Arts & Entertainment

Read by the author, Ruthie Henshall. From much-loved West End and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall, The Showgirl and the Prince is a funny, honest and touching real-life Cinderella story – if Cinders is a lycra-clad chorus girl from Bromley who drinks and smokes too much. In 1988, Ruthie was at...

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...

The seventeenth series of the much-loved panel show, in which a cast of curious minds and comic voices donate extraordinary exhibits to an ever-expanding imaginary museum. Join Professor of Ignorance John Lloyd and curator Anna Ptaszynski as they open the doors once again to a collection of the...

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...

Creativity (Scienific, Artistic, General) and Risk Tolerance Among Engineering and Music Students

Architecture is often discussed as a matter of form. This book argues that it is also, and perhaps more importantly, a matter of judgment. Addendum Two: Architecture Without a Scar continues the ideas first explored in Architecture Without a Scar, shifting the focus from buildings as objects to architecture as a professional act of stewardship.

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.

The irresistible story of a one-man cultural phenomenon. Minister for the Counterculture, Mancunian mainstay and alternative national treasure John Robb has lived a life in music. In this book he charts his adventures on the cultural frontline, chronicling the making of a DIY icon.

For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 40 cinema classics and the enduring love stories that served as their heart-tugging inspiration. What makes a good love story endure? Is it the courtship? The obstacles along the way? The happy...

Can nature be read like art? Does God sign his artwork? Do the wavy and weaving lines of tree branches reveal insights about their Artist in the same way that the impasto brushstrokes of a Van Gogh tree do about theirs? (Spoiler alert: The answer to all of the above is, Yes!) These and other unorthodox questions emerge in the mind of Ben Keys, who in the midst of a personal and career crisis, paints his way out of job-induced depression by re-discovering a long-lost childhood dream: becoming an artist.

A memoir from the writer of BENT with a foreword by Ian McKellen Sherman takes us on a journey through America in the mid twentieth century, starting in New Jersey – where he was born in the 1930s to a Jewish immigrant family – ending on Broadway with the premier of his seminal play Bent...

This program is read by Yael Rizowy with actor Nelson Franklin, who plays Robby in New Girl. "Thorough and entertaining... hilarious and touching... a must for New Girl fans." —Library Journal Go inside the writers’ room and onto the set of the honorary queen of comfort shows—with...

Speak Up is your ultimate guide to launching a successful career in the voiceover industry. Written by seasoned professional Vandi Lynnae Enzor, this book covers everything aspiring voice actors need to know, from the foundations of vocal performance to the business strategies that ensure long-term success. In Speak Up, Enzor takes listeners through the entire voiceover process—how to hone your craft, develop versatile vocal skills, and navigate the different voiceover categories, including commercial, narration, animation, and more.

Bloomsbury presents… Matching Minds With Sondheim Written and read by Barry Joseph By near-universal consensus, Stephen Sondheim was the greatest musical theater composer of his generation—celebrated, among other things, for the wit, sophistication, and intricacy of shows from West Side...

The remarkable story of the cartographic masterpiece—the Venetian mappa mundi—that revolutionized how we see the world. In 1459 a Venetian monk named Fra Mauro completed an astonishing map of the world. Seven feet in diameter, Fra Mauro's mappamundi is the oldest and most complete Medieval...

This Piano By Ear box contains over fifteen hours of high quality music instruction teaching a mix of Pop standards, movie and musical hits, and a Christmas medley thrown in for good measure. These solos are mostly at a late beginner to intermediate level so most adult students who have been...

Bloomsbury presents How Paris Became Paris by Joan DeJean, read by Patricia Rodriguez "This lively history charts the growth of Paris from a city of crowded alleyways and irregular buildings into a modern marvel."--New Yorker At the beginning of the seventeenth century, Paris was known for...

Multi award-winning TV personality Paul O’Grady stars as Lily Savage, the Scouse bombshell who catapulted him to superstardom. From her Lambeth Council flat to top billing on television and on the West End stage, the brash blonde shook the British comedy scene to its foundations throughout the 90s before eventually hanging up her heels for the very last time in 2004. This hysterical audiobook spans Lily’s career from her 1959 Miss Pears triumph to numerous shop-lifting convictions and finally her international sex-kitten status.

From one of cinema’s wisest and most penetrating observers, an arresting new perspective on the sweep of film history. David Thomson has been called “the greatest living writer on the movies.” Here is a career capstone of sorts—a one-volume history of film and screens as illuminating and...

From the writer of the critically acclaimed Grumpy Old Men: The Musical comes Grumpy Old Dan, a collection of hilariously sharp, self-aware essays on show business, family, and the quiet absurdities of modern life. Dan Remmes is an acknowledged grump. He’s also warmhearted and keenly observant...

"For fans of reality television and those who like to understand how it’s made, the book is a real treat. It’s also a first-rate memoir—dramatic, passionate, and heartbreakingly honest." —Booklist A former Bachelor producer flips the script in this vulnerable memoir about her own journey...

In 1931 Universal Studios released Dracula starring Bela Lugosi. This box office success was followed by a string of films featuring macabre characters and chilling atmospherics, including Frankenstein, The Mummy, and The Invisible Man. With each new film, Universal established its place in the...

The ultimate collection of the most historic trees on the planet. Uncover remarkable trees from around the world, many of which have borne witness to key moments in history or reached a scale and age that have allowed them to become a part of history themselves. “[A] rich history … it...

The Cello Who Loved Me A surprise recital while walking the Camino de Santiago turns into another kind of pilgrimage: to learn to play the cello. George, 71, is nearing completion of this ancient route across Spain when he attends a lecture and cello performance. He becomes enthralled with the beauty, versatility, and warmth of this wonderful instrument. There is only one thing to do: learn to play the cello. At home he searches high and low for a teacher and luckily finds one practically in his backyard, a woman with decades of experience with a symphony orchestra.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This book began as a simple series of questions during a long drive, deep reflections, and artistic awakenings. What unfolded was something far greater: a living conversation between a human being on the path of remembrance, and an artificial...