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ID: 652117

Title: Molesworth: A BBC Radio Collection: Down with Skool!, How to be Topp & more

Author: Geoffrey Willans, Simon Brett

Narrator: Clive Swift, Full Cast , Griff Rhys Jones, Penelope Nice, Willie Rushton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:58:14

Language: English

Release date: 05-25-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age

Summary:

A collection of BBC readings and dramas celebrating the much-loved schoolboy terror

First featured in five books by Geoffrey Willans, with cartoon illustrations by Ronald Searle, Nigel Molesworth is one of the funniest comic creations in literature. A superbly satirical chronicler of 1950s England, he influenced a generation with his anarchic take on life.

These wonderfully entertaining recordings show the self-proclaimed 'curse of St Custard's' at his very best. In Down with Skool! & How to Be Topp, based on the first two Molesworth books and read by Griff Rhys Jones, he gives us the lowdown on the Head Beak, masters, bullies and lessons - and offers his inimitable advice for tiny pupils on how to survive the first term.

Simon Brett's sequel, Molesworth, finds the onetime 'goriller of 3B' now all grown up. Middle- aged and still surrounded by many of the characters from his youth, he's as keen as ever to share his wisdom. Across four episodes, he presents a guide to the home, the office, the arts and leisure. Willie Rushton stars in this full-cast drama, with a cast including Clive Swift and Penelope Nice.

Topping off our collection is The Molesworth Report: How to Be Topp, a celebration and philosophical assessment - ahem! - of Nigel Molesworth by some of his fondest fans. 'I couldn't live with someone who didn't enjoy the Molesworth books', says the poet Wendy Cope. John Walsh, Sir Tim Rice and Russell Davies also pay tribute to the world-weary, ink-spattered schoolboy, whose comic misspellings, mangling of English and Latin and detestation of swots, snekes and oiks gave the world a cache of unforgettable images and catchphrases.

Credits

Down with Skool! & How to Be Topp

Read by Griff Rhys Jones

Abridged by Wendy Cope

Based on the books by Geoffrey Willans

Produced by Susan Roberts

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 13-21 August 1991

Molesworth

Molesworth - Willie Rushton

Grimes - Clive Swift

Louise - Penelope Nice

Gillibrand/Darryl - Robert Harley

Peason/Grabber - Bob Sinfield

Fotherington-Thomas - Phil Nice

Arabella/Carole/Lucinda/Lady Eiderdown - Chrissy Roberts

Written by Simon Brett and based on characters created by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle

Music by Oonagh Bernon

Produced by Mark Robson

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 March-13 April 1987

The Molesworth Report: How to Be Topp

With Wendy Cope, John Walsh, Sir Tim Rice and Russell Davies

Produced by Penny Arnold

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 13 May 2004

Cover illustration by permission of the Ronald Searle Estate

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

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ID: 610910

Title: Last Town

Author: Blake Crouch

Narrator: Max Meyers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:36:12

Language: English

Release date: 05-25-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

The final book of the smash-hit Wayward Pines trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter, Recursion, and Upgrade

What’s inside was a nightmare. What’s outside is a thousand times worse.

Welcome to Wayward Pines, the last town.

Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrived in Wayward Pines, Idaho, three weeks ago. In this town, people are told who to marry, where to live, where to work. No one is allowed to leave; even asking questions can get you killed.

But Ethan has discovered the astonishing secret of what lies beyond the electrified fence that surrounds Wayward Pines and protects it from the terrifying world beyond. And now that secret is about to come storming through the fence to wipe out this last, fragile remnant of humanity.

The Last Town at last pitches Ethan Burke and his fellow residents into all-out war against the forces outside the town’s gates – and in doing so delivers every bit the riotously horrific, breathlessly action-packed conclusion that the Wayward Pines trilogy deserves.

