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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Volume 1, The

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle

Performed By : Various

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 2 hours 55 minutes

Categories : Detective
Classics
Dramatizations
Drama
British

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Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in the first collection of stories from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon

 

A Scandal in Bohemia - The King of Bohemia seeks the return of a compromising photograph but the woman who has it proves more than a match for the great detective.

The Red-Headed League - Holmes and Doyle move into top gear in one of the finest stories in the canon. Why should a pawnbroker have to copy out the Encyclopaedia Britannica and what bearing can the knees of a man's trousers have on the case?

A Case of Identity - A squalid little story of greed, and a solid piece of professional work on Holmes' part in finding out why a City cashier should ditch his love on their wedding day.

The Boscombe Valley Mystery - Another dazzler with Holmes needing all his powers to solve a splendid murder case with Australian connections.

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Believe Me

Author : John R. Alden

Performed By : Christopher Hurt

Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc

Runtime : 7 hours

Categories : Poetry

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It's not often that an acclaimed historian is revealed to be the author of light
verse, but John R. Alden here presents us with 1,707 couplets, quatrains, and other terse
verse in the tradition of Ogden Nash. His subject matter ranges from dinosaurs to computers,
from Confucius to Darwin, from Jonah to George Bush. His wit, wisdom, and powers of
observation are sure to amuse and delight. A sample: "How did Arkman Noah/Provide for
protozoa?"

John R. Alden died in 1991. Blackstone Audiobooks has also recorded his George Washington: A Biography and Rise of the American Republic.

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Green Mile, The

Author : Stephen King

Performed By : Frank Muller

Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks

Runtime : 13 hours

Categories : Horror & Suspense
Horror & Suspense
Psychological
Horror & Suspense
Dramatizations

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At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, killers such as ‘Billy the Kid’ Wharton and the possessed Eduard Delacroix await death strapped in ‘Old Sparky’.

Guards as decent as Paul Edgecombe and as sadistic as Percy Wetmore watch over them. But good or evil, innocent or guilty, none has ever seen the brutal likes of the new prisoner, John Coffey, sentenced to death for raping and murdering two young girls.

Is Coffey a devil in human form? Or is he a far, far different kind of being? There are more wonders in heaven and hell than anyone at Cold Mountain can imagine.

In The Green Mile, Stephen King builds the tension page by page and then delivers a revelation that will truly blow your mind.

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Barron's EZ-101 Study Keys: American Literature

Author : Francis E. Skipp, Ph.D.

Performed By : Stuart Langton

Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc

Runtime : 4 hours 30 minutes

Categories : Knowledge & Learning
Classic Literature
Classics

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An excellent introduction for students at the high-school or college levels.
Midwest Book Review

Designed to be compatible with virtually every standard textbook in their subject field,
Barrons EZ-101 Study Keys gives you a valuable overview of your college-level course.
Classroom-style notes emphasize important facts, remind you what you need to remember for
term papers and exams, and help guide you through the complexities of lectures and textbooks.

In American Literature, all main periods are covered, from the colonial period to the
present movement toward cultural diversity. Also covered are key themes and personalities,
with emphasis on major figures, including Ben Franklin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman,
Emily Dickinson, Henry James, Edith Wharton, William Faulkner, Langston Hughes,
Tennessee Williams, Alice Walker, and many more.

Stuart Langton is an award-winning actor based in New York City. He works in theater, film, and TV and has narrated audiobooks for more than ten years.

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Chronicles - Volume One

Author : Bob Dylan

Performed By : Sean Penn

Publisher : Simon & Schuster

Runtime : 6 hours

Categories : Autobiography
Arts & Drama
Music Related
Music Related

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"I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself. I felt like it was looking right at me and nobody else."



Bob Dylan's Chronicle: Volume One explores the critical junctions in his life and career. Through Dylan's eyes and open mind, we see Greenwich Village, circa 1961, when he first arrives in Manhattan. Dylan's New York is a magical city of possibilities -- smoky, nightlong parties; literary awakenings; transient loves and unbreakable friendships. Elegiac observations are punctuated by jabs of memories, penetrating and tough. With side trips to New Orleans, Woodstock, Minnesota and points west, Chronicles: Volume One is an intimate and intensely personal recollection of extraordinary times.



