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Renaissance Poets, The: Volume 1

by Various Authors, Edmund Spenser, Ben Jonson, John Skelton ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Alex Jennings, David Shaw-Parker, Ghizela Rowe, Eleanor Bron, Tim Graham, Stella Gonet, Sian Phillips, Angharad Rees, Glyn Houston ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Renaissance Poets
Unabridged

1 hour 7 min

For our Renaissance Poets we start with the coming to the throne of Henry 8th in 1519. From then until its end, with the crumbling of the English Republic under Cromwell, in 1659 these poets capture a time when the World as they knew it then underwent tumultuous change. Within their ranks were Spenser, Donne, Milton, Shakespeare, Sidney, Jonson, Marvell, Drayton. It is a list rich and sumptuous, ... Read more

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For our Renaissance Poets we start with the coming to the throne of Henry 8th in 1519. From then until its end, with the crumbling of the English Republic under Cromwell, in 1659 these poets capture a time when the World as they knew it then underwent tumultuous change. Within their ranks were Spenser, Donne, Milton, Shakespeare, Sidney, Jonson, Marvell, Drayton. It is a list rich and sumptuous,
... Read more
Private Faces and Public Places

The Autobiography

by Sian Phillips ...

'Modern classics: elegantly written and breathtaking in their honesty' Daily ExpressSiân Phillips has a long and celebrated career on both stage and screen. For the first time, her two bestselling volumes of memoir Private Faces and Public Places will be available as a single volume with a brand new foreword by the author.With wonderful stories and unflinching candour, Private Faces and Public ... Read more

$6.99 USD

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'Modern classics: elegantly written and breathtaking in their honesty' Daily ExpressSiân Phillips has a long and celebrated career on both stage and screen. For the first time, her two bestselling volumes of memoir Private Faces and Public Places will be available as a single volume with a brand new foreword by the author.With wonderful stories and unflinching candour, Private Faces and Public
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Poetry of Wales, The

by Dylan Thomas, George Herbert, Ann Griffiths, Wilfred Owen ...

Narrated by Sian Phillips, Angharad Rees, Glyn Houston, Richard Mitchley ...

Abridged

54 min

This proud nation with it’s long history; sometimes rough, hewn from bleak landscapes, sometimes gently soft from its comforting voices has produced a long succession of artists and poets. In the latter category Louis MacNeice most probably stands pre-eminent, his words and phrasing are on a plane few can equal and most are in awe of. But in this volume we do put forward others who have their own ... Read more

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This proud nation with it’s long history; sometimes rough, hewn from bleak landscapes, sometimes gently soft from its comforting voices has produced a long succession of artists and poets. In the latter category Louis MacNeice most probably stands pre-eminent, his words and phrasing are on a plane few can equal and most are in awe of. But in this volume we do put forward others who have their own
... Read more
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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Six Tragedies

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Bill Wallis, Corin Redgrave, Full Cast, Geraldine James, Juliet Stevenson, Ken Stott, Kenneth Cranham, Michael Sheen, Siân Phillips, Sophie Dahl ...

Unabridged

16 hours 26 min

Six full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare's classic tragediesTreachery, betrayal and fatal power struggles are among the themes of these six iconic productions of Shakespeare's timeless tragedies. Featuring all-star casts, they are introduced by Sir Richard Eyre.HamletShakespeare's powerfully poetic tragedy of murder, madness and revenge stars Michael Sheen as the Prince of Denmark, with ... Read more

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Six full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare's classic tragediesTreachery, betrayal and fatal power struggles are among the themes of these six iconic productions of Shakespeare's timeless tragedies. Featuring all-star casts, they are introduced by Sir Richard Eyre.HamletShakespeare's powerfully poetic tragedy of murder, madness and revenge stars Michael Sheen as the Prince of Denmark, with
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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast, Helena Bonham-Carter, Martin Jarvis, Miriam Margolyes, Siân Phillips ...

Unabridged

16 hours 30 min

Eight full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare's best-loved comediesFull of merriment, mayhem, mischief and mistaken identity, here are eight iconic radio productions of Shakespeare's most magical comedies, featuring star casts and introduced by Sir Richard Eyre.Much Ado About NothingShakespeare's delightful comedy sparkles with the verbal sparring of our two reluctant lovers in a world ... Read more

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Eight full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare's best-loved comediesFull of merriment, mayhem, mischief and mistaken identity, here are eight iconic radio productions of Shakespeare's most magical comedies, featuring star casts and introduced by Sir Richard Eyre.Much Ado About NothingShakespeare's delightful comedy sparkles with the verbal sparring of our two reluctant lovers in a world
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At Bertram's Hotel

by Agatha Christie ...

Narrated by Full Cast, June Whitfield, Maurice Denham, Siân Phillips ...

Unabridged

2 hours 20 min

Jane Marple is being treated to a few days' holiday by her niece, staying at Bertram's Hotel - a dignified, establishment tucked away in a back street of busy Mayfair. It is a place where sedate upper-class ladies, retired military gentlemen and the higher echelons of the clergy can indulge in the comforts of a bygone age. But Miss Marple begins to feel uneasy. Something sinister lurks beneath the ... Read more

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Jane Marple is being treated to a few days' holiday by her niece, staying at Bertram's Hotel - a dignified, establishment tucked away in a back street of busy Mayfair. It is a place where sedate upper-class ladies, retired military gentlemen and the higher echelons of the clergy can indulge in the comforts of a bygone age. But Miss Marple begins to feel uneasy. Something sinister lurks beneath the
... Read more
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The Adventure Of Christmas Pudding

by Agatha Christie ...

