43 Results for : enthral
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Hamlet (Classic Radio Theatre), Hörbuch, Digital, 187min
Ronald Pickup, Angela Pleasance, and Maxine Audley star in this BBC Radio 4 1971 production of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy of the Prince of Denmark. Written over 400 years ago, Hamlet still remains one of the most powerful, influential, and thrilling tragedies in the English language. The story of Prince Hamlet and his quest for vengeance has been interpreted countless times on stage, film, and television. With its riveting plot, featuring murder and supernatural horror, and presenting possibly the most fascinating character in the history of drama, it never fails to enthral. This BBC archive production from 1971 was produced by the renowned John Tydeman and features a cast of highly regarded actors, with music from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. The Classic Radio Theatre range presents notable radio productions of much-loved plays by some of the most renowned playwrights, and starring some of our finest actors. Language: English. Narrator: Ronald Pickup, Maxine Audley, Angela Pleasance. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/bbcw/004365/rt_bbcw_004365_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Testament of Youth , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1434min
This classic memoir of the First World War is now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington. In 1914 Vera Brittain was 20, and as war was declared she was preparing to study at Oxford. Four years later her life - and the lives of her whole generation - had changed in a way that would have been unimaginable in the tranquil prewar era. Testament of Youth, one of the most famous autobiographies of the First World War, is Brittain's account of how she survived those agonising years; how she lost the man she loved; how she nursed the wounded; and how she emerged into an altered world. A passionate record of a lost generation, it made Vera Brittain one of the best-loved writers of her time and has lost none of its power to shock, move and enthral readers since its first publication in 1933. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sheila Mitchell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/orio/000912/bk_orio_000912_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Beyond Veiled Cliches: The Real Lives of Arab Women , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 521min
As someone who has a foot in both the Western and Arabic worlds, Amal set out to explore the lives of Arab women both in Australia and the Middle East, travelling to the region and interviewing more than 60 women about feminism, intimacy, love, sex and shame, trauma, war, religion and culture. Beyond Veiled Cliches explores the similarities and differences experienced by these women in their daily lives - work, relationships, home and family life, friendships, the communities they live in and more. Arab-Australian women are at the intersection - between Western ideals and Arab tradition. It can get messy, but there is also great beauty in the layers. In a time of racial tension and rising global fear around terrorism, there is a renewed fear of 'the other'. At its heart, this fascinating book normalises people and their experiences. The breadth, variety, and beauty of what Amal has discovered will enthral and surprise you. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Amal Awad. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/032177/bk_adbl_032177_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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I, Claudius (Dramatised), Hörbuch, Digital, 347min
A full-cast dramatisation of Robert Graves' brilliant account of the madness and debauchery of ancient Rome, starring Tom Goodman Hill as Claudius and Derek Jacobi as Augustus. The wickedly entertaining inside story of the lives and deaths of the Imperial dynasty from Augustus to Caligula is told by their obscure relation, Claudius. In public, Claudius is a stammering, drooling weakling, whose reputation as an idiot keeps him safe from office and assassination. But in private, he's as sharp as they come, and keeps a secret history of everything he discovers. Until one day, as one of the few of his family left alive, he's acclaimed Emperor against his will. Can he save Rome from the corruption he's grown to detest? Featuring Derek Jacobi (who won a BAFTA for his performance as Claudius in the acclaimed 1977 BBC television production) as Augustus, and with an all-star cast, this gripping dramatisation will enthral anyone who loves the decadence of Ancient Rome. Language: English. Narrator: Derek Jacobi, Tom Goodman Hill. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/005578/bk_bbcw_005578_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Canadian Pacific Ships (eBook, ePUB)
In 1873 a company was formed to construct the first railway across Canada. It soon branched out into shipping, chartering ships from the Cunard Line for service between Vancouver, Yokohama, Shanghai and Hong Kong. In 1889 Canadian Pacific would be awarded the mail contract for the service across the Pacific and, by 1903, they would purchase Elder Dempster & Company and begin sailing from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal. They obtained control of the Atlantic, rail and Pacific routes, and later interest in the Canadian-Australasian Line, becoming 'the world's greatest transportation system', bridging two oceans and linking four continents. Canada's largest operator of Atlantic and Pacific steamships until after the Second World War, CP Ships boasted such names as Empress of Britain, Empress of Ireland and Empress of Canada. This new history of the shipping side of Canadian Pacific includes a wealth of illustrations and a detailed fleet list that will enthral maritime enthusiasts.- Shop: buecher
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Aquilea's Dilemma: An Ancient World Romantic Suspense: Tales From Ancient Rome To Entertain & Enthral, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 465min, (USK 18)
