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Birdsong on Mars

by Jon Glover ...

The teasing title poem of this book is about weather. Rain falls, wind cracks its cheeks as in Macbeth; the noises are drops like kisses falling, 'fallen into birdsong on Mars'. What would it sound like, be like, to hear it? The poem wants to know what it can't yet know. But as the book proceeds, the poet - on a human heath, tormented by loss - hears something like it, unearthly sounds on a planet ... Read more

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The teasing title poem of this book is about weather. Rain falls, wind cracks its cheeks as in Macbeth; the noises are drops like kisses falling, 'fallen into birdsong on Mars'. What would it sound like, be like, to hear it? The poem wants to know what it can't yet know. But as the book proceeds, the poet - on a human heath, tormented by loss - hears something like it, unearthly sounds on a planet
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Glass Is Elastic

by Jon Glover ...

Featuring a fascination with the fragility of the body, this compilation is a philosophical and scientific exploration of "ways of seeing." Examining a variety of lenses, including that of the eye, the microscope, and the camera, the poet's accomplished lyricism weaves together themes of war, medicine, and vision. ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Featuring a fascination with the fragility of the body, this compilation is a philosophical and scientific exploration of "ways of seeing." Examining a variety of lenses, including that of the eye, the microscope, and the camera, the poet's accomplished lyricism weaves together themes of war, medicine, and vision.
... Read more
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The Liar's Dictionary

A Novel

by Eley Williams ...

Narrated by Jon Glover, Kristin Atherton ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “You wouldn’t expect a comic novel about a dictionary to be a thriller too, but this one is. In fact, [it] is also a mystery, love story (two of them) and cliffhanging melodrama.” —The New York Times Book ReviewAn award-winning novel that chronicles the charming misadventures of a lovelorn Victorian lexicographer and the young woman put on his... ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “You wouldn’t expect a comic novel about a dictionary to be a thriller too, but this one is. In fact, [it] is also a mystery, love story (two of them) and cliffhanging melodrama.” —The New York Times Book ReviewAn award-winning novel that chronicles the charming misadventures of a lovelorn Victorian lexicographer and the young woman put on his...
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Charles Paris: So Much Blood

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

by Simon Brett, Jeremy Front ...

Narrated by Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, Full Cast ...

Series series Charles Paris Dramatisations
Unabridged

1 hour 50 min

A brand new full-cast BBC radio dramatisation, starring Bill Nighy as Charles Paris'Charles Paris is Bill Nighy... It's the role he was born to play.' The TelegraphAugust in Edinburgh, and thousands of performers of all stripes have flocked to the Fringe Festival. Among them is Charles Paris filling in at the last minute after a student actress breaks a leg and has to drop out. Showcasing an ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A brand new full-cast BBC radio dramatisation, starring Bill Nighy as Charles Paris'Charles Paris is Bill Nighy... It's the role he was born to play.' The TelegraphAugust in Edinburgh, and thousands of performers of all stripes have flocked to the Fringe Festival. Among them is Charles Paris filling in at the last minute after a student actress breaks a leg and has to drop out. Showcasing an
... Read more
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Never Too Late

A Full-Cast BBC Radio Comedy Drama

by Terry Gregson ...

Narrated by Thora Hird, Avis Bunnage, Joe Gladwyn, Kenneth Connor, Megs Jenkins, Pearl Hackney, Jon Glover, Lockwood West, John Livesey, Martyn Read, Michael Tudor Barnes, Barbara Miller, David Ryall, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

6 hours 56 min

Vintage comedy drama starring Dame Thora Hird as straight-talking Hilda Springett, one very determined widow…Treat yourself to this vintage sitcom from the 80’s, full of charm and humour starring the inimitable Dame Thora Hird as the strong-willed yet lovable Hilda Springett. This is a laugh-out-loud drama about the antics of a group of fun-loving pensioners making the most of life. Hilda believes ... Read more

$19.11 USD

Vintage comedy drama starring Dame Thora Hird as straight-talking Hilda Springett, one very determined widow…Treat yourself to this vintage sitcom from the 80’s, full of charm and humour starring the inimitable Dame Thora Hird as the strong-willed yet lovable Hilda Springett. This is a laugh-out-loud drama about the antics of a group of fun-loving pensioners making the most of life. Hilda believes
... Read more
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Charles Paris: Sicken and So Die

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

by Simon Brett, Jeremy Front ...

Narrated by Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Full Cast, Jon Glover ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Charles Paris Dramatisations
Unabridged

1 hour 49 min

Bill Nighy stars as the suave thespian sleuth in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisationLife is good for Charles Paris. He's moved back in with his estranged wife, and has landed a plum stage role as Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night. But it can't last. First his attempts to woo Frances fall flat, then the play's director is taken ill with gastric trouble. His replacement, Romanian wunderkind Alex ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Bill Nighy stars as the suave thespian sleuth in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisationLife is good for Charles Paris. He's moved back in with his estranged wife, and has landed a plum stage role as Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night. But it can't last. First his attempts to woo Frances fall flat, then the play's director is taken ill with gastric trouble. His replacement, Romanian wunderkind Alex
... Read more
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How to be Strategic

by Fred Pelard ...

Narrated by Jon Glover ...

