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  1. Iain Banks in Conversation with the Open University (2011)

    Subject
    English language and literature

    Author Iain Banks talks to Open University Lecturer in Creative Writing Derek Neale about the digitisation of books, his writing process, the impact of world events on his work and much more. (45 minutes)

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  2. Roald Dahl Interviews 1972-1989 (2011 Audio)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (Download, 90 minutes approx.), £5.49

    This is a unique window into the past and is a chance for us to hear those who contributed to the richness of our cultural heritage. With access to the entire archive of BBC Radio and television, we can now...

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  3. British Novelists (2011)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £15.00

    The story of the 20th century novel in Britain, told by authors themselves. There are three 60 minute programmes where great British novelists talk about their life and work.How did working-class writers...

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  4. Peake’s Progress (2011)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 147 minutes), £15.00

    A combination of short stories and poetry from ‘Peake’s Progress’, read by Peake’s sons Fabian and Sebastian Peake. The readings include the epic ‘Rhyme of the Flying Bomb’, a selection of...

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  5. Fry’s English Delight - Series 2 (2010)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 115 minutes), £12.99

    This is a second BBC Radio 4 series of Stephen Fry’s witty and incisive programmes looking at the oddities of the English language. It includes four 30-minute Radio 4 programmes presented by Fry, indulging...

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  6. Sylvia Plath: The Spoken Word (2010)

    Subject
    English language and literature; Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audio (CD, 73 minutes), £9.95

    Her frank, confessional style of writing won Sylvia Plath many fans around the world, and she remains very popular over forty years after her death. This CD brings together BBC recordings from the British...

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  7. 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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  8. Alice - A Look into Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2010)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 80 minutes), £9.99

    'Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ was published in 1865, and revolutionised children’s writing. It made a mockery of much that had preceded it; the cautionary tale where young mischievous children...

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  9. Edward Thomas - Selected Poems (2010)

    Director
    Barnaby Edwards
    Subject
    English language and literature

    A collection of works by the celebrated First World War poet Edward Thomas (1878-1917). The 25-poem selection includes ‘Adlestrop’, ‘Roads’ and ‘In Memoriam [Easter 1915]', plus a complete and...

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  10. 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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