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- NIV Dramatized Audio Bible - Old Testament
The NIV Dramatized Audio Bible - Old Testament is more than a Bible you listen to. It’s an experience that helps you enter into God’s Word . . . So God’s Word can ent
- NIV Dramatized Audio Bible - New Testament
The NIV Dramatized Audio Bible - New Testament is more than a Bible you listen to. It’s an experience that helps you enter into God’s Word . . . So God’s Word can ent
- NIV Dramatized Complete Audio Bible
The NIV Dramatized Audio Bible is more than a Bible you listen to. It’s an experience that helps you enter into God’s Word . . . So God’s Word can ent
- Omega RX Zone, The
Lose weight, fight disease and slow the signs of aging.
- Noel Coward Audio Collection, The
A perfect blend of vintage Noel Coward sure to be enjoyed by faithful fans and new listeners.
- Michael Palin Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years
MICHAEL PALIN's diaries begin in the late 1960s and tell how Python emerged and triumphed. Enjoying an unlikely cult status early on, the group then proceeded to tour in the United States and Canada..
- Merchant of Venice, The
Shakespeare's dramatic and complex comedy.
- Midsummer Night's Dream, A
"The course of true love never did run smooth" —Lysander A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's best early works, an airy, romantic romp in the woods among bumbling rustics,...
- Nathaniel Hawthorne Audio Collection, The
On July 28, 1851, Nathaniel Hawthorne's wife left their house in Western Massachusetts to visit relatives. Hawthorne and his five-year-old son Julian stayed behind. How father and son got on...
- Much Ado About Nothing
A full-cast performance of one of the greatest verbal sparring matches in all of literature.
- Poems and Songs of Robert Burns, The
This specially commissioned recording offers a wide-ranging choice of Burns's songs and lyrical poems; and longer poems...
- Pied Piper of Hamelin, The
Here are 60 of the finest and most entertaining poems for younger listeners. There are nonsense poems (The Jumblies) classic animal poems (The Snail ) stories of adventure (The Ballad of Sir...
- Poets of the Great War
'The truth untold,/ The pity of war, the pity war distilled...' Here are the extraordinary writings of a generation who fought through a war of unprecedented destructive power, and who had...
- Purgatory
'Now of that second kingdom I shall sing where human souls are purified of sin. and made worthy to ascend to Heaven.' Purgatory is the second part of Dante's The Divine Comedy. We find...
- Port Authority
Three men, Kevin, Dermot and Joe, stand and tell their stories on a bare stage. They never meet. Or do they? From this simplest of dramatic devices emerges a rounded tale of Irish life across the...
- Pam Ayres Live On Stage
Pam Ayres at her entertaining best in a live stage show from Stratford-upon-Avon...
- Over Our Dead Bodies
A white lie about a smear of blood and a garage door leads two young twins to alarming assumptions.
- Pam Ayres Poetry Collection, The
Warm and witty, direct and droll, the sharply funny Pam Ayres has been amusing and entertaining her many fans for years...
- Passion Poison & Petrification
Full-Cast. An indigestible tragic romantic comedy of love, jealousy, betrayal and murder.
- Paradise
'I have been in the Heaven that takes up most of his light, and saw things there that those who descend from that height cannot speak of or forget...' Led by his guide Beatrice, Dante leaves...
- Mastering the Zone
Dr. Sears takes your health to the next level.His easy-to-follow strategy throws out conventional carbohydrate-worship and says humans need protein and carbohydrate and even fat for true health. By...
- Importance of Being Earnest, The
This elaborate fabrication proceeds smoothly until Jack/Ernest falls in love and his fiancee’s mother discovers there is more – or, rather, less – to him than meets the eye.
- Iliad, The
The first of Homer's epic poems. Translated by Samuel Butler.
- In The Overgrown Swamplands Of Love & Persistance - A Tale Of Love & Horror
One night, while dumping a corpse in a swamp, a killer unexpectedly discovers love and horror.
- King Lear
The story of a foolish and self-indulgent king who learns the value of self-knowledge.
- Kidnapped
The Robert Louis Steven Adventure Classic is now a thrilling Audio Play!
- Hop Frog
A court jester seeks revenge against the king, who brutalized his love.
- History of Theatre, The
Here is the diverse and fascinating story of the Theatre.
- Horla, The
A tale of madness, or possession, or perhaps both.
- I Might Be Edgar Allan Poe
A horrific modern comedy which includes readings of several Poe works. Based on the stage play.
