Celebrate 100 Years of Magic in the Hundred Acre Wood

Winnie-The-Pooh: The Complete BBC Collection

Alan Bennett reads A.A. Milne's much-loved stories about a small bear and his friends - from Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and A Party for Pooh.

Alan Bennett reads A.A. Milne's much-loved stories about a small bear and his friends - from Winnie the Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and A Party for Pooh. 
 
'If you were looking for the distilled essence of pure English cosy nostalgia, this audiobook may well be it... Every child should listen to it.' - The Telegraph 
 
What is the connection between a bear of very little brain and a honey pot? Usually it's the very sticky paw of Winnie the Pooh, as he takes a break between adventures for a little something. In these stories, Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place, Eeyore loses a tail, Piglet meets a Heffalump, Eeyore has a birthday and gets two presents, and an expedition is mounted to the North Pole! As usual they are accompanied by Kanga, Roo, Rabbit and Owl - to say nothing of Pooh's very clever young human friend, Christopher Robin. 
 
With a musical introduction, Alan Bennett gives A.A. Milne's characters the voices you felt they were always meant to have. 
 
The stories included here are:<ul><li>Winnie-the-Pooh Goes Visiting and Gets into a Tight Place</li><li>Pooh and Piglet Nearly Catch a Woozle and Eeyore Loses a Tail</li><li>Piglet Meets a Heffalump</li><li>Eeyore has a birthday and Gets Two Presents</li><li>Christopher Robin Leads an Exposition to the North Pole</li><li>A House is Built at Pooh Corner for Eeyore</li><li>Tigger Comes to the Forest and has Breakfast</li><li>A Search is Organdized and Piglet Nearly Meets the Heffalump Again</li><li>Pooh Invents a New Game and Eeyore Joins In</li><li>Piglet Does a Very Grand Thing and Owl Moves House</li><li>Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest</li><li>Piglet is Entirely Surrounded by Water</li><li>Christoper Robin Gives Pooh a Party</li><li>Tiggers Don't Climb Trees</li><li>Rabbit has a Busy Day</li><li>Tigger is Unbounced</li></ul> 
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The Wind in the Willows; Alice in Wonderland; Through the Looking Glass; Winnie-the-Pooh; The House at Pooh Corner

Alan Bennett Reads Childhood Classics

Alan Bennett reads five much-loved stories by Kenneth Grahame, Lewis Carroll and AA Milne.

Alan Bennett was born and brought up in Leeds. He read history at Oxford and collaborated with Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore in the revue Beyond the Fringe in the West End and on Broadway. Bennett’s first stage play, Forty Years On, played for more than a year in the West End. Subsequent plays included Getting On (1971) and the farce Habeas Corpus (1973). His television plays include An Englishman Abroad (1983) starring Alan Bates and Carol Browne and A Question of Attribution (1988) which examined the treachery of art historian Sir Anthony Blunt. Alan Bennett’s other best known works include his adaptation of The Wind in the Willows (1990) for the National Theatre, The Madness of George III (1991, also for the National and subsequently an Oscar-winning film) and, for BBC TV, two series of the monologues Talking Heads. His collection of diary entries, essays and reviews, Writing Home, was Book of the Year in 1994. Alan Bennett has made many recordings for the BBC, including The Lady in the Van about the eccentric Miss Shepherd, who lived in a van in his garden, and which he adapted for the stage in 1999 and for the cinema in 2014. 2005 saw the publication of his first major collection of writing since Writing Home. Untold Stories brought together the very best of his writing, as well as his much-celebrated diaries from 1996-2004. In 2006, following a sell-out tour, Bennett’s play The History Boys returned to the National Theatre for an extended run. Set in a boys’ grammar school in Sheffield, it garnered many awards and went on to tour New Zealand and Australia and open in New York in 2006. It received six Tony Awards, and was adapted for the cinema that same year. Among Alan Bennett’s more recent work are the stage plays The Habit of Art (2009), People (2012) and Cocktail Sticks (2012) and the novella Smut (2011).

Alan Bennett reads five much-loved stories by Kenneth Grahame, Lewis Carroll and AA Milne. 
 
Alan Bennett’s distinctive readings of these cherished children’s stories have become classics in their own right. Portraying each character in his own inimitable fashion, his delightfully expressive voice perfectly conveys the sparkling humour, charm and magic of these timeless tales. 
 
The Wind in the Willows tells the classic story of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad (of Toad Hall) and their waterside adventures. 
 
Alice in Wonderland sees Alice following a white rabbit down a hole and embarking on a series of adventures with some of the most weird and wonderful characters ever encountered. 
 
Through the Looking Glass continues Alice’s adventures, as she sees another world in the looking glass and wishes she could go there. 
 
In a selection of stories from Winnie-the-Pooh, Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place, Eeyore loses a tail, Piglet meets a Heffalump, Eeyore has a birthday, and an ‘expotition’ to the North Pole is mounted. 
 
The House at Pooh Corner finds Pooh and Piglet building a house for Eeyore, whilst Tigger comes to the forest and has breakfast. Piglet nearly meets the Heffalump again, Pooh invents a new game, and Owl moves house. 
 
Duration: 7 hours 50 mins approx.

Winnie The Pooh - The Collection

Alan Bennett reads 18 stories from Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner and A Party for Pooh.

