‘A mini masterpiece of tragicomic storytelling’ **** – The TimesMulti-award-winning storyteller Sarah Kendall brings her critically-acclaimed, funny and moving live shows to audio.In the first trilogy of shows, each takes us on a trip, giving us a unique snapshot of small-town life in Australia in the late eighties and early nineties. At a time when most people were seeing Australians through the filter of Home and Away and Neighbours, Sarah prese...

The British high street has always formed an integral part of our villages, towns and cities; for centuries, it has been at the centre of our everyday lives. However, the way we shop, travel around, work and play at the heart of our communities has evolved with our changing lifestyles, from the days of horse and carriage to the demise of our local independent shops. Drawing on a stunning collection of archive images from all over Britain, the dramatic transformations on our high streets fr...

A night out ends in death, as a priviledged group of friends go out raving in London.

Series 7-12 of the Sony Award-winning sitcom featuring the splendidly self-obsessed social worker - plus Christmas and Edinburgh Festival Specials'An impressive cast and some genuinely funny writing make this a must' The StageWell-meaning do-gooder Clare Barker is back, and dealing with more office politics, troublesome clients and domestic dramas. Secretly regarding herself as a cross between Mother Theresa and Wonder Wom...

The BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show that pits three comic generations against each other, presented by Simon MayoSimon Mayo hosts a comedic battle between three teams to find out which is the funniest generation. Will the Up and Comers, the Current Crop or the Old Guard be crowned as the Golden Age of Comedy?In these eighteen episodes, the contestants share their favourite jokes, trade comedic banter and go up against each other in quickfire rounds including ...

"Hood Feminism – Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot is written by a noted black feminist, social activist, and author Mikki Kendall. The book was named a New York Times Bestseller and a Best Book of 2020 by Bustle and BBC.Hoo“The book is a collection of 18 essays where Kendall calls out mainstream feminism for being partial with its views and standing against women of color. Kendall includes and details topics such as poverty, hunger, education, gun...

A survey of the innovative scholarship emerging at the intersections of rhetoric, and fieldworkA variety of research areas within rhetorical studies—including everyday and public rhetorics, space and place-based work, material and ecological approaches, environmental communication, technical communication, and critical and participatory action research, among others—have increasingly called for ethnographic fieldwork that grounds the study of rhetoric with...

Thirty-eight-year-old lawyer Audrey is tired of not being seen. Not seen by her mother, who always preferred her golden brother. By her sleazy boss, who works her like a dog, without reward or recognition. By her self-obsessed colleagues, who want her to help them fix their lives without any acknowledgement of her own. Her social life consists of late nights in the office, visits to her ageing parents, trivia nights with a group of relative strangers, and evenings at home with her pet rabb...

3 ROMANZI IN 1Ci sono uomini che non si dimenticano. Mai.ANCORA NEL SUO LETTO di Sarah MayberryDodici anni prima Liam Masters le ha spezzato il cuore, ma ora Zoe Ford non ha intenzione di lascargli fare un'altra volta la stessa cosa. Lei è più forte che mai, e quando lui si presenta nel suo negozio è pronta a condurre il gioco a modo suo.FASCINO IN GIACCA E CRAVATTA di Jules McBrideUn'occhiata bollente da parte di Robby Robriquet basta per acce...

Stephen K Amos investigates a series of themes using guest stand-ups and the hilarious audience interaction that he's become famous for. Produced by Colin Anderson.

This book presents new perspectives on the multiplicity of voices in the histories of mental ill-health. In the thirty years since Roy Porter called on historians to lower their gaze so that they might better understand patient-doctor roles in the past, historians have sought to place the voices of previously silent, marginalised and disenfranchised individuals at the heart of their analyses. Today, the development of service-user groups and patient consultations have become an important f...

2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the Limehouse Declaration and the launch of the Social Democratic Party in the UK, which was later to merge and form the Liberal Democrats. To mark this important milestone, this book brings together prominent politicians from across the spectrum of social democracy to reflect on its history and the challenges it faces in the coming decades.With an introduction by Sir Vince Cable describing the current state of social democracy across the world, l...