Nothing in the history of recording approaches Decca’s mammoth venture in producing Wagner’s Ring complete for the first time. It was eight years in the making and this book tells the story of how it was made and the people who made it, written by the man who – as the recording producer – was in charge of the whole project.Conducted by the great Georg Solti, Decca’s recording has been voted the best recording ever made. All the celebrated Wagner singers of their age take t...

This is a well-curated pictorial presentation of common anatomical variants that radiologists encounter in their day to day clinical practice organised by body system. Each variant is accompanied by images from multiple modalities including plain radiography, fluoroscopy, digital subtraction angiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging where relevant. The images are clearly labelled and annotated with a brief text description to provide context and tips ...

The History Plays is a series of five two-hander plays by Vent author Nigel Smith, which are imagined conversations at key moments in recent history, moments that have permanently changed the British psyche.Starting with Mick Jagger's conviction for drug possession; through the fragmented morality of John Stonehouse; the Indian summer of patriotism over the Falklands; the death of Diana; and the end of the Blair years. The History Plays are a satirical an...

A bumper collection of vintage stories from the pages of Doctor Who Annual, featuring the first six Doctors and their companions.From the 1960s to the 1980s, the Doctor Who Annual was a fixture in every fan’s Christmas stocking. Larger than life and twice as colourful, the stories offered an exuberant – and often charmingly naïve – take on the BBC TV series.This volume features thirty readings by some of the best-loved stars of Doctor Who including Peter Pu...

Five classic TV novelisations that pitch the Doctor against an array of monstrous foes.In Daleks: The Chase the First Doctor and his friends must flee from the path of a Dalek execution squad.The Macra Terror awaits the Second Doctor, Ben, Polly and Jamie within an apparently idyllic Earth colony, whilst in Doctor Who and the Web of Fear the Yeti have colonised the London Underground, at the behest of the Great Intelligence.Doctor Who and the Mutant...

Jon Culshaw reads this iconic novelisation of a Fourth Doctor TV adventure, newly restored and extended by the author“Attention to detail is the hallmark of this always excellent range”Doctor Who MagazineThe Doctor and his companions are trapped in E-Space, struggling to find their way back into their own universe. Arriving at an intersection, the TARDIS is invaded by a refugee of the enslaved Tharil race.With K9 damaged by t...

A thrilling selection of weird and wonderful short stories from the pages of Doctor Who Annual.Jon Culshaw, John Leeson, Terry Molloy, Louise Jameson, Dan Starkey and Geoffrey Beevers read seven stories from the legendary Doctor Who Annual of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.In Justice of the Glacians the First Doctor gets into difficulties in a snowy wilderness. The Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria fall into the clutches of the Mastermind of Space, whilst the Third Doctor and S...

An exciting novelisation of a classic TV story featuring the Fourth Doctor, Romana and K9. On the planet Tigella, the Savants and the Deons are irrevocably opposed on one crucial issue: the Dodecahedron, mysterious source of all their power.To the Savants it's a miracle of science to be studied and used to benefit all. To the Deons it's a god, and not to be tampered with.When the power source begins to fluctuate, the whole planet is threatened. Zastor, Tigella's leader, wel...

Five classic novelisations of TV stories involving space travel and adventure.In The Edge of Destruction the TARDIS stalls in space with the Doctor and friends trapped inside.In The Space Pirates the travellers are embroiled in the schemes of interplanetary raiders.In The Ark In Space the TARDIS arrives on a fully-automated space station and meet the Wirrn...In The Invasion of Time the Doctor returns to Gallifrey and encou...

The Doctor ventures into alternative dimensions in these four exciting novelisations of TV stories.In The Mind Robber, by Peter Ling, the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe land in a world populated by storybook characters - but who, or what, lurks behind the fiction?In The Invisible Enemy, by Terrance Dicks, the Fourth Doctor and Leela make a terrifying journey into the Time Lord's own brain in order to confront the Nucleus of the Swarm.