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William Cecil and Episcopacy, 1559–1577

by Brett Usher ...

Series series St Andrews Studies in Reformation History
The figure of William Cecil dominates the court of Elizabeth I, and next to the queen herself, no one did more to shape the political, religious and economic landscape of late sixteenth century England. Nowhere is this influence more evident than in the ecclesiastical settlements that Elizabeth imposed on a country wracked by religious divisions and uncertainty. At the very heart of this ... Read more

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The figure of William Cecil dominates the court of Elizabeth I, and next to the queen herself, no one did more to shape the political, religious and economic landscape of late sixteenth century England. Nowhere is this influence more evident than in the ecclesiastical settlements that Elizabeth imposed on a country wracked by religious divisions and uncertainty. At the very heart of this
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Mysteries of Max Carrados Box Set, The

Three Max Carrados Mysteries: Full-Cast BBC Radio Drama

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Simon Callow, Lionel Jeffries, & full supporting cast, Brett Usher, Brian Orrell, Charles Simpson, David Bannerman, Deidra Morris, Ian Armstrong, Kathryn Pogson, Lynsey Baxter, Marianne Morley, Matthew Marsh, Michael Beint, Oona Benson, Paul Panting, Philip Glenister, Robert Oates, Stephen Tompkinson, Steve Hodson, Teresa Gallagher ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Thriller Playhouse
Unabridged

2 hours 11 min

A collection of three thrilling mysteries, set during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, where every story promises a 'Thousand Thrills!', with ingenious plots, full of twists and surprises, driven along with exciting action and tongue in cheek humour.“Murder mysteries always work well as spoken word and Mr Punch’s Thriller Playhouse is particularly good... Atmospheric and Great Fun ” Daily ... Read more

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A collection of three thrilling mysteries, set during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, where every story promises a 'Thousand Thrills!', with ingenious plots, full of twists and surprises, driven along with exciting action and tongue in cheek humour.“Murder mysteries always work well as spoken word and Mr Punch’s Thriller Playhouse is particularly good... Atmospheric and Great Fun ” Daily
... Read more
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This Sceptred Isle Collection 2: 1702 - 1901

The Classic BBC Radio History

by Christopher Lee ...

Narrated by Anna Massey, Peter Jeffrey, Brett Usher, Denys Hawthorne, David Holt, Keith Drinkel, Patrick Reinhardt, Sean Baker ...

Unabridged

14 hours 13 min

The final five volumes from the landmark BBC radio series This Sceptred Isle.Christopher Lee's epic history tells the story of Britain from the Romans to the death of Victoria. This collection includes the original volumes 6-10:1702-1760: The First British EmpireThe reign of George I; Britain's first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, and the first rendition of Rule Britannia.1760-1792: The Age of ... Read more

$29.51 CAD

The final five volumes from the landmark BBC radio series This Sceptred Isle.Christopher Lee's epic history tells the story of Britain from the Romans to the death of Victoria. This collection includes the original volumes 6-10:1702-1760: The First British EmpireThe reign of George I; Britain's first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, and the first rendition of Rule Britannia.1760-1792: The Age of
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Lord Burghley and Episcopacy, 1577-1603

by Brett Usher ...

Series series St Andrews Studies in Reformation History
Lord Burghley and Episcopacy, 1577-1603 examines the selection and promotion of bishops within the shifting sands of ecclesiastical politics at the Elizabethan court, drawing on the copious correspondence of leading politicians and clerical candidates as well as the Exchequer records of the financial arrangements accompanying each appointment. Beginning in 1577, the book picks up the narrative ... Read more

$83.81 CAD

Lord Burghley and Episcopacy, 1577-1603 examines the selection and promotion of bishops within the shifting sands of ecclesiastical politics at the Elizabethan court, drawing on the copious correspondence of leading politicians and clerical candidates as well as the Exchequer records of the financial arrangements accompanying each appointment. Beginning in 1577, the book picks up the narrative
... Read more
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Ben Travers: A BBC Radio Drama Collection

Six Full-Cast Comedy Productions including A Cuckoo in the Nest, Rookery Nook & other farces

by Ben Travers ...

