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Eleven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramas telling the stories of Mary Queen of Scots and the Stuart royals. Under the Stuarts, Britain entered the modern world. But with great change came turmoil, and for 111 years, the Stuart monarchs faced dynastic struggles, religious conflict, the rise of parliamentary democracy - and civil war. These dramas chart that turbulent epoch through its royal family, from Mary, Queen of Scots to the ‘last Stuart’, Bonnie Prince Charlie’s daughter Charlotte.

One day, I’m just trying to make ends meet as a security guard at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC. Then I happened upon a mysterious pocket watch and ended up in the year 1814. Time traveling takes a little getting used to, but it definitely helped that I found a pretty blonde woman to help me navigate 19th century DC. And when I discovered I could take things from the past and bring them to the future, a very lucrative idea took root in my brain…

A fascinating insight into notable speeches that were never delivered, showing what could have been if history had gone down a different path. For almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These "second speeches" provide alternative histories of what could have been if not for schedule changes, changes of heart, or momentous turns of events.

Thirty-six years ago, a nameless black man wandered into Jericho, Mississippi, with nothing but the clothes on his back and a pair of paratrooper boots. Less than two days later, he was accused of rape and murder, hunted down by a self-appointed posse, and lynched. Now evidence has surfaced of his innocence, and county sheriff Quinn Colson sets out not only to identify the stranger's remains, but to charge those responsible for the lynching.

Jude's verses 14-15 reference Enoch's prophecy, but that prophecy is directly taken from the Book of Enoch! So what does the Book of Enoch say? Does Jesus Christ reference the Book of Enoch? Find out now in this brand-new audiobook!

Distraught, heart broken and facing a heat on my own, I’m still reeling from the way my relationship with the Hamilton alphas ended. I believed I’d found a pack of my own. Five men who’d stolen my heart, who treasured and loved me. Turns out, I was wrong. Now they’re back and begging for forgiveness. They claim it was all a terrible misunderstanding. They swear I am the omega for them. But my heart’s been broken one too many times.

A collection of BBC radio documentaries celebrating the lunar landings and their legacy. On July 20th 1969, for the first time in history, man walked on the moon. Over 50 years later, this 'giant leap for mankind' still captures our imagination, and in this four-part collection, we bring together some of the most fascinating and insightful BBC documentaries about our ever-changing relationship with our only natural satellite.

Calling all bada**es! The only official guide to the kickin' world of the Emmy-nominated and globally beloved show Cobra Kai is here. The Kick-A** Book of Cobra Kai is a celebration of the superfans — an essential companion to the show acting as a master sensei ready to guide listeners through...

Brendan Behan is widely remembered as a hard-drinking, wise-cracking writer who turned up roaring drunk for interviews and cared little for authority. But he was more than just a hell-raising celebrity. His wit, expressive use of language and understanding of human nature made his writing famous around the world, and his masterpieces The Quare Fellow, Borstal Boy and The Hostage rank among the greatest works of 20th century Irish literature. Dramatisations of all three appear here, alongside a short interview with Behan himself and a fascinating biographical programme celebrating his genius.

The completion of a new railroad line from Colorado to Texas is a dream come true for Smoke Jensen and the other ranchers of Big Rock. But this dream turns into their worst nightmare when the first herd they load onto the train is stolen by a vicious gang of kill-crazy rustlers. This is no ordinary train robbery. It’s an inferno of slaughter that includes the friendly rancher who volunteered to take Smoke’s place on the trip. Now Smoke is saddling up and riding out—to get the prairie rats who murdered his friend.

This is every omega’s dream…right? Waking up in a stranger's bed and discovering I’m married to one of the wealthiest men on the planet sounds like some crazy dream. Discovering that the man in question is also some holy hot alpha and we’re not only married but bonded, sounds like one of those dreams that turn pretty steamy–a dream many women would give their right arm to be living. But when the alpha whisks me back to his mansion in the city of Rockview, I also discover this alpha has a pack.

Dropped into a world without memories, I’ve found myself teaming up with a beautiful butcher with a penchant for blood magic. I wasn’t sure about her at first, but she’s starting to rub off on me. It’s a good thing we’re starting to see eye to eye, because this world is filled with danger at every turn. And it’s all thanks to the gods. These divine troublemakers are choosing select individuals to wield incredible power, all for the sake of their entertainment.

Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems compares the Copernican or Heliocentric system with the Ptolemaic or Peripatetic, system of the cosmos. Published in Florence in 1632, it resulted in him being tried before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, Galileo masterfully shows the truth of the Copernican system that the Earth revolves around the Sun. The Dialogue is one of the most important treatises ever written. A work of supreme clarity and accessibility, it remains as accessible now as when it was published.

With the magical ability to read people like books (and read books better than anyone else alive), I'm a bibliomancer. My powers make me the perfect bookstore owner in a college town filled with gorgeous witches. After an eventful opening to the college semester, business is booming in my bookstore. The students at the all-woman college are coming every day to purchase their magical book supplies.

Four BBC radio dramatisations starring Michael Hordern as Tolkien – plus a special archive compilation exploring Tolkien’s life and work The tales in this collection all reflect an aspect of what Tolkien himself called ‘the perilous realm of Faerie’. Adapted for radio by Brian Sibley...

The secretive Order of the Rook bursts from the shadows, sweeping over the land, assassinating royal families, and seizing control of armies and cities. Those who dare resist are hunted to extinction. Now Brion races to save Brigid, Emyr, and their new child from the assassins sent to destroy them. But this time, it isn’t just about the lives of those he loves. The freedom of all lands rests in his hands and those of the friends he left behind in Morcia.

Redmond knows three things about the woman who has imprisoned his archers: She is beautiful. She is cunning. And she cares nothing for their lives. When she drugs his men in preparation for enslavement in the deadly salt mines, Redmond embarks on an audacious and impossible plan: steal the castle from her and sell it to the highest bidder.

Maauro, Dassa, and the Seachange flee Mystic, having dealt a deathblow to the pirate haven, but at a terrible cost. Rasfel, organ-legged by those pirates, lies in frozen sleep aboard. Beyond hope, Maauro must find a way to resurrect the boy.

One day, I was just a park ranger in Idaho. I liked my job, but my life wasn’t particularly exciting. Then I fell into an underground spring and landed in another world. A fantasy world full of vampires, shifters, and monsters. Turns out I’m the prophesied shifter who is destined to unite the different paranormal species by killing all my rivals, marrying and breeding with all of the noble firstborn daughters, and establishing my own kingdom.

College was just supposed to be a fun experience. I moved all the way to New England to enjoy the rich history, make friends, and maybe even get a girlfriend. And against all odds, it looked like this lanky nerd might actually stick the landing on all of the above. But things took a weird turn when a bunch of insanely beautiful sorority girls started stalking me. Now, I’m suddenly surrounded by pentacles, the paranormal, and so many seductive witches that I don’t even know what to think. Am I seriously about to get sacrificed by the hottest girls I’ve ever seen?