Will Behr lives on his own and does not want children, but he does see the point of single mothers, especially if they look like Julie Christie. Then he meets Marcus, whose parents have s

When Richard Abernethie, last master of Enderby Hall, dies suddenly in his sleep, the family are eager to discover how his riches have been divided. However, the reading of the will is rudely interrupted by his youngest sister Cora -

"Agatha Raisin and The Potted Gardener" - When a garden festival is announced, the village of Carsely is gripped with enthusiasm for water features and mulch. But when her arch rival at the festival is found hanging from her conservat

"Agatha Raisin and The Quiche of Death" - In her first extended radio appearance, Agatha Raisin determines to make her mark by winning the local baking competition. When the judge is poisoned by her efforts, she investigates and uncov

Features three Alan Bennett adaptations, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4. This title includes: "A Visit from Miss Prothero"; "Say Something Happened"; and, "Two in Torquay": A middle-aged man and a middle-aged woman engage in polite con

Alistair Cooke was a radio legend, entertaining millions of listeners for in his weekly "Letter from America". This book is a selection of Alistair Cooke's radio Letters in chronological order from his earliest broadcasts.

Allen Carr's hundred-cigarettes-a-day addiction drove him to despair, but after countless attempts to quit, he discovered what the world had been waiting for - the easy way to stop smoking. Recognised as the world's leading

Reintroduces familiar characters such as Lyra, Will, Mrs Coulter and Dr Mary Malone, the latter of whom possesses the powerful amber spyglass.

One day in London, from the top of a double-decker bus, Michael catches a glimpse of Julia. They eventually meet up, and she tells him that she is contentedly married and has a child. Michael persuades her to visit Vienn

Tells the story of Anna Karenina, 'grande dame of Petersburg society', who forsakes everything - her marriage, her son and her position in society - for the dashing Count Vronksy, with tragic consequences.

Considers the hopes and fears we have for our homes. It look at questions such as why do people disagree about taste? can beautiful surroundings make us good? Reflecting that architecture has the power to influence how we feel, this b

Teenage criminal mastermind, Artemis Fowl, has a new mission - and this time, it's personal. Artemis' mother is dangerously ill, and the only way to find a cure is for Artemis - with Holly Short by his side - to go back in time to ba

The events of 9/11 changed Jack Reacher's drifter life in a practical way. In addition to his folding toothbrush, he now needs to carry photo ID to get around. Yet he is still as close to untraceable as a human being in America can ge

An 80-minute collection of eight Kipper adventures. Dawn French reads: "Kipper", "Kipper's Birthday", "Kipper's Snowy Day", "Kipper and Roly", Kipper's Monster", Kipper's A to Z" and "Kipp

A funny book from one of the talents around, available as a book and CD pack.

This title is read by Jenny Sterlin, abridged on five CDs and lasts six hours.

Jason Taylor is 13, doomed to be growing up in the most boring family in the deadest village in the dullest county in the most tedious nation on earth. Featuring 13 chapters, each self-contained as a short story, this bo

Contemplates the two sorts of problems that we all face in life: the major ones (such as drought), about which very little can be done, and the other sort - which people make for themselves through human weakness and an

The skeleton is that of a young girl, no more than 14 years old and forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance is struggling to keep her emotions in check. Coroner Jean Bradette is being evasive, insisting the bones are ancient and of no i

Like the character Hoffman portrayed, he can perform extraordinary maths in his head, sees numbers as shapes, colours, textures and motions, and can learn to speak a language fluently from scratch in three days. This is

Compact discs., Presents selections from such poets as Ezra Pound, W.B. Yeats, Dylan Thomas, Langston Hughes, Anne Sexton, Marianne Moore, W.H. Auden, Robert Frost, and T.S. Eliot.

George Smiley had liked the man and now the man was dead. Suicide, but why? An anonymous letter had alleged that Foreign Office man Samuel Fenman had been a member of the Communist Party as a student before the war, nothing very unusu

The fourth in Alexander McCall Smith's hugely popular Sunday Philosophy Club series

Alone many miles above the Earth, Jan Rodricks, the last surviving human, is witnessing the end of the world. As he watches, he records for the benefit of history how mankind was doomed. The massive spaceships appeared o

Compact discs., An autobiographical portrait of the acclaimed musical performer recounts personal and professional experiences.

Eighteen years before, confesses Brother Haluin, he had been responsible for the death of the girl he loved and the baby she was to bear. Now, after an escape from death, he wants nothing more than to beg the forgiveness

The night before Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket sees the great of the horse-racing community gathered for a black-tie Gala dinner. It is a fitting testament to the glamour of the occasion that Max Moreton is cooking the evening's m

A BBC Radio 4 full cast dramatisation starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot and Julia McKenzie as Ariadne Oliver.

Derek Jacobi reads this compelling whodunnit from the Brother Cadfael chronicles, now on CD for the first time

Pepys' Diary is one of the most celebrated journals of all time. Samuel Pepys was born in London in 1633 and died there in 1703. From 1661-1691, he kept a quotidian record of what he saw and heard and read, and whom he m

Agri-teams are growing new foodstuffs in the baking soil to help feed the world's starving millions - but the Doctor and Rose have detected an alien signal somewhere close by. When a nightmare force starts surging along the dark volca

Talks about three full-cast BBC radio dramas based around the real-life worlds of "Doctor Who": "Regenerations"; "Blue Veils and Golden Sands"; and, "Dalek, I Love You". This book tells how they each focus on the effect which the progr

The original runaway bestseller, now on audio for the very first time

Features one of the best-loved stories, read by Andrew Sachs.

As Hercule Poirot sifts through his post one particular morning, he alights upon a letter from an elderly and (as it transpires), exceedingly rich spinster - Miss Emily Arundell. She is clearly in great distress and seeking his help, b

Following the legal thriller "The Closers", this work stars the series character, Detective Harry Bosch.

The Berlin Wall is coming down. Soon America won't have any enemies left to fight. Jack Reacher is the duty Military Police officer on a base in North Carolina when he takes a call reporting a dead soldier. But the dead

The brilliant new Rebus novel from the master of British crime.

Following a moonquake, the tourist-cruiser 'Selene' sinks fifteen metres into the dust of the Sea of Thirst. That dust is more liquid than sand, and it flows quicker than syrup and slower than water. No rescue attempt un

Presents a story that centres around the beautiful and wilful Bathsheba Everdene, mistress of Weatherbury Upper Farm, and the three men who love her. This work combines description of West Country rural life with a deep sense of roman

Featuring short fiction, this title presents stories that dazzle your senses, haunt your imagination and move your soul. It is written by the author of "The Sandman", and "Anansi Boys".