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Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor Novels Volume 3

Arthur Darvill, Clare Corbett, Nicholas Briggs and Meera Syal read these four original stories featuring the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory. In Hunter's Moon, by Paul Finch, the travellers visit Leisure Platform 9, where gamblers and villains mix with socialites and celebrities. In Touched By An Angel, by Jonathan Morris, the Weeping Angels are using history itself as a weapon -and the Doctor, Amy and Rory must stop them. In Paradox Lost, by George Mann, an ancient android is dredged from the Thames, with a message that can only be delivered to the Doctor. In Borrowed Time, by Naomi Alderman, the three friends go undercover at a bank where time is the commodity on offer for loan. ? 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

George Mann, Jonathan Morris, Naomi Alderman, Paul Finch (Author), Arthur Darvill, Clare Corbett, Meera Syal, Nicholas Briggs (Narrator)

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Big Town, All Stars: A BBC Radio 4 comedy

A hilarious BBC Radio sitcom of big dreams, small towns, and rock'n'roll! When Kenny (Stephen Tompkinson) gives up his life in the geography classroom to join a struggling a capella group with a beautician, a dentist and a boxer, he doesn't realise he'll soon be in the best band on the wedding circuit - and fronting the potential future of rock 'n' roll... Between trying to manage the band's failing love lives and their battling ambitions, Kenny finds that chaos greets them wherever they go. Arguments about who gets to sing the lead? Check. Rowing about recording contracts? Check. Selling out for a TV talent show? Check. Even if their only gigs are the engagement parties of their exes and a 'cruise ship' that's really a reconditioned destroyer, it doesn't mean they can't all dream of the big time: wealthy widows, international rock star glamour, private jets. It's just a pity that it looks more like old school reunions and the same old small time rows... A rib-tickling mixture of music and comedy from the writers of Peep Show, Dead Ringers, and The Now Show, and starring Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart, Drop the Dead Donkey, Brassed Off), Nicola Walker (Last Tango in Halifax, Doctor Who: The Audio Adventures, Unforgotten), Adrian Scarborough (Killing Eve, Crashing, Miranda) and Clive Rowe (The Story of Tracy Beaker, Harry Hill). Also featuring Meera Syal, Henrietta Garden, Dan Strauss, Darren Boyd and Matthew Little. Written and devised by Bill Dare Written by Giles New, Jessie Armstrong and Sam Baine Producer Gareth Edwards Cast Stephen Tompkinson Clive Rowe Adrian Scarborough Doon Mackichan Nicola Walker Meera Syal Brian Bovell Rachel Preece Debra Stephenson Dave Lamb Giles New Matthew Little Tony Gardner Robert Webb Bill Dare Darren Boyd Dan Strauss Henrietta Garden Stephen Powell Raquel Cassidy ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Bill Dare (Author), Adrian Scarborough, Brian Bovell, Clive Rowe, Doon Mackichan, Meera Syal, Nicola Walker, Stephen Tompkinson, Tony Gardner (Narrator)

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A Small Town Murder: The Complete Series 1-14

Meera Syal stars as family liaison officer Jackie Hartwell in this thrilling police procedural West Midlands copper Jackie Hartwell has one of the toughest jobs in CID: comforting and supporting grieving relatives in the aftermath of a serious crime. But there's much more to what she does than providing tea and sympathy. Part social worker, part savvy investigator, she needs to be able to win the trust of families, while simultaneously keeping a watchful eye on their behaviour and reactions. Because often, the suspect she's searching for isn't far from home... As an FLO, she's closer to the people involved than any of her colleagues, and can investigate in a way they can't. With her combination of empathy, intuition and razor-sharp observation, she's often the first to get to the truth - but sometimes, the truth can have tragic consequences. In these 14 series, we follow Jackie as she supports those caught up in nightmarish situations, such as murder, fatal accidents, abduction or a missing child. Some are harbouring secrets, others have a guilty conscience - but they're all victims, and they all need her help... Written by Scott Cherry (Babblewick Hall) and starring Meera Syal as Jackie, with Matthew Marsh as DI Peter Sanders, this captivating crime drama features a host of well-known actors including Barbara Flynn, Lizzy McInnerny, Robert Glenister, Amanda Root, Ben Onwukwe and Ayesha Antoine. Written by Scott Cherry Produced and directed by Clive Brill A Pacificus Production for BBC Radio 4 (Series 1-6) A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4 (Series 7-14) © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Scott Cherry (Author), Matthew Marsh, Meera Syal (Narrator)

