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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.

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?

Wie es dazu kam? Das erfährst du in diesem witzigen Hörbuch, das dich mitten in meine untote Welt katapultiert. Mit jeder Menge schwarzem Humor, bissigen Pointen und skurrilen Situationen erzähle ich meine ganz persönliche Geschichte – über das Sterben, das Leben und alles dazwischen. Dabei stolpere ich von einem verrückten Abenteuer ins nächste und zeige, dass selbst ein Zombie noch richtig Leben in die Bude bringen kann. Dieses Hörbuch ist der Auftakt einer humorvollen Zombieserie, die garantiert mehr Lacher als Grusel verspricht.

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.

Everyone at Seirei Academy witnessed Alya's victory at the trivia showdown on the festival's opening day, and since then they've all been enjoying the event. The final day of the festival approaches, but when Alya and her band get ready to take the stage, a major incident occurs! Someone is...

Running away from my disastrous career to an island off the Florida coast wasn't part of my summer plans, but life hasn't been cooperative lately, anyway. At least here, I can hide away and figure out how to untangle the mess I've gotten myself into. One thing is certain: my A-list status and title of America's Sweetheart are long gone, and they're probably never coming back. I'll just remain on this island until the worst of it blows over. Until the gossip magazines move on to another juicy topic. Until the paparazzi lose interest.

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.

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...

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...

Andrea Levy, author of the Man Booker shortlisted novel THE LONG SONG and the prize-winning, million-copy bestseller SMALL ISLAND, draws together a remarkable collection of short stories from across her writing career, which began twenty years ago with the publication of her first novel, the...

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

The impressions show that needs no introduction - with bonus End of Year specials Radio 4’s award-winning and hugely popular comedy show is back with yet another helping of political-vituperation, media-mauling and celebrity-savaging. Sit back and treat your ears to a bumper edition of superb...

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.