Audiobooks narrated by Liza Ross

High Fantastical: Five Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramas

"Five fantastical tales, each with a magical twist Discover a lady with a taste for immortality, a man who becomes a dragon, a man-eating witch and a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Perfect for fans of fantasy, these epic tales are packed with magical elements, fantastical creatures, and heroic conflicts between good and evil. In Lady Faustus by Michael Payne, the town gossips have only one subject of conversation - the mysterious Lady Faustus. The conjectures about her and her origins are boundless. But a certain handsome young lieutenant finds that the truth about her is far stranger than any fiction. Starring Rula Lenska as Lady Faustus and James Aubrey as Franz. Debbie Cook’s The Beast of Long Mindham stars Jon Glover as John Tillner. John doesn’t believe in dragons – who does, these days? But then he meets a witch who offered to turn him into one. Will John be tempted…? There is a legend that King Arthur will return to save England from great danger. The Peril by Dennis Ashton tells the story of what happens when George, son of George, is made King. The year is 1940, and the Battle of Britain is at its height... Ivan the Fool and Vasilisa the Wise by Stephen Mulrine features a man-eating witch, a talking doll, a dead princess and a live skeleton. Ivan is determined to marry the beautiful Vasilisa, no matter what the obstacles. But, as the saying goes, the course of true love never did run smooth… The Good, the Bad and the Slightly Unprepossessing by Sarah Maxwell is a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast set in America, with multi-millionaire 'Heartless' Harrison Hope. With his six-inch nails and hair and beard to the ground, he is very much the Beast and - well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, isn't it? ©2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Debbie Cook, Dennis Ashton, Michael Payne, Sarah Maxwell, Stephen Mulrine (Author), Andrea Kealy, Blain Fairman, Full Cast, James Aubrey, Jennifer Piercey, Jon Glover, Jonathan Tafler, Liza Ross, Manning Wilson, Nicholas McArdle, Rula Lenska (Narrator)

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The Stone Diaries & Unless: Two Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations

"Two novels by the award-winning Canadian writer Carol Shields, dramatised for BBC Radio Carol Shields was one of Canada’s most renowned contemporary authors. Often compared to Jane Austen, her deft, witty and compassionate works depicting the everyday lives of ordinary people won her numerous literary honours. Included here are adaptations of her Pulitzer Prize-winning tour de force, The Stone Diaries, and her final novel Unless, which was nominated for the Booker Prize in 2002. Both feature a full cast of well-known audio performers, including Barbara Barnes, Laurel Lefkow, Peter Marinker, William Hope, Teresa Gallagher and Garrick Hagon. The Stone Diaries – This remarkable fictional biography tells the story of Daisy Goodwill from her unexpected birth in rural Canada in 1905 to her death in a Florida nursing home nearly 90 years later. Like the 20th century itself, her life is full of uncertainties and instability. As she navigates the milestones of marriage, motherhood, widowhood and retirement, Daisy attempts to find her place in the world, reflecting on and reframing her life through the prism of her memories and her rich, colourful imagination. Unless – Reta Winters has always considered herself to be a sunny, contented person. But then her 19-year-old daughter Norah suddenly drops out of university to sit on a Toronto sidewalk with a begging bowl and a cardboard sign that reads ‘Goodness’. Devastated, Reta attempts to discover why Norah has turned her back on her loved ones – and as she searches for answers, she learns that happiness is not what she thought. Fierce, fearless and frank, this compelling tale of loss, family and a woman’s role in society is adapted for radio by the Booker-nominated novelist Deborah Levy. Text copyright © the Carol Shields Literary Trust First published 1993 (The Stone Diaries) and 2002 (Unless) All rights reserved Cast and credits Written by Carol Shields The Stone Diaries Daisy – Liza Ross Young Daisy – Barbara Barnes Mercy/Beans/Victoria – Teresa Gallagher Cuyler – Peter Marinker Young Cuyler/Lewis – Ryan McCluskey Clarentine – Briony Glassco Barker – William Hope Magnus/Mr Sinclair – Ewan Hooper Abram – Chris Pavlo Doctor – Ewan Bailey Fraidy – Debora Weston Mrs Hoad – Buffy Davis Harold – Walter Lewis Newswoman – Denica Fairman Mrs Donaldson – Nancy Galr Alice – Laurel Lefkow Young Alice – Courtney Halgren Warren – Kyle Dadd Young Warren – Daniel Anthony Joan – Vicki Simon Young Joan – Josi Kook-Clark Beverly – Joanne McQuinn Jay – Garrick Hagon Pinky – Rick Bland Young Victoria – Andrea Muller Betty – Georgina Sowerby Joan – Sarah Mennell Glad – Pat Starr Lily – Marcia Warren Myrtle – Margaret Robertson Rev Rick – John Schwab Dr Aaronfield – Rick Bland Jubilee – Sarah Paul Dramatised by Claire Luckham and Briony Glassco Directed by David Hunter and Marion Nancarrow Unless Reta – Barbara Barnes Norah – Laurel Lefkow Natalie – Vicki Simon Danielle – Sara Kestelman Tom – Rick Bland Chris/Sylvia/Emma/Christine – Teresa Gallagher Gwen/Lois/Volunteer – Liza Ross Young Norah – Josephine Kook-Clark Arthur – Ryan McCluskey Dramatised by Deborah Levy Produced by Di Speirs © 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Carol Shields (Author), Barbara Barnes, Full Cast, Garrick Hogan, Laurel Lefkow, Liza Ross, Peter Marinker, Sara Kestelman, Teresa Gallagher, William Hope (Narrator)

