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THE OCTOPUS by Tess Little, read by Katherine Fenton - Audiobook extract
August 20, 2020 00:00There's more than one way to capture a life. When Elspeth arrives at her ex-husband's LA mansion for his 50th birthday party, she's expecting a crowd for the British film director. Instead, there are just seven other guests and Richard's pet octopus, Persephone, watching over them from her tank. Come morning, Richard is dead. In the weeks that follow, each of the guests come under suspicion: the school friend, the studio producer, the actress, the actor, the new boyfriend, the manage...
THE LAZARUS STRATEGY by Dr Norman Lazarus, read by Gordon Griffin - Audiobook extract
May 14, 2020 00:00We are all living longer. The World Health Organisation predicts that by 2050 there will be two billion people over 60 with 434 million of those over 80 years of age. But there's a catch: the quality of those extra years of life is shockingly poor. Many of us will find ourselves living with diseases and dependent on non-curative drugs and health carers as a result. We are not ageing well nor wisely. Dr Norman Lazarus, 84, is an exception. He is an expert on the physiology of healthy human ag...
3 May 2020: Gs: John 10:1-10 (4th Sunday of Easter)
May 02, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the Gospel reading for Sunday 3 May 2020 (4th Sunday of Easter). Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
3 May 2020: Ps: Psalm 23 (4th Sunday of Easter)
May 02, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the Psalm for Sunday 3 May 2020 (4th Sunday of Easter). Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
3 May 2020: NT: Acts 2:42-47 (4th Sunday of Easter)
May 02, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the New Testament reading for Sunday 3 May 2020 (4th Sunday of Easter). Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
3 May 2020: NT: 1 Peter 2:19-25 (4th Sunday of Easter)
May 02, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the New Testament reading for Sunday 3 May 2020 (4th Sunday of Easter). Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
MAFIAS REPUBLIC by John Dickie, read by Tom Lawrence - audiobook extract
April 30, 2020 15:27The author of the best-selling Cosa Nostra and Mafia Brotherhoods explores the terrifying consequences of the rise of the Italian mafias. In Mafia Republic, John Dickie, Professor of Italian Studies at University College, London and author of the international best sellers Cosa Nostra and MAFIA BROTHERHOODS, shows how the Italian mafias have grown in power and become more and more interconnected, with terrifying consequences. In 1946, Italy became a democratic Republic, thereby entering th...
BLOOD BROTHERHOODS by John Dickie, read by Tom Lawrence - audiobook extract
April 30, 2020 15:26Blood Brotherhoods is the enthralling new history of Italian organised crime by the author of the international best seller Cosa Nostra. Mafia. Camorra. 'Ndrangheta. The Sicilian mafia, or Cosa Nostra, is far from being Italy's only dangerous criminal fraternity. The south of the country hosts two other major mafias: the camorra, from Naples and its hinterland and the 'ndrangheta, the mafia from the poor and isolated region of Calabria that has now risen to become the most powerful mob of ...
AUNTIE POLDIE AND THE HANDSOME ANTONIO by Mario Giordano, read by Matt Addis
April 30, 2020 15:24All the beloved, irascible Auntie Poldi wanted from her Sicilian retirement was time to enjoy sunshine, a free-flowing supply of wine, and a sultry romance with Chief Inspector Montana. But then her idyll is rudely disrupted by the last person she wants to see on her doorstep - John Owenya, detective inspector with the Tanzanian Ministry of Home Affairs, who is also her estranged, lying cheat of a husband. Not only is John's sudden reappearance putting a kink in Poldi's dreamy love affair wi...
SHORT STORIES IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE by Olly Richards, read by Rafael Argenton Freire
April 30, 2020 00:00An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners of Brazilian Portuguese. "Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners has been written especiall...
PRAYER by Philip Yancey, read by Larry Black - Audiobook extract
April 30, 2020 00:00Multi-award winning spirituality writer Philip Yancey is loved throughout the world for his honest, insightful and inspirational writing. PRAYER: DOES IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE? carries all the hallmarks of classic Yancey, a journalist by training. His quest to unravel the mysteries of prayer reads as the journal of a fellow traveller: questioning, challenging, lamenting the unexplainable and rejoicing in the discovery of awesome insights. His journey is beautifully illustrated with moving true...