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ID: 610908

Title: Wayward

Author: Blake Crouch

Narrator: Max Meyers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:24:44

Language: English

Release date: 05-25-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

The nail-bitingly suspenseful second book in the smash-hit Wayward Pines trilogy, from the bestselling author of Dark Matter, Recursion, and Upgrade.

It’s the perfect town . . . as long as you don’t try to leave.

Nestled amid picture-perfect mountains, the idyllic town of Wayward Pines is a modern-day Eden – at least at first glance.

Except that within its fences, the residents are told where to work, how to live, and who to marry. None of them know how they got here. Some believe they are dead. Others think they’re trapped in an unfathomable experiment. Everyone secretly dreams of leaving, but those who dare face a terrifying surprise.

As sheriff, Ethan Burke is tasked with enforcing the town’s laws, and he’s one of the few entrusted with the truth – even though, for all his knowledge, he’s as much a prisoner of Wayward Pines as anyone else.

But when a murder investigation draws him deeper into the town’s inner workings, Ethan learns that its past is darker than even he suspected – and finds himself faced with an impossible choice.

The second novel in Blake Crouch’s blockbuster series, Wayward delves deeper into the irresistible mysteries and horrors of this perfect little town, even as it asks what it means to live with secrets – and what price we’ll pay for the truth.

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ID: 576771

Title: Target and Destroy

Author: Tom Marcus

Narrator: Jason Langley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:16:16

Language: English

Release date: 05-25-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Political Thriller, Espionage

Summary:

From former MI5 officeer Tom Marcus comes the third action-packed Matt Logan thrille and the sequel to Defend or Die.

It takes a certain type of person to tackle the dark realities of gangland London. Someone that operates in the shadows and doesn’t follow the rule of law. That’s where former MI5 officer Matt Logan comes in . . .

Logan is an undercover operative for Blindeye: a clandestine team of ex-intelligence operatives secretly tasked with the jobs that are beyond the legal remit of the official security services. When the group picks up on a trail of corruption which reaches to the top of the UK’s National Crime Agency, their mission begins. DCI John Tenniel is a ruthless individual unafraid to break the rules in order to elevate himself to more power and bodies have been piling up in his mission to the top.

Going after Tenniel will require Logan and the team to delve beneath the surface of society and into a murky underworld where the lines between gangsters and the police have become increasingly blurred. But Blindeye have acquired their target and now it’s time to strike . . .

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ID: 612287

Title: Girls of Summer

Author: Katie Bishop

Narrator: Annabel Scholey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:30:02

Language: English

Release date: 05-25-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Romance, Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Feminist Fiction

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

'That place has been my whole life. Everything I thought I knew about myself was constructed in those few months I spent within touching distance of the sea. Everything I am is because Alistair loved me.'

Rachel has been in love with Alistair since she was seventeen. Even though she hasn't seen him for sixteen years and she's now married to someone else. Even though she was a teenager when they met. Even though he is twenty years older than her. She's found it impossible to forget their summer together on a remote, sun-trapped Greek island. Until now.

When Rachel unexpectedly reconnects with a girl that she knew back then, she is forced to re-examine her memories of that golden summer and confront the truth about her relationship with Alistair and about her time working for an enigmatic and wealthy man on the island. And when Alistair returns, the pull of the past could prove impossible to resist...

The Girls of Summer is a compulsive and searching exploration of the complicated nature of memory and trauma, power and consent, victimhood and shame.

© Katie Bishop 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

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ID: 645514

Title: Trust: Series 1-3: A BBC Radio Full-Cast Comedy Drama

Author: Jonathan Benthall

Narrator: Full Cast , Jonathan Keeble, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Rupert Hill

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:50:06

Language: English

Release date: 05-25-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, General

Summary:

A light-hearted drama series about an inner-city academy school in Salford, starring Julie Hesmondhalgh

Yvette Miller is acting head of a Salford secondary school that has just joined Quays Academy Trust, a successful group of academies headed by the charismatic Sir Ken - a keen advocate of freeing schools from the shackles of Local Education oversight. Yvette, meanwhile, is somewhat more sceptical. How will she - and East Salford Academy - fit within the new regime?

