Comedy & Humour

In the scorching heat of the Turanian summer, Thraxas is doing his best to avoid working. His plans for a spell of uninterrupted beer drinking go wrong when the Civil Guards arrest a man for murder, right in Thraxas's office. Outraged at this insult to his dignity, Thraxas goes into action. Soon he finds himself in the middle of a deadly war between rival bands of warrior monks. The situation becomes more complicated when a consignment of the King's gold goes missing.

In her debut Audible memoir, Lady Miss Jacqueline (Oscar-winning child star, nightclub magnate, crystal empress, and self-proclaimed beacon of hope) finally tells her story in her own inimitable voice. From a gold-plated birth canal in Newport to surviving a shipwreck in nothing but a satin nightgown, from inspiring talk show legends to gifting Rolls Royces by Zeppelin to her nightclub staff in Ibiza, Lady Miss recounts the greatest moments of her lives (past and present) with the confidence of a woman who has never once been wrong, and the heart of one who occasionally suspects she might be.

At this brewery, the last orders are to die for… When handsome, former-rugby-playing, pub landlord Mil asks Juno Mulligan for a favour, she immediately says yes. Although she’s initially disappointed that the favour doesn’t involve any sort of romantic shenanigans, Juno is reminded that...

Double double acts Newman & Baddiel and Punt & Dennis join forces in the radio precursor to their iconic TV show Launched in 1989 on Radio 1, The Mary Whitehouse Experience rode the alternative comedy wave for four series until 1990, winning a Sony Gold Award and sparking a hit BBC TV spin-off...

'SO witty, so entertaining, yet so moving. Countless women will identify with Laura Clark. I loved it so much!' MARIAN KEYES 'Brilliantly entertaining . . . surprisingly moving 'JENNIE GODFREY 'Riotously funny' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'If you're a woman with only so many f*cks left to give, this book...

Love Theoretically meets Lights Out in this swoony dark rom-com with a morally grey lead who wants to learn everything he can about the woman he’s obsessed with, but stalking her isn’t as easy as he anticipated. Summer keeps her dark fantasies close to her chest—and between the pages of...

Surrey, 1986: Sent back in time after a lifetime trapped in a loveless marriage, Lucy Hart is determined to find the courage to take back control of her life. In 2025, reeling from the death of her husband, Lucy must face the truth that she has wasted forty-five years with a man who never truly loved her. At his funeral, shocking revelations come to light, including affairs, a secret love child, and a will that tears her family apart. Given the chance to return to the past, Lucy finds herself back in 1986, with two small children and a husband whose ambitions leave no room for hers.

The cult spoof show set in a fictional newsroom An effervescent mix of satire and sketches, The Way It Is ran for seven series on BBC Radio 4 between 1998 and 2002. Performed by Sanjeev Bhaskar, Simon Evans, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Fiona Allen, Dave Lamb, Chris Pavlo, Laura Shavin and Phil Cornwell...

In this rollicking sequel to A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage, two (mostly) reformed serial killers discover something more deadly than murder: a midlife crisis. “As funny as it is familiar . . . A perfect read for anyone who has ever tried to maintain a hobby while raising a toddler...

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York Times Mr Marling, of Marling Hall, has begun to accept - albeit reluctantly - that he will probably never be able to pass his wonderful old estate on to his children. The Second...

What happens when the role you critique begins to play you? Egbert Craddock Cummins was an unassuming man with simple tastes, but a sudden assignment as a theater critic plunges his impressionable mind into a waking nightmare. Night after night, exposed to the wild gestures and melodramatic...

New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren returns with an unforgettable romance in which a fateful accident erases a troubled marriage from memory—and a scientific breakthrough gives love one extraordinary do-over. Three years ago, scientist Emery Finch did something completely out of...

Frank Skinner hosts series 4 of the panel game based on what we all sit down and do at least once a day – shop online and leave a review, as an all-star panel celebrate the good, the bad & the baffling Everyone has an online life, and when the great British public put pen to keyboard to leave...

The complete short stories of Beryl Bainbridge, including the novella Filthy Lucre – written when the author was only 13 years old. Bainbridge's exquisite, devastating skill for skewering characters in all their pomposity, fallibilities, vulnerability and humour, not to mention their capability for cruelty, is fully on display in this collection, accompanied by classic Bainbridge backdrops of seedy hotel rooms, dusty theatres and the twilight zone of lodging houses.

Bloomsbury presents The Room of the Dead by M.R.C. Kasasian, read by Emma Gregory A cold-blooded killer stalks a sleepy Suffolk town in this pitch-perfect WWII crime mystery. December 1939. Sackwater Police Station feels a million miles from the war effort. Elderly Mr Orchard keeps wandering off...

First published in 1891, Diary of a Pilgrimage is a charming retelling of a journey to Oberammergau, Germany: the home of the famous Passion Play. Written with Jerome's trademark wit and candour, Diary of a Pilgrimage follows our protagonist – who appears to act as a proxy for Jerome himself – and his friend, B., as they travel to Germany to see the eminent Passion Play, a traditional historical spectacle that occurs once every ten years.

