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Twelve editions of the groundbreaking BBC Radio 4 interview series presented by Dr Anthony Clare. A master of incisive interrogation, Dr Anthony Clare became renowned for In the Psychiatrist's Chair. From 1982 until 2001 he conducted in-depth interviews with prominent people from different walks...

This expanded edition of Hall's original 1979 book includes never-before-heard poems and vignettes - read by the author - and new chapters that bring us up to date with Hall as he sits with President Carter, caps his recording career, quits drinking, ponders his legacy, examines the creative process, and retires from the music industry. "If you want to retire, go ahead," he says. "Life will still present innumerable occasions for you to go out and make an ass of yourself."

Lenny Henry used to hate Shakespeare. For over 35 years he avoided anything to do with the Bard – until, in 2006, he decided to find out just what the rest of the world saw in him. In this enthralling collection, we hear how Lenny’s late-flowering passion for the legendary playwright’s works set him on the path that led to his sell-out stage debut as Othello. Bringing together this behind-the-scenes journey with the final result, this collection culminates in Lenny’s standout performance in a dynamic full-cast radio production of Othello.

Contents: Edgar Allan Poe - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - The Gold Bug - The Black Cat - The Pit and the Pendulum - The Tell-Tale Heart - The Fall of the House of Usher - The Masque of the Red Death - The Cask of Amontillado - The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar - Hop-Frog - The RavenBram Stoker - DraculaMary Shelley - FrankensteinJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu - CarmillaRobert Louis Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeH.P. Lovecraft - The Alchemist - At the Mountains of Madness - Azathoth - The Beast in the Cave.

My conversations with a cactus, a good old fashioned American West tale told through a first-person POV. It deals with the grim subjects of death, pain, and betrayal with a generous amount of humor.

Auf der einsamen Landstraße zwischen Farnham und Chiltern Grange ist die junge, hübsche Miss Violett Smith regelmäßig mit dem Fahrrad unterwegs. Als sie bemerkt, dass sie immer wieder von einem Mann verfolgt wird, bittet sie Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe. Dieser wittert einen interessanten Fall und macht sogleich unliebsame Bekanntschaft mit den Fäusten eines Verehrers seiner Klientin. Er muss herausfinden, warum die verarmte Musiklehrerin eine so begehrte Braut ist.

Lord St. Simon heiratet Miss Hatty Doran, die Tochter eines amerikanischen Millionärs, was für beide von nicht geringem Nutzen ist: Er kann dank ihrer großzügigen Mitgift wieder einen angemessenen Lebensstil pflegen. Ihr verhilft sein Name zu sozialem Aufstieg in die Kreise des englischen Hochadels. Doch unmittelbar nach der kirchlichen Trauung ist die Braut verschwunden. Hat das etwas mit dem unerwünschten Erscheinen der ehemaligen Freundin des Lord zu tun? Sherlock Holmes verfolgt seine eigene Theorie.