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Vanishing Wildlife (2006)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD), £9.95

Recordings from the British Library Sound Archive of some of the most elusive birds, mammals, insects and frogs in Britain. Compiled by Richard Ranft

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Shakespeare’s Original Pronounciation (2012 Audio)

Audio CD featuring speeches and scenes performed as Shakespeare might have heard them. Under the guidance of Ben Crystal, actor and expert in original Shakespearean pronunciation in performance, a company of...

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First World War in Poetry (2014)

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 70 minutes), £10.00

Selection of poems written about the First World War read by actor Rory Kinnear. Among the poets represented are Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves, Wilfred Owen, Edward Thomas, Thomas Hardy, Laurence Binyon,...

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Electronic Beowulf (2012)

Subject

Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (DVD-ROM), £25.00

This new, third edition of the electronic version of the Anglo-Saxon epic ‘Beowulf’ supersedes previous CD-ROM-based editions. It contains higher resolution images of all 70 folios, over 130 ultraviolet...

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British Writers: The Spoken Word (2008)

Subject

English language and literature; Literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 214 minutes), £19.50

This three-CD compilation forms part of the British Library’s series of documentary recordings by English-language authors and playwrights. 30 British writers are represented, talking about their lives and...

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George Barker: The Spoken Word (2008)

Subject

Drama; English language and literature; Literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD, 72 minutes), £9.70

T.S. Eliot described George Barker as a genius, and W.B. Yeats compared his rhythmic invention to that of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Drawing primarily on previously unpublished BBC broadcasts spanning the years...

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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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Century in Sound, The (2000 Audio)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Compact disc. ? min., 2000 sale: £8.99 (inclusive)

A survey of sound recordings from the British National Sound Archive ranging over the whole of the 20th century, in which all the curatorial sections of the NSA are represented: popular music, classical...

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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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Ted Hughes- Poems and Short Stories: The Spoken Word (2008)

Subject

Drama; English language and literature; Literature

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD), £15.50

The first of a pair of 2-CD sets drawn from the BBC radio broadcasts of Ted Hughes features live and studio recordings of the poet introducing and reading his own work. The recordings include his earliest...

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