Alan Alexander Milne was born in Hampstead in 1882 and attended an independent school run by his father before studying mathematics at Cambridge. After university he worked as an Assistant Editor at the magazine Punch and established himself as a successful author of both plays and novels, including The Red House Mystery until, with the publication of When We Were Very Young in 1924 and Winnie-the-Pooh in 1926 his career took a very different turn. Milne continued to produce works for adults but occasionally resented the success of his children's stories, which overshadowed much of his other work. In 1952 A. A. Milne suffered a stroke after brain surgery and retired to his country home in Sussex as an invalid. He died there four years later.

What is the connection between a Bear of Very Little Brain and a honey pot? Usually it's the very sticky paw of Winnie-the-Pooh, as he takes a break between adventures for 'a little something'. Alan Bennett gives A.A. Milne's characters the voices you felt they were always meant to have in this collection of stories about Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and Owl. Hear all about the fun they have as they lay a Heffalump trap, celebrate Eeyore's birthday, invent the game of Poohsticks and welcome Kanga and Baby Roo to the forest - among many other entertaining escapades. 
 
6 CDs. 6 hrs.

Winnie The Pooh

Alan Bennett reads A.A. Milne's much-loved stories about a small bear and his friends.

Alan Bennett reads A.A. Milne's much-loved stories about a small bear and his friends.   What is the connection between a bear of very little brain and a honey pot? Usually it's the very sticky paw of Winnie the Pooh, as he takes a break between adventures for a little something.  In these five stories, taken from the book 'Winnie-the-Pooh', Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place, Eeyore loses a tail, Piglet meets a Heffalump, Eeyore has a birthday and gets two presents, and an expedition is mounted to the North Pole!  As usual they are accompanied by Kanga, Roo, Rabbit and Owl - to say nothing of Pooh's very clever young human friend, Christopher Robin.   Now with a musical introduction, Alan Bennett's delightful readings bring each and every character in the forest to life.

Three Full-Cast BBC Radio Mysteries & Comedies

The Red House Mystery & more

A dramatisation of A. A. Milne’s only detective novel, plus two of his sparkling comediesA.A. Milne achieved lasting fame as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, but he was much more than just a children’s writer. A prolific novelist, playwright and humorist, he penned numerous works for adults, and this collection showcases three of the best, imbued with his signature wit and charm.The Red House Mystery – When a house party in the quiet English countryside turns into a murder scene, amateur sleuth Antony Gillingham takes on the mantle of Sherlock Holmes, with his friend Bill Beverley as his willing Watson. As they investigate their host’s disappearance and the fatal shooting of his long-lost brother, the duo find themselves uncovering a secret passage, dealing with the resident ghost and diving into the lake to retrieve a vital underwater clue… Alex Jennings and Jonathan Firth star in this adaptation of A. A. Milne’s delightfully droll locked-room mystery.Mr Pim Passes By – Calling round to Marden House with a letter of introduction, the elderly, absent-minded Mr Carraway Pim is graciously received by magistrate George Marden and his charming wife Olivia. But in the course of his visit, he drops a bombshell, leading the couple to believe they may have unintentionally comitted bigamy… Starring James Thomason as Mr Pim, with Penelope Lee as Olivia and Clifford Norgate as George.The Dover Road – Waylaid and unavoidably detained by the mysterious Mr Latimer, two eloping couples discover that reality of co-existing with their prospective spouses does not live up to the romantic fantasy. Esmé Percy, Malcolm Graeme, Peggy Bryan, Belle Chrystall, Sydney Tafler and Arthur Ridley star in this 1944 production of Milne’s engaging three-act farce. Production creditsWritten by A. A. MilneThe Red House MysteryAntony Gillingham – Alex JenningsBill Beverley – Jonathan FirthPhilip Cayley – John TelferLady Sarah Redhead – Sarah LawsonMark/Robert Ablett – Christian RodskaRuth Norris – Jenny CoverackInspector Birch – David LloydElsie/Angela Norbury – Nicole ArumugamMrs Stevens/Mrs Norbury – Angela NewmarchDramatised by Sue RodwellDirected by Sara DaviesFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 2 September 2000Mr Pim Passes ByOlivia – Penelope LeeGeorge – Clifford NorgateMr Pim – James ThomasonDinah – Sandra FreemanBrian Strange – Peter CrazeLady Marden – Judith FellowsAdapted for radio by John RichmondDirected by John PitmanFirst broadcast BBC Light Programme, 1 November 1961The Dover RoadMr Latimer – Esmé PercyLeonard – Malcolm GraemeAnne – Peggy BryanEustasia – Belle ChrystallNicholas – Sydney TaflerDominic – Arthur RidleyAdapted for radio by:Cynthia PugheProduced by Martyn C. WebsterFirst broadcast BBC Home Service Basic, 4 November 1944© 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Alan Alexander Milne was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. [Wikipedia]

A. A. Milne

He has the pacing equivalent of perfect pitch

Classic crime, at its very best. 
 
With a new introduction by Gyles Brandreth. 
 
The Red House is a country residence far removed from the world of the Hundred Acre Wood but its story has much of the same charm and wit. There is, of course, a murder, and when the local police fail to solve the crime, an amateur sleuth readily steps in. What follows is a delightful whodunnit with humour, excitement and a suitably surprising twist at the end. 
 
A. A. Milne loved detective stories and pays homage to Sherlock Holmes in his detective - the clever and charismatic Anthony Gillingham- and his assistant, Bill Beverley. This is classic crime at its very best. 
 
'I love his writing' P.G.Wodehouse

A. A. Milne

Praise for The Red House Mystery

I love his writing

He has the pacing equivalent of perfect pitch

Books by A. A. Milne

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