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Imagine if Jackanory was set free from its childish shackles. What twisted, funny tales would it unleash upon the world? Combining some of the UK's best and brightest comedy writers and performers, this exclusive to audio edition of UKTV's Dave Channel Crackanory is a master class in storytelling and features an all-star cast including Toby Jones, Katherine Parkinson, John Robins, Robert Bathurst and Simon Bird.

Heed now three tales of the Champions of the Eternal War.... 'The Calculus of Battle' by David Guymer. As the defenders of Varasine battle a tyranid invasion, Warleader Kardan Stronos and the Iron Hands come to their aid, measuring the Chapter's cold logic and strategy against the cost in human lives. 'The Embrace of Pain' by Ian St Martin. When blademaster Lucius the Eternal is challenged by a champion of the Death Guard, he accepts without hesitation...but could a daemonhost of Nurgle, or the voices inside his own head, be the undoing of his Slaaneshi curse?

While voyaging through the depths of the warp, the infamous blademaster Lucius the Eternal is challenged by a servant of another god - a champion of the old Death Guard Legion, no less. Keen to remain dominant over his preening and ambitious rivals in the Cohors Nasicae, Lucius takes up his sword without a second thought...but could an unfeeling daemonhost of Nurgle, or the voices inside his own head, be the undoing of his Slaaneshi curse?

Audible exclusive. 'For me writing was a way of making sense of the world.' John Connolly joins us in the studios to discuss books, authors and the lure of writing. John Connolly is an Irish writer who is best known for his series of novels starring private detective Charlie Parker.

Comedians Elis James and John Robins have captured the hearts and minds of a generation, and it's time those hearts and minds had a book. Elis and John met in 2005 performing stand-up comedy in a pub called The Yellow Kangaroo in Cardiff. They eyed each other suspiciously before Robins offered the limpest handshake in the history of the world. 'It was a power play,' says Robins. 'I may even have raised it for him to kiss.'

In July 1883, just a few days after the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, a group of editors at the Century magazine engaged in a lively argument: Which Civil War battle was the bloodiest battle of them all? One claimed it was Chickamauga, another Cold Harbor. The argument inspired a brainstorm: Why not let the magazine’s 125,000 readers in on the conversation by offering “a series of papers on some of the great battles of the war, to be written by officers in command on both sides.”

The evil Lords of Zhev'Na kept Gerick captive for months. Although his parents rescued him, he remains tormented by his experience-and mistrusted even by those who love him. Accused of treason, Gerick flees and takes refuge in a magical realm full of outcasts, where he will discover how to use his own magical talent-soul weaving-to save his people from Zhev'Na.

An exclusive hotel on a tiny picturesque island seems to be the ideal retreat for Hercule Poirot from the stresses of criminal detection. But with the appearance of the beautiful Arlena Stuart, the quiet and peaceful atmosphere becomes charged with an indefinable erotic tension. And when she is found viciously strangled in a secluded cove, there are few, especially among the women, who seem to feel either surprise or regret.

Captain Tybalt Marr of the Sons of Horus, so often overlooked by his more glory-hungry brethren, returns to his Legion in triumph. However, his boasts of having slain the infamous Iron Hands warleader Shadrak Meduson soon fall flat when he learns of the recent assassination attempt on Horus himself. Gathering his forces upon the conquered world of Dwell, Marr returns to battle against the Shattered Legions, determined to earn his rightful place in history.

These hilarious tales of urban terror reveal the dark truth hidden behind three seemingly innocent words - a phrase that you have seen a hundred times before but will never view in the same light again - WANTED TO SHARE. John Birmingham's rendering of a life in share houses will leave you laughing, cringing and reminiscing about your own brushes with the mad, bad residents of flat mate hell.

A chill inducing and masterful collection of vampire tales, culled from the dark recesses of the nefarious and world-renowned Vampires Archives. Coffins, the third volume in the series, contains some of the best of the best vampire fiction. The authors, including Harlan Ellison, Robert Bloch, Edgar Allan Poe, and F. Paul Wilson, take listeners readers deep inside the crypts of the living dead, in all their supernatural splendor.

At once a sensual and irresistible mystery and a haunting work of psychological insight and emotional depth, The Whole World marks the beginning of a brilliant literary career for Emily Winslow, a superb, limitlessly gifted author.

My Wake UP Call® Motivational Alarm Clock® Messages and My Good Night Messages™ are uniquely-structured morning and evening five-minute messages with renowned experts and thought leaders who bookend every day with inspiration to achieve your personal goals and dreams, instead of with blaring buzzers and negative news

My Wake UP Call® Motivational Alarm Clock® Messages and My Good Night Messages™ are uniquely-structured morning and evening five-minute messages with renowned experts and thought leaders who bookend every day with inspiration to achieve your personal goals and dreams, instead of with blaring buzzers and negative news

My One World Wake UP Call® is part of a series of patented inspiring, motivating messages invented by former longtime Broadway star Robin Boudreau Palmer. My Wake UP Call® Motivational Alarm Clock® Messages & My Good Night Messages™ are uniquely structured, morning and evening five-minute messages with renowned experts and thought leaders, who bookend every day with inspiration to achieve your personal goals and dreams, instead of with blaring buzzers and negative news.

My Powerthoughts Wake UP Call™ Morningl Motivating Messages™ Volume 2 - Power UP your mornings with former longtime Oprah Radio Sr. Producer, John St. Augustine. My Powerthoughts Wake UP Call® is part of a series of patented inspiring, motivating messages invented by former longtime Broadway star, Robin Boudreau Palmer.

My One World Wake UP Call™ Morning Motivating Messages™ Volume 2 - Awaken to inspiring messages about our precious planet from longtime Oprah Radio Sr. Producer, John St. Augustine. My One World Wake UP Call® is part of a series of patented inspiring, motivating messages invented by former longtime Broadway star, Robin Boudreau Palmer.

My Powerthoughts Wake UP Call™ Morning Motivating Messages™ Volume1 - Power UP your mornings with former longtime Oprah Radio Sr. Producer, John St. Augustine. My Powerthoughts Wake UP Call® is part of a series of patented inspiring, motivating messages invented by former longtime Broadway star, Robin Boudreau Palmer.

Power UP your thinking with this series of daily, five-minute Powerthoughts messages featuring radio personality and former longtime Oprah Radio Senior Producer, John St. Augustine! Wake UP Call is part of a series of patented inspiring, motivating messages invented by former longtime Broadway star Robin Boudreau Palmer.

Power up your thinking with this series of daily, five-minute Powerthoughts messages, featuring radio personality and former longtime Oprah Radio Senior Producer John St. Augustine!