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Author: Spike Milligan
Format: Online
Author Spike Milligan
Narrator Various
SeriesThe Goon Show, Book 15
Duration 2h
From 1952 to 1960 the Goons ruled the airwaves, the most celebrated and influential clowns in the history of radio. It's the time of goodwill and custard so join the festive fun with Scrooge and Nellie Scratchit in 'A Christmas Carol' and follow the lost chords of 'The Mighty Wurlitzer' hot foot across the Sahara. Also includes: 'Ye Bandit Of Sherw...
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Author: Christopher Lee
Format: Online
Author Christopher Lee
Narrator Anna Massey, Robert Powell
Duration 3h 5m
This volume of Christopher Lee's history of Britan looks at the Thatcher years, the Falklands War and the Royal Wedding.
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Author: Peter Ustinov
Format: Online
Author Peter Ustinov
Narrator John Bird
Duration 1h 15m
Peter Ustinov had an astonishing range of accomplishments and credits to his name. He wrote 23 plays and 13 books, appeared in 50 films, and collected two Oscars, three Emmys and a Grammy. He was also a director, producer, graphic artist, photographer, raconteur and the recipient of many humanitarian awards. In this interview with John Bird, conduc...
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Author: Robert Swindells
Format: Online
Author Robert Swindells
Narrator Crispin Letts
Duration 2h 54m
Forced out of the family home by an abusive stepfather, `Link' is down and out in London. He vividly recounts the day to day experiences of life on the streets. As the author alternates Link's tale with that of an unknown serial killer preying on the homeless, you see how closely their lives brush against each other and know it's only a matter of t...
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David Attenborough: Zoo Quest For A Dragon
Author: David Attenborough
Format: Online
Author David Attenborough
Narrator David Attenborough
SeriesQuest Under Capricorn, Book 2
Duration 3h 15m
The story of a joint animal-collecting and film-making trip to Indonesia. Attenborough tells of danger on the crew's hazardous boat trip with a gun smuggling captain and the terror of erupting volcanoes. Experience the incredible sights he witnessed - breathtaking butterflies, taking tea with Charlie the Orangutan and the capture of a Komodo dragon...
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David Attenborough: Quest In Paradise
Author: David Attenborough
Format: Online
Author David Attenborough
Narrator David Attenborough
SeriesQuest Under Capricorn, Book 3
Duration 2h 45m
The story of David Attenborough's joint animal-collecting and film-making trip to New Guinea. The quest demanded hazardous treks across treacherous terrain in the Jimi Valley to find exotic Birds of Paradise.
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Author: Beverley Naidoo
Format: Online
Author Beverley Naidoo
Narrator Barbara Washington
Duration 4h 12m
Escaping from his violent stepfather, 12-year-old Sipho heads for Johannesburg, where he has heard that gangs of children live on the streets. But Sipho has to learn who to trust in the 'new' South Africa.
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Author: Various
Format: Online
Author Various
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 31m
An evocative anthology for Christmas. This collection contains complete versions of old favourites such as 'The Little Match Girl', 'The Night Before Christmas', and 'Christmas Day in the Workhouse'. Other extracts include a sermon by Lancelot Andrews, an account of Christmas under the Puritans and a Mummer's Play.
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Author: Malorie Blackman
Format: Online
Author Malorie Blackman
Narrator Patrick Robinson
Duration 5h
Cameron is thirteen and desperately in need of a heart transplant, when a pioneering doctor approaches his family with a startling proposal. He can give Cameron a new heart - but not one from a human, one from a pig. It's never been done before. It's experimental, risky and very controversial. And it's all up to Cameron. Will he become the world's...
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Author: Laura Hillenbrand
Format: Online
Author Laura Hillenbrand
Narrator Chris Oxford
Duration 12h 30m
The true story of three men; a cowboy, a car salesman and a jockey blind in one eye, and their dreams for an ungainly racehorse - Seabiscuit - that symbolised a pivotal moment in American history as the country began to emerge from the hardships of the 1930s Depression era. Winner of the William Hill Sport Book of the Year.
