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Clothes... and other things that matter
- A beguiling and revealing memoir from the former Editor of British Vogue
- By: Alexandra Shulman
- Narrated by: Alexandra Shulman
- Length: 7 hrs
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'She has written about her clothes, and given us some scintillating reading. [...] hugely engaging memoir.' - Emily Bearn, The Spectator 'I really loved this book - it's warm, thought-provoking and honest. In the end, I had to ration myself because I didn't want to finish. In these frankly...
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Loved, as much as I used to love Vogue magazine!
- By wendy eckhardt on 01-09-20
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Clothes... and other things that matter
- A beguiling and revealing memoir from the former Editor of British Vogue
- Narrated by: Alexandra Shulman
- Length: 7 hrs
- Release date: 23-04-20
- Language: English
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Iconic
- The vibrant new autobiography from the legendary British fashion designer who dressed everyone from rockstars to royalty
- By: Zandra Rhodes, Ella Alexander
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. Dame Zandra Rhodes has spent her life rallying against what was expected of her, both as a designer and a woman. Often perceived as too bold for the mainstream, she fought for creativity and individuality, and continues to achieve both in everything she does. In this...
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Interesting, entertaining and fascinating.
- By bella freud on 28-07-25
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Iconic
- The vibrant new autobiography from the legendary British fashion designer who dressed everyone from rockstars to royalty
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 18-07-24
- Language: English
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Paper Cuts
- How I Destroyed the British Music Press and Other Misadventures
- By: Ted Kessler
- Narrated by: Ted Kessler
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Paper Cuts is the inside story of the slow death of the British music press. But it's also a love letter to it, the tale of how music magazines saved one man's life. Ted Kessler left home and school around his 17th birthday, determined 'to be someone who listened to music professionally'. That dream appeared forlorn when he was later arrested for theft behind the counter of the record shop he managed during acid house's long hot summer of love.
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Painfully middle of the road
- By Karmel Mandrick on 25-01-25
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Paper Cuts
- How I Destroyed the British Music Press and Other Misadventures
- Narrated by: Ted Kessler
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 21-07-22
- Language: English
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British Vogue
- The Biography of an Icon
- By: Julie Summers
- Narrated by: Katherine Manners
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Founded in 1916, British Vogue has forged its own path from the very start. From the trauma and austerity of two world wars through to the freedom of the swinging Sixties, the rise of the supermodel to the groundbreaking editorial direction of Edward Enninful: the magazine's chameleonic ability to move with the times has ensured its perennial status at the vanguard of British cool. The book draws on hitherto unseen archives and behind-the-scenes interviews with Vogue insiders including stylist Grace Coddington, editor Alexandra Shulman and fashion editor Lucinda Chambers.
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British Vogue
- The Biography of an Icon
- Narrated by: Katherine Manners
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 17-10-24
- Language: English
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The Grand Tour
- Letters from the British Empire Expedition 1922
- By: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Fenella Woolgar
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Unpublished for 90 years, Agatha Christie’s extensive and evocative letters from her year-long round-the-world trip to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America as part of the British trade mission for the famous 1924 Empire Exhibition. In 1922 Agatha Christie set sail on a...
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The Grand Tour
- Letters from the British Empire Expedition 1922
- Narrated by: Fenella Woolgar
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 23-06-22
- Language: English
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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
- The Boom in British Thrillers from Casino Royale to The Eagle Has Landed
- By: Mike Ripley, Lee Child - introduction
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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WINNER OF THE HRF KEATING AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION CRIME BOOK 2018 An entertaining history of British thrillers from Casino Royale to The Eagle Has Landed, in which award-winning crime writer Mike Ripley reveals that, though Britain may have lost an empire, her thrillers helped save the world...
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Very good
- By Stephen Forsythe on 15-03-23
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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
- The Boom in British Thrillers from Casino Royale to The Eagle Has Landed
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 18-05-17
- Language: English
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My Trade
- A Short History of British Journalism
- By: Andrew Marr
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Abridged
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How do you decide what is a 'story' and what isn't? What does a newspaper editor actually do all day? How do hacks get their scoops? How do the TV stations choose their news bulletins? How do you persuade people to say those awful, embarrassing things? Who earns what? How do journalists manage...
