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Cabin Pressure
- Zurich: The BBC Radio 4 airline
- By: John Finnemore
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cole, Full Cast, Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 55 mins
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The complete finale of the hit BBC Radio 4 sitcom- 2 episodes. Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and prayer world of a tiny, one-plane airline....
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Brilliant!!!!!!
- By SARA JANE RATHBONE on 01-02-15
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Cabin Pressure
- Zurich: The BBC Radio 4 airline
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cole, Full Cast, Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 55 mins
- Release date: 15-01-15
- Language: English
- The complete finale of the hit BBC Radio 4 sitcom- 2 episodes. Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and prayer world of a tiny, one-plane airline....
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Appassionata
- Rutshire Chronicles, Book 5
- By: Jilly Cooper
- Narrated by: Sherry Baines
- Length: 29 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Abigail Rosen, nicknamed Appassionata, was the sexiest, most flamboyant violinist in classical music, but she was also the loneliest and the most exploited girl in the world....
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Audio narration oddly stilted
- By Amazon Customer on 23-05-20
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Appassionata
- Rutshire Chronicles, Book 5
- Narrated by: Sherry Baines
- Series: Rutshire Chronicles, Book 5
- Length: 29 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 26-07-18
- Language: English
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Abigail Rosen, nicknamed Appassionata, was the sexiest, most flamboyant violinist in classical music, but she was also the loneliest and the most exploited girl in the world....
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The Bell Jar
- By: Sylvia Plath
- Narrated by: Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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When Esther Greenwood wins an internship at a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer....
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This is not unabridged
- By Mr N J Filer on 01-08-15
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The Bell Jar
- Narrated by: Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 16-07-15
- Language: English
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When Esther Greenwood wins an internship at a New York fashion magazine in 1953, she is elated, believing she will finally realise her dream to become a writer....
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Sleigh Rides and Silver Bells at the Christmas Fair
- By: Heidi Swain
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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When Anna takes on the role of companion to the owner of Wynthorpe Hall on the outskirts of Wynbridge, she has no idea that her life is set to change beyond all recognition....
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Gorgeous
- By Kim on 17-11-18
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Sleigh Rides and Silver Bells at the Christmas Fair
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 01-11-18
- Language: English
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When Anna takes on the role of companion to the owner of Wynthorpe Hall on the outskirts of Wynbridge, she has no idea that her life is set to change beyond all recognition....
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Wicked!
- Rutshire Chronicles, Book 8
- By: Jilly Cooper
- Narrated by: Sherry Baines
- Length: 36 hrs and 43 mins
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At Bagley Hall, a notoriously wild, but increasingly academic, independent, crammed with the children of the famous, trouble is afoot....
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I am no prude but this is all about under age sex
- By Bella H on 22-11-19
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Wicked!
- Rutshire Chronicles, Book 8
- Narrated by: Sherry Baines
- Series: Rutshire Chronicles, Book 8
- Length: 36 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 20-09-18
- Language: English
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At Bagley Hall, a notoriously wild, but increasingly academic, independent, crammed with the children of the famous, trouble is afoot....
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Midnight Falcon
- Rigante, Book 2
- By: David Gemmell
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
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They called him Bane the Bastard - though none said it to his face. Born of treachery, his name a curse, he grew up among the warriors of the Rigante....
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Heroic Fantasy at its best
- By Northern Boy on 07-04-18
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Midnight Falcon
- Rigante, Book 2
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Series: Rigante, Book 2
- Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 23-11-17
- Language: English
- They called him Bane the Bastard - though none said it to his face. Born of treachery, his name a curse, he grew up among the warriors of the Rigante....
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Ghost Children
- By: Sue Townsend
- Narrated by: Rob Crossan
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
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Sue Townsend, creator of the much-loved Adrian Mole series, tells a compassionate and gritty story of love and loss in Ghost Children....
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Poor narration
- By Mercutio on 09-08-17
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Ghost Children
- Narrated by: Rob Crossan
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 04-07-13
- Language: English
- Sue Townsend, creator of the much-loved Adrian Mole series, tells a compassionate and gritty story of love and loss in Ghost Children....
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Pearl in a Cage
- By: Joy Dettman
- Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein
- Length: 20 hrs and 32 mins
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On a balmy midsummer's evening in 1923, a young woman - foreign, dishevelled and heavily pregnant - is found unconscious just off the railway tracks....
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Would have liked more in the end....
- By Botha on 15-09-14
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Pearl in a Cage
- Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein
- Series: Woody Creek, Book 1
- Length: 20 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 06-01-10
- Language: English
- On a balmy midsummer's evening in 1923, a young woman - foreign, dishevelled and heavily pregnant - is found unconscious just off the railway tracks....
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Time and Time Again
- By: Ben Elton
- Narrated by: Jot Davies
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
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It’s the 1st of June 1914 and Hugh Stanton, ex-soldier and celebrated adventurer is quite literally the loneliest man on earth....
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Rip roaring good yarn
- By Linda on 05-02-15
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Time and Time Again
- Narrated by: Jot Davies
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 06-11-14
- Language: English
- It’s the 1st of June 1914 and Hugh Stanton, ex-soldier and celebrated adventurer is quite literally the loneliest man on earth....
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Christmas in Peppercorn Street
- By: Anna Jacobs
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Christmas is approaching, but the mood on Peppercorn Street is anything but jolly. Claire is convinced her stalker ex will catch up with her and her young daughter, and Luke is finding that living with his estranged teenage daughter brings its own problems....