THE SIGHT OF YOU by Holly Miller, read by Sam Alexander and Katherine Manners - Joel's Dreams
April 28, 2020 10:14An unforgettable and life-affirming love story, that will make your heart soar one minute and break the next. Joel is afraid of the future. Since he was a child he's been haunted by dreams about the people he loves. Visions of what's going to happen - the good and the bad. And the only way to prevent them is to never let anyone close to him again. Callie can't let go of the past. Since her best friend died, Callie's been lost. She knows she needs to be more spontaneous and live a bigger li...
THE SIGHT OF YOU by Holly Miller, read by Sam Alexander and Katherine Manners - Joel's Neighbour
April 28, 2020 10:14An unforgettable and life-affirming love story, that will make your heart soar one minute and break the next. Joel is afraid of the future. Since he was a child he's been haunted by dreams about the people he loves. Visions of what's going to happen - the good and the bad. And the only way to prevent them is to never let anyone close to him again. Callie can't let go of the past. Since her best friend died, Callie's been lost. She knows she needs to be more spontaneous and live a bigger li...
THE SIGHT OF YOU by Holly Miller, read by Sam Alexander and Katherine Manners - Callie meets Joel
April 28, 2020 10:14An unforgettable and life-affirming love story, that will make your heart soar one minute and break the next. Joel is afraid of the future. Since he was a child he's been haunted by dreams about the people he loves. Visions of what's going to happen - the good and the bad. And the only way to prevent them is to never let anyone close to him again. Callie can't let go of the past. Since her best friend died, Callie's been lost. She knows she needs to be more spontaneous and live a bigger li...
THE SIGHT OF YOU by Holly Miller, read by Sam Alexander and Katherine Manners - Callie sees Joel
April 28, 2020 10:14An unforgettable and life-affirming love story, that will make your heart soar one minute and break the next. Joel is afraid of the future. Since he was a child he's been haunted by dreams about the people he loves. Visions of what's going to happen - the good and the bad. And the only way to prevent them is to never let anyone close to him again. Callie can't let go of the past. Since her best friend died, Callie's been lost. She knows she needs to be more spontaneous and live a bigger li...
26 April 2020: NT: 1 Peter 1.17-23 (3rd Sunday of Easter)
April 25, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the New Testament reading for Sunday 26 April 2020 (3rd Sunday of Easter). Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
26 April 2020: Gs: Luke 24:13-35 (3rd Sunday of Easter)
April 25, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the Gospel reading for Sunday 26 April 2020 (3rd Sunday of Easter). Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
26 April 2020: NT: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 (3rd Sunday of Easter)
April 25, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the New Testament reading for Sunday 26 April 2020 (3rd Sunday of Easter). Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
26 April 2020: Ps: Psalm 116:1-3,10-17 (3rd Sunday of Easter)
April 25, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the Psalm for Sunday 26 April 2020 (3rd Sunday of Easter). Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
DOMINICANA by Angie Cruz, read by Coral Peña - audiobook extract
April 24, 2020 17:07SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020. A poignant and nuanced portrait of a Dominican teenager's arranged marriage and immigration to New York City in the 1960s. This audiobook includes an exclusive interview between author Angie Cruz and narrator Coral Peña. Fifteen-year-old Ana Canción never dreamed of moving to America, the way the girls she grew up with in the Dominican countryside did. But when Juan Ruiz proposes and promises to take her to New York City, she must say yes....
GOOD DECISIONS FOR STRANGE SITUATIONS by Sheheryar Banuri, read by Rich Keeble - audiobook extract
April 24, 2020 16:22Good decisions are hard to make - agreed? Whether it's deciding what kind of take-away to order, what brand of shampoo to buy, or what to do in a crisis, we've all been in situations where we panic or overthink. And now, more than ever, we are in unfamiliar territory. Our routines and norms have been completely disrupted, replaced by stress and anxiety and making a good decision is harder than ever. But this book is here to help. Behavioural Economist Dr Sheheryar Banuri will be your guide....
