January
2007
(Please note that the prices shown are recommended
retail prices only)
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published since June 2002, take a look
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Available
from 8 January 2007 |
| Jill Tomlinson
The
Aardvark Who Wasn't Sure
Pim is a baby aardvark, with a long, furry nose. He has tiny little
claws instead of fingers and toes. Pim isn't sure what it means
to be an aardvark and sets out on a quest to discover what being
an aardvark is all about. He encounters snakes, cheetahs, elephants
and monkeys, and they all have something to teach him. Maureen
Lipman reads this story from the bestselling author Jill Tomlinson,
whose books have been hugely popular for nearly 30 years. Told
in clear, simple language, it is ideal for young listeners and
perfect for bedtime.
1 CD, 1hr 5mins, ISBN 9781846071812 £5.99 |
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| Jill Tomlinson
The
Cat Who Wanted to Go Home
Maureen Lipman reads this classic children's story about a little
cat who is carried off in a hot air balloon. Suzy is a small striped
cat with long white whiskers, who lives in a French seaside village
with a fisherman and his four sons. Like all cats, Suzy is curious
but that causes problems when she climbs into the basket of a
hot-air balloon and is carried up and away over the Channel to
England!
1 CD, 55mins, ISBN 9781846071317 £5.99
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| The
Chrysalids & Survival
Stephen Garlick, Susan Sheridan and Nicholas Courtney star in
these two disturbing stories about the darker side of human nature.
This CD release includes a detailed sleeve note recounting the
making of the radio adaptations, written by Andrew Pixley. In
Chrysalids, 10-year-old David is a happy, ordinary boy,
or at least he thinks he is. In the ultra-religious village of
Waknut all abnormality is abhorred and when David learns that
is ‘deviant’, he realises that differences can be
very dangerous indeed.
Survival is set in the future on board the first auto-piloted
space flight. The ship has an accident and one of the passengers
is killed while the others are cast adrift in space. They have
enough supplies to last for three months – but the only
woman on board, Alice Morgan, is pregnant, and needs extra rations.
Then food starts to go missing from the larder. What lengths will
the passengers go to in order to survive?
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 9781405677066 £12.99 |
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| Dad's
Army
The Very Best Episodes: Volume 3
A third volume featuring four of the very best episodes from the
evergreen radio series, starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier
and Clive Dunn. Diehard Dad’s Army fan Phill Jupitus
has chosen four of his favourite episodes of the sitcom that captured
the heart of the nation. In addition, he has written an introductory
sleeve note explaining just what makes these four episodes great.
As he says, ‘There are episodes here you will be familiar
with and some you may never have heard, but what I can promise
is that they are all achingly funny'.
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 9781846071690 £12.99
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| Agatha Christie
Dumb
Witness
As Hercule Poirot sifts through his post one morning, he alights
upon a letter from an elderly and (as it transpires), exceedingly
rich spinster – Miss Emily Arundell. She is clearly in great
distress and seeking his help, but doesn’t say why. Her
only specific mention is ‘the incident of the dog’s
ball’. However, what intrigues Poirot is the date of the
communication – it was written two months ago. He persuades
Captain Hastings that they must visit the lady with all haste
only to discover that she is already dead. John Moffatt, as ever,
stars as Hercule Poirot and Simon Williams as Captain Hastings.
Music specially composed by Tom Smail.
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 9781846071973 £12.99
2 cassettes,
2hrs, ISBN 9781846071966 £10.99 |
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| Glenn
Harrold's:
Detoxing Your Mind
Bestselling audio author Glenn Harrold shows how you can clear
your mind, feel re-energised and realise your full potential with
this powerful hypnotherapy recording. In our fast-paced world,
the competing demands of work, home and family all take up valuable
mental space and it’s easy to lose sight of what really
matters. Detoxing Your Mind combines powerful clinical
hypnotherapy techniques with state-of-the-art digital recording
technology to put you into a deeply relaxed state where you are
then helped to let go of negativity and anxiety so you can completely
clear your mind and feel mentally lighter and brighter.
1 CD, 36mins, ISBN 9781846071010 £10.99
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| Glenn
Harrold's:
Manifesting Your Goals & Dreams
What do you want from life? Money? Success? A bigger house? A
new car? Where will you be in five years from now? Ten years?
Twenty? Some people know exactly what they want and how to get
it. Do you? If not, you need goals - and some guidance from Glenn.
This CD combines powerful clinical hypnotherapy techniques with
state-of-the-art digital recording technology to put you into
a deeply relaxed state where you are then helped to focus on your
goals, thereby creating a powerful drive to succeed in your work
and personal life. Just as importantly, you will also be shown
how to release any blocks or obstacles to success; such as lack
of belief, negative thinking or procrastination.
1 CD, 32mins, ISBN 9781846071065 £10.99
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| Dorothy Edwards
My
Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry
My naughty little sister is the naughtiest little girl in the
world, and there’s double trouble with her best friend,
Bad Harry! There’s a peculiar pile of green mouldy crusts
on the floor – where has it come from? Bad Harry gets covered
in polish and sawdust, but he doesn’t think that’s
naughty at all. Jan Francis reads these short stories about a
loveable, irrepressibly mischievous little girl that small children
everywhere are bound to love. Originally written for the BBC’s
Listen With Mother radio programme, these stories were
based on Dorothy’s recollections of her own childhood with
her naughty little sister.
2 CDs, 1hr 20mins, ISBN 9781846071195 £9.99 |
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| Dick King-Smith
Sophie
in the Saddle
Sophie wants to be a farmer when she grows up, and she has a large
collection of animals. She already has herds of insects, a rabbit
and a cat and now she has a puppy too. In Cornwall for the summer
holidays, Sophie feeds a Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, stays on
a farm, meets some new friends and starts riding lessons. She
also learns to swim, encounters an old enemy on the beach and
has her first ever horseback ride on Bumblebee, a grey pony. The
Sophie stories, written by Dick King-Smith, are perennial classics,
loved by generations of children. Centred on the adventures of
a confident, animal-loving little girl, they are perfect for any
child who loves to play and explore the world around them. Read
by Bernard Cribbins.
1 CD, 55mins, ISBN 9781846071263 £5.99 |
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| The
Midwich Cuckoos
Driving back from a weekend in London, Richard and Janet Gayford
are surprised to find the village of Midwich sealed off because
of ‘army manoeuvres’. There are no birds singing,
the air seems thick and there is a strange sort of music in the
air. It soon becomes clear that an invisible wall surrounds the
village, and everyone within the perimeter is unconscious. Bill
Nighy and Sarah Parish star in this unsettling tale of a village
taken over by terrifying, inhuman children. This CD release also
includes a detailed sleeve note recounting the making of the radio
dramatisation, written by Andrew Pixley.
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 9781846071041 £12.99 |
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| The
War of the Worlds
When a Martian spacecraft lands on Woking Common,
mankind is terrorised by aliens in tall, armoured capsules which
stalk the countryside on three legs. The machines wreak havoc
on London and the Southern Counties, and survivors are driven
underground. Scientist John Nicholson (Paul Daneman) tells how
he was plunged into a paralysing nightmare of stark terror, savage
madness and utter destruction. Martin Jarvis, Peter Sallis and
Anthony Jackson also feature in this thrilling six-part dramatisation
of HG Wells' book first broadcast on Radio 4 in 1967.
3 CDs, 2hrs 50mins, ISBN 9781405677059 £15.99 |
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| The
Wheels on the Bus
A fun collection of all-time favourite pre-school playgroup songs
for everyone to enjoy ... and join in with!
1 CD, 40mins, ISBN 9781846071225 £5.00
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