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ID: 712558

Title: Lost Wonders: 10 tales of extinction from the 21st century

Author: Tom Lathan

Narrator: Tom Lathan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:30:00

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-24

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Science & Technology, Animals & Nature

Summary:

Read by the author, Tom Lathan.

In Lost Wonders author and journalist Tom Lathan tells the powerful stories of ten species that have lived, died out and been declared extinct since the turn of the twenty-first century.

Many scientists believe that we are currently living through the Earth’s sixth mass extinction, with species disappearing at a rate not seen for tens of millions of years – a trend that will only accelerate as climate change and other pressures intensify. What does it mean to live in such a time? And what exactly do we lose when a species goes extinct?

In a series of fascinating encounters with subjects that are now nowhere to be found on Earth – from giant tortoises to minuscule snails the size of sesame seeds, from ocean-hopping trees to fish that wag their tails like puppies – Lathan brings these lost wonders briefly back to life and gives us a tantalising glimpse of what we have lost within our own lifetime.

Drawing on the personal recollections of the people who studied these species, as well as those who tried but ultimately failed to save them, and with beautiful illustrations, Lost Wonders is an intimate portrait of the species that have only recently vanished from our world and an urgent warning to hold on all the more tightly to those now slipping from our grasp.

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ID: 804437

Title: Ectoplasm: A BBC Radio Sitcom

Author: Dan Freedman, Nick Romero

Narrator: Colin Guthrie, Dan Freedman, Full Cast , Nick Romero, Owen Oakeshott, Peter Donaldson, Sophie Aldred

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:52:00

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Action & Adventure, Paranormal

Summary:

The swashbuckling exploits of Edwardian occultist and adventurer Lord Zimbabwe, written by and starring Nick Romero and Dan Freedman

Laugh out loud at this 2000s sitcom featuring the outrageous time travelling Edwardian Lord Zimbabwe (Nick Romero), and his friend the German inventor Doctor Lilac (Dan Freedman). This pacy comedy has the travelling duo racing across space and time solving mysteries and thwarting evil enemies with the help (or lack thereof) of Zimbabwes butler, Theremin, who refuses to carry out any of his instructions, and Schrödinger, a semi-corporeal cat that exists in a superposition of quantum states of life and death.

First stop on the adventure is Ancient Egypt, where Lord Zimbabwe must swash a buckle or two! The tackiest Pharaoh civilisation ever created experiences an untimely death and unwittingly unleashes an evil curse on humanity - will the intrepid adventurers be able to save the day as well as the damsel? There is barely time for a hot buttered crumpet and a cup of tea when a mysterious Countess begs Lord Zimbabwe to win back her soul from the Lord of the Underworld. The stakes are high if the soul is not retrieved, the Countess is destined to become a Barry Manilow fan for eternity Soon after, the beautiful Miss Clanton summons the occultist over the seas of time to the Wild West and the town of Tombstone, where her evil uncle, the Waffle Barron is set on dastardly acts. Despite his trusty butler Theremin, refusing to carry out any of his commands, Lord Zimbabwe presses on and faces his greatest challenge yet when an American heiress is subject to a cruel alien abduction and taken into space - will Zimbabwe and Dr Lilac successfully be able to reach the moon and save her? And more importantly, will they be back in time to feed Schrödinger?

This delightful comedy, written by award-winning duo Nick Romero and Dan Freedman, famous for their fast jokes and clever puns, will have you laughing from here to there and back again.

Cast and credits

Written by Dan Freedman and Nick Romero

Produced by Helen Williams

Lord Zimbabwe - Nick Romero

Dr Lilac - Dan Freedman

Theremin/Ringo - Peter Donaldson

Professor Cockcroft/Contessa Del Monte/Miss Clanton - Sophie Aldred

Priest/Vicar - Colin Guthrie

Ike Clanton/Cletus - Owen Oakeshott

Other parts played by the cast.

