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Making Other Plans

by Nigel Planer ...

Nigel Planer has been writing poetry for over fifty years. Now he has corralled many of his poems into one volume, Making Other Plans – as in ‘poetry is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.’This collection forms a poetic memoir, richly articulating humorous and serious observations on life, love, ageing, society and the human condition, recounted with emotional tenderness and ... Read more

$8.19 USD

Nigel Planer has been writing poetry for over fifty years. Now he has corralled many of his poems into one volume, Making Other Plans – as in ‘poetry is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.’This collection forms a poetic memoir, richly articulating humorous and serious observations on life, love, ageing, society and the human condition, recounted with emotional tenderness and
... Read more
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Jeremiah Bourne in Time (Unabridged)

by Nigel Planer ...

Narrated by Nigel Planer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 51 min

Stranded in the chaos of 1910, Jeremiah Bourne must outwit a bizarre cast of characters to find his way back to modern London. This fast-paced odyssey turns a temporal accident into a desperate quest to solve his mother's disappearance. 'Funny, perceptive and hugely readable' Ben Elton As Jeremiah Bourne is swept from his crumbling home in Blackfriars in 2019 to the same house in 1910, he suddenly ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Stranded in the chaos of 1910, Jeremiah Bourne must outwit a bizarre cast of characters to find his way back to modern London. This fast-paced odyssey turns a temporal accident into a desperate quest to solve his mother's disappearance. 'Funny, perceptive and hugely readable' Ben Elton As Jeremiah Bourne is swept from his crumbling home in Blackfriars in 2019 to the same house in 1910, he suddenly
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Travelling Light

by Nigel Planer ...

Nigel’s new collection comes from years of travelling, talking to people and listening to their stories. People are invariably more interesting and multi-faceted than they might at first appear (if you are prepared to give them time and listen to their stories) – from stoic widows in Chicago or a tour guide in the Killing Fields of Cambodia, to a teacher in Cuba or a Minister of Information in ... Read more

$9.00 USD

Nigel’s new collection comes from years of travelling, talking to people and listening to their stories. People are invariably more interesting and multi-faceted than they might at first appear (if you are prepared to give them time and listen to their stories) – from stoic widows in Chicago or a tour guide in the Killing Fields of Cambodia, to a teacher in Cuba or a Minister of Information in
... Read more
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The Magnificent Andrea

A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation

by Nigel Planer ...

Narrated by Nigel Planer, Brian Bowles, Jane Wittenshaw, Roger Allam, Sally Orrock, Sam Dale, Stuart McLoughlin ...

Unabridged

44 min

At the heart of this explosive BBC Radio 4 comedy-drama are two morally opposed characters, both in love with the same woman, who has just - tragically - died. Originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 22 March 2011, The Magnificent Andrea is the first original radio play by Nigel Planer ('The Young Ones', 'Hairspray'), in which two wonderful characters, Barry (Roger Allam) and Nigel (Nigel ... Read more

$5.99 USD

At the heart of this explosive BBC Radio 4 comedy-drama are two morally opposed characters, both in love with the same woman, who has just - tragically - died. Originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 22 March 2011, The Magnificent Andrea is the first original radio play by Nigel Planer ('The Young Ones', 'Hairspray'), in which two wonderful characters, Barry (Roger Allam) and Nigel (Nigel
... Read more
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On The Ceiling (BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play)

by Nigel Planer ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Phil Daniels ...

Unabridged

57 min

High up on the wooden scaffolding tower of the Sistine Chapel, two fresco plasterers get on with the day’s work preparing the ceiling for their boss Michelangelo who has not bothered to turn up for work again. As they do so, they bemoan the uselessness of the great master. Pope Julius and Cardinal Alidosi visit the chapel to inspect the progress of their commission. They are never very impressed, ... Read more

$5.99 USD

High up on the wooden scaffolding tower of the Sistine Chapel, two fresco plasterers get on with the day’s work preparing the ceiling for their boss Michelangelo who has not bothered to turn up for work again. As they do so, they bemoan the uselessness of the great master. Pope Julius and Cardinal Alidosi visit the chapel to inspect the progress of their commission. They are never very impressed,
... Read more
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Tales from the Perilous Realm

Four BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations

by Brian Sibley, J. R. R. Tolkien ...

Narrated by Michael Hordern, Brian Sibley, Full Cast, James Grout, Nigel Planer, Alfred Molina, Brian Blessed ...