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Love Wars: Clash of the Parents, A True Divorce Story - Memoir

"Nate and Vanessa started The War, but only their son Matthew can end it! Young Matthew’s world shatters when his parents split up and put him in the middle of their custody battle. Desperate to escape their never-ending conflicts, Matthew imitates his hero, Luke Skywalker, and launches an against-all-odds mission to stop Mom and Dad’s war of vengeance! Will Matthew’s little brother Thomas Rabbit help blow up the Divorce War Death Star, or will he hide and play with his bunnies? Love Wars: Clash of the Parents is a true story of youthful bravery that will inspire readers of all ages, and a wacky account of one family’s wretched yet hilarious nuclear meltdown . . . with an unexpected and unforgettable ending. Matthew Tower’s memoir will appeal to listeners of all ages, whether or not they have been affected by divorce and family strife. 'Courageous, moving, and memorable!' -Alexander McCall Smith, Author of the New York Times Best-Selling No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series"

Matthew A. Tower (Author), Antonio Mattera, Full Cast, Garrick Hagon, Isabella Mattera, Jeff Harding, Jennifer Woodward, John Chancer, Laurence Bouvard, Liza Ross, Martin T. Sherman, Mathew A. Tower, Maxwell Apple, Peter Marinker, Regina Reagan (Narrator)

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Gone With The Wind

"'My dear, I don't give a damn.' The pampered daughter of a wealthy Georgian plantation owner, sixteen-year-old Scarlett O'Hara soon realises that young men can't resist her charms, despite her forthright manners and her refusal to embrace her mother's ladylike ways. She enters into an early marriage, but when the war between the Union and the Southern States breaks out and she is left a young widow, Scarlett's life is turned upside down, and she finds herself embroiled, together with the world surrounding her, in a long struggle for survival. Widely considered the great American novel, winning both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer prize, and inspiring the iconic 1939 Oscar-winning film starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, Gone With The Wind's achievements are unparalleled and it remains an enduring classic."

Margaret Mitchell (Author), Liza Ross (Narrator)

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3 Stories About - Women's Sexuality

"There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears. 01 - 3 Stories About - Women's Sexuality02 - Bliss by Katherine Mansfield03 - The Giant Wisteria by Charlotte Perkins Gilman04 - The Storm by Kate Chopin"

Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Kate Chopin, Katherine Mansfield (Author), Eve Karpf, Laurel Lefkow, Liza Ross (Narrator)

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Wonder Of Women - Haunted House Stories

"Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many. In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on wealth and birthright but for the overwhelming majority your lot was to fall in with the rules and do as you were told. Many did.But whilst male society sought to place obstacles in the path to equality, it could not deny their literary talents, which many times they circumvented by using male pseudonyms. However, the soaring sales of magazines and periodicals during the Victorian Age meant they had voracious appetites for literature, whatever the sex of its gender.Dozens of authors appeared to fill the need. Narratives had new ideas. Characters were emboldened by societal changes and the female voice taking responsibility.The women included here are talents that dazzle. Put them up against anyone and they rise to the top. Whether they remain with an avid readership today or faded to obscurity with the passing of the times their quality remains undimmed. 1 - Women of Wonder - Haunted House - An Introduction2 - The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman3 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit4 - The Open Door - Part 1 by Margaret Oliphant5 - The Open Door - Part 2 by Margaret Oliphant6 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman7 - The Ghost in the Clock Room by Hesba Stretton8 - The Ghost at the Rath by Rosa Mulholland9 - The Last of Squire Ennismore by Charlotte Riddell10 - The Villa by Elinor Mordaunt11 - Decay by Marjorie Bowen12 - To Let by B M Croker13 - The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth by Rhoda Broughton14 - The First Evening by Catherine Crowe15 - Man Size In Marble by Edith Nesbit"

