February
2007
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retail prices only)
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Available
from 8 February 2007 |
| Lynne Truss
A
Certain Age Volume 2: The Men's Monologues
In the tradition of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads
these monologues comprise six tales of fidelity, pride, friendship
and family from the classic BBC Radio 4 series, written by Lynne
Truss, author of the phenomenal bestsellers Eats, Shoots &
Leaves and Talk to the Hand. Six men in their forty-something
years each have a very different – and sometimes surprising
– story to tell. From the brother who receives an unexpected
letter to a compulsive philanderer and a news photographer sent
on an unusual assignment.
Starring Douglas Hodge, Robert Glenister, Peter Capaldi, Stephen
Tompkinson, Simon Russell Beale and Stuart Milligan. The stories
are: The Father, The Son, The Husband, The Pedant, The Brother
and The Married Man.
3 CD, 2hrs 45mins, ISBN 9781405676878 £15.99 |
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| Doctor
Who
The Gunfighters
The TARDIS lands in the Wild West in this classic BBC TV soundtrack
starring William Hartnell, with linking narration by Peter Purves.
It’s 1881 and in the Wild West settlement of Tombstone there
are three strangers in town: ‘Doctor Caligari’, ‘Steven
Regret’, and ‘Miss Dodo Dupont’. They’ve
arrived in a 20th Century blue police box, and they’re about
to wander into a whole heap of trouble. In a bonus interview,
Peter Purves recalls the making of The Gunfighters for television.
A special 10-minute bonus music segment is also included.
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 9781405676915 £13.99 |
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| Anthony Horowitz
The
Falcon's Malteser
When vertically-challenged Johnny Naples entrusts Tim Diamond
with a package worth over £3million, he's making a big mistake.
For Tim Diamond is probably the worst detective in the entire
world. Next day, Johnny's dead. Tim gets the blame, his smart,
wisecracking younger brother Nick gets the package - and every
crook in town is out to get them!
4 CDs, 4hrs 20mins, ISBN 9781846071331 £13.99
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| Anthony Horowitz
Groosham
Grange
When David is expelled from Beton College, his parents don't know
what to do with him – until a mysterious letter arrives
from Groosham Grange. The school is miles away from anywhere,
has one day's holiday a year, and sounds like an awful place to
send a child. His parents think this could be the answer to their
problems, but it is definitely the start of David's! Read by Nickolas
Grace.
3 CDs, 3hrs 5mins, ISBN 9781846071324 £11.99 |
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| I'm
Sorry I'll Read That Again: Volume 5
Due to popular demand, and after a long break, a fifth volume
of episodes from the irreverent radio comedy series which ran
between 1964 and 1973. Starring John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor,
Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie, ISIRTA
is a mix of quick-fire sketches, bad puns, humorous songs, and
TV and cinema parodies. It quickly developed a cult following,
and was the forerunner of The Goodies and I'm Sorry
I Haven't a Clue.
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 9781405676854 £12.99 |
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| I'm
Sorry I'll Read That Again: Volumes 1-4
For the first time on CD, 15 episodes of the classic radio comedy
sketch series featuring John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme
Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie. Originally released
on cassette, the episodes are now presented on CD in chronological
order. They include the special 25th anniversary double episode
from 1989.
8 CDs, 8hrs, ISBN 9781405677035 £50.00 |
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| Richmal Crompton
Just
William 7
Martin Jarvis reads 12 specially selected stories from the adventures
of that irrepressible and ageless schoolboy William Brown. Perpetually
scruffy and mud-stained, William's bold schemes sometimes end
in disaster, though occasionally they do go gloriously right.
With friends Ginger, Douglas and Henry (the Outlaws) and the angelic
thorn-in-his-side, the lisping Violet Elizabeth Bott, William
has rightly joined the literary, and radio, immortals.
3 CD, 2hrs 15mins, ISBN 9781846071232 £15.99
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| Lunar
Jim: Crashing Comets
Let’s get lunar! Be transported into a world of discovery
and excitement with these fantastic stories about Jim and his
astronaut friends. Adventure is in the air in these eight fun-filled
episodes from the hit preschool series.
1 CD, 1hr, ISBN 9781405677172 £5.99
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| Nebulous
The original six-part BBC Radio 4 comedy sci-fi series starring
Mark Gatiss (League of Gentlemen) and David Warner. The
year is 2099 and Professor Nebulous is the director of eco-troubleshooting
organisation K.E.N.T. – the Key Environmental Nonjudgemental
Taskforce. But it’s so under-funded it subsidises its work
by running a launderette. And the twintub’s malfunctioned.
