September
2005
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retail prices only)
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published since June 2002, take a look
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Available
from 5 September 2005 |
| Doctor
Who at the BBC: Volume 3
A third volume of the 'time travelling journey through the BBC
archives'. Highlights from this two-disc volume include Whatever
Happened to...Susan Foreman? with Jane Asher as the Doctor's
Granddaughter, Wavelength meets the team behind The
Two Doctors, Frank Bough interviews Tom Baker, Mary Tamm
and Carole Ann Ford for Doctor Who's fifteenth anniversary
in Nationwide. In addition there is a very exclusive,
surprise item from 1974 which has never been broadcast. There
are also news items bringing the Doctor Who story up
to date with the arrival of the new series. Comedy comes courtesy
of Dead Ringers, The Grumbleweeds and The
Now Show.
2 CDs, 2hrs 10mins, ISBN 0563 526211 £13.99
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| Eyewitness:
The 1990s
The historical series Eyewitness culminates with this
release. Politics dominated the Nineties, from the toppling of
the Iron Lady, ousted by her own party in 1990, to New Labour's
massive election victory. The Gulf War caused controversy, with
opponents questioning the need for war and supporters disappointed
by its inconclusive ending. There was conflict in Bosnia too,
and British troops were sent to the former Yugoslavia as part
of the UN peacekeeping force. The media was preoccupied with celebrity
and trivia, exemplified by the shocking death of Diana, Princess
of Wales, pursued by paparazzi. The nation mourned, but there
was good news in Northern Ireland at last, as a ceasefire and
the Good Friday Agreement brought an uneasy peace. On December
31st 1999, the elite celebrated in the Millennium Dome. Apocalyptic
fears proved groundless, and the Millennium Bug did not cause
the expected chaos. The turbulent century came to a quiet end.
4 CDs, 4hrs 45mins, ISBN 0563 530995 £17.99
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Hancock's
Half Hour: The Very Best Episodes
Volume One
Hancock’s Half Hour was one of the most successful
series ever made and created an international star of Tony Hancock.
With his impeccable timing and brilliantly subtle shifts in intonation,
Hancock could create sound pictures that bore the unmistakable
hallmark of a genius. This new special collection includes radio
episodes specially selected by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, the
original script writers. This two-CD set comprises: Sid's
Mystery Tours (24 November 1959), The Wild Man of the
Woods (27 January 1957), Sunday Afternoon at Home
(22 April 1958), The Poetry Society (8 December 1959).
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 0563 50403X £12.99
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Hancock:
The Economy Drive, The Emigrant & Two Other TV Episodes
These specially selected original television soundtracks come
from BBC TV's original Hancock series, starring Tony Hancock as
the loveable curmudgeon. The four episodes, written by the character's
creators, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson are: The Economy Drive
(25 September 1959), The Cold (4 March 1960), The
Emigrant (18 March 1960), The Baby Sitters (8 April
1960).
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 0563 50465X £12.99
2 cassettes,
2hrs, ISBN 0563 504609 £10.99
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| I'm
Sorry I Haven't a Clue 9
An extraordinary ninth helping of inspired ad-libbery from the
multi-award-winning BBC Radio 4 series. Chairman Humphrey Lyttelton
presides over regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme
Garden, who are joined by special guests Jack Dee, Jeremy Hardy
and Tony Hawks. Games include New Definitions, Swanee Kazoo, One
Song to the Tune of Another, Sound Charades, Just a Minim and
84 Chicken Cross Road.
2 CDs, 2hrs 25mins, ISBN 0563 504358 £12.99
2 cassettes,
2hrs 25mins, ISBN 0563 504307 £10.99
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Only
Fools and Horses 4
Enjoy these four classic episodes from one of the funniest comedy
programmes of all time brought together on CD and cassette:
It's Only Rock and Roll (14 March 1985), Sleeping Dogs
Lie (21 March 1985), Watching the Girls Go By (28
March 1985), and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (5 October
1986). So don't be a plonker – do yourself a favour and
get your hands on this little beauty.
2 CDs, 1hr 45mins, ISBN 0563 510714 £12.99
2 cassettes,
1hr 45mins, ISBN 0563 510668 £10.99
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Available
from 19 September 2005 |
| Alan
Bennett - Diaries 1980-1990
'Diaries are like conversation...even if the conversation
is with oneself,' said Alan Bennett. The 80s were a busy
time for this writer and playwright. His insider's ear on the
arts world - Thora Hird and Coral Browne, Denholm Elliot and Maggie
Smith - is eccentric and unmissable. But Bennett's canvas also
includes his mother, a writer's tour of Russia, life in New York
and Camden, filming in Egypt, the Falklands War, Mrs Thatcher
and Yorkshire.
2 CDs, 3hrs, ISBN 0563 388854 £12.99
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| Alan
Bennett at the BBC
This unique anthology of Alan Bennett's radio and television work
features extracts from his diaries and readings, tributes to friends
Russell Harty and Peter Cook, plus commentary and specially recorded
links by Bennett himself.
2 CDs, 2hrs 35 minutes, ISBN 0563 494719 £12.99
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| Talking
Heads
Talking Heads is a complete collection of Bennett's six
masterful monologues, performed by the author and five of Britain's
leading actresses. In these compelling pieces, Bennett displays
the wry observation, knowing irony and tender understement that
have ensured his rightful place at the forefront of contemporary
writing. A Chip in the Sugar with Alan Bennett, A
Lady of Letters with Patricia Routledge, Bed Among the
Lentils with Anna Massey, Soldiering On with Stephanie
Cole, Her Big Chance with Julie Walters, A Cream
Cracker Under the Settee with Thora Hird.
3 CDs, 3hrs 15mins, ISBN 0563 558946 £15.99
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| Talking
Heads 2
In these six new pieces Alan Bennett retains the gripping stories
and masterly style of his original monologues. The suburban normality
of the world his characters inhabit once again belies their lives
of secrets, revelations, fears, crimes and passions. Included
in this collection: Miss Fozzard Finds her Feet with
Patricia Routledge, The Hand of God with Eileen Atkins,
Playing Sandwiches with David Haig, The Outside
Dog with Julie Walters, Nights in the Gardens of Spain
with Penelope Wilton, Waiting for the Telegram with Thora
Hird.
4 CDs, 3hrs 20mins, ISBN 0563 558059 £15.99
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Telling
Tales
Following on from the phenomenal success of Writing Home,
Alan Bennett reminisces about his early years – from his
schooldays to undergraduate life at Oxford University in ten childhood
snapshots from the master of the monologue. The dialogues are:
A Strip of Blue, Proper Names, Our War, Eating Out, An Ideal
Home, Aunt Eveline, A Shy Butcher, Unsaid Prayers, Days Out, No
Mean City.
2 CDs, 2hrs 10mins, ISBN 0563 47808X £12.99
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