- Huckleberry Finn
Twain's story of an orphan is often cited as the greatest American novel.
- Macbeth
Richard Eyre directs Ken Stott as Macbeth and Phyllis Logan as Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's drama of greed and destiny.
- Lives of the Great Artists, The
The Lives of the Great Artists was the first truly comprehensive history of art.
- Marian McPartland's Jazz World: All in Good Time
In this collection of musical portraits, jazz pianist and radio host Marian McPartland pays tribute to such legendary figures as Benny Goodman, Bill Evans, Joe Morello, Paul Desmond, Alec Wilder, M...
- Masque Of The Red Death, The
When a prince deserts his subjects, death comes looking for him.
- Mary Barton
Gaskell's powerful drama, adapted here for Woman's Hour, is regarded as one of the most important novels of its time...
- Life and Works of W.B. Yeats, The
W.B. Yeats remains one of the most popular poets of the twentieth century. The Lake Isle of Innisfree, He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, Down by the Salley Gardens, The Secret Rose - these...
- Lady Windermere's Fan
Oscar Wilde's first play confronts the hypocrisy of public 'morality'.
- Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Healthiness
The cure for America's Health Anxiety!
- Life of Shakespeare, A
The plays of William Shakespeare, and his famous lines, are part of the national consciousness. There may be few solid facts about Shakespeare the man, and yet not only do we want to know all about...
- Life of Christ: The Gospel of Luke, The
The complete Gospel of Luke taken from Zondervan’s acclaimed, Audie Award®-winning NIV Audio Bible Dramatized New Testament...
- TNIV Audio Bible - New Testament
A multi-voice audio recording of a fresh, new translation for today’s generation.
- Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Also sprach Zarathustra was conceived and written by Friedrich Nietzsche during the years 1881 -1885; the first three Parts were published in 1883 and 1884. The book formed part of his 'campaign...
- TNIV Audio Bible - Old Testament
A multi-voice audio recording of a fresh, new translation for today’s generation.
- Toast
Britain’s most popular cook describes his personal culinary odyssey, from dangerous encounters with his mother’s weevil-seasoned cakes to being harangued by readers who think he deliberately styles...
- TNIV Complete Audio Bible
A multi-voice audio recording of a fresh, new translation for today’s generation.
- Talking Chef, The, Easy Asian Banquet, Charmaine Solomon
Making an Asian banquet has never been so easy, so instructive and entertaining.
- Talking Chef, The, Delicious Autumn Flavours, Belinda Jeffery
Belinda Jeffery, television cook, presents some of her favourite vegetable dishes.
- Tempest, The
Ian McKellen, as Prospero, heads a strong cast in Shakespeare's last great play. The wronged Duke raises a tempest to shipwreck his old opponents on his island so that he can ensure justice...
- Three Musketeers, The
"All for one and one for all!" The young and headstrong D'Artagnan, having proven his bravery by dueling with each, becomes a friend of Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, members of the King's...
- Thin Commandments Diet, The
Calories are only half of the weight-loss equation ... welcome to the other half. In The Thin Commandments Diet, Dr. Stephen Gullo lets you in on his unique weight-loss program that has a...
- Wedding Dress, The
A womans's discovery of a haunted wedding dress leads to a tragic end.
- Walden
'If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.' In 1845 Henry David Thoreau, one of the principal New England Transcendentalists, left...
- Will of Osiris, The
An eccentric architect and Egyptologist dies leaving a bizarre will for this family to discover.
- Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights is the story of love turning on itself and of the violence and misery that result from thwarted passion. A book of immense power, it is filled with the raw...
- Winter's Tale, The
The Winter's Tale was one of the very last plays Shakespeare wrote, a moving romance whose themes are sin, forgiveness, death, rebirth, and the power of Time and Nature to heal all wounds. Based on...
- Two Emma Toc, Writtle
Personal recollections of the foundations of the BBC in an old army hut in Essex.
- Treasure Island
The narrator of this timeless adventure story is the lad, Jim Hawkins, whose mother keeps the Admiral Benbow, an inn on the west coast of England in the 18th century. An old buccaneer takes up...
- Two Plays for Voices
"The joy for me is knowing that somebody can have this strange audio experience. They're getting something as good as you get from radio." - Neil Gaimen Produced by the Sci-Fi Channel and...
- Vampires Next Door
Brilliantly produced horror story about vampire neighbours from the acclaimed FearsForEars anthology
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
Published in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin brought the abolitionists' message to the public conscience - no woman before or since has so moved America to take action against an injustice. Indeed,...
