When the Dog Dies, Series 2, Episode 1
Author: Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
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Author Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesWhen the Dog Dies Series 2, Book 1
Duration 55m
Ronnie Corbett stars as granddad Sandy Hopper in Series 2 of the sitcom that reunites him with the writers of his hit comedy 'Sorry' - Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. In the first episode, 'Catchment if you Can', Sandy's quiet life is shattered when his daughter and son-in-law make use of his address
View BookRoutes of English,series 2, Programme 1
Author: Melvyn Bragg
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Author Melvyn Bragg
Narrator Melvyn Bragg
SeriesRoutes to English Series 2, Book 1
Duration 27m
When a new concept or product comes along, how does it get its name? Making up new words for new things or ideas isn't new. New words-linguists call them "coinages"-are as old as the English language itself. Melvyn Bragg explores the history of linguistic innovation from the Middle Ages, through the inventiveness of the Industrial Revolution, to th...
View BookA Close Shot With A Charge of Sixpence
Author: Sir Samuel Baker
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Author Sir Samuel Baker
Narrator Dinsdale Landen
Duration 17m
Sir Samuel White Baker, (b. 8 June 1821 - d. 30 December 1893) was a British explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist. This account of a big game encounter is a thrilling testimony that relays the sights, smells and especially sounds of a nineteenth-century hunting experience.
View BookAuthor: Jane Asher
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Author Jane Asher
Narrator Eileen Mills
Duration 8h 7m
John Hamilton didn't want children with his wife, but that was because he had led a secret life for 20 years, in the shape of a mistress and a 19 year-old daughter. Now, following a car crash which has left him in a vegetative state, the three women that he deceived decide his fate.
View BookThe Archers: The Christmas Collection
Author: BBC Audiobooks
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 40m
A compilation of highlights from various Christmas episodes, where we not only hear tidings of the births of Debbie Aldridge and John Archer, but also drop in on shows in the village hall and hear old favourite songs like The Village Pump rendered by Tom Forrest, and Jones' Ale by a group of tuneful male voices.
View BookAuthor: Una McCormack
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Author Una McCormack
Narrator Nicholas Briggs
Duration 5h 30m
In the city-state of Geath, the King lives in a golden hall, and the people want for nothing. Everyone is happy and everyone is rich. Or so it seems. When the Doctor, Amy and Rory look beneath the surface, they discover a city of secrets. In dark corners, strange creatures are stirring. At the heart of the hall, a great metal dragon oozes gold. The...
View BookJudi Dench & Michael Williams: With Great Pleasure
Author: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Judi Dench, Michael Williams
Duration 2h 22m
In this enchanting pair of programmes from 1991 and 1996, Dame Judi Dench and husband Michael Williams shared an eclectic selection of pieces that they loved, admired or simply found entertaining. 'With Great Pleasure' saw Judi Dench and Michael Williams joined by fellow actor Alec McCowen to read some of the literature that shaped their lives. Amo...
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Author Various
Narrator Edward Hardwicke
Duration 4h 26m
A wonderful selection of fictional detectives, all together in one superb collection of unabridged short stories. Find Sherlock Holmes with his long suffering colleague, Dr. Watson, in The Dying Detective, Father Brown as a witness in court in The Man in the Passage and everyone's favourite Inspector Morse in The Burglar. Appreciate Dame Muriel Spa...
View BookAuthor: Alice Oseman
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Author Alice Oseman
Narrator Huw Parmenter
Duration 9h 50m
The third novel from the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman - one of the most talked about YA writers in recent years. For Angel Rahimi life is about one thing: The Ark - a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are taking the world by storm. Being part of The Ark's fandom has given her everything she loves - her friend Juliet, her dreams, her place in...
View BookTales From the Schwartzgarten Book 1: Osbert the Avenger
Author: Christopher William Hill
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Author Christopher William Hill
Narrator Simon Shepherd
SeriesTales from Schwartzgarten, Book 1
Duration 6h 16m
Meet Osbert Brinkhoff, the unlikeliest of avengers. His is a tale of dark delights and ghastly goings-on, of injustice and revenge. The villains are vicious. The settings are sinister. And good does NOT always prevail...
View BookAuthor: Pat Barker
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Author Pat Barker
Narrator Kristin Atherton, Michael Fox
Duration 10h 44m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker, read by Kristin Atherton and Michael Fox. From the Booker Prize-winning author of Regeneration and one of our greatest contemporary writers on war comes a re-imagining of the most famous conflict in literature - the legendary Trojan War. The great city of Troy is unde...
