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ID: 640521

Title: You Can Do Anything, Tyrone!

Author: Lenny Henry

Narrator: Lenny Henry

Format: Unabridged

Length: 00:07:44

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Kids, Action & Adventure

Summary:

You Can Do Anything, Tyrone! is a fantastic fun tale of imagination and adventure, written and read by the award-winning comedian and actor Sir Lenny Henry.

Tyrone is going to build a brilliant rocket ship out of building blocks and go on an adventure to the moon! There's just one problem . . . the blocks won't work, and Tyrone quickly loses his temper. Luckily, Grandad Cleveland is on hand to show him that with self belief, a bit of determination and a lot of imagination, there’s nothing Tyrone can't do. In fact, why stop at the moon when there's the rest of the world and a whole universe to explore!

A highly entertaining rhyming story full of love, family and fun.

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ID: 675078

Title: Boogie Up the River: Two BBC Radio Comedy Travelogues

Author: Mark Wallington

Narrator: Carla Mendonca, Full Cast , Ronald Herdman, Timothy Spall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:53:43

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Travel Tips

Summary:

A full-cast BBC Radio adaptation of Mark Wallington's comic tale of one man and his dog, starring Timothy Spall

In a bid to impress his not-quite-girlfriend Jennifer, Mark persuades her to accompany him on a journey to discover the true source of the river that flows past her London flat. Setting himself up with a classic Victorian camping skiff, he's ready for adventure and romance - but his plans are scuppered at the last minute by his manic mongrel mutt, Boogie.

Boogie has bad breath, terrible wind and a tendency to moult all over your toast - and on top of all that, he can't swim. But Mark can't leave him behind - his friends refuse to look after him, and he has a reputation at all the kennels (the last time he stayed in one, even the other dogs complained).

Taking to the water, Mark comes face-to-face with a colourful assortment of river dwellers and dreams of Delia Smith, while Boogie meets his first Canada goose - and headbutts a swan... As they scull upstream, they pursue the elusive Jennifer, who leaves a trail of terrible poems, exotic takeaways and answerphone messages, but is somehow always elsewhere. Will she ever join Mark on his quest? Will they ever find the source of the Thames? And will Boogie ever learn to curb his disgusting habits?

Adapted by Mark Wallington from his own hilarious novel, this light-hearted, engaging dramatisation will delight fans of Three Men in a Boat and Bill Bryson. It stars Timothy Spall as Mark, Ronald Herdman as Boogie and Carla Mendonça as Jennifer.

Adapted by Mark Wallington from his own novel

Produced by Caroline Leddy

Cast

Mark/Narrator - Timothy Spall

Boogie/Dorchester Man/Landlord - Ronald Herdman

Jennifer Conway - Carla Mendonça

Michael - Gary Parker

P.A/Royal Lady - Ainslie Foster

Fiddy - Jon Glover

Dario/Boat Guide/Boater/Farmer - Mark Straker

Pensioner/Landlord/Fisherman 1 - John Church

Douglas/Fisherman 3/Archie - David Holt

Marsha - Melanie Hudson

Mrs Matheson/Graveyard Woman - Ann Windsor

Lock Keeper - Terence Edmond

Kevin/Fisherman 2 - Rod Smith

Rita/Christine/Dorchester Lady - Jill Graham

Delia Smith/Sandra/Betty - Melinda Walker

Cruiserman/Cricketer - John Fleming

Fisherman/Barman - Jonathan Adams

Cox - Jonathan Tafler

Mrs Byron/Shopkeeper - Margaret Stallard

Percy - Eric Allen

'A Bit of Alright'/Curator/Canoeist - Nicholas Murchie

Sam Tucker - Geoffrey McGivern

Laundrette Attendant/Girl - Kate Binchy

Barman - Simon Godley

Adolescent Girl - Julie Gibbs

Old Lady - Jillie Meers

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 17 December 1992-21 January 1993

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

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ID: 640522

Title: Yorkshire Farm Girl

Author: Diane Allen

Narrator: Laura Brydon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:34:07

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, General, Sagas

Summary:

Diane Allen's The Yorkshire Farm Girl is a heartfelt novel of a family dreaming of a better life when war looms on the horizon.

