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Since the 1960s the very best of BBC Radio's spoken word output has been available to own, first on record and cassette and now on CD and digital download. In addition to its extensive backlist catalogue, BBC Audiobooks publishes a wide range of entertainment drawn from recent radio programming and the BBC archive. Discover a BBC audiobook today.

Bestsellers

Poirot’s Finest Cases

Agatha Christie (Author) , John Moffat (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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The Complete Chronicles of Narnia

C.S. Lewis (Author) , Maurice Denham (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Winnie-The-Pooh: The Complete BBC Collection

A. A. Milne (Author) , Alan Bennett (Read by)

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The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection

Jane Austen (Author) , David Tennant (Read by) , Julia McKenzie (Read by) , Benedict Cumberbatch (Read by) , Juliet Stevenson (Read by) , Eve Best (Read by) , Jenny Agutter (Read by) , Toby Jones (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Blackadder: The Complete Collected Series

Richard Curtis (Author) , Ben Elton (Author) , Rowan Atkinson (Read by) , Tony Robinson (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by) , Hugh Laurie (Read by) , Stephen Fry (Read by) , Tim McInnery (Read by) , Rik Mayall (Read by) , Miranda Richardson (Read by)

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Neverwhere

Neil Gaiman (Author) , James McAvoy (Read by) , Natalie Dormer (Read by) , Sophie Okonedo (Read by) , Anthony Head (Read by) , Benedict Cumberbatch (Read by) , Christopher Lee (Read by) , David Harewood (Read by) , David Schofield (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Doctor Who: The Ruby's Curse

Alex Kingston (Author) , Alex Kingston (Read by)

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Comedy

Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister: The Complete Audio Collection

Antony Jay (Author) , Jonathan Lynn (Author) , Paul Eddington (Read by) , Nigel Hawthorne (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Blackadder: The Complete Collected Series

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That Mitchell and Webb Sound: The Complete Series 1-5

Robert Webb (Author) , David Mitchell (Author) , Robert Webb (Read by) , Olivia Colman (Read by) , James Bachman (Read by) , Sarah Hadland (Read by)

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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: Primary Phase

Douglas Adams (Author) , Full Cast (Read by) , Peter Jones (Read by) , Susan Sheridan (Read by) , Simon Jones (Read by) , Geoffrey McGivern (Read by) , Mark Wing-Davey (Read by) , Stephen Moore (Read by)

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Old Harry’s Game

Andy Hamilton (Author) , Andy Hamilton (Read by) , James Grout (Read by) , Jimmy Mulville (Read by) , Robert Duncan (Read by) , David Swift (Read by) , Timothy West (Read by) , Annette Crosbie (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection

John Cleese (Author) , Connie Booth (Author) , John Cleese (Read by) , Prunella Scales (Read by) , Andrew Sachs (Read by) , Connie Booth (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Jeeves & Wooster

P.G. Wodehouse (Author) , Richard Briers (Read by) , Michael Hordern (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Dad’s Army

Jimmy Perry (Author) , David Croft (Author) , BBC (Author) , Full Cast (Read by) , John Le Mesurier (Read by) , Arthur Lowe (Read by) , Clive Dunn (Read by)

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Sci fi and fantasy

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

J. R. R. Tolkien (Author) , Peter Woodthorpe (Read by) , Ian Holm (Read by) , Robert Stephens (Read by) , Michael Hordern (Read by) , Bill Nighy (Read by) , John McAndrew (Read by) , David Collings (Read by) , Douglas Livingstone (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Neverwhere

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Terry Pratchett: The BBC Radio Drama Collection

Terry Pratchett (Author) , Martin Jarvis (Read by) , Sheila Hancock (Read by) , Anton Lesser (Read by) , Alex Jennings (Read by) , Philip Jackson (Read by) , Mark Heap (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers

J.R.R. Tolkien (Author) , Ian Holm (Read by) , Bill Nighy (Read by) , Robert Stephens (Read by) , Michael Hordern (Read by) , Peter Woodthorpe (Read by) , John McAndrew (Read by) , David Collings (Read by) , Douglas Livingstone (Read by) , Richard O'Callaghan (Read by) , Full cast (Read by)

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His Dark Materials: The Complete BBC Radio Collection

Philip Pullman (Author) , Terence Stamp (Read by) , Bill Paterson (Read by) , Kenneth Cranham (Read by) , Adrian Scarborough (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