B M Croker, Catherine Crowe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Charlotte Riddell, Edith Nesbit, Elinor Mordaunt, Hesba Stretton, Margaret Oliphant, Marjorie Bowen, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Rhoda Broughton, Rosa Mulholland (Author), Janet Fullerlove, Laurel Lefkow, Liza Ross (Narrator)

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Wonder Of Women - The Weird Stories - Volume 2

"Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many. In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on wealth and birthright but for the overwhelming majority your lot was to fall in with the rules and do as you were told. Many did.But whilst male society sought to place obstacles in the path to equality, it could not deny their literary talents, which many times they circumvented by using male pseudonyms. However, the soaring sales of magazines and periodicals during the Victorian Age meant they had voracious appetites for literature, whatever the sex of its gender.Dozens of authors appeared to fill the need. Narratives had new ideas. Characters were emboldened by societal changes and the female voice taking responsibility.The women included here are talents that dazzle. Put them up against anyone and they rise to the top. Whether they remain with an avid readership today or faded to obscurity with the passing of the times their quality remains undimmed. 1 - Women of Wonder - The Weird Stories - Volume 2 - An Introduction2 - The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman3 - Transformation by Mary Shelley4 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman5 - The Blue Room by Lettice Galbraith6 - From the Dead by Edith Nesbit7 - The Death Mask by H D Everett writing as Theo Parker8 - The Last of Squire Ennismore by Charlotte Riddell9 - Sylvia by Bessie Kyffin Taylor10 - Whittington's Cat by Lady Eleanor Smith11 - Young Magic by Helen Simpson12 - No 5 Branch Line. The Engineer by Amelia Edwards13 - In Dark New England Days by Sarah Orne Jewett14 - A Wicked Voice - Part 1 by Vernon Lee15 - A Wicked Voice - Part 2 by Vernon Lee"

Amelia B. Edwards, Bessie Kyffin Taylor, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Charlotte Riddell, Edith Nesbit, H D Everett writing as Theo Parker, Helen Simpson, Lady Eleanor Smith, Lettice Galbraith, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Sarah Orne Jewett, Vernon Lee (Author), George S. Irving, Laurel Lefkow, Liza Ross (Narrator)

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Wonder Of Women - Stories About Affairs

"Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many. In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on wealth and birthright but for the overwhelming majority your lot was to fall in with the rules and do as you were told. Many did.But whilst male society sought to place obstacles in the path to equality, it could not deny their literary talents, which many times they circumvented by using male pseudonyms. However, the soaring sales of magazines and periodicals during the Victorian Age meant they had voracious appetites for literature, whatever the sex of its gender.Dozens of authors appeared to fill the need. Narratives had new ideas. Characters were emboldened by societal changes and the female voice taking responsibility.The women included here are talents that dazzle. Put them up against anyone and they rise to the top. Whether they remain with an avid readership today or faded to obscurity with the passing of the times their quality remains undimmed. 1 - Women of Wonder - Affairs - An Introduction2 - The Storm by Kate Chopin3 - From the Dead by Edith Nesbit4 - Souls Belated by Edith Wharton5 - The Legacy by Virginia Woolf6 - The Pleasant Husband by Marjorie Bowen7 - Lucy Wren by Ada Radford8 - Lena Wrace by May Sinclair9 - The Difference by Ellen Glasgow10 - Behind the Curtain by Gertrude Barrows Bennett writing as Francis Stevens11 - The Kiss by Kate Chopin"

Ada Radford, Edith Nesbit, Edith Wharton, Ellen Glasgow, Gertrude Barrows Bennett writing as Francis Stevens, Kate Chopin, Marjorie Bowen, May Sinclair, Virginia Woolf (Author), Janet Maw, Liza Ross, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Short Stories Set in Boston

"In the small state of Massachusetts sits its capital, Boston. Famed seat of learning, of culture, of history, and a beacon for the ages. Here, in this volume, authors of the stature of Willa Cather, Washington Irving, H P Lovecraft and more set carefully crafted characters into narratives set in this glistening city in ways that trouble, explore and bring new understanding as to why this city is such a draw for authors and their stories down the ages. 1 - Stories Set in Boston - An Introduction2 - The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving3 - David Swan by Nathaniel Hawthorne4 - A Wagner Matinee by Willa Catha5 - Pickman's Model by H P Lovecraft6 - Peter Rugg, The Missing Man - Part 1 by William Austin7 - Peter Rugg, The Missing Man - Part 2 by William Austin"