First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11 Jul - 1 Aug 2000

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ID: 797781

Title: Chris Addison: A BBC Radio Comedy Collection: The Ape That Got Lucky & Civilization

Author: Chris Addison

Narrator: Chris Addison, Dan Tetsell, Geoffrey Mcgivern, Jo Enright

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:48:00

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Essays & Memoirs, General Comedy

Summary:

Award-winning comedian Chris Addison explores the funny side of human evolution and Western civilisation in two BBC Radio 4 spoof lecture series

Chris Addison the thinking idiot's pretend anthropologist takes us on a comic journey through the vast and rich subject of human history in these eight hilarious comedy lectures. Aided by Professor Austin Herring (aka Geoffrey McGivern), Dan Tetsell and Jo Enright, who put their considerable talents to use in sketches illustrating the lectures, he examines how Homo sapiens became Top Species, charts the rise and fall of the Western world and looks at whats next for the future of mankind.

In the Sony Gold Award-winning show The Ape that Got Lucky, he muses on the topics of Language and Communication, Social Development, Science and Progress and Man or Monkey. He asks why its fortunate the original human language developed in Africa rather than England; tells the real story of why our brains are so big; considers how many things, including penicillin and the light bulb, have been discovered by accident and reflects that a lot of the characteristics we imagine to be uniquely human are really just animal ones.

The follow-up series Civilization sees Chris explaining why Western civilisation is on its last legs, and pondering how we can build ourselves a new one. Over four themed episodes Controlling the Universe, Cities and Laws, A Working Society and A Sense of Identity he investigates the ways weve tried to influence our physical environment; the flaws in our urban democratic system; the rocky road weve travelled over the past 5,500 years and how culture gives civilisation a sense of identity. And most importantly, he reveals why he chose to spell civilisation with a Z

Cast and credits

Starring Chris Addison, with Geoffrey McGivern, Jo Enright and Dan Tetsell

Written by Chris Addison and Carl Cooper

Produced by Simon Nicholls

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 4-25 August 2005 (The Ape That Got Lucky), 5-26 April 2006 (Civilization)

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ID: 808672

Title: Doctor Who: On Ghost Beach: 15th Doctor Audio Original

Author: Niel Bushnell

Narrator: Susan Twist

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:10:00

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

A haunting tale of mystery and adventure for the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday, as played on TV by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson.

The TARDIS arrives in County Durham, England, in 1958. Seaham Chemical Beach was once a scene of heavy industry, long since abandoned, but now local residents are having nightmares and seeing apparitions.

It isnt long before the Doctor and Ruby are affected by the beachs peculiar atmosphere. As they begin to forget exactly who they are, Ruby hears a distant voice calling her on.

Whose memories are filling the travellers heads, and what is the significance of Ghost Beach, in the Sea of Despair, on the planet Farfrom? Even more importantly who is Reg?

Susan Twist, who played the recurring woman in the BBC TV series, reads this atmospheric original chiller by Niel Bushnell.

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Reading produced by Niall Hegarty. Sound design by Oliver Denman. Project editor: John Ainsworth. Executive Producer: Michael Stevens

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ID: 808673

Title: Doctor Who: Sting of the Sasquatch: 15th Doctor Audio Original

Author: Darren Jones

Narrator: Genesis Lynea

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:10:00

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

A brand new adventure featuring the 15th Doctor and Ruby, as played on TV by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson.

A full-throttle adventure in America for the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday, as played on TV by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson.

In a National Park in North-West America, the Doctor and Ruby are pursued by large, ape-like creatures who seem to literally disappear into the trees. When Ruby falls ill after apparently being stung, the Doctor believes the infection is extra-terrestrial in origin.

They meet Dixie and Greg, two Bigfoot hunters determined to track down the mythical Sasquatch. Standing in their way is Ranger Peone, whos adamant that the forest is too dangerous to explore. Dozens of people have vanished, or reappeared with no memory, in the last month alone.