- Tale of Two Cities, A
The "two cities" are Paris in the time of the French Revolution, and London. Dr. Manette, a French physician, having been called in to treat a young peasant and his sister, realizes that they have...
- Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's play is filled with wit, tenderness, dramatic variety and poetic beauty.
- Romeo & Juliet
Douglas Henshall, Sophie Dahl and Susannah York star in Shakespeare's passionate story of doomed love. BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly...
- Room With A View, A
Sheila Hancock stars in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of E. M. Forster’s glorious tale of love in Italy and England...
- Rumpole and the Primrose Path
This release comprises four 45 minute BBC Radio 4 plays adapted by John Mortimer from four stories in his latest published collection, Rumpole and the Primrose Path. Rumpole is a wine-imbibing...
- Rubaiyat, The - Omar Khayyam Classic narrated by David Ian Davies
The ethereal words of the great thinker Omar Khayyam.
- Rapunzel & The Pied Piper of Hamlin
Two childrens classics involving children being taken from their parents as a punishment.
- Ransom Of Red Chief, The
Two Kidnappers learn their plan is less than perfect
- Rebecca
When Maxim de Winter brings his shy new bride to his beautiful stately home on the Cornwall coast, it seems like all her dreams have come 1...
- Roman Lives
Though he was Greek, Plutarch wrote his Lives in the first century, a world dominated by the Roman Empire. Here he considers some of the major figures who had left their stamp on the history of...
- Richard II
Samuel West stars as Richard II with Joss Ackland as John of Gaunt in Shakespeare's lyrically tragic history. BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when...
- Smith of Wootton Major/Leaf By Niggle
Smith of Wooton Major tells of the preparation of the Great Cake to mark the Feast of Good Children and the magical...
- Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes 'unstuck in time' after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a...
- Song of Hiawatha, The
By the shores of Gitche Gumee By the shining Big-Sea-Water Stood the wigwam of Nokomis Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis The Song of Hiawatha was one of the most loved and quoted...
- Story of Classical Music, The
The lives and music of the great composers of classical music unfold in this entertaining account, introduced by singer and presenter Aled Jones. In 1200 years, classical music grew from the...
- Sonnets, The
Everyone knows something of Shakespeare's sonnets, even if only in memorable fragments like 'the darling buds of May', or 'remembrance of things past',or 'the marriage of true minds'. For centuries...
- Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his...
- Seven Ages
An Anthology of Poetry with Music.
- Shakespeare's Sonnets
All 154 of the Shakespeare's sonnets are beautifully read.
- Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band
Full-Cast. Holmes and Watson investigate the terrible doings at Stoke Moran manor
- Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia
Full-Cast. Is it possible Holmes can be bested ... by a woman no less?
- History of the Musical, The
An enthralling story - told with nearly 100 famous musical extracts.
- Captain Blood - Episode 16: Cartagena
In a spectacular battle on both land and sea, Captain Blood and his buccaneers attack Cartagena.
- Captain Blood - Episode 14: War
Even holding a Kings Commission, Colonel Bishop plans to capture and hang Captain Blood at Port Royal.
- Captain Blood - Episode 17: The Last Fight of the Arabella
Captain Blood sails into Port Royal for the final showdown with the French fleet.
- Case of the Abducted Asphalt -- A Gas Town Mystery: IN COLOR!
When all the roads go missing, PI Stanley Park races to save Vancouver's famous Grand Prix.
- Captain Blood - Trailer
The Greatest Pirate Adventure Of Them All!
- Captain Blood - Episode 05: The Rebel-Convicts
The pirates loot the town of Bridgetown, as Blood and the convicts discover their escape boat has been sunk.
- Captain Blood - Episode 02: Human Merchandise
Falsely accused of being a rebel, Peter Blood is sent to Barbados and sold into slavery.
- Captain Blood - Episode 08: The Ransom
Captain Levasseur captures the son and daughter of the Governor of Tortuga, and takes them to the island of the Virgin Magra.
- Captain Blood - Episode 11: The Milagrosa
Arabaella Bishop and Lord Julian are sailing to Barbados, when their ship is attacked by Don Miguel and the Milagrosa.
- Captain Blood - Episode 09: The Trap
Captain Blood and his crew are trapped by Spanish Galleons, anchored outside the harbor of Maracaybo.
- Christmas Carol, A
A wonderful reading of the story of Scrooge, Tiny Tim and the Ghosts of Christmas.
