Audiobooks by Various Artists

The Chronicle is an epic anthology of the most interesting and revealing diaries and journals written during the last 500 years, providing a fascinating and intriguing record of life as witnessed by some history's most colourful characters. From Samuel Pepys to Alan Bennett, Dorothy Wordsworth to Barbara Castle and Oliver Cromwell to Evelyn Waugh. The Chronicleis one of the most ambitious productions ever commissioned as an audiobook. It contains 120,000 words from over 150 diarists and letter writers, and is performed by an outstanding cast of 30 actors in a dramatised setting with music and soundtrack, with a combined total running time of just under 12 hours. Available in four parts. Arranged in the form of a calendar, it is a daily record of British life from 1st January to 31st December, and provides a vivid and entertaining portrait of the life and times in which the writers lived. Narrated by Joss Ackland; Jenny Agutter; James Bolam; Tony Britton; Charles Dance; Eleanor Bron; Maureen Lipman; John Sessions; Robert Powell; Donald Sinden; Imogen Stubbs; David Suchet; Harriet Walter; Timothy West; plus full supporting cast.

Various Artists, Various Artists (Author), Charles Dance, David Suchet, Donald Sinden, Eleanor Bron, Harriet Walter, Imogen Stubbs, James Bolam, James Bolam, Jenny Agutter, John L. Sessions, John Sessions, Joss Ackland, Maureen Lipman, Robert Powell, Timothy West, Tony Britton (Narrator)

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Chronicle II

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Chronicle III

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Chronicle IV

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Military Gazette - Navy

The Military Gazette, is a vivid portrait of military life through the centuries, as lived by the generations of men and women who took part. We eavesdrop on some of the most turbulent and colourful events, from bow & arrow to atomic bomb, we draw on the first hand experiences of Englishmen and women, as they provide a fascinating and often moving description of the British at war. The Navy edition journeys from the Anglo Saxon Chronicle's account of a Viking invasion to a young sailor's grief at the death of Horatio Nelson; from the Spanish Armada to the Battle of Jutland and from organised press gangs to murderous mutinies we share the personal experiences of life in the British Navy. Narrated by Eileen Atkins; Cheryl Campbell; Nigel Davenport; Alex Jennings; Richard Johnson; Hugh Laurie; Michael Maloney; Geoffrey Palmer; Michael Pennington; Prunella Scales; Samuel West, and John Wood.

Various Artists, Various Artists (Author), Alex Jennings, Alex Jennings, Cheryl Campbell, Eileen Atkins, Geoffrey Palmer, Hugh Laurie, Michael Maloney, Michael Pennington, Nigel Davenport, Prunella Scales, Prunella Scales, Richard Johnson, Samuel West (Narrator)

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Military Gazette - Army

The Military Gazette is a vivid portrait of military life through the centuries, as lived by the generations of men and women who took part. We eavesdrop on some of the most turbulent and colourful events, from bow-and-arrow to atomic bomb, and we draw on the first-hand experiences of Englishmen and women, as they provide a fascinating and often moving description of the British at war. In the Army edition we follow the fortunes of the British soldier from the Roman invasion of Britain to his defeat at Dunkirk, from the terrible horrors of the Battle of Culloden to his courage against the Zulu's at Rourke's drift, from heroes to cowards we hear their stories as they move implacably from bows to bayonets. Narrated by Eileen Atkins; Cheryl Campbell; Nigel Davenport; Alex Jennings; Richard Johnson; Hugh Laurie; Michael Maloney; Geoffrey Palmer; Michael Pennington; Prunella Scales; Samuel West, and John Wood

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Sports Gazette - Sports Edition

The Sporting Gazette is a rousing gallop through the British sporting calendar of the last nine hundred years in the company of chroniclers, diarists and letter-writers as we eavesdrop on some of the most memorable events in the colourful history of British sport, as performed by an outstanding cast of actors. The Sports edition journeys from sword fights to boxing and jousting to motor racing, we join such diverse characters as A. A. Milne, Dick Francis, Queen Victoria, Kenneth Wolstenholme, Tony Jacklin and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as they share their experiences of England winning the 1996 world cup; the very first game of rugby football; Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile, a game of cricket on horseback in 1794 and the death of England's finest cricketer W.G. Grace. Narrated Eileen Atkins; Cheryl Campbell; Nigel Davenport; Alex Jennings; Richard Johnson; Hugh Laurie; Michael Maloney; Geoffrey Palmer; Michael Pennington; Prunella Scales; Samuel West, and John Wood.