Then the ape creatures kidnap Ruby, and the Doctor is determined to both save her life and solve the mystery of the Sasquatch.

Genesis Lynea, who played Harriet Arbinger in the BBC TV series, reads this tense and dramatic original story by Darren Jones.

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Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by David Roocroft. Project editor: John Ainsworth. Executive Producer: Michael Stevens

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ID: 790283

Title: Girlies: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 Sitcom

Author: Shaheen Khan, Sudha Bhuchar

Narrator: Alice Arnold, Ameet Chaana, Bharti Patel, Charubala Chokshi, Full Cast , Nyla Levy, Roger Liddle, Sakuntala Ramanee, Shaheen Khan, Sophie Levy, Sudha Bhuchar, Susan Sheridan, Zita Sattar

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:44:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, General Comedy

Summary:

The hilarious ups and downs of five 30-something Asian women living in South West London in the 1990s.

Meet Tula, Vinny, Jabeen, Sonal and Samina - best friends and members of the 'Girlie club. Listen to this joyous exploration of friendship, family, work and womanhood in the British Asian community in the 90s.

In their regular gatherings for Girlie evenings the friends drink, laugh, blow off steam and commiserate. Nothing is sacred and friendships are tested, marriages analysed, and secrets exposed. Tula is dating, new mum Vinny is struggling, lawyer Jabeen has to walk a tricky professional and personal line and Samina and Sonal are both hiding a secret that threatens the Girlies strong bonds. Can these five feisty women forgive and forget in the name of friendship?

Series writer and actor Shaheen Khan is best known for her role as Mrs Bhamra in Bend It Like Beckham. She also stared in Bhaji on the Beach and Its a Wonderful Afterlife. On television, she has had a recurring role in Casualty and starred in Doctor Who. Co-creator, Sudha Bhuchar has appeared in EastEnders and Coronation Street and as Usha Gupta in BBC Radio 4's The Archers.

Cast and credits

Starring Shaheen Khan, Sudha Bhuchar, Zita Sattar, Bharti Patel, Sakuntala Ramanee, Roger Liddle, Shiv Grewal, Cal McCrystal, Charubala Chokshi, Susan Sheridan, Christopher Trenfield, Ameet Chaana, Sophie Levy, Nyla Levy, Burt Caesar, Omar Salimi, Holly McGoldrick, Lannah McAdam, Surendra Kochar and Alice Arnold

Written by Sudha Bhuchar and Shaheen Khan

Directed by Kristine Landon-Smith

First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 Apr-15 May 1997 (series 1), 20 Jul-10 Aug 1998 (series 2)

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ID: 790286

Title: Gush: A BBC Radio 4 Parody

Author: Ian Hislop, Nick Newman

Narrator: Caroline Quentin, Felicity Montagu, Full Cast , Jonathan Coy, Julian Dutton, Mac Mcdonald, Martin Jarvis, Toby Longworth

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:48:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-24-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

An epic tale of power, love, passion and oil from the minds of comedy greats Ian Hislop and Nick Newman

Gush is the stunning saga of the bitter rivals Foxwell Cravate and Max Pomeroy whose destinies are tragically intertwined. Set in Durban at the Transworld Oil Conference and packed with the flair, fun and parody of the best TV mini-series of the 90s, this is comedy that will have you laughing out loud.

The aristocratic Foxwell Cravate, played by radio legend Martin Jarvis, and American tycoon Max Pomeroy, played by Mac McDonald, were once the closest of friends. However, the two have become such bitter rivals their actions could threaten the human race. What could possibly have destroyed their friendship and, potentially, the world?

