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Alan Bennett reads five more extracts from Untold Stones, his major collection of new writings Untold Stories. Alan Bennett's first major collection of prose since his bestselling Writing Home.
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Michael Gambon and Penelope Wilton star as Guy Burgess and Coral Browne in this BBC Radio Full-cast drama based on a real-life chance encounter
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In his comprehensive biography, Pearson considers how Doyle's life is reflected in his books.
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Actor Bill Wallis discusses his work as a reader for audiobooks.
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Stephen King accepts the 2003 National Book Awards in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature with grace and wit.
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A quizzical look at the life and legend of celebrated poet Dylan Thomas, through the critical eyes of the infamous Chelsea Hotel...
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Revealing, poetical, passionate and witty, Chronicles: Volume One is a mesmerizing window on Bob Dylan's thoughts and influences.
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Actress Clare Corbett discusses her work as a reader for audiobooks.
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Actor David Rintoul discusses his work as a reader for audiobooks.
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In Dostoevsky in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Dostoevsky's life and ideas, and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand his place...
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Simon Jones, who starred in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy takes a look back at the events and happenings of the life of Douglas Adams....
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Nearly five decades of theatrical anecdotes as David Barry {Frankie Abbott in 'Please, Sir!) recalls working with the likes of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh...
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When artist Tim Lefens walked into the care center for people with cerebral palsy, he had a life-changing experience. Because of his passion and determination, he and his student-artists emerged to...
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About Frank as told by his daughter
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' - That's what this book is about...
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In García Márquez in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of García Márquez 's life and ideas, and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand ...
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Humphrey Lyttelton presents a compilation of extracts and interviews celebrating the life and work of Gerard Hoffnung
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'Rock's little drummer boy grows up into a sex cymbal. With a wit drier than an AA clinic, and a charm more disarming than a UN peace-keeping force, Mason gives us a literary drum solo par excellence
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This riveting biography follows Stewart from his childhood shaped by a strong-willed father to the fateful encounter with actress Margaret Sullavan, his first professional theatrical experiences on...
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A highly enjoyable account of the life of Jane Austen.
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In Kafka in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Kafka's life and ideas, and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand his place in the wo...
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Laugh at the antics and worldwide travels of bestselling author, J. Robert Whittle, as he relates fascinating stories of an active and intriguing life.
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This first audio-biography of Marcel Proust tells the story of one of the world's most original and admired literary geniuses.
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The story of Beethoven, widely believed to be the greatest composer who ever lived.
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Regarded one of the most mesmeric performers of his day, he lives on in his music.
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Born in Dublin in 1865, Yeats drew strength from the Irish tradition, as can be seen in this special audiobook which presents the most important poems in the context of his life and ambitions.
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Here is a brief account of Dante's life, compiled from various sources (including his first biographer, Boccaccio) by Benedict Flynn.
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The remarkable and tragic story of Oscar Wilde, legendary wit and conversationalist, author of perhaps the most perfect comedy in the English language.
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In this classic biography, Hesketh Pearson puts his skills as an actor and biographer to lively use, looking at the man as much through his work
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This is the poignant and compelling story of perhaps the most naturally gifted musical genius of all time.
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The Lives of the Great Artists was the first truly comprehensive history of art.
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The critically acclaimed memoir from the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the Lovely Bones.
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The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts is now part of the collective imagination. This works attempts to unearth the secrets behind the first Narnian, C.S.Lewis himself
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The biography of legendary film actress Natalie Wood.
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With an introduction by Paul Auster, this delightful true-life story by a great American writer emerges from obscurity to shine a delightful light upon family life -- then and now.
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From the heart and mind of Amy Tan, a reflection on the opposite of fate.
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Popular actress Penelope Keith discusses her work as a reader for BBC Audiobooks.
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Joyce describes the early life of Stephen Dedalus.
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The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men.
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Neil MacGregor, the Director of the British Museum, marks the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt’s birth in BBC R3’s Sunday Feature ‘Rembrandt 400’...
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An inside look at the life of one of the greatest literary figures of the twentieth century - Ernest Hemingway - from the woman who was both his personal secretary and his daughter-in-law.
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The bass player for the greatest improvisational band in American history tells the full, true story of his life, Jerry Garcia, and the Grateful Dead.
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Actor Steven Pacey discusses his work as a reader for audiobooks.
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Stick It! Rocking Road Stories told by legendary classic rock drummer Corky Laing...
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Alan Bennett recalls his childhood in a sequence of talks that are funny, touching and told in his unique style...
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'Angela’s Ashes', Frank McCourt’s critically acclaimed, lyrical memoir of his Irish childhood, won the Pulitzer Prize...
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'A gut-wrenching memoir that still has you gasping with laughter. A hell of a book'
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The book her devoted readers have been waiting for. At last, New York Times betselling author Kathleen Norris's first continuous narrative . . .a story of sex, drugs, and poetry.
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An intimate history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year that changed not only his fortunes but the course of literature for many generations to come...
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