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Titan
£5.00 inc. VATTITAN: The Fighting Fantasy World
Written by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone and Edited by Marc Gascoigne Narrated by Neil Gardner No adventurer should be without this essential guide. TITAN contains everything you need to know, covering the turbulent history of the Fighting Fantasy world, Titan; from its creation and early civilisations - through the devastating War of the Wizards - to the present day wilderness and anarchy where the delicate balance between Good and Chaos could at any moment be overturned! Dur: 9hrs 25mins Mono Available in 3 ‘flavours’ offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 1.39GB – 320Kbps (highest quality)
- 1.14GB – 256Kbps (great quality)
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A Christmas Carol
£0.00 inc. VATA Christmas Carol: In Prose: Being A Ghost Story of Christmas
Written by Charles Dickens Read by Michael Fenton Stevens An unabridged performance of Charles Dickens's classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his journey from miser to philanthropist, thanks to the intervention of the ghost of his former business partner and three very different spirits. Dur: 3hrs 10mins STEREO Available as 192kbps Stereo MP3s
The Watch House
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The Watch House
Written by Robert Westall Performed by Georgia Maguire Anne becomes obsessed by the old Watch House when she goes to stay with elderly relatives in Gamouth. The old building is bound to be full of restless spirits of long-dead sailors - but what do they want with Anne? Dur: 6hrs 46mins Mono Available in 3 ‘flavours’ offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 982MB – 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Sound Within Collection
£2.50 inc. VATThe Sound Within: The Collected Short Stories of Neil Gardner
Written by Neil Gardner Performed by Various 16 short tales that delve into realms of existential investigation, from dark horror and science fiction futures to fantastical flights of scientific wonder. Dur: 2hrs 30mins Stereo Available in 3 ‘flavours’ offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 364MB – 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Embrace
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Written by Neil Gardner Performed by Christopher Ragland He had never known such love and contentedness...all within the all-encompassing embrace... Dur: 7mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3
Whisper Wings Collection
£2.50 inc. VATWhisper Wings of the North Shores Fairies: Collection 1: Books 1-3
Written by Neil Gardner Read by Michael Fenton Stevens Growing up and learning to be a North Shores fairy is an exciting, but slightly scary time for WHISPER WINGS. She's a little different from all her fairy friends, and she doesn't know whether she will ever fit in. But with the help and love of her friends and teachers, WHISPER WINGS is about to discover something amazing about herself, and learn an important lesson at the same time. Dur: 1hr 12mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s - 167MB
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Written by Neil Gardner Performed by Christopher Ragland Peter is a dream-diver...and it is finally time for him to undertake his deepest dive ever, into his own darkest fears! Dur: 20mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3
A Victorian Gentleman’s Ghostly Anthology
£3.00 inc. VATA Victorian Gentleman's Ghostly Anthology
Read by John Banks Twelve of the very best Victorian short ghost stories, all written by incredibly talented, but oft-times overlooked or forgotten, authors. Dur: 4hrs 20mins MONO Available in 3 ‘flavours’ offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 596MB – 320Kbps (highest quality)
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A Victorian Lady’s Ghostly Anthology
£2.50 inc. VATA Victorian Lady's Ghostly Anthology
Read by Billie Fulford-Brown Four of the very best Victorian short ghost stories, all written by incredibly talented, but oft-times overlooked or forgotten, female authors. Dur: 3hrs 23mins MONO Available in 3 ‘flavours’ offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 463MB – 320Kbps (highest quality)
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Children of Artifice
£5.50 inc. VATChildren of Artifice
Written by Danie Ware Read by Joe Jameson An ancient city, sealed in a vast crater. A history of metallurgical magic, and of Builders that could craft the living, breathing stone. Dur: 11hrs 21mins MONO Available in 3 ‘flavours’ offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 1.52GB – 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Bellamy Bird
£4.50 inc. VATThe Bellamy Bird
