A Child's Christmas in Wales" is the nostalgic recollection of Dylan Thomas' childhood that has become a classic among Christmas tales. With powerful grace, Thomas performs this renowned work, along with five of his most well-known poems. For more options...

This is a selection of Alistair Cooke's finest radio Letters in chronological order from his earliest broadcasts. Alistair Cooke was a radio legend, entertaining millions of listeners for over fifty years in his weekly "Letter from America". For more options...

Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before: of the intense passion between the foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and her betrayal of him. For more options...

No one renders the pathos, chaos, and impossible variety of daily encounters like David Sedaris. On every subject, he is bruisingly painful and tenderly affectionate. For more options...

King Solomon's Mines is set in nineteenth century Africa. Allan Quartermain, hunter, is commissioned by the valiant Sir Henry Curtis and his jovial friend Captain Good to lead them to the fabled lost mines of King Solomon. For more options...

This first-ever recording of beloved poet Mary Oliver reading a selection of 40 poems comes with a 15-page booklet with an original essay, photos of the author at Blackwater Pond, and a full list of the poems and their sources. 1 CD.. For more options...

Richard Hannay has just returned to England after years in South Africa and is thoroughly bored with his life in London. But then a murder is committed in his flat, just days after a chance encounter with an American who had told him about an assassination plot which could have dire international consequences. For more options...

PRETENDING TO BE ME is an intimate, acerbic and occasionally scurrilous show about the poet, jazz aficionado and Hull University librarian, Philip Larkin. Larkin ('the magnificent Eeyore of British verse' - Daily Telegraph) has moved home; surrounded by packing cases, playing selections from his favourite jazz LPs, and making himself cups of tea - and later whiskies - he reflects wryly on writing and life. For more options...

This is a CD to play at home over Christmas or during the car journey to see relatives. "Dylan Thomas", "A Little Match Girl" and "The Nutcracker" are told by Jenny Agutter with Tchaikovsky's music - this is a must for Christmas. For more options...

"The Scarlet Letter" is one of the great classics of American literature. Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th century Boston, it describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society. For more options...