As the school, students, and staff, deal with contemporary events, from budgeting difficulties and school branding to Covid-19 lockdowns, catch-up initiatives and staff restructuring, Yvette must keep an even head as she steers the school through new and choppy waters. How do you vaccinate an entire body of students (and staff)? What does it take to keep the teaching union rep happy? And exactly how much hand sanitiser can one school need?

With Julie Hesmondhalgh (Coronation Street, Happy Valley) and Jonathan Keeble (War and Peace, Confessions of a Medium), this witty, insightful drama offers a playful view into modern schooling and all its attendant commotions.

Written by Jonathan Hall

Directed and produced by Gary Brown

Cast

Yvette - Julie Hesmondhalgh

Sir Ken / Eugene - Jonathan Keeble

Andy - Rupert Hill

Tim - Ashley Margolis

Joy / Tannoy / Carol - Susan Twist

Sidrah - Purvi Parmar

Emily - Molly Ehrenberg-Peters

Dhruti - Mina Anwar

Terry - Sushil Chudasama

Marigold / Candice / Wendy - Verity Henry

Moey / Mr Ayhan - Abdullah Afzal

Chris - Jake Ferretti

Nicki - Erin Shanagher

Ryan - Daniel Luke Jeffrey

Dave - Lloyd Peters

Billy - Jason Done

Gunner - James Quinn

Students - Thomas Roberts, Royia Tierney, Iestyn Sofield, Rheanon Shaw, Lauren Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:

7 September - 9 September 2020 (Series 1)

28 September - 29 September 2021 (Series 2)

8 August - 10 August 2022 (Series 3)

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

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ID: 647474

Title: Fall

Author: Gilly Macmillan

Narrator: Ben Allen, Clare Corbett, Ethan Reid, Fenella Woolger, Josh Dylan, Nathalie Buscombe, Sian Thomas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:48:23

Language: English

Release date: 05-25-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

Be careful what you wish for...

Nicole and Tom's lives are changed overnight by a ten-million-pound lottery win.

Before they know it they've moved into a state-of-the-art Glass Barn conversion in the stunning grounds of Lancaut Manor in Gloucestershire.

But their dream quickly turns into a nightmare when Tom is found dead in the swimming pool, with a nasty wound on the back of his head.

Someone close to home must be responsible. But other than the young couple who live in the Manor, and their housekeeper in the Coach House next door, there's no one around for miles.

Who among them is capable of murder?

Praise for Gilly Macmillan:

'Gilly Macmillan writes with verve and emotional acuity' New York Times

'Fast paced and incredibly compelling' Shari Lapena

'White-knuckled suspense' Tess Gerritsen

©2023 Gilly Macmillan (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 626928

Title: Killing Moon

Author: Jo Nesbo

Narrator: Sean Barrett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16:09:27

Language: English

Release date: 05-25-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police Stories

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

THE HUNT IS ON AND THE POLICE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

Two young women are missing, their only connection being that they attended the same party, hosted by a notorious businessman. When one of the women is found murdered, the police discover an unusual signature left by the killer, giving them reason to suspect he will strike again.

THEY'RE FACING A KILLER UNLIKE ANY OTHER.

And catching him calls for a detective like no other. But the legendary Harry Hole is gone. Struck off the force, down and out in Los Angeles, it seems that nothing can entice him back to Oslo. Until the woman who saved Harry's life is put in grave danger, and he is forced to join the hunt for the murderer.

TO CATCH HIM WILL PUSH HARRY TO THE LIMIT.

He'll need to bring together a misfit team of former operatives to do what he can't do alone: stop an unstoppable killer. But as the evidence mounts, it becomes clear that there is more to this case than meets the eye.

For Harry, this just got personal.

