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The Betty Witherspoon Show: Classic BBC Radio Comedy

The complete series of the vintage BBC Radio variety show Radio legends Kenneth Williams (Beyond Our Ken, Hancock’s Half Hour) and Ted Ray (Ray’s a Laugh) join forces for this quickfire mix of characters, songs and sketches, first broadcast on Radio 2 in 1974. Accompanied by Quote… Unquote’s Nigel Rees and veteran actress/comedian Miriam Margolyes, they cross their comedy swords and trade playful repartee. In these ten episodes, recorded in front of a live audience at the Paris Theatre, Ted Ray demonstrates his virtuosity on the violin; documentary feature ‘Witherspoon’s World’ explores topics including medicine, the arts, Europe and the younger generation; and Inspector Spewles of Scotland Yard’s Intelligence Unit gets flirty, sweetie, with a public information bulletin that’s full of honeyed words. Plus, the ‘Theatre of the Air’ troupe make merry at the court of Henry VIII, take a rollicking trip through Rasputin’s Russia and give us their comic take on classic literature: from A Tale of Two Cities to Wuthering Heights, Anthony and Cleopatra and Romeo and Juliet. There’s also a host of groan-inducing gags and humorous tunes, including ‘The Type of Horrible Cockney Song that Killed the Music Hall’ and ‘Why Don’t They Write Songs About Runcorn?’ None of the shows were kept by the BBC archive, but thanks to the ‘Treasure Hunt’ campaign, they were all recovered, and are collected here for you to enjoy once more. Happy days! NB: Contains dated humour and language that reflect the era in which these programmes were recorded, which some listeners may find offensive. Due to the age and off-air nature of the recordings, the quality may vary. Production credits Starring Ted Ray and Kenneth Williams With Miriam Margolyes and Nigel Rees Written by Michael Wale and Joe Steeples With additional material by Derek Farmer, Ray Lowrie, Fred Metcalfe, David Renwick, Keith Williams, Chris Miller, Peter Spence, Chris Allen, David McKellar, Tom Magee Englefield, David Nobbs and Peter Vincent Music by Neil Innes Produced by Simon Brett First broadcast on BBC Radio 2, 20 April-22 June 1974 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Joe Steeples, Michael Wale (Author), Kenneth Williams, Miriam Margolyes, Nigel Rees, Ted Ray (Narrator)

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Leslie F*cking Jones: A Memoir

'You are Black; you are female,' Leslie Jones' father once said. 'But if you work harder and you're better than everybody else, they can't f*cking deny you.' Leslie Jones is a warrior. Raised by a tough dad and a loving but often sick mom, her father's military career meant she bounced around as a kid–fighting off bullies because she was tall and loud, sticking up for her troubled kid brother, and generally causing mayhem wherever she went. In the end the family settled in Lynwood, Los Angeles, where in high school she was a star basketball player, heavily recruited for what everyone thought would be a stellar college career. Then, one day in college, she discovered comedy instead, and everything changed. Eventually hitting the road as a working comedian, and holding down regular jobs to fund her dreams, she found herself fighting prejudice, tough crowds, stupid bosses, and people who thought a Black woman could never be funny enough. But she proved herself time and again to be undeniably funnier than most, and in Leslie F*cking Jones, we finally get to meet the woman behind the laughs: tough but full of love, uncompromising but wise, honest, revealing, challenging, and always completely hilarious. From clubs across the country, through hit TV specials, to six years at SNL; through the hell that was the Ghostbusters remake, and on into Twitter and Olympic-commentary stardom, guest hosting Ellen and The Daily Show, and beyond, Leslie F*cking Jones reveals what it took to become one of America's most beloved and plain-speaking superstars. In this audacious memoir, Leslie Jones opens up for the first time about how she faltered and triumphed on the road to success and, in doing so, encourages others to let go of the fear and self-doubt that has holds them back. Leslie F*cking Jones is a love letter to regular people just trying to make it day to day.

