A BBC Christmas Collection
30 Festive Dramas and Stories
Échec de l'ajout au panier.
Échec de l'ajout à la liste d'envies.
Échec de la suppression de la liste d’envies.
Échec du suivi du balado
Ne plus suivre le balado a échoué
0,99 $/mois pendant vos 3 premiers mois
Acheter pour 20,60 $
À propos de cet audio
A sparkling seasonal anthology of BBC dramas and readings
Christmas is the perfect time to curl up with a good story, and this cracking collection brings you 30 wonderfully diverse tales inspired by this most special of seasons. From Santa Claus, gift-giving and family gatherings, to an unexpected encounter in a snowstorm and an alternative take on the Nativity, they're sure to get you in the festive mood.
Here are modern readings of classics such as Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Tree', Anton Chekhov's 'At Christmas Time', Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Fir Tree', O Henry's 'The Gift of the Magi', Elizabeth Gaskell's 'Christmas Storms and Sunshine' and Leo Tolstoy's 'Papa Panov's Special Christmas'. Alongside them is some superb short fiction by contemporary authors, including Stella Duffy ('South'), Paul McVeigh ('Daddy Christmas'), Laura Barnett ('Survivors'), and nine delightful stories by Alexander McCall Smith. Among the stellar narrators are Don Gilet, Nina Sosanya, Hannah Gordon, Stephanie Cole and Meera Syal.
Interspersed with these are a range of spellbinding plays, including Rachel Joyce's poignant Christmas by the Lake; festive action comedy Lena Marsh, Live and Schticking! by Jeremy Front; a very unusual and very dangerous Santa in The Morpeth Carol by Timothy X Atack; and Robert Hudson and Marie Phillips' epistolary animal tale, Some Hay in a Manger, introduced by Stephen Fry. All feature star casts including Niamh Cusack, Robert Lindsay, Sam Troughton, Clare Corbett, Tamsin Greig and Joel Fry.
Heartwarming and heartfelt, comic and bittersweet, moving and magical, these fantastic, evocative stories are a real Christmas treat.
Note: Chapter metadata updated in January 2023.
Contents
Christmas by the Lake by Rachel Joyce
Christmas Short Stories by Alexander McCall Smith:
· 'Motordrome'
· 'The Revenge, or Otherwise, of Herbie Bontemps'
· 'How to Escape in Gaelic'
· 'The Colourful Life of Cousin Grace'
· 'Good President Wenceslas'
The Christmas Present by Ben Crompton
Christmas Compass: Series 1:
· 'North' by Malachy Tallack
· 'South' by Stella Duffy
· 'East' by Ruth Thomas
· 'West' by Mike McCormack
A Time to Dance by Lucy Gannon
Christmas Compass: Series 2 by Alexander McCall Smith
· 'Winter Journey'
· 'In the DRC'
· 'Primatologist'
· 'On The Island'
Midnight at Christmas by Elliott Kerrigan
'The Fir Tree' by Hans Christian Andersen
'At Christmas Time'by Anton Chekhov
'Papa Panov's Special Christmas' by Leo Tolstoy
Some Hay in a Manger by Robert Hudson and Marie Phillips
'Daddy Christmas' by Paul McVeigh
'Christmas Storms and Sunshine'by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Morpeth Carol by Timothy X Atack
'Survivors' by Laura Barnett
Lena Marsh, Live and Shticking!by Jeremy Front
'A Christmas Tree' by Charles Dickens
'The Gift of the Magi' by O Henry
Get Santa by Peter Gibbs
'Home' by Christine Dwyer Hickey
Vous pourriez aussi aimer...
-
Midwinter Murder
- Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery
- Auteur(s): Agatha Christie
- Narrateur(s): Fenella Woolgar
- Durée: 9 h et 54 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global37
-
Performance36
-
Histoire36
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! ""Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.” —Tana French, New York Times bestselling author of the Dublin Murder Squad novels An all-new collection of winter-themed...
-
-
Midwinter Murder
- Écrit par Louise le 2020-10-24
Auteur(s): Agatha Christie
-
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
- A Miss Marple Collection
- Auteur(s): Agatha Christie
- Narrateur(s): Juliet Stevenson
- Durée: 12 h et 12 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global39
-
Performance34
-
Histoire34
Miss Marple: The Complete Story Collection gathers together in one magnificent volume all of Agatha Christie’s short stories featuring her beloved intrepid investigator, Miss Marple. It’s an unparalleled compendium of murder, mayhem, mystery, and detection that represents some of the finest...
-
-
This was just bad
- Écrit par Genevieve Alarie le 2024-03-30
Auteur(s): Agatha Christie
-
Scotland
- A History from Earliest Times
- Auteur(s): Alistair Moffat
- Narrateur(s): Ruth Urquhart
- Durée: 23 h et 3 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global6
-
Performance4
-
Histoire4
Covering the Ice Age to the recent Scottish Referendum, the acclaimed historian and author explores the history of the Scottish nation. Focusing on key moments such as the Battle of Bannockburn and the Jacobite risings, Moffat also features other episodes in history that are perhaps less well documented. From prehistoric timber halls to inventions and literature, Moffat's epic explores the drama of battle, change, loss, and innovation interspersed with the lives of ordinary Scottish folk, the men and women who defined a nation.
