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Three BBC radio adaptations of famous novels by the prolific 19th-century author Mrs Oliphant - plus an episode of Reading Aloud, with extracts from her autobiography. Sometimes called ‘the feminist Trollope’, Margaret Oliphant wrote more than 100 works of fiction in a wide variety of genres, ranging from novels of small-town life to historical tales and supernatural stories. Included here are three of her best-loved works, brimming with dry wit, perceptive irony and flawed but fascinating heroines.

Sind Sie boshaft? Dann ist "Bernhard für Boshafte" genau das richtige für Sie! Thomas Bernhard ist der unbestrittene Meister des Boshaften. Ob mit dem Florett oder mit dem Holzhammer: seine Seitenhiebe auf die Literaturszene, Künstler, Politiker oder Ärzte sind ebenso amüsant wie brillant. Und treffen nicht selten den Nagel auf den Kopf. Denn natürlich ist "das Publikum der Feind des Geistes", hat er recht, wenn er sagt "Wer einem Arzt glaubt, ist verloren" - und vielleicht steckt auch hierin ein wenig Wahrheit.

Three enhanced audiobooks performed by the stars of the classic BBC television series. These stories are set during series one. The Turing Test by Simon Guerrier, starring Paul Darrow as Avon and Michael Keating as Vila. Avon and Vila go undercover at a top secret research establishment. Solitary by Nigel Fairs, starring Michael Keating as Vila and Anthony Howell as Nyrron. Vila is alone and amnesiac. Why have his friends turned against him?

In the fashionable spa town of Bath, one man is the arbiter of taste and the epitome of elegance: the self-proclaimed ‘King of Bath’, Beau Nash. In his capacity as Master of Ceremonies, he presides over the city’s social life, arranging balls and concerts for the ‘ton’, keeping a discreet eye on distinguished visitors and smoothing over any quarrels or disagreements. In these six episodes, he has his work cut out for him...