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A BBC Radio 4 tragic-comedy drama depicting the principal events of Shirley Porter's time as leader of Westminster city council in the 1980s. Originally broadcast as the 'Friday Play' on 27 November 2009, and starring Tracy-Ann Oberman as Shirley Porter. Also featured amongst the cast are Maggie Steed, Joseph Cohen-Cole, Piers Wehner, Stephen Hogan, Sagar Arya, Bruce Alexander, Ewan Hooper, Philip Fox, John Biggins and Tessa Nicholson. Directed by Marc Beeby.

Sophie and Lydia Westlake have always been close, and think of each other as sisters, despite the fact that they are really cousins. Sophie has always been the prettier, more light-hearted younger sister, whilst Lydia has grown up in her shadow, and is more serious and reserved. But until dashing young architect Christian Mellor arrives in town on the day of the annual summer fete, their differences had never mattered.

New Year's Day, 2000. Hunters stumble upon a half-circle of dead bodies lying in the snow near a holiday chalet. The judge and commissaire in charge of the investigation have encountered this suicide sect before. In the chalet they find a leather-bound book. The book of The Faith leads them to the composer, Friedrich Grosz, who is connected to every one of the dead. Surely he must be implicated?

Tension and anxiety are two of the most common issues people face today. In this relaxing hypnosis session, you’ll find yourself on a peaceful deserted beach, far from any worries or cares. In this deeply relaxed state, you’ll fill your body and spirit with a warm, golden liquid, dissolving tension or anxiety and rinsing it away, leaving you feeling clear and relaxed. You will carry this sense of peace and ease back with you into your waking life.

Hypnosis affects the mind on the deepest level, the subconscious, where emotions reside. Using the image of a magical room where you discover clues to your most joyful life, hypnotist Maggie Staiger guides you to move towards what fills your heart with joy. This hypnosis both assists in the creation of a more joyful life, and in focusing attention on the positive elements of the life that you already live.

Angela is a freelance investigative journalist who is trying to ascertain whether ghosts truly exist or not. Until now, she's been opened minded about the entire quest. However, she's yet to find any positive proof. Then, she gets the chance to stay in a house that others won't go near. What she finds is both eye opening and mind blowing. This tale is graphic in nature and is meant for adults only. All characters are over the age of consent. Enjoy.

For those who have anxiety over performing or speaking publicly, writer, performer, and clinical hypnotist Maggie Dubris uses the metaphor of a flowing river combined with suggestions for a calm center no matter what the situation. This hypnosis program is effective for allowing performances or presentations to flow easily in a wide variety of situations; public speaking, acting, presenting ideas at work, even social situations such as parties or get-togethers.

In this powerful hypnosis session, the latest research on learning is combined with hypnotic techniques to optimize both learning and retention. The issue of test anxiety is also addressed, making this download an essential tool both for students and for those who are learning for work or personal enrichment.

They loved. They lost. They lived. In the small Yorkshire town of Cottenly - dominated by the steel works and surrounded by beautiful countryside - Isaac Stanford lives with his wife Emily and their three lovely daughters, known locally as the Stanford lasses. Alice, the eldest, lives only for her work as a secretary and chapel on Sunday.

The death of her mother in 1813, brings added responsibility to 17-year-old Anna Mason. A self-confident girl, she has to shed her girlhood sooner than she would have expected as she assumes many of her mother's tasks in running the household of Hawkshead Manor. Julian Kirby, a family friend, is entranced by Anna but she doesn't feel she is able to return his affections while her father remains so devastated by his wife's death.

Touchy Subjects is about things that make people wince: taboos, controversies, secrets, and lies. Some of the events that characters crash into are grand, tragic ones: miscarriage, overdose, missing persons. Other topics, like religion and money, are not inherently taboo, but they can cause acute discomfort because people disagree so vehemently. These stories are about the spectrum of feeling that runs from awkwardness through embarrassment to shame.

Lucy Gabbitas has just left school and is excited about joining her sisters at the local umbrella factory. But then her beloved father dies of lung disease leaving Lucy and her brothers and sisters broken-hearted. With barely enough to make ends meet, the family receive no sympathy from their tyrannical mother, Annie, and their first Christmas without him holds little comfort and joy. Things seem to be looking brighter for Lucy when she meets John Grey and falls in love. That is until Annie becomes seriously ill and dies, and Lucy is forced to put her family first.

In this unique session, published author and hypnotist Maggie Dubris guides you to a lifetime, past or future, in which you created joyfully and freely. The events you experience in this other life are unique to you. They remain with you when you awaken, to assist you in your present life as an artist, writer, or whatever your creative pursuit may be.

Everyone says 14-year-old Billie is nothing but trouble. A fighter. A danger to her family and friends. But her care worker sees someone different. Her classmate Rob is big, strong; he can take care of himself and his brother. But his violent stepdad sees someone to humiliate. And Chris is struggling at school; he just doesn't want to be there. But his dad sees a useless no-hoper. Billie, Rob and Chris each have a story to tell. But there are two sides to every story, and the question is... who do you believe?

Award-winning author and professional hypnotist Maggie Dubris created this extremely effective hypnosis program specifically for artists, writers, musicians, and others engaged in creative work who have trouble getting started on their projects. The image of creativity as a magical road that the creator can get onto and off easily is used to circumvent the "all or nothing" mindset that prevents many artists from taking the steps they need to create the work they dream of.

In this session, hypnotist and martial artist Maggie Staiger combines hypnosis with a gentle technique that has been used for hundreds of years in the internal martial arts to dissolve and melt away blockages to energy flow. This combination of hypnosis and dissolving is extraordinarily effective, both for physical and emotional obstructions. As you use this audio, you will both become more aware of the flow of energy in your body and increase your ability to direct it freely.

Award-winning author and professional hypnotist Maggie Dubris created this hypnosis program for writers, artists, and musicians who wish to attain a higher level in their creative work. Using the image of swimming through darkness to burst into an undersea world, this download addresses the need to move through difficult areas in order to attain one's true vision, and to reach behind the conscious mind for inspiration.

In this hypnosis program, longtime paramedic and clinical hypnotist Maggie Staiger combines calming imagery of a lakeside dawn with suggestions for healing, relaxing and remaining stable during the operation itself, and for understanding the surgery as a tool for healing rather than a traumatic event.

The inability to fall asleep, maintain a deep sleep, or go back to sleep quickly after waking during the night are simply habits that develop over time, then become self-perpetuating. Insomnia may contain any combination of these elements. It turns bedtime into a dreaded ordeal, rather than a time to rest and dream. This relaxing download is designed to fall asleep to. As you listen and doze off, you will create new neural pathways to replace the insomnia habit with one of peaceful, easy sleep.

Mary Barton has a choice to make: either protect a member of her family or sit back and watch a terrible miscarriage of justice. Will she make the right decision in time?