Written by Clare Havens Read by Virginia McKenna Almbury Manor is the ancestral home of the Bellamy family who have a priceless heirloom, a golden statue known as the Bellamy Bird. One Midsummer's Eve in 1931 the statue is stolen, causing the downfall of the Bellamy family and the loss of Almbury Manor. Modern day siblings, Freddie and Jamie, descendants of the Bellamy family, go back in time to try to prevent the robbery Dur: 5.5 hours MONO Available in 3 ‘flavours’ offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 758MB – 320Kbps (highest quality)
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Final Arrangements
£2.00 inc. VATFinal Arrangements from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
Written by Lawrence Page Performed by Paul Monaghan & Lara J West For ten long years, Elsie Parnell had been impossible to live with; and so morning after morning, Rutherford Parnell sat lost in thought, meditating on how to bring about an escape for both of them. And today was the day that he had picked … to carry out his plan. Dur: 19mins STEREO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 44MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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New Born
£0.00 inc. VATNew Born
Written by Neil Gardner Performed by Billie Fulford-Brown New Born is a very short story written by Neil Gardner, award-winning radio writer/producer/director. It is a piece of internalised dramatic fiction. Dur: 9mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3
Space Hopper
£0.00 inc. VATSpace Hopper
Written by Neil Gardner Performed by Dan Starkey Space Hopper is a very short story written by Neil Gardner, award-winning radio writer/producer/director. It is a piece of speculative, existentialist science fiction. Dur: 8mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3
Wrist Watch
£0.00 inc. VATWrist Watch
Written by Neil Gardner Performed by Nicola Bryant Wrist Watch is a very short story written by Neil Gardner, award-winning radio writer/producer/director. It is a piece of speculative, existentialist science fiction. Dur: 5.5mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s
The Mystery of Dr Fu Manchu
£4.00 inc. VATThe Mystery of Dr Fu Manchu
Written by Sax Rohmer Read by Phil Reynolds In which we meet narrator Dr Petrie and his old friend Nayland Smith, formerly of Scotland Yard. Teaming up to investigate a series of assassinations, they pursue the evil Doctor Fu Manchu from the opium dens of East London to the stately homes of England. Dur: 8hrs 18mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 1.11GB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Return of Dr Fu Manchu
£4.00 inc. VATThe Return of Dr Fu Manchu
Written by Sax Rohmer Read by Phil Reynolds The evil Doctor returns to further the cause of his secret political order. To obtain the coveted name of a secret agent in China he will employ every brutal means at his disposal, and Nayland Smith and Dr Petrie are subjected to unspeakable torture in their attempts to thwart him. Dur: 8hrs 23mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 1.12GB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The War of the Worlds
£4.00 inc. VATThe Time Machine
Written by H.G. Wells Read by John Banks A meteor-like alien object lands on Earth, spearheading an apocalyptic chain of events. Earth has been watched, and now the aliens have landed and their intent is conquest and war… Dur: 6hrs 13mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 856MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Time Machine
£3.00 inc. VATThe Time Machine
Written by H.G. Wells Read by John Banks A Victorian scientist known only as the Time Traveller creates a machine capable of moving through the fourth dimension. Using it, he is transported to the year 802,701 and thrown into a life and death adventure with the fearsome Morlocks. Dur: 3hrs 23mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 464MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Invisible Man
£3.50 inc. VATThe Invisible Man
Written by H.G. Wells Read by John Banks A mysterious stranger in a long-sleeved coat, with a bandaged face and wide-brimmed hat, arrives in a small English village. But his incongruous appearance is nothing compared to the secret of the clandestine experiments he is undertaking… Dur: 5hrs 12mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 717MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The First Men in the Moon
£5.00 inc. VATThe First Men in the Moon
Written by H.G. Wells Read by John Banks As a result of an accident with an experiment, two unlikely friends are propelled on a journey to the moon. But a whole new universe of terrors await them there, including the insectoid Selenites. Will they be able to overcome these perils, and find a safe way home? Dur: 7hrs 19mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 1.00GB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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Twelve Stories and a Dream