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Unmade Movies: Hammer Horror's The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula: A BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the u

Dracula travels to 1930s India in this celebrated unproduced Hammer Horror script, directed by Mark Gatiss The annals of movie history are full of lost treasures - spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th Century writers, including Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller, Alfred Hitchcock and Dennis Potter, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks. In The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula, one of seven 'unmade movies' available on audio, it is 1934, and young Englishwoman Penny is travelling by train across India in search of her missing sister. En route, she meets sibling artistes Prem and Lakshmi, who have been hired by a Maharajah and his wife, the Rani, to entertain their aristocratic European guest. But evil lurks in the hidden caverns beneath the ancient palace, where the acolytes of a fiendish blood cult await their next human sacrifice... The intended follow-up to Scars of Dracula, this exotic, blood-drenched tale was nearly filmed on location in India in the early '70s, but financing problems meant it was dropped in favour of Dracula, AD 1972. Rescued from Hammer's vaults, it has been resurrected by Mark Gatiss, and is the first new Hammer Horror Dracula production in 43 years. It stars Anna Madeley (All Creatures Great and Small) as Penny, with Nikesh Patel (Indian Summers) as Prem, Ayesha Dharker (The Indian Doctor) as Lakshmi and Meera Syal (Goodness Gracious Me) as the Rani. Lewis MacLeod (Dead Ringers) channels Christopher Lee as the iconic Count, and Michael Sheen (Staged) narrates. Get ready for a terrifying, edge-of-your-seat encounter as the Prince of Darkness rises from his grave once more... Production credits Written by Anthony Hinds Directed by Mark Gatiss Produced by Laurence Bowen and Peter Ettedgui Original music by Blair Mowat Sound design: Wilfredo Acosta A Dancing Ledge production for BBC Radio 4 Cast Narrator - Michael Sheen Penny - Anna Madeley Prem - Nikesh Patel Lakshmi - Ayesha Dharker Babu - Kulvinder Ghir The Rani/Mrs Mukherjee - Meera Syal Count Dracula - Lewis MacLeod Maharajah/Inspector - Raj Ghatak Lucy - Natalie Kimmerling Evil Face - Sagar Arya First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 28 October 2017 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Anthony Hinds (Author), Anna Madeley, Ayesha Dharker, Full Cast, Lewis Macleod, Meera Syal, Michael Sheen, Nikesh Patel (Narrator)

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Bindi Business: A BBC Radio Full-Cast Drama: Series 1 and 2

All ten episodes of the BBC Radio 4 comedy about an eccentric 'olderpreneur' and her adventures in business At the age of 51, Bindi Banerjee unexpectedly finds herself out of a job. But she has her redundancy pay-off and a can-do attitude, and as Series 1 opens, Bindi decides to start up her own business. Bindi’s Beauty Box soon gets off to a promising start, but Bindi must get her reluctant children on board if she is going to succeed. When she runs into some bumps in the road, Bindi wonders if she’s taken on more than she can manage – can she overcome the obstacles and make the business prosper? In Series 2, fresh from her first flush of success, Bindi takes on an exciting new business venture in property development but discovers that Slough just isn't ready for her visionary micro-pods. But Bindi is an unstoppable force of nature, and is determined that nothing will get in her way. As stress levels rise and pressure starts to mount, help arrives from an unexpected source – but just as she is preparing for the big opening, she is put to the test when she finds that not everyone shares her vision... Created by award-winning dramatist Tanika Gupta, this entertaining comedy-drama about the highs and lows of enterprise stars Meera Syal (Goodness Gracious Me) as Bindi. Cast Bindi – Meera Syal Raj – Chris Nayak Anu – Krupa Pattani Hema – Rina Fatania Sam – Will Ash Buzz – Tachia Newall Uncle Bash – Vincent Ebrahim/Sagar Arya Dwayne – Andonis Anthony Marcus – Mark Strepan Anil – Nitin Ganatra Production credits Written by Tanika Gupta Directed by Nadia Molinari