THE DEFICIT MYTH by Stephanie Kelton - audiobook extract
April 24, 2020 16:19The leading thinker and most visible public advocate of modern monetary theory - the freshest and most important idea about economics in decades - delivers a radically different, bold, new understanding for how to build a just and prosperous society. Any ambitious proposal - ranging from fixing crumbling infrastructure to Medicare for all or preventing the coming climate apocalypse - inevitably sparks questions: how can we afford it? How can we pay for it? Stephanie Kelton points out how mis...
THE MOTHER CODE by Carole Stivers, read by Soneela Nankani - audiobook extract
April 24, 2020 16:18What it means to be human - and a mother - is put to the test in Carole Stivers' debut novel set in a world that is more chilling and precarious than ever. It's 2049, and the survival of the human race is at risk. Earth's inhabitants must turn to their last resort: a plan to place genetically engineered children inside the cocoons of large-scale robots-to be incubated, birthed, and raised by machines. But there is yet one hope of preserving the human order-an intelligence programmed int...
THE SPECTRUM GIRL'S SURVIVAL GUIDE by Siena Castellon, read by Siena Castellon - Audiobook extract
April 24, 2020 00:00"Never be ashamed of being different: it is this difference that makes you extraordinary and unique." This essential go-to guide gives you all the advice and tools you'll need to help you flourish and achieve what you want in life. From the answers to everyday questions such as 'Am I using appropriate body language?' and 'Did I say the wrong thing?', through to discussing the importance of understanding your emotions, looking after your physical and mental health and coping with anxiety and ...
THE STRANGER by Simon Conway, read by Jamie Parker - audiobook extract
April 23, 2020 15:46The new novel from the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award-winning author of A Loyal Spy. ISIS can't control him. MI6 can't find him. But he's coming.... Things change quickly in the world of espionage and clandestine operations. Jude Lyon of MI6 remembers the captured terrorist bomb-maker. He watched him being flown off to Syria, back when Syria was 'friendly'. No one expected him to survive interrogation there. Yet the man is alive and someone has broken him out of jail. Bad news for t...
WE GERMANS by Alexander Starritt, read by Michael Fenner and Angus King - audiobook extract
April 23, 2020 15:45We Germans takes the form of a letter written by the now 90-year-old soldier to his grandson, telling him of his experiences in the war, and his grappling with the extent to which he feels guilt and shame about his own behaviour, and the behaviour of Germany. The novel is interrupted at various points by the grandson, who offers his own perspective on his grandfather. Starritt delicately and deftly explores the moral considerations of a young soldier in that position, what he or anyone else...
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN By Simon Pearson and Ed Gorman, read by Peter Noble - audiobook extract
April 23, 2020 15:42In Battle of Britain: The Pilots and the Planes That Made History, Ed Gorman and Simon Pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over Britain is played out across the skies of Europe, from western Ireland to the German capital. They tell remarkable stories involving hitherto unknown airmen from across the world who flew aircraft, including some that will be new to many readers: the New Zealander who "borrowed" a seaplane from the Royal Na...
HOMES & EXPERIENCES by Liam Williams - audiobook extract
April 22, 2020 23:00Mark is going on the trip of a lifetime: a summer touring Europe in the pay of the travel company he works for. For his plus one, he turns to his idolised cousin, Paris. Everything Mark's not, Paris is a man of the world with a thirst for adventure - even his name is better than Mark's. But after a catastrophic argument, Mark finds himself setting off alone on his voyage, instead emailing an unresponsive Paris from the road. A cocktail cruise on the Seine, mindful pastry making in Foix, a g...
IF IT BLEEDS by Stephen King, read by Will Patton, Steven Weber, Danny Burstein - Audiobook extract
April 21, 2020 00:00A collection of four uniquely wonderful long stories, including a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestseller THE OUTSIDER. News people have a saying: 'If it bleeds, it leads'. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin. Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is working on the case of a missing dog - and on her own need to be more assertive - when she sees the footage on TV. But when she tunes in again, to the late-night report, she realises ...
