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  • Ladies Down Under

    by Amanda Whittington ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    The funny, heart-warming sequel to the enormously successful Ladies' Day, following the lasses from Hull on their adventures down under.After hitting the jackpot at Ladies' Day in York, the fishfilleting foursome - Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda - are celebrating in style with the trip of a lifetime to the land of Oz.While Shelley dreams of luxury and glamour, the rest of the gang decide to go ... Read more

    $18.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Be My Baby

    by Amanda Whittington ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    A poignant drama about attitudes to teenage pregnancy in 1960s Britain.Mary Adams, aged 19, is unmarried and seven months pregnant. Forcibly sent to a Mother-and-Baby Home in the north of England by a mother intent on keeping up appearances, Mary – along with the other girls in the home – has to cope with both the shame and the dawning realisation that she will have to give the baby up for ... Read more

    $16.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ladies Unleashed

    by Amanda Whittington ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    Pearl, Jan and Linda are enjoying a long-awaited break on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, when a surprise visitor turns up. They haven't seen Shelley for years, and their retreat becomes a reunion – and pretty soon, a riot.But a lot has changed since they were last together and, cut off from the mainland, tensions rise with the tide. As the sky darkens, the island grows restless with echoes of the ... Read more

    $16.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Invincibles

    by Amanda Whittington ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    1917: World War One is raging in Europe. In Britain, Sterling Ladies – known as the Dagenham Invincibles – are playing to win. For two whirlwind seasons, they never lose a game. Yet once peace is restored, the factory girls must hang up their boots and see triumph fade into obscurity.2023: Injured footballer Maya follows England's progress through the Women's World Cup. The world has changed, yet ... Read more

    $16.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Thrill of Love

    by Amanda Whittington ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    A gripping drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.A divorcee with a young child to care for, Ruth works in the kind of nightclubs where there's more than just a drink on offer. The girls work hard, play hard and dream of a movie-star life. Then she meets the wealthy, womanising David, a racing driver with whom she becomes obsessed. Fame comes - but not in the way she ... Read more

    $20.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mighty Atoms

    by Amanda Whittington ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    Ex-boxer Taylor Flint wants to put the past behind her. Yet back on the Hull estate where she grew up, she is drawn into running a boxercise class. For Lauren, Jazz, Aneta and Grace, boxercise soon becomes more than a way to lose weight and have a laugh. Life is tough and throwing the punches helps them to face their challenges.The class meet in The Six Bells, which landlady Nora runs as her own ... Read more

    $15.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Kiss Me Quickstep

    by Amanda Whittington ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    Dazzling and sequin-studded, Kiss Me Quickstep is a play about the world of ballroom dance, taking us behind the fixed smiles and fake tan to look at the real lives of those for whom ballroom dancing is everything.Justin and Jodie have finally made it to the national ballroom-dancing championships in Blackpool – via the motorway hard shoulder. Luka's come all the way from Russia. Nancy's been ... Read more

    $15.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ladies' Day

    by Amanda Whittington ...
    Series series NHB Modern Plays
    An exuberant comedy about four likely lasses from the Hull fish docks on a day trip to the races, from the author of Be My Baby.Work, love and life are just one long, hard slog for the fish-filleting foursome Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda. But their fortunes are set to change when Linda finds tickets to Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot the year it relocated to York.Out go the hairnets, overalls and ... Read more

    $16.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The Nine Days Queen (BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play)

    by Amanda Whittington ...
    Narrated by Loo Brealey, Emma Stansfield ...

    Unabridged

    43 min

    A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation written by Amanda Whittington, originally broadcast as the Afternoon Play on 23 February 2009. The tumultuous tale of the trial of Lady Jane Grey, proclaimed Queen of England in 1553 at the age of 16, nine days later locked in the Tower and, within a year, dead. ‘Loo Brealey puts in a superb performance’ (Observer) as Lady Jane Grey, with Emma Stansfield as ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    D for Dexter

    The complete BBC Radio full-cast drama

    by Amanda Whittington, Sarah Daniels ...
    Narrated by Sydney Wade, Elsa Rodgers, Alfie Johnson-McCann, Una McNulty, Full Cast ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 38 min

    The award-winning story of Skye and Dexter and their ordinary/extraordinary lifeSkye lives in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, with her little brother Dexter and Spider the cat. Their mum, Jak, isn't around much - she's on and off the booze, so it's up to Skye to look out for Dexter, play with him, and make sure he's clothed and fed. He likes it best when she plays her guitar, an electric guitar she ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Tudor Crown

    A BBC Radio 4 Drama Collection

    by Alison Plowden, Abigail Docherty, John Mortimer, Madame de Lafayette, Peter Wolf, Michael Butt, Amanda Whittington, Paul B. Davies, Friedrich Schiller ...
    Narrated by Michael Bryant, Kathleen Helme, Melody Grove, Roger Lloyd Pack, Meg Fraser, Alexandra Mathie, Michael Horden, Full Cast, Louise Brealey ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 45 min

    Nine gripping dramas that delve into the turbulent, thrilling history of the Tudor eraAffairs and assassinations. Conflict and chaos. Power and plots. The tumultuous Tudor period is one of the most iconic and fascinating chapters in British history. In these ten atmospheric dramas, we get a glimpse into the inner workings of Tudor England – and rediscover the key characters we have grown to love ... Read more

    $19.11 USD

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    Have Your Cake

    A delicious BBC Radio 4 full-cast drama

    by Nicola Baldwin, Amanda Whittington ...
    Narrated by Lesley Sharp, Neil Dudgeon, Sheila Hancock, Louise Brealey, Tamsin Greig, Nisha Nayar, Full Cast ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 22 min

    A delicious culinary drama about a cake-making club and their very special creationsEvery year, Tess and Maggie meet up to try a different activity, something they've never done together before. This year, it's baking, and for a few hours each Friday afternoon, they put the rest of their lives on hold to make cakes. And not just ordinary cakes, but spectacular, unique and glorious gateaux, to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD