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The complete soundtracks of the last eight Christmas specials – plus The Only Fools and Horses Story documentary Running from 1981 to 2003, Only Fools and Horses grew into Britain’s most popular sitcom, with audiences of millions and a string of award wins. In 1996, more than 24 million...

The battle of the dead was won, but at a great cost. Sion, leader of the Mist Village, was left with only pain and regret as Richter was claimed by the abyss. What no one but the abandoned chaos seed knows is that he narrowly avoided the curse of the lich Singh, a curse that still hangs above his head. Now, surrounded by miles of darkness and tons of crushing rock, Richter has to find his way back into the light.

Bestselling author and master storyteller Tricia Stringer tackles troubled relationships, second chances and love old and new in this uplifting story of unlikely dining companions thrown together on a glamorous cruise. Readers of Liz Byrski, Monica McInerney and Rachael Johns will love this book...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo, a darkly comic short story about the unintended consequences unleashed by our quest to tame the natural world. Fox 8 has always been known as the daydreamer in his pack, the one his fellow foxes regarded with a knowing snort...

Two auditors for the US egg industry go rogue and conceive a plot to steal a million chickens in the middle of the night - an entire egg farm's worth of animals. Janey and Cleveland - a spirited former runaway and the officious head of audits - assemble a precarious, quarrelsome team and descend on the farm on a dark spring evening. A series of catastrophes ensues.

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 episodes of The New Adventures of Michael Shayne, The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, Night Beat, Our Miss Brooks, Pat Novak for Hire, The Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show, Philo Vance Detective, Quiet Please, and more.

Volume eight includes: Life with Luigi, 03-24-50: "Luigi Has a Cough with J. Carrol Naish"; The Lux Radio Theatre, 5-17-43: "The Talk of the Town with Cary Grant Jean Arthur and Ronald Colman"; The Milton Berle Show, 12-16-47: "A Salute to Department Stores with Milton Berle"; Mr. and Mrs. Blandings, 04-29-51: "Mothers of Tomorrow with Cary Grant and Betsy Drake"; My Favorite Husband, 10-23-48: "The Quiz Show with Lucille Ball and Richard Dennings"; and more.

John Chu liebt seinen Job. Als Sherpa begleitet er zahlungskräftige Kunden in Online-Rollenspiele wie das populäre Call to Wizardry und zeigt ihnen die Kniffe des Games. Das Geschäft brummt, und John würde sich als glücklich bezeichnen, wären da nicht zwei klitzekleine Probleme: Zum einen hat seine Ex-Freundin nach einer unglücklich verlaufenen Trennung geschworen, seine berufliche und private Existenz zu vernichten.

When Tilly receives an invitation to help drive eight elders on their ultimate bucket list road trip to New Mexico for the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, she impulsively says yes. Before she knows it, Tilly is on an adventure that will transform her in ways she could not predict, just as it will for each and every one of the seniors on the trip, who soon dub themselves “the Crazy Eights.” Tilly and the Crazy Eights each choose a stop to make along the way - and each stop becomes the inspiration for secrets and stories to be revealed.

Well-meaning do-gooder Clare Barker is back, and dealing with more office politics, troublesome clients and domestic dramas. Secretly regarding herself as a cross between Mother Theresa and Wonder Woman, she's got all the right jargon for every problem, but never any practical solutions. However, in today's 'Big Society' there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker (or even Clare). These six series find her struggling once again to control both her professional and private life.

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Ray Milland, and many more.

Ein neuer Herbert-Roman von Kindle-#1- und BILD-Bestsellerautor Friedrich Kalpenstein »Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand – wer ist das beste Grill-Team im Land?« Diese Frage stellt sich Herbert, nachdem er sich und seinen Kumpel Hans bei einer Grillmeisterschaft angemeldet hat. Wie schön wäre es, sich nur darauf konzentrieren zu können. Doch die Realität sieht anders aus. Das Leben stellt Herbert vor große Herausforderungen. Da ist allen voran sein Sohn Oskar, der auf der gemeinsamen Suche nach der perfekten Sportart doch wieder jeden Abend auf dem heimischen Trampolin landet.

Five more series of the award-winning BBC radio sitcom set in a Scots-Asian corner shop near Glasgow 'As mad as ever - and very funny' Daily Mail Ramesh Mahju and his trusty sidekick Dave Legg are back with more banter, bargains, shop-based shenanigans and over-the-counter philosophy. In these...

نظير أحد أبطال فلاش الخارقين، وتكمن قوته في تلك الأشعة الحاسدة التي تتدفق من عينيه نحو أي هدف، فيتحطم في الحال!

"Un medico è più geloso dei suoi pazienti che della persona che ama". È vero, e lo sa bene l'autore che, vivendo fra Roma e Palermo, ha bisogno di un dentista in ognuna delle due città. E quando va per un Controllino da quello di Palermo, succede che...Qualcuno vi ha mai detto "Per carità, quella trasmissione è così trash, io cambio sempre canale"? Comincia più o meno così, in Forbici, tinture e gossip la chiacchierata fra le clienti del parrucchiere Giggì.

Folge 8: TITANIC auf der Bühne. Torsten Gaitzsch und Moritz Hürtgen verabschieden tränenreich ihre Kollegin Ella Carina Werner in den Ruhestand - und lassen mit ihr die besten und schlechtesten Lesungen Revue passieren.

El protagonista de esta historia es un sexagenario llamado Pepe, Pepe Lapierre, para ser más exactos, y es cirujano plástico. Forofo hasta la médula del Real Madrid, su vida consiste en trabajar, ver el fútbol, jugar al pádel y cuidar de su madre. Todo en su mundo funciona con la pulcritud...

Take It from Here (first broadcast between 1948 and 1960) was one of the most influential radio shows of all time, sweeping in a new era of comedy and introducing an enduring pair of writers: bright young things Frank Muir and Denis Norden. Their literate scripts, and the madcap adventures of the show's stars - Dick Bentley, Jimmy Edwards, Joy Nichols, June Whitfield and Alma Cogan - ensured 11 years of classic capers. The show is best remembered for introducing The Glums, who featured regularly.

All eight series of the comedy drama series set in a Donegal town in the 1950s and '60s 'Christopher Fitz-Simon's writing is a delicious mix of gentle and sharp' The Guardian Ireland in the fifties, and the days of mass tourism and indoor plumbing have not yet come to rural Co. Donegal. But in...

Contains books seven and eight of the Richard Jackson Saga, a coming-of-age adventure series. Third Time Is a Charm, book 7: Rick is making a movie he didn’t want to do, singing a song against his will and trying to complete the tenth grade. Danger and adventure keeps coming his way. Oxford University, book 8: Rick is transitioning from being a tenth grade high school student to entering Oxford University as an underclassman.