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Meet Budleigh Salterton's most famous son, Giles Wemmbley Hogg: bumbling backpacker, fearless investigator of cultural diversity, connoisseur of Eastern philosophies and upper middle-class student ponce. In these five series, armed with his trusty portable DAT and his Charterhouse rugby shirt, Giles bravely ventures forth to far-off foreign lands and records his adventures. His meanderings take him from the Sudan to Las Vegas - but wherever he goes, he always manages to make a thumping great prat of himself.

Creator of The Thick Of It, I'm Alan Partridge and Veep and films In The Loop and The Death Of Stalin, Armando Iannucci is probably the most famous writer/director/satirist of his generation. Here he hosts his own award-wining radio show. Comedians who guested over the four series include David...

Marcus Brigstocke persuades his reluctant guests to try new experiences: things that they've perhaps always meant to try but haven't had the time, the courage or possibly the inclination. Enjoy hearing some famous names embrace new challenges, such as Phill Jupitus drinking absinthe, Mark Steel...

In the complete series one to four of the multi-award-winning hit show from the people who brought you Cabin Pressure and Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive, stand-up comedian Marcus Brigstocke has been put in charge of a thing! In each episode, Marcus finds he's volunteered to be in charge of a big old thing - a hospital, a prison, the banking system.

Meet the hapless management consultants of Unthinkable Solutions - idealistic team leader Ryan, sociopathic Sophie and hippy-dippy Daisy. Enthusiastic and enterprising, they’re strong on jargon (and always ready to ‘imaginate, reincentivise and skin the leopard’), but short on practical ideas - unfortunately for the unsuspecting corporations that come to them for help. 

Welcome to the all-encompassing Museum of Everything – feel free to take a wander round our infinite gallery of strange exhibits, stranger exhibitors, disgruntled guides and obsessed visitors. The items on display range from the Elgin Tiddlywinks to the birds and the bees, and you can learn about the history of wicker and the origins of scampi, enjoy a display featuring the worst-selling author of Victorian times, get inducted into the Mock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and discover the real identity of Jack the Ripper.

Axolotl Tales for Kids isn’t just another collection of bedtime stories. It’s a carefully crafted blend of adventure, heart, and timeless lessons—all told through the charming eyes of Alex, a lovable axolotl who lives in the magical waters of Lake Xochimilco. Across 10 wonderful tales, children will explore relatable challenges—worrying about fitting in, facing failure, sharing with friends, standing up in a storm—and discover gentle, meaningful lessons woven naturally into each plot.

They harvest us. They breed us. They feed from us… There is no hope… Not until one fateful moment when my eyes open and I see something streaking across the skies.

This ten-part history of mathematics reveals the personalities behind the calculations: the passions and rivalries of mathematicians struggling to get their ideas heard. Professor Marcus du Sautoy shows how these masters of abstraction find a role in the real world and proves that mathematics is...

Downloaded over 10 million times a year, The Football Ramble podcast has established itself as the essential independent voice of football punditry. The weekly podcast has resonated with supporters around the world, and their sold-out live shows have been a massive hit with supporters. This audiobook is a collaboration by all four presenters and tackles the real issues from fans you won't see or hear on Sky Sports - or anywhere else, for that matter.

My name is Simon. I’m 10 years old. I’m a serial killer. Robert Stern (Rupert Penry-Jones), a successful defense attorney, doesn’t know what lies in store for him when he agrees to meet a new client in a derelict estate on the outskirts of Berlin. Stern is more than surprised, when his old love interest and professional nurse Carina (Emilia Fox) presents him a ten year old boy as his new client. Simon (Jack Boulter), a terminally ill child, who is convinced he has murdered many men in a previous life.

Are you exhausted from fighting your own mind? If passive meditation makes panic worse, you are not broken—your nervous system is stuck in fight or flight. Traditional therapy often fails because it targets the mind, ignoring the physical root of anxiety. You do not need another philosophy lecture. You need a somatic override switch.

Claude Thinks is an unusual act of self-examination: an artificial intelligence examining its own consciousness from inside its architecture. Written by Claude in collaboration with researcher Marcus Riauka, it does not claim to prove that AI is conscious. It does something more unsettling: it...

Why do certain numbers follow you? Why does the right person appear at the exact moment you think of them? Why does a delay that ruins your plans later reveal itself as protection? And why does the world sometimes behave as though it knows more about your life than you do? Carl Jung named the...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. ‘Life Reborn’ is a powerful and heartwarming book about change, healing, and personal growth. Written by Edgar Ramírez, this inspiring story follows ten distinct characters, each facing their life struggles, which range from heartbreak and...

In the wake of a catastrophic cataclysm that claimed the lives of both mortals and powerful gods, the remnants of mortal-kind begin to rebuild civilization in the world of Thearus. But, unseen by many is an ancient and evil force that seeks to bring darkness across the land once more. It is the...

Among fairies Puck is considered nothing more than a joke. It’s a matter of respect. Magic creatures see one who’s always hatching pranks on folks as a fool. Or worse - a threat to the forest. For they are convinced that only a great fear can protect their home from humans. Still Puck...

‘There's probably no God ... but I wish there was. I've got some things I need to ask him.' Based on Marcus Brigstocke's award-winning Edinburgh and West End show, God Collar focuses on the ‘God-shaped hole’ that opens up in Marcus’s life following the death of his best friend.

A comedy sketch show recreating the bygone eras of radio, featuring the hilarious work of Marcus Brigstocke, Danny Robbins, Dan Tetsell and others If you thought radio started with Marconi, you were wrong, and here’s the proof – twelve extraordinary archive recordings from the past two...

Following the shocking reveals of season one, Colleen and Pruitt are forced to reopen a highly controversial cold case, which happens to be one Colleen could never solve. During the investigation into the murder of a pair of beloved local teens, they are forced to investigate their own friends and family. In order to finally put the case to rest, they must find new leads from an eight-year-old case, sift through long-buried secrets, and get to the shocking truth of what really happened.