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ID: 350745

Title: Higher: The Complete Series 1-4: A BBC Radio 4 comedy

Author: Joyce Bryant

Narrator: Full Cast , Jonathan Keeble, Mark Heap, Robert Daws, Sophie Thompson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:30:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-25-18

Publisher: Penguin Books LTD

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Humor

Summary:

A BBC comedy drama set in the world of a 'pile 'em high university'. Karen Poynter is the new head of the Geography Department - renamed Geographical Tourism - at Hayborough University, which is definitely not part of the elite Russell Group of top universities. Ranked 132nd in the UK academic league table; if you have a pulse, you can have a degree.

This is the high energy farce of the breeze block and grotty cafeteria, with all the endless meetings, the backstabbings and the sheer panic of a university setting. In an era of increasing fees and cutbacks, this satire has become all the more acute.

Starring Sophie Thomson (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1, Coronation Street) as Karen, with Jonathan Keeble (War and Peace) as the venal Dean.

Episode list:

Pilot show

Partners

Inspection

The Price of Partnership

Restructure

Rebrand, Relaunch

Clearing

Privatisation, the Final Battle

Year of the Rat

Creative Solutions

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ID: 355865

Title: Churchill's Bestiary: His Life Through Animals

Author: Piers Brendon

Narrator: Piers Brendon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:49:31

Language: English

Release date: 10-25-18

Publisher: Michael OMara Books

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics

Summary:

'From beak to tail feather and from flipper to fin, this is a book that will long be known, read and savoured.' James W. Muller, Chairman of the Board of Academic Advisers of the International Churchill Society

Winston Churchill was known for his great love for and admiration of animals. In fact, one of Churchill's key characteristics was his fascination with the animal kingdom - creatures of all sorts were a crucial element in his existence. He was amused, intrigued and enchanted by, sometimes even besotted with a vast menagerie, from his pet budgerigar, dogs, cats, fish, butterflies, to his own lion, leopard and white kangaroos kept at London Zoo, and even more unusual species. Dwelling amid flora and fauna was Churchill's ideal form of existence - 'The world would be better off if it were inhabited only by animals' - and he signed his letters home as a boy 'The Pussy Cat'.

In this fascinating book, Dr Piers Brendon looks deeper into Churchill's love of the animal kingdom, and at how animals played such a large part in his everyday life. We encounter the paradox of the animal-loving-hunter: he hunts foxes yet keeps them as pets, he likes fishing but loves fish; along with the man who used analogies to animals time and time again in his speeches and writings. The picture that emerges shows another side to the great man, showcasing his wit, wisdom and wayward genius from a different perspective and shedding new and fascinating light on the man voted The Greatest Briton.

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ID: 347257

Title: It Is Rocket Science: The Complete Series 1-3: A BBC Radio 4 comedy show

Author: Helen Keen, Miriam Underhill

Narrator: Helen Keen, Peter Serafinowicz, Susy Kane

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:49:11

Language: English

Release date: 10-25-18

Publisher: Penguin Books LTD

Genres: Science & Technology, Astronomy & Physics

Summary:

Helen Keen, Peter Serafinowicz and Susy Kane star in this funny, off-beat but factual expedition through the universe, boldly going where no Radio 4 comedy show has gone before.

A pithy sweet programme with a joke stuffed script Miranda Sawyer, The Observer

Beautiful...A gem The Sunday Express

Informed, enthusiastic and funny Daily Mail

A sort of stand up version of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy The Times

This shamelessly nerdydeeply silly (Radio Times) space extravaganza features fewer close-ups of Professor Brian Cox looking cool in front of a rocket than Wonders of the Universe, but more weird, wonderful and occasionally woeful stories about the geniuses, Nazis and Satanists who plotted to propel humankind to the stars. Find out the many and varied ways to leave the planet as It Is Rocket Science! takes you on a gleefully irreverent (The Scotsman) whistle-stop comic tour of the Great Brains who put monkeys, ladies, dogs and gentlemen into orbit.

