Audiobooks narrated by Sam Kelly

Notice and Do: Raise Capable Kids, End Motherhood Burnout, and Lighten Your Mental Load

"Lighten your mental load and end mom burnout for good with a new kind of parenting book that teaches your kids to notice what needs to be done at home-and do it-without waiting to be asked. You're sick of the constant push-and-pull to get your kids to clean (which, let's be real, often ends up with you doing it yourself). With Notice and Do, there's a new way. Through accessible but revolutionary techniques, parenting coach Sam Kelly will teach you how to empower your entire family to share the mental load and proactively contribute at home with eight black and white illustrations and 14 photos. This proven, research-backed method breaks the cycle of burnout and inequitable partnerships, liberating moms from the burden of being the engine that keeps everything running, and sets your kids up to be self-motivated, resilient adults. With Notice and Do, you will learn: - the easy and effective way to teach kids cleaning skills so they can confidently get stuff done on their own - how to teach kids to notice what needs to be done, for themselves, as the first step to taking initiative - age-specific scripts to get buy-in and action from toddlers-teens (even the resistant ones!) - how to show your daughters that shouldering the mental load is not their default setting - how to show your sons that they are just as capable of being an aware, proactive team player at home - ways to work with kids with ADHD and teenagers without yelling, bribes, or constant micromanaging - getting your partner on board so everyone in the family is participating in the invisible labor of managing the home Say goodbye to the one-mom-show and exhausting chore chart battles and hello to a life-changing whole family team who shares the mental load together and works with you, instead of one that works because of you. The audiobook offers a dynamic listening experience with an author-read narration and a multicast recording."

Sam Kelly (Author), Chas Kelly, Diana Bustelo, Lauren Ezzo, Mieko Gavia, Nathan Rosborough, Sam Kelly (Narrator)

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Do Nothing ‘Til You Hear from Me: A BBC Radio 4 comedy

"The complete Series 1 and 2 of the BBC Radio sitcom about a cantankerous trombone player and his pianist best friend When sixty something musician pals Roy and George attend the funeral of an old bandmate, they realise that since they stopped performing, they've got stuck in a rut. Retirement's all well and good, but they seem to spend most of their time in front of the TV, or propping up the bar at the Hen & Pewter. Believing that jazz players should keep swinging while they've still got rhythm, the duo decide it's time to recreate the good old days, and start a new band. But will their musical partnership survive the loss of Roy's trombone, the reappearance of an erstwhile friend and the return of an old flame? Plus, Roy and George have old scores to settle with a former bandleader, and George's 70th birthday celebrations bring back bittersweet memories... Written by Marcus Powell and John Byrne, this gentle, light-hearted comedy stars Ram John Holden and Don Warrington as Roy and Sam Kelly as George, with Yvonne Brewster as Vi, Caroline Lee Johnson as Bernadette and Marcus Powell as Victor. Production credits Written by Marcus Powell and John Byrne Produced by Carol Smith Trombonist: Mike Kearsey Cast Roy - Ram John Holder/Don Warrington Vi - Yvonne Brewster George - Sam Kelly Bernadette - Caroline Lee Johnson Barry - George Layton Victor - Marcus Powell Daphne/Stella - Lisa Sadovy Alastair - Gerald Harper Siobhan/Susan - Joanna Brookes Wispy - Melvyn Hayes Francesca - Gemma Craven Louisa - Amanda Symonds Gillie - Michael Bertenshaw Laura - Angie Wallis First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 September-4 November 2003 (Series 1), 24 June-15 July 2005 (Series 2) © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

John Byrne, Marcus Powell (Author), Caroline Lee Johnson, Don Warrington, Full Cast, George Layton, Lisa Sadovy, Marcus Powell, Ram John Holder, Sam Kelly, Yvonne Brewster (Narrator)

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Babblewick Hall: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy drama

