A witty account of three friends' boating adventure along the river Thames. Wtritten in the nineteenth century the humour is still accessible to a modern audience. Read by celebrated actor Sir Timothy Ackroyd

Dicken's classic morality tale which lead the way with its themes of nostalgia and festive redemption. Read by celebrated British Actor Sir Timothy Ackroyd

A magical selection of stories for Christmas time

One for the fireside. Spooky tales to enjoy during the festive period.

An entertaining selection of festive stories by Charles Dickens.

Dicken's ghostly tale features a railway signal-man who is visited by a foreboding spectre whenever a tragic event is about to occur.

An action-packed story of justice, cheese-and-tomato sandwiches and the greatest car ever from bestselling author, Alexander McCall Smith.When Max finds an old car that has his last name - Champion - on the bonnet, he learns that his grandfather used to make some of the best cars around... and race them! That is, until his ideas book and his favourite car, Arabella, were stolen by greedy rival Mr Grabber. Can Max find a way to get back what Grandfather Gus lost? And will Arabella e...

A witty account of three friends' boating adventure along the river Thames. Wtritten in the nineteenth century the humour is still accessible to a modern audience. Read by celebrated actor Sir Timothy Ackroyd

A modern dramatisation of Dracula performed by a full cast 'in the dark'.

Paul Stewart has returned to Scotland to continue his successful career. His agent and girlfriend, Gloria, has arranged for him to write The Philosophy of Food in Six Easy Chapters, a project he relishes but that will have to be delivered in six months. It is not going well, as Paul finds his domestic circumstances unsuited to concentrated hard work: Gloria has now moved in with him (not specifically invited) and has brought with her two extremely vocal and demanding Siamese cats. The cats...

An entertaining selection of short stories including tales by renowned storytellers O' Henry, George Eliot and Saki.

When writer Paul Stewart heads to the idyllic Italian town of Montalcino to finish his already late book, it seems like the perfect escape from stressful city life. Upon landing, however, things quickly take a turn for the worse when he discovers his hired car is nowhere to be found. With no record of any reservation and no other cars available it looks like Paul is stuck at the airport. That is, until an enterprising stranger offers him an unexpected alternative. While there may be no car...