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    The Wishing Tree , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 409min
    When Keith Knight sets out one morning to buy a tin of custard from his local shop, he didn't bank on falling through the fabric between his world and a land of fantasy. Mistaken as the "Knight" from afar who, it is said, will lift the Mushroom King's curse on the land, he must face dragons, avoid swamp donkeys and negotiate the "forest of certain death" to seek out the elusive and dangerous Baba Yaga in order to complete her three impossible tasks if he has any hope of reaching the Wishing Tree and returning home. The Wishing Tree is a fantasy spoof featuring strange creatures, stranded Princesses, curses, witches, and a talking cat. If you like Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams, you'll love The Wishing Tree. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nick Jermyn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/039253/bk_acx0_039253_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Lost Songs: The Hidden Stories: Book Five of Maps in a Mirror , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 452min
    This final volume of Orson Scott Card's five-volume anthology of short works features the "hidden stories", including his first published piece, some tales about Mormon family life, and other stylistic departures, and several stories that were later developed into acclaimed novels, such as Ender's Game, Songmaster, Invasive Procedures, and The Tales of Alvin Maker series. Watch Card craft a paranoid thriller, a spoof of "serious" contemporary literature, an epic narrative poem, and much more. Stories include: "Ender's Game"; "Mikal's Songbird"; "Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow"; "Malpractice"; "Follower"; "Hitching"; "Damn Fine Novel"; "Billy's Box"; "The Best Family Home Evening Ever"; "Bicicleta"; "I Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy", "Jerry"; and "Gert Fram". The author includes background commentaries for each story in his afterwords. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Birney, Cassandra Campbell, Gabrielle de Cuir. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/003637/bk_blak_003637_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Men from the Ministry 2, Hörbuch, Digital, 120min
    More classic comedy from the days when the Civil Service had a sense of humour. The Men from the Ministry were the hilarious radio forerunners of TV's Yes Minister, bungling bureaucrats who bungled for fifteen glorious years from 1962 to 1977. Muddling through were Wilfrid Hyde White, as the first head of the ubiquitous General Assistance Department, and the imperturbable Deryck Guyler, who followed him in 1966. Richard Murdoch was their faithfully incompetent Number Two. Together they created absolute chaos - and an enduring and influential Whitehall spoof. Their potty exploits remain - in the inimitable words of the BBC announcer -'a tribute to the men of our Government service, those men who are sometimes compared to tea bags: they always stick together when they get into hot water.' Language: English. Narrator: Clive Dunn, Joan Sanderson, Wilfred WhiteSanderson, Richard Murdoch. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/005975/bk_bbcw_005975_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    More Ronnie Barker's Lines from My Grandfather's Forehead, Hörbuch, Digital, 119min
    Ronnie Barker stars in four episodes of the comedy sketch show as heard on BBC Radio 4. Here’s a further cornucopia of clever comedy, featuring sketches, monologues, poems and songs in this sequential entertainment for radio. Here, the sketches include: a bizarre slice of Shakespeare, a poem for a man with a plan, and a forgetful actor. There are also people who use lots of words, but say very little. As well as a musing pianist, we also hear a two-headed Great Eccentric, a spoof Paul Temple, and wires get crossed on the telephone. Co-written by Gerald Wiley (the pseudonym used by Ronnie Barker) and many others, this sophisticated cabaret-cum-sketch-show contains plenty of witty wordplay. Starring Ronnie Barker, with Terence Brady, Pauline Yates, Josephine Gordon, and Dick Abell. Language: English. Narrator: Ronnie Barker. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/005502/bk_bbcw_005502_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Fresh Air, Martin Short and John Ronson, Hörbuch, Digital, 47min
    Actor and comedian Martin Short and British journalist and documentarian John Ronson on this edition of Fresh Air. Martin Short's TV series, Primetime Glick, is a spoof of celebrity talk shows. Short plays Jiminy Glick, the self-absorbed host of the fictitious talk show. He interviews A-list celebrity guests, but often gets information about these guests wrong. The new season of Primetime Glick premieres this weekend. Martin Short was a cast member on both Saturday Night Live and SCTV. His movies include Father of the Bride, The Three Amigos, and Innerspace. John Ronson's book is called Them: Adventures with Extremists. He traveled around the world interviewing different types of "extremists" - from Islamic fundamentalists in a Jihad training camp, to Ku Klux Klansmen at rallies. (Broadcast Date: February 21, 2002) Language: English. Narrator: Terry Gross. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/whyy/020221/rt_whyy_020221_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Three of a Kind (Vintage Beeb), Hörbuch, Digital, 50min