£5.00 inc. VATTwelve Stories and a Dream
Written by H.G. Wells Read by John Banks A brand new collection of thirteen short stories by the master of supernatural suspense and thrillers, exploring science fiction and fantasy themes. Dur: 7hrs 42mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 1.03GB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Door in the Wall
£3.00 inc. VATThe Door in the Wall and Other Stories
Written by H.G. Wells Read by John Banks A brand new collection of eight short stories by the master of supernatural suspense and thrillers, exploring science fiction and fantasy themes. Dur: 4hrs 27mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 612MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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Mutually Assured Domination (bk 4)
£5.50 inc. VATLethbridge-Stewart: Mutually Assured Domination
Written by Nick Walters Read by Terry Molloy The Dominators, the Masters of the Ten Galaxies, have come to Earth, and brought with them their deadly robotic weapons, the Quarks! Dur: 6hrs 31mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 895MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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Beast of Fang Rock (bk 3)
£5.50 inc. VATLethbridge-Stewart: Beast of Fang Rock
Written by Andy Frankham-Allen Read by Terry Molloy Fang Rock has always had a bad reputation. Since 1955 the lighthouse has been out of commission, shut down because of fire that gutted the entire tower. But now, finally updated and fully renovated, the island and lighthouse is once again about to be brought back into service. Dur: 8hrs 06mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 1.08GB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Schizoid Earth (bk 2)
£5.50 inc. VATLethbridge-Stewart: The Schizoid Earth
Written by David A McIntee Read by Terry Molloy Lethbridge-- 1.02GB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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Spectral Haunts & Phantom Lovers
£1.25 inc. VATSpectral Haunts and Phantom Lovers: Collected True Tales and Legends of Love from Across the Borderlands
Read by Louise Jameson Written by Adrian Engleby Edited by Scot D. Ryersson and Michael Orlando Yaccarino A sinister Venetian mirror serves as a portal for its long-dead mistress, weeping skulls lock in a lipless kiss, a loyal canine follows his gentle owner beyond the grave—this is the otherworldly realm of Spectral Haunts and Phantom Lovers. Here you will find a collection of eight supernatural tales set amongst the small villages and market towns of 1920s England. Dur: 34mins STEREO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 78MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Forgotten Fields
£4.00 inc. VATThe Forgotten Fields
Written & read by Geoffrey Beevers A young monk discovers a secret doorway buried deep beneath the monastery fields. Forbidden to explore further, Brother Magnus’ curiosity drives him on, and with help from a local girl, uncover secrets and surprises from a different time and civilisation. Dur: 6hr 14mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 856MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Progress Road
£2.50 inc. VATThe Progress Road
Written & read by Geoffrey Beevers A man dreams that a giant roller moves over the city, crushing everything in its path in the name of Progress. Behind it unfolds a wide road. The man knows he must follow this road into the future to try to find his missing children. Dur: 3hr 37mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 500MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Shadow Over Innsmouth (unabridged)
£3.00 inc. VATThe Shadow Over Innsmouth (unabridged)
Written by H.P. Lovecraft Read by Phil Reynolds Innsmouth is a dilapidated seaside town with secrets as a hybrid race of half-human and half-amphibian creatures worship the gods of Cthulhu and Dagon Dur: 2hrs 52mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 394MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Five Jars
£2.50 inc. VATThe Five Jars
Written by M.R. James Read by Phil Reynolds While he is out walking, our narrator is drawn to a remote pool, and finds a small box that has been hidden since Roman times. He gradually learns how to use its contents, fighting off a series of attempts to steal it, and becomes aware of a strange world hidden from our won... Dur: 2hrs 28mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 341MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Dunwich Horror