Unabridged

4 hours 48 min

Four BBC radio dramatisations starring Michael Hordern as Tolkien – plus a special archive compilation exploring Tolkien’s life and workThe tales in this collection all reflect an aspect of what Tolkien himself called ‘the perilous realm of Faerie’. Adapted for radio by Brian Sibley, co-writer of the acclaimed BBC radio production of The Lord of the Rings, they are rich in myth, magic and ... Read more

$17.74 USD

Four BBC radio dramatisations starring Michael Hordern as Tolkien – plus a special archive compilation exploring Tolkien’s life and workThe tales in this collection all reflect an aspect of what Tolkien himself called ‘the perilous realm of Faerie’. Adapted for radio by Brian Sibley, co-writer of the acclaimed BBC radio production of The Lord of the Rings, they are rich in myth, magic and
... Read more
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The Young Ones

The Complete BBC TV Soundtracks

by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, Lise Mayer ...

Narrated by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan, Alexei Sayle, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders0, Stephen Fry1, Hugh Laurie2, Full Cast3 ...

Series series BBC TV Soundtracks
Unabridged

6 hours 32 min

The complete television soundtracks of all 12 episodes of the legendary BBC sitcomGround-breaking, satirical and anarchic, The Young Ones introduced alternative comedy to mainstream TV, and made household names of its writers and performers. It ran for two series on BBC Two between 1982 and 1984, winning a host of devoted fans and a BAFTA Award for its second series.A world away from the cosy ... Read more

$19.11 USD

The complete television soundtracks of all 12 episodes of the legendary BBC sitcomGround-breaking, satirical and anarchic, The Young Ones introduced alternative comedy to mainstream TV, and made household names of its writers and performers. It ran for two series on BBC Two between 1982 and 1984, winning a host of devoted fans and a BAFTA Award for its second series.A world away from the cosy
... Read more
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Gloomsbury

The complete series 1-5 of the hit BBC Radio 4 comedy

by Sue Limb ...

Narrated by Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman, Nigel Planer, Roger Lloyd Pack, Morwenna Banks, Jonathan Coy, John Sessions, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

13 hours 59 min

'... one of the funniest, slyest, most naughtily inventive and brilliantly performed shows on the air' - Gillian Reynolds, The Daily Telegraph'A gloriously silly show' - The LadyMiriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer star in Sue Limb's wickedly funny comedy parodying the arty and adulterous adventures of the Bloomsbury Group, who dominated the English cultural scene in the early 20th ... Read more

$19.11 USD

'... one of the funniest, slyest, most naughtily inventive and brilliantly performed shows on the air' - Gillian Reynolds, The Daily Telegraph'A gloriously silly show' - The LadyMiriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer star in Sue Limb's wickedly funny comedy parodying the arty and adulterous adventures of the Bloomsbury Group, who dominated the English cultural scene in the early 20th
... Read more
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A Stroke of the Pen

The Lost Stories

by Terry Pratchett ...

Narrated by David Tennant, Claire Foy, Steffan Rhodri, Jon Culshaw, David Jason, Katherine Parkinson, Paterson Joseph, Indira Varma, Tony Robinson, Nigel Planer, Stephen Briggs, Rhianna Pratchett ...

Unabridged

4 hours 35 min

A delightfully funny, fantastically inventive collection of twenty newly unearthed short stories by Sir Terry Pratchett, the award-winning and bestselling author of the phenomenally successful Discworld fantasy series. This special trove is a must-have for Pratchett fans of all ages. The audiobook is narrated by a stunning cast that includes David Tennant, Claire Foy, Paterson Joseph, Indira Varma ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

A delightfully funny, fantastically inventive collection of twenty newly unearthed short stories by Sir Terry Pratchett, the award-winning and bestselling author of the phenomenally successful Discworld fantasy series. This special trove is a must-have for Pratchett fans of all ages. The audiobook is narrated by a stunning cast that includes David Tennant, Claire Foy, Paterson Joseph, Indira Varma
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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Top 10 Poets, The - The English Women

Five poems each from some of the best English female poets ever

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning ...

Narrated by Eve Karpf, Ghizela Rowe, Nigel Planer ...

Unabridged

1 hour 39 min

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Read more
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Rhyme A Dozen, A - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic ― Ballads

12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic

by Michael Drayton, Ivor Gurney, James Joyce, Anne Askew, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Edward Lear, Amy Levy, John Keats, Robert Burns, Edgar Allan Poe, John Davidson, Algernon Charles Swinburne ...

Narrated by Marco D'Amico, Nigel Planer, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

35 min

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.1 - A Rhyme A ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.1 - A Rhyme A
... Read more
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Top 10 Poets, The - Nature

Five poems each from some of the best nature poets ever

by William Wordsworth ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Nigel Planer, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

2 hours 21 min

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Read more