Leslie Jones (Author), Leslie Jones (Narrator)

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So Fetch: The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We’re Still So Obsessed With It)

The inside story of the making of Mean Girls – and our enduring 20-year obsession with it Released in 2004, iconic teen comedy Mean Girls remains as relevant now as ever. But what made an adaptation of a parenting guide by SNL writer Tina Fey so successful? And why, two decades later, can we all just not stop quoting it? Drawing on revealing interviews with the director, cast and crew, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong takes us behind the scenes of the film’s genesis, production and release. From how it shaped the Millennial generation to how it has intertwined with tabloid, meme and LGBTQ+ culture, So Fetch is also the first deep dive into what makes Mean Girls such an influential phenomenon. Part love letter, part cultural commentary, this is an unmissable read for anyone who is still ‘like, obsessed’ with all things Mean Girls twenty years on.

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong (Author), Eva Kaminsky (Narrator)

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L.P Hartley: The Go- Between, & More: Four BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisations & Readings

Four of L. P. Hartley's finest novels adapted for BBC radio, plus bonus short stories An acclaimed novelist, short story writer and critic, Leslie Poles Hartley is best known for his 1953 novel The Go-Between, which won the W. H. Heinemann Award and was adapted as a BAFTA-winning film starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates. Included here is a radio dramatisation of that classic tale, alongside adaptations of three further novels and five short stories. The Go-Between - 1901, Norfolk. Twelve-year-old Leo Colston is spending the long, hot summer with his school friend Marcus at his family estate, Brandham Hall. Drawn into an adult world of deception and forbidden desire, he sets in motion a tragedy that will haunt him forever. This moving tale of lost innocence stars Clive Swift, Joe Brothwell, Lisa Kay and Robert Glenister. The Collections - Ambrose and Edwina possess exquisite collections of objets d'art, but need to dispose of them; Barbara owns a stately home, but has had to sell off the contents. Joining forces seems like the ideal solution - until a thief comes along... Starring Richard Pearson, Siân Phillips and Eva Stuart. The Brickfield - Dictating his memoir to his secretary, elderly novelist Richard Mardick finds himself confiding a long-held secret from his youth: his adolescent romance with the beautiful Lucy, and its tragic conclusion... Martin Jarvis and Denys Blakelock star in this tender love story from the past, told against the bright awareness of the present. The Betrayal - In this sequel to The Brickfield, Richard Mardick is forced once more to recall the long-ago days of his boyhood, as he reveals to his biographer-to-be how Lucy's death has blighted his life and disrupted his peace of mind. Starring Martin Jarvis and Denys Blakelock, with Irene Sutcliffe and Gudrun Ure. Short Stories by LP Hartley - Robert Lang reads five creepy tales by the celebrated author: 'Night Fears', 'The Waits', 'W.S.', 'Someone in the Lift' and 'The Price of the Absolute'. Text copyright © The Trustees of the Estate of Annie Norah Hartley, 1953 (The Go-Between), 1954 ('W.S.', 'The Price of the Absolute'), 1961 ('The Waits', 'Someone in the Lift'), 1964 (The Brickfield), 1966 (The Betrayal), 1972 (The Collections) 'Night Fears' first published 1924 Cast and credits Written by L. P. Hartley The Go-Between Cast: Clive Swift, Joe Brothwell, George Greenbury, Eleanor Bron, Lisa Kay, Robert Glenister, Ed Sinclair, Jenny Coverack, Mark Hesketh, Brian Gear, Guy Shotton The Collections Cast: Richard Pearson, Martin Friend, Siân Phillips, Christopher Good, Elizabeth Rider, Eva Stuart, John Bull, Peter Baldwin, Sonia Fraser The Brickfield Cast: Martin Jarvis, Denys Blakelock, Barbara Mitchell, Nigel Anthony, Ann Murray, Noel Hood, Lockwood West, Humphrey Morton, Beth Boyd, Bernard Brown, David Brierley, Sian Davies, Michael Harbour, Leroy Lingwood The Betrayal Cast: Martin Jarvis, Denys Blakelock, Irene Sutcliffe, Alexa Romanes, Shelagh Willcocks, Sian Davies, Bernard Brown, Douglas Hankin, Gudrun Ure, David Brierley, Alexander John, Beth Boyd Short Stories by LP Hartley Read by Robert Lang First broadcast BBC Radio 4 on the following dates: Night Fears 7 November 1988 The Waits 8 November 1988 W.S. 9 November 1988 Someone in the Lift 10 November 1988 The Price of the Absolute 11 November 1988 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

