Twelve Books that Changed the World presents a rich variety of human endeavour and a great diversity of characters. There are also surprises. Here are famous books by Darwin, Newton..
From Superman's very first deed of daring to his battle of wits with evil business tycoon Lex Luthor, 'The Adventures of Superman' tells the story of the Man of Steel from the beginning.
In this eloquently persuasive book, Neil Postman examines the deep and broad effects of television culture on the manner in which we conduct our public affairs and how “entertainment values” have corrupted even the way we think. Postman believes that public discourse, the advancing of arguments...
Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club with an ambitious plan: to circumnavigate the world, following the route taken by fictional hero Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier.
Blake's 7 is a much-loved classic TV science fiction series, in which a band of rebels fight the despotic Federation, heading by Supreme Commander Servalan.
This is a vibrant collection of essays on the cosmos from the nation’s best-known astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, renowned for his ability to blend content, accessibility, and humor. Here he cove
The highly anticipated return of Dalziel and Pascoe, the hugely popular police duo and stars of the long-running BBC TV series, in a psychological thriller.
First broadcast on BBC1 in 1968, The Dominators sees the TARDIS materialising on the planet Dulkis, currently under threat from two alien Dominators and their robotic servants, the Quarks...
The first doctor becomes the second in this exclusive recording of Doctor Who's original regeneration story, starring Patrick Troughton with linking narration by Anneke Wills
The Cybermen make their first ever appearance whilst William Hartnell's Doctor nears the end of his first incarnation in the classic soundtrack adventure...
Patrick Troughton's Doctor arrives on Atlantis in this classic soundtrack adventure, with linking narration by Anneke Wills and an exclusive bonus interview.
Known for his honesty, his humour and his no-nonsense talking, Eamonn Holmes has become a housewives' favourite and one of the nation's most-loved television and radio presenters...
Nearly five decades of theatrical anecdotes as David Barry {Frankie Abbott in 'Please, Sir!) recalls working with the likes of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh...
The actor and writer reads the account of his third and most ambitious world adventure: an anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the world’s largest ocean, the Pacific.
Welcome back to 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam, where loveable curmudgeon Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock is still suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune...
Neil Postman, an author and academic, and Steve Powers, a television journalist, reveal the difference between what TV news says it is presenting and what it actually delivers, entertainment fodder versus genuine news. They explain why TV news has become a “cash cow,” pointing to the symbiotic...
Now you can enjoy ten stories from the original BBC TV series in all their bizarre glory, plus an exclusive extract from an interview with scriptwriter and narrator Eric Thompson...
MICHAEL PALIN's diaries begin in the late 1960s and tell how Python emerged and triumphed. Enjoying an unlikely cult status early on, the group then proceeded to tour in the United States and Canada..
Raised in a family of circus performers, she's always dreamed of leading an ordinary life. When haunting music draws her into a magical realm, her real life is stolen by a runaway from the other side
The very best of the TV series, including Dead Parrot Sketch, The Lumberjack Song, Nudge Nudge Wink Wink, and other classics from the supremely inventive world of Monty Python's Flying Circus...
Making a first-time appearance on audio, this is the classic TV comedy sketch show which launched the careers of Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith and Pamela Stephenson...
*Stop Press* BBC's Robin Hood audiobook download available in January ! Meanwhile, listen to Richard Armitage, who plays Guy of Gisbourne, talk about his character..
In essays drawn from her witty and sometimes brutally candid column in the New York Observer, Candace Bushnell introduces us to the young and beautiful who travel in packs from parties to bars to club
Set entirely in the smoking room of a large company, this eight-part comedy series explores the personal foibles and suppressed longings of an oddly assorted bunch of characters.
Come with us to Shepherd's Bush on a decrepit horse and cart, and view the young-ish Harold Steptoe and his beloved father Albert in their natural habitat of the scrapyard at 24, Oil Drum Lane.
1972. The Munich Olympics. Members of the Palestinian group Black September murder eleven Israeli athletes. Prime Minister Golda Meir vows to track down those responsible. Thus begins the Israeli r...
This collection of six Individual portraits from the master of the monologue are Darker and more intense than the first collection, these six stories uncover the secrets behind ordinary suburban lives
Something is watching. In Cardiff’s secret heart, the members of the Torchwood team struggle to define and locate the intruder, and contain it before anyone gets hurt.