Revealing, poetical, passionate and witty, Chronicles: Volume One is a mesmerizing window on Bob Dylan's thoughts and influences. Dylan's voice is distinctively American: generous of spirit, engaged, fanciful and rhythmic. Utilizing his unparalleled gifts of storytelling and the exquisite expressiveness that are the hallmarks of his music, Bob Dylan turns Chronicles: Volume One into a poignant reflection on life, and the people and places that helped shape the man and the art.

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Barchester Towers

Author : Anthony Trollope

Performed By : Simon Vance

Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc

Runtime : 19 hours

Categories : Classic Literature

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"In the writing of Barchester Towers I took great delight. The Bishop and Miss Proudie were very real to me, as were also the troubles of the archdeacon and the loves of Mr. Slope."--Anthony Trollope

This magnificent novel, sequel to The Warden and second in the Chronicles of Barsetshire, satirizes the struggle for ascendancy among the clergy of a cathedral city. The contest is between the outgoing church authorities led by Archdeacon Grantly and the newcomers led by Mrs. Proudie and her protg, the ambitious Mr. Obadiah Slope. Each wishes to become the dominant voice in the quiet diocese of Barchester, and they contend for the newly vacant post of warden of Hiram's Hospital.

The truth is that Barchester's leadership is really concerned with social rather than spiritual or moral issues. These intrigues, entwined through the lives of many memorable characters, provide a humorous backdrop for exploring the clash between the old and new ways in Victorian England.

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Julius Caesar

Author : William Shakespeare

Performed By : Full Cast Production

Publisher : Harper Collins US

Runtime : 2 hours 15 minutes

Categories : Shakespeare

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In Julius Caesar, there are no heroes, only heroic words spoken by men of ambition, arrogance, and jealousy. Yet Julius Caesar is also one of Shakespeare's most popular and polished works, a seamless blend of highly-stylized oratory and penetrating soliloquies that lays bare the innermost workings of the human mind. Here is Shakespeare in his prime, taking the story of history's most notorious assassination and fashioning from it a brilliant and at times chilling indictment of politics by violence and of how even the strongest and noblest of minds can be corrupted by flattery and the lure of power.

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Ballet Stories

Author : David Angus

Performed By : Jenny Agutter

Publisher : Select Music & Distribution

Runtime : 1 hour 50 minutes

Categories : Short Stories
Music Related

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The magic of ballet is evoked in these enchanting stories presented with many musical excerpts from the works themselves. The stories of two French ballets - Giselle and Coppelia - and the three great ballets by Tchaikovsky are presented in engaging style by Jenny Agutter, who was herself a dancer before turning to acting.

These are tales of princes and princesses, of good fairies and bad witches, and, in Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, the brave soldier and Clara - but does it happen, or is it a dream?

And there is the music - the lovely melody from Swan Lake, the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the waltzes and the richly atmospheric passages painting, in sound, castles, forests, mists and lakes.

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Great Poets of the Romantic Age

Author : Various

Performed By : Michael Sheen

Publisher : Select Music & Distribution

Runtime : 2 hours 40 minutes

Categories : Poetry

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The Tyger... I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud... Ode to the West Wind... The Rime of the Ancient Mariner... Ode to a Nightingale... We'll go no more a-roving... The Peasant Poet

'All good poetry' wrote Wordsworth, 'is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings' and this was to be one of the hallmarks of the Romantic Poets.

With a dynamic spirit, these great English poets made a conscious return to nostalgia and spiritual depth. Each chose a different path, but they are united in a love of moods, impressions, scenes, stories, sights and sounds. In this collection of more than 40 poems are some of the finest and most memorable works in the English language.

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Ballet Shoes

Author : Noel Streatfeild

Performed By : Various

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 2 hours 20 minutes

Categories : Classics
Over 10s
Classic Literature
British

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Rosemary Leach stars in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Noel Streatfeild's children's classic.

 

These audio editions, especially dramatised for BBC Radio, are of timeless stories that have enchanted generations of readers both young and old. The wonder and excitement of these much-loved tales live on in these acclaimed full-cast dramatisations, complete with evocative music and sound effects.