£3.00 inc. VATThe Dunwich Horror and The Thing on the Doorstep
Written by H.P. Lovecraft Read by Phil Reynolds Considered to the be one of most influential American authors, Howard Philip Lovecraft is synonymous with some of the best fantasy and horror fiction of the 20th century, second only to Edgar Allan Poe. Dur: 3hr 13mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 451MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Darker Side of Arthur Conan Doyle Vol.5
£3.00 inc. VATThe Darker Side of Arthur Conan Doyle Vol.5
Written by Arthur Conan Doyle Read by Phil Reynolds Most famous for his tales of crime and deduction, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle also had a passion for suspense, the supernatural and the macabre as demonstrated in this collection of gothic short stories. Dur: 3hr 12mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 441MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Tractate Middoth
£2.50 inc. VATThe Tractate Middoth and Other Tales
Written by M.R. James Read by David Troughton Considered by many to be the foremost author of the traditional Ghost Story, M. R. James was a distinguished scholar who spent his entire adult life in the academic atmospheres of Eton and Cambridge. This new volume includes four tales which have been adapted for audio, expertly narrated by actor David Troughton. Dur: 2hrs 42mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 371MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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Children of the Stones
£3.00 inc. VATChildren of the Stones
Written by Jeremy Burnham and Trevor Ray Read by Gareth Thomas Based on the classic television series starring Gareth Thomas and Freddie Jones, this is the original novelisation, published for the first time in 35 years. Dur: 6hrs 02mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 839MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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Dark City
£5.00 inc. VATDark City: Crime in Wartime London
Written by Simon Read Read by Kim Hartman There was more to wartime London than stiff upper-lips and rousing choruses of ‘Roll out the Barrel’. There was crime and plenty of it in the time of Blackouts, Blitz and Bloodshed, and it is chronicled here in this lively and accessible history... Dur: 8hrs 41mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 1.16GB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens Vol 3
£3.00 inc. VATThe Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens Vol 3
Written by Charles Dickens Read by Phil Reynolds Fascinated by the supernatural, Charles Dickens’ passion for the macabre and the afterlife spawned a fascinating collection of short ghost stories. Dickens’ unique blend of fantastic credibility and paranormal absurdity made his form of ghost story an instant success – one that keeps on chilling our spines nearly two-hundred years later. Dur: 3hrs 30mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 484MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens Vol 2
£3.00 inc. VATThe Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens Vol 2
Written by Charles Dickens Read by Phil Reynolds Fascinated by the supernatural, Charles Dickens’ passion for the macabre and the afterlife spawned a fascinating collection of short ghost stories. Dickens’ unique blend of fantastic credibility and paranormal absurdity made his form of ghost story an instant success – one that keeps on chilling our spines nearly two-hundred years later. Dur: 2hrs 40mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 371MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
- 297MB - 256Kbps (great quality)
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The Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens Vol 1
£3.00 inc. VATThe Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens Vol 1
Written by Charles Dickens Read by Phil Reynolds Fascinated by the supernatural, Charles Dickens’ passion for the macabre and the afterlife spawned a fascinating collection of short ghost stories. Dickens’ unique blend of fantastic credibility and paranormal absurdity made his form of ghost story an instant success – one that keeps on chilling our spines nearly two-hundred years later. Dur: 2hrs 47mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 385MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Lady Vanishes
£5.00 inc. VATThe Lady Vanishes
Written by Ethel Lina White Read by Kim Hartman On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly. Dur: 7hrs 15mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 990MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Spiral Staircase
£5.50 inc. VATThe Spiral Staircase
