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Ben Sees It Through

Thriller Playhouse ; Full-Cast BBC Radio Drama

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Tony Robinson, Leslie Phillips, Christopher Benjamin, Jon Glover, Kate Odey, Rebecca Lacey, Royce Mills, Shaun Prendergast ...

Series Audiobook 10 - Thriller Playhouse
Unabridged

44 min

Ben, the chivalrous and perky non-descript little man, whose thumbs itch just before ‘something ‘orrible ‘appens’ played by Tony Robinson is joined by Leslie Phillips as the devilish Lovelace in J Jefferson Farjeon’s 1930’s thriller.A hat lost in the English Channel, a dagger buried in a toff’s back and an incriminating letter from an MP entice Ben into the world of arms dealers and smugglers as ... Read more

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Ben, the chivalrous and perky non-descript little man, whose thumbs itch just before ‘something ‘orrible ‘appens’ played by Tony Robinson is joined by Leslie Phillips as the devilish Lovelace in J Jefferson Farjeon’s 1930’s thriller.A hat lost in the English Channel, a dagger buried in a toff’s back and an incriminating letter from an MP entice Ben into the world of arms dealers and smugglers as
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Chronicle Book Two

An epic eye-witness history of the British Isles.

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Charles Dance, Dame Harriet Walter, Sir David Suchet, Dame Maureen Lipman, Timothy West, Jenny Agutter, Sir Donald Sinden, Joss Ackland, James Bolam, Robert Powell ...

Series Audiobook 2.0 - The Chronicle
Unabridged

3 hours

The Chronicle is an exhilarating and immersive journey through 500 years of British history, told entirely in the words of those who were there and performed in a dramatised setting.Brought to life by an award-winning all-star cast of 30 celebrated actors, including Charles Dance, Dame Harriet Walter, Sir David Suchet, Dame Maureen Lipman, Timothy West, Jenny Agutter, Sir Donald Sinden, Joss ... Read more

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The Chronicle is an exhilarating and immersive journey through 500 years of British history, told entirely in the words of those who were there and performed in a dramatised setting.Brought to life by an award-winning all-star cast of 30 celebrated actors, including Charles Dance, Dame Harriet Walter, Sir David Suchet, Dame Maureen Lipman, Timothy West, Jenny Agutter, Sir Donald Sinden, Joss
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First Men in the Moon

A four-part dramatisation of H.G.Wells’ classic tale. A Full-Cast BBC Radio Drama

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Sir Donald Sinden, James Bolam, Ali Hames, Anthony Jackson, Chris Pavlos, Gary Olson, Jilly Bond, Kerry Shale, Nick Mercer, Robert Whelan, Tom Georgeson ...

Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

In this exciting adaptation of the novel by H.G.Wells set in 1900 we join the eccentric professor Cavor (Sir Donald Sinden) and the rakish free loading Charles Bedford (James Bolam) on their extraordinary journey to the moon in a huge metal sphere resplendent with drape curtains, gentleman’s arm chairs and brass fittings.Once upon the moon’s surface they discover more than they bargained for - ... Read more

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In this exciting adaptation of the novel by H.G.Wells set in 1900 we join the eccentric professor Cavor (Sir Donald Sinden) and the rakish free loading Charles Bedford (James Bolam) on their extraordinary journey to the moon in a huge metal sphere resplendent with drape curtains, gentleman’s arm chairs and brass fittings.Once upon the moon’s surface they discover more than they bargained for -
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Chronicle, The - Book Four

Full-cast dramatisation

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Sir David Suchet, Dame Harriet Walter, Charles Dance, Dame Maureen Lipman, Eleanor Bron, Imogen Stubbs, James Bolam, John Sessions, Joss Ackland, Robert Powell, Sir Donald Sinden, Timothy West, Tony Britton ...

Series Audiobook 4 - The Chronicle
Unabridged

2 hours 55 min

Voices from the Past with David Suchet as Lord Nelson writing to his beloved Emma on the eve of Trafalgar, hoping in God that he will live to finish his letter after the Battle, while Harriet Walter as Virginia Woolf hangs about the House of Commons mourning the passing of Edward VIII and the coming of King Albert I. Winston Churchill is captured and imprisoned by the Boers and Jane Austen sells ... Read more

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Voices from the Past with David Suchet as Lord Nelson writing to his beloved Emma on the eve of Trafalgar, hoping in God that he will live to finish his letter after the Battle, while Harriet Walter as Virginia Woolf hangs about the House of Commons mourning the passing of Edward VIII and the coming of King Albert I. Winston Churchill is captured and imprisoned by the Boers and Jane Austen sells
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National Velvet

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

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Hollywood Playhouse
Unabridged

49 min

Mr Punch Presents: NATIONAL VELVET, telling the story of Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor), the idealistic English farm girl with a passion for horses, who wins the spirited steed ‘Pie’ in the local town lottery. Her infectious enthusiasm encourages the embittered jockey Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney) to train the horse ‘Pie’ for the Grand National - England's greatest racing event. Recreated for radio ... Read more

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Mr Punch Presents: NATIONAL VELVET, telling the story of Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor), the idealistic English farm girl with a passion for horses, who wins the spirited steed ‘Pie’ in the local town lottery. Her infectious enthusiasm encourages the embittered jockey Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney) to train the horse ‘Pie’ for the Grand National - England's greatest racing event. Recreated for radio
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It Happened One Night

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

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Hollywood Playhouse
Unabridged

45 min

Mr Punch Presents: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, the winner of five Oscar’s including Best Picture in 1934, is Frank Capra’s classic romantic comedy, telling the story of a runaway heiress (Claudette Colbert) who falls in love with a cynical reporter (Clark Gable) on a cross-country bus trip across America. Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert recreate their roles in this special radio production.This high ... Read more

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Mr Punch Presents: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, the winner of five Oscar’s including Best Picture in 1934, is Frank Capra’s classic romantic comedy, telling the story of a runaway heiress (Claudette Colbert) who falls in love with a cynical reporter (Clark Gable) on a cross-country bus trip across America. Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert recreate their roles in this special radio production.This high
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Classic Letters BOX SET

A 3-volume collection of intimate letters presented in a dramatised setting.

