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American Poets: The Spoken Word (2010)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 210 minutes), £20.00

This three CD set is a companion to the British Poets compilation. Around 30 poets are included, from Gertrude Stein, born in 1874, to Amiri Baraka, born in 1934. The 20th century was a time of enormous...

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Voices of History 2: Art, Science and Exploration (2012 Audio)

A 2-CD set features historic recordings of celebrated people in the arts, drama, the sciences, sport and exploration. Shakespeare-related items include Ellen Terry as Ophelia and Sir Henry Irving as Richard...

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H.G. Wells: The Spoken Word (2006)

Subject

Broadcasting; History; Literature; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 73 minutes), £10.00

This CD makes available for the first time all the surviving BBC radio broadcasts of H.G. Wells. The earliest dates from 1931, by which time Wells was already in his sixties and a renowned public figure,...

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British Poets: The Spoken Word (2010)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 210 minutes), £19.95

From Alfred, Lord Tennyson to Ted Hughes, this three CD compilation offers a survey of some of the greatest British poets of a century and more. 30 poets are included, each reading from their own work, often...

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W.H. Auden: The Spoken Word (2007)

Subject

English language and literature; Literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 131 minutes), £16.00

A 2-CD set of surviving BBC radio broadcasts of W.H. Auden, released to commemorate the centenary of the poet’s birth. Features sleeve notes by Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate. The two discs feature Auden in...

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American Writers: The Spoken Word (2008)

Subject

Drama; English language and literature; Literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 210 minutes), £19.50

This three-CD set includes recordings of 27 celebrated American writers, starting from the earliest generation whose voices survive. The majority of the recordings derive from BBC radio broadcasts, in which...

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Caribbean Roots: Poets Read Their Own Work (2011)

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Audio (CD, 140 minutes), £16.00

This 2-CD collection brings together 58 recordings of ten Black British and Caribbean poets. The selections illustrate a range of experiences, emotions, styles and influences, reflecting both the culture of...

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Aldous Huxley: The Spoken Word (2010)

Subject

English language and literature; Literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 74 minutes), £9.95

This CD contains recordings from the BBC archives spanning nearly thirty years. On it, Aldous Huxley discusses a range of topics, including the causes of war and the effects of drug-taking on the writing...

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Edith Sitwell: The Spoken Word (2008)

Subject

Drama; English language and literature; Literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 71 minutes), £9.70

Edith Sitwell was the queen of twentieth-century English poetry, majestically attired in performance and distinctly regal in her delivery. Drawing on previously unpublished BBC broadcasts, this CD presents a...

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Voices of the UK: Accents and Dialects of English (2010)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 153 minutes), £15.95

This two-CD compilation, drawn from the extensive collection of language and dialect recordings held by the British Library Sound Archive, includes 143 recordings that capture and celebrate the rich...

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