Tanika Gupta (Author), Chris Nayak, Krupa Pattani, Meera Syal (Narrator)

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Letters of Note: Art

In Letters of Note: Art, Shaun Usher celebrates extraordinary correspondence about art, from missives on the agony of being overlooked, the ecstasy of producing work that excites, to surprising sources of inspiration and rousing manifestos. A star-studded cast of readers brings the letters to life, with contributions from Sanjeev Bhaskar, Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Crystal Clarke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman, Toby Jones, Ferdinand Kingsley, Jude Law, Helen McCrory, Stephen Mangan, Clarke Peters, Juliet Stevenson, Mark Strong and Meera Syal. The collection features letters by Michelangelo, Frida Kahlo, Oscar Howe, Martin Scorsese, Henri Matisse, Augusta Savage, Vincent van Gogh and many more. Letters of Note: Art also includes audio exclusive bonus content drawn from recordings made at performances of Letters Live, the live events series produced by Canongate in partnership with SunnyMarch and Shaun Usher. Enjoy Noel Fielding reading Salvador Dali’s letter to Federico García Lorca at London’s Union Chapel and Ian McKellen reading Kurt Vonnegut’s letter to the students of Xavier High School at the Freemasons’ Hall. A donation will be made to The National Literacy Trust – one of the regular partner charities for Letters Live – for each audiobook sold.

Shaun Usher (Author), Benedict Cumberbatch, Clarke Peters, Crystal Clarke, Ferdinand Kingsley, Helen Mccrory, Jude Law, Juliet Stevenson, Louise Brealey, Meera Syal, Neil Gaiman, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Simon Callow, Stephen Fry, Stephen Mangan, Toby Jones (Narrator)

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Letters of Note: Love

In this moving collection, Shaun Usher gathers together some of the most powerful letters about love ever written. Whether inspired by love’s first blush or the recriminations at its ending, the regrets of unrequited feelings and the joys of passions known, Letters of Note: Love is essential listening for anyone with a heart. A star-studded cast of readers brings the letters to life, with contributions from Sanjeev Bhaskar, Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Crystal Clarke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Danny Huston, Toby Jones, Jude Law, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Mangan, Miriam Margolyes, Clarke Peters, Juliet Stevenson, Mark Strong and Meera Syal. The collection features letters by Simone de Beauvoir, Vladimir Nabokov, Zora Neale Hurston, Nelson Mandela, Maud Gonne, Johnny Cash and many more. Letters of Note: Love also includes audio exclusive bonus content drawn from recordings made at performances of Letters Live, the live events series produced by Canongate in partnership with SunnyMarch and Shaun Usher. Hear Benedict Cumberbatch and Louise Brealey read Chris Barker’s letter to Bessie Moore at the Royal Albert Hall, Tom Hiddleston reading Gerald Durrell’s letter to his wife at the Freemasons’ Hall and Nick Cave perform his song, Love Letter, at the Union Chapel. A donation will be made to The National Literacy Trust – one of the regular partner charities for Letters Live – for each audiobook sold.