The story begins when Prince Saudi hopes that his oil deal will bring peace to the civilised world. What could possibly go wrong? Well, Cravate and Pomeroy's bitter rivalry could mess things up for a start. Beginning with a vow to end all vows, the Oil Conference doesnt go quite to plan and Foxwell and Max face execution by ritual disembowelment. Will Lady Arabella's wiles coax Prince Saudi into making a last-minute reprieve? There is a glimmer of hope when a compromising photo of Prince Saudi and Lady Arabella materialises. However, it's in the hands of the infamous Charles de Vere of the Foreign Office

Written by long time collaborators Ian Hislop (Have I Got New For You, Spitting Image) and Nick Newman (Sunday Times, Punch and The Spectator cartoonist), this pitch perfect parody of the works of Jeffrey Archer, is a must listen. Starring Martin Jarvis, alongside Mac McDonald, Felicity Montagu, Caroline Quentin, Jonathan Coy and Julian Dutton.

Please note: This show contains humour of the time.

Cast and credits

Written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman

Produced by Colin Swash

Foxwell Cravate - Martin Jarvis

Max Pomeroy - Mac McDonald

Arabella Derbyshire - Felicity Montagu

Iolanthe Diamond - Caroline Quentin

Charles Ambrose Fortescue de Vere - Jonathan Coy

Prince Saudi - Julian Dutton

With Toby Longworth, Mandy Knight, Steve Steen and John Whitehall

First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22 Nov - 27 Dec 1994

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ID: 785115

Title: Ouida: A Little Scandal Is An Excellent Thing: A Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisation of Moths, plus a biographical drama

Author: Chrys Salt, Ouida

Narrator: Cheryl Campbell, Full Cast , Geoffrey Whitehead, Nicola Pagett, Paul Rhys, Teresa Gallagher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:15:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-24-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Essays & Anthologies, Historical Romance, Coming of Age

Summary:

A BBC adaptation of Ouidas landmark novel, along with an original drama and a fascinating documentary exploring her colourful life

A little scandal is an excellent thing; nobody is ever brighter or happier of tongue than when he is making mischief of his neighbours. - Ouida

Ouida the pseudonym of English novelist Maria Louise Ramé wrote over 40 novels as well as childrens books, short stories and essays. One of the most popular authors of her day, she achieved fame and fortune with her sensation novels which scandalised and intrigued Victorian readers, but her extravagant lifestyle resulted in her dying in poverty in 1908. This collection brings together her pioneering novel Moths with two engrossing biographical portraits of Ouida herself.

A Little Scandal Is an Excellent Thing Romantic novelist Ouidas life was as flamboyant as her fiction. Born in England with a French father, she lived in luxury at the Langham Hotel, throwing lavish literary soirées with guests including Oscar Wilde, but died alone and penniless in Italy. Cheryl Campbell stars in this moving drama by award-winning poet Chrys Salt.

Moths First published in 1880, this riveting tale of romance and society in 19th-century Europe is widely held as the first novel to portray a divorced woman finding happiness and fulfilment. It tells the story of teenage Vere Herbert, forced by her superficial mother Lady Dolly to wed the brutish Prince Zoroff. Meanwhile, she has fallen in love with an Italian opera singer, Raphael de Correze. Trapped in an unhappy marriage, dare she leave her husband to be with him? Dramatised by Chrys Salt and starring Teresa Gallagher as Vere, with Nicola Pagett, Paul Rhys and Geoffrey Whitehead.

Sensational Women: Ouida Maeve Binchy examines the life and books of Ouida, who never had a lover but caught the publics imagination with the passionate stories she wrote.

Moths first published in 1880

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ID: 811877

Title: Maeve Binchy: A BBC Radio Collection of 11 Full-Cast Dramatisations and 13 Readings

Author: Maeve Binchy

Narrator: Adjoa Andoh, Anna Healy, David Soul, Dervla Kirwan, Frances Tomelty, Full Cast , Hannah Gordon, Jane Gurnett, Jenny Agutter, Kate Binchy, Mark Drewry, Niamh Cusack, Patricia Hodge, Sean Campion, Stella McCusker

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:45:00

Language: English

Release date: 10-24-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General, Family Life

Summary:

A BBC Radio collection of dramatisations and readings of Maeve Binchys sparkling stories

Irish writer Maeve Binchy was one the best-loved and most successful authors of her time. Her bestselling books sold over 40 million copies worldwide, and were translated into 37 languages. This comprehensive anthology of her finest fiction, as heard on BBC Radio, demonstrates all the warmth, wit and compassion that made her so popular.

