DescriptionSay you chaps...! Here's another uproarious fun-packed romp from the pen of the prolific Frank Richards and the versatile voice of Martin Jarvis. Billy Bunter makes a surprising appearance in the Remove soccer team when Smithy the Bounder is sacked…
DescriptionYoung Julien Sorel, one of the greatest characters in European literature, tries to rise above his humble peasant origins through a combination of talent and hard work - but also seduction, deception, and hypocrisy. The story is set in 19th-century France and is filled with sex, violence, romance, and humour. Recently a BBC-TV serial starring Alice Krige, this audiobook is read by one of the stars of the TV film, Martin Jarvis.
DescriptionWilliam Nicholson's Tony-nominated stage adaptation of his award-winning BBC teleplay relates the story of shy Oxford don and children's author C.S. Lewis and American poet Joy Gresham. Shadowlands shows how love, and the risk of loss, transformed this great man's relationships, even with God. Starring (in alphabetical order): Arthur Hanket as Alan Gregg, Doctor, Registrar Harriet Harris as Joy Gresham Nicholas Hormann as Harry Harrington Martin Jarvis as C.S. Lewis Christopher Neame as Christopher Riley, Priest Kenneth Schmidt as Douglas W. Morgan Sheppard as Major Warnie Lewis…
DescriptionA tender love story, a serpentine villainess, a glittering setting in London society, and a showering of Wildean witticism are only a few of the reasons why this play has enjoyed hugely successful revivals in London, in New York, and on the silver screen. This 1895 drama is eerily prescient, as it examines the plight of a promising politician, desperate to hide a secret in his past. With empathy and wit, Oscar Wilde explores the pitfalls of holding public figures to higher standards than the rest of us.
