Audiobooks narrated by Rebekah Staton

Nina Stibbe: Love, Nina, Man at the Helm & more: A BBC Radio Collection

"Three warm, witty works by Nina Stibbe, as heard on BBC Radio – plus bonus author interviews Nina Stibbe came to fame with Love, Nina, a memoir of her time working as a nanny in 1980s literary London. It won Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the 2014 National Book Awards, and was adapted into a hit BBC TV series. She has since written six more books, four of them novels, and a sparkling selection of her work is included here, alongside two fascinating interviews with Nina herself. Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life – Mary Poppins meets Adrian Mole in Nina Stibbe's hilarious letters, abridged for Book of the Week and read by Rebekah Staton. Writing to her sister Vic, young nanny Nina recounts her triumphs and trials, from exchanging cookery tips with Alan Bennett and spotting Samuel Beckett to romantic upsets, an uncomfortable theatre trip and the challenges of starting college. Man at the Helm – Lizzie, Amy and little Jack are worried about their mum. Recently divorced, Elizabeth has taken to drinking and compulsive playwrighting. Desperate to cheer her up, the kids embark on a madcap scheme to find her a new man. Dramatised with a full cast, this beguiling comic novel, set in 1970s Leicestershire, stars Amanda Hale, Eloise Webb, Fern Deacon and Ben Barker. ‘Delamere’s Meadow’ – Forced to find new grazing ground for their ponies, two sisters become embroiled in horsey intrigue with Mrs Luckie-Bryant… Amelia Bullmore reads Nina Stibbe’s first short story for BBC Radio. Saturday Live: Nina Stibbe – In conversation with Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir, the bestselling author discusses leaving Leicester for London, being a terrible nanny, writing uproarious letters about it and discovering her voice. Front Row: Nina Stibbe – Talking to Stig Abell, Nina Stibbe discusses the art of comic writing, from making award panel judges chuckle to finding the funny in serious novels and revealing the authors that make her laugh out loud. Text copyright Nina Stibbe 2013 (Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life), 2014 (Man at the Helm), 2016 (‘Delamere’s Meadow’) © 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Lt"

Nina Stibbe (Author), Amanda Hale, Amelia Bullmore, Ben Barker, Eloise Webb, Fern Deacon, Full Cast, Rebekah Staton (Narrator)

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Invisible Girl

"Brought to you by Penguin From the number one best-selling author of The Family Upstairs and The Night She Disappeared comes an engrossing, twisty tale of betrayal when an outsider is accused of murder. You don't see her, but she sees you. MIDNIGHT. In the bad part of town, where cats prowl and foxes shriek, a girl is watching... When Saffyre Maddox was ten, something terrible happened, and she's carried the pain of it ever since. The man who she thought was going to heal her didn't, and now she hides and watches him, learning his secrets, invisible in the shadows. Owen Pick is invisible too. He's never had a girlfriend; he's never even had a friend. Nobody sees him. Nobody cares. But when Saffyre goes missing from opposite his house on Valentine's Day, suddenly the whole world is looking at Owen. Accusing him. Holding him responsible for Saffyre's disappearance... INVISIBLE GIRL: an engrossing, twisty story of how we look in the wrong places for bad people while the real predators walk among us in plain sight. Critic reviews: 'Once again, Jewell delivers a story with characters you care about and enough twists to keep you hooked' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Another twisty, turny and tangled thriller from Lisa Jewell, which also manages to deliver a really satisfying and shocking denouement.' RED 'She isn't afraid of plunging an icy blade into her readers' hearts whilst examining the cruel realities of the world.' ADELE PARKS © Lisa Jewell 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020"

Lisa Jewell (Author), Rebekah Staton (Narrator)

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China Towns: Based on the Five Towns Novels: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations

"Neil Dudgeon and Tim McInnerny star in this epic tale of money, passion and defiance, inspired by the 'Five Towns' novels of Arnold Bennett In this radical reinterpretation of Arnold Bennett's classic novels set in the Staffordshire potteries, it's the 19th Century and the Industrial Revolution is at full throttle. Only the ruthless thrive in this uncompromising world - and Ephraim Tellwright and Darius Clayhanger are both determined to succeed. From humble beginnings, these two self-made men have risen to become wealthy and powerful. Now, they hold the fate of the Five Towns in their hands, passing judgement on those who put the prosperity and reputation of their community at risk... Over 10 hours and almost 40 years, we follow them, their descendants, and the inhabitants of Bursley and the Five Towns, as individuals rise, fall, flourish, age, and see the world around them become unrecognisable, transformed by new technology. Fortunes are lost, hearts broken, empires built and compromises made. These tales of aspiration and passion, damage and danger are told with Bennett's forensic eye for human psychology and a surprising degree of witty comedy, and feature a star cast including Emma Cunniffe, Kate O'Flynn, Don Gilet and Rebekah Staton."

Arnold Bennett (Author), Don Gilet, Full Cast, Kate O'flynn, Neil Dudgeon, Rebekah Staton, Tim Mcinnerny (Narrator)

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Lentil Sorters: The BBC Radio 4 sitcom

"Vincent Franklin, Rebekah Staton, Kieron Hodgkin and Julia Deakin star in four episodes of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom written by Jack Bernhardt. Welcome to The Lentil Sorters, a sitcom set in the Office of Local & National Statistics which, depending on who you ask, is either where the real power of government resides, or the place where fun goes to die. In 'Standard Deviation' the team uncover an unexpected statistical correlation between eyebrows, strawberries and dangerous dogs… In 'Multiparameter Database Search' a database linking of Ribena and MI5 makes Graham reach for his Stress Cardigan. In 'Researcher Bias' Daniel & Audrey fight over the Welfare State with the aid of a can of strong lager, a fake police uniform and a beloved British character actor. And in '“False Positives' a stag do, a Stats Conference and a blood test all combine to make Graham’s life substantially worse. With special guests Steve Brody, Phil Whelans, Charlie Quirke, Morgan Jones, and Jo Unwin as The Narrator. Written by Jack Bernhardt and produced by David Tyler. A Pozzitive Production for BBC Radio 4."

Jack Bernhardt (Author), Full Cast, Rebekah Staton, Vincent Franklin (Narrator)

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BBC National Short Story Award 2013: (5 Shortlisted Titles)

"The five shortlisted titles for the BBC National Short Story Award 2013 administered in partnership with Booktrust, containing: 'Mrs Fox' by Sarah Hall (read by Andrea Riseborough), 'Barmouth' by Lisa Blower (read by Rebekah Staton), 'Prepositions' by Lionel Shriver (read by Nancy Crane), 'Notes from the House of Spirits' by Lucy Wood (read by Hattie Morahan) and 'We Are Watching Something Terrible Happening' by Lavinia Greenlaw (read by Claire Skinner)."

Various (Author), Andrea Riseborough, Claire Skinner, Hattie Morahan, Nancy Crane, Rebekah Staton (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Rebekah Staton