Narrated by Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Penelope Wilton, Alex Jennings, Joan Hickson, Ian Lavender, Brett Usher, Freddie Jones, Melinda Walker, Henry McGee, Alan Curtis, Desmond Barrit, Elizabeth Spriggs, Gillian Lewis, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

8 hours 10 min

Six classic farces from the renowned comedy writer, with casts including Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Joan Hickson, Alex Jennings and Penelope WiltonIn the 1920s and ’30s, Ben Travers proved himself a master of comic confusion with his hugely successful Aldwych farces. Featuring battle-axe mothers-in-law, beleaguered wives, henpecked husbands and a host of humorous misunderstandings, they wowed ... Read more

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Six classic farces from the renowned comedy writer, with casts including Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Joan Hickson, Alex Jennings and Penelope WiltonIn the 1920s and ’30s, Ben Travers proved himself a master of comic confusion with his hugely successful Aldwych farces. Featuring battle-axe mothers-in-law, beleaguered wives, henpecked husbands and a host of humorous misunderstandings, they wowed
... Read more
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Secret of Headlam Height, The

A Max Carrados Mystery: Full-Cast BBC Radio Drama

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Simon Callow, Lionel Jeffries, & full supporting cast, Brett Usher, Brian Orrell, Charles Simpson, Kathryn Pogson, Paul Panting, Steve Hodson ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Thriller Playhouse
Unabridged

44 min

Set during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, where every story promises a 'Thousand Thrills!', with ingenious plots, full of twists and surprises, driven along with exciting action and tongue in cheek humour.As the First world War rapidly approaches, we arrive in a sleepy south coast town where Max Carrados, the celebrated blind detective, is soon investigating the sudden death of the local ... Read more

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Set during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, where every story promises a 'Thousand Thrills!', with ingenious plots, full of twists and surprises, driven along with exciting action and tongue in cheek humour.As the First world War rapidly approaches, we arrive in a sleepy south coast town where Max Carrados, the celebrated blind detective, is soon investigating the sudden death of the local
... Read more
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Crown Papers

The sequel to BBC Radio 4 Regal Drama Crown House

by Peter Ling, Juliet Ace ...

Narrated by Dinah Sheridan, Geoffrey Whitehead, Deborah Makepeace, Helena Breck, Margaret Rawlings, Brett Usher, Colin McFarlane, Susan Sheridan, Shelley Thompson, Melinda Walker, Mark Straker, Phillip Sully, Full Cast ...

Series series Crown
Unabridged

2 hours 47 min

The dramatic sequel to Crown HouseIt's 1933 and we are back at Crown House where the Minster family are gathering to enjoy the Easter holiday. However, Crown House isn't the idyll it first appears, and a brutal murder disrupts the genial gathering. There's a secret that's been buried for years and the Honourable Mrs Jenny Gaunt is determined to uncover the truth but is she prepared to lose ... Read more

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The dramatic sequel to Crown HouseIt's 1933 and we are back at Crown House where the Minster family are gathering to enjoy the Easter holiday. However, Crown House isn't the idyll it first appears, and a brutal murder disrupts the genial gathering. There's a secret that's been buried for years and the Honourable Mrs Jenny Gaunt is determined to uncover the truth but is she prepared to lose
... Read more
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African Queen, The

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

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Humphrey Bogart, Greer Garson ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Hollywood Playhouse
Unabridged

49 min

Mr Punch Presents: THE AFRICAN QUEEN. Set in 1915 on the treacherous rivers of war-torn Africa. Humphrey Bogart plays the gin sodden river trader, Charlie Allnut, who reluctantly agrees to help the prim missionary Rose Sayer, played in this radio version by Greer Garson, to travel down river on a hazardous journey and destroy a German gun boat. Humphrey Bogart won the 1951 Oscar for Best Actor, ... Read more