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Doesn't Pull Any Punches
- By Janet on 02-08-08
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My Trade
- A Short History of British Journalism
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 18-04-07
- Language: English
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Threads
- My life in style, a deeply personal memoir from a British fashion icon
- By: Paul Smith
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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From a Nottingham alleyway to a global empire, Threads is the story of a truly unique British fashion icon. ‘I always say that you can find inspiration in everything. And if you can't, look again’ – Sir Paul Smith Sir Paul’s journey has been anything but conventional: from leaving school...
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Threads
- My life in style, a deeply personal memoir from a British fashion icon
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 10-09-26
- Language: English
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George Eliot: A Life from Beginning to End
- Biographies of British Authors, Book 7
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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George Eliot was born Mary Ann Evans in the same year as Queen Victoria. Mary Ann might have lived a traditional Victorian-era life had she been pretty and ornamental. When she didn’t attract attention with her looks, however, she made use of her remarkable intelligence. By her early 20s, she translated articles from Latin and French into English and wrote her own reviews for a radical magazine. Discover a plethora of topics such as her life as a young radical, her journey to Switzerland, meeting George Henry Lewes, becoming George Eliot, and more.
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George Eliot: A Life from Beginning to End
- Biographies of British Authors, Book 7
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Series: Biographies of British Authors
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Release date: 14-01-21
- Language: English
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Charles Dickens
- A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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From working in a shoe-blacking factory as a 12-year-old to help his family while his father was in debtor’s prison, Charles Dickens rose to become one of the best-known novelists of all time. In this book, you’ll meet the author who not only wrote famous novels like Great Expectations and David Copperfield, but whose work also helped to develop and popularize the genre of the novel.
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Charles Dickens
- A Life from Beginning to End
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
- Series: Biographies of British Authors
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Release date: 27-06-18
- Language: English
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The Trembling Hand
- A radical reframing of British Romanticism for fans of David Olusoga and Emma Dabiri
- By: Mathelinda Nabugodi
- Narrated by: Natalie Simpson
- Length: 16 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. Bracing and essential, a radical reframing of British Romanticism through the lens of Black experience – for fans of David Olusoga, Gretchen Gerzina, Saidiya Hartman and Emma Dabiri Wordsworth, Shelley, Byron, Keats – the Romantic poets are titans of English...
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The Trembling Hand
- A radical reframing of British Romanticism for fans of David Olusoga and Emma Dabiri
- Narrated by: Natalie Simpson
- Length: 16 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 31-07-25
- Language: English
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Conan Doyle for the Defense
- The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer
- By: Margalit Fox
- Narrated by: Peter Forbes
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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“A wonderfully vivid portrait of the man behind Sherlock Holmes . . . Like all the best historical true crime books, it’s about so much more than crime.”—Tana French, author of In the Woods A sensational Edwardian murder. A scandalous wrongful conviction. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to...
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Conan Doyle for the Defense
- The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer
- Narrated by: Peter Forbes
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 26-06-18
- Language: English
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Agatha Christie: A Life from Beginning to End
- Biographies of British Authors, Book 6
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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Agatha Christie, born in upper-middle-class British society during the late Victorian era, turned into one of the most prolific and popular mystery writers of all time. Her novels have been translated into 44 languages and have sold over two billion copies worldwide. Her mysteries continue to sell as new generations of readers discover the delights of her main characters, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. In addition, Christie’s plays have been a tremendous success, with The Mousetrap running in London for the past 70 years.
