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Mutiny on the Bounty

An award-winning three-part classic serial. A Full-Cast BBC Radio Drama

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Oliver Reed, Linus Roach, Ali Hames, Andrew Schofield, Charles Simpson, Clive Hill, David Healey, David Roper, Jonathan Keeble, Lionel Jeffries, Lynhdam Gregory, Mamta Kaash, Richard Pearce, Roger Daltrey, Russell Floyd, Steve Hodson, Vincent Friel ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

Mutiny on the Bounty is a gripping adventure of the high seas and a story of treachery and betrayal.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, this epic three-part serial tells the true story of Fletcher Christian’s dramatic mutiny against his tyrannical Captain and how Lieutenant Bligh when cast adrift in an open rowing boat with 18 loyal men makes an incredible voyage across 3,600 miles of hostile and ... Read more

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Mutiny on the Bounty is a gripping adventure of the high seas and a story of treachery and betrayal.First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, this epic three-part serial tells the true story of Fletcher Christian’s dramatic mutiny against his tyrannical Captain and how Lieutenant Bligh when cast adrift in an open rowing boat with 18 loyal men makes an incredible voyage across 3,600 miles of hostile and
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The Alexander Pushkin BBC Radio Collection

Including Eugene Onegin, Boris Godunov & The Queen of Spades

by Alexander Pushkin ...

Narrated by Alex Jennings, Geoffrey Streatfeild, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy, Paul Scofield, Simon Callow, Hattie Morahan, Alison Pettitt, Greg Wise, Full Cast, Dr Alan Howard, Moira Lister, Max Irons, Linus Roache ...

Unabridged

11 hours 49 min

Dramatisations and readings of Pushkin's most famous works - plus biographical programmes and an original play based on his lifeOne of Russia's most iconic poets, Alexander Pushkin is often described as the 'father of Russian literature'. A gambler, playboy and social reformer, he was exiled by the Tsar for his controversial poetry and died aged 37 in a duel defending his wife's honour.This BBC ... Read more

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Dramatisations and readings of Pushkin's most famous works - plus biographical programmes and an original play based on his lifeOne of Russia's most iconic poets, Alexander Pushkin is often described as the 'father of Russian literature'. A gambler, playboy and social reformer, he was exiled by the Tsar for his controversial poetry and died aged 37 in a duel defending his wife's honour.This BBC
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Mutiny on the Bounty

by Mr Punch Audiobooks ...

Narrated by Oliver Reed, Linus Roach, Roger Daltrey, Lionel Jeffries, David Healey, Lyndham Gregory, Mamta Kaash, Steve Hodson, Andrew Schofield, Vincent Friel, Joe Dunlop, Charles Simpson, David Roper, Richard Pearce, Russell Floyd, Clive Hill, Jonathan Keeble, Ali James, Full Supporting Cast ...

Unabridged

2 hours 40 min

Mutiny on the Bounty: An epic award-winning full-cast dramatisation. BBC Radio Drama.“Television would give an eyetooth for the cast of Mutiny on the Bounty. What is more, they are all very good. Mutiny on the Bounty is Outstanding.” Daily Telegraph“It’s an altogether stunning cast which serves the intelligent, historically aware script splendidly.” Daily Mail“It is a very good production.” The ... Read more

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Mutiny on the Bounty: An epic award-winning full-cast dramatisation. BBC Radio Drama.“Television would give an eyetooth for the cast of Mutiny on the Bounty. What is more, they are all very good. Mutiny on the Bounty is Outstanding.” Daily Telegraph“It’s an altogether stunning cast which serves the intelligent, historically aware script splendidly.” Daily Mail“It is a very good production.” The
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The Poetry of Lord Byron

by Lord Byron ...

Narrated by Linus Roache ...

Unabridged

2 hours 5 min

A selection illustrating the breathtaking variety of Byron’s poetry.Read by Linus Roache, star of the critically acclaimed film Wings of the Dove, this collection includes She Walks in Beauty, The Destruction of Sennacherib, The Vision of Judgment and selections from Childe Harold, The Corsair and Don Juan. ... Read more

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A selection illustrating the breathtaking variety of Byron’s poetry.Read by Linus Roache, star of the critically acclaimed film Wings of the Dove, this collection includes She Walks in Beauty, The Destruction of Sennacherib, The Vision of Judgment and selections from Childe Harold, The Corsair and Don Juan.
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Saturday Night And Sunday Morning

by Alan Sillitoe ...

Narrated by Linus Roache ...

Abridged

2 hours 56 min

Alan Sillitoe was an integral part of the Angry Young Men movement of the fifties that focused on its authentic depiction of real working class people. This book is true to their ideals in its raw sharp writing of the story of a young man framed by his brutal experience in the army and as a factory worker. Fuelled by a bleak aggressive outlook on life the book centres around a boozy, philandering ... Read more

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Alan Sillitoe was an integral part of the Angry Young Men movement of the fifties that focused on its authentic depiction of real working class people. This book is true to their ideals in its raw sharp writing of the story of a young man framed by his brutal experience in the army and as a factory worker. Fuelled by a bleak aggressive outlook on life the book centres around a boozy, philandering
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Trial of Ruth Ellis, The: The Last Woman to be Hanged

True Crime Drama based on the original trial transcript

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Jemma Redgrave, Terence Edmond, Andrew Wincott, David Goodland, Jeffrey Segal, Jenny Howe, Mark Hadfield, Robin Welch ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Great British Trials
Unabridged

2 hours 13 min

The Trial of Ruth Ellis: A Mr Punch True Crime Drama“Mr Punch is going from strength to strength, continuing their good run of classy audio… Jemma Redgrave gives a spirited performance… with a high calibre cast” Talking BusinessIn the annals of British justice, there exists a story that has stood the test of time, a tale of passion, despair, and a fateful twist of destiny. In the turbulent summer ... Read more