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Mr Punch Presents: THE AFRICAN QUEEN. Set in 1915 on the treacherous rivers of war-torn Africa. Humphrey Bogart plays the gin sodden river trader, Charlie Allnut, who reluctantly agrees to help the prim missionary Rose Sayer, played in this radio version by Greer Garson, to travel down river on a hazardous journey and destroy a German gun boat. Humphrey Bogart won the 1951 Oscar for Best Actor,
... Read more
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Queen Victoria's Highland Journals

Performed by VIRGINIA McKENNA OBE in a dramatised setting

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Virginia McKenna, Mark Hardy ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Classic Letters & Journals
Unabridged

2 hours 20 min

Tune in to Mr Punch’s captivating journey through history as we present "Leaves from the Highland Journals of Queen Victoria," brought to life by the enchanting voice of Virginia McKenna.“...these journals offer us so many insights into the paraphernalia that accompanied the royal progress north... Virginia McKenna reads beautifully.” Sunday Times“A chronicle of life at Balmoral... very ... Read more

$18.55 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tune in to Mr Punch’s captivating journey through history as we present "Leaves from the Highland Journals of Queen Victoria," brought to life by the enchanting voice of Virginia McKenna.“...these journals offer us so many insights into the paraphernalia that accompanied the royal progress north... Virginia McKenna reads beautifully.” Sunday Times“A chronicle of life at Balmoral... very
... Read more
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Philadelphia Story & Holiday Inn

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

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Hollywood Playhouse
Unabridged

50 min

Mr Punch Presents: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, known as Hollywood's most sophisticated and sparkling romantic comedy, telling the story of Philadelphia heiress Tracy Lord who is preparing for her second marriage, when Dexter Haven, her first husband, re-enters her life on the day before her wedding, determined to spoil things. Holiday Inn, is the story of Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby) who is head over heels ... Read more

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Mr Punch Presents: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, known as Hollywood's most sophisticated and sparkling romantic comedy, telling the story of Philadelphia heiress Tracy Lord who is preparing for her second marriage, when Dexter Haven, her first husband, re-enters her life on the day before her wedding, determined to spoil things. Holiday Inn, is the story of Jim Hardy (Bing Crosby) who is head over heels
... Read more
Pedro

The Life and Death of Fighter Ace Osgood Villiers Hanbury, DFC and Bar

by Christopher Lee, Robin Rhoderick-Jones ...

‘I went into the cloud and went flat out for a few minutes, turned, and as I dived out my luck was in and I got him head-on. He went straight into the sea and I am glad to say there were no survivors. A Dornier which had blown up came floating down in bits and another burnt up on land. It was a most spectacular show.’Known as Pedro to his comrades and Tiggy to his family, Osgood Villiers Hanbury ... Read more

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‘I went into the cloud and went flat out for a few minutes, turned, and as I dived out my luck was in and I got him head-on. He went straight into the sea and I am glad to say there were no survivors. A Dornier which had blown up came floating down in bits and another burnt up on land. It was a most spectacular show.’Known as Pedro to his comrades and Tiggy to his family, Osgood Villiers Hanbury
... Read more
Nelson and Napoleon

The Long Haul to Trafalgar

by Christopher Lee ...

Horatio Nelson is Britain's greatest naval hero; Trafalgar, in 1805, her greatest naval victory. Nelson and Napoleon, first published in 2005, is the story of how Britannia came to rule the waves for more than a hundred years.Christopher Lee re-examines the myths of Trafalgar, plotting Napoleon's overweening ambition to invade England and Nelson's single-minded dedication to seeking glory. He ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Horatio Nelson is Britain's greatest naval hero; Trafalgar, in 1805, her greatest naval victory. Nelson and Napoleon, first published in 2005, is the story of how Britannia came to rule the waves for more than a hundred years.Christopher Lee re-examines the myths of Trafalgar, plotting Napoleon's overweening ambition to invade England and Nelson's single-minded dedication to seeking glory. He
... Read more