When Sylvia and her old nurse Nana agree to keep house for Great-Uncle Matthew (or Gum, as Sylvia calls him), they know they will be looking after his fossil collection while he's away on his travels. But imagine their surprise when one day Gum brings them something completely different to look after ~ a baby! And then another.

And another

The three live happily with Sylvia and Nana until one day Sylvia realises that the money Gum left to take care of them has all gone. What are they to live on? Taking in boarders is the first step, but how can she afford to send the children to school? And that's when lodger Theo comes up with her great idea - Pauline, Petrova and Posy are to become pupils at the Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training, Now the adventures really begin!

Ballet Shoes is a classic of 20th-century children's literature. The lively humour and sense of fun that have made the novel such a perennial favourite are brought vividly to life in this enchanting BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation.

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Andersen's Fairy Tales

Author : Hans Christian Andersen

Performed By : Erica Johns

Publisher : Select Music & Distribution

Runtime : 2 hours 35 minutes

Categories : Fairy Tales
Classics
Classic Literature

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The world of Hans Christian Andersen is seen through the eyes of children. There is the every-day wonder of an ugly duckling being transformed into a swan; the puf fed-up Emperor being fooled by his own importance; the tender tragedy of a
little match girl; the upright honesty of John rewarded by his travelling companion. By bringing true feelings to these stories, Andersen's tales have become part of universal folk lore.

The Emperor's New Clothes : The Tinder Box : The Travelling Companions : The Ugly Duckling : The Little Match Girl: The Swineherd : Big Claus and Little Claus

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Badgers in My Vest

Author : John Fletcher

Performed By : Various

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 1 hour

Categories : Dramatizations
Biographical
Drama
British
Humor

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Badgers in my vest is a new, darkly funny play by an acclaimed contemporary playwright, based on an incident in Dylan Thomas' life.

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John Betjeman: A First Class Collection

Author : Sir John Betjeman

Performed By : Various

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes

Categories : Autobiography
Biographical
Poetry
Biographical
British

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Sir John Betjeman's unique relationship with the BBC left a lasting legacy of poetry, readings and performances. To celebrate the centenary of his birth A First Class Collection features a selection of some of his most memorable and best-loved poetry.

 

Sir John Betjeman was one of the best-known and loved Poet Laureates and even a hundred years after his birth he continues to attract acclaim and admiration.

Some of his fascinating BBC Archive recordings can be enjoyed again in this specially selected collection of poetry. A First Class Collection features the poet's own readings of some of his most popular works, as well as readings specially commissioned for BBC Radio 4's Poetry Please , and new exclusive readings, from actors Derek Jacobi, Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Fry, Susan Jameson and Samuel West .

As an additional tribute, the present Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion , reads his own introduction to John Murray's new edition of the Collected Poems .

This compilation will bring to a new generation of admirers the remarkable poetic voice of one of the twentieth-century's best-loved personalities.

Due to the age and the off-air source of some recordings, the sound quality may at times vary

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Ayres on the Air

Author : Pam Ayres

Performed By : Pam Ayres

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 2 hours

Categories : British
Humor
Radio Shows
Poetry

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Anecdotes, jokes, poems and sketches from the ever-entertaining Pam Ayres

Writer, poet and broadcaster Pam Ayres has been making her fans smile for more than thirty years since her first television appearance on Opportunity Knocks. This recording is taken from four of Pam's live shows for her BBC Radio 4 series Ayres On The Air, and is packed with her usual mix of comic poetry, prose and droll observations on life.

Pam Ayres has recently been 'rediscovered' via her appearances on Radio 4's just a Minute, That Reminds Me and Loose Ends, and Ayres On The Air has been celebrated on both Pick of the Week and Feedback. She regularly tours both the UK and abroad, performing to sell-out audiences.

Here, Pam can be heard delighting her public on such topics as holidays, families, ageing and country living. With sketches about being 'Topless at 60', getting shingles up the Orinoco and the joys of buying a tractor; and poems including 'The Wonderbra', 'Littering', 'Poor Dad' and 'The Voice at the Foot of the Stairs', this collection showcases one of the nation's most popular poets at her very best.