© Jo Nesbo 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

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ID: 649499

Title: Robert Louis Stevenson: A BBC Radio Drama Collection: Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and more

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrator: Alan Cumming, David Rintoul, David Tennant, Full Cast , Jack Lowden, John Dougall, Madeleine Worrall, Michael Nardone, Nina Wadia, Peter Jeffrey, Phyliss Logan, Stuart Mcquarrie, Tony Osoba, Wally K. Daly

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12:22:12

Language: English

Release date: 05-25-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Action & Adventure, Classics, Sagas

Summary:

A thrilling collection of dramatisations from the classic Scottish master of tales

Robert Louis Stevenson was a novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer, and created some of the most famous and influential characters in modern literature. From Long John Silver and David Balfour to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, his figures swiftly became the shorthand for piracy, monstrous medicine, and the slave trade in America. A master of atmosphere and an enthusiast of foreign travel, Stevenson wrote countless stories which have been enjoyed in film, television and theatre adaptations throughout the years.

In this fantastic collection, enjoy the ripping adventures of Treasure Island, with young Jim Hawkins discovering a treasure map in a pirate's chest and soon finding himself drawn into a world of danger and high seas adventure with the charismatic Long John Silver. The next two stories are introduced by David Tennant (Doctor Who, Good Omens): Kidnapped, the thrilling tale of one young man's escape from the Jacobite rebellions, only to be press-ganged onto a slave ship heading for the plantations of America, and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the terrifying story of a scientist experimenting on himself, and the terrible dark discovery he makes, featuring Stuart McQuarrie (The Crown, Shetland) and John Dougall (The Girl on the Train, Holby City).

Five further stories follow: 'The Bottle Imp', a twisted tale about a magic bottle, The Master of Ballantrae, a buccaneering tale of two rival brothers, and Weir of Hermiston, Stevenson's unfinished novel of passion and rebellion in the Lowlands. In 'Olalla', a family is hiding a terrible secret in the Spanish hills, and in 'Markheim', an unusual stranger is suspiciously helpful.

Finally, two fascinating pieces of non-fiction: Travels with a Donkey, Stevenson's account of attempting to travel the French mountains with only a donkey for company and Great Lives, an episode of the series featuring Stevenson as the examined life.

Starring such acclaimed actors as David Tennant, Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey, Lovejoy), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Mary Queen of Scots) and Alan Cumming (The High Life, The Good Wife), this is a collection not to be missed by any fan of literature or adventure.

Contents List

Treasure Island

Kidnapped

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

'The Bottle Imp'

The Master of Ballantrae

Weir of Hermiston

'Olalla'

'Markheim'

Travels with a Donkey

Great Lives - Robert Louis Stevenson

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

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ID: 620224

Title: Orphanage Girls Come Home

Author: Mary Wood

Narrator: Nneka Okoye

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:11:16

Language: English

Release date: 05-25-23

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Sagas

Summary:

'These heartbreaking but also inspirational tales are full of the grit and hardship that have become hallmarks of a storyteller who writes straight from the heart.' - Lancashire Evening Post

Heartfelt and moving, The Orphanage Girls Come Home is the beautiful conclusion to the Orphanage Girls series, set during WW1 and travelling from London's East End to Montreal, Canada.

London, 1910. When Amy is chosen to be a part of a programme to resettling displaced children in Canada, her life changes overnight. Her great sadness is having to say goodbye to Ruth and Ellen, the friends who became family to her during the dark days at the orphanage. As she steps on board the ship to Montreal, the promise of a new life lies ahead. But during the long crossing, Amy discovers a terrifying secret.

Canada, 1919. As the decades pass, Amy’s Canadian experience is far from the life she imagined. She always kept Ruth’s address to hand – longing to return to London and reunite with her dear friends. With the world at war, it seems an impossible dream . . .

Separated by oceans, will Amy the orphanage girl ever come home?

The Orphanage Girls Come Home is the third and final book in the Orphanage Girls series, which began with The Orphanage Girls and The Orphanage Girls Reunited. For more beautiful saga writing from Mary Wood, try The Guernsey Girls – available now.

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