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ID: 620640

Title: Nowhere to Run: The ridiculous life of a semi-professional football club chairman

Author: Jonathan Sayer

Narrator: Jonathan Sayer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:08:11

Language: English

Release date: 08-10-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Sports & Recreation, Biography & Memoir, Soccer

Summary:

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On the second oldest football pitch in the world, Jonathan Sayer stands atop a beer crate to address the assembled fans of Ashton United FC. As his initial optimism and disillusionment begin to slip through his fingers, the new co-chairman and co-owner (alongside his dad) starts to realise the scale of the challenge ahead.

Battling to keep the club afloat, a record number of games without a win sees hope turn to despair as Jonathan contends with a mutiny from a group of octogenarian supporters, constant battles with the local council and a star striker who arrives on crutches despite somehow passing his medical.

As the on-pitch form continues to deteriorate and rifts appear between him and his father, Jonathan begins to make some increasingly desperate decisions: dressing as a seven-foot robin in the local market in an effort to drum up larger crowds, sinking his savings into an ever spiralling wage bill and even contemplating bringing in a local priest to lift the 'Boxing Day Curse' by performing a late-night exorcism on the pitch.

Chronicling the euphoric highs and bitter disappointments of the less glamourous side of the beautiful game, Nowhere to Run is the hilarious, heart-warming tale of life in the hot seat of a non-league football club.

©2023 Jonathan Sayer (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 645523

Title: But the Girl

Author: Jessica Zhan Mei Yu

Narrator: Nikita Waldron

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:32:38

Language: English

Release date: 08-10-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Coming of Age, Family Life

Summary:

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A wry and razor-sharp coming-of-age novel about belonging, alienation, and the exquisite pleasure and pain of girlhood

I used to have this line I saved and brought out for grant applications and writers festivals - that having been Jane Eyre, Anna Karenina and Esther Greenwood all my life, my writing was an opportunity for the reader to have to be me

Girl is spending the spring at an artist's residency in Scotland. Far from her home in Australia and her tight-knight Malaysian family, she is meant to be writing a postcolonial novel and working on a PhD on the poetry of Sylvia Plath. But she can't stop thinking about her upbringing and the stories of her parents and grandmother who raised her. How can she reconcile their dreams for her with her lived reality? Did Sylvia Plath have this problem? What even is a 'postcolonial novel'? And what if the story of becoming yourself is not about carving out a new identity but learning to understand the people who shaped you?

©2023 Jessica Zhan Mei Yu (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 697239

Title: Doctor Who: The Wheel of Ice: 2nd Doctor Novel

Author: Stephen Baxter

Narrator: David Troughton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:46:35

Language: English

Release date: 08-03-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Summary:

David Troughton reads this gripping adventure by award-winning author Stephen Baxter, featuring the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe.

The Wheel. A ring of ice and steel turning around a moon of Saturn, and home to a mining colony supplying a resource-hungry Earth.

It's a bad place to grow up. The colony has been plagued by problems. Maybe it's just gremlins, just bad luck. But the equipment failures and thefts of resources have been increasing, and there have been stories among the children of mysterious creatures glimpsed aboard the Wheel. Many of the younger workers refuse to go down the warren-like mines anymore.

And then sixteen-year-old Phee Laws, surfing Saturn's rings, saves an enigmatic blue box from destruction. Aboard the Wheel, the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe find a critical situation - and they are suspected by some as the source of the sabotage. They soon find themselves caught in a mystery that goes right back to the creation of the solar system. A mystery that could kill them all.

? 2012, 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2012, 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Text © Stephen Baxter 2012

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ID: 641317

Title: Trap

Author: Catherine Ryan Howard

Narrator: Barry Fitzgerald, Beau Holland, Heather Osullivan, Jessica Regan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:02:30

Language: English

Release date: 08-03-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

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'You'd think they'd do something about the taxi shortage,' he says. 'Especially with the missing women.'

Stranded on a dark road in the middle of the night, a young woman accepts a lift from a passing stranger. It's the nightmare scenario that every girl is warned about, and she knows the dangers all too well - but what other choice does she have?

As they drive, she alternates between fear and relief - one moment thinking he is just a good man doing a good thing, the next convinced he's a monster. But when he delivers her safely to her destination, she realizes her fears were unfounded.

And her heart sinks. Because a monster is what she's looking for.

She'll try again tomorrow night. But will the man who took her sister take the bait?

©2023 Catherine Ryan Howard (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 648044

Title: Party Lines: Dance Music and the Making of Modern Britain

Author: Ed Gillett

Narrator: Ed Gillett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:45:18

Language: English

Release date: 08-03-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment

Summary:

A Guardian Guide Cultural Book of the Year 2023

An Irish Times Music Book of the Year 2023

'A deep, engrossing history' The Observer

'A fascinating deep dive' Jeremy Deller

From the illicit reggae blues dances and acid-rock free festivals of the 1970s, through the ecstasy-fuelled Second Summer of Love in 1988, to the increasingly corporate dance music culture of the post-Covid era, Party Lines is a groundbreaking new history of UK dance music, exploring its pivotal role in the social, political and economic shifts on which modern Britain has been built.