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Catracked

Author : John Carter

Performed By : Full Cast Production

Publisher : Hosiprog

Runtime : 28 minutes

Categories : Humor
Comedy
Dramatizations

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This was going to be a bad hair day for Julie. The only thing that can bring her comfort and get her through the day is her CAT. Problem is the beast had friends down the road who feed him. Result a stuck cat in the cat flap. What follows next develops into utter farce.

Cast List:

Julie Neave... Frona Mannion

Ben Neave... John Glasscock

Kate Neave... Angela Neville

Barty Moxon... John Lawrence

Stan Peterson... Peter Seaman

Furballs... Marian Neville

Produced & Directed by John Glasscock & Rita Mayn

Sound Effects by Tony Lavender & John Carter

Written by John Carter. Adapted by John Glasscock

Audio Realisation by Dennis Rookard

No animals were mistreated during the recording of this production
- Only humans.

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Ayres On The Air 2

Author : Pam Ayres

Performed By : Pam Ayres

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 3 hours

Categories : British
Humor
Radio Shows
Poetry

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"Pam Ayres has a quality of fun which glows ever more brightly as newer, lesser entertainers make their bid for stardom" --- The Scotsman

Just over thirty years ago, a little-known poet named Pam Ayres made her debut on the ITV talent show Opportunity Knocks. Since then, she has taken the nation by storm, entertaining millions of people with her books, stage shows and radio and television appearances.

Her first BBC Radio 4 series, Ayres on the Air, was a huge success, and this second series proves to be every bit as droll and delightful. A mix of comic poetry, sketches, and observations on life, each programme is themed around a different subject: Fame, Animals, Travel, Motherhood, The Old Days, and Food.

Here are much-loved poems such as "Do You Think Bruce Springsteen would fancy me?" "I'm  Going to Be Surgically Enhanced", "Clamp the Mighty Limpet", "How Can That Be My Baby?", "The Dolly on the Dustcart", "With These Hands" and "Thoughts of a Late-Night Knitter"; and sketches about the frustration of calling rail enquiry lines, cracking the art of text messaging, and trying to stick to a diet.

These six programmes show the inimitable Pam Ayres at her warmest and wittiest, and are guarenteed to amuse and delight her many fans.

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A VISIT WITH AESOP

Author : J.T. Turner

Performed By : The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air

Publisher : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air

Runtime : 45 minutes

Categories : Dramatizations
Classics

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The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air presents J.T. Turner as Aesop in A VISIT WITH AESOP.  Highly entertaining and funny, this will surely be enjoyed by both children and adults.  Based on his stage play, J.T. Turner weaves these tales in such a way that you will feel you are hearing them for the first time.  The Boy who cried Wolf, The Mouse and the Lion, The Grasshopper and the Ant - they're all here, and will surely give you a smile and some laughs .... no matter WHAT your age is!  CRT's Jeffrey Gage has composed another wonderful score, and the entire production is produced in high style by Chris Snyder.  A VISIT WITH AESOP is a new gem that your family is sure to enjoy.

THE COLONIAL RADIO THEATRE on the air

Presents

J.T. TURNER in

A VISIT WITH AESOP

Produced by Chris Snyder.  Music by Jeffrey Gage. Written by J.T. Turner -Based on Aesop's Fables

(c) 2007 The Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air

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Auburn Eyes: A Tail of Unconditional Love

Author : Kevin McCourt

Performed By : Kevin McCourt

Publisher : Big Happy Family, LLC

Runtime : 30 minutes

Categories : Health & Recreation
Music Related
Inspiration & Devotion

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Honesty, self-acceptance and unconditional love: These are just a few qualities that I, as a human, have aspired to have in my life and in my relationships. A seeker of wisdom and enlightenment, I have wrestled with life's great mysteries but have yet to reach a state of inner peace. It's ironic that I have had the perfect teacher right here all along. She's the one who's been digging up my back yard.

A fun, lighthearted song and a humourous, insightful companion booklet exploring the "tail" behind it, make Auburn Eyes a delight for animal lovers everywhere.