor: Laurie Lee
Format: Online
Author Laurie Lee
Narrator The Cast
Duration 1h 50m
Laurie Lee's evocative account of childhood in the sleepy Gloucestershire village of Slad retains its atmosphere of innocence in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast production. Recorded on location in Gloucestershire, it stars Niamh Cusack as Laurie's mother and Tim McInnerny as Laurie.
View BookAuthor: David Whitaker
Format: Online
Author David Whitaker
Narrator William Russell
Duration 5h 25m
This is Doctor Who's first exciting adventure - with the Daleks! Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright travel with the mysterious Doctor Who and his granddaughter, Susan, to the planet of Skaro in the space-time machine, the TARDIS. There they strive to save the peace-loving Thals from the evil intentions of the hideous Daleks. Can they succeed? And, w...
View BookAuthor: Mark Twain
Format: Online
Author Mark Twain
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 53m
Young Huck Finn can't get along with the Widow Douglas' attempts to `civilise' him, or the smothering discipline which she and her sister serve up at home. So when his drunken, good-for-nothing father turns up and kidnaps him, Huck takes his cue to leave - and escapes to Jackson's Island. There he meets runaway slave Jim, and the two become firm fr...
View BookThe Importance of Being Earnest
Author: Oscar Wilde
Format: Online
Author Oscar Wilde
Narrator Geraldine Mcewan, Simon Russell Beale
Duration 1h 36m
To avoid tiresome family engagements, Algernon Moncrieff, a bachelor-about-town, has invented Bunbury, an invalid friend whose bedside he is frequently obliged to attend. At the same time, his friend Jack Worthing has invented a wicked brother called Ernest to disguise his own misdemeanours. When Algernon poses as Ernest, confusion reigns, and it t...
View BookSherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Format: Online
Author Arthur Conan Doyle
Narrator Clive Merrison, Michael Williams
Duration 1h 51m
What is the connection between a corpse with a missing face and a ruthless secret society which once terrorised a desolate region of the United States? With the aid of a local guidebook, a missing dumb-bell and Dr Watson's umbrella, Holmes unravels a tangled web which stretches over fifteen years and two continents; and in the centre of that web lu...
View BookThe Private World of Kenneth Williams
Author: BBC Audiobooks
Format: Online
Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator David Benson
Duration 2h 5m
In this documentary portrait of Kenneth Williams, who died in 1988, the much-loved comedy actor's diaries are drawn upon to illustrate his life and career. David Benson, who won acclaim for his one-man show in which he portrayed Kenneth Williams, reads extracts from the diaries, whilst archive clips from such programmes as Round the Horne and Beyon...
View BookAuthor: Spike Milligan
Format: Online
Author Spike Milligan
Narrator Spike Milligan
Duration 49m
From the pen of comic genius Spike Milligan, here are sixty-two hilarious gems read by Spike himself including 'Ying-Tong-Iddle-I-Po', 'This is a Stick Up' and 'Fleas, Knees and Hidden Elephants'.
View BookAuthor: Alan Bennett
Format: Online
Author Alan Bennett
Narrator Alan Bennett
SeriesAlan Bennet's Untold Stories, Book 1
Duration 2h 32m
This is Alan Bennett's first major collection of prose since his bestselling 'Writing Home'. It is a poignant family memoir recalling the marriage of Alan's parents, the lives and deaths of his aunts and the uncovering of a long-held family secret. At times heartrending, and at others extremely funny, 'Untold Stories' is a matchless and unforgettab...
View BookAuthor: John Betjeman
Format: Online
Author John Betjeman
Narrator John Betjeman
Duration 2h
In the famous tones of Sir John himself, this autobiography in verse poignantly describes the pains and pleasures of growing up.
View BookHancock's Half Hour: A Sunday Afternoon At Home
Author: Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Format: Online
Author Ray Galton, Alan Simpson
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 30m
23 Railway Cuttings is a scene of boredom and inactivity as the occupants try to while away a British Sabbath in 'Sunday Afternoon at Home'. Featuring a star cast that includes Sid James, Bill Kerr, Warren Mitchell, Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques and Fenella Fielding.
View BookAuthor: Andy Hamilton
Format: Online
Author Andy Hamilton
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 48m
Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses' script for Revolting People, about the American War of Independence, winningly mixes the `boom boom' school of jokes, literary silliness (jeopardy means `like a jeopard') and anachronisms which make deft political points. Hamilton and Tarses, who has written for the Muppets and the Bob Newhart Show, appear alongside Ja...
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