-
-
Good history of Scotland
- Écrit par Adam D Patterson le 2023-12-15
Auteur(s): Alistair Moffat
-
The Secret of Chimneys & A Murder Is Announced
- Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook
- Auteur(s): Agatha Christie
- Narrateur(s): Hugh Fraser, Emilia Fox
- Durée: 16 h et 44 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global26
-
Performance23
-
Histoire22
Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook What is The Secret of Chimneys? A young drifter finds out when a favor for a friend pulls him into the heart of a deadly conspiracy in this captivating classic from Agatha Christie. Little did Anthony Cade suspect that an errand for...
-
-
Great and less-great
- Écrit par Juliana Mongia le 2024-06-15
Auteur(s): Agatha Christie
-
A Test of Wills
- Auteur(s): Charles Todd
- Narrateur(s): Samuel Giles
- Durée: 10 h et 28 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global24
-
Performance22
-
Histoire21
Ian Rutledge returns to his career at Scotland Yard after years fighting in the First World War. Unknown to his colleagues he is still suffering from shell shock, and is burdened with the guilt of having had executed a young soldier on the battlefield for refusing to fight. A jealous colleague has learned of his secret and has managed to have Rutledge assigned to a difficult case which could spell disaster for Rutledge whatever the outcome. A retired officer has been murdered, and Rutledge goes to investigate.
-
-
Kept me guessing
- Écrit par Redrover le 2024-01-22
Auteur(s): Charles Todd
-
The Fabric of Civilization
- How Textiles Made the World
- Auteur(s): Virginia I. Postrel
- Narrateur(s): Caroline Cole
- Durée: 9 h et 42 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global19
-
Performance18
-
Histoire18
The story of humanity is the story of textiles - as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. From Minoans exporting wool colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to Romans arrayed in costly Chinese silk, the cloth trade paved the crossroads of the ancient world.
-
-
Informative and thought provoking
- Écrit par Meera le 2025-11-30
Auteur(s): Virginia I. Postrel
-
Midwinter Murder
- Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery
- Auteur(s): Agatha Christie
- Narrateur(s): Fenella Woolgar
- Durée: 9 h et 54 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global37
-
Performance36
-
Histoire36
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! ""Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.” —Tana French, New York Times bestselling author of the Dublin Murder Squad novels An all-new collection of winter-themed...
-
-
Midwinter Murder
- Écrit par Louise le 2020-10-24
Auteur(s): Agatha Christie
-
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
- A Miss Marple Collection
- Auteur(s): Agatha Christie
- Narrateur(s): Juliet Stevenson
- Durée: 12 h et 12 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global39
-
Performance34
-
Histoire34
Miss Marple: The Complete Story Collection gathers together in one magnificent volume all of Agatha Christie’s short stories featuring her beloved intrepid investigator, Miss Marple. It’s an unparalleled compendium of murder, mayhem, mystery, and detection that represents some of the finest...
-
-
This was just bad
- Écrit par Genevieve Alarie le 2024-03-30
Auteur(s): Agatha Christie
-
Scotland
- A History from Earliest Times
- Auteur(s): Alistair Moffat
- Narrateur(s): Ruth Urquhart
- Durée: 23 h et 3 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global6
-
Performance4
-
Histoire4
Covering the Ice Age to the recent Scottish Referendum, the acclaimed historian and author explores the history of the Scottish nation. Focusing on key moments such as the Battle of Bannockburn and the Jacobite risings, Moffat also features other episodes in history that are perhaps less well documented. From prehistoric timber halls to inventions and literature, Moffat's epic explores the drama of battle, change, loss, and innovation interspersed with the lives of ordinary Scottish folk, the men and women who defined a nation.
-
-
Good history of Scotland
- Écrit par Adam D Patterson le 2023-12-15
Auteur(s): Alistair Moffat
-
The Secret of Chimneys & A Murder Is Announced
- Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook
- Auteur(s): Agatha Christie
- Narrateur(s): Hugh Fraser, Emilia Fox
- Durée: 16 h et 44 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global26
-
Performance23
-
Histoire22
Two Bestselling Agatha Christie Novels in One Great Audiobook What is The Secret of Chimneys? A young drifter finds out when a favor for a friend pulls him into the heart of a deadly conspiracy in this captivating classic from Agatha Christie. Little did Anthony Cade suspect that an errand for...
-
-
Great and less-great
- Écrit par Juliana Mongia le 2024-06-15
Auteur(s): Agatha Christie
-
A Test of Wills
- Auteur(s): Charles Todd
- Narrateur(s): Samuel Giles
- Durée: 10 h et 28 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global24
-
Performance22
-
Histoire21
Ian Rutledge returns to his career at Scotland Yard after years fighting in the First World War. Unknown to his colleagues he is still suffering from shell shock, and is burdened with the guilt of having had executed a young soldier on the battlefield for refusing to fight. A jealous colleague has learned of his secret and has managed to have Rutledge assigned to a difficult case which could spell disaster for Rutledge whatever the outcome. A retired officer has been murdered, and Rutledge goes to investigate.
-
-
Kept me guessing
- Écrit par Redrover le 2024-01-22
Auteur(s): Charles Todd
-
The Fabric of Civilization
- How Textiles Made the World
- Auteur(s): Virginia I. Postrel
- Narrateur(s): Caroline Cole
- Durée: 9 h et 42 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global19
-
Performance18
-
Histoire18
The story of humanity is the story of textiles - as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. From Minoans exporting wool colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to Romans arrayed in costly Chinese silk, the cloth trade paved the crossroads of the ancient world.
-
-
Informative and thought provoking
- Écrit par Meera le 2025-11-30
Auteur(s): Virginia I. Postrel