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There and Back
- Diaries 1999-2009
- By: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 24 hrs
- Unabridged
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Over the next ten years, we watch through Michael's eyes as the world reels from the successive shocks of September 11, the 7/7 bombings and the global financial crash. With the warmth and gentle empathy that have endeared millions of fans to him over the decades, Michael documents the day-to-day detail of living in a world buffeted by such powerful winds of change.
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There and Back
- Diaries 1999-2009
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 24 hrs
- Release date: 26-09-24
- Language: English
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The Python Years
- Diaries 1969-1979 (Volume One)
- By: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 29 hrs and 48 mins
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Michael Palin's diaries begin when he was newly married and struggling to make a name for himself in the world of television comedy. But Monty Python was just around the corner...Enjoying an unlikely cult status early on, the Pythons then proceeded to tour the USA and Canada. As their popularity grew, so Palin relates how the group went their separate ways, later to re-form for stage shows and the celebrated films The Holy Grail and Life of Brian.
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Can’t beat Palin
- By solidair on 17-08-22
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The Python Years
- Diaries 1969-1979 (Volume One)
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Series: Palin Diaries, Book 1
- Length: 29 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 11-08-22
- Language: English
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Halfway to Hollywood
- Diaries 1980-1988, Volume Two
- By: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 28 hrs and 52 mins
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After a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl, The Pythons made their last performance together in 1983 in the hugely successful Monty Python's Meaning of Life. Writing and acting in films and television then took over much of Michael's life, culminating in the smash hit A Fish Called Wanda (for which he won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor) and the first of his seven celebrated television journeys for the BBC.
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Like a Palin journey - you want it to keep going
- By F. Hopkinson on 10-11-23
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Halfway to Hollywood
- Diaries 1980-1988, Volume Two
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Series: Palin Diaries, Book 2
- Length: 28 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 11-08-22
- Language: English
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 2)
- 1938-43
- By: Chips Channon
- Narrated by: Tom Ward
- Length: 48 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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This second volume of the best-selling diaries of Henry 'Chips' Channon takes us from the heady aftermath of the Munich agreement, when the prime minister Chips so admired was credited with having averted a general European conflagration, through the rapid unravelling of appeasement, and on to the tribulations of the early years of the Second World War. It closes with a moment of hope, as Channon, in recording the fall of Mussolini in July 1943, reflects: 'The war must be more than half over.'
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Wonderfully enthralling and yet painfully snobbish
- By Philip Moore on 16-01-22
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 2)
- 1938-43
- Narrated by: Tom Ward
- Series: The Diaries, Book 2
- Length: 48 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-12-21
- Language: English
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The Quality of Love
- Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century
- By: Ariane Bankes
- Narrated by: Deryn Edwards
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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When her mother Celia Paget died, Ariane Bankes inherited a battered trunk stuffed with letters and diaries belonging to Celia and her twin Mamaine. This correspondence charted the remarkable lives of the Paget sisters and their friends and lovers, including Arthur Koestler, Albert Camus, Sartre and de Beauvoir, Edmund Wilson and George Orwell.
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The Quality of Love
- Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century
- Narrated by: Deryn Edwards
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 30-04-24
- Language: English
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Hiroshima Diary
- The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945
- By: Michihiko Hachiya MD
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
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The late Dr. Michihiko Hachiya was director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. Though his responsibilities in the appalling chaos of a devastated city were awesome, he found time to record the story daily, with compassion and tenderness. Dr. Hachiya's compelling diary was originally published by the UNC Press in 1955, with the help of Dr. Warner Wells of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Completely different insight
- By Eve on 11-02-15
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Hiroshima Diary
- The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 26-11-14
- Language: English
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 1)
- 1918-38
- By: Chips Channon
- Narrated by: Tom Ward
- Length: 39 hrs and 13 mins
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Born in Chicago in 1897, 'Chips' Channon settled in England after the Great War, married into the immensely wealthy Guinness family, and served as Conservative MP for Southend-on-Sea from 1935 until his death in 1958. His career was unremarkable. His diaries are quite the opposite. Elegant, gossipy and bitchy by turns, they are the unfettered observations of a man who went everywhere and who knew everybody.