Written by Ethel Lina White Read by Kim Hartman Ethel Lina White’s classic psychological thriller is presented here unabridged and read by actress Kim Hartman. Four girls have been murdered. As darkness falls, the young maid Helen Capel feels distinctly uneasy, as though she is being watched, as she walks through the woods alone. Dur: 8hrs 33mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 1.16GB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Man with the Nailed Shoes
£1.50 inc. VATJohn Thorndyke's Cases - 01 - The Man with the Nailed Shoes
Written by R Austin Freeman Read by Adam Savage In the first of his many short story mysteries, Dr John Thorndyke is called on to help prove the chief suspect in a murder investigation could not have committed the crime. From sandy footprints to the number of mails in a shoe, everything rests on Thorndyke's ability to infer the truth from the smallest details. Dur: 1hr 45mins STEREO- 191MB - 256Kbps (great quality)
The Forgotten Son (bk 1)
£5.50 inc. VATLethbridge-Stewart: The Forgotten Son
Written by Andy Frankham-Allen Read by Terry Molloy The Great Intelligence has been defeated. And Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart’s world has changed. Terry Molloy reads the first in a brand-new series of novels set just after the Doctor Who serial The Web of Fear, featuring the characters and concepts created by Mervyn Haisman & Henry Lincoln. Dur: 8hrs 19mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 1.12GB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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King of the Castle
£4.00 inc. VATKing of the Castle
Written by Bob Baker Read by John Banks A brand new novelisation of a cult TV classic. Ignored by his dad, bullied by the teachers at his posh school, and picked on by the gang of kids who roam the stairways of his tower block home, Roland Wright thinks he has it pretty bad. Then, a broken lift hurls him into a strange kingdom where fantasy and reality meet, and Roland finds that his nightmare has only just begun. Dur: 5hrs 27mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 753MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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Sky
£4.00 inc. VATSky
Written by Bob Baker Read by John Banks A brand new novelisation of a cult TV classic. Eerie, unsettling and a benchmark production for children’s television in the 1970s, Sky was created by Doctor Who stalwarts Bob Baker and Dave Martin as one of the run of outstanding children’s dramas HTV produced in that decade. Based on one of the most memorable television series of the 1970s starring Marc Harrison, Stuart Lock & Cherrald Butterfield. Dur: 4hrs 51mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 671MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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Mathilda
£2.50 inc. VATMathilda
Written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Read by Sarah Douglas The second novel from Mary Shelley, written in 1819/20 but not published in full until 1959. Narrating from her deathbed, Mathilda tells the story of her unnamed father's confession of incestuous love for her, followed by his suicide by drowning; her relationship with a gifted young poet called Woodville fails to reverse Matilda's emotional withdrawal or prevent her lonely death. Dur: 3hrs 45mins STEREO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 516MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Last of the Tea Ladies
£0.00 inc. VATThe Last of the Tea Ladies
Written by Neil Gardner Performed by Louise Jameson LOUISE JAMESON performs this dramatic monologue telling the story of the very last of the once-ubiquitous tea ladies of the UK. Dur: 18mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3 - 42MB
Outside Looking In
£0.00 inc. VATOutside Looking In
Written by Neil Gardner Read by Anneke Wills Outside Looking In is the latest short story by award-winning writer/director Neil Gardner. A woman finds herself locked outside of the world, with nothing else to do but watch and ask why she is there! Dur: 6mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3 - 13.5MB
The JackPort Killer: A Virulent Noir
£2.50 inc. VATThe JackPort Killer: A Virulent Noir - a Kurt Lobo Casefile
Written by Kneel Downe Performed by Greg Patmore A damaged serial killer is stalking the city streets. Bodies left at random. Ritualistic in their method. Brutal. Can Detective Lobo find the JackPort Killer before events get too close? Too personal? Dur: 2hrs 33mins STEREO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 349MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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Focal Point
£0.00 inc. VATFocal Point