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Wonderful series.
- By Lulu19 on 05-05-24
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Christmas in Peppercorn Street
- Narrated by: Penelope Freeman
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 01-11-19
- Language: English
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Christmas is approaching, but the mood on Peppercorn Street is anything but jolly. Claire is convinced her stalker ex will catch up with her and her young daughter, and Luke is finding that living with his estranged teenage daughter brings its own problems....
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The Country Girls
- By: Edna O'Brien
- Narrated by: Edna O'Brien
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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It is the early 1960s in a country village in Ireland. Caithleen Brady and her attractive friend, Baba, are on the verge of womanhood and dreaming of spreading their wings....
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Authors should not read there own books
- By Jules on 19-04-20
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The Country Girls
- Narrated by: Edna O'Brien
- Series: Country Girls Trilogy, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 06-12-10
- Language: English
- It is the early 1960s in a country village in Ireland. Caithleen Brady and her attractive friend, Baba, are on the verge of womanhood and dreaming of spreading their wings....
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Summer at the Lake
- By: Erica James
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
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A fateful car crash sets in motions a series of events for Floriana, Esme....
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Disappointing!
- By Ivy’s40 on 21-03-14
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Summer at the Lake
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 27-02-14
- Language: English
- A fateful car crash sets in motions a series of events for Floriana, Esme....
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Act of Faith
- By: Erica James
- Narrated by: Eve Matheson
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
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Impetuous Ali Anderson has always been a loose cannon....
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Another good book from Erica James.
- By Natasha on 02-11-15
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Act of Faith
- Narrated by: Eve Matheson
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 17-03-11
- Language: English
- Impetuous Ali Anderson has always been a loose cannon....
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The Italian Matchmaker
- By: Santa Montefiore
- Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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Gianluca's life is empty. His City job, his seven-figure income, his glossy girlfriends - all have long ceased to satisfy him. His marriage is over, and he barely knows his young daughters....
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gripping & very atmospheric
- By Marianna on 13-04-13
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The Italian Matchmaker
- Narrated by: Juanita McMahon
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 07-12-09
- Language: English
- Gianluca's life is empty. His City job, his seven-figure income, his glossy girlfriends - all have long ceased to satisfy him. His marriage is over, and he barely knows his young daughters....
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Grantchester Grind
- By: Tom Sharpe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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The instinct of the true Porterhouse man faced with a crisis is to reach for the bottle....
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Disjointed, unfunny, bulked out by expletives
- By twigs way on 22-02-12
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Grantchester Grind
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Series: Porterhouse Blue, Book 2
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 31-01-12
- Language: English
- The instinct of the true Porterhouse man faced with a crisis is to reach for the bottle....
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The Sunday Lunch Club
- By: Juliet Ashton
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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Every few Sundays, Anna and her extended family and friends get together for lunch. They talk, they laugh, they bicker, they eat too much....
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I just loved this book
- By Mary Bolch on 27-06-18
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The Sunday Lunch Club
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 24-05-18
- Language: English
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Every few Sundays, Anna and her extended family and friends get together for lunch. They talk, they laugh, they bicker, they eat too much....
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Miss Buncle's Book
- By: D. E. Stevenson
- Narrated by: Patricia Gallimore
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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The plot centres round Miss Barbara Buncle, a maiden lady who was obliged to write a book because – as she naively explained – her dividends were so poor....
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A very English book
- By Cornish Kanny on 11-06-10
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Miss Buncle's Book
- Narrated by: Patricia Gallimore
- Series: Miss Buncle, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 18-02-10
- Language: English
- The plot centres round Miss Barbara Buncle, a maiden lady who was obliged to write a book because – as she naively explained – her dividends were so poor....
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Rumpole
- By: John Mortimer
- Narrated by: Margot Boyd, Maurice Denham
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
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Maurice Denham stars as John Mortimer's famous comic creation Rumpole of the Bailey....
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Maurice Denham is marvellous as Rumpole
- By Nigel on 23-11-17
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Rumpole
- Narrated by: Margot Boyd, Maurice Denham
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 03-11-16
- Language: English
- Maurice Denham stars as John Mortimer's famous comic creation Rumpole of the Bailey....
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A Breath of French Air
- The Larkin Novels, Volume 2
- By: H. E. Bates
- Narrated by: Philip Franks
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
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In the second novel in the Pop Larkin series, the Larkin family descends upon Brittany in France. Like fish out of water, they find that things don't quite turn out their way....
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Excellent
- By Marty Wild on 24-02-24
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A Breath of French Air
- The Larkin Novels, Volume 2
- Narrated by: Philip Franks
- Series: Pop Larkin, Book 2
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 13-01-16
- Language: English
- In the second novel in the Pop Larkin series, the Larkin family descends upon Brittany in France. Like fish out of water, they find that things don't quite turn out their way....
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The Lonely Hearts Lido Club
- By: Charlie Lyndhurst
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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Three strangers all caught in the deep end... but can they help each other float through? After tragically losing her husband and being left a...
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lovely easy going made me smile and cry
- By Amazon Customer on 23-10-23
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The Lonely Hearts Lido Club
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 12-12-22
- Language: English
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Three strangers all caught in the deep end... but can they help each other float through? After tragically losing her husband and being left a...
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