Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Audiobook

The Silver Sword

A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation

by Ian Serraillier ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Hester Cox, Sarah McDonald Hughes, Stephen Hoyle ...

Unabridged

1 hour 25 min

A BBC radio full-cast dramatisation of Ian Serraillier’s classic wartime story.When the Germans march into Poland in 1941, the Balickis’ happy family life is shattered. With their parents taken away by Nazis, Ruth, Edek and Bronia are forced to fend for themselves in the dangerous, war-ravaged city of Warsaw.When Edek is captured too, the girls are desperate. Then they meet orphaned street urchin ... Read more

$6.99 USD

A BBC radio full-cast dramatisation of Ian Serraillier’s classic wartime story.When the Germans march into Poland in 1941, the Balickis’ happy family life is shattered. With their parents taken away by Nazis, Ruth, Edek and Bronia are forced to fend for themselves in the dangerous, war-ravaged city of Warsaw.When Edek is captured too, the girls are desperate. Then they meet orphaned street urchin
... Read more
Audiobook

Market

Six Full-Cast Original BBC Radio Dramas

by Gary Brown, Jim Poyser, Michael Stewart, Sharon Oakes, Shakeel Ahmed, Steve Sunderland ...

Narrated by Reese Dinsdale, Stephen Hoyle, Joseph Kloska, Kevin Eldon, Michelle Holmes, Melissa Jane Sinden, Muzz Khan, David Fleeshman, Jessica Blake, John Catterall, Greg Wood, Andrew Westfield, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

4 hours 22 min

Six quirky dramas from in and around a northern market stall“If you want owt - go down the market... They sell everything from pins to pearl earrings, from peaches to pig's trotters, from tripe to tiramisu. See the hanging, marbled haunches of beef down Butchers' Row. Smell the flowers, a fragrant dream. Taste the fresh silvery fish motorwayed down from the North Sea.”Some would say the Market is ... Read more

$19.11 USD

Six quirky dramas from in and around a northern market stall“If you want owt - go down the market... They sell everything from pins to pearl earrings, from peaches to pig's trotters, from tripe to tiramisu. See the hanging, marbled haunches of beef down Butchers' Row. Smell the flowers, a fragrant dream. Taste the fresh silvery fish motorwayed down from the North Sea.”Some would say the Market is
... Read more

Audiobook

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

by Joan Aiken ...

Narrated by Lizza Aiken ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Wolves Chronicles Series
Unabridged

4 hours 48 min

Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. It seems as if the endless ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Also available as: eBooks

Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. It seems as if the endless
... Read more

Also available as: eBooks
Audiobook

The Secrets of Vesuvius

The Roman Mysteries Book 2

by Caroline Lawrence ...

Narrated by Kim Hicks ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Roman Mysteries
Unabridged

4 hours 33 min

Flavia, Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus–the four friends from The Thieves of Ostia–sail to the Bay of Naples to spend the summer with Flavia’s uncle, who lives near Pompeii. There they uncover a riddle that may lead them to great treasure.Meanwhile, tremors shake the ground, animals behave strangely, and people dream of impending doom. One of the worst natural disasters of all time is about to happen: ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Flavia, Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus–the four friends from The Thieves of Ostia–sail to the Bay of Naples to spend the summer with Flavia’s uncle, who lives near Pompeii. There they uncover a riddle that may lead them to great treasure.Meanwhile, tremors shake the ground, animals behave strangely, and people dream of impending doom. One of the worst natural disasters of all time is about to happen:
... Read more
Audiobook

Tom's Midnight Garden

by Philippa Pearce ...

Narrated by Peter England, Una Stubbs, Crawford Logan, Full Cast ...

Series series BBC Children's Classics
Unabridged

2 hours 5 min

Peter England, Una Stubbs and Crawford Logan star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Philippa Pearce’s enchanting time-slip tale.When his brother catches measles, Tom is sent away to stay with his Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan, and is thoroughly fed up about it. What a boring summer it’s going to be! But tedium turns to adventure when, lying in bed one night, he hears the old grandfather ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Peter England, Una Stubbs and Crawford Logan star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Philippa Pearce’s enchanting time-slip tale.When his brother catches measles, Tom is sent away to stay with his Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan, and is thoroughly fed up about it. What a boring summer it’s going to be! But tedium turns to adventure when, lying in bed one night, he hears the old grandfather
... Read more
Audiobook

The Thieves of Ostia

The Roman Mysteries Book 3

by Caroline Lawrence ...

Narrated by Kim Hicks ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Roman Mysteries
Unabridged

3 hours 55 min

The place is Ostia, the port of Rome. Flavia Gemina, a Roman sea captain's daughter, is about to embark on a thrilling adventure. Set in a graveyard, marketplace, and courtyards of a Roman city, this fast-paced mystery paints a vivid picture of the life in ancient times.When the dogs on Flavia's street start dying, she is determined to find out who is killing them--and why. Her investigation leads ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The place is Ostia, the port of Rome. Flavia Gemina, a Roman sea captain's daughter, is about to embark on a thrilling adventure. Set in a graveyard, marketplace, and courtyards of a Roman city, this fast-paced mystery paints a vivid picture of the life in ancient times.When the dogs on Flavia's street start dying, she is determined to find out who is killing them--and why. Her investigation leads
... Read more
Audiobook

Street Child (Collins Modern Classics)

by Berlie Doherty ...

