Four classic BBC TV episodes starring the world's most famous rag and bone men.
The Stepmother
Steptoe A La Cart
The Bonds That Bind Us
My Old Man's a Tory
Come with us to Shepherd's Bush on a decrepit horse and cart, and view the young-ish Harold Steptoe (bon viveur, man of learning, Casanova) and his beloved father Albert (penny pincher, emotional blackmailer, dirty old man) in their natural habitat of the scrapyard at 24, Oil Drum Lane.
In these salubrious environs of discarded bric-a-brac, dubious antiquities and downright useless junk, we find our hosts constantly striving for better things - like money, sophistication, and perhaps even a woman or two around the place...
In these four original BBC TV episodes, Harold becomes entranced by a local widow; Albert reveals a shady wartime past; Albert becomes engaged to a gold-digger; and Harold hopes to become the official Labour candidate...
Written By : Various
Performed By : Full Cast Production
BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 3 hours 5 minutes
Type : TV
British
Thrillers
Action & Adventure
Our Price : $22.25
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Written By : Reginald Hill
Performed By : Colin Buchanan
Harper Collins UK
Duration : 6 hours 10 minutes
Type : Detective
Crime
Horror & Suspense
Thrillers
TV
Our Price : $18.75
The highly anticipated return of Dalziel and Pascoe, the hugely popular police duo and stars of the long-running BBC TV series, in a psychological thriller. View... |
Written By : Peter Anghelides
Performed By : John Barrowman
BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Duration : 3 hours
Type : Sci-Fi
Technological
Action & Adventure
British
TV
Our Price : $22.25
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Written By : Neil Postman
Performed By : Jeff Riggenbach
Blackstone Audio Inc
Duration : 5 hours
Type : TV
Non Fiction
Our Price : $39.95 $14.95
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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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