Author: Sam Hoyle, Jessica Dromgoole, James Robinson, Matthew Broughton
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Author Sam Hoyle, Jessica Dromgoole, James Robinson, Matthew Broughton
Narrator Gunnar Cauthery, Donnla Hughes
SeriesPlanet B Series 2, Book 4
Duration 28m
The fourth episode of series two of the BBC Radio 7 sci-fi drama set in the virtual world of a futuristic game. Originally broadcast 20 December 2009. In Light City, Lioba and Kip are on the city streets where crime pays-until a vigilante appears.
View BookAuthor: Meera Syal
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Author Meera Syal
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 40m
Nothing escapes the satirical eye of Britain's successful first all-Asian sketch show in the compilation of the best of the first BBC Radio 4 series together with three shows from series two. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES.
View BookThe Infinite Monkey Cage Series 1 Episode 4
Author: BBC Audiogo
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Author BBC Audiogo
Narrator Various
SeriesThe Infinite Monkey Cage Series 1, Book 4
Duration 27m
The fourth and final episode of the first series of BBC Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage, in which physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince take a witty, irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the world according to science. Robin and Brian are joined by Victor Stock, Dean of Guildford Cathedral, and science journalist Adam Rutherford for...
View BookThe Men From the MinistryThe Men From the MinistryThe Men From the Ministry
Author: Edward Taylor
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Author Edward Taylor
Narrator Various
Duration 2h
Four episodes of classic comedy from the days when the Civil Service had a sense of humour. The Men from the Ministry were the hilarious radio forerunners of TV's Yes Minister, bungling bureaucrats who bungled for fifteen glorious years from 1962 to 1977. Muddling through were Wilfrid Hyde White, as the first head of the ubiquitous General Assistan...
View BookJust A Minute: The Best of 2010
Author: BBC Audiobooks
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Nicholas Parsons Et Al
Duration 1h 51m
Hosted by Nicholas Parsons and featuring Paul Merton, and a host of guest players. Just a Minute was devised by the late Ian Messiter. It has been running since 1967. These volumes feature 4 of the best episodes from 2010.
View BookAuthor: M.R. James
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Author M.R. James
Narrator Derek Jacobi
Duration 1h 6m
A compilation of five chilling stories from M. R. James, including four previously unreleased stories and originally recorded for the Radio 4 'Woman's Hour' in Christmas 2007. M. R. James is an important part of the nation's celebration of Christmas. In the oral tradition, many of his thirty or so tales were penned as Christmas Eve entertainments a...
View BookAuthor: Haruki Murakami
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Author Haruki Murakami
Narrator Rupert Degas
Duration 12h 45m
This audiobook features an ordinary man on an extraordinary journey living in a world glittering with technology in which something is wanting still. It is a supernatural thriller, a detective novel and a love story, with a cast of extraordinary characters, including a psychic 13-year-old drop-out with a passion for 'Talking Heads', a hunky matinee...
View BookAuthor: Lucy Strange
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Author Lucy Strange
Narrator Lucy Strange
Duration 5h 56m
The second novel from Lucy Strange; an atmospheric story of families and fantasy. England is at war. Growing up in a lighthouse, Pet's world has been one of storms, secret tunnels and stories about sea monsters. But now the clifftops are a terrifying battleground, and her family is torn apart. This is the story of a girl who is small, afraid and un...
View BookFirst Law Trilogy Book 3: Last Argument of Kings
Author: Joe Abercrombie
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Author Joe Abercrombie
Narrator Steven Pacey
SeriesFirst Law Trilogy, Book 3
Duration 27h 3m
Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him - but it's going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the King of the Northmen still stands firm, and there's only one man who can stop him. His oldest friend, and his oldest enemy. It's past time for the Bloody-Nine to come home. With too many masters and too little time, Superior...
View BookAuthor: Anna Burns
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Author Anna Burns
Narrator Brid Brennan
Duration 14h 12m
In this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister, our protagonist, is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounter with Milkman. But when first brother-in-law sniffs out her struggle, and rumours start to swell, middle sister becomes 'interesting'. Th...
View BookAuthor: Paul Finch
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Author Paul Finch
Narrator Chloe Massey
Duration 13h 27m
DC Lucy Clayburn is having a tough time of it. Not only is her estranged father one of the North West's toughest gangsters, but she is in the midst of one of the biggest police operations of her life. Members of the public have started to disappear, taken from the streets as they're going about their every day lives. But no bodies are appearing - i...
