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The ninth original novel ties into the critically acclaimed and much-missed Firefly series from creator Joss Whedon.

Stranded and Broke… It all started with the geese. The Firefly crew is eager to get paid for their latest job, but when payment arrives as a gaggle of geese instead of a purse, their stay on the planet Brome gets an indefinite extension. No matter that the geese will fetch a pretty penny once they get somewhere to sell them. Without coin, they can’t buy fuel, and without fuel, they can’t get off-world. Serenity is stuck.

A Figure from the Past… Luckily the foreman of the local fuel refinery, Lyle Horne, wants to hire them, but not to work in the factory. He needs their help on a job only a crew like Serenity can pull off. Horne is an old friend of Shepherd Book’s. Mal would love to know more, but Lyle’s got bigger fish to fry. An authority known as The Governess has been kidnapping his workers. Lyle wants them back.

Plans Go Awry… The crew needs to break into her fortress of an estate and retrieve the workers. Jayne, who suffered a goose-related injury, stays behind to keep an eye on Horne while the rest of the crew split up to infiltrate the fortress. However, the Governess has her own story, as do the workers. Is Lyle lying? While they’re trying to make sense of it all, the workers’ children come aboard Serenity, with a plan to steal the ship and launch their own rescue mission.

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Eight vintage TV soundtracks from the long-running BBC sitcom set in a fictional London department store

Are You Being Served? was a comedy juggernaut, running for 10 series between 1973 and 1985 and often attracting audiences of over 20 million. A family favourite, it was a fun-packed mix of double entendres, slapstick and larger-than-life characters – including cat-loving Mrs Slocombe and camp menswear assistant Mr Humphries, with his famous catchphrase, ‘I’m free’!

In these eight innuendo-filled episodes, the staff of Grace Brothers are embroiled in sundry side-splitting schemes, from spending the night in tents on the shop floor to organising birthday celebrations for Mr Grainger and Young Mr Grace, and trying to learn new sales techniques to charm the customers. Mishaps and misunderstandings abound when Mr Goldberg establishes his own recruitment agency; a photo of Mr Humphries’ mother sparks some wild speculation; Mr Grainger wins the pools and decides to retire; and Young Mr Grace hints that he’s going to propose to Mrs Slocombe…

Written by legendary comedy writing partners Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, these laugh-out-loud shows feature a brilliant ensemble cast including Frank Thornton, Mollie Sugden, Trevor Bannister, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Arthur Brough, Nicholas Smith and Harold Bennett.

Disclaimer: some episodes may contain dated attitudes and language.

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Comedian Stuart Mitchell examines his own cost of living crisis. His journey of self discovery is prompted by a visit to one of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants – a meal that makes him question his entire existence.

Each episode, Stuart looks at a chapter of his own unbelievable, but absolutely true, life story.
A working class boy, with huge aspirations, Stuart achieved everything he dreamed of and more. However, he soon came to realise that the cost of having everything was more than he was willing to pay. A morality tale featuring his time working in Westminster, moving to a highly paid job in banking and willingly losing it all to find happiness; Stuart will make us all question the true cost of living.

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Dara O Briain and Isy Suttie meet special guest experts to help them unravel some seriously surprising tales.

What? Seriously?? is a new comedy with quirky history, hosted by Dara Ó Briain and Isy Suttie, who will unravel an extraordinary real-life tale each week with the help of a celebrity guest

Dara and Isy unearth stories that are definitely true, but also kind of unbelievable at the same time – the sort of stories that make you go ‘What? Seriously??’ when you hear them, but you resolve to tell them in the pub the first chance you get. The twist is that Dara and Isy have absolutely no idea how these strange-but-true tales will unfold and we’ll all be trying to figure it out together – or Dara and Isy will just go off on funny flights of fancy that are tangentially related to the story. They will be drip-fed the nuggets of narrative by a special guest expert who might just know something about the subject.

Across the series they will be joined by I’m A Celeb winner Georgia Toffolo, the Aussie comedian Rhys Nicholson, the broadcaster Stuart Maconie, Master Chef star Louisa Ellis, Miles from The Traitors, the comedian Richard Herring, the astronaut Helen Sharman, and Slow Horses star Chris Chung.