It opens with Firefly Summer, her moving, humorous novel about a sleepy Irish town facing monumental change. No Nightingales, No Snakes comprises five short plays: The Night the People Came Over for Something That Was No Trouble, The Stepson, Decisions at Sea, The Answer Machine and By the Time We Get to Clifden.

Following these are five short stories exclusively created for BBC Radio The Garden Party, Home Coming, Telling Stories Needy, and The Interview.

First published in the short story collections Central Line and Victoria Line, London Transports features four full-cast dramas set on Londons Tube: Brixton, Green Park, Holland Park and Lancaster Gate. Full of wry humour, irony and empathy.

Concluding this compilation is a dramatisation of Taxi Men Are Invisible, and readings of eight more short stories. Specially commissioned for Radio 4, The Special Sale, The Sensible Celebration, Love in the Afternoon, The White Trolley and its counterpart story The Feast of Stephen . Euston, a seasonal tale taken from Victoria Line followed by Dollys Mother and Christmas Present both originally written for radio.

Text copyright © Maeve Binchy 1978 (Central Line), 1980 (Victoria Line), 1987 (Firefly Summer), 1989 (Dollys Mother), 1990 (The Sensible Celebration), 1992 (Telling Stories, The Interview), 1995 (The Garden Party, Christmas Present), 1997 (Needy, Euston), 1998 (The White Trolley, The Feast of Stephen), 1999 (Taxi Men are Invisible), 2000 (The Special Sale), 2001 (Home Coming), 2007 (No Nightingales, No Snakes), 2008 (Love in the Afternoon)

Cast and credits

Written by Maeve Binchy

Firefly Summer - Drama

No Nightingales, No Snakes - 5 Dramas

The Garden Party

The Homecoming

Telling Stories

Needy

The Interview

London Transports - 4 Dramas

Brixton

Green Park

Holland Park

Lancaster Gate

Taxi Men Are Invisible - Drama

The Sensible Celebration

Love in the Afternoon

Euston

Dollys Mother

The Special Sale

The White Trolley

The Feast of Stephen

Christmas Present

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ID: 793075

Title: Vanessa Bares All: Frank, Funny and Fearless

Author: Vanessa Feltz

Narrator: Vanessa Feltz

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:12:08

Language: English

Release date: 10-24-24

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Health & Wellness, Arts & Entertainment, Mindfulness & Meditation

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

She vowed she'd never do it. She lied. Vanessa Feltz has done the unthinkable and written a joltingly honest autobiography.

You think you already know all there is to know about Vanessa? You don't know the half of it. Brace yourself for the achingly funny, deeply moving untold story: the behind the scenes lowdown on the parents who planned her wedding before she could walk, how she became the nation's second-most-famous fat person, life as the British Oprah, feuding with Madonna and Miss Piggy aboard the Big Breakfast bed, an excruciatingly public divorce, gruesome gastric band surgery, a sixteen-year skirmish with an ageing boybander and finding herself shockingly single at sixty-one.

She's spent thirty-five years in the public eye: 'Vanessa's Friends Say She's Drinking Custard!' Vanessa seizes her chance to set the record straight in this warm, witty, intensely human story. She spares no one's blushes, including her own. How could someone so clever make such cataclysmic mistakes?

Vanessa's often wrong, but always relatable. She puts the 'Oh my goodness, I can never unread that paragraph!' into celebrity autobiography.

'If you read one autobiography, make it Vanessa's!' - Alison Hammond

'Raw, honest, inspiring' - Piers Morgan

© Vanessa Feltz 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

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