Taking in the Victorian moralism of the Thatcher years, the far-reaching restrictions of the Criminal Justice Act in 1994, and the resurgence of illegal raves during the Covid-19 pandemic, Party Lines charts an ongoing conflict, fought in basement clubs, abandoned warehouses and sunlit fields, between the revolutionary potential of communal sound and the reactionary impulses of the British establishment. Brought to life with stunning clarity and depth, this is social and cultural history at its most immersive, vital and shocking.

'Excellent' The Sunday Times

'Reminds us why the dance floor matters . . . fascinating' Telegraph

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ID: 678421

Title: Doctor Who: The Teeth of Ice: 8th Doctor Audio Original

Author: Andrew Lane

Narrator: Dan Starkey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:02:23

Language: English

Release date: 08-03-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction & Paranormal

Summary:

Dan Starkey reads a brand new adventure in 1900s Antarctica for the Eighth Doctor, as played on TV by Paul McGann.

Indomitable reporter James Macfarlane has travelled to the remote MacReady Base near the South Pole, his mission to interview the famed explorer Pentius Rochdale. On arrival Macfarlane is astonished to discover that the base's new medical officer is none other than the Doctor!

Macfarlane is intrigued by rumours of strange goings-on at the Base, whilst a recent attack on a neighbouring station - by creatures unknown - attracted the Doctor's attention. The two friends focus on Rochdale's expedition to find the legendary lost continent of Mu, which he believes may lie in Antarctica.

When a series of grisly deaths disturbs the Base's calm, the Doctor's suspicions are aroused. Whatever is preying on people, it's intelligent and has deadly claws and teeth. But by the time he and Macfarlane have uncovered the truth, they are well within biting distance of the teeth of ice...

Dan Starkey, who played Strax and other Sontarans in the BBC TV series, reads this chilling tale by Andrew Lane.

? 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Reading produced by Neil Gardner/Ladbroke Audio.

Sound design by David Darlington.

Executive producer for BBC Audio: Michael Stevens.

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ID: 648043

Title: Wild Coast

Author: Lin Anderson

Narrator: Sally Armstrong

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:54:03

Language: English

Release date: 08-03-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Detective Stories, Police Stories

Summary:

A remote shoreline. A lethal killer. As lone visitors disappear from the rural northwest of Scotland, campsites are becoming crime scenes. The Wild Coast is the seventeenth book in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod.

'One of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction' – Daily Mail

When forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod is brought in to analyse a shallow grave on Scotland’s west coast, she is disturbed by a bundle of twigs crafted into a stickman and left in the victim’s mouth.

Then, when a young woman is reported missing from a nearby campsite with another sinister figurine left in her van, it seems that someone is targeting wild campers. An idyllic coastline known for providing peace and serenity, now the area is a hunting ground.

As her investigation proceeds, Rhona is forced to reconsider her closest bonds. Rumours of sexual assault offences by serving police officers are circling in Glasgow, which may include her trusted colleague DS Michael McNab. Could it be true, or is someone looking to put him out of action?

All the while a young woman’s life is on the line and the clock is ticking . . .

'Lin Anderson is one of Scotland’s national treasures' – Stuart MacBride, author of the Logan McRae series

'The best Scottish crime series since Rebus' – Daily Record

The Wild Coast is the seventeenth book in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson. It is followed by Whispers of the Dead.

Readers love The Wild Coast:

'This series just keeps getting better'

'I was totally glued the whole way through'

'Loved it - makes me want to visit the Wild Coast'

Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Martina Cole and Silent Witness.

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ID: 693580

Title: Adrenal Transformation Protocol: A 4-Week Plan to Release Stress Symptoms and Go from Surviving to Thriving

Author: Izabella Wentz

Narrator: Abby Craden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:33:37

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness, Women's Health

Summary:

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Overcome fatigue, brain fog and anxiety, and gain energy, clarity and peace of mind with Dr Izabella Wentz, internationally acclaimed thyroid specialist and #1 New York Times bestselling author.

What were you doing in your life before you got sick? This is a common question Dr Izabella Wentz asks her clients when trying to get to the root cause of symptoms such as low energy, sleeplessness, caffeine dependency and poor memory. More often than not, she found they developed their symptoms after a period of acute or chronic stress: starting a new business, having a baby or living through a global pandemic - these can all destroy our once-resilient stress response.