L. P. Hartley (Author), Clive Swift, Denys Blakelock, Eleanor Bron, Full Cast, Lockwood West, Martin Jarvis, Richard Pearson, Robert Glenister, Robert Lang, Sian Phillips (Narrator)

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[German] - Die Ferienbande, Folge 13: Die Ferienbande und die unfassbar anstrengende Hexe

Lehrer, die plötzlich in Flammen aufgehen, mit schwarzgefärbter Zunge zusammenbrechen oder voller Panik kahlgeschoren durch die Gänge laufen - was in anderen Jugendhörspiel-Internaten für Aufregung sorgen würde, entlockt der Ferienbande nur ein Schulterzucken. Doch die Polizei, allen voran die neue Hauptkommissarin Zoller, stellt lästige Fragen und Bernd früher genannt Beate, Baul, Bröckchen und Babsi fühlen sich bei ihrer Ehre gepackt - wenn jemand hier einen Fall versemm- äh, aufklärt, dann ja wohl die Ferienbande! Bei ihren Ermittlungen stoßen die Freunde auf unheimliche alte Brunnen, noch ältere mysteriöse Bücher und naja, Kommissar Tappert hat auch schon mal frischer ausgesehen. Wieso führen die Spuren immer wieder zum Rummelplatz? Weiß der angebliche Architekt mehr als er sagen kann? Und wieso reicht es nicht, dass wir mit Bambi einen Hörspielhund ertragen müssen, sondern uns nun auch noch zahllose Möpse auf die Nerven und Ohren gehen? Die Ferienbande schlägt sich plan- und orientierungslos mit Haarjägern, Drohbriefschreibern und ihrer Sekretärin Frau Hitchcock herum, aber in einer Sache sind sie sich einig: Hexen gibt es nicht! Natürlich nicht. ...oder? Zwanzig Jahre Ferienbande! Zwanzig Jahre anarchische Parodie auf die Jugendhörspiele der Achtziger Jahre. Aus diesem Anlass kehrt die Bande endlich mit einer neuen Hörspielfolge der Kultreihe zurück und trifft nicht nur auf ihren härtesten Gegner, die unfassbar anstrengende Hexe, sondern erlebt ein wahrhaft episches Abenteuer

Die Ferienbande (Author), Die Ferienbande (Narrator)

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Fonging for the World

This audiobook Fonging for the World, narrated by five time Grammy winner Roy 'Futureman' Wooten, tells the fictional story of several musicians traveling around the globe attempting to bring peace to the world through a crazy musical and spiritual practice called fonging, i.e., by tapping into the healing sounds of the universe through the use of oven racks and other implements. The book explores transcendent topics, such as vibrational healing, synergies, telepathy, and plant medicines, to demonstrate that humans can overcome fear and insecurities to help achieve peace of mind individually as well as peace and harmony for the world. This audio version of the book Fonging for the World read by Roy Wooten is a complement to the Full Soundtrack version of the audiobook and book with the same title.