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Wholly inappropriate choice of reader
- By John Adamson on 08-04-21
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 1)
- 1918-38
- Narrated by: Tom Ward
- Series: The Diaries, Book 1
- Length: 39 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 08-04-21
- Language: English
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The Smoking Diaries
- The Smoking Diaries, Volume 1
- By: Simon Gray
- Narrated by: Simon Gray
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
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When he turned 65, the playwright Simon Gray began to keep a diary: not a careful honing of the days' events with a view to posterity but an account of his thoughts as he had them, honestly, turbulently, digressively expressed. One of Britain's most amusing and original writers reflects on a life filled with cigarettes (continuing), alcohol (stopped), several triumphs and many more disasters - a record of shame, adultery, friendship and love. Few diarists have ever been so frank about themselves and even fewer so entertaining.
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Wonderful
- By Amazon Customer on 26-10-23
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The Smoking Diaries
- The Smoking Diaries, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Simon Gray
- Series: The Smoking Diaries, Book 1
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 13-12-12
- Language: English
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Madly, Deeply
- The Alan Rickman Diaries
- By: Alan Rickman, Alan Taylor - editor, Emma Thompson - foreword
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley, Alfred Enoch, Bonnie Wright, and others
- Length: 19 hrs and 21 mins
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Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre, from his breakout role as Die Hard's villainous Hans Gruber to his heart-wrenching run as Professor Severus Snape, and beyond. But Rickman's artistry wasn't confined to just his performances. Fans of memoirs at large will delight in the intimate experience of Rickman detailing the extraordinary and the ordinary in a way that is 'anecdotal, indiscreet, witty, gossipy and utterly candid'.
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Terrible narration
- By Mrs Kelly on 05-10-22
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Madly, Deeply
- The Alan Rickman Diaries
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley, Alfred Enoch, Bonnie Wright, Rima Horton
- Length: 19 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 04-10-22
- Language: English
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Remainders of the Day
- By: Shaun Bythell
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The Bookshop in Wigtown is a bookworm's idyll—with thousands of books across nearly a mile of shelves, a real log fire, and Captain, the bookshop cat. You'd think after twenty years, owner Shaun Bythell would be used to the customers by now. Don't get him wrong—there are some good ones among the antiquarian porn-hunters, die-hard Arthurians, people who confuse bookshops for libraries and the toddlers just looking for a nice cosy corner in which to wee. He's sure there are. There must be some good ones, right?
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I absolutely love this book
- By Claire Pengelly on 06-09-22
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Remainders of the Day
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 01-09-22
- Language: English
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 3): 1943-57
- By: Chips Channon
- Narrated by: Tom Ward
- Length: 48 hrs and 17 mins
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This third and final volume of the unexpurgated diaries of Sir Henry 'Chips' Channon begins as the Second World War is turning in the Allies' favour. It ends with a prematurely aged Chips descending into poor health but still socially active and able to turn a pointed phrase about the political events that swirl around him and the great and the good with whom he mingles.
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Good production but flawed!
- By Fiona on 13-02-23
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 3): 1943-57
- Narrated by: Tom Ward
- Series: The Diaries, Book 3
- Length: 48 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 24-11-22
- Language: English
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Love, Nina
- Despatches from Family Life
- By: Nina Stibbe
- Narrated by: Nina Stibbe
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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In the 1980s, Nina Stibbe wrote letters home to her sister in Leicester describing her trials and triumphs as a nanny to a London family. There’s a cat nobody likes, a visiting dog called Ted Hughes (Ted for short) and suppertime visits from a local playwright. Not to mention the two boys, their favourite football teams, and rude words, a very broad-minded mother and assorted nice chairs.
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A heartwarming and hilarious listen
- By Saffy on 24-11-13
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Love, Nina
- Despatches from Family Life
- Narrated by: Nina Stibbe
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 07-11-13
- Language: English
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The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
- By: Nelson Mandela
- Narrated by: Atandwa Kani
- Length: 20 hrs and 12 mins
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Arrested in 1962 as South Africa's apartheid regime intensified its brutal campaign against political opponents, 44-year-old lawyer and African National Congress activist Nelson Mandela had no idea that he would spend the next 27 years in jail. During his 10,052 days of incarceration, Mandela wrote hundreds of letters to unyielding prison authorities, fellow activists, government officials, and, most memorably, his courageous wife, Winnie, and his five children. Now, 255 of these letters, a majority of which were previously unpublished, provide the most intimate portrait of Mandela since Long Walk to Freedom.