Discover the daring Mercury 13 women - the astronauts and moonwalkers that never were, hear the adventures of Felix the French Space Cat, raise your eyebrows at the career trajectory of Wernher von Braun, from Nazi to Disney to NASA, meet the man who (metaphorically) connects rocket fuel to Aleister Crowley, explore your options in case an asteroid is heading directly your way, and discover some of the more surprising suggestions scientists have advanced for how to get in touch with life on other planets, from giant burning parallelograms in the Sahara to sending nude pictures into space....

Factually accurate yet funny (The Telegraph), the show won several major awards including The Association of British Science Writers Royal Society Radio Prize.

Harnessing a sharp comedy sensibility to an arsenal of fascinating facts, shes a treat for anyone who matches a sense of humour with an inquiring mind The Guardian [on Helen Keen]

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ID: 640584

Title: The First Men in the Moon

Author: H.G. Wells

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:05:12

Language: English

Release date: 10-23-18

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

Published in 1901, The First Men in the Moon is one of the earliest science-fiction novels in the English language. An impecunious businessman, Bedford, retreats to the Kent coast where he meets the archetypal absent-minded scientist, Dr Cavor, who is on the point of producing a gravity-defying material. His experiments prove successful, making possible one of man's oldest dreams: a journey to the moon. The two men embark on this fantastic voyage - Bedford motivated by the prospect of wealth, and Cavor by the thirst for knowledge. However, when they arrive, they find a world of freezing nights and sweltering days, and signs of a threatening alien presence, from which they may never escape.

The novel invites obvious comparisons with its predecessor, Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon, though Wells's approach markedly differs from that of his French counterpart, with Wells being more concerned by the adventure on the moon, even at the expense of scientific plausibility.

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ID: 640586

Title: Against Nature

Author: Joris-Karl Huysmans

Narrator: Leighton Pugh

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:45:18

Language: English

Release date: 10-23-18

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

Published in 1884, Against Nature (À rebours) concerns the attempts of its cultured and neurotic anti-hero, Des Esseintes, to escape contemporary Parisian life. At his rural retreat he is able to indulge his particular artistic tastes as he muses on a range of topics including literature, religion and painting.

Although regarded as shocking on its publication, Against Nature was received with enthusiasm by the aesthetic movement and, most particularly, Oscar Wilde, who featured the book in The Picture of Dorian Gray. Against Nature marks a departure from the classic form of 19th-century literature, and this audiobook features the full text, with previously expurgated parts restored.

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ID: 640585

Title: The Shadow-Line

Author: Joseph Conrad

Narrator: David Horovitch

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:53:28

Language: English

Release date: 10-23-18

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

An unsettling tale of plague, drift and terror, The Shadow-Line documents a young seaman's coming of age after he is recruited to captain a ship for the first time. Bad luck and disease haunt the inexperienced hero and his crew, and the evil legacy of the previous captain overshadows them with a feeling of supernatural menace. Against all odds, the young captain must get his crew through the Gulf of Siam to safety in Singapore, before they succumb to malaria and the curse of his mad predecessor. Written in 1915 and based on Conrad's own experiences 27 years earlier, The Shadow-Line is a gripping take on the lines between youth and maturity, sanity and madness.

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ID: 640589

Title: This Side of Paradise

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrator: Adam Sims

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:32:46

Language: English

Release date: 10-23-18

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

First published in 1920, This Side of Paradise proved to be a best-selling novel in Fitzgerald's own lifetime. The book follows the early life and education of Amory Blaine and is, in fact, a thinly disguised account of Fitzgerald's own experience as an undergraduate at Princeton and as an aspiring writer. Brilliantly original in its experimental narrative, it comprises a series of contrasting styles and structures.

The novel formed the launchpad for Fitzgerald's career as a novelist and was received with enthusiasm on its publication, with the Chicago Daily News titling its review 'Whew! How That Boy Can Write!'

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ID: 355204

Title: Agendum: Series 1: The BBC Radio 4 current affair pardody

Author: Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris

Narrator: Carrie Quinlan, Full Cast , Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris, Justin Edwards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:50:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-18

Publisher: Penguin Books LTD

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

Summary:

A current affairs parody & stupidly feasible visit to the 24-hour Hall Of Opinion Mirrors. Because there are two stories to every story.

