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The Fisherman

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By: John Langan
Narrated by: Danny Campbell
 

An upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked, fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a

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BBC Classics Children’s Library

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A Timeless Collection of 21 Tales for All Ages

An irresistible anthology of folklore, fables and perennial favourites, including four novels and 17 short stories.

This superlative collection of children's stories brings together a feast of fantast

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Teixcalaan (2 book series)

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Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the previous ambassador from their small but fiercely independent mining station, has died. But no one will admit that his

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Inspector Purbright

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A collection of cosy crime dramas adapted from Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles, set in a small Lincolnshire market town in the 1960s and '70s.

Inspector Purbright is a thoroughly English policeman: affable, polite, dogged and decent. Create

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Robinson Crusoe (BBC Classics)

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BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of one of the most famous adventure stories of all time, starring Roy Marsden as Robinson Crusoe.

Young Robinson Crusoe has a burning ambition to be a sailor. Paying no attention to his parent's warnings, he run

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Cold Blood & Other Stories by Simon Bovey1

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Four gripping sci-fi adventures from acclaimed scriptwriter Simon Bovey

Simon Bovey is an established writer and director who has penned numerous compelling dramas for BBC Radio. Collected here are four of his sensational sci-fi tales, packed wi

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Moriarty by Charles Kindinger

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The Devil's Game

New addition to the Sherlock Holmes universe, Moriarty: The Devils Game, dares to ask: What if Holmes’ most villainous nemesis was actually an innocent man?

Featuring Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings, Lost) in a riveting lead p

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The Susan Hill BBC Radio Drama Collection

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The Susan Hill BBC Radio Drama Collection is a compilation of full-cast dramatizations and original radio plays written by the award-winning British author Dame Susan Hill for the BBC over many decades. The collection features 14 full-cast dramas

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Destination – Fire!

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Destination – Fire! was a BBC Radio crime drama series from the 1960s about a fire investigator named Quentin "Q" Barnaby. The show featured a full cast of actors and ran for three series on the BBC Light Programme between 1962 and 1966.  

  
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Dad's Army

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From 1974 to 1976, the popular BBC sitcom Dad's Army was adapted into a radio series that ran for 67 episodes. The radio show was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and featured most of the original television cast, bringing the comedy to a new format.

 

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H.G. Wells: The Science Fiction Collection

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He’s often been called the father of science fiction. Now, listen to H. G. Wells’ five science fiction novels in one definitive collection. Introduced by film director and H. G. Wells fanboy Eli Roth, the collection features unabridged recordings

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Unlicensed

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From Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, creators of the genre defining fiction podcast Welcome to Night Vale, comes the new LA noire Unlicensed, starring Molly Quinn, Lusia Strus, and T.L Thompson. Unlicensed follows Molly Hatch (Quinn), recently div

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The Hydro

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All three series of Ronald Frame’s acclaimed drama set in a luxury hotel in the Scottish Highlands, plus ten spin-off stories

The Carnbeg Hydro is a high-class spa resort set amidst the scenic wooded foothills of the Grampians. Over 100 years ol

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Peter Lovesey: A BBC Radio Crime Collection

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Three full-cast dramas by popular crime writer Peter Lovesey, plus a selection of short stories recorded for radio

Peter Lovesey is well known for his murder mysteries featuring Victorian policeman Sergeant Cribb, Bath detective Peter Diamond and

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The Plays of J. B. Priestley

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13 plays and dramatisations of the works of the influential playwright, novelist and essayist J. B. Priestley - plus bonus programmes.

J. B. Priestley was one of Britain's most significant writers. His output was prodigious: in his lifetime, he pe

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The Man in Black

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Mark Gatiss stars as sinister raconteur The Man in Black, in these twenty terrifying full-cast radio dramas

The Man in Black is waiting to make your acquaintance. Maybe you’ll meet him on a bus, in the supermarket, or at an airport luggage carous

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