- Chimes, The
A classic Charles Dickens story set on New Years Eve - with the haunted chimes in a church tower
- Chronology Protection Case, The (Unabridged)
The radio play of The Chronology Protection Case was adapted by Mark Shanahan with Paul Levinson...
- Classic Women's Short Stories
Five stories from women writers of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th.
- Classic American Poetry
From the earliest poets of the 16th century to the present day.
- Case of the Curious Etching: Monday
Installment #1 of the series. Try for FREE!
- Case of the Curious Etching: A Gas Town Mystery - IN COLOR!
FULL CAST. Vancouver BC Radio Detective Stanley Park investigates the murder of...a radio detective!
- Catracked
The only thing that gets Julie through the day is her CAT. But the beast had friends down the road.
- Child's Christmas In Wales, A
First recorded in February of 1952, this remastered recording of Dylan Thomas reading his A Child's Christmas in Wales recalls all of the sights, smells, and sounds of a long-ago-Christmas....
- Celtic Poets
The poems of Yeats, Swift, Burns and other Celts.
- Captain Blood - Episode 01: Kirke's Dragoons
Dr. Peter Blood gives medical attention to a wounded man after the battle of Sedgemore, as the Dragoons arrive in search of rebels.
- Allen Ginsberg Audio Collection, The
A collection of poems by one of the greatest literary & cultural figures of the 20th century.
- All Shook Up: Music, Passion, and Politics
The national debate over popular music's effect on character is both furious and confused. Carson Holloway is out to shatter the assumptions of pop's critics and defenders alike, showing that music...
- Among The Roses
A Garden fairy tale.
- Arabian Nights, The
Allow the Arabian Nights tales weave their enchantment.
- Antony & Cleopatra
Frances Barber and David Harewood star in Shakespeare's towering tale of great love, political intrigue and tragedy. BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923,...
- 3-Hour Diet, The
With the three-hour diet, you will lose at least two pounds every week!
- 12 Books That Changed the World
Twelve Books that Changed the World presents a rich variety of human endeavour and a great diversity of characters. There are also surprises. Here are famous books by Darwin, Newton..
- Aeneid
The masterpiece of Rome's greatest poet, Virgil's Aeneid.
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The fantasy worlds in which Alice finds herself introduce her to some well known characters!
- Agent, The
An author's agent finds he's in for an outrageous night when his two Best Selling clients meet.
- Caesar & Cleo
A comic look at Julius Caesar, his closest confidant, his relationship with the Queen of Egypt and the Senators who plotted his assassination.
- Burn
The Enormity of Man and written words...
- Canterbury Tales, Selected
This modern translation of these sometimes bawdy stories, written in the 14th century by the Father of English Poetry, entertain while telling us about England before the Renaissance.
- Canterbury Tales - Volume III, The
Without doubt, the greatest work of Geoffrey Chaucer. A brilliant picture of medieval life.
- Canterbury Tales - Volume I, The
Without doubt, the greatest work of Geoffrey Chaucer. A brilliant picture of medieval life.
- Atkins Essentials, The
Atkins Made Easier! Millions of people around the world have already discovered the Atkins Nutritional Approach™ and the remarkable benefits of controlling carbohydrates. Now it's even...
- As You Like It
A quintessential Shakespearean comedy, complete with a loquacious clown.
- Blockade Runners, The
A Jules Verne adaptation about an English Blockade Runner in the American Civil War
- Brad Lansky and the Alien at Planet X
"The Alien at Planet X" is the first Brad Lansky adventure, captured in hi-fi stereo.
- Blood
An audio anthology of the most dramatic moments in American history.
- Great Historical Shakespeare Recordings
In this remarkable anthology of historical recordings are many of the great artists of the past. Early cylinder recordings of Sir Henry Irving preserve the voice and character of the greatest actor...
- Grave Tales
Creepy tales from the cities of the dead.
- Great Moments in History: "Cake No Frosting"
Marie Antoinette goes on a picnic.
- Great Moments in History: "The Great Fish of Giza"
Full-Cast. The great Tootenhotep unveils the 7-1/2th Wonder of the World!
- Great Moments in History: "Encounter at Sea"
A captain. A battleship. A pitch dark night.
- Essential Word on the Street, The
The stories, poetry, and music of the Bible come alive in this 60-minute performance based on the acclaimed book. Distinguished for being named an Au
- Essential Dylan Thomas, The
This unique combination of historical and new recordings celebrates Dylan Thomas as poet, writer and performer. Here are some of his greatest poems, stories and broadcasts: readings given by Thomas...