Shaun Usher (Author), Adrian Edmondson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Clarke Peters, Crystal Clarke, Danny Huston, Jude Law, Juliet Stevenson, Louise Brealey, Mark Strong, Meera Syal, Miriam Margolyes, Natascha Mcelhone, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Simon Callow, Stephen Mangan, Toby Jones (Narrator)

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Letters of Note: Cats

In Letters of Note: Cats, Shaun Usher collects together the most engaging missives that celebrate, eulogise, rail against and analyse the idiosyncratic ways of our feline companions. A star-studded cast of readers brings the letters to life, with contributions from Sanjeev Bhaskar, Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Benedict Cumberbatch, Adrian Edmondson, Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman, Danny Huston, Toby Jones, Ferdinand Kingsley, Helen McCrory, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Mangan, Miriam Margolyes, Clarke Peters, Juliet Stevenson, Mark Strong and Meera Syal. The collection features letters by Nikola Tesla, Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Frank, Raymond Chandler, John Cheever, Rachel Carson, Jack Lemmon and many more. Letters of Note: Cats also includes audio exclusive bonus content drawn from recordings made at performances of Letters Live, the live events series produced by Canongate in partnership with SunnyMarch and Shaun Usher. Listen to Toby Jones reading John Cheever’s letter to Susie Herbst and an ensemble cast reading a flurry of letters to the Guardian on the hotly contested topic of ‘cats vs dogs’. A donation will be made to The National Literacy Trust – one of the regular partner charities for Letters Live – for each audiobook sold.

Shaun Usher (Author), Adrian Edmondson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Clarke Peters, Crystal Clarke, Danny Huston, Ferdinand Kingsley, Helen Mccrory, Louise Brealey, Mark Strong, Meera Syal, Miriam Margolyes, Natascha Mcelhone, Neil Gaiman, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Simon Callow, Stephen Fry, Stephen Mangan, Toby Jones (Narrator)

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Ed Reardon's Week: Series 13: The BBC Radio sitcom

Curmudgeonly author Ed Reardon is back - author, pipe smoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive email, attempts to survive in a world where the media seems to be run by idiots and lying charlatans. 'The funniest sitcom to ever grace Radio 4' - Radio Times In these six episodes, Ed and Elgar return to London (from their failed jaunt living in a shepherd's hut in the country) destitute and on the lookout for a new roof over their respective heads, where he bumps into Geoff Daytona - a rich successful entrepreneur and motivational speaker Ed was at school with. Surely big bucks are in Ed's future when Geoff commissions Ed with writing his self-help book - The Geoff Daytona Method. Ed then collides with the worlds of reality television and, most surprisingly of all modern parenting. Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds, this sublimely funny sitcom stars Christopher Douglas as Ed Reardon, with Barunka O'Shaughnessy, Philip Jackson, Monica Dolan, Geoffrey Whitehead, Brigit Forsyth and Stephanie Cole with guest star Meera Syal. Credits Written by Christopher Douglas and Andrew Nickolds Produced by Simon Nicholls A BBC Studios Production

Andrew Nickolds, Andrew Nickolds., Christopher Douglas, Christopher Douglas And Andrew Nickolds. (Author), Christopher Douglas, Meera Syal, Stephanie Cole (Narrator)

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Goodness Gracious Me: The Complete Radio Series 1-3

Nothing escaped the eye of the satirical eye of Britain's phenomenally successful all-Asian sketch show that was Goodness Gracious Me. The complete BBC Radio series 1-3 fore-ran the award-winning BBC TV series that ran in the late 1990s, and features the same cast. Prepare for your heart to pound in the Indian recreation of Brief Encounter, sing along to the profound words of wisdom with Fifty Ways to Leave your Mother, and enjoy pop classics such as Hindi People and Punjabi Girl. Along with the discovery that The Royal Family are actually Indian, there are a ton of characters to enjoy- the Guru, Smeeta Smitten, the Coopers, Mrs I-Can-Make-it-at-Home and Mr Everything-Comes-from-India. If you don't like your comedy to be really, really bland (like a good English) then Goodness Gracious Me is the satirical series for you.