19 April 2020: NT: Acts 2:14a, 22-32 (2nd Sunday of Easter)
April 18, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the New Testament reading for Sunday 19 April 2020 (2nd Sunday of Easter). Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
19 April 2020: NT: 1 Peter 1:3-9 (2nd Sunday of Easter)
April 18, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the New Testament reading for Sunday 19 April 2020 (2nd Sunday of Easter). Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
19 April 2020: Ps: Psalm 16 (2nd Sunday of Easter)
April 18, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the Psalm for Sunday 19 April 2020 (2nd Sunday of Easter). Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
19 April 2020: Gs: John 20:19-31 (2nd Sunday of Easter)
April 18, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the Gospel reading for Sunday 19 April 2020 (2nd Sunday of Easter). Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
CIRCLE OF DEATH by Chris Ryan, read by Barnaby Edwards - audiobook extract
April 17, 2020 16:05The fifth audiobook in the best-selling Strike Back series by SAS hero Chris Ryan. Three years ago, Julian Norwood was the rising star of the political universe. As the co-founder of a wildly successful London-based political consultancy, Norwood and his colleagues used controversial tactics to help win the election for the American President and played a decisive role propping up odious governments around the world. But after a scandal broke, the company's reputation was shredded. All...
KILLING EVE: DIE FOR ME by Luke Jennings, read by Lucy Paterson
April 17, 2020 16:04The basis for Killing Eve, now a major BBC TV series, starring Sandra Oh. As Villanelle returns to face her childhood demons and the Russian winter, Eve finds herself on the run from the Twelve, who want her dead. As the action moves between London and St Petersburg, and Eve and Villanelle finally admit their mutual erotic obsession, the chess game approaches its lethal, unforgettable conclusion. Codename Villanelle and No Tomorrow, the first two in the Killing Eve series, are out now!
INCENDIARY by Zoraida Córdova, read by Polly Edsell - audiobook extract
April 17, 2020 16:02An epic tale of love and revenge set in a world inspired by Inquisition-era Spain pits the magical Moria against a terrifying royal authority bent on their destruction. When the royal family of Selvina sets out to destroy magic through a grand and terrible inquisition, magic warrior-thief Renata - trained in the art of stealing memories-seeks to kill the prince, leader of the King's Justice, only to learn through powerful memories that he may be the greatest illusion of them all...and that t...
THE BOBBY GIRLS' SECRETS by Johanna Bell, read by Helen Keeley - audiobook extract
April 17, 2020 16:00In the midst of war, secrets are even harder to keep.... 1915. Best friends Irene, Maggie and Annie are proud members of the newly renamed Women's Police Service. While Britain's men are away fighting in France, the girls are doing their bit by keeping the peace at home in London's East End. But out of the blue, Irene is given the opportunity to be stationed near an army barracks in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Having recently experienced some heartbreak and keen for the adventure, she decides t...
THE NEW GIRL by Harriet Walker - audiobook extract
April 17, 2020 15:59She's borrowed your life. But what if she decides to keep it? Glamorous Margot Jones is the fashion editor at glossy women's magazine Haute, and pregnant with her first child. Margot's used to her carefully curated life being the object of other women's envy - who wouldn't want her successful career, loving husband, beautiful house and stylish wardrobe? Maggie, a freelance journalist, certainly knows she doesn't measure up. So when Margot gets in touch to suggest she apply for her maternit...
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF BYRON by Emily Brand, read by Sophie Roberts - Audiobook extract
April 16, 2020 00:00At the beginning of the eighteenth century, Newstead Abbey was one of the most prosperous and fashionable aristocratic homes in England. It was the abode of William the 4th Baron Byron - a popular and successful composer and artist - and his teenage wife Frances. But only a few decades later, at the end of the century, the building had become a crumbling and ill-cared-for ruin. The 4th Baron and most of his relatives had died, leaving the incumbent owner, William the 5th Baron Byron (the 'Wic...
