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Brought to you by Penguin. Over 1 million Discworld audiobooks sold – discover the extraordinary universe of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld like never before. The audiobook of Thief of Time is narrated by the BAFTA award-winning actor Sian Clifford (Fleabag; Vanity Fair; Quiz). BAFTA and Golden...

A master of Russian realism, Anton Chekhov is renowned for his meticulously observed plays and short stories exploring the human condition, in all its joys and sorrows. Included here are six of his best-known dramas, as well as Michael Frayn's adaptation of Wild Honey, drawn from an early, untitled Chekhov play; and one documentary exploring Chekhov's life and work.

An unparalleled collection of Full-Cast BBC Drama adaptations of Sean O’Casey’s powerful, poignant works One of Ireland’s foremost playwrights, Sean O’Casey is renowned for his groundbreaking plays depicting the lives of poor, working-class Dubliners struggling with social and political...

In Jim’s absence, Zorlando has been doing a pretty good job keeping Windfall safe. He doesn’t know - and may not be equipped for - what is heading straight toward Noobtown, though. Will Jim beat the Pirates while he is on Glorious Roberts’ ship? Will he make it back to his beloved city before Maggie, the assassin, gets there? Why are there pirates attempting to sack Windfall? Most importantly, will Shart ever be the opposite of inside out again?

Meet Clare Barker, the social worker who likes nothing more than sorting out other people's problems (while failing to deal with her own). Wracked with guilt over being white, middle-class and heterosexual, she has a dedicated social conscience (unless it's inconvenient for her) and lives to interfere in other people's lives—both on a personal and professional basis. Bearing the brunt of her control freakery and lack of self-awareness are her family, colleagues and long-suffering teacher partner, Brian—all of whom have their own frustrations, disappointments and dramas.

Two female agents of Operation Cream Cake - double agents and honey traps against the KGB - are murdered. Bond must find the others and conduct them to safety before they meet a similar fate. In a race against time, Bond travels to Ireland and the KGB is soon on the scene. But all is not as it seems and soon Bond finds he needs all his wits to negotiate a labyrinth of double-crossing that is to lead him to a bewildering showdown in a remote corner of the Kowloon province of Hong Kong.

Sixteen sparkling episodes of the iconic comedy panel show Radio 4's longest-running panel game returns for the first time since the death of much-missed maestro Nicholas Parsons, who chaired the show for over 50 years. Following in his footsteps for Series 86 are an array of special guest hosts...

The fifteenth title in Mandy Morton's delightful No. 2 Feline Detective Agency series.

Über 16 Stunden Zombie-Survival, Trash und Politsatire! Dieses Bundle enthält alle sechs Episoden der Serie! "Angriff der ISombies": In Episode 1 erleben Sie einen Kanzler, wie Sie ihn noch nie gesehen haben, einen Bundespräsidenten in Bestform und natürlich die wahren Helden: vier Jugendliche, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein können, die sich ins Zombie-Getümmel stürzen ... "Rückkehr der ISombies": In Episode 2 nutzt B-Movie-Regisseur Uwe Moll die Gunst der Stunde, um die Apokalypse mit Hilfe der properen Daniela Mäuseberger auf Zelluloid zu bannen.

The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian’s. But Emma’s plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian’s. Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House.

Meg Langslow and Michael's house is serving as the marshalling point for the annual Caerphilly holiday parade. The theme is the 12 Days of Christmas, and it features 12 drummers from the school's marching band, 11 bagpipers, 10 leaping lords costumed in medieval finery from the college's drama department, and so on. There are also assorted floats, a live nativity scene on a flatbed truck, the three wise men on Caerphilly Zoo camels, and Santa in a bright-red horse-drawn sleigh.

Zombie-Survival, Trash und Politsatire: Die sechsteilige Serie "ISombies" ist alles in einem! Dieses Bundle enthält die Episoden 4, 5 und 6! "Wiedergeburt der ISombies": In Episode 4 entschlüsseln unsere vier Helden in der Ausgrabungsstätte unter dem Teufelsberg das Geheimnis um Sektion 4, während im entvölkerten Berlin eine neue Generation von Schurken auf den Plan tritt... "Geheimnis der ISombies": In Episode 5 wird es dramatisch für unsere vier Überlebenskünstler.

Join Oasis Audio for 100 radio shows from across all genres. Thrill to detective stories and mysteries, dig your spurs in for some dusty-trail Western adventures, laugh until you cry with the kings and queens of radio comedy, and sit on the edge of your seat for the greatest radio dramas. This volume includes I Was a Communist for the FBI, Inner Sanctum Mystery, The Jack Benny Program, Jeff Regan Investigator, Let George Do It, The Life of Riley, Life with Luigi, Lights Out, The Line Up, and Little Orphan Annie.

Contains classic comedy shows from The Great Gildersleeve, The Halls of Ivy, and The Jack Benny Program, and features a classic skit from the comedic duo Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding.

It's time for the Cherry Blossom Girls to become who we're meant to be. Solving murders? Taking on famous Hollywood actresses who have gone rogue? Exposing a terrible government program to the masses? Comes with the territory. One more mutant facility to destroy and we can set our sights on bigger things and faraway places. But it isn't going to be that easy, and there are other factors at play, risks we're going to have to take if we want to expose the truth. I just hope I'm ready to live up to the hype when the time comes.

Enjoy 16 of the greatest episodes from the Golden Age of Radio in this collection spanning from 1939 through 1956.

Everything wrong with Craig Pelling's life can be traced back to one moment in 1986. But fate hasn't finished with him yet. When a series of unfortunate events pushes him to breaking point, he's thrown a lifeline - a trip back to 1986, to relive one weekend as his 16-year-old self. Does the key to a better future lie in reverting one decision he made over 30 years ago?

Die Welt wird täglich ungerechter, das Geflecht aus politischen und wirtschaftlichen Abhängigkeiten immer dichter. Doch die Verantwortung tragen nicht "die Mächtigen" allein - wir, ihre mehr oder weniger willigen Kollaborateure, müssen uns wohl am eigenen Schopf aus unserer Komfortzone ziehen. Rethers ebenso komisches wie schmerzhaftes Programm infiziert das Publikum mit gleich zwei gefährlichen Viren.

Eine Produktion des ORF Ö1 Kunstradio. Medienecho zur CD "Radio Comics" (Auswahl): "Es liegt eine seltsame Unwirklichkeit über diesen immer im gleichen, unbeteiligten Tonfall gesprochen Sätzen, die in jeder Folge der "Radio Comics" aufs Neue in irgendeine Katastrophe münden."...

Uno dei più famosi racconti cechoviani in cui si narra una storia ancora attualissima: uno squallido ospedale di provincia, i matti trattati come bestie, uno strano filosofo paranoico e un dottore in crisi con la professione e con il mondo intero. L'epilogo tragi-comico è in puro stile cechoviano.