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Fiona Shaw, Robert Powell, Imogen Stubbs ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Classic Letters & Journals
Unabridged

7 hours 15 min

Embark on a remarkable journey through time with three of the most celebrated authors of the 19th Century.The Letters of Jane Austen featuring the incomparable Fiona Shaw as the beloved Jane Austen herself. With candid and occasionally wickedly indiscreet insights, these letters provide a fascinating window into the life of England's literary luminary. “Frequently indiscreet and occasionally ... Read more

$54.97 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Embark on a remarkable journey through time with three of the most celebrated authors of the 19th Century.The Letters of Jane Austen featuring the incomparable Fiona Shaw as the beloved Jane Austen herself. With candid and occasionally wickedly indiscreet insights, these letters provide a fascinating window into the life of England's literary luminary. “Frequently indiscreet and occasionally
... Read more
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Chronicle, The - Book Two

Full-cast dramatisation

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Dame Harriet Walter, Sir David Suchet, Charles Dance, Dame Maureen Lipman, Eleanor Bron, Imogen Stubbs, James Bolam, John Sessions, Joss Ackland, Robert Powell, Sir Donald Sinden, Timothy West, Tony Britton ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Chronicle
Unabridged

3 hours

The Chronicle - BOOK TWO (April to June)Are you ready for an unforgettable adventure into the past? Then climb aboard and join Oscar Wilde in America amused at the sight of local gun slingers looting the house where outlaw Jesse James had been killed a few days earlier. Meet John Betjeman as he implores the BBC to engage the impoverished Dylan Thomas while Jane Austen demands the return of her ... Read more

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The Chronicle - BOOK TWO (April to June)Are you ready for an unforgettable adventure into the past? Then climb aboard and join Oscar Wilde in America amused at the sight of local gun slingers looting the house where outlaw Jesse James had been killed a few days earlier. Meet John Betjeman as he implores the BBC to engage the impoverished Dylan Thomas while Jane Austen demands the return of her
... Read more
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Travel At Home Gazette

A ramble through the history of the British Traveller at Home. A full-cast audio.

by Mr Punch ...

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

Series Audiobook 5 - The Gazette
Unabridged

2 hours 11 min

Join us on a fascinating ramble through the towns and villages of the British Isles during the last four hundred years in the company of some of its most illustrious chroniclers, including Jane Austen, William Cobbett, Daniel Defoe, Sir Walter Scott, Virginia Woolf, Francis Kilvert, Celia Fiennes, Chips Channon, Fanny Burney and many others. Told entirely in the words of those who were there ... Read more

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Join us on a fascinating ramble through the towns and villages of the British Isles during the last four hundred years in the company of some of its most illustrious chroniclers, including Jane Austen, William Cobbett, Daniel Defoe, Sir Walter Scott, Virginia Woolf, Francis Kilvert, Celia Fiennes, Chips Channon, Fanny Burney and many others. Told entirely in the words of those who were there
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Chronicle, The - Book Three

Full-cast dramatisation

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Dame Maureen Lipman, Charles Dance, Dame Harriet Walter, Eleanor Bron, Imogen Stubbs, James Bolam, John Sessions, Joss Ackland, Robert Powell, Sir David Suchet, Sir Donald Sinden, Timothy West, Tony Britton ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Chronicle
Unabridged

2 hours 53 min

The Chronicle – Book Three (July to September)This is history... but not as you know it! At Waterloo, women are stripping the corpses of their valuable shoes and stockings yet the Highlanders are left in mass graves with their coarse tartan socks still on. Roy Strong attending a private dinner with the Prime Minister notes that Margaret Thatcher in floaty chiffon is "the apotheosis of the boss's ... Read more

$18.55 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Chronicle – Book Three (July to September)This is history... but not as you know it! At Waterloo, women are stripping the corpses of their valuable shoes and stockings yet the Highlanders are left in mass graves with their coarse tartan socks still on. Roy Strong attending a private dinner with the Prime Minister notes that Margaret Thatcher in floaty chiffon is "the apotheosis of the boss's
... 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

$8.93 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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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Letters of Lord Byron, The

Performed by ROBERT POWELL in a dramatised setting

by Mr Punch ...

Narrated by Robert Powell ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Classic Letters & Journals
Unabridged

2 hours 23 min

Join us on a captivating journey through the tumultuous story of the enigmatic Lord Byron, brought to life by the legendary Robert Powell in “The Letters of Lord Byron”.“If you want to see into man’s soul, start with this self-portrait. It’s magnificent” The GuardianLord Byron, born in 1788, led a life steeped in scandal, poetry, and passion. From his boisterous early years as the son of "Mad Jack ... Read more

$18.55 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Join us on a captivating journey through the tumultuous story of the enigmatic Lord Byron, brought to life by the legendary Robert Powell in “The Letters of Lord Byron”.“If you want to see into man’s soul, start with this self-portrait. It’s magnificent” The GuardianLord Byron, born in 1788, led a life steeped in scandal, poetry, and passion. From his boisterous early years as the son of "Mad Jack
... Read more