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Author: Roald Dahl
Format: Online
Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Jeff Bellamy
Duration 54m
Matilda is a very clever little girl, but her terrible parents don't like her, and her head teacher, Miss Trunchbull, is very frightening. She isn't very happy. Then one day Matilda starts moving things with her eyes, and after that she isn't afraid of anybody!
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Author: Morris Gleitzman
Format: Online
Author Morris Gleitzman
Narrator Peter Stevenson
Duration 2h 40m
When Colin's brother Luke becomes seriously ill with leukemia, he is determined to get the best help possible. He is sent to stay with relatives and attempts to go to the top - the Queen first, and failing her, the best cancer doctor in the world. Please note this book deals with issues surrounding death.
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Animal Farm - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: Smartpass
Format: Online
Author Smartpass
Narrator Various
Duration 3h 20m
Through exhilarating full-cast drama, interviews with the main characters and Orwell's own words, the novel's relationship to Russia and its revolution is revealed.
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Twelfth Night - Smartpass Study Guide
Author: Smartpass
Format: Online
Author Smartpass
Narrator Various
Duration 4h 50m
The full text is presented as an accessible, rip-roaring, full-cast drama that really brings the comedy to life. The comprehensive commentary and analysis opens the doorways into Shakespeare's world.
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Author: Michael Palin
Format: Online
Author Michael Palin
Narrator Michael Palin
Duration 6h
Michael Palin is off to the Sahara Desert. From a starting point in Gibralter, he makes his way to Morocco, then over the Atlas Mountains to the little-known countries of Mauritiana, Mali and Chad. He journies on the longest train in the world and travels with nomadic herders, finally returning to the classical remains of Tunisia - where the Monty...
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Author: Roald Dahl
Format: Online
Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Quentin Blake
Duration 40m
A shy man, Mr Hoppy has only the courage for polite conversation with Mrs Silver, as she tends her pet tortoise Alfie, on the balcony below. But, when he learns that her dearest wish is for Alfie to grow bigger, he hatches a plan involving a giant pair of metal claws and 140 tortoises.
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Confessions of Georgia Nicholson Series Book 1: Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging
Author: Louise Rennison
Format: Online
Author Louise Rennison
Narrator Louise Rennison
SeriesConfessions of Georgia Nicolson, Book 1
Duration 3h 48m
It's bad enough being a teenager but Georgia Nicolson's problems go way beyond the average. She lives with her annoying parents, a three-year-old sister, her wildcat Angus and has to wear a beret to school. She would, however, rather be blond, have a smaller nose, slimmer eyebrows and a boyfriend. Georgia relates her tales of love and life in her d...
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Author: Roald Dahl
Format: Online
Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Stephen Thorne
Duration 2h 20m
Things are not what they seem - turtles, fingersmiths, the Mildenhall treasure, even a man who could see with his eyes closed. Everyday life is twisted into powerful and sometimes terrifying fantasies in these seven sinister, macabre and wholly unexpected short stories.
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The Chronicles of Narnia Series Book 2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Author: C S Lewis
Format: Online
Author C S Lewis
Narrator Andrew Sachs
SeriesThe Chronicles of Narnia, Book 2
Duration 3h 43m
Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are sent to live in a rambling, old house, and in an empty, forgotten room they find an old wardrobe which leads them into the magical land of Narnia. Narnia is doomed to perpetual Darkness unless the children unite with Aslan the lion against the evil White Witch to restore joy and light to the land. This is the secon...
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Author: Richmal Crompton
Format: Online
Author Richmal Crompton
Narrator Martin Jarvis
SeriesJust William, Book 1
Duration 2h 30m
A selection of stories about 10 year old William Brown and his trusty band of friends. Scruffy, mud-stained and mischievous, William is a lovable scamp whose hilarious pranks usually end in disaster - for his harassed elders at least.
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Author: A A Milne
Format: Online
Author A A Milne
Narrator Bernard Cribbins
SeriesWinnie-the-Pooh, Book 2
Duration 1h
The timeless adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends, in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday.
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