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The Trial of Ruth Ellis: A Mr Punch True Crime Drama“Mr Punch is going from strength to strength, continuing their good run of classy audio… Jemma Redgrave gives a spirited performance… with a high calibre cast” Talking BusinessIn the annals of British justice, there exists a story that has stood the test of time, a tale of passion, despair, and a fateful twist of destiny. In the turbulent summer
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Casablanca & The Maltese Falcon

Adapted from the screenplay & performed for radio by the original film stars

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Hollywood Playhouse
Unabridged

47 min

MR PUNCH PRESENTS Casablanca, perhaps the best loved and most watched of all Hollywood movies. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), the cynical owner of Rick’s Café Americain helps his former lover Ilse Lund (Ingrid Bergman) and her underground leader husband escape from the Nazis in this powerful love story, featuring the classic song As Time Goes By. The Maltese Falcon stars Humphrey Bogart as the ... Read more

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MR PUNCH PRESENTS Casablanca, perhaps the best loved and most watched of all Hollywood movies. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), the cynical owner of Rick’s Café Americain helps his former lover Ilse Lund (Ingrid Bergman) and her underground leader husband escape from the Nazis in this powerful love story, featuring the classic song As Time Goes By. The Maltese Falcon stars Humphrey Bogart as the
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Gazette Collection, The

A vivid portrait of British life through the centuries. A full-cast audio.

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Eileen Atkins, Cheryl Campbell, Alex Jennings, Geoffrey Palmer, Hugh Laurie, John Wood, Michael Maloney, Michael Pennington, Nigel Davenport, Prunella Scales, Richard Johnson, Samuel West ...

Series Audiobook 10 - The Gazette
Unabridged

13 hours 10 min

The Gazette Collection is a vivid portrait of British life through the centuries, told entirely in the words of those who were there.Performed by an outstanding company of award-winning actors including Dame Eileen Atkins, Cheryl Campbell, Nigel Davenport, Alex Jennings, Richard Johnson OBE, Hugh Laurie CBE, Michael Maloney, Geoffrey Palmer OBE, Michael Pennington, Prunella Scales CBE, Samuel West ... Read more

$53.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Gazette Collection is a vivid portrait of British life through the centuries, told entirely in the words of those who were there.Performed by an outstanding company of award-winning actors including Dame Eileen Atkins, Cheryl Campbell, Nigel Davenport, Alex Jennings, Richard Johnson OBE, Hugh Laurie CBE, Michael Maloney, Geoffrey Palmer OBE, Michael Pennington, Prunella Scales CBE, Samuel West
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Gadfly in Russia

A Story of Travel, History, People, and Places

by Alan Sillitoe ...

This memoir and literary travelogue from one of the UK's most esteemed novelists offers rare insight into Cold War–era Russia.In 1967, seeking an escape from his writing life, bestselling British novelist Alan Sillitoe embarks on a road trip from England to Russia via Harwich and Finland in his sturdy Peugeot. During his teens, the author had a cartographic fascination with the Battle of ... Read more

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This memoir and literary travelogue from one of the UK's most esteemed novelists offers rare insight into Cold War–era Russia.In 1967, seeking an escape from his writing life, bestselling British novelist Alan Sillitoe embarks on a road trip from England to Russia via Harwich and Finland in his sturdy Peugeot. During his teens, the author had a cartographic fascination with the Battle of
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Snowstop

A Novel

by Alan Sillitoe ...

A gripping thriller set among Britain's snowy peaks from the bestselling author of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.Suspense, secrets, conspiracy, and entrapment come to a head in this dark allegory of the modern postwar condition. Snowbound in the remote White Cavalier Hotel in the mountains of England's Lake District, a motley mix of strangers think they have found refuge, but instead discover ... Read more

$12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A gripping thriller set among Britain's snowy peaks from the bestselling author of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.Suspense, secrets, conspiracy, and entrapment come to a head in this dark allegory of the modern postwar condition. Snowbound in the remote White Cavalier Hotel in the mountains of England's Lake District, a motley mix of strangers think they have found refuge, but instead discover
... Read more
Moggerhanger

A Novel

by Alan Sillitoe ...

Series Book 3 - The Michael Cullen Novels
A madcap, bawdy tale about an ordinary man who goes to work for a racketeer and has the adventure of a lifetime: the last novel by an iconic British writer.Michael Cullen, from Nottingham, has a shady past, but nearing his forties, he's settled down, married a doctor, and started working for an ad agency. That is, until the agency fires him. He's not terribly upset though. Actually, he feels free ... Read more

$14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A madcap, bawdy tale about an ordinary man who goes to work for a racketeer and has the adventure of a lifetime: the last novel by an iconic British writer.Michael Cullen, from Nottingham, has a shady past, but nearing his forties, he's settled down, married a doctor, and started working for an ad agency. That is, until the agency fires him. He's not terribly upset though. Actually, he feels free
... Read more
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner

Stories

by Alan Sillitoe ...

Nine classic short stories portraying the isolation, criminality, morality, and rebellion of the working class from award-winning, bestselling author Alan SillitoeThe titular story follows the internal decisions and external oppressions of a seventeen-year-old inmate in a juvenile detention center who is known only by his surname, Smith. The wardens have given the boy a light workload because he ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Nine classic short stories portraying the isolation, criminality, morality, and rebellion of the working class from award-winning, bestselling author Alan SillitoeThe titular story follows the internal decisions and external oppressions of a seventeen-year-old inmate in a juvenile detention center who is known only by his surname, Smith. The wardens have given the boy a light workload because he
... Read more