Written by Neil Gardner Read by Geoffrey Beevers Focal Point is the latest short story by award-winning writer/director Neil Gardner. A Victorian scientist has dedicated his life to studying the stars and the darkness above. But one night, the darkness decides to star back! Dur: 13mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3 - 30.5MB
Extermin-8
£0.00 inc. VATExtermin-8
Written by Neil Gardner Read by Terry Molloy The latest short story by award-winning writer/director Neil Gardner. His job is to kill bugs. And there are always more bugs for him to kill! Dur: 8mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3 - 73MB
The Just So Stories
£4.00 inc. VATThe Just So Stories
Written by Rudyard Kipling Read by David Warner & Sung by Red Table Theatre Have you ever wondered how it is that the moon pulls the tides (instead of a crab who was taller than the smoke of three volcanoes), or the reason why the elephant’s nose is so long? Find out as Rudyard Kipling’s classic children’s stories are brought to vivid life in this enchanting production first performed in Edinburgh in August 2011 and 2013. The perfect show for children aged 4+ and for adults of all ages. Dur: 1hr 20mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s - 181MB
Beautiful Bedtime Stories
£2.50 inc. VATBeautiful Bedtime Stories
Written by Christian Edwards Read by Graham Seed 6 delightful, original stories to send your children slowly off to sleep. Stories by Christian Edwards - West End performer - making his debut as a children's writer. Narrated by Graham Seed (Nigel Pargetter in The Archers, Britannicus in I, Claudius) And Original music by Bruno Langley (Coronation Street, Doctor Who). Dur: 1hr 09mins STEREO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 161MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
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The Pit & The Pendulum
£5.00 inc. VATThe Pit And The Pendulum & Other Macabre Tales
Written by Edgar Allan Poe Read by David Soul The five tales collected here range from the famous to the obscure, but each displays Poe's unique sense of the macabre and his love for the baroque. A victim of the Inquisition finds himself in a nightmarish torture chamber, a castle is besieged by plague, a man becomes obsessed by the evil eye of his fellow lodger, a mesmerist suspends a man's life at the point of death and a jester takes his revenge on his cruel employers. Dur: 2hrs 28mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s - 343MB
The Signalman
£2.50 inc. VATThe Signalman & Other Ghostly Tales
Written by Charles Dickens Read by John Sessions The five stories collected here encompass haunted railway lines, Christmas goblins, figures stepping out of nightmares, a child murderer, and an extraordinary encounter between a spectre and a canny lawyer. Dur: 2hrs 04mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s - 288MB
Dracula’s Guest
£5.00 inc. VATDracula's Guest & Other Dark Tales
Written by Bram Stoker Read by Peter Guinness The three tales collected here display Stoker’s characteristic sense of the dramatic, shot through with flashes of mordant wit and dripping with the purest evil. A young Englishman finds himself prey to vampires and werewolves in a snowbound graveyard, a student is terrorized by a giant rat, and young newlyweds are haunted by a gipsy’s prediction that one of them will kill the other. Dur: 2hrs 01mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s - 282MB
Casting The Runes
£5.00 inc. VATCasting The Runes & Other Uncanny Tales
Written by M.R. James Read by Andrew Sachs The three tales collected here exemplify James's uniquely understated style which disconcerts the reader through its apparent normality before drawing us into an 'otherworld' of dark supernatural forces. An occultist claims to be able to kill people through the power of runes, an antiquarian gets more than he bargains for when he searches for buried treasure, and the secret world of inanimate objects is revealed in all its horror. Dur: 1hrs 57mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s - 279MB
Carmilla
£7.50 inc. VATCarmilla
Written by Sheridan Le Fanu Read by Miriam Margolyes A beautiful but mysterious young lady, Carmilla, comes to stay with an aristocrat and his daughter in their castle in Styria, on the borders of Austria and Hungary. Almost at once an unexplained wasting disease breaks out in the surrounding villages, claiming the lives of numerous women. Within the castle itself, a huge demonic cat-like creature has been seen prowling at night. The forces of darkness are closing in and all eyes turn to the enigmatic Carmilla. Who - or what - exactly is she? Dur: 3hrs 55mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s - 568MB
Day One
£0.00 inc. VATDay One
Written by Neil Gardner Read by Peter Noble Day One is the latest short story by award-winning writer/director Neil Gardner. A man sits, alone, in a room. It is Day One after the Changing. He sits, alone, contemplating this first day. Dur: 6mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s