Life is hard for the Fothergill family as they try to make a living on their farm in the Yorkshire Dales. Bob Fothergill has set his sights on buying his own farm instead of renting the one they currently hold. Sally his teenage daughter, wishes her father would see that she could help more with the farm, but he believes that a girl's place is in the home. Ben, their youngest, has no interest in farming so is ignored. Sally's mother makes do knowing her husband wants what's best for them.

But when Bob decides to take a well-paid part time job, collecting milk for the local dairy, it causes friction in the family, bringing tension to New Year’s Day, 1939. Ivy and Sally’s lives change. Sally gets her wish to be more hands on with the farm, coping with a bad winter and lambing sheep on her own. But then a stranger walks into Ivy’s life that shows her the affection that she craves and her heart is lost to him.

With Germany is shaking its angry fist at other nations and the threat of another war undermines everything. Times are hard and the future is uncertain, but perhaps the coming years could bring better times. But will the Fothergills survive the oncoming storm?

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ID: 630749

Title: Bookbinder of Jericho

Author: Pip Williams

Narrator: Pippa Bennett-Warner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:50:54

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Women, Feminist Fiction

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

What is lost when knowledge is withheld?

Oxford, 1914. When the the young men are drawn away to fight, it is the women who must keep going. Twin sisters Peggy and Maude work in the bindery at Oxford University Press in Jericho. Peggy is intelligent, ambitious and dreams of studying - but is often reminded that her job is to bind the books, not read them. Maude, meanwhile, is extraordinary and vulnerable. She wants nothing more than what she has, and Peggy must watch over her.

When refugees arrive from devastated Belgium, it sends ripples through the community and through the sisters' lives. Peggy begins to see the possibility of another future: one where she can use her intellect and not just her hands. But as war and illness reshape her world, it is love, and the responsibility that comes with it, that threaten to hold her back . . .

Evocative, subversive and rich with unforgettable characters, The Bookbinder of Jericho is a story about women and knowledge: who gets to make it, who gets to use it, and what is lost when it is withheld . . .

©2023 Pip Williams(P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 652121

Title: Charles Paris: So Much Blood: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

Author: Jeremy Front, Simon Brett

Narrator: Bill Nighy, Full Cast , Jon Glover, Suzanne Burden

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:51:00

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

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

Summary:

A brand new full-cast BBC radio dramatisation, starring Bill Nighy as Charles Paris

August in Edinburgh, and thousands of performers of all stripes have flocked to the Fringe Festival. Among them is Charles Paris filling in at the last minute after a student actress breaks a leg and has to drop out. Showcasing an earnest one-man show in a sea of stand-up comics is a bit of a gamble, but at least he's acting, and with a Charles Paris production, what could possibly go wrong?

Charles is sharing a venue with a group of student actors, but when one of the performers dies in a freak stabbing, the actor-cum-amateur sleuth smells a murderous rat and decides to investigate. When the killer sets his sights on him, Charles realises that he must be getting close to the truth - despite not having a clue what's going on...

Help arrives in the form of his agent, Maurice, in town scouting for talent, and Charles' 'semi-detached' wife, Frances, who inadvertently finds herself directing Charles' show. The three become drawn into the mystery, and find themselves playing detectives. This unlikely trio are way out of their depth, but when has that ever stopped Charles Paris?

Jeremy Front's witty drama stars Bill Nighy as Charles Paris, with Suzanne Burden as Frances and Jon Glover as Maurice.

Written by Jeremy Front

Based on the novel by Simon Brett

Produced and directed by Sally Avens

Cast

Charles Paris - Bill Nighy

Frances - Suzanne Burden

Maurice - Jon Glover

James - Roger Ringrose

Anna - Natasha K Stone

Martin - Connor Curren

Laura - Chloe Sommer

Angus/Sam - Tom Kiteley

Tessa - Joanna Monro

Eilish - Catriona Stirling

Sophie - Fiona Skinner

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9th-30th June 2023

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

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ID: 632512

Title: Bellies

Author: Nicola Dinan

Narrator: Nathaniel Curtis, Octavia Nyombi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:08:32

Language: English

Release date: 06-29-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

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

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out with friends at a university drag night, Tom buys Ming a drink. Confident and witty, a charming young playwright, Ming is the perfect antidote to Tom's awkward energy, and their connection is instant. Tom finds himself deeply and desperately drawn into Ming's orbit, and on the cusp of graduation, he's already mapped out their future together. But, shortly after they move to London to start their next chapter, Ming announces her intention to transition.