View BookAuthor: C.S. Lewis
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Author C.S. Lewis
Narrator Ralph Cosham
Duration 1h 51m
Written after his wife's tragic death as a way of surviving the "mad midnight moments," A Grief Observed is C. S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. This work contains his concise, genuine reflections on that period: "Nothing will shake a man-or at any rate a man like me-out of his me...
View BookDoctor Faustus (York Notes For AS and A2)
Author: Jill Barker
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Author Jill Barker
Narrator Claire Cordier
Duration 7h 37m
York Notes for AS & A2 have been specifically designed for AS & A2 students to help you get the very best grade you can. They are comprehensive, easy to use, packed with valuable features and written by experienced examiners and teachers to give you an expert understanding of the text, critical approaches and the all-important exam. This ed...
View BookAuthor: Simon Brett
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Author Simon Brett
Narrator Various
SeriesFather Paolo Baldi Mysteries Series 4, Book 1
Duration 43m
On sabbatical from the Franciscan order, Father Paolo Baldi is working as a philosophy lecturer in Dublin when his life takes an unexpected turn and he finds himself helping the police to solve crimes. In Cross Purposes, Father Baldi teams up with a surprisingly adept Father Troy to solve some crossword-related murders in Dublin's literary circles....
View BookAuthor: Sam Hoyle, Jessica Dromgoole, Matthew Broughton, James Robinson
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Author Sam Hoyle, Jessica Dromgoole, Matthew Broughton, James Robinson
Narrator Gunnar Cauthery, Donnla Hughes
SeriesPlanet B Series 2, Book 3
Duration 28m
The third episode of series two of the BBC Radio 7 sci-fi drama set in the virtual world of a futuristic game. Originally broadcast 13 December 2009. In Paradise Hazard, Lioba and Kip find Happy Valley is virtually perfect with its lawns and birds.
View BookAuthor: Joanne Harris
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Author Joanne Harris
Narrator Steven Pacey
Duration 11h 55m
Henry Chester, a Victorian artist, is in search of the perfect model. In nine-year-old Effie he finds her. Ten years later, lovely, childlike and sedated, Effie seems the ideal wife. But something inside her is about to awaken.
View BookAuthor: Karin Fossum
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Author Karin Fossum
Narrator David Rintoul
SeriesInspector Sejer, Book 5
Duration 9h 32m
Gunder Jomann, a quiet, middle-aged man from a peaceful Norwegian community, thinks his life has been made complete when he returns from a trip to India a married man. But on the day his Indian bride is due to join him, he is called to the hospital to his sister's bedside. The local taxi driver sent instead to meet the bride at the airport returns...
View BookThe Infinite Monkey Cage Series 1 Episode 3
Author: BBC Audiogo
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Author BBC Audiogo
Narrator Various
SeriesThe Infinite Monkey Cage Series 1, Book 3
Duration 27m
The third episode of the first series of BBC Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage, in which physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince take a witty, irreverent and unashamedly rational look at the world according to science. In this episode, Quantum Theory, Astrology, CERN, physicist turned comedian Ben Miller joins Brian and Robin to discuss quantu...
View BookAuthor: BBC Audiobooks
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Nicholas Parsons Et Al
SeriesJust a Classic Minute, Book 4
Duration 2h 4m
Nicholas Parsons presents four more specially-selected archive episodes of the ever-popular comedy panel game from its early days. Just as uproariously funny - and terrifically popular - today as when it first began on BBC Radio 4 in 1968, Just a Minute challenges contestants to speak for one minute on a given subject without repetition, hesitation...
View BookSpike Milligan: The Parkinson Interviews
Author: BBC Audiobooks
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Michael Parkinson
Duration 1h 8m
Presented by Michael Parkinson, this collection of interviews is taken from Spike Milligan's numerous appearances on Parkinson between 1972 and 1982. The subjects which Spike covers include his early years, his poetry and books, 'The Goons', and his relationship with the BBC.
View BookAuthor: Jean M Auel
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Author Jean M Auel
Narrator Rowena Cooper
SeriesEarth's Children® Series, Book 3
Duration 28h 26m
Leaving the valley that has become her home with Jondalar, the handsome man she has nursed back to health and come to love, Ayla embarks on a journey that will lead her to the Mamutoi - the Mammoth Hunters. CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND/OR ADULT THEMES.
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