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Sporting Gazette - Pastimes

The Sporting Gazette is a rousing gallop through the British sporting calendar of the last 900 years in the company of chroniclers, diarists and letter-writers as we eavesdrop on some of the most memorable events in the colourful history of British sport, as performed by an outstanding cast of actors. This Pastimes edition eavesdrops on some of the most fascinating events in the colourful history of the British at play; from Pitt the younger playing a game of marbles to Sir Donald Campbell's fatal attempt at the waterspeed record; Sir Francis Chichester's single handed voyage around the world and Lord Louis Mountbatten's first hand experience of a cock fight in India; from hunting with King James I to swimming the Channel with Captain Webb. Narrated Eileen Atkins; Cheryl Campbell; Nigel Davenport; Alex Jennings; Richard Johnson; Hugh Laurie; Michael Maloney; Geoffrey Palmer; Michael Pennington; Prunella Scales; Samuel West, and John Wood

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Man On The Moon

When Kennedy spoke of landing a man on the moon it seemed an impossible task "We do this not because it is easy but because it is hard". Man was spacebound and Kennedy's goal was to achieve this on many levels; to show the Soviet Union that America was the pre-eminent Superpower, to give a boost to the military industrial complex and to rally America to a common purpose and goal.

Various Artists, Various Artists (Author), Various Artists, Various Artists (Narrator)

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Christian Poetry Volume 2

Christian Poetry VOLUME 2 A selection of famous and not so famous poems and lyrics on spiritual themes This Collection of 63 poems by various authors including, John Newton, Elizabeth Dark, Frances Ridley Havergal, Charles Wesley, John Bodman, H. D'A Champney, Jeanne Marie de la Motte-Guyon and many others. has been brought together in order that these spiritual truths and impressions, presented in poetical form, will comfort and edify God's people as they wrestle daily with the world, the flesh, and the devil. To know that others have felt what we have felt, 'Through all the changing scenes of life , In trouble and in joy' to hear the feelings in our hearts echoed back to us, to be reminded of our Lord's love, will comfort the soul and bring encouragement. Some of the poems and lyrics included will be familiar as they have been set to music and become famous hymns - as John Newton puts it 'these are not 'odes', but are truths put plainly and simply for ordinary people to understand'. Some others are perhaps more deep and thought- provoking. Perhaps listening to them being read, instead of being sung will allow you to appreciate the sentiments in a different way. This audio edition is produced with the prayerful desire that the Blessed Spirit of God may be pleased to use it for Christ's Glory and for the comfort, encouragement and edification of God's people. These poems are read by Alex Wyndham, Paul Ansdell, Anita Wright and Stuart Packer. Copyright Words by the Wayside, 2015. PLAYLIST 1 Introduction 2 When My Life Work is Ended By Fanny J. Crosby 3 Rest in Christ By John Bodman 4 Inside the Veil By Elizabeth Dark 5 O For A Thousnad Tongues To Sing By Charles Wesley 6 Prayer Answered By Crosses By John Newton 7 Love Increased By Suffering By Jeanne Marie de la Motte-Guyon 8 A Soul, in its Earliest Love By Charles Wesley 9 Bitter and Sweet By John Newton 10 Power of Prayer By John Newton 11 His Never-Failing Love By H. D'Arcy Champney 12 Watching unto God in the Night-Season By Jeanne Marie de la Motte-Guyon 13 I Will Trust And Not Be Afraid By John Newton 14 All Must Be Well By Mary Bowley Peters 15 Whom The Lord Loveth Author Unknown 16 Abide With Me By Henry Francis Lyte 17 Whose I Am By Frances Ridley Havergal 18 Love to Jesus By Andrew Miller 19 He Knoweth The Way That I Take By Miss Doris Markham 20 All Ye That Pass By By Charles Wesley 21 The Potter By H.J. Miles 22 O Lord, Truly I am Thy Servant Author Unknown 23 In Vain Or Not In Vain By C. Deayton 24 Who Is On The Lord's Side? By Frances Ridley Havergal 25 Why Should I Complain? By John Newton 26 He Maketh the Storm a Calm. By James Boyd 27 Be Still My Soul By Katerina von Schlegel 28 How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds By John Newton 29 Master, Speak! Thy Servant Heareth By Frances Ridley Havergal 30 What think ye of Christ? By John Newton 31 Everyday Cheer For The Rest Of The Road By George C. Cutting 32 Take My Life By Frances Ridley Havergal 33 Joy and Peace In Believing By John Newton 34 Brightest Days By A.A. Elliott 35 Prayer for Purity By Nicolas Ludwig Von Zinzendorf 36 The World By John Newton 37 Rest By Frances Ridley Havergal 38 Amazing Grace By John Newton 39 It is I; Be Not Afraid Author Unknown 40 The Storm is Passing Over By Charles A. Tindley 41 Go in This Thy Might By P.R. Morford 42 Source Of Love And Light Of Day By Jeanne Marie de la Motte-Guyon 43 The Church's One Foundation By William Kelly 44 Lord Speak to Me that I May Speak By Frances Ridley Havergal 45 In Evil Long I Took Delight By John Newton 46 Self Love By Frederick William Faber 47 Peter Sinning and Repenting By John Newton 48 What Hast Thou done For me, O Mighty Friend By Frances Ridley Havergal 49 How Deep Was the Pit By John Bodman 50 It Passeth Knowledge, That Dear Love of Thine! By Mary Shekleton 51 On Baptism By Nick Needham 52 And Can it Be? By Charles Wesley 53 Jesus, Our Lord With What Joy We Adore Thee By H. D'Arcy Champney 54 Go Not Far From Me By Anna Laetitia Waring 55 The Worldling By John Newton 56 Like a River Glorious By Frances Ridley Havergal 57 Before the Cross By Jacques Bridane 58 Song of Simple Trust Author Unknown 59 Here Pause, My Soul By John Bodman 60 I Am Not Skilled To Understand By Dorothy Greenwell 61 Be True By Horatius Bonar 62 The Nativity By Jeanne Marie de la Motte-Guyon 63 How Sweet The Thought By John Bodman 64 Mighty To Save - Isaiah 63:1 Author unknown

