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Birdsong on Mars

by Jon Glover ...

The teasing title poem of this book is about weather. Rain falls, wind cracks its cheeks as in Macbeth; the noises are drops like kisses falling, 'fallen into birdsong on Mars'. What would it sound like, be like, to hear it? The poem wants to know what it can't yet know. But as the book proceeds, the poet - on a human heath, tormented by loss - hears something like it, unearthly sounds on a planet ... Read more

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The teasing title poem of this book is about weather. Rain falls, wind cracks its cheeks as in Macbeth; the noises are drops like kisses falling, 'fallen into birdsong on Mars'. What would it sound like, be like, to hear it? The poem wants to know what it can't yet know. But as the book proceeds, the poet - on a human heath, tormented by loss - hears something like it, unearthly sounds on a planet
... Read more
Glass Is Elastic

by Jon Glover ...

Featuring a fascination with the fragility of the body, this compilation is a philosophical and scientific exploration of "ways of seeing." Examining a variety of lenses, including that of the eye, the microscope, and the camera, the poet's accomplished lyricism weaves together themes of war, medicine, and vision. ... Read more

$23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Featuring a fascination with the fragility of the body, this compilation is a philosophical and scientific exploration of "ways of seeing." Examining a variety of lenses, including that of the eye, the microscope, and the camera, the poet's accomplished lyricism weaves together themes of war, medicine, and vision.
... Read more
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How to be Strategic

by Fred Pelard ...

Narrated by Jon Glover ...

Unabridged

7 hours 43 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Being strategic is a critical skill. It enables you to solve problems on a day-to-day basis while also keeping an eye on the long term, anticipating and mitigating opportunities and threats along the way.How to be Strategic is your accessible but comprehensive guide to strategic thinking in any situation. Fred Pelard distills 20 years' experience training executives at ... Read more

$23.98 CAD

Also available as: eBook

Brought to you by Penguin.Being strategic is a critical skill. It enables you to solve problems on a day-to-day basis while also keeping an eye on the long term, anticipating and mitigating opportunities and threats along the way.How to be Strategic is your accessible but comprehensive guide to strategic thinking in any situation. Fred Pelard distills 20 years' experience training executives at
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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Doctor Who: Slipback

6th Doctor Novelisation

by Eric Saward ...

Narrated by Jon Glover ...

Unabridged

4 hours 51 min

Jon Glover reads this novelisation of an outlandish adventure for the Sixth Doctor and Peri.The TARDIS materialises aboard the Vipod Mor, a galactic survey ship captained by the repulsive Orlous Moston Slarn.Things are not going well on board the spacecraft. A mysterious killer stalks the infrastructure, and a junior officer - whose body is four years older than his brain - commands its bridge. ... Read more

$25.83 CAD

Jon Glover reads this novelisation of an outlandish adventure for the Sixth Doctor and Peri.The TARDIS materialises aboard the Vipod Mor, a galactic survey ship captained by the repulsive Orlous Moston Slarn.Things are not going well on board the spacecraft. A mysterious killer stalks the infrastructure, and a junior officer - whose body is four years older than his brain - commands its bridge.
... Read more
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Charles Paris: Dead Giveaway

A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation

by Jeremy Front, Simon Brett ...

Narrated by Bill Nighy, Jon Glover, Suzanne Burden, Jonathan Forbes, Stephen Hogan, Letty Butler, Gillian Bevan, Full Cast ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Charles Paris Dramatisations
Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris in a witty, twisty mystery by Jeremy Front, based on a story by Simon BrettCharles’ enthusiastic but inept agent, Maurice, is always on the lookout for a quick, easy and lucrative commission. Keen to jump on the latest bandwagon, he’s now aiming to move into ‘content’: and his first TV pilot is a high-stakes reality gameshow set in a manor house spa hotel on the ... Read more

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Bill Nighy stars as Charles Paris in a witty, twisty mystery by Jeremy Front, based on a story by Simon BrettCharles’ enthusiastic but inept agent, Maurice, is always on the lookout for a quick, easy and lucrative commission. Keen to jump on the latest bandwagon, he’s now aiming to move into ‘content’: and his first TV pilot is a high-stakes reality gameshow set in a manor house spa hotel on the
... Read more
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Mark Twain: A BBC Radio Drama Collection

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Million Pound Bank Note & More

by Mark Twain ...

Narrated by Full Cast, Jason Isaacs, Kelsey Grammer, Tom Goodman-Hill, Inika Leigh Wright, Trevor White, Ed Bishop, Jon Glover ...

Unabridged

10 hours 58 min

BBC radio productions of Mark Twain's very best novels and short stories - plus bonus materialMark Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens), was one of the foremost writers and humorists to come out of the United States. Hailed by William Faulkner as 'the father of American literature', he is renowned worldwide for his classic novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry ... Read more

$23.98 CAD

BBC radio productions of Mark Twain's very best novels and short stories - plus bonus materialMark Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens), was one of the foremost writers and humorists to come out of the United States. Hailed by William Faulkner as 'the father of American literature', he is renowned worldwide for his classic novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry
... Read more
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The Liar's Dictionary

by Eley Williams ...

Narrated by Kristin Atherton, Jon Glover ...

Unabridged

7 hours 56 min

“You wouldn’t expect a comic novel about a dictionary to be a thriller too, but this one is. In fact, [it] is also a mystery, love story (two of them) and cliffhanging melodrama.” —The New York Times Book ReviewAn exhilarating, clever, funny debut novel from a prize-winning talent, chronicling the misadventures of a lovelorn Victorian lexicographer and the young woman who decodes his trail of made ... Read more

$29.95 CAD

Also available as: eBook

“You wouldn’t expect a comic novel about a dictionary to be a thriller too, but this one is. In fact, [it] is also a mystery, love story (two of them) and cliffhanging melodrama.” —The New York Times Book ReviewAn exhilarating, clever, funny debut novel from a prize-winning talent, chronicling the misadventures of a lovelorn Victorian lexicographer and the young woman who decodes his trail of made
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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Charles Paris: A Second BBC Radio Collection

Murder in the Title, A Reconstructed Corpse, An Amateur Corpse, Corporate Bodies & A Decent Interval

by Jeremy Front, Simon Brett ...

