Biography, Literature and Literary studies

Sir Derek Jacobi and cast perform another Shakespeare classic which has been released for the first time as a digital download.

Sir Rex Harrison and Cast perform together in this wonderful production which is available for the first time on digital download.

An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day.

From the author of The Lace Reader comes an emotionally resonant novel of tragedy, secrets, identity, and love.

A deeply engaging and completely original book about nineteenth-century Britain's fascination with good quality murder.

Chapter 9 of Good Morning Nantwich.

A gripping, captivating novel about love, loss and what home really means.

With a no.

The extraordinary life and times of Carl Barat, Libertine.

Tolkien's acclaimed modern classic 'fairie' tale, read by Derek Jacobi.

Justine Picardie has spent the last decade puzzling over the truth about Coco Chanel, attempting to peel away the accretions of romance and lies.

A blueprint for a more balanced, sustainable world by King Charles III.

Classic fables are told with a twist by the wonderful children's author Michael Morpurgo.

The new novel from the bestselling author of THE SIXTH WIFE.

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of "e;Bumble"e;, the legendary SkySports cricket commentator who's one ball short of an over and delivers madcap moments galore in this ebullient, endearing and hilarious new book.

The sequel to the bestselling memoir Blood, Sweat & Tea.

Collected in one volume, here are the true life stories of London ambulance driver, Tom Reynolds.

A fascinating account of the journey towards number 10 Downing street read by Lady Thatcher.

Benjamin Daniels is angry.

The hapless and hilarious tale of a life lived under the constant and ruthless reign of a chocolate biscuit.

Keith Floyd's exuberant personality, as much as his cooking skills, has made him a favourite both as bestselling author and as television presenter.

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What possesses a right-minded comedian to quit the day job for life as a breakfast radio DJ?

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Winning takes many forms.

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week'A subject that could not be more important.

'Indecently entertaining' A Daily Mail Book of the WeekAs any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring - and popular - weapons of choice for a scheming murderer.

'Wide-ranging, witty and fresh .

'Much bigger and more ambitious than a first-person "e;rise and fall"e; .

A lavishly illustrated tribute to the greatest entertainer of a generation'The world has lost one of the greats but his music will live on forever' - MadonnaMichael Jackson was the undisputed King of Pop and his untimely death has provoked tributes from around the world.

A Times History Book of the Year 2022From Sunday Times bestselling historian Saul David, the dramatic tale of the first American troops to take the fight to the enemy in the Second World War, and also the last.

A remarkable memoir from the legendary drummer with The Police.

I Know This Much - written and read by Gary Kemp - Spandau Ballet's prime mover - is simply the freshest, most exciting and best read memoir to arrive for yearsGary's story begins in North London, where the Kemp family rented a home with no bathrooms and chickens in the yard.

'An absolute belter of a biography' MARINA HYDEA Times Literary Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2022An LA Times Best Book of the Year 2022An intimate, revealing and profoundly moving biography of Jean Rhys, acclaimed author of Wide Sargasso Sea.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURED DIRECTED BY AND STARRING CHIWETEL EJIOFOR - AVAILABLE ON NETFLIXWhen William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old, his family told him that he must leave school and come home to work on the farm - they could no longer afford his fees.

A pacy literary thriller, 'The Buried Circle' is a gripping blend of fact and fiction, peopled with extraordinary charactersThe village of Avebury is one of the most mysterious places in the English countryside.

'THE BOOK EVERY VOTER MUST READ' Mail on Sunday'Meticulous and highly readable .

Hamlet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601.

Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath.

Abducted from Africa, sold in America.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young "e;star-cross'd lovers"e; whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding families.

Uncover the secrets of the Swedish philosophy of life called Lagom - meaning 'just enough'.

Immerse yourself in a world where the wonderful Stephen Fry reads some of the more memorable short stories of our time.

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZEA magisterial life of Ted Hughes - identified recently as the only English poet since the First World War with a claim to true greatness and one of Britain's most important writers - to be published on National Poetry Day by prize-winning biographer Jonathan Bate.

An intimate portrait of Stephen Spender's extraordinary life written by Matthew Spender, shifting between memoir and biography, with new insights drawn from personal recollections and his father's copious unpublished archives.

'This is history as it should be.

"e;Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

The story of how one council estate lad made good, really very good, and survived - just about - to tell the tale.

From the bestselling author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, a hilarious new book from Lynne Truss about her strange journey through the world of sport and sports journalism.

Read by Simon Le Bon, Derren Brown, Charlie Brooker, Richard Dawkins, Ben Goldacre, Mitch Benn and more!