Since Dr Wentz was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis at the age of twenty-seven, she has sought to help her clients eliminate symptoms of stress, fatigue and burnout, and manage problems that conventional medicine has failed to address. In Adrenal Transformation Protocol, Dr Wentz tackles adrenal dysfunction, the body's inability to produce essential hormones when it mismanages stress, and shows that by making a few small dietary and lifestyle changes, you can see profound improvement within weeks.

In this simple four-week programme, Dr Wentz will help you identify your adrenal triggers, balance your stress response and build up resilience to prevent stress from overwhelming your adrenals in future.

©2023 Izabella Wentz (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 697662

Title: House We Grew Up In

Author: Lisa Jewell

Narrator: Zoe Tapper

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:35:27

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Family Life

Summary:

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An unforgettable story about a family with a terrible secret. From the #1 bestselling author of Then She Was Gone, The Night She Disappeared and The Family Upstairs.

When a tragedy breaks a family apart, what can bring it back together?

The Birds seem to be the perfect family: mother, father, four children, a picture-book cottage in the country.

But one Easter weekend, something happens - something so unexpected, so devastating, that no one can bring themselves to talk about it.

The family shatters, seemingly for good.

Until, years later, they are forced to return to the house they grew up in, and to confront what really broke the family apart . . .

Readers can't get enough of The House We Grew Up In . . .

***** 'I could NOT put it down!'

***** 'What a fabulous, fabulous read. I honestly LOVED this book and I could not put it down.'

***** 'This book is so smooth and natural that I felt like I almost knew the characters.'

***** 'Incredibly moving, delightfully funny, painfully tragic.'

***** 'It's one of the very best books I've read this year.'

©2013 Lisa Jewell (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 649501

Title: Rex Obano: Five BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramas: Lovers Rock, The Moors of England and more

Author: Rex Obano

Narrator: Cyril Nri, Freddie Fox, Full Cast , John Heffernan, Jude Akuwudike, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Lucian Msamati, Paapa Essiedu, Pippa Nixon, Ray Fearon, Tobi Bakare

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:47:32

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General, Black Literature

Summary:

A selection of contemporary dramas from leading Black playwright Rex Obano - plus bonus programme

Rex Obano has written for the stage, television, radio and film. His plays have twice been shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award and he received the Roland Rees Bursary in 2018. He is part of the writing team for the BBC Radio series Faith, Hope and Glory and his TV credits include Shakespeare & Hathaway. Included here are five of his acclaimed dramas, as well as a fascinating discussion programme, Black Tudors.

Lover's Rock - 1981. Politicised by the legacy of the New Cross Fire, in which 13 people died, young Black pacifist Ben turns to activism. Alongside Monroe, an aspiring producer of 'Lover's Rock' reggae, he finds himself at the sharp end of the Brixton Riots... Kobna Holdbrook-Smith stars as Ben, with Tobi Bakare as Monroe.

City College - When a university professor of Black history makes a controversial statement suggesting slavery never happened, a maelstrom ensues. Threatened with reprisals, he is forced to confront his hidden past. Rex Obano's compelling drama about free speech stars Cyril Nri and Pippa Nixon.

As Innocent As You Can Get - Nathaniel and Tunde depend on each other - one guilty outside prison the other innocent within, one a prison psychologist, the other a prisoner convicted under 'joint enterprise'. Freddie Fox and Paapa Essiedu star in this powerful urban drama, told in iambic pentameter rhyming couplets.

Burned to Nothing - Matthew has returned to his birthplace in Nigeria, to find his missing teenage son. But the police are also searching for Keith, who has become caught up in the politics of a turbulent land - a land he has fallen in love with. This gripping thriller stars Lucian Msamati, Jude Akuwudike, Lorraine Burroughs and David Ajala.

The Moors of England - It is the 16th Century, and Sir Robert Cecil is writing a proclamation to expel 'blackamoors' from England. So Cecil's servant Fortunatus, a Black Muslim refugee, takes drastic action to change the course of history... Ray Fearon and John Heffernan star in this captivating drama about ambition and anarchy, introduced by historian and author Miranda Kaufmann.

Black Tudors - Rex Obano and Miranda Kaufmann discuss the history behind The Moors of England, exploring the genesis of the play and the real-life experiences of Black migrants in Elizabethan England.

Cast and credits

Written by Rex Obano

Lover's Rock

Directed by David Hunter. First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 11 November 2012

City College

Directed by Femi Elufowoju, jr.

Rex Obano would like to dedicate City College to the actor Seun Shote, who died in 2021. First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 10 October 2021

As Innocent As You Can Get

Directed by David Hunter.

First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 7 February 2016

Burned to Nothing

Directed by Femi Elufowoju, jr.

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 5 January 2011

The Moors of England

Directed by David Hunter.

First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 4 November 2018

Black Tudors

With Rex Obano and Dr Miranda Kaufmann

First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 4 November 2018

© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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