Pre-order this sensational new love-triangle romance now! The perfect summer read for fans of Elena Armas and Chloe Liese. 'I was hooked immediately!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Swoon-worthy, heart-warming, and a perfect slow burn.' Camilla Isley Rule one of being a wedding planner, don’t fall for the...

For fans of Lights Out and You, this follow-up to Love Me Stalk Me is a dark rom-com about a woman matched with her fantasy boyfriend by an AI app—unaware he’s actually her ex-husband, back to win her over in disguise. When Amanda Bennett signs up for the beta feature of the Obsess AI...

In the late‑Victorian Edgeworth household, everything appears orderly: a prosperous country house, an upright master, a dutiful wife and well‑brought‑up children. Behind the decorum, Duncan Edgeworth rules by sarcasm and command, his quiet tyranny shaping every conversation. When illness, death and a hasty remarriage bring beautiful young Alison into the house, buried rivalries flare–over love, money and who will inherit. As secrets multiply and alliances shift, even the nursery becomes a battleground…

Hell runs on rules. Survive them. A deadend life ends even deader… and he wakes up in Hell’s lobby, where the clerks have horns and the staplers bite. The only way out is down: nine Circles, each a lethal, bureaucratic nightmare with bosses who measure your sins in triplicate. Good news—there’s a system. Bad news—it’s fair. He’s not alone. A bythebook imp (assigned as his auditor) and a battlebroken 13thcentury knight (who’s seen this game before) form a reluctant party. Together they’ll parse infernal contracts, kite monsters through killzones, and raid departments with more forms than fangs.

WHITNEY When the flirty, fast-talking guy I met gaming online suggested we meet in person, I took a chance. But then, he ghosted. Two months later, I’m back in Coral Cove, training with the Carolina Current, when a pair of tattooed arms and an easy, dangerous smile have me one bad glance away from swimming into a lane rope. Connor Fisk. He’s charming, cocky, and absolutely off-limits thanks to his history with my brother. I should know better than to get pulled in, but Connor has a way of showing up when I least expect him —and every time he does, I find myself more intrigued.

Somewhere in Alaska, a garden gnome is standing in the rain, holding a watering can, completely unbothered. The Gnomes of Alaska is a humorous photo book five years in the making — a collection of real garden gnome photographs taken across the seasons of an Alaska backyard, each paired with a short comedic story told in the voice of someone who has been watching these gnomes a little too closely for a little too long. Meet Gunder, the original gnome, who lost his head in a windstorm and came back stronger.

Totally feathered up and living on the dub side... Take a trip in a stranger’s head. Travel rain-shot streets with a gang of hip malcontents, hooked on the most powerful drug you can imagine. Yet Vurt feathers are not for the weak. As the mysterious Game Cat says, ‘Be careful, be very...

Divorce is messy. Blackmail is worse. And remodeling can be murder. When Bianca Sanders makes Davis Way Cole an offer she can't ignore, Davis finds herself drowning in questions she didn't ask. Seeking answers, she follows a dicey trail and discovers pieces of a larger puzzle that don't quite...

When Prince Harry sues Prince William for "wilful and malicious sibling rivalry," the sensational claims from Spare finally face their day in court. But as the proceedings unfold, it's not just the brothers on trial – suddenly the very suitability of Wills and Kate as Britain's future King and Queen is thrown into doubt. The timing couldn't be more disastrous. Charles and Camilla are preparing to abdicate for a blissful retirement in Mustique, leaving the throne dangerously exposed just as the monarchy becomes the centre of the most explosive trial of the century.

Mention Milton Jones to most people and the first thing they think is 'Help!' So he's set out on a mission to help anyone, anywhere—whether they need it or not. Armed with a new motto, 'No problem too problemy', and accompanied by his faithful assistant Anton and landlady Pauline, he sets out to assist people in any way he can.

Described by the Radio Times as ‘a cross between QI and The Moral Maze’, this hilarious and thought-provoking panel show sees comedian Sue Perkins putting her guests through the moral and ethical wringer as she poses a series of tricky hypothetical questions - and cross-examines them on their answers. Would you provide an alibi for someone you hate? Would you let an annoying colleague take credit for your work if it meant they would get a job elsewhere? Is cheating on your partner ever acceptable?

In these 19 episodes, recorded from their home studios and broadcast to a remote audience, presenters Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by a plethora of special guests including Lucy Porter, Huge Davies, Gemma Arrowsmith, Zoe Lyons, George Fouracres, Jena Friedman, Darren Harriott, Lost Voice Guy, Eshaan Akbar, Jessica Fostekew, Chris McCausland, Daliso Chaponda, Janine Harouni and Laura Lexx.

Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and a prayer world of a tiny, one-plane charter airline; staffed by two pilots, one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. Whether flying a nervous bassoonist to Gdansk or a horrible sister to Helsinki, no job is too small, but many, many jobs...

Immensely popular and hugely influential, legendary series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. This first compendium presents the episodes in chronological order of original broadcast date.