BBC Audiobooks Ltd
The Potted Gardener continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin cozy mystery series—now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television.
Never say die. That's the philosophy Agatha Raisin clings to when she comes home to cozy Carsely and finds a new woman ensconced in the affections of her attractive bachelor neighbor, James Lacey. The beautiful newcomer, Mary Fortune, is superior in every way, especially
Inspector Roderick Alleyn has been invited to an opening night, a new play in which two characters quarrel and then struggle for a gun, with predictably sad results. Even sadder, the gun was not, in fact, loaded with blanks. And when it comes to interviewing...
8) Vanity fair
Elisabeth Sladen presents another time-travelling journey through the history of Doctor Who on BBC radio and television.
Our good friend the Doctor may continually jump from the past to the present and back to the future, but he’s never really gone away. Since 1963 he has had a massive influence on our popular culture – as this second volume of rare material illustrates.
Doctor Who has long been a favourite source of inspiration for comedy
...10) Fatherland
2007 Audie® Award Finalist - Audiobook Adapted from Another Medium
A selection of Letter from America broadcasts from the years 1982-2003, plus a tribute to Alistair Cooke.
Alistair Cooke was radio’s great observer, the doyen of foreign correspondents and the world’s most famous letter writer. From 1946 until 2004, he explained the Americans to the British through his weekly Letter From America,
...12) False scent
Four episodes of machinations and manipulation from the classic BBC political satire. Open Government/Big Brother/The Economy Drive/The Writing on the Wall. The sustained dry wit of the dialogue and the wonderful interplay between the three main characters; Jim Hacker, Sir Humphrey and Bernard Wooley; made Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay’s satirical comedy compulsive viewing. The strength of the writing makes these audios a joy to listen to.
2007 Audie® Award Finalist - Audiobook Adapted from Another Medium
Once more personally selected by Alistair Cooke these middle years in America bring reports on the black revolution and ’60s counter culture as well as fascinating memories of Bing Crosby, Groucho Marx and Duke Ellington.
17) Cranford
18) Nemesis
In the high summer of 77 AD, Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco is beset by personal problems. A middle-aged couple who supplied statues to his father have disappeared. They had an old feud with a bunch of notorious freedmen, the Claudii, who terrorize the neighborhood. When a mutilated corpse turns up, Falco and his friend Petronius investigate. But just as they are making progress, the Chief Spy, Anacrites, snatches the case away. He makes false
...Talking Heads is a complete collection of Bennett's six masterful monologues, performed by the authour and five of Britain's leading actresses. In these compelling pieces, Bennett displays the wry observation, knowing irony and tender misunderstement that have ensured his rightful place at the forefront of contemporary writing.
Features: A Chip in the Sugar with Alan Bennett/A Lady of Letters with Patricia Routledge/Bed Among the Lentils with
...20) 1930 - 1939
AUTHENTIC VOICES FROM THE PAST ILLUSTRATE THIS UNIQUE HISTORY OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, WRITTEN BY JOANNA BOURKE AND PRESENTED BY TIM PIGOTT-SMITH
Eyewitness provides a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear the events of the century described by those who saw them happen. A wealth of BBC archive recordings, some never previously broadcast, is interwoven with an illuminating commentary by the historian Joanna Bourke. Published in ten volumes,
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