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The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of “Bitch”, a short, sharp, saucy story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale. Read by the actors Derek Jacobi and Richard E. Grant. In “Bitch”, Roald Dahl, one of the world’s favourite authors, tells a funny, fruity story about one of his favourite characters, adventurer and seducer Oswald Hendryks Cornelius.

Meet the world's grumpiest, sassiest, most loveable cat...Mr Pusskins! Mr Pusskins has an owner who adores him and wants to make his life utterly blissful. But Mr Pusskins doesn't want fur brushing or snuggles, and he certainly doesn't want cosy bedtime stories. What Mr Pusskins wants is...adventure!

The unabridged, digital audiobook edition of "The Visitor", an amusing and chilling story from Roald Dahl, the master of the twist in the tale, read by actors Derek Jacobi and Richard E. Grant. In 'The Visitor', Roald Dahl, one of the world’s favourite authors, tells a funny, fruity story about one of his favourite characters, adventurer and seducer Oswald Hendryks Cornelius. Here, Uncle Oswald gets more than he bargained for in Arabia.... 'The Visitor' is taken from the short story collection Switch Bitch.

An amusing, informative, controversial and utterly irreverent history of the world's favourite word. F, U, C and K - four letters that can cause outrage, scandal, embarrassment or instant relief if you hit your thumb with a hammer. In this wide-ranging and frequently hilarious history of the F-word, Rufus Lodge searches out the origins of our language's most popular obscenity, and chronicles its dramatic arrival in our everyday lives.

Return to the world of The Storm Whale in this dramatic adventure from award-winning picture book creator, Benji Davies.

Naive and already war-weary, James Gouding takes up a position in Naples in 1943. What he doesn't anticipate is that this involves a limited menu of fried Spam fritters and interrogating the would-be Italian fiancees of members of the armed forces. James's chance at true heroism arrives when a German tank is sighted and he is caught in its path.

A fun, quirky tale for children aged eight to 12. The story is about a family of vegetarian tigers living in Tigeropolis, a tiger park deep in the foothills of the Himalayas. For years, tiger cubs Bittu and Matti, their mother Tala, and wise old uncle Raj have enjoyed a tranquil life out of sight of humans. But Tigeropolis is set to close...bulldozed to make way for a new motorway. The tigers set out to save their beloved park, but they soon realize they’ll need to rediscover some of their old skills: how to roar, how to hunt and, well, how to be tigers.

Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may, or may not, have heard about – someone who has seen and done amazing things. This compilation features a selection of seven of the best interviews from the program.