THE DARLINGS by Cristina Alger, read by Jonathan Fried - Audiobook extract
April 16, 2020 00:00From the author of The Banker's Wife and Girls Like Us comes an explosive drama about family, greed and high society scandal. The Darlings of New York are untouchable. But no one is safe from a scandal this big. When Carter Darling's business partner commits suicide, it triggers a huge financial investigation. The allegations are serious. The danger of it exposing their private lives is equally threatening. In times of crisis, the Darlings have always stuck together. But with the stakes...
ANXIOUS MAN, written and read by Josh Roberts - Audiobook extract
April 16, 2020 00:00One night three years ago Josh Roberts went to a party. The next morning he awoke to discover his mind has collapsed. In a matter of days he went from being a fun loving, seemingly successful twenty-something to a hot mess of tears and nerves. Eventually he was diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Since then, he's been mending his mind, rediscovering happiness and learning to live his nervous life. Anxious Man is the story of all this. Told with originality, wit and great humo...
GROWNG GOATS AND GIRLS by Rosanne Hodin, read by Olivia Scarlett-Watts - Audiobook extract
April 16, 2020 00:00Ever dream of packing up and escaping to a simpler life on the land, just the Cornish landscape and a few cows and goats rising up to greet you each day? When Rosanne and her husband left city life for the Cornwall idyll they knew little of farming, the seasons and milking; but over time they found their way, rising to each new challenge and embracing all that the land gave them. Growing Goats and Girls lovingly and invitingly charts the rural, hardworking and joyfully haphazard lives of Ro...
THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L Davis, read by Peter Ganim
April 16, 2020 00:00From Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis, authors of the PEN Center USA award-winning Dallas 1963, comes a madcap narrative about Timothy Leary's daring prison escape and run from the law. On the moonlit evening of September 12, 1970, an ex-Harvard professor with a genius IQ studies a twelve-foot high fence topped with barbed wire. A few months earlier, Dr. Timothy Leary, the High Priest of LSD, had been running a gleeful campaign for California governor against Ronald Reagan. Now, Leary is ...
THE BOBBY GIRLS' SECRETS (The Bobby Girls, Book 2) by Johanna Bell - audiobook extract
April 15, 2020 14:20Read by Helen Keeley. 1915. Best friends Irene, Maggie and Annie are proud members of the newly renamed Women's Police Service. While Britain's men are away fighting in France, the girls are doing their bit by keeping the peace at home in London's East End. But out of the blue, Irene is given the opportunity to be stationed near an army barracks in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Having recently experienced some heartbreak and keen for the adventure, she decides to go. What could possibly go wron...
12 April 2020: NT: Acts 10:34-43 (Easter Sunday)
April 11, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the New Testament reading for Easter Sunday, 12 April 2020. Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
12 April 2020: Gs: John 20:1-18 (Easter Sunday)
April 11, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the Gospel reading for Easter Sunday, 12 April 2020. Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
12 April 2020: Ps: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 (Easter Sunday)
April 11, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the Psalm for Easter Sunday, 12 April 2020. Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
12 April 2020: OT: Jeremiah 31:1-6 (Easter Sunday)
April 11, 2020 16:00Hodder Faith presents the Old Testament reading for Easter Sunday, 12 April 2020. Excerpts taken from The Complete NIV Audio Bible, read by David Suchet. Audio readings for each Sunday will be available from 5pm on Saturday.
The Good Things
April 10, 2020 12:00The #1 Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller longlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year. 'A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases' BARACK OBAMA Things aren't as bad as we think. Fact. At last, a book that puts all the bad news in perspective- and brings us surprisingly positive data that show the state of the world has in fact improved over the last 50-200 years. Acclaimed by Bill Ga...
HOMES & EXPERIENCES by Liam WIlliams, read by Liam WIlliams and Nneke Okoye - Audiobook extract
April 09, 2020 16:21This audio edition read by the author, comedian, writer and actor Liam Williams Mark is going on the trip of a lifetime: a summer touring Europe in the pay of the travel company he works for. For his plus one, he turns to his idolised cousin, Paris. Everything Mark's not, Paris is a man of the world with a thirst for adventure - even his name is better than Mark's. But after a catastrophic argument, Mark finds himself setting off alone on his voyage, instead emailing an unresponsive Paris...