Author: Nick Warburton
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Author Nick Warburton
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 27m
First episode to kick-off the BBC Radio 4 comedy-drama series, 'Turf Wars' by Nick Warburton, originally broadcast on the 9 March 2011. This delicious comedy, 'Losing the Plot', stars James Fleet as Edward, a bashful man who, passing a local allotment, speaks to an attractive female allotee (Joanna Monro). He decides there and then that he must app...
View BookNorth By Northamptonshire Compete Series
Author: Katherine Jakeways
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Author Katherine Jakeways
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 51m
A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama series with a stunning cast including Sheila Hancock, Mackenzie Crook, Penelope Wilton, Felicity Montagu and Kevin Eldon about a small town in the middle of Northamptonshire as it prepares for a talent night. North by Northamptonshire was originally broadcast weekly from 16 June 2010 - 7 July 2010. In each episode we catc...
View BookThe Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh
Author: Saki
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Author Saki
Narrator James Rawlings
Duration 10m
The disappearance of a rather strong-willed and domineering woman is the talk of the town. She is nowhere to be found, and rumours abound that a kidnapping may well be afoot. Another satirical winner from Saki writing as H.H. Munro, where all is not necessarily as it seems and the witticisms are fast and frequent.
View BookThe Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Author: Robert Tressell
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Author Robert Tressell
Narrator Tony Robinson
Duration 5h
'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists' tells the story of a group of working men who are joined one day by Frank Owen, a journeyman-prophet with a vision of a just society. Owen's spirited attacks on the greed and dishonesty of the capitalist system rouse his fellow men to rise up and fight for a fairer Britain. A classic novel about the English wo...
View BookAuthor: BBC Audiobooks
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Various
SeriesI'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Book 8
Duration 2h 30m
Humphrey Littleton presides over panellists Tim Brooke-Taylor, Willie Rushton, Graeme Greene and Barry Cryer in this compilation of ad-libbing from the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series. Includes the games 'Cheddar Gorge', 'Gargle Gargle' and 'Good News Bad News'.
View BookAnother Case of Milton Jones, Series 3, Episode 2
Author: Milton Jones
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Author Milton Jones
Narrator Various
SeriesAnother Case of Milton Jones Series 3, Book 2
Duration 27m
The glorious return of Milton Jones in the series, where each episode, he bestrides the globe as an expert in his field, with no ability whatsoever. In this episode, he's a collector and antiques expert whose passion for Faberg‚ Eggs leads him to bankruptcy, a Russian sleigh ride and a mysterious Swiss Schloss...Written by Milton with James C...
View BookDoctor Who: The Enemy of the World
Author: BBC Audiobooks
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Full Cast
Duration 2h 24m
Patrick Troughton plays a double role, as both the second Doctor and the ruthless Salamander, in this six-part adventure of political intrigue from 1967. The TARDIS arrives in a futuristic Australia, where the genius Salamander has found a way to end starvation by harnessing the sun's energy and preventing natural disasters on a global scale. But t...
View BookAuthor: Mcmanus Chris
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Author Mcmanus Chris
Narrator Chris Mcmanus
Duration 27m
Chris McManus uncovers the secrets of a collection of six thousand dusty old postcards which turned up in a forgotten cupboard in the Psychology Department of University College London. It started with two medium-sized cardboard boxes. When Richard Rawles of the Department of Psychology of University College London opened them, he found 6000 postca...
View BookAgatha Raisin: The Wizard of Evesham & the Murderous Marriage
Author: M. C. Beaton
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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: Alan Garner
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Author Alan Garner
Narrator Philip Madoc
SeriesAlderley, Book 2
Duration 4h 31m
Alan Garner's exciting and atmospheric tale of magic and evil which began with 'The Weirdstone of Brisingamen' (book number 9955 & 9955CD) continues. Colin and Susan are not safe from the evil Morrigan and once more find themselves back in Fundindelve with the wizard Cadellin.
View BookAuthor: Hinch Mrs
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Author Hinch Mrs
Narrator Hinch Mrs
Duration 4h 32m
Brought to you by Penguin. All the best cleaning tips to shine your sink and soothe your soul. Discover how to transform your home. Cleaning doesn't have to be that job you dread. Not when Mrs Hinch is here to show you her sparkly ways! Mrs Hinch has taken the nation by storm with her infectiously addictive charm, clever cleaning hacks and her pass...
