April
2007

Available from 2 April 2007

Alan Bennett
Triple Bill
These three classic Alan Bennett adaptations, as heard on BBC Radio 4, star Patricia Routledge, Judi Dench, Thora Hird, Brian Wilde, Imelda Staunton and Alan Bennett himself. In A Visit from Miss Prothero, Mr Dodsworth is retired and has all the time in the world until a visitor from his old firm arrives who is eager to tell him all the news. In Say Something Happened, a naive, inexperienced social worker calls on an elderly couple but it soon becomes clear that she needs more help than they do. Two in Torquay finds a middle aged man and woman engaged in polite conversation in a hotel on the Cornish Riviera, but neither is quite who they seem.
1 CD, 1hr 15mins, ISBN 9781846071645 £8.99

Steve Cole
Astrosaurs
If you like crazy action, exciting fights, thrills and the occasional whiff of dinosaur dung then check out this adventure about dinosaurs in space, read by Toby Longworth. Many people believe the dinosaurs were wiped out millions of years ago. They couldn’t be more wrong. When dinosaurs saw the big lump of space rock coming their way, they escaped in huge, dung-powered spaceships. Since then, they've evolved into two massive Space empires: plant-eaters and meat-eaters. But the carnivores are never happy unless they’re causing trouble and that’s why the Dinosaur Space Service need the heroic herbivores to defend the Vegetarian Sector.

Step forward, Captain Teggs Stegosaur! Captain of the amazing spaceship DSS Sauropod, he goes on dangerous missions and fights evil – along with his faithful crew, Arx the Triceratops, Iggy the Iguanodon and Gipsy the Hadrosaur. In Riddle of the Raptors, a greedy gang of meat-eating raptors raid the Sauropod and kidnap two top athletes. Teggs and his crew race to the rescue.
1 CD, 1hr 10mins, ISBN 9781405677226 £5.99

Gwyneth Rees
Fairy Treasure
Sophie Ward reads this charming fairy story about a little girl who helps a fairy and finds a friend. Connie doesn’t like books, and she has never believed in fairies. But while staying with her aunt and uncle, she finds in their library Ruby, a tiny fairy-girl. Ruby is a book fairy but she's in terrible trouble. She's broken fairy law by trying to send a ruby ring through a magical gateway to fairyland. Now the ring has disappeared, and Ruby has been banished from fairyland until she finds it. Lonely and unhappy after the death of her baby sister, Connie sets out to help her new friend. But can Connie and Ruby find the missing ring – before the doorway to fairyland is closed forever?
3 CDs, 3hrs 10mins, ISBN 9781405677219 £11.99

The Clitheroe Kid
James Robinson Clitheroe was enormously popular as Jimmy in what became a radio institution from 1958-1972. At the height of his popularity, the diminutive Lancastrian comic had audiences of more than 10 million listeners. These four vintage episodes show the cheeky and irrepressible schoolboy at the top of his class. In Clitheroe and the Hound Dog (9 February 1959), Jimmy saves Mr Higginbottom’s greyhound from death but as Mum won’t allow Jimmy to keep a pet he has to find somewhere to keep the dog. In A Load of Chinese Junk (29 December 1963) Jimmy can't stop thinking about 'Aladdin' even through the school panto is Dick Whittington.

The Evils of Tomato Juice (31 October 1965) sees Alfie chosen to be best man at his friend’s wedding. But after a night of drinking, Alfie tells Jimmy he is £30 richer – and has no recollection of where the money has come from. In Beware of the Neighbour (8 October 1967) Jimmy has a new neighbour. However former ‘lumberjack’ Mr Ironside is not quite what the family expected. Guest starring Derek Nimmo.
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 9781846070587 £11.99

The Good Life
Volume 3: Mutiny
Four original BBC television episodes of the classic sit-com starring Richard Briers, Felicity Kendall, Penelope Keith and Paul Eddington. The Guru of Surbiton (12 December 1975) - two students arrive to assist in the garden and hail Tom as their new messiah.
Mr Fix it (19 December 1975) - A reporter writes a story about the Goods, and Margo and Jerry try to use the publicity.
The Day Peace Broke Out (2 January 1976) - Tom takes aim at a leek stealer in the garden.
Mutiny (9 January 1976) - Jerry faces a tough choice when his boss demands he put up a Dutch businessman on the same night Margo plays Maria in 'The Sound of Music.'
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 9781405677271 £12.99

The Good Life
Volume 4: The Happy Event
Surbiton’s most famous residents bring their endearingly funny mix of self-reliance and snobbery to audio.
Home Sweet Home (16 January 1976) - The Goods find the perfect farm nearby but can they bring themselves to leave their home?
Going to Pot (23 January 1976) - After enrolling in evening classes, Tom discovers an unexpected talent in pottery.
The Early Birds (10 September 1976) - An argument with Margo and Jerry about working late in the garden leads the Goods to adopt an 'early to bed, early to rise' routine. But it's not as easy as they thought.
The Happy Event (17 September 1976) - Pinky has a litter of piglets.
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 9781405677561 £12.99

Jill Tomlinson
The Hen Who Wouldn't Give Up
A heartwarming story from bestselling author Jill Tomlinson, whose books have been hugely popular for nearly 30 years. Maureen Lipman reads this classic tale about a resourceful and fearless little hen named Hilda. Hilda is brave and very single-minded. When she hears that her aunt has just hatched five baby chicks, she is very excited, and can’t wait to go and see them. But there's a problem – her aunt lives five miles away. How will Hilda get to the farm? She hitches a lift on a rubbish lorry, a fire engine, a scooter and even a steam roller! At first she is not very successful, but she keeps trying, because when Hilda makes up her mind, nothing and no one can stop her.
1 CD, 1hr 15mins, ISBN 9781846071829 £5.99

It's That Man Again
Now, for the first time on CD, four classic archive editions: Navy, Army, RAF and Royal Command Show. They feature the characters who won the nation's hearts, including Mrs Mopp; Ali-Oop; Colonel Chinstrap and Mona Lott, as played by Jack Train, Dorothy Summers, Fred Yule, Hattie Jacques and Derek Guyler.
2 CDs, 2hrs, ISBN 9780563504399 £11.99

Alexander McCall Smith
The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Volume 3
Two stand-alone BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramas adapted by Alexander McCall Smith from his much-loved series. Starring Claire Benedict as Mma Ramotswe and Nadine Marshall as Mma Makutsi, these dramatisations are guaranteed to appeal to all fans of the engaging lady detective.

