Non-Fiction
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Comedy
Children's
Fiction and Drama

June - July

2007

Alan Bennett
Triple Bill

Three classic Alan Bennett adaptations, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and released on CD for the first time.

A Visit from Miss Prothero
Since Mr Dodsworth retired, he has had all the time in the world. Then he has a visitor from his old firm - Miss Prothero, who is eager to tell him all the news..

Say Something Happened
A naive, inexperienced social worker calls on an elderly couple - but does she need more help than they do?

Two in Torquay
A middle-aged man and a middle-aged woman engage in polite conversation in a hotel on the Cornish Riviera. But neither is quite who they appear to be. Who is deceiving whom?

Amusing, ironic and affectionate, these three adaptations feature Hugh Lloyd, Patricia Routledge, Judi Dench, Thora Hird, Brian Wilde, Imelda Staunton and Alan Bennett himself.

Alexander McCall Smith
The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Volume 4

The Kalahari Typing School for Men opens with bad news for Mma Ramotswe - her agency has competition in the form of the Satisfaction Guaranteed Detective Agency, run by a man. Mma Makutsi has entrepreneurial ambitions too, and has conceived the idea of teaching men to type at evening class.

The Admirer sees Mma Ramotswe commissioned by a physiotherapist to find out what her errant husband is up to. There are also problems at home: one of her foster children, Motheleli, is unhappy, and Mr J. L. B. Matekoni is still reluctant to talk about marriage. Mma Makutsi, however, has found a boyfriend....

'Must-listen ... beautifully cast, precisely timed, simply wonderful' - Daily Telegraph

Ewan Stewart reads James Robertson's gripping novel of religion, madness and the supernatural.

For Gideon Mack, faithless minister, unfaithful husband and troubled soul, the existence of God, let alone the Devil, is no
more credible than that of ghosts or fairies. Until the day he falls into a gorge and is rescued by someone who might just be Satan himself. Mack's testament - a compelling blend of memoir, legend, history and, quite probably, madness - recounts one man's emotional crisis, disappearance, resurrection and death. It also transports you into an utterly mesmerising exploration of the very nature of belief.

'Overwhelmingly compassionate and thought-provoking' ­ Irvine Welsh, The Guardian

'Astonishingly accomplished, utterly compelling from start to finish ... could well be the best novel published anywhere this year' - Big Issue

'Hugely enjoyable, very funny, deeply refreshing' - The Herald

'Beautiful, compelling. A master storyteller' - Time Out