Anil Gupta, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar (Author), Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal, Nina Wadia, Sanjeev Bhaskar (Narrator)

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My Teenage Diary: Adolescent musings from Series 1-8 of the hit BBC Radio 4 comedy series

Forty-five episodes from Series 1-8 of the Sony Award-winning BBC Radio comedy show, hosted by Rufus Hound. In this hilarious and revealing show, host Rufus Hound invites his guests to revisit their formative years by dusting off their intimate teenage diaries and reading them out in public for the very first time. From terrible poetry, musings on pop music and cringeworthy crushes, to fond recollections of schooldays and exotic holidays, to poignant and searingly honest confessions, these extracts reveal the secret thoughts, feelings and experiences of a host of well-known celebrities - before they became famous. Among the contributors are Richard Herring, Shappi Khorsandi, Sheila Hancock, Meera Syal, Arabella Weir, Robert Webb, Caitlin Moran, Ken Livingstone, Terry Wogan, Alex Horne, Lionel Shriver, Michael Rosen, Ian Rankin, Debbie McGee and John Finnemore. As they delve into the past and reflect on their youth, will they be filled with nostalgia, or embarrassment? What would they say to their younger selves? And what song will they choose to sum up their teenage years? Find out all this - and a lot more besides - in these surprising, insightful and hugely entertaining shows. Produced by Harriet Jaine Executive Producer: Aled Evans A Talkback production for BBC Radio 4 Episodes: Series 1 Richard Herring Russell Kane Shappi Khorsandi Steve Hall Josie Long Jenny Eclair Series 2 Sheila Hancock Victoria Coren Meera Syal Rob Deering Phil Nichol Series 3 Michael Winner Janet Street-Porter Jo Caulfield Arabella Weir Series 4 Robert Webb Caitlin Moran Jackie Kay Toby Young Rhona Cameron Julia Donaldson Series 5 Ken Livingstone Vanessa Feltz Sarfraz Mansoor Rachel Johnson Janet Ellis Kate Mosse Series 6 Terry Wogan Chris Difford Oona King Robert Newman Lucy Worsley Alex Horne Series 7 Robert Peston Lionel Shriver Michael Rosen Samira Ahmed Chris Packham 2017 Special Ian Rankin Series 8 Debbie McGee John Finnemore Anneka Rice Pippa Evans Gyles Brandreth Helen Lederer

Various (Author), , Caitlin Moran, Chris Packham, Meera Syal, Robert Webb, Rufus Hound, Russell Kane, Shappi Khorsandi, Sheila Hancock, Terry Wogan (Narrator)

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Midnight's Children: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

Radio drama of the year' - Gillian Reynolds, The Telegraph Nikesh Patel stars as Saleem in BBC Radio 4's epic dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's Booker Prize-winning novel of love, history and magic Saleem Sinai is born on the stroke of midnight on 14th-15th August 1947, at the exact moment that India and Pakistan become separate, independent nations. From that moment on, his fate is mysteriously handcuffed to the history of his country. But Saleem's story starts almost thirty years earlier, when his grandfather, Dr Aadam Aziz, falls in love with a woman concealed behind a perforated sheet. That pivotal moment in Kashmir in 1919 sparks a series of bizarre events that will lead to a cryptic prophecy and the birth of a boy with an extraordinary destiny. As a 'Midnight's Child', Saleem has magical powers, and can telepathically tune in to all the other gifted children whose birth coincided with India's division. However, his strange entanglement with the fate of India will have dramatic repercussions for both him and his country. Adapted by Ayeesha Menon, this dazzling dramatisation of Rushdie's many-layered, magical realist masterpiece is both an enthralling family saga and a riveting history of post-colonialism. First broadcast to mark the 70th anniversary of the Partition of India, it features Nikesh Patel as Saleem, with a star cast including Abhin Galeya, Meera Syal, Anneika Rose and Narinder Samra. Also included is an interview with Salman Rushdie, in which the author talks to radio drama director Emma Harding about his multi-award winning novel. Midnight's Children won the Booker Prize in 1981, and was subsequently awarded the 'Booker of Bookers' prize in 1993 and 'The Best of the Booker' prize in 2008.

Salman Rushdie (Author), , Anneika Rose, Aysha Kala, Meera Syal, Nikesh Patel, Preeya Kalidas (Narrator)

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