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Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics: Series 5-8
- More Comical Tales from Ancient Greece and Rome
- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance20
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Author, broadcaster and 'rock star classicist' Natalie Haynes is a little bit obsessive about Ancient Greece and Rome. In these four series, she explores some of the most prominent historical and mythological figures from the classical world, telling their stories through a mix of stand-up comedy and conversation.
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Brilliant
- By leo on 05-01-23
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Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics: Series 5-8
- More Comical Tales from Ancient Greece and Rome
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
- Series: Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 06-10-22
- Language: English
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Doctor Who at the BBC: The Collection
- The First Nine Volumes
- By: BBC
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Sladen, Louise Jameson, Russell Tovey, and others
- Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance8
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The first nine volumes of 'Doctor Who at the BBC' form this unique collection of behind-the-scenes interviews, set reports, lively discussions, comedy skits and drama. Presented by Elisabeth Sladen, Anthony Head, Louise Jameson, Russell Tovey and Nicholas Courtney, the collection also includes three full-cast radio plays—Regenerations, Blue Sands and Golden Veils, and Dalek I Love You—plus the Radio 2 documentaries Project Who? and Who Is The Doctor?
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Eclectic History
- By Adrian Chan-Wyles Ph.D on 26-05-25
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Doctor Who at the BBC: The Collection
- The First Nine Volumes
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Sladen, Louise Jameson, Russell Tovey, Anthony Head
- Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 19-01-23
- Language: English
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Little Women
- BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- By: Louisa May Alcott
- Narrated by: Bryony Hannah, full cast, John Bowler, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall66
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Performance58
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Story57
A brand-new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the evergreen classic novel by Louisa May Alcott.
With their father away in the American Civil War, the March sisters are facing a lean Christmas with their mother. As the years go by, we follow the fortunes of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy on their journey into womanhood.
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Excellent short version
- By Amazon Customer on 01-10-17
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Little Women
- BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation
- Narrated by: Bryony Hannah, full cast, John Bowler, Julianna Jennings, Natasha J Barnes, Samantha Dakin, Tara Ward
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 02-02-17
- Language: English
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The Last Days of Troy
- By: Simon Armitage
- Narrated by: Claire Calbraith, Colin Tierney, David Birell, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall25
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Performance21
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Lily Cole stars as Helen of Troy, ‘the face that launched a thousand ships’, in Simon Armitage’s vivid, visceral adaptation of Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid. For 10 years, the Greeks have been laying siege to Troy to win back their abducted queen, Helen. But as the war drags on, and the battlefields run scarlet with blood, the opposing forces are entrenched in a bitter stalemate. As gods and mortals squabble amongst themselves for the spoils of war, the exhausted warriors go to extreme lengths in a desperate grab for victory....
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one of the best plays I was given to see
- By Kindle Customer on 13-06-18
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The Last Days of Troy
- Narrated by: Claire Calbraith, Colin Tierney, David Birell, Gillian Bevan, Jake Fairbrother, Lily Cole, Richard Bremmer, Simon Harrison
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Release date: 26-04-18
- Language: English
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Miles Jupp Is Literally Unputdownable
- Ten Lively Literary Investigations
- By: Miles Jupp
- Narrated by: Miles Jupp
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall22
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Performance20
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In these 10 entertaining documentaries, he explores why some books, games and binge-watched box sets are, as they say, 'literally unputdownable'; peers into Plotto, an ingenious manual of story devices, to discover whether it really can make writing easy; takes a sideways look at some familiar characters from literature, including James Bond, Dracula, Fu Manchu and Carruthers; delves into the intricacies of the locked-room murder; and revisits his old prep school to find out whether a book of stirring 19th-century verse can work its magic on today’s young people.
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Strangely smug
- By Liz on 01-01-21
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Miles Jupp Is Literally Unputdownable
- Ten Lively Literary Investigations
- Narrated by: Miles Jupp
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 15-10-20
- Language: English
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In Our Time: 25 Classic Novels
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 18 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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In 1998, a brand-new culture show was launched on Radio 4, featuring Melvyn Bragg and a panel of leading academics discussing the ideas, individuals and events that have shaped our world. In Our Time rapidly became one of radio's most well-loved programmes, regularly attracting over 2 million listeners eager to learn more about the topic of the week—which could be asteroids, Zoroastrianism or anything in between. This specially curated collection charts the evolution of the novel as a literary form throughout the past four centuries.
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25 Classic Novels. Melvin Braggs Marvellous Series
- By ken pammen on 17-03-25
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In Our Time: 25 Classic Novels
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Series: In Our Time
- Length: 18 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 13-10-22
- Language: English
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The Mayor of Casterbridge (Dramatised)
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: John Nettles, David Calder, Janet Dale
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance17
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Drunk on rum at a country fair, Henchard sells his wife to a sailor for five guineas. Unable to find them and overcome with guilt and remorse he vows to be teetotal for 21 years. Many years later his wife seeks him out in Casterbridge, where he has gained both wealth and the well respected position of mayor.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge.
- By Lesley on 02-10-12
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The Mayor of Casterbridge (Dramatised)
- Narrated by: John Nettles, David Calder, Janet Dale
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 31-08-07
- Language: English
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J.R.R. Tolkien
- An Audio Portrait
- By: Brian Sibley
- Narrated by: Brian Sibley
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance7
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J.R.R. Tolkien: An Audio Portrait is a compilation of radio and TV archive material from the '60s and '70s featuring interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien, his relatives, and his colleagues in which he talks about The Lord of the Rings, his other Hobbiton books, life as an academic, correspondence received from fans, and his views on the 20th century. This audiobook is presented by Brian Sibley.
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J.R.R. Tolkien
- An Audio Portrait
- Narrated by: Brian Sibley
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Release date: 29-05-12
- Language: English
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Letters from America: The Elections
- By: Alistair Cooke
- Narrated by: Alistair Cooke
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Alistair Cooke was a radio legend, entertaining millions of listeners for over 50 years in his weekly Letter from America. It was the longest-running one-man series in radio history, and every show was a virtuoso performance. Wise and witty, informed yet informal, Cooke was the doyen of foreign correspondents. Here are five letters about previous presidents and their elections over the past 60 years, in which Cooke - one of the world's most famous letter writers and radio's greatest observer - reflects on American life and politics.
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Letters from America: The Elections
- Narrated by: Alistair Cooke
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 27-05-21
- Language: English
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Foreign Bodies
- Crime Fiction Around the World
- By: Mark Lawson
- Narrated by: Mark Lawson
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Throughout its long history, crime fiction has broadened our horizons, introducing us to unfamiliar places, people and cultures and showing us new ways of looking at the world. In this fascinating series, Mark Lawson takes a global tour of the genre, putting detective novels under the magnifying glass to examine how they have depicted—and predicted—social and political change. Focussing on famous fictional investigators, he explores what these iconic protagonists can tell us about the historic character of their nations.
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Foreign Bodies
- Crime Fiction Around the World
- Narrated by: Mark Lawson
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 10-11-22
- Language: English
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