"The complete Series 1 & 2 of the historical sitcom about well-meaning but gullible 18th Century squire Fenton Babblewick and his clever manservant Augustus When idealistic Fenton Babblewick inherits his uncle's Yorkshire estate, it's the perfect opportunity to realise his Utopian dreams. But for his valet, Augustus Snipe, moving to Babblewick Hall is a nightmare. The servants are surly, the house is freezing cold and full of farm animals, and worst of all, it's in the North - a world away from the cosy coffeehouses and gentlemen's clubs of London. In these ten episodes, Fenton tries his hand as an agricultural reformer and radical grower of beetroots, falls in love with the charming Miss Lucinda Bluntstone, and embarks on a glamorous political career. An escape to London beckons - but Augustus' hopes are dashed when his master chooses to stay in the village, where he tries to convert a workhouse into a school and investigates a case of witchcraft... Fans of Blackadder will love this light-hearted comedy drama, full of japes, jokes and amusing sound effects and soundtracked with brilliant Baroque-style music. Olivier Award-winning actor Nicholas Le Prevost stars as Fenton Babblewick, with Forbes Masson as Augustus Snipe and Sam Kelly and Dave Hill as Jack. Among the stellar guest cast are Sophie Thompson, Maurice Denham, Tracie Bennett and John Moffatt. Production credits Written by Scott Cherry Produced by Paul Schlesinger (Series 1) and Jon Rolph (Series 2) Music composed by Paul Mottram Violin: Paul Mottram Cast Fenton Babblewick - Nicholas Le Prevost Augustus Snipe - Forbes Masson Barney - David Antrobus Jack - Sam Kelly/Dave Hill Molly - Gillian Bevan Bob Scotcher - Philip Jackson Peck - Alex Lowe Pickett - Christian Rodska Grunter - Geoffrey McGivern Flinch - Maurice Denham Mrs Bluntstone - Elizabeth Spriggs Lucinda - Tracie Bennett Smellie - David Timson Hartson - Geoffrey Whitehead Berridge - Jeremy Clyde Dribb/Maddison - John Baddeley Mrs Maddison - Sara Coward Highwayman - Stephen Critchlow William Babblewick - Benjamin Whitrow Elizabeth Babblewick - Pauline Yates Harriet - Courtney King Septimus Hickey - John Moffatt With Maggie McCarthy, Benedict Sandiford, Michael Troughton, Pat Coombs, Kim Wall, Lynda Barron, Phil Nice, Peter Gunn, Sophie Thompson, Rosemary Leach First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 27 December 1995-31 January 1996 (Series 1), 4-25 September 1998 (Series 2)"

Scott Cherry (Author), David Antrobus, Forbes Mason, Full Cast, Gillian Bevan, Nicholas Le Provost, Philip Jackson, Sam Kelly, Sophie Thompson (Narrator)

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The Complete Uncle Mort Adventures: North Country, South Country & Celtic Fringe: A BBC Comedy

"For the first time ever all three much-loved series featuring the legendary creations Uncle Mort and Carter Brandon are brought together in one collection. As the pair tour Britain, Uncle Mort's recollections make for some hilarious moments. Uncle Mort and his Yorkshire based family first appeared in Tinniswood's novel 'A Touch of Daniel' which earned them a run of four series of 'I Didn't Know You Cared' on BBC TV from 1975-1979. In Uncle Mort's North Country, having been granted a week's holiday, Carter Brandon, with his uncle Mort for company, takes a series of day trips around the north. From day one the week is quite eventful, from a burning barn and a death in a pub where they stop for a drink, to a trip to the seaside where events are equally interesting and amusing. In Uncle Mort's South Country, these famous sons of the north find a fruitful new patch of Tinniswood country in which to air their views. Soho and Hampton Court, southern hotels and southern pubs, southern beer and southern food, that caustic one-nation philosopher, Uncle Mort, has to stomach them all. In the Celtic Fringe the adventures continue west of the English border. Carter Brandon and his Uncle continue their epic journey through Wales, in his Beetle. They sample an eclectic mix of Welsh hospitality, from spending a night in a very eccentric hotel, spending time with famed sportsman Icky Williams and lodging with a sex mad Reverend. Uncle Mort has strange visions and the eccentric trip takes an unusual turn when they look up Mort's old flame. Uncle Mort... Stephen Thorne Carter Brandon ... Sam Kelly Narrator... Christian Rodska"

Peter Tinniswood (Author), Christian Rodska, Full Cast, Liz Goulding, Sam Kelly, Stephen Thorne (Narrator)

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The Invisible Wall

"The narrow street on which Harry Bernstein grew up was seemingly unremarkable; there was nothing to distinguish it from the hundreds of other such working class streets in the industrial north of England - save for an invisible wall down the middle, dividing Jews on one side, from Christians on the other. The geographical distance may have been a couple of yards, but socially, it was miles. 'But there are few rules or unwritten laws that are not broken when circumstances demand, and few distances that are not too great to be travelled; and such was the case on our street. And I was to play an important part, unwittingly, in what happened...' THE INVISIBLE WALL is the enchanting, true story of Harry's childhood in the mill town of Stockport in the shadow of the First World War. It's a wonderfully charming - and powerfully moving - tale of working class life, of social divide and of forbidden love..."

Harry Bernstein (Author), Sam Kelly (Narrator)

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The Good Soldier Svejk

"A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation by Christopher Reason of the satirical Czech novel by Jaroslav Hasek. This tale charts the exploits during the First World War of 'European Forrest Gump', Svejk, in his progress through the ranks of the Austro-Hungarian army. Good-natured and garrulous, Svejk becomes the Austrian army's most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of the First World War - although his bumbling attempts to get to the front serve only to prevent him from reaching it. This story of a 'little man' caught in a vast bureaucratic machine combines dazzling wordplay and piercing satire to create a hilariously subversive depiction of the futility of war. Starring Sam Kelly as Svejk and Adrian Lukis as Lukas. Directed by Gary Brown."

Jaroslav Hasek (Author), Adrian Lukis, Sam Kelly (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Sam Kelly

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