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"Jack and the Beanstalk", read by Lenny Henry
"Goldilocks and the Three Bears", read by Sheridan Smith
"Puss in Boots", read by Lenny Henry
"Snow White", read by Sheridan Smith. Here are four fantastic stories, full of magic and fun, that young children are sure to love!

The brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast series based on And Another Thing… the sixth book in the famous Hitchhiker’s Guide 'trilogy'. Forty years on from the first ever radio series of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Arthur Dent and friends return in six brand new episodes, in which they are thrown back into the Whole General Mish Mash in a rattling adventure involving Viking Gods and Irish Confidence Tricksters, with our first glimpse of Eccentrica Gallumbits and a brief but memorable moment with The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast Of Traal.

Zadie Smith's White Teeth is a classic international best seller and an unforgettable portrait of London. One of the most talked about fictional debuts ever, White Teeth is a funny, generous, big-hearted novel, adored by critics and readers alike. Dealing - among many other things - with friendship, love, war, three cultures and three families over three generations, one brown mouse and the tricky way the past has of coming back and biting you on the ankle, it is a life-affirming, riotous must-listen.

A kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth from best-selling storytelling legend Neil Gaiman. A BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Anansi Boys, featuring an all-star cast lead by Lenny Henry, will premiere on Christmas Day 2017. Fat Charlie Nancy is not actually fat. He was fat once but he is definitely not fat now. No, right now Fat Charlie Nancy is angry, confused and more than a little scared - right now his life is spinning out of control, and it is all his dad's fault.

In 1975, a gangly black 16-year-old from Dudley, decked out in floppy bow tie and Frank Spencer beret, appeared on our TV screens for the first time. So began the transformation from apprentice factory worker to future national treasure of Sir Lenny Henry. In his long-awaited autobiography, Lenny tells the extraordinary story of his early years and sudden rise to fame.

With a writer as prolific as Neil Gaiman, what do you check out next? Or, perhaps, where do you begin? Spanning Gaiman's career to date, this collection of groundbreaking, entrancing, endlessly imaginative fiction will answer those questions. Curated by Gaiman's devoted listeners around the world, The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction includes excerpts from each of his five novels for adults - Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys and The Ocean at the End of the Lane - and nearly 50 of his short stories. 

Delight in a collection of tales for all the family, voiced by our favourite celebrities....

A new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization of Neil Gaiman's best-selling 2006 novel about Fat Charlie Nancy and his spider God father and brother taking over his life, and generally doing a better job of it than him. But will Charlie be able to get his life back without entering a whole new world of pain? Charlie Nancy first appeared in Neil Gaiman's American Gods, now a hit TV series.

Delight in a collection of the most well-known children's stories voiced by our favourite celebrities, from a fantastic edition of The Beauty and the Beast, read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall, to the incredibly captivating Rapunzel, told by the renowned Bobby Davro, and many, many more.

Regular team captains Stephen Fry and John Sessions are joined by Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Hugh Laurie, Enn Reitel, Jimmy Mulville, Nonny Williams, Griff Rhys Jones, Kate Robbins, John Bird, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover as they battle their way through a succession of games and romp through a world of literary styles, TV theme tunes, and film genres. Chairman Clive Anderson desperately tries to hold the whole thing together, and the guests make it up as they go along in this riot of improvisation.

Take delight in this beautiful retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's Ugly Duckling, voiced by the marvellous Sir Lenny Henry. Lenny Henry is an English stand-up comedian, actor, and television presenter, among other things, known for cofounding the charity Comic Relief. He was appointed a CBE in 1999 and knighted in 2015 for services to drama and charity.

Delight in a collection of famous children's stories performed by our favourite celebrities. From a fantastic edition of "Beauty and the Beast", read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall, to an awe inspiring and captivating retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" by the renowned Lenny Henry, and many, many more....

A brother chosen. A brother left behind. And a family where you'd least expect to find one. Leon is nine, and has a perfect baby brother called Jake. They have gone to live with Maureen, who has fuzzy red hair like a halo, and a belly like Father Christmas. But the adults are speaking in low voices, and wearing pretend faces. They are threatening to give Jake to strangers.

Delight in a collection of the world's favourite children's stories voiced by our favourite celebrities. From a fantastic edition of Beauty and the Beast read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall to the incredibly captivating Rapunzel told by the renown Bobby Davro and many, many more...

Lenny Henry plays double murderer Frank Watt, who is getting ready to face life on the outside after 30 years in prison. He's looking forward to getting out, but things have changed a lot since the '80s and he's institutionalised. He quite likes his bookish, monklike life inside and the anger he was boiling over with when he went to prison is down to a manageable simmer.

Delight in a collection of famous children's stories performed by our favourite celebrities. From a fantastic edition of Aladdin read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall to an incredibly captivating retelling of Emperor's New Clothes told by the renowned Lenny Henry and many, many more...

Enjoy a collection of our favourite bedtime stories, voiced by the brilliant and renowned actor and comedian Lenny Henry. These classics will be absolutely adored by the children. Sir Lenworth George Henry, known as Lenny Henry, is an English comedian, actor, writer, blues singer and presenter. He is known for cofounding charity Comic Relief and presenting various television programmes including The Magicians and Chef! for BBC1.

Delight in a collection of children's stories voiced by our favourite celebrities. From a fantastic edition of Ugly Duckling read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Sir Lenny Henry to the incredibly captivating Cinderella told by the renowned Anita Harris and many, many more...

Delight in a collection of famous children's stories performed by our favourite celebrities. From a fantastic edition of Beauty and the Beast read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall to an awe-inspiring and captivating retelling of Sleeping Beauty by the renowned Lenny Henry and many, many more...

Here's a collection of children's stories that are ideal for travel, voiced by our favourite celebrities, from a fantastic edition of Sinbad the Sailor, read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall, to the incredibly captivating Alice in Wonderland, told by the renowned Bobby Davro, and many more.