Created by Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris, the masterminds behind Philomena Cunk and the adult spoof Ladybird books, the show was piloted in September 2017 and sent off to Radio 4. 28 minutes later, it was commissioned for its first series, which started going out in August 2018...

The show comes from Pozzitive, proud producers of Cabin Pressure, Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!, Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation, The Brig Society, The Castle, Armando Iannuccis Charm Offensive, Shush! & Kevin Eldon Will See You Now...

Carrie Quinlan (John Finnemores Souvenir Programme) , Justin Edwards (The Thick Of It), Melanie Hudson (Im Alan Partridge), Samson Kayo (Famalam), Jess Robinson (The Imitation Game), Luke Sumner and Tony Way (Game Of Thrones) star in the first episode Breakthrough -, where a scientific breakthrough, a human rights scandal and Britains favourite fruit come under the idiot microscope of a team of talking heads, hosted by hostioneer Alexandra Palisades. Also featuring the voice of Josh Berry.

In Episode 2, Crisis, Kath Hughes, Simon Kane (John Finnemores Souvenir Programme) and Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong join the Agendum team as a cotton-based crisis, a row about dimensionality and the ethics of the whoopee cushion are analyzed with forensic skill by a team of paid voices, chaired by chairperson-in-chief Alexandra Palisades.

In the third episode, (Shock'), a deadly pandemic, an inappropriate economic yardstick and a very special anniversary are thrown about by some talking heads who probably came in a taxi, corralled by presenterer Alexandra Palisades.

And in the final episode- Threat - the very young, the very old and Stevenage all come under the microscope of talking, collimated by Alexandra Palisades. Also featuring Peter Serafinowicz (Shaun Of The Dead) as a guest Paul McCartney.

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ID: 358346

Title: Christmas at the Palace: The perfect feel-good royal romance for the festive season

Author: Jeevani Charika

Narrator: Carlyss Peer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:58:49

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-18

Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Audio

Genres: Romance, Rom-Com, Contemporary

Summary:

Snuggle up and fall in love with the perfect holiday romance, as one ordinary girl learns what it means to love a prince.

Not even in her wildest imaginings did Kumari ever think she'd become a princess. But having fallen for Ben - or rather Prince Benedict, sixth in line to the throne - it looks like nothing will ever go as planned again. And as Christmas rapidly approaches the distinction between family festivities and Royalty becomes ever more apparent.

With the paparazzi hounding her, her job on the line and some rather frustrating royal training, Kumari feels panic set in.

Does loving Prince Charming mean she'll get her fairy tale ending - and on her own terms?

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ID: 358911

Title: In Strictest Confidence

Author: Craig Revel Horwood

Narrator: Craig Revel Horwood

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:31:44

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-18

Publisher: Michael OMara Books

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment

Summary:

The third instalment in Craig Revel Horwood's frank and funny autobiography takes the reader through the highs and lows of the Strictly Come Dancing star's 'fab-u-lous' life. Join Craig and a host of Strictly stars - including Ore Oduba, Judy Murray and the unforgettable Ed Balls - on the show and live tours and get the real stories from behind the scenes.

The Aussie-born judge shares his famously forthright views on the changes in the show's line up, from Bruce Forsyth and Len Goodman's departures to the arrival of Claudia Winkleman and Shirley Ballas, as well as the dancers and stars.

Away from Strictly, Craig reveals fresh heartache over failed romances, his pain at losing his dad and how his work kept him from flying to Australia for the funeral. He marks the milestones in his life, including turning fifty and moving from London to live in a 'gorgeous' country pile, as well as going under the knife for a second hip operation plus a few nips and tucks.

The multi-talented dancer, director and choreographer also discusses his award-winning shows, including Sister Act and Son of a Preacher Man, and spending a year in drag as Miss Hannigan in Annie. Plus, he reveals all about his foray into movies, choreographing Hugh Grant for Paddington 2 and making his big screen debut in Nativity Rocks.

With his famous wit and a wealth of backstage gossip, In Strictest Confidence is the perfect read for all his fans as well as those of Strictly Come Dancing.

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