Narrated by Antonia Beamish ...

Series series Collins Modern Classics
Unabridged

4 hours

The unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children’s homes.When his mother dies, Jim Jarvis is left all alone in London. He is sent to the workhouse but quickly escapes, choosing a hard life on the streets of the city over the confines of the workhouse walls.Struggling to survive, Jim finally finds some friends… ... Read more

$18.99 USD

The unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children’s homes.When his mother dies, Jim Jarvis is left all alone in London. He is sent to the workhouse but quickly escapes, choosing a hard life on the streets of the city over the confines of the workhouse walls.Struggling to survive, Jim finally finds some friends…
... Read more
Audiobook

Stig of the Dump

by Clive King ...

Narrated by Tony Robinson ...

Series series A Puffin Book
Abridged

2 hours 43 min

Clive King's wonderful classic, Stig of the Dump, is now available to download, read by the brilliant Tony Robinson.Barney is a solitary little boy, given to wandering off by himself. One day he is lying on the edge of a disused chalk-pit when it gives way and he lands in a sort of cave. Here he meets 'somebody with a lot of shaggy hair and two bright black eyes' wearing a rabbit skin and speaking ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

Clive King's wonderful classic, Stig of the Dump, is now available to download, read by the brilliant Tony Robinson.Barney is a solitary little boy, given to wandering off by himself. One day he is lying on the edge of a disused chalk-pit when it gives way and he lands in a sort of cave. Here he meets 'somebody with a lot of shaggy hair and two bright black eyes' wearing a rabbit skin and speaking
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips

by Michael Morpurgo ...

Narrated by Jenny Agutter, Michael Morpurgo ...

Unabridged

2 hours 57 min

A heartwarming tale of courage and warmth, set against the backdrop of the second world war, about a cat who survives against the odds."Something's up. Something big too, very big. At school, in the village, whoever you meet, it's all anyone talks about. It's like a sudden curse has come down on us all. It makes me wonder if we'll ever see the sun again."It's 1943, and Lily Tregenze lives on a ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

A heartwarming tale of courage and warmth, set against the backdrop of the second world war, about a cat who survives against the odds."Something's up. Something big too, very big. At school, in the village, whoever you meet, it's all anyone talks about. It's like a sudden curse has come down on us all. It makes me wonder if we'll ever see the sun again."It's 1943, and Lily Tregenze lives on a
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Death Cloud

by Andrew Lane ...

Narrated by Daniel Weyman ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Sherlock Holmes: The Legend Begins
Unabridged

7 hours 16 min

It is the summer of 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. On break from boarding school, he is staying with eccentric strangers—his uncle and aunt—in their vast house in Hampshire. When two local people die from symptoms that resemble the plague, Holmes begins to investigate what really killed them, helped by his new tutor, an American named Amyus Crowe. So begins Sherlock's true education in ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

It is the summer of 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. On break from boarding school, he is staying with eccentric strangers—his uncle and aunt—in their vast house in Hampshire. When two local people die from symptoms that resemble the plague, Holmes begins to investigate what really killed them, helped by his new tutor, an American named Amyus Crowe. So begins Sherlock's true education in
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Boy

by Roald Dahl ...

Narrated by Dan Stevens ...

Unabridged

3 hours 11 min

**“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York TimesWhere did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories?**From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of ... Read more

$14.99 USD

**“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York TimesWhere did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories?**From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of
... Read more
Audiobook

Friend or Foe

by Michael Morpurgo ...

Narrated by Will Welch ...

Unabridged

2 hours 6 min

From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo comes "Friend or Foe". Evacuated from London, David and Tucky feel like the war is a long way away from their new life in the countryside.From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo comes "Friend or Foe". Evacuated from London, David and Tucky feel like the war is a long way away from their new life in the countryside. Then one night the skyline of the moor is ... Read more

$14.99 USD

From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo comes "Friend or Foe". Evacuated from London, David and Tucky feel like the war is a long way away from their new life in the countryside.From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo comes "Friend or Foe". Evacuated from London, David and Tucky feel like the war is a long way away from their new life in the countryside. Then one night the skyline of the moor is
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“stephen hoyle”

The Silver Sword

Market

People who read these also enjoyed

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

The Secrets of Vesuvius

Tom's Midnight Garden

The Thieves of Ostia

Street Child (Collins Modern Classics)

Stig of the Dump

The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips

Death Cloud

Boy

Friend or Foe

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

“stephen hoyle”

Show:

People who read these also enjoyed