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Walt Frasier has 30+ years in the performing arts business, 22 years in comedy and is 20 years day job free thanks to international live perofrmance credits in comedyz theatre and music, TV, commercials and also producing, direction, corporate team building, event entertainment and more. This podcast is a exploration into what it takes to become a working artist, but perhaps more importantly, how to us the skills learned in comedy and theater to better all lives. These skills that make us better live performers transfer to the board room and the bed room.

Professor Amanda Vickery is one of the most charismatic historians in Britain today. In 'A History of Private Life' she reveals the intimate secrets of life at home, from the Tudor mansion to the modern bedsit. Through letters, diaries and other first-person accounts, we hear the voices of men...

Explore the captivating lives of Englands queens in this enthralling volume of The Lives of the Queens of England, a celebrated work by Agnes Strickland, primarily researched and penned by her sister Elizabeth. This rich narrative chronicles the biographies of the queens from the Norman Conquest in 1066, shedding light on their remarkable stories. While contemporary standards may question its scholarly rigor, the Stricklands innovative use of previously untapped sources brings a unique perspective to these royal figures. Volume 4 delves into the lives of Elizabeth of York, Katherine of Aragon,...

Groucho Marx is your quizmaster and host to one of the funniest and most popular quiz shows from radio and television, You Bet Your Life! Enjoy 16 fun-filled comedy episodes from the long-running radio series! Contestant teams usually consisted of one male and one female, mostly selected from the studio audience. Groucho would engage in humorous conversations with the contestants and if they said the “secret word”, a toy duck resembling Groucho - with eyeglasses and a mustache - descended from the ceiling to bring a $100 prize. After the conversations, the actual game began.

The Journey of Life is a poetic reflection on the moments that shape us. Each episode invites you to pause, breathe, and explore life’s questions through gentle, meaningful verse. From love and joy to doubt and hope, these poems offer quiet insight and companionship for your path. Part of the Echoes of the Verse collection.

The first six series of the popular radio drama set in a Manchester legal practice, starring David Schofield. Frank Twist and Sarah Gold lead a maverick team of freelance paralegals operating in the mean(ish) streets of Manchester. Their agency operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, dispatching legal representatives to set free burglars, muggers and even some innocent people who find themselves on the wrong side of a cell door.

Miles Jupp stars as James Boswell, Dr Johnson's time-travelling biographer, with a host of top actors and comedians as his celebrity interviewees. Before James Boswell penned a biography of his friend, Dr Johnson, they were both nobodies. But his Life of Samuel Johnson made them famous - so now Boswell's out to work his magic on other celebrities. Travelling through the centuries, he gives 12 legendary figures the Boswell treatment, hoping to do for them what he did for Johnson....

In this sitcom, Harry Hill stars as the governor of Britain’s remotest prison. In Series 1, he has to contend with the prison inspectors, mysteriously malfunctioning CCTV cameras, escaping prisoners and even the prison being attacked by a pair of mating whales. In Series 2, he and the team pitch a new invention to Dragon’s Den, he tries to get his stomach around a food shortage and a self-destruct button is found in the prison.

The collected radio shows of award-winning stand-up comedian Bridget Christie 'The current queen of crusading UK comedy' - Guardian Writer, actress and stand-up star Bridget Christie has won numerous awards, performed 12 hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows and written the critically-acclaimed...

Henry Normal uses poetry, storytelling and comedy to tackle big subjects with his trademark humour. This collection includes five of his funny and moving BBC Radio 4 shows: 'A Normal Family' is centred around Henry's son, Johnny, who was diagnosed with autism. 'A Normal Life' continues to draw on Henry's experiences of bringing up a child with autism. 'A Normal Love' sees Henry explore love, romance and other unreasonable expectations. 'A Normal Imagination' looks at why humans create. 'A Normal Nature' is an exploration of unsung nature, from the point of view of a busy urban human.