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Dickens wrote into life some of the most beloved and well-known characters in the history of English literature, introducing us to Pip, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Little Nell, Scrooge, Nicholas Nickleby, Miss Haversham, and many more who have lived in the imagination of generations. In this definitive and beautifully curated collection, you'll discover some of Dickens's most beloved classics and walk the streets of London, Paris...

Jessica Raine stars in all four BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of John Galsworthy's Forsyte novels. An irresistible family saga of love, money and betrayal, The Forsytes: The Complete Series encompasses four acclaimed BBC Radio 4 productions of Galsworthy's perennially popular epic, spanning 50 years from 1886 to 1936.

Zola is a rebellious soul filled to the brim with sheer determination to make it. After she defies the path that her father wants her to take, she ends up at Paradise, a strip club in the heart of New York City. Rich is a ruthless ruler running New York and has no plans of stopping. After what appears to be an accidental moment between Zola and Rich, she becomes a marked woman. With Rich reacting on impulse, Zola is trying to navigate through life and keep Rich at bay. But can budding feelings and an offer of a lifetime finally put them exactly where they’re fated to be?

Deserved to Be Loved is the coming of age story of Rodney, a black gay teen, and Mike, his on the down low lover. Set in the brutal backdrop of 90's era New Orleans, it follows the star-crossed lovers as they discover not only each other but the tenants of their own sexuality. They must face the realities of a world that might not fully accept them. The harshness of the homo thug image and New Orleans housing projects is vividly painted in this fast-paced, no holds barred thrill ride laced in a love story.

The Complete Charles Dickens Collection: Part Two contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works from 1844 to 1865. Dickens wrote most of his most influential and beloved novels during these years - introducing us to characters such as Pip, David Copperfield, Little Dorrit, Esther Summerson, and many more who have lived long in the memory for generations. Also included here are a selection of his essays, travelogues, letters, and a short biography of Dickens by his daughter, Mamie.

The complete BBC Radio adaptations of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency featuring Botswana's only female private detective agency, run by the irrepressible Precious Ramotswe. Based on the hugely popular novels and brought to life with music and full casts, these evocative productions return us to Botswana, where Precious has more mysteries to solve.

Parker Ryan has lived with the ache of losing his fiancée, Cynthia, for what feels like an eternity. He’s locked his heart away, sure he’ll never feel that kind of love again. Enter Dr. Chi Addams—fiercely independent, sexy, and precisely what Parker didn’t know he was craving.

Attempting suicide was the only solution after love left her for dead. On this side of life, Jasper Lloyd puts love on the back burner as she focuses on locating the mole that’s been planted to destroy her business. Balancing friends who live in chaos and a mother who disapproves of her career choice is impossible. Jasper is teetering on a slippery slope until she meets David Brooks, the heir who surrendered his family’s dynasty for the wrong girl.

Journey: In my world, the gangstas on the street are feared. I had no way of knowing that once I accepted a Botany Scholarship at Georgetown University, I was going to be unwittingly thrown into the savage biosphere of politics. Trust the wrong person, and you can end up dead. I gave into the Senator's son one night, allowing him to take what I had never gifted to another. Joseph: I knew she was too innocent to be pulled into my world. A world that was more treacherous than a pit of vipers. However, I could no sooner quiet my hunger for her.

The love Jasper and David carry for each other is deeply engraved. Their love has built an indestructible levee of security, hope, and peace, or so they thought.... Old flames, new names, unresolved issues, suspicion, stress, and diminishing trust are hitting them like a deluge of an uncharted tsunami weakening their resolve.

Rook has Misty. He’s not taking another person we love, even if we all have to die to save her. The FBI failed us. We failed Misty. Ziva said trust no one at the station, but Casey got a call from someone we cleared about Jake and Dillion. Ziva ghosted us when we needed her the most. Ziva continued to ghost us while Rook has Misty. The instructions are clear. We are all summoned to a warehouse. We are to come unarmed, with no backup and no weapons. We all know we could be walking to our deaths. We know Misty could already be dead.

Never before released audio programs! Throughout the 1970's Dr. Samuel J. Citron took it upon himself to interview leading authorities on special topics in contemporary Jewish history, mostly relating to the State of Israel. Over the course of ten years of painstaking work, he completed the...

A global thriller presenting an apocalyptic vision of a world on the brink of despair and destruction. What would you do if the world was brought to a standstill? If you heard deafening static followed by the words, ‘My children. Do not be afraid’? Would you turn to God? Subscribe to the...

One of a series of plays by British screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce looking at the punk generation three decades on, with each play telling a different, but connected, story. In Parallel Lines, Julie is a singer in an ageing Blondie tribute band. An invitation to the reunion of the audience at an Adverts gig in 1977 brings some skeletons dancing from the cupboard. Starring Doon Mackichan as Julie, with Sian Reeves, Rosie Cavaliero, Ivan Kaye, Paul Viragh, Joseph Tremain, Sarah Bedi, John Rowe and Ben Crowe.

A Christmas story to warm the heart. Sgt. Evans recounts his most infamous case about a stolen Christmas tree.

Santa's Christmas schedule has run into a major problem - all his reindeer, even the heroic Rudolph, are too ill to fly. However, a promising solution to Santa's dilemma is offered from an unlikely source - the eccentric elf Melvin.

Case Thomas is always in control whether its on the basketball court, the lab where he works, or in his love life. All that changes when his parents pass away and Case is thrown into fatherhood when he becomes temporary guardian to two adorable twin toddlers. Weeks later, Case must decide if he's ready to become a father to these children, or give them up. Then he meets Gabbie Vaulst. Gabbie is amazing with the kids, owns her own business, and has all the right curves in all the right places.

Most of us would like to change some events in our past. However, if we were granted such an opportunity, would we be happy with the results? The Bench is a radio play by Glenn Hascall.

Embark on a thrilling odyssey with Robbie and his friends as they dive headfirst into a bachelor party like no other. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Mont Tremblant snowy mountain retreat, this ski weekend promises more than just picturesque landscapes. Brace yourself for a narrative that unfolds with sizzling passion, revealing tantalizing and steamy encounters that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

"Heartbeat Expressions" by Xavier Shipman is a moving exploration of emotions, woven with the threads of love, pain, joy, and heartache. Through his masterful poetry, Shipman invites listeners to delve into the depths of their own hearts, finding echoes of their own experiences in his words. This collection celebrates the human spirit, capturing moments of tenderness and sorrow with equal grace. Whether reflecting on a lost love or cherishing a fleeting moment of joy, "Heartbeat Expressions" resonates with a universal truth: that in our most vulnerable moments, we find our true strength.