Famed for his gentle innocence and brilliant observational wit, comedian Alan Carr describes his childhood growing up in a football-mad family in Northampton and his rise to become one of Britain’s best-loved comedians.
Anton Lesser reads Kenneth Grahame’s much-loved tale about a dragon who doesn’t want to fight and the boy who becomes his friend. The Boy lives in a cottage with his mother and father, and the Dragon lives in a cave on the Downs. He’s not the sort of dragon one might expect to meet, however - he’s polite, friendly, composes poetry and purrs when he’s happy. Lazy and peace-loving, he just wants to lead a quiet life. But when the villagers discover his existence, they send for St George immediately to slay the dreadful monster. So when the saint arrives, with the intention of killing him, The Boy needs to do some persuading. After all, George and the Dragon are supposed to fight - aren’t they? A charming, humorous story from the acclaimed author of “The Wind in the Willows”.
Minty has now got her man, her six-year-old twins and her covetable lifestyle. But can the transition from office sex siren to coddled dependent be entirely satisfactory?
Read by Emma Fielding.
This is a brand new, made-for-radio “Torchwood” episode, based on the hit BBC TV series. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2008, it stars John Barrowman as Jack and Freema Agyeman as Martha, with Eve Myles as Gwen and Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto. The adventure begins when Captain Jack and the team investigate events at the real-life CERN particle accelerator project near Geneva. Also included on the CD is “Torchwood All Access”, a 25 minute look behind the scenes of the second TV series, featuring interviews with Russell T Davies, Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd.
Roald Dahl continues to entertain children with his wickedly irreverent humour and his wonderfully subversive story-telling.
This unique offer features ten stories, some full-length and some abridged, read out loud by some of Britain’s finest actors, including June Whitfield, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
Featuring 27 CDs and 1600 minutes of first class entertainment, this special collection comes in a handy travel case, making it ideal for taking with you wherever you go.
The stories on these CDs include Matilda, The BFG, James and the Giant Peach, The Twits, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Fantastic Mr Fox and Other Animal Stories, The Witches, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator and Danny the Champion of the World.
Karl Pilkington, the confutian like savant of the “Ricky Gervais Podcast” show, has led an extraordinary and curiously individual life. Here for the first time on CD the world record breaking Podcast show, featuring all 12 episodes, is presented in mp3 format.
These are three books from the bestselling “Railway Series”, written by The Reverend W. Awdry and read by Michael Angelis. Have fun with Thomas and friends with this great story collection. Follow in their adventures and sing along to Thomas’s original songs.
Catch up on ten of English literature’s finest novels with this superb audio collection from Penguin. A staggering 43 hours worth of first class entertainment, read by some superb voices from British theatre. Presented in a handy tin, ideal for keeping in the car or packing in your suitcase, you won’t want to miss out on this unique collection.
Roald Dahl reads four favourite stories on four colour CDs. The stories include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, The Enormous Crocodile and The Magic Finger.
Paul Temple is called in to investigate when a gang of counterfeiters is flooding Europe with dodgy dollars. Crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve, have solved case after case in one of BBC radio’s most popular serials. They live in a sophisticated, well-dressed world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women are chic and the men still wear cravats. Listen to this thrilling recording as Paul and Steve unravel the Madison mystery.