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Distant football chants, a heart pounding with adrenalin, a violent fight between rival gangs. A desperate young woman makes a call to emergency services, there has been a stabbing. Somewhere close by in another street, another man is landing blows on a lad in a rival football firm. Welcome to The Fury.

But this man is an undercover officer, and this won’t be the last time he has to put himself in danger to prove himself. He has been sent in to gain intelligence on the movements and plans of The Fury. An unlikely member of The Fury is Bethany, a tough nut, a survivor. She was the young woman on the call to emergency and it was her brother Callum that lay dying at her feet. As a result of this fresh murder, violence between the rival gangs is expected to escalate and the undercover operation is under threat. But how can our undercover officer leave now when he is at the heart of The Fury and then there is the question of saving Bethany….will he manage to get to the truth without risking his own safety and that of the people he loves?

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Comedian Tez Ilyas, presents a show for everyone interested in – or interested in becoming – a British Muslim. Everything you need to know is right here – the do’s, don’ts, and avoid-or-you’ll-be-arrested.

Simultaneously a hilarious, joyous celebration of British-Muslim life – and a subversive, thoughtful satire on society’s attitudes to Islam.

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Sunil Patel: An Idiot’s Guide ToCryptocurrency

In a desperate bid to become rich, comedian and broadcaster Sunil Patel attempts to live off cryptocurrency alone. In this episode, Sunil tries to pay for everything only using cryptocurrency, and ends up having to travel to El Salvador to get his big shop done. Including interviews with academic Patrick Shortis and the performing talents of Christopher Biggins.

Sunil Patel: An Idiot’s Guide ToBagging an Heiress

Comedian and broadcaster Sunil Patel invites you to join him in his new get-rich-quick scheme by marrying an Heiress. In this episode, Sunil meets with a premium dating agency, learns how to conduct himself on a date with an etiquette coach and goes on a megadate.

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Comedian Sarah Keyworth explores their personal journey with gender fluidity and androgyny to shed light on why gender still remains such an important issue in the 21st century.

Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee, Chortle Best Newcomer and Winner of the Herald Angel Award, Sarah Keyworth explores her personal journey with gender fluidity.

Join Sarah as she looks back on her own funny, ridiculous and bizarre experiences, as she attempts to shed light on why gender still remains such an important issue in the 21st Century.

Now in the present day; Sarah reflects that she is now at a point in her life in which she is comfortable in her gender and being androgynous. We hear about a recent trip to Ireland and her love for Rock star Pink…

Award-winning comedian Sarah Keyworth returns with their Radio 4 series Are You a Boy or a Girl? Since the first series aired in 2020, the debate around gender has exploded and taken on a life of its own, all culminating with one question ‘should I be allowed to decide who I am?’ Sarah has recently come out as non-binary (a subtle soft-launch in The Guardian newspaper) and is ready to share some more of their own brand of mx-information. That’s gender non-conforming information, the cool non-binary cousin of misinformation.

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Comedian Michael Spicer pours his cutting-edge online presence directly into your ears in this original, topical, and very funny series.

In this introductory episode we locked a cross-section of listeners from one English village in a shed for two weeks so they could listen to the series on repeat. Now you can hear the findings from our remarkable experiment. They provide irrefutable proof that Michael Spicer: No Room is good.

Michael is famous for his Room Next Door government advisor character whose withering take downs of politicians from Boris Johnson to Donald Trump have amassed more than 100million views and helped keep his audience sane in fractured times.

No Room is packed with sketches including an up to the minute take on current events and character-filled sketches which brilliantly capture everything that provokes us; culture, politics, work…and other people.

Featuring original music and sound design by acclaimed composer, Augustin Bousfield, this is an entertaining critique of the modern world by a comedian who isn’t really suited to living in it.

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A BBC Radio thriller set in the turbulent and war-torn times of Ancient Egypt of 1600 B.C.

A young man learns a secret that upends his entire life: that he is the rightful heir to the throne of Egypt.

Armed only with an amulet given to him by his father before his father’s death, he journeys to the capital city of Thebes to claim his birthright, but gaining the object of his quest will be harder than can be imagined as he must now face not only an evil rival for the throne who will stop at nothing to gain his ambition but also life and death perils and the ancient Gods and Goddesses of Egypt themselves!

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