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Sinéad Cusack, Anna Massey, Patricia Routledge, Andrew Sachs and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies star in this 1974 BBC Radio full-cast production of Chekhov’s classic play.Madame Ranyevskaya and her daughter Anya have returned home from Paris to discover that their family estate - which includes their beloved cherry orchard - has to be sold to cover the family’s debts.

Rumors of Aurelia Popkiss's death have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, she and her crew have been drifting through the big black, scavenging to survive since the day she "died". Yet after years of being on the wrong side of less than favorable odds, they never thought that finding a young girl stowed away on their ship would prove to be among the worst things to happen to them. From the moment Aurelia finds Kateryn concealed in her cabin, Auri knows she's hiding something. But even Aurelia can't imagine the true reason for the stowaway's sudden appearance in her life.

Sure to be treasured by cat lovers everywhere, Spray Anything will leave you laughing out loud, shedding an occasional tear, and hugging your own cat a little bit closer.

A collection of the greatest war poetry ever written, read by some of the 20th century’s most renowned actors. Tragedy, war and humanity are played out in these timeless readings of poetry written about, or on, the battlefield.

Homer, the world-renowned Blind Wonder Cat, returns this holiday season with an ins-purr-ational tale filled with holiday cheer! Fifteen years earlier, doctors had warned that Homer - a tiny, sightless kitten - was unlikely to survive and probably wouldn't have much of a life even if he did. Miraculously and against all the odds, Homer grew into a feline dynamo who scaled seven-foot bookcases, saved his human mom's life when he chased a late-night burglar from their apartment, and rose to global fame-paving the way for other special-needs animals once considered "unadoptable".

It is the early 60s and Ann, who is Jewish, and Ty, who is Black, are college students excited to meet each other's families. Along the way they encounter potentially violent racially charged situations as their parents cope with children in the forefront of changes yet to come. Ty and Ann learn about their lovers' community and families as they struggle with the interracial relationship. And we, the listeners, have a window into exactly how far we've come in the last half century in America. Or have we?

For 12 years, Katrina held all the "most horrible, most expensive" titles for US hurricanes. When the monster storm slammed into Mississippi's Gulf Coast in 2005, public health physician Dr. Robert Travnicek firmly faced the disaster. In Katrina, Mississippi: Voices from Ground Zero, Dr. Travnicek and other first responders reveal what really happened during Katrina: what they did to get ready, how they managed from inside the emergency operations centers in Hancock and Harrison Counties, and the catastrophic destruction they dealt with for several years to come.

While looking for ghosts among Mardi Gras revelers in New Orleans, Annja Creed is asked to help recover sacred objects stolen from a church. Instead, her efforts lead her into a vast conspiracy and blackmail scheme that stretches thousands of years into the past. Joined by Garin Braden, who has his own score to settle, Annja follows the path of seven ancient coins into the lair of Spider, one of history’s deadliest assassins. Will Annja and Garin find Spider’s legendary treasure, or fall into her web, never to see the light of day again?

Newspapers may be full of doom-and-gloom headlines, but the lucky people who live with cats get to be happy each and every day. Then again, if you live with cats you probably don’t see those terrifying headlines, anyway (because your cat won’t get off the paper long enough for you to read it), and that’s sort of the point. Cats make the very best companions for hundreds of reasons. The Book of Pawsome is a touching and raspy-tongue-in-cheek reminder that, even in a world gone mad, cat lovers always have plenty to smile about.

Ash Ayininkalbi has spent her whole life searching for who she is supposed to be. She doesn't know where she came from, why she can use magic, or why these two mega hot alien bear-shifters have suddenly kidnapped her. But, she does know one thing. Science. Her brains have gotten her out of worse situations than being stuck between two...aliens? Bears? Supermodels?

Novelist and poet George Meredith is widely regarded as the last great Victorian author. He influenced writers including Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson and Henry James, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize seven times. This BBC collection features dramatisations of his most famous novel, The Egoist, and his witty bildungsroman The Adventures of Harry Richmond.

