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At fourteen, the unworldly, idealistic Jack Easy leaves the luxury of his father's estate in England and sails into a world of action and adventure aboard the sloop of war HMS Harpy. At first, Jack finds it hard to stomach the discipline of naval life and, with his mischievous sense of humor, is always getting himself into scrapes. But soon he is bravely taming a band of mutinous seamen, outwitting a wily and murderous Sicilian nobleman, and breathing the smell of gunpowder and raw steel as the Harpy chases Spanish ships on the Mediterranean.

Best friends and worst enemies, Christy and PJ are destined to spend their lives together over the next 20 years in prison. Reflecting on the events and experiences that led them to the present day, this slow-burning tale explores hope, acceptance and forbidden love. Directed by Jim Culleton with music by Denis Clohessy, On Blueberry Hill is a powerful exploration of freedom, friendship and forgiveness. With outstanding performances from Irish Times Theatre Award and Olivier Award winner, Niall Buggy (Christy) and West End and Broadway star David Ganly (PJ).

Our agent, a man named Mr Verloc, minds his own business while he keeps his shop in London's Soho, alongside his wife, who attends to her aged mother and disabled brother. Their lives are turned upside down when Verloc is reluctantly employed to plant a bomb and destroy an observatory in London. What was once the perfect bomb plot inevitably turns awry and Verloc, his family and his associates are forced to face the consequences.

From the pen of comic genius Spike Milligan, here are 62 hilarious gems read by Spike himself, including "Ying-Tong-Iddle-I-Po", "This Is a Stick Up", and "Fleas, Knees, and Hidden Elephants"...

These broadcast quality archival recordings have been edited down into an amazing journey led by Robert Bly, one of America's greatest and entertaining thinkers. This audio explores the poetry of Yeats and goes deep into the author's biography to help bring to light the inspirations of Yeat's great works.

Drei Kriminalromane, drei Mal Meistersprecher Hans Korte. In "Der Verdacht" liegt Kommissär Bärlach im Krankenhaus...

ACTION, INTRIGUES, COMPLOTS, AMOURS : UN RÉCIT FOUGUEUX AUX MILLES PÉRIPÉTIES. Paris, 1572. Dans une époque secouée par les guerres de religion, le jeune roi protestant de Navarre épouse Marguerite de Valois, dite Margot. C'est un mariage purement politique qui a pour objectif d'établir durablement la paix entre protestants et catholiques. Les chefs du parti huguenot sont réunis à Paris pour les noces lorsque qu'éclate le massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy, fomenté par les Guise et le roi Charles IX.

From 1938 to 1969 the fictional crime novelist and detective Paul Temple, together with his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve, solved case after case in one of BBC radio’s most popular series. When young drama student Mary Dreisler is found murdered in her flat, her father instantly sends...

"Svegliarsi una mattina e non sapere più se ami ancora la donna che hai vicino, la donna con cui hai costruito una famiglia, una vita. Non sai come sia potuto accadere. Non è stato un evento, una situazione, un tradimento ad allontanarvi. È successo senza esplosione, in silenzio, lentamente, con piccoli, impercettibili passi. Un giorno, guardando l'uno verso l'altra, vi siete trovati ai lati opposti della stanza. Ed è stato difficile perfino crederci". Quello di Marco e Anna sembrava un amore in grado di mantenere le promesse.

This epic poem by Edmund Spenser is the longest poem in the English language. It is an allegorical work, written in praise of Queen Elizabeth I. Michael MacLiammoir reads a selection from Book III.

Anna Hall was a beautiful and skilled Second World War air force operative, guiding RAF pilots during the Battle of Britain - before a bomb killed her sister and left her disfigured. In the aftermath, haunted by her failure to keep her sister safe, Anna retreats to a posting in the countryside - until a chance encounter spins her life in a new direction.

A BBC Radio adaptation of J. M. Barrie's classic satire about the changing fortunes of Crichton, the perfect butler. Liberal aristocrat Lord Loam favours a return to nature, with masters and servants living together as equals, but Crichton is the perfect butler and the perfect snob who adores...

The first detailed account of Austen's characters' reading experience to date, this book explores both what her characters read and what their literary choices would have meant to Austen's own readership, both during her life and today. Jane Austen was a voracious and extensive reader, so it's perhaps no surprise that many of her characters are also readers—from Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice to Fanny Price in Mansfield Park.

Arthur Schnitzler was an Austrian author and playwright. His work is considered to be a sharp and stylistically conscious chronicle of Viennese society around 1900. His work often explored the human psyche and the complexities of life in the late Habsburg empire. This collection includes; The...

Andrew Stilman, grand reporter au New York Times mène l'enquête la plus importante de sa carrière. Au lendemain de son mariage, il est victime d'une agression et s'effondre, mortellement blessé, dans une mare de sang. Étrangement, il reprend connaissance, deux mois plus tôt. Revenu soixante jours en arrière, Andrew Stilman doit choisir entre mener à terme son enquête ou découvrir son assassin et déjouer le destin. De New York à Buenos Aires, le reporter se retrouve précipité dans un engrenage vertigineux.

Emmy Award winner Matthew Rhys stars in this fascinating and award-winning one-man show about international star of stage and screen Richard Burton. Written by Mark Jenkins, Playing Burton offers a penetrating look at the notorious actor’s life, from growing up in an impoverished mining community in South Wales to becoming one of the greatest performers of his generation.

In a thrilling case that takes Paul and Steve to exotic Egypt, Paul Temple is called in to investigate a mysterious murder. The twisting trail takes them from London to the back streets and nightclubs of Cairo... From 1938 to 1969 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street...

Two classic tales from acclaimed British science fiction writer John Wyndham. In The Chrysalids, ten-year-old David is a happy, ordinary boy, untroubled except for occasional strange dreams about a mysterious city – until he befriends Sophie, who is unlike anybody he has met before: she has...

An urgent and unforgettable collection of stories, Show Them a Good Time explores types - men and women, their assigned roles and meanings - in modern society. A young, broke Irish woman narrates her relationship with a successful comedian in New York; two hapless university students take to the stage in a bid to assert their autonomy; a school teacher makes her way through a series of dead-end dates, gamely searching for love or distraction as the world teeters towards ruin.

Der gesamte Märchenschatz der Gebrüder Grimm - ungekürzt! Schneewittchen, Dornröschen, Hänsel und Gretel, Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten, Der gestiefelte Kater und, und, und!