Nebulous is determined to get Mother Earth back on the right track,
but he must pit his wits against sentient dust, killer cacti,
naked aliens and the evil Dr Klench (David Warner, Titanic,
Star Trek VI) who’s bent on world domination. Can K.E.N.T.
save the day before the spin cycle finishes? Also stars Graham
Crowden, Paul Putner and Rosie Cavaliero, and includes special
sleeve notes by the writer Graham Duff.
3 CDs, 3hrs, ISBN 9781846071522 £15.99 |
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| Alexander McCall Smith
No
1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Volume 1
Warm, humorous and uplifting, Alexander McCall Smith's hugely
popular novels featuring Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of Botswana's
only female private detective agency, have become international
bestsellers. These acclaimed productions, complete with vibrant
music, bring the exotic world of the books vividly to life. In
The Daddy we meet Mma Ramotswe as she embarks on her
first case and takes on a new secretary, the resourceful and talented
Mma Makutsi. Together, they must find the truth about a Daddy
who appears to have returned from the dead - as well as investigating
a wayward teenage girl and attempting to find a missing child.
The Bone sees the determined duo following Mr Patel's
daughter to find out whether she has a boyfriend. They must also
solve the darker and more frightening case of the finger bone
found in a car - does it belong to a missing boy snatched by a
witch doctor? Starring Claire Benedict as Mma Ramotswe and Nadine
Marshall as Mma Makutsi.
2 CDs, 1hr 30mins, ISBN 9781405677233 £12.99
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| Alexander McCall Smith
No
1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Volume 2
Her methods may not be conventional and her manner not exactly
Miss Marple, but Precious Ramotswe has warmth, wit and canny intuition
on her side, not to mention Mr J.L.B. Matekoni, the charming proprietor
of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. In The Maid, Mma Ramotswe
visits the house of her fiancé Mr Matekoni only to find
another woman making herself right at home. Back at the No. 1
Ladies' Detective Agency, there is the mystery of the erratic
doctor to look into, and a 'cold case' involving an American who
went missing from a communal farm.
Tears of the Giraffe finds Mma Ramotswe happy with her
flourishing detective agency and gentlemanly fiancé. But
there is still the case of the American man who disappeared 10
years ago. Meanwhile Grace Makutsi is promoted from secretary
to Assistant Detective. Starring Claire Benedict as Mma Ramotswe
and Joseph Marcell as Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, these dramatisations
are guaranteed to appeal to all fans of the engaging lady detective.
2 CDs, 1hr 30mins, ISBN 9781405677240 £12.99
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| Francis Durbridge
Paul
Temple and the Kelby Affair
Anthony Head reads the latest case of international mystery involving
radio’s smoothest sleuth and his glamorous wife. In this
case, Paul and his Fleet Street wife, Steve, investigate a baffling
abduction that soon turns into a murder case. Returning from an
author tour of America, Paul is met at the dockside by his publisher
Scott Reed, who wants him to investigate the mysterious disappearance
of Alfred Kelby. Reed had entrusted Kelby with a sensational diary
written by Margaret Spender, the mistress of Lord Delamore, containing
several clues pointing to the Lord's murderer. When Kelby is strangled,
and the diary stolen, it seems that the two events are connected.
But could there be another motive for Kelby’s murder? Paul
is determined to find out.
2 CDs, 1hr 55mins, ISBN 9781846070075 £12.99
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| Geraldine McCaughrean
Roman
Myths
Andrew Sachs reads this wonderfully rich and varied collection
of 15 stories from Roman mythology. Here are all the famous myths
from the birth of Venus to the founding of Rome. Here are all
the gods and goddesses, brought vividly to life: Jupiter, king
of the gods, Juno his wife, Warrior Mars, Mercury the messenger,
as well as the lesser gods and goddesses who controlled every
part of Roman life.
2 CDs, 1hr 50mins, ISBN 9781846071355 £9.99 |
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| Anthony Horowitz
The
Unholy Grail
A humorous sequel to Groosham Grange, in
which David Eliot is on course to win the Unholy Grail - a cup
of magical power presented to the star pupil. But David has not
reckoned on new boy Vincent King. Read by Nickolas Grace.
3 CDs, 3hrs 30mins, ISBN 9781846071348 £11.99 |
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