Jefferson Glassie (Author), Roy 'futureman' Wooten (Narrator)

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[German] - Ultimative Flachwitzsammlung: Flachwitze, Scherzfragen, Witzkracher und mehr. Dein Beglei

Bereiten Sie sich auf endloses Gelächter vor mit der 'Ultimativen Flachwitzsammlung'! Dieses Hörbuch ist Ihr perfekter Begleiter für humorvolle Unterhaltung, gefüllt mit einer einzigartigen Auswahl an kurzen Flachwitzen, Scherzfragen und Witzkrachern. Ideal für jede Gelegenheit, bietet es unvergessliche Lacher und Spaß für alle. Vielseitiger Humor für jeden Geschmack: Egal ob Sie nach Alltagswitzen, lustigen Missverständnissen, originellen Wortspielereien, humorvollen Einblicken in verschiedene Nationalitäten und Kulturen oder Situationskomik suchen – diese Sammlung hat für jeden etwas dabei. Leicht und zugänglich: Die Flachwitze sind kurz und prägnant gehalten, perfekt für schnelle Unterhaltung zwischendurch. Einfach reinhören und lachen – ideal für unterwegs, zu Hause oder bei der Arbeit. Brücken bauen mit Humor: Unsere Kategorie 'Humor über Nationalitäten und Kulturen' bietet nicht nur Lacher, sondern fördert auch das Verständnis und die Wertschätzung verschiedener Kulturen durch Humor. Für alle Altersgruppen: Ob Jung oder Alt, die 'Ultimative Flachwitzsammlung' ist ein großartiges Hörbuch für die ganze Familie. Teilen Sie Freude und Gelächter mit Freunden und Liebsten. Das perfekte Geschenk: Auf der Suche nach einem besonderen Geschenk? Dieses Hörbuch ist eine ausgezeichnete Wahl für jeden, der gerne lacht und sich über das Einfache im Leben freut. Sichern Sie sich Ihr Exemplar: Verpassen Sie nicht die Gelegenheit, sich mit dieser Sammlung von Flachwitzen und Scherzfragen stundenlang zu amüsieren. Kaufen Sie jetzt die 'Ultimative Flachwitzsammlung' und erleben Sie schallendes Gelächter!

Marcel Schmidtpeter (Author), Marcel Schmidtpeter (Narrator)

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Coconut Kelz's Guide to Surviving this Shithole

‘There is only one way to survive and even thrive in the third world, and that is by being as Caucasian as you possibly can. Fact: white people have it easier in life because they deserve it.’ Coconut Kelz is a young Caucasian woman trapped in a black woman’s body. Kelz lives in – and tries never to leave – Sandton and is a staunch member of the DA. With handy tips for how to achieve the white right standard of beauty, deal with your family in the lalis, pick the best suburb to live in and nab yourself a white guy, Kelz offers a complete guide to a full Caucasian conversion. Through the mask of her character Coconut Kelz, whose apparent adoration of all things white has riled many an unsuspecting viewer of her online videos, Lesego Tlhabi speaks straight to the heart of this country’s strong residue of prejudice, framing hard and potent truths to incredibly funny effect.

Lesego Tlhabi (Author), Lesego Tlhabi (Narrator)

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Butts tails and rumps

Discover the fascinated mysteries of animals’ butts! Is a hippopotamus hiding a helicopter on its rear side? Or a penguin – a cannon? Why is baboon’s ass red, and why does a tapeworm have no ass at all? Why do dogs keep sniffing one another, and why wouldn’t cats ever stop licking their fur? And why does the roe flash its white rump? This book contains thirty exciting and funny stories of butts, tails and rumps narrated by a science promoter and a biologist in one. Mikołaj Golachowski – PhD in Animal Ecology and Zoology, traveller, translator and polar explorer. When he’s not busy in the midst of Antarctic snow and ice, he lives in Warsaw and writes about animals and protecting the environment. Author of educational and popular science books. Maria Mroux Bulikowska – illustrator working with children’s and adult books and magazines. Author of two books on Warsaw dialect. Table of contents: 01 INTRODUCTION 02 THE BOMBARDIER BEETLE 03 THE HIPPO 04 THE HERRING 05 THE POLAR BEAR 06 THE PENGUIN 07 THE WOMBAT 08 THE DOG 09 THE CAT 10 THE PARAMECIUM 11 THE WEAVER 12 THE MAYFLY 13 THE DUCK 14 THE PEACOCK 15 THE ORCA 16 THE LIZARD 17 THE KANGAROO 18 THE WASP 19 THE SPIDER 20 THE SEAHORSE 21 THE FROG 22 THE ROE 23 THE LYNX 24 THE SCORPION 25 THE EARWIG 26 THE TAPEWORM 27 THE SNAKE 28 THE SKUNK 29 THE BABOON 30 THE SPIDER MONKEY 31 THE FIREFLY Mikołaj Golachowski - Butts, tails and rumps translated by Jarek Westermark narrated by Sean Palmer illustrations by Maria Mroux Bulikowska Wydawnictwo Babaryba www.babaryba.pl

