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A Short History of London: The Creation of a World Capital

Brought to you by Penguin. LONDON: a settlement founded by the Romans, occupied by the Saxons, conquered by the Danes and ruled by the Normans. This unremarkable place - not even included in the Domesday Book - became a medieval maze of alleys and courtyards, later to be chequered with grand estates of Georgian splendour. It swelled with industry and became the centre of the largest empire in history. And rising from the rubble of the Blitz, it is now one of the greatest cities in the world. From the prehistoric occupants of the Thames valley to the preoccupied commuters of today, Simon Jenkins brings together the key events, individuals and trends in London's history to create a matchless portrait of the capital. Based in part on his own witness of the events that shaped the post-war city, and with his trademark colour and authority, he shows above all how London has taken shape over more than two thousand years. This is narrative history at its finest, from the most ardent protector of our heritage.

Simon Jenkins (Author), Anthony Howell (Narrator)

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Everyday Drinking

Brought to you by Penguin. For the first time in audio, savour this volume bringing together the best of his three out-of-print works on the art of and, most importantly, practice of drinking. Including Kingsley Amis in Drink, Everyday Drinking and How's Your Glass?, this collection celebrates Amis' comic prose and collected thoughts on the art of drinking, alongside well-tested recipes.

Kingsley Amis (Author), Anthony Howell (Narrator)

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Journey into Fear

Brought to you by Penguin. It is 1940 and Mr Graham, a quietly-spoken engineer and arms expert, has just finished high-level talks with the Turkish government. And now somebody wants him dead. The previous night three shots were fired at him as he stepped into his hotel room, so, terrified, he escapes in secret on a passenger steamer from Istanbul. As he journeys home - alongside, among others, an entrancing French dancer, an unkempt trader, a mysterious German doctor and a small, brutal man in a crumpled suit - he enters a nightmarish world where friend and foe are indistinguishable. Graham can try to run, but he may not be able to hide for much longer ... © Eric Ambler 1940 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Eric Ambler (Author), Anthony Howell (Narrator)

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The Avengers - The Lost Episodes Volume 01

Steed and Dr Keel return to action in these four recreations of classic lost episodes. 1. Hot Snow When an incomprehensible tragedy strikes on what should have been the happiest day of David Keel's life, he is left traumatised. Confronted with an apparently motiveless crime, he feels compelled to investigate and is drawn into London's seedy underworld of drug smuggling. As he digs deeper and deeper, his only hope may be a mysterious gentleman who appears to know more than he says. Together, will they be able to avenge the crime? 2. Brought to Book Still on the trail of the men who wrecked his life, Dr Keel gets to know his new associate, John Steed, rather better as they infiltrate warring gangs running amok in the betting community. Lies and double crosses stack up on every side, and it's impossible to know who to trust. As the race nears its fatal finish, has Dr Keel gambled on the wrong side? 3. Square Root of Evil Following the death of a colleague, Steed goes undercover amongst a group of forgers. As the stakes get higher, his risk of discovery increases and Dr Keel may be his only chance to escape alive. But with the formidable thug known as the Cardinal watching their every move, could Steed be dooming them both? 4. One for the Mortuary It should have been an easy day for David Keel. A short flight and a conference to attend. But John Steed's arrival disrupts everything, as usual. Without even knowing, he finds himself at the centre of an international conspiracy. The chase is on to preserve and protect a valuable medical formula, and with an assassin on their trail, our heroes find themselves enmeshed in an intricate web of laundry, taxidermy and murder.

Brian Clemens, Ray Rigby (Author), Anthony Howell, Julian Wadham, Lucy Briggs-Owen, Richard Harris (Narrator)

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The Avengers - The Lost Episodes Volume 02

Steed and Dr Keel return to action in these four recreations of classic lost episodes. 1: Ashes of Roses Written by Peter Ling and Sheilah Ward, adapted by John Dorney Carol goes undercover at a hairdressing salon, which appears to be at the centre of an arson ring. 2: Please Don't Feed the Animals Written by Dennis Spooner, adapted by John Dorney Steed takes on blackmailers who are extorting secrets from government officials. 3: The Radioactive Man Written by Fred Edge, adapted by John Dorney Someone is at large in London, unwittingly carrying a radioactive isotope. 4: Dance With Death Written by Peter Ling and Sheilah Ward, adapted by John Dorney Dr Keel is framed for murder, and Steed investigates a dance school.

Dennis Spooner, Peter Ling, Sheilah Ward (Author), Anthony Howell, Fred Edge, Julian Wadham, Lucy Briggs-Owen (Narrator)

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The Avengers - The Lost Episodes Volume 03

John Dorney (Author), Anthony Howell, Julian Wadham, Lucy Briggs-Owen (Narrator)

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The Avengers - The Lost Episodes Volume 04