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The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
- Narrated by: Atandwa Kani
- Length: 20 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 10-07-18
- Language: English
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L'Envol [Flight]
- By: Lucie Aidart
- Narrated by: Lucie Aidart
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
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Un Mirage. Un Ancrage. Un Souvenir. Et puis, peut-être, certainement, une disparition, une dissolution. Jouant de mémoires et de rêves, danseuse de guérison et d'être, dans le voilage coloré du temps et de l'ailleurs, sur la vague, dans la vague, à travers la vague des émotions, au creux du coeur et de l'âme, Lucie fuit, cherche, appelle, retrouve, surnage, danse, guérit, erre et assouvit le désir d'un autre monde, d'un autre soi. Transcender le temps, le mental et l'ombre. Devenir Une.
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L'Envol [Flight]
- Narrated by: Lucie Aidart
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 17-06-24
- Language: French
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Revised and Expanded edition
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter - editor, Christopher Tolkien - editor
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Mike Grady, Chris Smith
- Length: 29 hrs and 2 mins
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The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.
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Samuel Wests narration brought Tolkien to life!
- By Andrew on 02-05-24
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Revised and Expanded edition
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Mike Grady, Chris Smith
- Length: 29 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 29-02-24
- Language: English
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The Man with the Golden Typewriter
- By: Ian Fleming, Fergus Fleming
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
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On 16 August 1952, Ian Fleming wrote to his wife, Ann, "My love, This is only a tiny letter to try out my new typewriter and to see if it will write golden words since it is made of gold". And he did write golden words: 14 best-selling James Bond books and an equally energetic flow of letters to his wife, publisher, editors, fans, friends and critics, charting 007's progress....
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Fleming, the man, so likable and charming
- By SirChutney on 02-12-18
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The Man with the Golden Typewriter
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 03-11-15
- Language: English
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Modern Nature
- Journals, 1989 - 1990
- By: Derek Jarman
- Narrated by: Julian Sands
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
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A meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness. In 1986 Derek Jarman discovered he was HIV positive and decided to make a garden at his cottage on the barren coast of Dungeness. Facing an uncertain future, he nevertheless found solace in nature, growing all manner of plants. While some perished beneath wind and sea-spray, others flourished, creating brilliant, unexpected beauty in the wilderness. Modern Nature is both a diary of the garden and a meditation by Jarman on his own life.
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Beautiful diary but not great narration
- By Miss Emma Bonnici on 24-06-21
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Modern Nature
- Journals, 1989 - 1990
- Narrated by: Julian Sands
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 11-03-21
- Language: English
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Letters from an Astrophysicist
- By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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Neil deGrasse Tyson is arguably the most influential, acclaimed scientist on the planet. As director of the Hayden Planetarium, and host of Cosmos and StarTalk, he has dedicated his life to exploring and explaining the mysteries of the universe. Every year, he receives thousands of letters – from students to prisoners, scientists to priests. Some seek advice, others yearn for inspiration; some are full of despair, others burst with wonder. But they are all searching for understanding, meaning and truth.
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Disappointing
- By Tim on 31-10-19
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Letters from an Astrophysicist
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 08-10-19
- Language: English
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Letters from a Stoic
- Penguin Classics
- By: Seneca, Robin Campbell
- Narrated by: Julian Glover
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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Seeing self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', the Stoic philosophy called for the restraint of animal instincts and the importance of upright ethical ideals and virtuous living. Seneca's writings are a profound, powerfully moving and inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind.
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Excellent narration
- By SteveO on 31-01-20
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Letters from a Stoic
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: Julian Glover
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 26-09-19
- Language: English
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Desolation Peak
- Collected Writings
- By: Jack Kerouac, Charles Shuttleworth - editor
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
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In the summer of 1956, Jack Kerouac hitchhiked from Mill Valley, California, to the North Cascades to spend two months serving as a fire lookout for the US Forest Service. Taking only the Diamond Sutra for reading material, he intended to spend his time in deep contemplation and to achieve enlightenment.
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Desolation Peak
- Collected Writings
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 08-11-22
- Language: English
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