Saya’s First Giant Step
£0.00 inc. VATSaya's First Giant Step (Saya's Short Stories 2)
Written by Neil Gardner Read by Louise Jameson Saya's First Giant Step is the follow up to Saya's Last Gasp and is a short story written by Neil Gardner, award-winning radio & audio writer/producer/director. It is a piece of speculative science fiction, about a young woman in an impossible situation forced to recall her past. Dur: 14mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s
Saya’s Last Gasp
£0.00 inc. VATSaya's Last Gasp (Saya's Short Stories 1)
Written by Neil Gardner Read by Louise Jameson Saya's Last Gasp is a short story written by Neil Gardner, award-winning radio & audio writer/producer/director. It is a piece of speculative science fiction, about a young woman struggling with her inevitable fate. Dur: 6mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s
The Waiting Room
£0.00 inc. VATThe Waiting Room
Written by Neil Gardner Read by Toby Longworth The Waiting Room is a short story written by Neil Gardner, award-winning radio & audio writer/producer/director. It is a piece of speculative fiction, about a man who finds himself being asked to PLEASE WAIT..but why, and for how long has he been waiting? Dur: 8mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s
Twin Points
£0.00 inc. VATTwin Points
Written by Neil Gardner, from an original idea by Tanja Glittenberg Read by Michael Fenton Stevens Twin Points is a short story written by Neil Gardner, award-winning radio & audio writer/producer/director, from an original idea by Tanja Glittenberg. It is a dark thriller, with descriptions of a horrific nature, a contemplation on responsibility, empathy and understanding. Dur: 11mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s
Inside The Machine
£0.00 inc. VATInside The Machine
Written by Neil Gardner Read by Nicola Bryant Inside The Machine is a short story written by Neil Gardner, award-winning radio & audio writer/producer/director. It is a piece of speculative science fiction, about a young woman who finds herself inexplicably inside a giant machine, with no knowledge of how she got there, or what she is supposed to do. Dur: 12mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s
The Sound Within
£0.00 inc. VATThe Sound Within
Written by Neil Gardner Read by John Banks The Sound Within is a very short story written by Neil Gardner, award-winning radio writer/producer/director. It is a piece of speculative, existentialist science fiction, about a mysterious space and how this space, and the darkness without are defined by their lack of characteristics. Dur: 6.5mins STEREO Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s
Space Danger Part 2
£2.50 inc. VATSpace Danger! Part 2: Nemesis Mine
Written by Douglas Strider Read by Barnaby Edwards Join the Space Navy. Life expectancy is debatable but the perks are minimal. The crew of HMSS Monstro have been given a mission, a very BIG mission. If they could only get around to it then the galaxy might be a safer place to live. Safer and, quite importantly, still existing. The latest addition to the crew likes existing and is determined to carry on doing it as much as possible but no one is going to make it easy for him, least of all himself. Dur: 3hrs STEREO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 412MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
- 335MB - 256Kbps (great quality)
- 252MB - 192Kbps (still better than CD-quality!)
Space Danger Part 1
£2.50 inc. VATSpace Danger! Part 1: The Deadly Planet of Death
Written by Douglas Strider Read by Barnaby Edwards Join the Space Navy. Life expectancy is debatable but the perks are minimal. The crew of HMSS Monstro have been given a mission, a very BIG mission. If they could only get around to it then the galaxy might be a safer place to live. Safer and, quite importantly, still existing. Now wash your hands please. Dur: 3hrs 8mins STEREO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 439MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
- 353MB - 256Kbps (great quality)
- 267MB - 192Kbps (still better than CD-quality!)
Traveller’s Duty
£2.50 inc. VATTraveller's Duty (Traveller's Tale Book 1)
Written by MPJ Dillon Read by John Banks Yesterday 1990s suburbia held no terror for a 15 year-old boy. Today Connor will discover the magic and horror hidden beneath the surface, and how his ordinary life holds the key to fulfilling an oath sworn fifty years before he was born. Dur: 3hrs 28mins MONO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 472MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
- 399MB - 256Kbps (great quality)
- 303MB - 192Kbps (still better than CD-quality!)
