The evidence grows daily that much learning failure results from undetected early childhood hearing problems (Gordon 1977). This is because the child is deprived of the state of acute hearing sensitivity normally present at birth which makes it possible to recognize the loudness levels and duration of each individual sound. This is how a child learns the signifi cance of the slightest variations in the quality of each sound as he collects information from the environment through all his se...

Five fantastic series of the award-winning impressions show – plus 13 superb SpecialsServing up razor-sharp caricatures and explosively satirical truth-bombs since January 2000, Dead Ringers is one of Radio 4’s most popular and critically-acclaimed comedy shows. In these five series, first broadcast between 2015 and 2019, media mauling and celebrity savaging are once more the order of the day, as Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, Debra Stephenson and...

The impressions show that needs no introduction - with bonus End of Year specialsRadio 4’s award-winning and hugely popular comedy show is back with yet another helping of political-vituperation, media-mauling and celebrity-savaging. Sit back and treat your ears to a bumper edition of superb satirical impressions from the team - Jon Culshaw, Lewis MacLeod, Jan Ravens, Jess Robinson, Duncan Wisbey and Jason Forbes.Series 26 delivers Greta Thunberg coming to ...

The complete BBC Radio 4 satirical comedy series about a seasoned presenter of travel documentaries, Brian Gulliver, who finds himself in a hospital's secure unit after claiming to have experienced a succession of bizarre adventures.In series 1 we hear about Brian's travels in Gelbetia, a country run by doctors; Juradia, where every other person is a lawyer; Osminia, a land where marriage is outlawed; Sham, a country where alternative therapies abound; Erosia, which has a very diff...

Both series of the hugely popular topical satire show from 2024Fresh from winning ‘Best Radio Sketch Show’ at the 2023 Comedy.co.uk Awards, Dead Ringers is back with two more series, aiming a satirical slingshot at world affairs, the culture wars – and Mr Blobby. With the supply chain of human folly functioning better than ever, there’s no shortage of targets for their merciless mockery, and among the politicians and celebrities being pilloried are Sir Kei...

The poems and corresponding texts reflect my story. Thoughts and prayers gathered form gleaning behind the reapers.Listening and seeking to respond to the Divine promptings and guidance have led me to discover, on the one hand the sovereign workings of God's mysterious ways and my human responsibility on the other.Beauty and Bands were broken, how and why?My quest; I needed to find a shepherd.He was there.Himself broke and wounded for me.My l...

A collection of four series of the award-winning satirical show – plus 12 Christmas SpecialsWith its wickedly funny mimicry and on-point parodies, Dead Ringers became an instant classic when it hit the airwaves in January 2000. In these four series, first broadcast between 2020 and 2023, the team give us their inimitable impersonations of the famous and infamous: from Donald Trump and Joe Biden to Liz Truss, Professor Chris Whitty and Holly Willoughby....

The complete series 27 of the popular impressions show, plus two SpecialsThe popular topical comedy show is back with another helping of political vituperation, media mauling and celebrity savaging. So sit back and treat your ears to a bumper helping of superb satirical impressions from the team.

Responding to multiple maydays, the TARDIS lands on Death’s Deal, but the distress calls are old, the final echoes of terrified lost souls. But somewhere deep below the surface is something that must never be unearthed...

Ten full-cast dramas featuring some of the best known names in British comedy.In these ten witty, dark and disturbing episodes some of Britain’s best comedians come together to perform simultaneously hilarious and unsettling stories that will have you gripped. Sticky situations on ski slopes, placating an unruly ghost, a boy stuck at the bottom of well and an unusual adventure weekend with romantic overtones - are just some of the scenarios from comedy writers Mark...

The Back Pain Personal Health Plan: Bounce Back Edition explains how to apply new and simple strategies to increase flexibility, strengthen the spine and surrounding muscles using functional and effective exercises. It will help you to build confidence and break the fear that holds back pain sufferers from taking part in sports and activities. The book was written for everyone who is struggling with neck and back pain in their everyday life, and for people who have tried all sorts...