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Agatha Christie: A Life from Beginning to End
- Biographies of British Authors, Book 6
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Series: Biographies of British Authors
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Release date: 08-12-20
- Language: English
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George Orwell: A Life from Beginning to End
- Biographies of British Authors, Book 3
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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George Orwell, the son of a British civil servant, spent his life promoting social justice and equality, while fighting against totalitarianism and elitism. His two best-known novels 1984 and Animal Farm depict the ultimate horror of a totalitarian government. Orwell wrote with passion about what he believed. Eighty years after their publication, his novels are as relevant as ever. Citizens are spied on by CCTV cameras. Smartphones track people’s movements and activities.
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George Orwell: A Life from Beginning to End
- Biographies of British Authors, Book 3
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
- Series: Biographies of British Authors
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 21-02-20
- Language: English
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C.S. Lewis
- The Life and Legacy of the Legendary British Author
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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For more than half a century, the names J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were synonymous with epic fantasy. Thanks to his classics, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Tolkien both revived interest in fantasy literature and set the standard for the genre, and today he is widely acknowledged as the “father” of modern fantasy.
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C.S. Lewis
- The Life and Legacy of the Legendary British Author
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Release date: 26-11-25
- Language: English
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of William Shakespeare
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Katherine Littrell
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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Actor. Dramatist. Poet. Husband. Father. Producer. Businessman. Servant of the Crown. All of the above can be applied to William Shakespeare. Certainly England's greatest playwright, he is still considered to be the most influential writer in the English language. Leaving behind a nearly unprecedented body of work to his credit, he addressed the full spectrum of the human condition and achieved what few other writers have in becoming a part of a global consciousness.
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Katherine Littrell
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Release date: 05-05-15
- Language: English
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William Hunter - Finding Free Speech
- A British Soldier’s Son Who Became an Early American
- By: Eugene Procknow
- Narrated by: Ray Montecalvo
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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In June 1798, President John Adams signed the now infamous Alien & Sedition Acts to suppress political dissent. Facing imminent personal risks, a gutsy Kentucky newspaper editor ran the first editorial denouncing the law's attempt to stifle the freedom of the press. Almost immediately, government lawyers recommended his arrest and prosecution.
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William Hunter - Finding Free Speech
- A British Soldier’s Son Who Became an Early American
- Narrated by: Ray Montecalvo
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 28-04-23
- Language: English
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J. R. R. Tolkien (A Life From Beginning to End)
- Biographies of British Authors, Book 4
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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J. R. R. Tolkien, an orphan in love with words, spent most of his life as an unassuming Professor of Literature at Oxford studying and teaching old languages. During his time there, he created his very own languages and a mythological world, Middle-earth. Middle-earth was inhabited by Hobbits, Dwarves, Elves, and other fascinating creatures. It was a world that became almost more real to Tolkien than the one he lived in. Tolkien’s two masterpieces, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, have set the standard in mythological literature.
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J. R. R. Tolkien (A Life From Beginning to End)
- Biographies of British Authors, Book 4
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
- Series: Biographies of British Authors
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 21-02-20
- Language: English
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Aldous Huxley
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ British Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of Great Britain’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. In 19th century England, few families were as accomplished as the Huxley family, which included prominent figures in the arts, sciences, and literature, but the most famous of them all would come of age in the early 20th century. Aldous Huxley was one of the most unique intellectuals of his age, but he was also one of the greatest. While he was controversial for dabbling with mysticism, a belief in parapsychology and the supernatural, and for advocating the use of psychedelic drugs, nobody could deny his abilities. Having grown up among the Huxley family, Aldous was well-versed in everything from botany to zoology, which helped him write one of the seminal futuristic science fiction novels, Brave New World, which he claimed sprang forth from him because of his experience in "an ordered universe in a world of planless incoherence".
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Aldous Huxley
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 27-11-17
- Language: English
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Jane Austen
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Diane Lehman
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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As has happened with many of history's greatest writers, Jane Austen (1775-1817) did not earn the credit she was due until well after her death. Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, have earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature over the last 150 years. Austen's romantic fiction was an interesting genre. Her writing was laden with realism and scathing critiques of both society and the role women played in society.
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Diane Lehman
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Release date: 15-05-15
- Language: English
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