Mikolaj Golachowski (Author), Sean Palmer (Narrator)

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[German] - Manchmal kann Glück eben stinken: Klartext in Sachen Hundehaltung

Wer sein Haus und sein Leben wie die Autorin mit mehreren Hunden teilt, kann ein Lied davon singen, dass nicht immer alles Veilchenduft und Liebreiz ist. Aber, so kommt sie zu dem Schluss, das Leben ist nunmal eine Mischkalkulation. Und so bleiben neben glücklichen Momenten auch so manche Diskussion im Dickschädeldialog und auch die unvermeidliche Seite des Abschiednehmens nicht aus. Das ganze Leben eben. Der geprüften Hundetrainerin und Tierverhaltensberaterin geht es aber nicht nur ums humorvolle Erzählen, was sie auf ihre schnoddrig-direkte Art ganz hervorragend kann, sondern auch um die Vermittlung der Erkenntnis, dass der zweibeinige Part in der Pflicht ist, sich durchaus etwas mehr Mühe in der Verbesserung der Kommunikation im Mensch-Hund-Dialog zu geben. Schließlich sind wir diejenigen mit der (hoffentlich) größeren Übersicht. Ein Buch zum Sich-Wiedererkennen, Lachen, Lernen, Tränchen verdrücken, Spaß haben und Verschenken an alle, die sich mit ganzem Herzen auf das Abenteuer Hund einlassen möchten!

Silvia Dober (Author), Patrizia Puertas Alvarez (Narrator)

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Until the Last Pickle

Born to a Jewish mother and Ukrainian father during the final years of the Soviet Union, Yuliya Patsay grew up believing bread lines were a fun way to spend an afternoon, drafts caused pneumonia, and that Lenin was everyone’s benevolent grandpa. After trading pickled herring and Soviet winters for San Francisco fog and year-round produce (the real American dream!) she found herself occupying two parallel universes: the first grounded in her Soviet roots and the second in her burgeoning ‘Amerikanskiye’ beliefs. Irreverent, nostalgic and vulnerable, Until the Last Pickle, is a memoir replete with remembrances, anecdotes, and exactly 18 recipes. It’s an exploration of identity and belonging — at once, deeply personal and broadly relatable — told through the lens of one family’s “totally average” immigration journey.

Yuliya Patsay (Author), A Full Cast, Yuliya Patsay (Narrator)

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[German] - Familie macht glücklich - Das muss man sich nur IMMER WIEDER sagen (Ungekürzt)

Kinder sind was Wunderbares. Noch schöner ist nur ein Hühnerhof, findet Johann König und holt sich eine Schar aufgeregtes Federvieh ins Haus. Dabei hat er mit drei Kindern ja eigentlich schon genug Arbeit. Vor allem, weil sie während der Seuchenjahre nicht nur gefüttert, gesäubert und befriedet, sondern auch noch unterrichtet werden mussten. Also die Kinder, nicht die Hühner. Hier erzählt er, gewohnt trocken und lakonisch, wie er Lockdown, Hamsterkäufe und Homeschooling überlebte, wie man mit der buckligen Verwandtschaft umgeht, wenn Teile davon zu kruden Corona-Kritikern werden, und warum derartige Krisenjahre innerhalb der Familie immer noch am besten auszuhalten sind - ein Hörbuch über die nervigste und schönste Sache der Welt: la Familia.

Johann König (Author), Johann König (Narrator)

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