Elephants To Catch Eels, Series 2, Episode 6
Author: Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
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Author Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Narrator Sheridan Smith
SeriesElephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 6
Duration 28m
The BBC Radio comedy set in an 18th century Cornish village-written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain and produced by Jan Ravens. In Mother, there's a surprise for smuggler Tamsyn-and confusion aboard a boat to France. Stars Sheridan Smith. From May 2004.
View BookRhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrell of Laughs
Author: Rhod Gilbert
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Author Rhod Gilbert
Narrator Various
Duration 56m
Welsh stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert hosts a brand new audience comedy show for Radio 2 featuring regulars Lloyd Langford and Greg Davies (We Are Klang), along with Sarah Millican who takes a weekly look at The Six Stages of Woman. Episode four features live music from Goldheart Assembly, including hits King of Rome, Engraver's Daughter and new sin...
View BookAuthor: Lynne Truss
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Author Lynne Truss
Narrator Lynn Fairleigh
Duration 8h
A pre-Bridget Jones collection of comic journalism in the form of a guide to the life of a cat-owning modern single woman in her 30s. Truss struggles with procrastination, single bananas, unclear cooking instructions and the ungrateful (and occasionally homicidal) nature of cats.
View BookWill Smith Presents the Tao of Bergerac
Author: Will Smith
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Author Will Smith
Narrator The Author
Duration 2h
Bergerac-obsessed Will Smith has one guiding force in his life - an audio book of John Nettles reading the ancient Chinese text of the Tao. He has always used this tape to illuminate problems in his life, to find a way through when the road seems blocked. Now Will brings the Tao of Bergerac to his audience, as each week he navigates the minefield o...
View BookAuthor: Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
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Author Bob Larbey, John Esmonde
Narrator Full Cast
SeriesThe Good Life, Book 2
Duration 1h 51m
Includes: 'The Thing in the Cellar', 'The Pagan Rite', 'Backs to the Wall', 'Just my Bill'. Four more original BBC television episodes of the much-loved classic sitcom starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Paul Eddington and Penelope Keith.
View BookAuthor: Ashley Mardell
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Author Ashley Mardell
Narrator Amy Melissa Bentley
Duration 4h 14m
The twenty-first century has seen very positive movement for LGBT+ rights. In the last few years the overturning of DOMA, the SCOTUS ruling in favor of the Marriage Equality Act, American transgender politicians elected to office, and landmark moments such as Apple becoming the most valuable company in the world under the leadership of an openly ga...
View BookAuthor: Henning Mankell
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Author Henning Mankell
Narrator Sean Barrett
Duration 15h 6m
Every morning H†kan von Enke takes a walk in the forest near his apartment in Stockholm. However, one winter's day he fails to come home. It seems that the retired naval officer has vanished without trace. Detective Kurt Wallander is not officially involved in the investigation but he has personal reasons for his interest in the case as H&da...
View BookThe Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep
Author: Carl-Johan Forrsen Ehrlin
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Author Carl-Johan Forrsen Ehrlin
Narrator Roy Mcmillan
Duration 1h
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep by Carl-Johan Forss‚n Ehrlin, read by Rachel Bavidge and Roy McMillian. The groundbreaking No. 1 bestseller is sure to turn nightly bedtime battles into a loving and special end-of-day ritual. This child-tested, parent-approved story uses a...
View BookFeminists Don't Wear Pink (and Other Lies)
Author: Scarlett Curtis
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Author Scarlett Curtis
Narrator Various
Duration 5h 21m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies) curated and read by Scarlett Curtis with additional narration from Nico Parker, Natasia Demetriou, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Rosie Akerman and Grace Campbell. We asked 52 women: what does the F word mean to you? The result is extraordinary. "Brilliant, hysterical, trut...
View BookAuthor: Matthew Walker
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Author Matthew Walker
Narrator John Sackville
Duration 13h 40m
Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity, diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. Until very recently, science had no a...
View BookAuthor: R D Wingfield
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Author R D Wingfield
Narrator Derek Martin
Duration 1h 25m
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast drama starring Derek Martin, the precursor to the popular TV series and novels. Jack Frost is disheveled, disorganised and disrespectful. His superiors don't like him. He has a habit of doing things his way - and getting results. But when Denton CID is faced with a spate of major crimes, Frost finds himself under pressure. A...