View BookAuthor: Simon Lelic
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Author Simon Lelic
Narrator Nancy Carrol
Duration 9h 9m
Susanna Fenton has a secret. Fourteen years ago she left her identity behind, reinventing herself as a counsellor and starting a new life. It was the only way to keep her daughter safe. But everything changes when Adam Geraghty walks into her office. She's never met this young man before - so why does she feel like she knows him? Adam starts to tel...
View BookAuthor: Richard Overy
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Author Richard Overy
Narrator Jonathan Keeble
Duration 4h 12m
The dizzying pace of technological change in the early 20th century meant that it took only a little over ten years from the first flight by the Wright Brothers to the clash of fighter planes in the Great War. A period of terrible, rapid experiment followed to gain a brief technological edge. By the end of the war the British had lost an extraordin...
View BookThe Seven Spiritual Laws For Parents
Author: Deepak Chopra
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Author Deepak Chopra
Narrator Arthur Morey
Duration 2h 31m
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success was a phenomenally successful book-more than 1,600,000 copies were sold-and as copies were passed between friends and loved ones, it touched millions more lives. Its author, Deepak Chopra, received thousands of letters from readers, many of whom expressed the desire to convey those same principles to their childr...
View BookReflections On the Artist's Way
Author: Julia Cameron
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Author Julia Cameron
Narrator Julia Cameron
Duration 2h 42m
Unblock your natural creativity with help from Reflections on the Artist's Way, Julia Cameron's groundbreaking audiotape on unleashing your inner artist. Her unique system helps instill the creativityhabit, while yielding powerful results. God's greatest gift to you, she teaches, is your creativity. It is a divine expression, which can be repaid on...
View BookAuthor: Ruth Rendell
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Author Ruth Rendell
Narrator David Suchet
Duration 9h 37m
Martin Urban is a quiet bachelor with a comfortable life, free of worry and distractions. When he unexpectedly comes into a small fortune, he decides to use his newfound wealth to help out those in need. Finn also leads a quiet life, and comes into a little money of his own. Normally, their paths would never have crossed. But Martin's ideas about w...
View BookAuthor: Jodi Picoult
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Author Jodi Picoult
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesBetween the Lines, Book 1
Duration 8h 45m
For her first-ever YA novel, #1 New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult collaborates with her teenage daughter Samantha van Leer on an exhilarating work of cross-generational appeal. A story of romance, adventure, and humor, Between the Lines features high-schooler and social outsider Delilah, who discovers a charming fairy tale in the scho...
View BookAuthor: Andrea Portes
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Author Andrea Portes
Narrator Caitlin Davies
Duration 6h 10m
Outside, Anika Dragomir is all lip gloss and blond hair-the third most popular girl in school. Inside, she's a freak. A mix of dark thoughts, diabolical plots, and, if local chatter is to be believed, vampire DNA. After all, her father is from Romania. Everyone else in Nebraska is about as American as an apple pie . . . wrapped in a flag . . . on t...
View BookAuthor: Richard and Florence Atwater
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Author Richard and Florence Atwater
Narrator Nick Sullivan
Duration 2h 14m
Mr. Popper dreams about leaving his boring life and going on an adventure to the Antarctic. When the legendary Admiral Drake sends him a live penguin in response to his letter, he is thrilled. Very soon, he also receives a female companion for his penguin and they have 10 children. But Mr. Popper has enough trouble supporting his human family, and...
View BookAuthor: Square Dog Radio Mike Hally
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Author Square Dog Radio Mike Hally
Narrator Rory Cellan-Jones
Duration 34m
The patent system in the USA is so distorted it's now more lucrative for companies known as 'patent trolls' to sue manufacturers rather than actually make anything. The problems so serious that President Obama has got involved - and British companies are targeted if they do business in the US. Rory Cellan-Jones investigates and finds one of the wor...
View BookAuthor: Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
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Author Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 46m
Ronnie Corbett stars as granddad Sandy Hopper in Series 2 of the sitcom that reunites him with the writers of his hit comedy 'Sorry' - Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent. In this second series, Sandy is still growing old happily along with his dog Henry. His grown-up children want him to move out of the family home so they can get their hands on their...
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