Narrated by Donald Sinden, Full Cast, John Moffatt, Siân Phillips ...

Unabridged

44 min

In this delightful tale, an Eastern Prince arrives in England with some family jewels which he's having reset as a gift for his fianceé. However, the Prince also has a mistress. She asks to wear one particularly enchanting piece that features a huge ruby, and then promptly disappears with it. Poirot discovers a connection with a house party at the home of Colonel and Mrs Lacey and, in order to ... Read more

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In this delightful tale, an Eastern Prince arrives in England with some family jewels which he's having reset as a gift for his fianceé. However, the Prince also has a mistress. She asks to wear one particularly enchanting piece that features a huge ruby, and then promptly disappears with it. Poirot discovers a connection with a house party at the home of Colonel and Mrs Lacey and, in order to
... Read more
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The Henry James BBC Radio Drama Collection

10 full-cast dramatisations

by Henry James ...

Narrated by Toby Jones, Siân Phillips, Jodie Comer, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Full Cast, John Lynch, Lee Ingleby, Henry Goodman ...

Unabridged

20 hours 24 min

The definitive collection of full-cast BBC radio dramatisations of Henry James’ classic novels – plus a bonus documentary about his life and workOne of the greatest and most influential American novelists, Henry James is loved for his compelling storytelling, vividly realised characters and perceptive exploration of the shifting relationships between Europeans and Americans. But he also possessed ... Read more

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The definitive collection of full-cast BBC radio dramatisations of Henry James’ classic novels – plus a bonus documentary about his life and workOne of the greatest and most influential American novelists, Henry James is loved for his compelling storytelling, vividly realised characters and perceptive exploration of the shifting relationships between Europeans and Americans. But he also possessed
... Read more
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Pygmalion

A brand new BBC Radio 4 drama plus the story of the play's scandalous opening night

by Alistair McGowan, Bernard Shaw ...

Narrated by Alistair McGowan, Al Murray, Full Cast, Morgana Robinson, Siân Phillips ...

Unabridged

2 hours 38 min

A star-studded BBC radio production of Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion – plus bonus drama The ‘B’ Word, telling the story of the play’s scandalous opening night.Irascible phonetics professor Henry Higgins makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can train Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle to talk ‘like a lady’ and pass as a duchess at the Ambassador’s Ball. As the day of reckoning ... Read more

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A star-studded BBC radio production of Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion – plus bonus drama The ‘B’ Word, telling the story of the play’s scandalous opening night.Irascible phonetics professor Henry Higgins makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can train Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle to talk ‘like a lady’ and pass as a duchess at the Ambassador’s Ball. As the day of reckoning
... Read more
Lord of the Horizon: A Devotional in Honor of Horus

by Rebecca Buchanan, Merit Brokaw, Anna Schoenbach, Ariadne Rainbird, Chelsea Luellon Bolton, Taqerisenu, Sobekemiti, Rev. Bill Duvendack, Het-Feqet, Rosario Aurelius, Sofia Nocella, Joan Lansberry, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Jackson Evans, Phillip Miner, Rebecca Sian Pyne, Khamheru, Jonathan Calloway, Tjemsy ...

Great One. Lord of the Sky. Pillar of His Mother. Dappled Within the Womb of Nut. Lord of the Sky.Lord of the Horizon.He is Horus. Or perhaps they are Horus. A complex Deity, he might be a singular entity with many aspects, or a multitude of Deities who share similar names and functions. The two most well-known and well-loved are Heru-Wer (Horus the Elder) and Heru-sa-Aset (Harpocrates or Horus ... Read more

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Great One. Lord of the Sky. Pillar of His Mother. Dappled Within the Womb of Nut. Lord of the Sky.Lord of the Horizon.He is Horus. Or perhaps they are Horus. A complex Deity, he might be a singular entity with many aspects, or a multitude of Deities who share similar names and functions. The two most well-known and well-loved are Heru-Wer (Horus the Elder) and Heru-sa-Aset (Harpocrates or Horus
... Read more
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Poetry of Birds, The

by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Emily Dickinson, Rudyard Kipling ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Sian Phillips, David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

56 min

On a summer’s day we have perhaps all wish to take flight and view life and the world from the vantage point of a clear blue sky. Our feathered friends do it as a matter of course and in this volume some of our finest wordsmith’s speak with imagination, longing and desire on their behalf. ... Read more

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On a summer’s day we have perhaps all wish to take flight and view life and the world from the vantage point of a clear blue sky. Our feathered friends do it as a matter of course and in this volume some of our finest wordsmith’s speak with imagination, longing and desire on their behalf.
... Read more
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The Hearing Trumpet

by Leonora Carrington ...

Narrated by Siân Phillips ...

Unabridged

6 hours 47 min

Surreal and splendidly unconventional, The Hearing Trumpet is an apocalyptic fairytale quest about an occult old ladies’ home and the spry nonagenarian who ends up there. After coming into possession of a hearing trumpet, 92-year-old Marian Leatherby discovers her son’s plans to send her to a nursing home. But this is no ordinary place… Strange rituals, orgiastic nuns, levitating abbesses, ... Read more

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Surreal and splendidly unconventional, The Hearing Trumpet is an apocalyptic fairytale quest about an occult old ladies’ home and the spry nonagenarian who ends up there. After coming into possession of a hearing trumpet, 92-year-old Marian Leatherby discovers her son’s plans to send her to a nursing home. But this is no ordinary place… Strange rituals, orgiastic nuns, levitating abbesses,
... Read more

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