From London to Kuala Lumpur, New York to Cologne, we follow Tom and Ming as they face shifts in their relationship in the wake of Ming's transition. Through a spiral of unforeseen crises - some personal, some professional, some life-altering - Tom and Ming are forced to confront the vastly different shapes their lives have taken since graduating, and each must answer the essential question: is it worth losing a part of yourself to become who you are?

'Smart, hilarious and deeply moving' Elliot Page, author of Pageboy

'Bellies announces Nicola Dinan as a genuine literary talent, a gimlet-eyed cartographer of the human heart' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti

'Thoughtful, seductive, and entirely engrossing - Bellies is already a classic' Bryan Washington, author of Memorial and Lot

©2023 Nicola Dinan (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 628936

Title: Happy High Status: How to Build an Inner Confidence That Lasts

Author: Viv Groskop

Narrator: Viv Groskop

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:52:20

Language: English

Release date: 06-29-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

Everyone wants to feel at home and at ease with themselves. We all want to be able to face any situation, both in life and at work, without feeling daunted, intimidated or stressed. But no-one wants to be labelled over-confident, arrogant or smarmy, or to get caught up in their own hype. So how can you feel authentically, properly confident - without the cringe, and without pretending to be something you're not?

Happy high status is a new way of thinking about confidence and how you relate to yourself. It's how actors and comedians enhance their presence on stage and screen. And in this inspirational guide, Viv Groskop explains how we can access it at any time to lend strength and energy to our interactions, big and small.

Drawing on research, practical tips and lessons from the worlds of comedy, film, television, politics and sport, this is a masterclass in how to project status, minimise self-doubt and move effortlessly through life. All, crucially, with no risk of anyone thinking that you are your own biggest fan.

©2023 Viv Groskop (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 693593

Title: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Britain and the American Dream (17401776)

Author: Peter Moore

Narrator: John Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17:17:02

Language: English

Release date: 06-29-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: History, Non-Fiction, North America, Europe, Philosophy

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

Bestselling historian Peter Moore traces how Enlightenment ideas were exported from Britain and put into practice in America - where they became the most successful export of all time, the American Dream

'Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness' is the best-known phrase from the Declaration of Independence, one of the most important documents of the eighteenth century and the whole Enlightenment Age. Written by Thomas Jefferson, it is frequently evoked today as a shorthand for that idea we call the 'American Dream'. But this is a line with a surprising history. Rather than being uniquely American, the vision it encapsulates - of a free and happy world - owes a great deal to British thinkers too.

Centred on the life of Benjamin Franklin, featuring figures like the cultural giant Samuel Johnson, the ground-breaking historian Catharine Macaulay, the firebrand politician John Wilkes and revolutionary activist Thomas Paine, this book looks at the generation that preceded the Declaration in 1776. It takes us back to a vital moment in the foundation of the West, a time full of intent, confidence and ideas. It tells a whole new story about the birth of the United States of America - and some of the key principles by which we live to this very day.

'A trove of gripping...characters. Wonderfully absorbing and stimulating' SARAH BAKEWELL, author of AT THE EXISTENTIALIST CAFE

©2023 Peter Moore (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 629581

Title: Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny

Author: Con Coughlin

Narrator: Charles Armstrong

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:06:31

Language: English

Release date: 06-22-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Law & Politics, History & Culture

Summary:

'Important, compelling, and detailed . . . a superb analysis of the West’s policy missteps and the tragic consequences of them.' - General David Petraeus

In Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny, Con Coughlin, veteran commentator on war in the Middle East and author of Saddam: The Secret Life, examines how a mild-mannered ophthalmic surgeon has transformed himself into the tyrannical ruler of a once flourishing country.