Narrated by Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, Full Cast ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Charles Paris Dramatisations
Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

Bill Nighy stars as the lovably louche Charles Paris in these five BBC Radio dramatisationsCharles Paris - unsuccessful actor, bad husband, and dipsomaniac - is back, and getting into trouble once more. As he tries to woo back his semi-detached wife, Frances, and land a few half-decent roles, he finds himself embroiled in murder and mayhem and forced to turn detective. Luckily, his sleuthing is ... Read more

$29.51 CAD

Bill Nighy stars as the lovably louche Charles Paris in these five BBC Radio dramatisationsCharles Paris - unsuccessful actor, bad husband, and dipsomaniac - is back, and getting into trouble once more. As he tries to woo back his semi-detached wife, Frances, and land a few half-decent roles, he finds himself embroiled in murder and mayhem and forced to turn detective. Luckily, his sleuthing is
... Read more
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Audiobook

Crowned Hudds

A BBC Radio 4 comedy

by Michael Dines ...

Narrated by Roy Hudd, June Whitfield, Chris Emmett, Jon Glover, Jeffrey Holland, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

2 hours 28 min

A historical comedy romp sketch show starring Roy HuddA hilarious comedy show from the 1990s, featuring famous historical moments retold with a modern twist by outstanding classic comedy performers, including the tales of King Arthur, Queen Victoria, Helen of Troy and King Charles II. Silly and knowing, Crowned Hudds is perfect for fans of Like They've Never Been Gone, Revolting People and The ... Read more

$16.60 CAD

A historical comedy romp sketch show starring Roy HuddA hilarious comedy show from the 1990s, featuring famous historical moments retold with a modern twist by outstanding classic comedy performers, including the tales of King Arthur, Queen Victoria, Helen of Troy and King Charles II. Silly and knowing, Crowned Hudds is perfect for fans of Like They've Never Been Gone, Revolting People and The
... Read more
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High Fantastical

Five Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramas

by Michael Payne, Debbie Cook, Dennis Ashton, Stephen Mulrine, Sarah Maxwell ...

Narrated by Rula Lenska, James Aubrey, Manning Wilson, Jonathan Tafler, Liza Ross, Andrea Kealy, Jennifer Piercey, Nicholas McArdle, Blain Fairman, Jon Glover, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

4 hours 19 min

Five fantastical tales, each with a magical twistDiscover a lady with a taste for immortality, a man who becomes a dragon, a man-eating witch and a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Perfect for fans of fantasy, these epic tales are packed with magical elements, fantastical creatures, and heroic conflicts between good and evil.In Lady Faustus by Michael Payne, the town gossips have only one ... Read more

$25.83 CAD

Five fantastical tales, each with a magical twistDiscover a lady with a taste for immortality, a man who becomes a dragon, a man-eating witch and a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Perfect for fans of fantasy, these epic tales are packed with magical elements, fantastical creatures, and heroic conflicts between good and evil.In Lady Faustus by Michael Payne, the town gossips have only one
... Read more
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Never Too Late

A Full-Cast BBC Radio Comedy Drama

by Terry Gregson ...

Narrated by Thora Hird, Avis Bunnage, Joe Gladwyn, Kenneth Connor, Megs Jenkins, Pearl Hackney, Jon Glover, Lockwood West, John Livesey, Martyn Read, Michael Tudor Barnes, Barbara Miller, David Ryall, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

6 hours 56 min

Vintage comedy drama starring Dame Thora Hird as straight-talking Hilda Springett, one very determined widow…Treat yourself to this vintage sitcom from the 80’s, full of charm and humour starring the inimitable Dame Thora Hird as the strong-willed yet lovable Hilda Springett. This is a laugh-out-loud drama about the antics of a group of fun-loving pensioners making the most of life. Hilda believes ... Read more

$25.83 CAD

Vintage comedy drama starring Dame Thora Hird as straight-talking Hilda Springett, one very determined widow…Treat yourself to this vintage sitcom from the 80’s, full of charm and humour starring the inimitable Dame Thora Hird as the strong-willed yet lovable Hilda Springett. This is a laugh-out-loud drama about the antics of a group of fun-loving pensioners making the most of life. Hilda believes
... Read more
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Charles Paris: So Much Blood

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

by Simon Brett, Jeremy Front ...

Narrated by Bill Nighy, Suzanne Burden, Jon Glover, Full Cast ...

Series series Charles Paris Dramatisations
Unabridged

1 hour 50 min

A brand new full-cast BBC radio dramatisation, starring Bill Nighy as Charles Paris'Charles Paris is Bill Nighy... It's the role he was born to play.' The TelegraphAugust in Edinburgh, and thousands of performers of all stripes have flocked to the Fringe Festival. Among them is Charles Paris filling in at the last minute after a student actress breaks a leg and has to drop out. Showcasing an ... Read more

$25.83 CAD

A brand new full-cast BBC radio dramatisation, starring Bill Nighy as Charles Paris'Charles Paris is Bill Nighy... It's the role he was born to play.' The TelegraphAugust in Edinburgh, and thousands of performers of all stripes have flocked to the Fringe Festival. Among them is Charles Paris filling in at the last minute after a student actress breaks a leg and has to drop out. Showcasing an
... Read more