Audiobooks Narrated by Beattie Edmondson

Cooking in a Bedsitter: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 Sitcom

"Both series of the engaging romantic comedy set in a 1960s bedsit, inspired by Katharine Whitehorn's cookery classic It’s 1964, and 22-year-old Trisha moves into a West Hampstead bedsitter to escape her controlling suburban parents and her boring fiancé, Keith. She’s determined to make it as a swinging, get-ahead girl-about-town, but finds herself struggling with homesickness, loneliness and the challenges of cooking a decent meal on a single gas ring. Then she rescues a grotty wardrobe from her landlady’s attic, and it yields a surprising treasure – a copy of Cooking in a Bedsitter, which becomes her bible. Soon, she’s rustling up tasty treats for dinner parties and double dates – aided by Deepak, the dishy young medical student from across the landing. He introduces her to the delights of aloo pakora, she surprises him with a picnic at the seaside – but when their burgeoning relationship is snuffed out by Trisha’s parents, she moves on, to a different bedsit and a new man. She’s definitely over Deepak: or is she? If she wants him back, she’ll have to move fast – before he heads out of her life forever... Written by Sue Teddern (soloparentpals.com), and interspersed with recipes and extracts from Katharine Whitehorn’s original book, this appetising romcom stars Beattie Edmondson and Nikesh Patel. Production credits Written by Sue Teddern Inspired by Cooking in a Bedsitter by Katharine Whitehorn Extracts from Cooking in a Bedsitter read by Karen Bartke and Eleanor Bron Directed by Emma Harding Cast Trisha – Beattie Edmondson Deepak – Nikesh Patel June – Alison Belbin/Ellie Darvill Len – John Bowler/Rupert Holliday-Evans Tony – John Dougall Katharine Whitehorn – Karen Bartke/Eleanor Bron Jill – Natasha Cowley Keith/Mike – Finlay Robertson The Hunk/Stuart – Luke MacGregor Male Guest/Big Nev – Gavi Singh Chera Female Guest/Sal – Catriona McFarlane Moira – Isabella Inchbald Robert – Clive Hayward Karl – Adam Fitzgerald Julie/Clare/Susie – Abbie Andrews Policeman – Neil McCaul Malcolm – Gary Duncan Errol – Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 28 Nov-19 Dec 2016 (series 1) and 4 Dec-25 Dec 2017 (series 2). © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Katharine Whitehorn, Sue Teddern (Author), Alison Belbin, Beattie Edmondson, Eleanor Bron, Full Cast, John Bowler, John Dougall, Karen Bartke, Nikesh Patel (Narrator)

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A Long Way Down: the international bestseller

"Brought to you by Penguin. 'Can I explain why I wanted to jump off the top of a tower block?' For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has, in his own words, 'pissed his life away'. And on New Year's Eve, he's going to end it all ... But not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party. They've stolen his idea - but brought their own reasons. Yet it's hard to jump when you've got an audience queuing impatiently behind you. A few heated words and some slices of cold pizza later and these four strangers are suddenly allies. But is their unlikely friendship a good enough reason to carry on living? Nick Hornby's hilarious bestseller about strangers and secrets, now a major motion picture starring Rosamund Pike and Pierce Brosnan."

Nick Hornby (Author), Beattie Edmondson, Christopher Ragland, Nicky Henson, Pauline Mclynn (Narrator)

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Oh Dear Silvia: The gloriously heartwarming novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Because of Yo

"Dawn French, number one bestelling author of A Tiny Bit Marvellous and one of Britain's best loved comic writers, returns with Oh Dear Silvia, a darkly comic pageturner that will have you hanging on her every word. Who is in Coma Suite Number 5? A matchless lover? A supreme egotist? A selfless martyr? A bad mother? A cherished sister? A selfish wife? All of these. For this is Silvia Shute who has always done exactly what she wants. Until now, when her life suddenly, shockingly stops. Her past holds a dark and terrible secret, and now that she is unconscious in a hospital bed, her constant stream of visitors are set to uncover the mystery of her broken life. And she must lie there, victim of the beloveds, the borings, the babblings and the plain bonkers. Like it or not, the truth is about to pay Silvia a visit. Again, and again and again... Oh Dear Silvia is the brand new novel from one of Britain's most loved comic writers and the number one bestselling author of A Tiny Bit Marvellous. Praise for Dawn French: 'Extremely funny' Sunday Times 'A fantastic slam-dunk pageturner' Mail on Sunday Dawn French has been making people laugh for thirty years. On purpose. As a writer, comedian and actor, she has appeared in some of this country's most long running, cherished and celebrated shows, including French and Saunders, The Comic Strip Presents. . ., Murder Most Horrid, The Vicar of Dibley, Jam and Jerusalem, Lark Rise to Candleford, and more recently, Roger and Val Have Just Got In. Her bestselling memoir, Dear Fatty, was published to critical acclaim in 2008. Her first novel, A Tiny Bit Marvellous, was also a great success, going straight to No.1."

Dawn French (Author), Beattie Edmondson, Celine Rosa Tan, Dawn French, Gareth Armstrong, Jack Lowden, James Fleet, James Mcardle, Jane Collingwood, Llewella Gideon, Maggie Steed, Patrice Naiambana, Pauline Mclynn, Ruby Turner (Narrator)

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