View BookAuthor: Alison Weir
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Author Alison Weir
Narrator Julia Franklin
Duration 19h 13m
France, 1152. A beautiful woman is escaping through France, leaving behind two young daughters and a shattered marriage. This woman is Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, and her sole purpose is to marry the man she loves, Henry Plantagenet, a man destined for greatness as King of England. Theirs is a union founded on lust which will create a great empi...
View BookLittle Red Riding Hood and Other Stories
Author: Various
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Author Various
Narrator Wayne Forester
Duration 33m
Ladybird presents First Favourite Tales Audio, a fabulous collection of classic stories for toddlers, brought to life through the magic of audio. Produced with enchanting sound effects and lively music that will delight children, and introduce them to the world's most famous stories. This collection of six classic tales contains: Little Red Riding...
View BookDiscworld Series Book 6: Wyrd Sisters
Author: Terry Pratchett
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Author Terry Pratchett
Narrator Celia Imrie
SeriesDiscworld, Book 6
Duration 10h 11m
Three witches gathered on a lonely heath. A king cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin. A child heir and the crown of the kingdom, both missing. The omens are not auspicious for the new incumbent, for whom ascending this tainted throne is a more complicated affair than you might imagine, particularly when the blood on your ha...
View BookAuthor: Jane Shemilt
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Author Jane Shemilt
Narrator Deryn Edwards
Duration 9h 16m
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Drowning Lessons by Jane Shemilt, read by Deryn Edwards. The haunting new novel from the author of 2014's stunning Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller Daughter. The press conference, one year ago. Our home is a crime scene now. I am in yesterday's clothes. The clothes in whic...
View BookAuthor: Mahi Binebine
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Author Mahi Binebine
Narrator Harry Jardine
Duration 3h 40m
On the outskirts of Casablanca, next to the dump, is the shantytown of Sidi Moumen, where Yachine and his ten brothers grew up, in the aimless chaos of drugs, violence, unemployment, and despair. The barefoot boys started their own football team-the Stars of Sidi Moumen. They played amongst the rocks, detritus, and buried skeletons of the dump but...
View BookAuthor: Alan Garner
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Author Alan Garner
Narrator Wayne Forester
Duration 4h 52m
After hearing scratches in the attic, Alison discovers a dinner service covered in an intriguing floral owl pattern, and a series of events are set in motion that will change her life forever. Alison, her step-brother Roger and Welsh boy Gwyn are forced into a cyclical replay of the tragic Welsh legend of Blodeuwedd, in which a woman is turned into...
View BookHow Loud Can You Burp? and Other Extremely Important Questions
Author: Glenn Murphy
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Author Glenn Murphy
Narrator Paul Vates, Dick Cooper
Duration 6h 47m
How loud can you burp? Could we use animal poo to make electricity? Why is water wet, and is anything wetter than water? What's the deadliest disease in the world? What are clouds for? What's the difference between a brain and a computer? This is a wonderfully funny and informative book which helps us take a fresh look at the world (and universe) w...
View BookJust A Minute, Series 61: Episode 7
Author: Ian Messiter
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Author Ian Messiter
Narrator Various
SeriesJust a Minute Series 61, Book 7
Duration 28m
The popular panel game hosted by Nicholas Parsons. The guests try to speak on a topic given to them without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Panellists this week are Julian Clary, Phill Jupitus, Josie Lawrence and ex-rocker Rick Wakeman.
View BookElephants To Catch Eels, Series 2, Episode 5
Author: Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
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Author Nev Fountain, Tom Jamieson
Narrator Sheridan Smith
SeriesElephants to Catch Eels Series 2, Book 5
Duration 28m
The BBC Radio comedy set in an 18th century Cornish village-written by Tom Jamieson and Nev Fountain and produced by Jan Ravens. In London, smuggler Jago is kidnapped. But can he survive in polite city society? Stars Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman. From May 2004.
View BookRhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel of Laughs
Author: Rhod Gilbert
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Author Rhod Gilbert
Narrator Various
Duration 55m
Welsh stand-up comedian Rhod Gilbert hosts a brand new audience comedy show featuring comedy regulars Lloyd Langford and Greg Davies (We Are Klang), along with Sarah Millican who takes a weekly look at The Six Stages of Woman. This final episode features live music from The Hoosiers, including the hit Worried About Ray, and the guest comedian is Jo...
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