Short Tales Of Terror
£4.00 inc. VATHP Lovecraft's Short Tales Of Terror
Written by HP Lovecraft Read by Rupert Degas HP Lovecraft was one of the greatest ever writers of terror-filled short stories. In this collection you will hear ten of his finest works read by acclaimed British actor, Rupert Degas. From mysterious hounds and dank dark caves, to strange family ties and a spectral ship. Dur: 3hrs 49mins STEREO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 523MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
- 420MB - 256Kbps (great quality)
- 315MB - 192Kbps (still better than CD-quality!)
Classic Tales Of Horror Vol.1
£6.50 inc. VATClassic Tales Of Horror Vol. 1
Written by Various Read by Sarah Douglas, Michael Fenton Stevens, Ben Onwukwe & John Waite Classic Tales Of Horror Vol.1 offers up fifteen slices of powerful story-telling from the world's great authors. From Henry James and Ambrose Bierce to Bram Stoker and Charles Dickens. Dur: 9hrs 22mins STEREO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 1.3GB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
- 1.0GB - 256Kbps (great quality)
- 773MB - 192Kbps (still better than CD-quality!)
The Vampyre & Other Short Gothic Tales
£4.00 inc. VATThe Vampyre and Other Short Gothic Tales
Written by Various Read by Barnaby Edwards 11 tales of ghostly gothic spookiness. From tales of Vampyres and spirits, to devil's deals and ethereal coachmen. Short but oh so sweet, these 11 stories from some of the most lauded authors of the Gothic period, prove that you only need a few pages to tell a truly terrifying tale. Dur: 2hrs 50mins STEREO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 394MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
- 316MB - 256Kbps (great quality)
- 238MB - 192Kbps (still better than CD-quality!)
Zombies At Tiffany’s
£4.00 inc. VATZombies At Tiffany's
Written by Sam Stone Read by Stephanie Cannon & Kaleo Griffith Kat Lightfoot thought that getting a job at the famed Tiffany’s store in New York would be the end to her problems ... she has money, new friends, and there’s even an inventor working there who develops new weapons from clockwork, and who cuts diamonds with a strange powered light. This is 1862, after all, and such things are the wonder of the age. Dur: 4hrs 5mins STEREO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 571MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
- 459MB - 256Kbps (great quality)
- 347MB - 192Kbps (still better than CD-quality!)
Thirteen
£4.17 inc. VATThirteen
Edited by Scott Harrison Read by Gemma Arterton, Arthur Darvill & Others In early 20th Century England Hamilton James Macaulay relates the tale of how he found himself in a Scarborough Bric-a-brac shop. The owner of the shop has 13 long playing records that each contain a hidden track at the end, that tell strange tales of future times. These 13 tales of terror will change Hamilton James Macaulay's life forever and he will leave the shop a murderer. Thirteen is a portmantaeu audio anthology, harking back to the classic horror albums of the 1970s. Dur: 3hrs 36mins STEREO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 521MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
- 421MB - 256Kbps (great quality)
- 322MB - 192Kbps (still better than CD-quality!)
All Aliens Like Burgers
£5.00 inc. VATAll Aliens Like Burgers
Written by Ruth Wheeler Read by Debbie Chazen Young, polite and intelligent Tom Bowler has barely ever ventured out of the small English town where he grew up. So when he applies for a job in a fast food restaurant at a “local” service station during his gap year he is rather surprised to discover that the vacancy is in fact based on Truxxe, a planetoid stationed between local galaxies Triangulum and Andromeda. Dur: 6hrs 42mins STEREO Available in 3 'flavours' offering differing quality vs file size (all the same price!):- 947MB - 320Kbps (highest quality)
- 760MB - 256Kbps (great quality)
- 571MB - 192Kbps (still better than CD-quality!)