    Highlights from the classic BBC TV comedy sketch show starring Lenny Henry, Tracey Ullman and David Copperfield. Broadcast over three series between 1981 and 1983, Three of a Kind made stars out of Tracey Ullman and Lenny Henry, and helped writers such as Rob Grant, Doug Naylor, Ruby Wax and Ian Hislop hone their considerable comedic talents. Full of quickfire quips and silly sketches, as well as spoof songs, it was hugely popular for its gentle humour, sarcasm and witty satire. This compilation soundtrack includes many memorable sketches including Aussie Blue Peter and Woman Newsreader; parody songs from the likes of the Ruinettes, Dollop and Cliff Copperfield; and a host of familiar characters from the TV series including The Reverend Nat. West, Old Scrunge, Roz, Rasta rap star Fred Dread and smooth charmer Medallion Man. Language: English. Narrator: full cast. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/007363/bk_bbcw_007363_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Many Men of Martha Manning: A StereoSonic Adventure!, Hörbuch, Digital, 48min
    The first Philadelphia Fringe Festival podcast play The Many Men of Martha Manning is a giddy spoof of the classic radio soap operas of the 40s and 50s.This six-episode "StereoSonic Adventure" takes the plucky 1958 housewife from Pepper Pickle, Pennsylvania, on a wild ride around the world in search of the truth about her missing scientist husband, Bill. She's accompanied by her incomprehensible best friend, Dotty.From Tanganyika to Bucharest and beyond, our heroines encounter villains, spies, cutting-edge technology (for 1958, anyway) and a plethora of pickles. A full cast drawn from the worlds of theater, radio, and commercial voiceovers bring Martha and her gang to laugh-filled life.Originally presented by the 2007 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival/Philly Fringe, "The Many Men of Martha Manning" went on to become an international sensation. Language: English. Narrator: Karen Getz, Grace Gonglewski. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/pf/bigh/000089/pf_bigh_000089_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Atkinson's People: A BBC Radio Comedy Starring Rowan Atkinson, Hörbuch, Digital, 116min
    Rowan Atkinson stars as many different characters in four episodes from the classic comedy series, written by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill), which investigates the lives of four great - but imaginary - men. We hear about the life and times of master orator Sir Benjamin Fletcher: writer, statesman, Nobel Prize winner, painter, farmer, diplomat, wit, etc, etc.... There’s France’s greatest thinker and philosopher, George Dupont; and actor, raconteur, and general bore Sir Corin Basin. Barry Good - the ‘Pope of pop’ - also looks back at his life (before he became a rich tax exile). Produced by Griff Rhys Jones, Atkinson’s People was one of the first radio series ever to star Rowan Atkinson and was a forerunner to the massively successful Blackadder TV series. Rowan Atkinson stars in the spoof radio series, which examined the personalities behind the headlines - co-written by Richard Curtis. Language: English. Narrator: Rowan Atkinson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/bbcw/003982/rt_bbcw_003982_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    No Police like Holmes , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 399min
    The Investigating Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes Colloquium and donation of the third largest private collection of Sherlockiana in the world were supposed to produce a weekend of great publicity for tiny St. Benignus college in Erin, Ohio. But when theft and murder come to campus, college public relations director Jeff Cody finds himself knee-deep in Sherlockian suspects, besieged by an aggressive reporter he loves but no longer dates, and competing with his eccentric brother-in-law Sebastian McCabe to solve the crimes first. The mess worsens when Jeff and his ex-girlfriend Lynda Teal themselves fall under suspicion of murder - and with good reason, for they have something to hide. This satirical romp takes Sherlock Holmes seriously, but not Holmesians. A witty and engaging spoof sure to delight not only the deerstalker set but mystery fans in general. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Martyn Clements. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/033683/bk_acx0_033683_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Missing Links , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 481min
    From Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reilly comes this spoof of all things golf and country club. Missing Links is the story of four middle-class buddies who live outside Boston and play golf together at Ponkaquogue Municipal Golf Links and Deli, not so fondly known as Ponky. An 18-hole garbage dump with hazards that include a concrete river surrounded by a chain-link fence and the pillars of the elevated train that runs through the course, it is reputed to be the worst golf course in America. One day the group inadvertently discovers that all along they've been playing right next door to the Mayflower Club, a true golfing Eden. The rollicking plot includes a bet to see who will be first to sneak in a round at the Mayflower, as well as the narrator's attempts to reach some sort of reasonable understanding with his overbearing father. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bronson Pinchot. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/003730/bk_blak_003730_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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