H.P. Lovecraft, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Willa Catha, William Austin (Author), Christopher Ragland, Liza Ross, Vincent Marzello (Narrator)

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Psychological Stories

"What we have in front of us here in this volume is a simple premise but an author’s words may say one thing and mean another. With talents such as E T A Hoffman, Katherine Mansfield, Willa Cather, Mikhail Bulgakov and many others our minds are under almost permanent assault with words, characters and narratives that pursue us to the end. 1 - Psychological Stories - An Introduction2 - The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostovesky3 - Psychology by Katherine Mansfield4 - Diary of a Madman by Nikolai Gogol5 - The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman6 - The Bet by Anton Chekhov7 - The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe8 - A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka9 - A Respectable Woman by Kate Chopin10 - The Other Woman by Sherwood Anderson11 - Morphine by Mikhail Bulgakov12 - Paul's Case by Willa Cather13 - Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne14 - The Diary of a God by Barry Pain15 - Seeds by Sherwood Anderson16 - Was It An Illusion. A Parson's Story by Amelia Edwards17 - In The Dark by Edith Nesbit18 - The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon19 - The Mines of Falun - Part 1 by E T A Hoffman20 - The Mines of Falun - Part 2 by E T A Hoffman21 - Shut Out by F Anstey22 - Hands by Sherwood Anderson23 - The Fly by Katherine Mansfield24 - Bobok by Fyodor Dostoyevsky"

Amelia B. Edwards, Anton Chekhov, Barry Pain, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, E T A Hoffman, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Nesbit, F Anstey, Franz Kafka, Fyodor Dostovesky, Kate Chopin, Katherine Mansfield, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nikolai Gogol, Sherwood Anderson, Willa Cather (Author), Bill Wallis, Liza Ross, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Dear Diary - A Short Story Collection

"The diary is that most intimate of journals, of records. Within its pages the writer records and gives expression to their thoughts, their feelings, their emotional state on all the things that make up and surround them in this world. For most people the diary is a way to record the milestones of life; a birthday, a new love, the passing of someone as well as the minutiae of everyday life that seems worth passing into written memory. It may be a daily task, or an occasional flurry of words whenever it's deemed necessary yet, apart from politicians and celebrities, these pages are never really shared. The truth they hold is personal to the writer, and others are not privy to its contents. With authors of the calibre of Bulgakov, Woolf, Tolstoy, Twain and many others this volume explores characters who lives seemed dominated by these diaries, and the events that unfold are both compelling and literary journeys into the very personal and intimate side of their characters' lives. 1 - Dear Diary - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction 2 - Diary of a Lunatic by Leo Tolstoy 3 - The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 4 - The Diary of a God by Barry Pain 5 - Eve's Diary by Mark Twain 6 - Morphine by Mikhail Bulgakov 7 - The Horror of the Heights by Arthur Conan Doyle 8 - The Legacy by Virginia Woolf 9 - Diary of a Madman by Nikolai Gogol 10 - The Horla by Guy De Maupassant"

Barry Pain, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Guy De Maupassant, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Virginia Woolf (Author), Ian Holm, Liza Ross, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Top 10 Short Stories - Madness

"Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author's brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted 'Top Tens' across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions - Why that story? Why that author? The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. In this volume our esteemed authors tackle the difficult subject of madness, its forms of expressions and the usually dark consequences of its nature. Our literary storytellers include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Anatole France, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, H P Lovecraft and many others. What they reveal is both riveting and disturbing. 1 - The Top 10 Short Stories - Madness - An Introduction 2 - The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 3 - Diary of a Madman by Nikolai Gogol 4 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe 5 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe 6 - The Mass of Shadows by Anatole France 7 - The Devil In Manuscript by Nathaniel Hawthorne 8 - The Call of Cthulhu - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft 9 - The Call of Cthulhu - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft 10 - Hide And Seek or Pliatki by Fyodor Sologub 11 - Brothers by Sherwood Anderson 12 - A Red Flower by Vsevolod Garshin 13 - Diary of a Lunatic by Leo Tolstoy"

Anatole France, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edgar Allan Poe, Fyodor Sologub, H.P. Lovecraft, Leo Tolstoy, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nikolai Gogol, Sherwood Anderson, Vsevolod Garshin (Author), Liza Ross, Vincent Marzello, William Dufris (Narrator)

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