View BookA Series of Unfortunate Events Book 5: The Austere Academy
Author: Lemony Snicket
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Author Lemony Snicket
Narrator Lemony Snicket
SeriesA Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 5
Duration 3h 16m
As the three Baudelaire orphans warily approach their new home Prufrock Preparatory School, they can't help but notice the enormous stone arch bearing the school's motto Memento Mori or "Remember you will die." This is not a cheerful greeting and certainly marks an inauspicious beginning to a very bleak story just as we have come to expect from Lem...
View BookAuthor: Clive Cussler
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Author Clive Cussler
Narrator J Charles
SeriesOregon Files, Book 1
Duration 11h 44m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Golden Buddha by Clive Cussler with Craig Dirgo, read by J. Charles. When Cabrillo and his ship are hired by the US government to find an ancient statue known as the Golden Buddha, stolen from the Dalai Lama in 1959, the stakes couldn't be higher. Success of failure will determine the future of Tibet. Playi...
View BookAuthor: Jeffery Deaver
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Author Jeffery Deaver
Narrator Todd Boyce
Duration 6h 35m
Gabrielle is sitting in an apartment in Manhattan, watching the clock. Her daughter has been kidnapped, she's shot and killed a man, and is trying to negotiate with the kidnapper. He wants the October List, and he wants money. The doorbell rings...That is the end of Gabrielle's story, and the first chapter of the novel. The next chapter is the scen...
View BookAuthor: Listening Books
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Author Books Listening
Narrator Vaseem Khan
Duration 16m
Vaseem Khan is a crime writer, the first two books in his Baby Ganesh Detective Agency series are available to borrow from both our online and MP3 CD library. Photo ¸ Nirupama Khan.
View BookAuthor: Sarah Waters
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Author Sarah Waters
Narrator Juanita Mcmahon
Duration 18h 55m
New York Times best-selling author Sarah Waters received sweeping critical acclaim for her debut, Tipping the Velvet, and has been a finalist for the Orange and Booker Prizes. In The Night Watch she tells the riveting, intersecting tales of four Londoners during and after World War II. As these four people survive the devastation of war and experie...
View BookAuthor: Jennifer Finney Boylan
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Author Jennifer Finney Boylan
Narrator Various
Duration 11h
The provocative bestseller She's Not There is the winning, utterly surprising story of a person changing genders. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Jennifer Finney Boylan explores the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing friendships, and rejoices in the redeeming power of family. Told in Boylan's fresh voice, She's Not...
View BookTemperance Brennan Book 4: Fatal Voyage
Author: Kathy Reichs
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Author Kathy Reichs
Narrator Kate Harper
SeriesTemperance Brennan, Book 4
Duration 11h 48m
When a plane crashes high in the mountains of North Carolina, forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan is called in to identify the victims. A chance discovery concerns her: a severed foot, well away from the main crash site. A deserted house close by is buried so deep in the woods that locals claim to know nothing of its existence. And her examinatio...
View BookConfessions of A Jane Austen Addict
Author: Laurie Viera Rigler
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Author Laurie Viera Rigler
Narrator Liza Ross
SeriesJane Austen Addict, Book 1
Duration 8h 26m
Courtney Stone-sassy, smart and suddenly single-has always felt she might have been better suited to life in Jane Austen's England. Then one evening, having drifted off to sleep after self-medicating with pizza, Absolut, and Elizabeth and Darcy, Courtney wakes up in 19th century England in the body and bed of a girl called Jane Mansfield...A laugh-...
View BookThe Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter
Author: Beatrix Potter
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Author Beatrix Potter
Narrator Wanda Mccaddon
Duration 3h 14m
Beatrix Potter's charming stories have enchanted children for over a hundred years. She brilliantly evokes the beauty of nature and country life, and each story brings to life characters listeners will remember and love for years to come. This collection includes eighteen favorite tales about Peter Rabbit, Tom Kitten, Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs. Tittlemo...
View BookAuthor: Mark Mills
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Author Mark Mills
Narrator Peter Joyce
Duration 10h 16m
Summer, 1942. For the people of Malta, suffering daily bombing raids, the British are the last line of defence against the Nazis. And it is Max Chadwick's job as the information officer to ensure the news the islanders receive maintains morale. So when Max is given proof suggesting a British officer is murdering local women, he knows the consequenc...
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