A critically-acclaimed double bill of Alan Bennett plays, originally performed at the National Theatre and adapted for BBC Radio 4.
An Englishman Abroad: It is 1958, and in a squalid flat in Moscow, double-agent Guy Burgess is hiding from the world.
When he is visited by actress Coral Browne, he is overjoyed to see someone from his former life in England. Starved for information, Burgess interrogates her about English society gossip, and cajoles her into taking home measurements for a new pinstripe suit from his London tailor...
A Question of Attribution: In 1956, Sir Anthony Blunt – pillar of the Establishment and respected Knight of the Realm – is working as Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures.
Perfectly at home in the corridors of Buckingham Palace, he frequently encounters Her Majesty as he works on her paintings, and has a special fondness for one particular Titian.
However, there is one small problem: the painting, like Blunt himself, is a fake. Is the Queen aware that her enigmatic servant might also be other than he seems?
Poignant and moving, these two brand new adaptations feature household names Simon Callow, Brigit Forsyth, Edward Petherbridge and Prunella Scales.
Written By : Lynne Cheney
Lynne Cheney
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 6 hours
Categories : Biographical Historical Knowledge & Learning
$29.95 $17.95
Providing a fresh view of America via generations of two adventurous families, as well as information about conducting genealogical research, Mrs. Cheney entertains and enlightens. See full description...
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Written By : Robb White
Robb White
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 6 hours
Categories : Autobiography Adventurers & Explorers Biographical Health & Recreation Knowledge & Learning
$29.95 $14.95
Robb White knows everything there is to know about getting on the water and staying there as long as you possibly can. While still a young boy, he built his first boat, hewn from the tin roof of an... See full description...
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Written By : Sir John Betjeman
Various
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Autobiography Biographical Poetry Biographical British
$18.49
Sir John Betjeman was one of the best-known and loved Poet Laureates and even a hundred years after his birth he continues to attract acclaim and admiration. See full description...
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Written By : David Rintoul
David Rintoul
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 3 minutes
Categories : Biographical Arts & Drama
Free
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Written By : Alan Bennett and George Fenton
Alan Bennett
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 50 minutes
Categories : Biographical Music Related Comedy Biographical Non Fiction
$7.49
Recorded live for BBC Radio 4, Hymn is a memoir of music in childhood, written by Alan Bennett and George Fenton See full description...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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