Various Artists, Various Artists (Author), Alex Wyndham, Anita Wright, Paul Ansdell, Stuart Packer (Narrator)

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Far Futures

Five novellas of hard science fiction by five modern masters of the form From Nebula Award winner Gregory Benford comes this ambitious hard SF anthology that collects five original novellas. Each one takes the very long view—all are set at least ten thousand years in the future. The authors take a rigorously scientific view of such grand panoramas, confronting the largest issues of cosmology, astronomy, evolution, and biology. The last moments of a universe beseiged occupy Greg Bear’s Judgment Engine. Can something human matter at the very end of creation, as contorted matter ceases to have meaning and time itself stutters to an eerie halt? Genesis by Poul Anderson is set a billion years ahead, when humanity has become extinct. Earth is threatened by the slowly warming sun, and vast machine intelligences decide to recreate humans. Donald Kingsbury contributes Historical Crisis, a starting work on the prediction of the human future that challenges the foundations of psychohistory, as developed in Isaac Asimov's famous Foundation Trilogy. Joe Haldeman’s For White Hill confronts humanity with hostile aliens who remorselessly grind down every defense against them. A lone artist struggles to find a place in this distant, wondrous future when humanity seems doomed. In At the Eschaton by Charles Sheffield, a man tries to rescue his dying wife from oblivion by hurling himself forward, in both space and time, to the very end of the universe itself.

Charles Sheffield, Donald Kingsbury, Greg Bear, Joe Haldeman, Poul Anderson, Various Artists, Various Artists (Author), Alex Hyde-White, Paul Boehmer, Stefan Rudnicki, Susan Hanfield, Various Readers, Various Readers, Vikas Adam (Narrator)

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The Mongoliad: Book Two

In the aftermath of the Mongolian invasion of 1241, beleaguered Christians struggle with the presence of a violent horde and a world turned upside down. Apocalyptic fever sweeps through Europe, infecting even the most rational individuals, leaving all to wonder if they are seeing the end times - or an hour when new heroes will emerge from the ruins of cataclysmic defeat. An order of warrior monks, the Shield-Brethren, refuses to yield, plotting to overthrow the invaders despite insurmountable odds. Father Rodrigo Bendrito receives a prophecy from God and believes it's his mission to deliver the message to Rome. Along with the hunter Ferenc, orphan Ocyrhoe, healer Raphael, and alchemist Yasper, Rodrigo sets out to reclaim Europe. But to save Christendom, someone must slay the fierce Khan of Khans. Brimming with intrigue and colorful characters, The Mongoliad: Book Two is a riveting, expertly rendered tale about the will to survive.

Cooper Moo, Erik Bear, Greg Bear, Joseph Brassey, Mark Teppo, Neal Stephenson, Nicole Galland, Various Artists, Various Artists (Author), Luke Daniels (Narrator)

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