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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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An Imaginative Experience
- By: Mary Wesley
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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A traveller on a train returning to London....
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Remarkable narration...
- By Restorationwoman on 24-11-22
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An Imaginative Experience
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 01-03-13
- Language: English
- A traveller on a train returning to London....
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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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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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This is Me
- By: Shari Low
- Narrated by: Helen McAlpine
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
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This is... Denise. Married to Ray, her first and only love, Denise has never, for one moment, regretted putting the husband she idolised on...
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Another Brilliant story by Shari low
- By MillsLupe on 30-07-24
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This is Me
- Narrated by: Helen McAlpine
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 12-12-22
- Language: English
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This is... Denise. Married to Ray, her first and only love, Denise has never, for one moment, regretted putting the husband she idolised on...
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Heading Home
- By: Katie Flynn
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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Claudia Muldoon and her sister live with their parents and their gran in Blodwen Street. The family assume they are settled for life, but then Grandpa Muldoon has a seizure....
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Really enjoyed
- By DOT on 27-01-22
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Heading Home
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 18-06-10
- Language: English
- Claudia Muldoon and her sister live with their parents and their gran in Blodwen Street. The family assume they are settled for life, but then Grandpa Muldoon has a seizure....
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A Closed Eye
- By: Anita Brookner
- Narrated by: Prunella Scales
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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Born to elegant but frivolous parents, Harriet grows up ignored and unguided, and retains a curious innocence....
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A subtle, unsettling and compelling book.
- By Lucy Frank on 13-12-17
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A Closed Eye
- Narrated by: Prunella Scales
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 13-01-11
- Language: English
- Born to elegant but frivolous parents, Harriet grows up ignored and unguided, and retains a curious innocence....
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Summer's Lease
- By: John Mortimer
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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Molly is sure that the house is the perfect setting for their three-week getaway, but soon she becomes fascinated by the lives of the absent owners and things start to go horribly wrong....
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Brilliant!
- By Mrs S P Wright on 05-07-21
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Summer's Lease
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 11-03-10
- Language: English
- Molly is sure that the house is the perfect setting for their three-week getaway, but soon she becomes fascinated by the lives of the absent owners and things start to go horribly wrong....
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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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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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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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How to Fall In Love Again
- By: Amanda Prowse
- Narrated by: Carolyn Bonnyman
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Kitty knows better than most that the twists and turns of life can bring joy, despair and everything in between. But when she was a little girl, she had hoped for more. She dreamed of finding her true soul mate. Someone to laugh with, cry with and share her twilight years....
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nice
- By Polly Curtis on 09-04-22
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How to Fall In Love Again
- Narrated by: Carolyn Bonnyman
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 06-12-18
- Language: English
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Kitty knows better than most that the twists and turns of life can bring joy, despair and everything in between. But when she was a little girl, she had hoped for more. She dreamed of finding her true soul mate. Someone to laugh with, cry with and share her twilight years....
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A Kind Man
- By: Susan Hill
- Narrated by: Maggie Ollerenshaw
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
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Tommy Carr was a kind man; Eve had been able to tell that after half an hour of knowing him. There had never been a day when he had not shown her some small kindness....
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a kindman
- By barbara bar on 14-04-13
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A Kind Man
- Narrated by: Maggie Ollerenshaw
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 19-08-11
- Language: English
- Tommy Carr was a kind man; Eve had been able to tell that after half an hour of knowing him. There had never been a day when he had not shown her some small kindness....
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The Men and the Girls
- By: Joanna Trollope
- Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Lifelong friends, now in their sixties, James, a teacher, and Hugh, a TV personality, both live with attractive women 25 years their junior....
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I loved this book
- By Sarah on 15-03-17
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The Men and the Girls
- Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 13-06-13
- Language: English
- Lifelong friends, now in their sixties, James, a teacher, and Hugh, a TV personality, both live with attractive women 25 years their junior....
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