In life-long service to the Goddess Vesta, devout Vestal Virgin, Portia Aquilea, has but a few simple duties:Tend to Rome’s sacred flame.Conduct herself with the utmost decorum.And never let any man touch her.Unfortunately, however, she’s about to fail at all three...."Helios stood abruptly. On a groan of anguish, he fisted his hands to stop himself reaching for her. But nonetheless, he still just wanted to grab her. To throw her down and show her what he could give her. What she was missing. What she wanted from him. What he knew that she craved even if she didn’t truly know it yet. The only thing for it was to offer himself to her. She could either accept him or reject him. Or slay him. He decided the risk was worth it...."Set in ancient Rome during the reign of the unpredictable Emperor Nero, Aquilea’s Dilemma can be listened to as a stand-alone, dramatic, and sometimes steamy historical romance fantasy or as book 2 in Tales from Ancient Rome to Entertain & Enthrall. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Alex Lee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/201554/bk_acx0_201554_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Forsyte Saga (Dramatised), Hörbuch, Digital, 506min
The blockbuster BBC Radio 4 adaptation of John Galsworthy’s classic family drama, featuring a star cast including Dirk Bogarde, Sir Michael Hordern, Diana Quick, Michael Williams, and Amanda Redman. Galsworthy’s epic story chronicles the decline and fall of the Forsytes through almost 50 years of material triumph, emotional disaster, and a terrible feud that splits them asunder. Beginning in 1886, The Man of Property starts with the family wealthy, successful, and united. But the actions of the arrogant Soames Forsyte and his beautiful wife Irene are to have disastrous consequences. In Chancery has marital discord as its theme, as various members of the family find themselves dealing with domestic dramas, affairs and divorce. To Letsees the second generation experiencing both the pain and the promise of love, as the sins of the father are visited on the Forsyte children. With an all-star cast of over 30 experienced actors, and enacted over the course of 23 episodes, this thrilling tale of sex, power, and money will enthral you from beginning to end. Language: English. Narrator: Dirk Bogarde, Sir Michael Hordern, Diana Quick, Michael Williams, Amanda Redman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bbcw/003920/bk_bbcw_003920_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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On Her Own Two Feet , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 616min
Bringing the Keep Fit movement vividly to life in 1940s' London, Pam Evans' family saga will inspire and enthral anyone who has ever dared to dream of a better life. In the middle of a party to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V, in 1935, Mollie Fisher's good-for-nothing husband walks out on his wife and baby girl. Luckily, Mollie has a loving family to turn to for help. Mollie's mother, Marge, is delighted to look after baby Esme while Mollie goes out to work. Meanwhile, her nan, Nora, encourages Mollie to join a local keep fit class, which opens her eyes to a whole new world. Determined to better herself, Mollie qualifies as a fitness instructor and starts to run her own classes for the local community, where she befriends a group of women she would never have known existed. But with the outbreak of the Second World War and the ever-present danger of losing her loved ones in the London bombings, it takes courage for Mollie to stand on her own two feet.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Penelope Freeman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/head/000348/bk_head_000348_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Sorrell and Son , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1052min
Captain Stephen Sorrell returns from the First World War decorated with the Military Cross but unnerved by the conflict. His mercenary wife has deserted him for 'one of the fellows who stayed behind' and left him responsible for their son, Christopher. A promised position in an antique shop fails to materialise, and Sorrell faces poverty. Despite losing status, he takes a job as a hotel porter, cleaning shoes and carrying luggage. Thus begins the long climb to financial security - his aim, the best education possible for Christopher to achieve a career that means he will never suffer his father's fate and, in time, that 'Kit' will enjoy a happy and fulfilling marriage. The bond between father and son weathers many a crisis in an uncertain Britain where the class system is eroding and sexual morality, in the '30s, appears to be a thing of the past! A million best seller when it was first published, Sorrell and Son continues to enthral its audience, a most heartwarming story of one man's sacrifice and love for his child. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Newcombe Joyce. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/assm/000109/bk_assm_000109_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Keeper: Roy and Castells, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 560min
Sequel to international best seller Block 46 and next in the award-winning Roy & Castells series. Whitechapel, 1888: London is bowed under Jack the Ripper's reign of terror. London 2015: actress Julianne Bell is abducted in a case similar to the terrible Tower Hamlets murders of some 10 years earlier and harking back to the Ripper killings of a century before. Falkenberg, Sweden, 2015: a woman's body is found mutilated in a forest, her wounds identical to those of the Tower Hamlets victims. With the man arrested for the Tower Hamlets crimes already locked up, do the new killings mean he has a dangerous accomplice, or is a copycat serial killer on the loose? Profiler Emily Roy and true-crime writer Alexis Castells again find themselves drawn into an intriguing case, with personal links that turn their world upside down. Following the highly acclaimed Block 46 and guaranteed to disturb and enthral, Keeper is a breathless thriller from the new queen of French Noir. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Meadows, Patricia Rodriguez. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/034276/bk_adbl_034276_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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