Steed and Dr Keel return to action in these four recreations of classic lost episodes: 1. Kill the King By James Mitchell, adapted by John Dorney When the King of an unstable Far Eastern country visits the UK to sign an oil treaty, Steed is assigned to his protection and discovers that assassins lurk around every corner. 2. A Change of Bait By Lewis Davidson, adapted by John Dorney Carol's landlord has got into a lot of trouble with a shipment of bananas and a crooked businessman. Fortunately Steed and Keel are hot on the heels of insurance fraudsters and might just be able to save him... 3. Hunt the Man Down By Richard Harris, adapted by Justin Richards When Frank Preston is released from prison the race is on to find his hidden loot. Can Steed and Keel survive warring gangsters to return the stolen property and rescue a kidnapped Carol? 4. Dead of Winter By Eric Paice, adapted by John Dorney When the frozen body of a Neo-Nazi is discovered at the docks, Steed and Keel get involved with a fascist organisation developing an apocalyptic plan. 1 The Springers Written by John Whitney and Geoffrey Bellman, adapted by John Dorney Guest cast: Miranda Raison, Dan Starkey, Sarah Lark Steed and Keel go undercover to try and crack a prison escape route. 2: The Yellow Needle Written by Patrick Campbell, adapted by John Dorney Guest cast: Geff Francis, Maggie Service, Derek Ezenagu, Jacqueline Boatswain An attempt is made on the life of Sir Wilberforce Lungi, the Prime Minister of an African country on the verge of independence, and Steed and Keel attempt to expose his enemies. 3: Double Danger Written by Gerald Verner, adapted by John Dorney Guest cast: Dan Starkey, Angus Wright, Jessica Martin, Nicholas Briggs A dangerous attempt to discover a cache of stolen diamonds goes badly wrong, and Keel is captured by a criminal gang. 4: Toy Trap Written by Bill Strutton, adapted by John Dorney Guest cast: Philip Pope, Geoffrey Breton, Harriet Hare, Derek Hutchinson Keel is charged with keeping an eye on the daughter of a friend. But it soon becomes clear that all is not well at her place of employment, a department store in London...

Eric Paice, James Mitchell, John Dorney, Justin Richards, Lewis Davidson, Richard Harris (Author), Anthony Howell, Julian Wadham, Lucy Briggs-Owen (Narrator)

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The Avengers - The Lost Episodes Volume 05

Steed and Dr Keel return to action in these four recreations of classic lost episodes: 5.1 Nightmare by Dan Starkey, from a storyline by Terence Feely 5.2 Girl on the Trapeze by Dennis Spooner, adapted by Rae Leaver 5.3 Crescent Moon by Phil Mulryne, from a storyline by Geoffrey Bellman and John Whitney 5.4 Diamond Cut Diamond by John Dorney, from a storyline by Max Marquis

Dan Starkey, Dennis Spooner, Geoffrey Bellman, John Dorney, John Whitney, Max Marquis, Phil Mulryne, Rae Leaver, Terence Feely (Author), Anthony Howell, Julian Wadham, Lucy Briggs-Owen (Narrator)

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The Black Prince: Vintage Classics Murdoch Series

Brought to you by Penguin. VINTAGE CLASSICS MURDOCH: Funny, subversive, fearless and fiercely intelligent, Iris Murdoch was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. To celebrate her centenary Vintage Classics presents special editions of her greatest and most timeless novels. ‘Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.’ Ex-tax collector and author of two unpopular novels, Bradley Pearson wishes to devote his retirement to writing a masterpiece. But the doorbell and the phone keep ringing, and every ring brings with it an ex-wife, a friend in need, a sister in trouble or a young woman seeking a teacher, and so dusty, selfish Bradley is plunged into the muddles and mysteries which will end in his doom. Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1973. © Iris Murdoch 1973 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Iris Murdoch (Author), Anthony Howell (Narrator)

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The Mask of Dimitrios

Brought to you by Penguin. English crime novelist Charles Latimer is travelling in Istanbul when he makes the acquaintance of Turkish police inspector Colonel Haki. It is from him that he first hears of the mysterious Dimitrios - an infamous master criminal, long wanted by the law, whose body has just been fished out of the Bosphorus. Fascinated by the story, Latimer decides to retrace Dimitrios' steps across Europe to gather material for a new book. But, as he gradually discovers more about his subject's shadowy history, fascination tips over into obsession. And, in entering Dimitrios' criminal underworld, Latimer realizes that his own life may be on the line. © Eric Ambler 1939 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Eric Ambler (Author), Anthony Howell (Narrator)

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Trinity: The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Trinity' was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. This exceptional book - Trinity - tells the story of the bomb's metaphorical father, Rudolf Peierls; his intellectual son, the atomic spy, Klaus Fuchs, and the ghosts of the security services in Britain, the USA and USSR. Against the background of pre-war Nazi Germany, the Second World War and the following Cold War, the book traces how Peierls brought Fuchs into his family and his laboratory, only to be betrayed. It describes how Fuchs became a spy, his motivations and the information he passed to his Soviet contacts, both in the UK and after he went with Peierls to join the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos in 1944. Frank Close is himself a distinguished nuclear physicist: uniquely, the book explains the science as well as the spying. Fuchs returned to Britain in August 1946 and became central to the UK's independent effort to develop nuclear weapons. Close describes the febrile atmosphere at Harwell, the nuclear physics laboratory near Oxford, and the charged relationships which developed there, and shows how - despite mistakes made by both MI5 and the FBI - the net gradually closed around Fuchs, building an intolerable pressure which finally cracked him. The Soviet Union exploded its first nuclear device in August 1949, far earlier than the US or UK expected. In 1951, the US Congressional Committee on Atomic Espionage concluded, 'Fuchs alone has influenced the safety of more people and accomplished greater damage than any other spy not only in the history of the United States, but in the history of nations'. This book is the most comprehensive account yet published of these events, and of the tragic figure at their centre.

Frank Close (Author), Anthony Howell (Narrator)

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What Am I Doing with My Life?: And other late night internet searches answered by the great philosop

Brought to you by Penguin. Life philosophy based on Google searches Have I kissed too many people? Am I a psychopath? Should I be allowed to say whatever I want? Millions of people ask Google all sorts of questions, everything from the big and small. Responding to the biggest, existential questions asked online and using the wisdom of Plato, Kant, Kierkegaard and other philosophical greats philosopher, academic, and all-round polymath, Stephen Law, undertakes the challenge and offers answers to our modern-day concerns. He tackles questions from Am I a good person? to Is there a face in my toast? with tongue-in-cheek sagacity. No matter what you've googled in a midnight moment of existential despair, this book will answer all your burning questions.

Stephen Law (Author), Anthony Howell (Narrator)

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