A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of
Stevenson's swashbuckling adventure story.
These audio editions, especially dramatised for BBC Radio, are of timeless stories that have enchanted generations of readers both young and old. The wonder and excitement of these much-loved tales live on in these acclaimed full-cast dramatisations, complete with evocative music and sound effects.
Treasure Island is the classic pirate adventure, appealing to both the young and the young at heart.
Having outwitted a band of pirates to obtain a map disclosing the whereabouts of Captain Flint's treasure, young Jim sets sail with Squire Trelawney and Dr Livesey bound for Treasure Island . But the crew of the Hispaniola are not what they seem.
Revealing themselves as another gang of cut-throats, led by the villainous Long John Silver, they are hell-bent on seizing both the ship and the treasure. Outnumbered, with murder in the air Jim and his friends stand fast through many thrilling adventures as they fight for their lives on the high seas.
This BBC dramatisation of Robert Louis Stevenson's most popular novel stars Jack Shepherd , lain Cuthbertson , Buster Merryfield and James McPherson as young Jim Hawkins.
Jill Tomlinson
Maureen Lipman
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 1 hour 5 minutes
Categories : Animals
Classics
Price : $7.49
Maureen Lipman reads this classic children's story about a baby aardvark finding his way in the world. More info... |
James Barrie
Vanessa Maroney
Publisher : In Audio
Runtime : 5 hours 55 minutes
Categories : Classics
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Magic
Fairy Tales
Price : $24.95 $12.50
The three Darling children visit Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who will never grow up. More info... |
C. S. Lewis
Alex Jennings
Publisher : Harper Collins US
Runtime : 4 hours
Categories : Classics
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Magic
Price : $27.50 $19.95
Two runaways soon find themselves at the center of a terrible battle. It is a battle that will decide their fate and the fate of Narnia itself. More info... |
The Brothers Grimm
Laura Paton
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 2 hours 5 minutes
Categories : Classics
Fairy Tales
Under 10s
Short Stories
Price : $11.99
Though the Brothers Grimm wrote more than 160 fairy tales, only a handful are well-known. Here is a selection of tales which will be new to many, children and parents alike. More info... |
Mark Twain
Mike McShane
Publisher : Harper Collins UK
Runtime : 2 hours 47 minutes
Categories : Classics
Classic Literature
Classics
Over 10s
Price : $12.75
First published in 1885, 'Huckleberry Finn' is one of the undoubted masterpieces of American literature... More info...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography
Biographical
Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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