The Chief Justice of Beauty finds the ladies hired by a beauty pageant judge to check the integrity of the finalists in a forthcoming competition. Meanwhile, Mma Ramotswe is worried about her fiancé, Mr J. L. B. Matekoni.

The Confession sees Mma Ramotswe consulting her best friend Mma Potokwane, the matron at the orphanage, to ask for help dealing with Mr J. L. B. Matekoni. She also has a new client – Mr Molefelo, a man with a shameful past who wants Mma Ramotswe to find the two women he has wronged and ask them to forgive him.
2 CDs, 1hr 30mins, ISBN 9781405677462 £12.99

Alexander McCall Smith
The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Volume 4
Two more BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations adapted from these bestselling books. Starring Claire Benedict as Mma Ramotswe and Joseph Marcell as Mr J. L. B. Matekoni.

The Kalahari Typing School for Men opens with bad news for Mma Ramotswe – her agency has competition in the form of the Satisfaction Guaranteed Detective Agency, run by a man. Mma Makutsi has entrepreneurial ambitions too, and has conceived the idea of teaching an evening class where men could learn to type.

The Admirer sees Mma Ramotswe commissioned by a physiotherapist to find out what her errant husband is up to. There are also problems at home: one of her foster children, Motheleli, is unhappy, and Mr J. L. B. Matekoni is still reluctant to talk about marriage. Mma Makutsi, however, has found a boyfriend.
2 CDs, 1hr 30mins, ISBN 9781405677547 £12.99

The Adventures of Superman
Based on the original DC Comics, these stories feature a full-star cast with spectacular sound effects and a thrilling, specially composed orchestral score. Writer and producer Dirk Maggs is the man behind Superman - Doomsday & Beyond, Batman - Knightfall, and the three recent series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

A supersonic passenger aircraft on its maiden flight collides with a private plane over a packed Metropolis airport - and is saved from destruction by a mysterious flying man. From Superman's very first deed of daring to his battle of wits with evil business tycoon Lex Luthor, The Adventures of Superman tells the story of the Man of Steel from the beginning - of his love affair with Lois Lane, his frienship with Jimmy Olsen, and his battles with adversaries including Luthor, the Bizarro Superman and Metallo, the cyborg with a kryptonite heart!
2 CDs, 2hrs 30mins, ISBN 9781405677394 £12.99

James Robertson
The Testament of Gideon Mack
Ewan Stewart reads James Robertson’s gripping novel of religion, madness and the supernatural, praised by Irvine Welsh as "Overwhelmingly compassionate and thought-provoking." For Gideon Mack, faithless minister, unfaithful husband and troubled soul, the existence of God, let alone the Devil, is no more credible than that of ghosts or fairies. Until the day he falls into a gorge and is rescued by someone who might just be Satan himself. Mack’s testament – a compelling blend of memoir, legend, history and, quite probably, madness – recounts one man’s emotional crisis, disappearance, resurrection and death. It also transports you into an utterly mesmerising exploration of the very nature of belief.
2 CDs, 2hrs 30mins, ISBN 9781405677899 £12.99

Peter Anghelides
Torchwood: Another Life
John Barrowman, who plays Captain Jack Harkness in the TV series, reads from the novel by Peter Anghelides. A storm is brewing and a freak rainfall threatens to flood Cardiff. In the midst of the climate chaos, Torchwood is called to investigate a series of gruesome murders – vagrants found dead around Cardiff with their heads partially eaten. When Owen goes missing following a session on a virtual reality game, Jack, Gwen and the team must discover what's really going on before the water claims them all. And they must face the terror that lies at the bottom of the bay – waiting, feeding, controlling.
3 CDs, 3hrs 30mins, ISBN 9781405677042 £15.99

Dan Abnett
Torchwood: Border Princes
Eve Myles, who plays Gwen Cooper in the TV series, reads this gripping story by Dan Abnett. Something is here that shouldn’t be here. Something is watching. In Cardiff’s secret heart, the members of the Torchwood team struggle to define and locate the intruder, and contain it before anyone gets hurt. But this time, they are out of their depth. How do you release a secret that can’t be broken? How do you assess the facts when the facts keep changing? The Border Princes are watching, and they play for keeps.
3 CDs, 3hrs 30mins, ISBN 9781405677080 £15.99

Andy Lane
Torchwood: Slow Decay
Burn Gorman, who plays Owen Harper in the TV series, reads this absorbing story of corpses and cannibalism by Andy Lane. A friend of Gwen's has recently done an impressive bit of slimming, thanks to a new Cardiff weight-loss clinic and now Rhys wants to give it a try. But he soon finds that such an easy cure has its side-effects. Meanwhile, eight women have disappeared over the past few day, and the police fear they may have a serial killer on their hands. As the body count rises and the hungers grow, the Torchwood team realise there may be something much more dangerous than a serial killer at work and it seems to be linked to the diet clinic.
3 CDs, 3hrs 20mins, ISBN 9781405677073 £15.99