BBC Audiobooks – The Bell Bookshop

This sceptred isle

Emma — Tue, 01 Jan 2999 00:00:00 +0000

Covering the reign of Queen Victoria, this is part of a major Radio 4 series telling the history of Britain from the Roman invasion to the death of Victoria. It includes extracts from Churchill's "A History of the English-speaking Peoples", read by Paul Eddington.

John Lennon In His Own Words

Emma — Tue, 01 Jan 2999 00:00:00 +0000

John Lennon was a world famous and influential singer/songwriter and former member of the Beatles. Here he discusses his life and achievements in a series of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive: Tonight, broadcast on BBC TV, 18 June 1965 (featuring Kenneth Allsop); The World of Books, broadcast on BBC Radio, 3 July 1965 (featuring Wilfred De’Ath); The Beatles in New York, broadcast on BBC Radio, 30 August 1965 (featuring Brian Mathew); Release, broadcast on BBC TV, 22 June 1968 (featuring Peter Lewis, Victor Spinetti); BBC Radio archive interview, dated 30 March 1969 (featuring Bob Parrin); BBC Radio archive interview, dated 1 January 1970 (featuring David Wigg, Yoko Ono); The Lennon Tapes, broadcast on BBC Radio, 18 & 21 January 1981 (featuring Andy Peebles, Yoko Ono).

1 CD. 54 mins.

Swallows and Amazons

Emma — Sat, 01 Aug 2099 00:00:00 +0000

A full-cast dramatization of the perennial children's favourite, first published in 1930. The Walker children, on holiday in the Lake District, become the crew of "The Swallow". They meet up with a rival crew of children on another small sailing craft, "The Amazon".

Story Of Doctor Dolittle Audio

Emma — Tue, 01 Mar 2095 00:00:00 +0000

Alan Bennett reads all ten episodes of the first book featuring Doctor Dolittle, who fills his house with so many animals that he drives away his human patients. In fact, he likes the animals better anyway - and he can talk to them, too.

Hodgeheg, The

Emma — Thu, 01 Jul 2094 00:00:00 +0000

When Max the hedgehog tries to cross the road, he receives a bump on the head and gets all his words mixed up. In the second story on this cassette, Martin the kitten wants to keep mice as pets, instead of eating them, but in the end he learns that all animals need their freedom.

Alice Wonderland Thr Looking Glass Audio

Emma — Mon, 01 Sep 2092 00:00:00 +0000

Alan Bennett reads Lewis Carroll's two classic "Alice" stories for children.

thirty nine steps

Emma — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:38:13 +0000

The Thirty-Nine Steps: A visit from a man who is supposed to be dead begins the nightmare for Richard Hannay. Three days later, the man really is dead, skewered through the heart, and Richard Hannay is an innocent man on the run, caught in a sinister web of political intrigue and murder. Witchwood: As he settles into the sleepy community of Woodilee, it seems David Semphill's tasks as the new minister will not be difficult. But, in the dead of night, the devil-worshippers chant on and witchcraft hangs in the air...

Morecambe & Wise Christmas CDX2 UNAB

Emma — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000

A rib-tickling collection of seasonal sketches, songs and plays from Eric and Ernie’s BBC television Christmas specials.

‘The greatest double act in the history of British television’ The Independent

Morecambe and Wise are one of the most popular and enduring double acts ever to appear on television. Their Christmas specials were amongst the highest-rated programmes of all time, with viewing figures in the tens of millions, and they soon became regarded as a national institution.

These highlights from the years 1969 to 1975 feature a host of stellar guests including Eric Porter, Fenella Fielding, Peter Cushing, Glenda Jackson and Des O’Connor. Here, too, is Ernie’s play Victoria and Albert, the classic Grieg’s Piano Concerto with Eric as soloist, conducted by Mr André Previn/Preview and Eric’s appearance at the flat with a giant Christmas tree taken from Trafalgar Square (‘we were very lucky, there was only one left’).

With the duo’s inimitable style of delivery and repartee, it’s no wonder that a BBC poll saw Morecambe and Wise voted ‘Best Light Entertainment Performers of All Time’. This fantastic compilation represents the very best of Eric and Ernie’s festive fun. Duration: 2 hours approx

Beyond Our Ken Series 2 CDx11 Unabridged

Emma — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Kenneth Horne is joined by Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee and Pat Lancaster in the second series of the classic weekly radio show.

Between 1958 and 1964, ‘Beyond Our Ken’ was one of radio’s most popular comedy shows, with a regular audience of ten million listeners. A hilarious mix of sketches and music, packed with witty wordplay, comic catchphrases and larger-than-life characters, this fabulous forerunner to ‘Round the Horne’ remains just as funny today.

In these fourteen episodes, written by Eric Merriman and Barry Took, listen to some extraordinary incidents from Kenneth Horne’s week and enjoy special ‘Hornerama’ investigations into the worlds of showbusiness, communications, the film industry, shipping and many more. Say hello to Rodney and Charles, follow roving reporter Cecil Snaith to the depths of the Red Sea and join Felicity and Ambrose as they are shipwrecked on a desert island.

Plus, there’s a spoof ‘Any Questions?’ featuring Hankie Flowered, Ricky Livid, Fanny Haddock and Arthur Fallowfield, and musical interludes from The Fraser Hayes Four and Pat Lancaster – so join urbane host Kenneth Horne and friends for more fun, puns, merriment and madcap humour from the much-loved comedy show. Duration: 7 hours approx.