Unabridged

7 hours 43 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Being strategic is a critical skill. It enables you to solve problems on a day-to-day basis while also keeping an eye on the long term, anticipating and mitigating opportunities and threats along the way.How to be Strategic is your accessible but comprehensive guide to strategic thinking in any situation. Fred Pelard distills 20 years' experience training executives at ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Brought to you by Penguin.Being strategic is a critical skill. It enables you to solve problems on a day-to-day basis while also keeping an eye on the long term, anticipating and mitigating opportunities and threats along the way.How to be Strategic is your accessible but comprehensive guide to strategic thinking in any situation. Fred Pelard distills 20 years' experience training executives at
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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Thriller Playhouse Box Set

EIGHT thrilling episodes from the popular BBC Drama series

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Tony Robinson, Simon Callow, & full supporting cast, Alice Arnold, Bill Nighy, Bonnie Langford, Christopher Benjamin, Christopher Cazenove, Jack Klaff, John Woodvine, Jon Glover, Kerry Shale, Leslie Phillips, Lionel Jeffries, Lynsey Baxter, Neville Jason, Stephen Tompkinson ...

Series Audiobook 11 - Thriller Playhouse
Unabridged

5 hours 52 min

“Murder mysteries always work well… and Mr Punch’s Thriller Playhouse is particularly good… Atmospheric and Great Fun” Daily Express“To all concerned “Jolly good show, chaps.” The TimesBen Sees it ThroughA hat lost in the English Channel, a dagger buried in a toff’s back and an incriminating letter from an MP entice Ben into the world of arms dealers and smugglers as he battles to save Europe from ... Read more

$26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“Murder mysteries always work well… and Mr Punch’s Thriller Playhouse is particularly good… Atmospheric and Great Fun” Daily Express“To all concerned “Jolly good show, chaps.” The TimesBen Sees it ThroughA hat lost in the English Channel, a dagger buried in a toff’s back and an incriminating letter from an MP entice Ben into the world of arms dealers and smugglers as he battles to save Europe from
... Read more
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Charles Paris: A Deadly Habit

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

by Simon Brett, Jeremy Front ...

Narrated by Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, Full Cast ...

Series series Charles Paris Dramatisations
Unabridged

1 hour 51 min

Actor and sleuth Charles Paris is back in this full-cast BBC radio dramatisation of Simon Brett's novel, starring Bill NighyLocked down with his semi-detached wife Frances, Charles has thrown himself into a new career as a handyman, becoming quite the DIY expert. He's developed muscles, stopped smoking and even cut back on the booze.Then his agent, Maurice, offers him the chance to get back on ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Actor and sleuth Charles Paris is back in this full-cast BBC radio dramatisation of Simon Brett's novel, starring Bill NighyLocked down with his semi-detached wife Frances, Charles has thrown himself into a new career as a handyman, becoming quite the DIY expert. He's developed muscles, stopped smoking and even cut back on the booze.Then his agent, Maurice, offers him the chance to get back on
... Read more
Audiobook

Mark Twain: A BBC Radio Drama Collection

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Million Pound Bank Note & More

by Mark Twain ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Jason Isaacs, Kelsey Grammer, Tom Goodman-Hill, Inika Leigh Wright, Trevor White, Ed Bishop, Jon Glover ...

Unabridged

10 hours 58 min

BBC radio productions of Mark Twain's very best novels and short stories - plus bonus materialMark Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens), was one of the foremost writers and humorists to come out of the United States. Hailed by William Faulkner as 'the father of American literature', he is renowned worldwide for his classic novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry ... Read more

$17.99 USD

BBC radio productions of Mark Twain's very best novels and short stories - plus bonus materialMark Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens), was one of the foremost writers and humorists to come out of the United States. Hailed by William Faulkner as 'the father of American literature', he is renowned worldwide for his classic novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry
... Read more
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Charles Paris: Situation Tragedy

A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation

by Jeremy Front, Simon Brett ...

Narrated by Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, Full Cast ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Charles Paris Dramatisations
Unabridged

1 hour 51 min

Bill Nighy returns as the actor and amateur sleuth, Charles ParisBored, broke and reduced to baring all as a life model, Charles Paris is relieved to land a role in a new sitcom – even if it is woefully unfunny. But no sooner has filming begun than things start to go wrong. First a charmless PA dies in a freak accident, then the young, cocksure director bites the dust. Once again, Charles finds ... Read more

$19.11 USD

Bill Nighy returns as the actor and amateur sleuth, Charles ParisBored, broke and reduced to baring all as a life model, Charles Paris is relieved to land a role in a new sitcom – even if it is woefully unfunny. But no sooner has filming begun than things start to go wrong. First a charmless PA dies in a freak accident, then the young, cocksure director bites the dust. Once again, Charles finds
... Read more
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Ben Sees It Through

Thriller Playhouse ; Full-Cast BBC Radio Drama

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Tony Robinson, Leslie Phillips, Christopher Benjamin, Jon Glover, Kate Odey, Rebecca Lacey, Royce Mills, Shaun Prendergast ...

Series Audiobook 10 - Thriller Playhouse
Unabridged

44 min

Ben, the chivalrous and perky non-descript little man, whose thumbs itch just before ‘something ‘orrible ‘appens’ played by Tony Robinson is joined by Leslie Phillips as the devilish Lovelace in J Jefferson Farjeon’s 1930’s thriller.A hat lost in the English Channel, a dagger buried in a toff’s back and an incriminating letter from an MP entice Ben into the world of arms dealers and smugglers as ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ben, the chivalrous and perky non-descript little man, whose thumbs itch just before ‘something ‘orrible ‘appens’ played by Tony Robinson is joined by Leslie Phillips as the devilish Lovelace in J Jefferson Farjeon’s 1930’s thriller.A hat lost in the English Channel, a dagger buried in a toff’s back and an incriminating letter from an MP entice Ben into the world of arms dealers and smugglers as
... Read more