Welcome! This book addresses the needs of individuals plagued by miscommunication and frustration. In this book, we'll explore the transformative power of active listening, which, once mastered, can completely change how you connect with others. Reflect on an experience where you felt that someone truly listened to and understood your thoughts and feelings and consider the impact that had on you. Maybe it was a friend who sat with you silently while you vented or a colleague who listened intently as you pitched an idea at work.

Starclucks save the day! But can Ophelia live up to the family name? Ophelia Starcluck’s family is jam-packed with famous captains who served on United Bird Featheration starships for the bird planet, Aves. On her first day at a new school, Ophelia hears that Birds of Prey, or BOPs, have returned. When Ophelia meets one, she isn’t sure if the falcon is friend or foe. If they’re up to no good, isn’t it her job to save the day? Chester P. Chickadee was born to royalty. Or he would be royal if his villainous great-grandfather had not lost the throne.

The middle kid between her two brothers, whom everyone calls Big and Little, Emma is just medium. Big thinks he's the coolest kid on the planet now that he's 10. He doesn't want to play with LEGOs or play anything with Emma anymore. And everyone thinks Little is adorable, even when he picks his nose and eats it!

So much of our journey as souls on Earth can seem burdened by strife, anxiety, confusion, pain, detachment, and the very real sense that we don’t belong here—while we long for the peace, bliss, and freedom we innately remember imprinted deep in our energetic and molecular memory. Yet, what if we eased that heavy weight we carry by looking at life as a light-hearted opportunity to explore Oneness through play?

Jody Reed will Anna alias Hannah Herold für sich gewinnen und macht sie auf den ungewöhnlichen BND-Erfolg bei der Überwachung der Sauerland-Gruppe aufmerksam. Doch warum hilft die CIA-Agentin, etwas Konkretes gegen Manfred Mor in die Hand zu bekommen? Annas Aussprache mit ihrem Vater Klaus Gudwin entwickelt sich derweil völlig anders als erwartet. Aber die Ereignisse erfordern es, dass beide weiterhin zusammenarbeiten. Lino die Conti erhält unerwartet Besuch und muss sich für seine Zusammenarbeit mit Klaus Gudwin verantworten.

Anna alias Hannah Herold versucht die Bedeutung von Andrejs letzten Worten zu ergründen. Wer ist Samantha Smith? Manfred Mor rückt sich bei seinem Vorgesetzten nach der Wirecard-Anhörung wieder ins richtige Licht und legt die Saat für einen Feldzug gegen Klaus Gudwin. Nora Pahlewi findet nicht nur heraus, wer Samantha Smith ist, und steht vor einem moralischen Dilemma. Klaus Gudwin nutzt die Gelegenheit, spontan mit Anna in die USA zu reisen, um ihr den Schauplatz eines bittersüßen Dramas aus der Zeit des kalten Krieges zu zeigen, das ein Schlüsselmoment seines eigenen Lebens war.

Auf dem Anwesen ihres Lebensretters Roman Boyko kann sich Anna alias Hannah Herold ein paar Tage erholen. Obwohl sie nicht ganz sicher sein kann, ob sie hier Gast oder Geisel ist. Dass seit dem russischen Einmarsch in die Ukraine einige russische Oligarchen mysteriöse Freitode gestorben sind, trägt nicht gerade zur Entspannung der Situation bei. Während Anna darauf wartet, dass Andrej Sokolow sie abholt und sicher zurück nach Deutschland geleitet, erhält sie von ihrem Vater Klaus Gudwin einen neuen Auftrag.

Andrej kann Anna Gudwin (alias Hannah Herold) überzeugen, dass beide von Mor gegeneinander ausgespielt wurden und ihre einzige Chance darin besteht, sich gegenseitig zu vertrauen. Beim luxuriösen Empfang des russischen Oligarchen Roman Boyko in einer Bremer Werft versöhnen sich die beiden, um sich kurz darauf auf dessen Mega-Yacht wiederzufinden. Während Andrej einen überraschenden Auftrag erhält, wird Anna von Manfred Mor mit einem scheinbar absurden Auftrag konfrontiert. Nach dem Einmarsch von Putins Truppen in die Ukraine stelle Boykos Yacht ein Risiko dar und müsse versenkt werden.

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