- Farmer Giles of Ham
Farmer Giles of Ham is one of Tolkien’s most popular stories, full of wit and humour, set in the days when giants and dragons walked...
- Frankenstein
The gothic tale of Frankenstein and his construction of a human being who runs amok.
- Flash Gordon Episode 1: The New Planet
Full Cast. Flash battles the merciless Emperor Ming of Mongo. Winner 2000 Silver Mark Time Award.
- Here's Johnny! My Memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 40 Years of Friendship
Brilliant in front of the camera but shy in person, Johnny Carson seldom gave interviews. Only Ed McMahon, Carson's personal friend and showbiz sidekick for over forty years, can tell the stories t...
- Helen Hayes: My Life in Three Acts
During her long career, Helen Hayes moved among the world's most famous and talented. She offers deft private portraits of such personalities as Joan Crawford, Charlie Chaplin, F. Scott Fitzgerald,...
- History Boys, The
Alan Bennett's new, award-winning play as heard on BBC Radio 3 features the National Theatre cast...
- History of Opera, The
This absorbing history is illustrated by over 100 musical examples.
- History of Classical Music, The
Here is the fascinating story of over a thousand years of Western classical music.
- Great Speeches and Soliloquies
To be or not to be... Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow... O for a Muse of Fire... The quality of mercy is not strained... This sceptred isle... Once more unto the breach dear...
- Great Poets of the Romantic Age
Some of the finest and most memorable works in the English language.
- Hamlet
Shakespeare's classic as dramatized by renowned vocal actor David I. Davies
- Haunted South, The, Part One
A journey to genuine haunted places of the American South.
- Harvest For Hope
Jane Goodall, the scientist who fundamentally changed the way we view primates and our relationship with the animal kingdom now turns her attention to an incredibly important and deeply personal issue ... creating a sustainable world for future generations.
- English Verse: The Best of the Twentieth Century
Representing the work of more than thirty poets, and extending from Thomas Hardy’s lines on the loss of Titanic to the present-day...
- Curse of Dracula, The
Full-cast, very modern update of the classic Bram Stoker novel.
- Crucible, The
Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. A community stands accused of witchcraft, and in the mood of fear and recrimination that quickly develops men denounce their neighbours...
- Cymbeline
This is the first new, full-scale edition of Cymbeline in 37 years. One of Shakespeare's final works, Cymbeline uses virtuoso theatrical and poetic means to dramatize a story of marriage imperiled...
- Dead Body's A Deal Breaker, A
Hear LA sleuth Mark Markheim solve crime all whilst adroitly enunciating elaborate alliterations
- Dante: Inferno, from The Divine Comedy
Abandon All Hope You Who Enter Here
(Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch'intrate)
Dante's Hell is one of the most remarkable visions in Western literature. An allegory for...
- Coriolanus
Samuel West and Susannah York star in Shakespeare's great tragedy of power and pride.
- Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A
Shows what can happen when two very different societies come together.
- Creepy Love Stories, Part One
Love stories of the haunted.
- Cricket on the Hearth
Another Charles Dickens holiday classic brimming with holiday charm.
- Creepy Love Stories, Part Two
Love stories of the haunted.
- Dr Crippen
Traces the events leading up to and after one of Edwardian London's most publicized crimes
- Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution
Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution has helped millions lose weight and get healthy. Now the world's #1 diet and complementary medicine expert has updated his proven program for a new century --...
- Early Church: The Book of Acts, The
The complete book of Acts taken from Zondervan’s acclaimed, Audie Award®-winning NIV Audio Bible Dramatized New Testament...
- End Times: The Book of Revelation, The
The complete book of Revelation taken from Zondervan’s acclaimed, Audie Award®-winning NIV Audio Bible Dramatized New Testa...
- Eat Smart, Walk Strong
There are many small ways we sabotage our health without realizing it. By recognizing these bad habits...
- Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, The
One of the greatest texts in the English language.
- Death of Arthur, The
The glorious but tragic story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
- Depth Perception
Lush imagery and the mellifluous voice of the poet imbued with music and sounddesign.
- Dollhouse Wedding and Other Stories
Ranging in length from ten minutes to thirty minutes, these erotic audio dramas are written by professionals and narrated by skilled voice talent..
- Diary of Samuel Pepys, The
Perhaps the most well-known collection of reminiscences.
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