Until the Arab Spring of 2011, the world’s view of Bashar al-Assad was largely benign. He and his wife, a former British banker, were viewed as philanthropic individuals doing their best to keep their country at peace. So much so that a profile of Mrs Assad in American Vogue was headlined ‘The Rose in the Desert’. Shortly after it appeared, Syria descended into the horrific civil war that has seen its cities reduced to rubble and thousands murdered and displaced, a civil war that is still raging over a decade later.

In this vivid and authoritative account Con Coughlin draws together all the strands of Assad's remarkable story, revealing precisely how a young doctor ensured not only that he inherited the presidency from his father, but has held on to power by whatever means necessary, continuing to preside over one of the most brutal regimes of modern times.

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ID: 649500

Title: Crown House: A BBC Radio 4 Regal Drama

Author: Juliet Ace, Peter Ling

Narrator: Barbara Atkinson, Barbara Hunt, Cara Kelly, Dinah Sheridan, Dominic Rickhards, Full Cast , Gayle Hunnicutt, Jane Asher, Margaret Rawlings, Margaret Ward, Martin Jarvis, Richard Pasco

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:53:41

Language: English

Release date: 06-22-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Romance, General

Summary:

A very royal saga about The Crown and a very historic house

In this story of Crown House, the grand home of the Ministers, the bond is built between the Minister family and the House of Windsor in this tale of changing times and unvarying traditions. This is a tale of two families and a fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House, and the Royal Family of Windsor.

The series follow the birth of a royal baby and the growing closeness of William Minster and his wife Alice to the King and Queen. The life of Crown House's staff, as Jenny Webster, the housekeeper's daughter, watches the developments of the beloved Minsters and the saga unfolds between rich and poor, upper-class and lower-, old and young. Both above and below stairs find their lives changed by the passing years, as they are hit by scandal and heartbreak, accidents and loss, love and secrets.

Crown House is a moving story of change and upheaval, with an all-star cast including Jane Asher (Brideshead Revisited, Holby City), Martin Jarvis (Just William, Ring for Jeeves), Dinah Sheridan (The Railway Children, Genevieve), Gayle Hunnicutt (A Woman of Substance, Dallas), Richard Pasco (Mrs Brown, A Dance to the Music of Time), Geoffrey Matthews (Coronation Street, The Day of the Triffids) and many more. Written by Juliet Ace (The Archers, Young Victoria) and Peter Ling (The Avengers, Doctor Who)

From Peter Ling's Crown House novels, this drama series shines a light on a very different side of the Windsors, and is just the thing for listeners of Cromwell Vs The Crown, Flying the Flag, and Encounters with Victoria.

Cast and credits

Jenny - Jane Asher

Old Bea - Margaret Rawlings

Gina - Gayle Hunnicutt

Alice - Dinah Sheridan

Richard - Martin Jarvis

William - Richard Pasco

Nicholas - Dominic Rickhards

Lady Flora Kelso - Margaret Ward

Sir Charles - Geoffrey Matthews

Caroline - Cara Kelly

Edith - Barbara Atkinson

Polly Harvey - Polly James

Paul Weyman - John Pullen

Mrs Webster - Eva Stuart

Nursemaid - Diana Olsson

Hawkins - John Samson

Grace Duncan - Barbara Hunt

Scott Hanson - Ian Michie

Grace Duncan - Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Miranda - Andrea Kealy

Martin - Henry Power

Rollo Paton - Norman Bird

Thelma, Lady Furness - Shelley Thompson

Louie - Simon Cuff

Instructor - Philip Sully

Cockney Girl - Alice Arnold

Tram conductor - Richard Tate

Charles Lindbergh - Ed Bishop

Telephone operator - Caroline Gruber

Landlady - Zelah Clarke

Barman - Peter Craze

W T Carpenter - David Goudge

Seaman - William Simons

Radio announcer / Stoker - Michael Tudor Barnes

Written by Peter Ling and Juliet Ace

Produced by Graham Gauld

Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4:

30 October - 18 December 1988

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

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