J.R.R. Tolkien (Author) , Ian Holm (Read by) , Bill Nighy (Read by) , Michael Hordern (Read by) , John Le Mesurier (Read by) , Peter Woodthorpe (Read by) , Robert Stephens (Read by) , John McAndrew (Read by) , David Collings (Read by) , Douglas Livingstone (Read by) , Richard O'Callaghan (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Good Omens

Neil Gaiman (Author) , Terry Pratchett (Author) , Peter Serafinowicz (Read by) , Mark Heap (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Crime and thriller

The Complete George Smiley Radio Dramas

John le Carré (Author) , Simon Russell Beale (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Sherlock Holmes' Rediscovered Railway Mysteries

John Taylor (Author) , Benedict Cumberbatch (Read by)

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More from Marple's Casebook

Agatha Christie (Author) , June Whitfield (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Shardlake: The Complete BBC Radio Collection

CJ Sansom (Author) , Full Cast (Read by) , Jason Watkins (Read by) , Justin Salinger (Read by) , Bryan Dick (Read by) , Mark Bonnar (Read by) , Robert Glenister (Read by) , Sam Dale (Read by) , Sean Baker (Read by) , Emily Wachter (Read by) , Jessica Hardwick (Read by)

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More of Poirot's Finest Cases

Agatha Christie (Author) , Full Cast (Read by) , John Moffatt (Read by)

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Charles Paris: A BBC Radio Collection

Jeremy Front (Author) , Simon Brett (Author) , Bill Nighy (Read by) , Suzanne Burden (Read by) , Jon Glover (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete BBC Collection

Arthur Conan Doyle (Author) , Bert Coules (Author) , Clive Merrison (Read by) , Michael Williams (Read by) , Brian Blessed (Read by) , Judi Dench (Read by) , Andrew Sachs (Read by) , Robert Glenister (Read by) , Harriet Walter (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Rumpole: A BBC Radio Collection

John Mortimer (Author) , Benedict Cumberbatch (Read by) , Timothy West (Read by) , Julian Rhind-Tutt (Read by) , Desmond Barrit (Read by) , Prunella Scales (Read by) , Jasmine Hyde (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Poirot’s Finest Cases

Agatha Christie (Author) , John Moffat (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Father Paolo Baldi Mysteries

Simon Brett (Author) , Bill Murphy (Author) , Andrew Martin (Author) , Martin Meehan (Author) , John Murphy (Author) , Francis Turnly (Author) , David Threlfall (Read by) , Tina Kellegher (Read by) , Martin Clunes (Read by) , Bill Nighy (Read by) , Adrian Dunbar (Read by) , Geraldine James (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Non-fiction

David Attenborough Life On Air: Memoirs Of A Broadcaster

David Attenborough (Author) , David Attenborough (Read by)

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The Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection

Bill Bryson (Author) , Bill Bryson (Read by)

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A History of the World in 100 Objects

Neil MacGregor (Author)

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American Legacy: Epic dramas of US politics

Mike Walker (Author) , William Hootkins (Read by) , Nathan Osgood (Read by) , Alex Lanipekun (Read by) , Colin Stinton (Read by) , Bob Sherman (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by) , Lorelei King (Read by)

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Germany: Memories of a Nation

Neil MacGregor (Read by)

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National Health Stories

Sally Sheard (Author) , Sally Sheard (Read by)

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Children's

The Complete Chronicles of Narnia

C.S. Lewis (Author) , Maurice Denham (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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The Wheels On The Bus

BBC (Author) , Various (Author) , Robin Fritz (Read by) , Michelle Durler (Read by)

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Peter Pan

J. M. Barrie (Author) , Toyah Wilcox (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Winnie-The-Pooh: The Complete BBC Collection

A. A. Milne (Author) , Alan Bennett (Read by)

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The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling (Author) , Eartha Kitt (Read by) , Nisha Nayar (Read by) , Freddie Jones (Read by) , Jonathan Hyde (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Incy Wincy Spider

BBC (Author) , Sophie Aldred (Read by) , Richard Mitchley (Read by)

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The Hundred And One Dalmatians

Dodie Smith (Author) , Patricia Hodge (Read by) , Brenda Blethyn (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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This Little Piggy

BBC (Author) , Nigel Williams (Read by) , Bronwyn Baud (Read by)

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Classic collections

The Bronte BBC Radio Drama Collection

Charlotte Brontë (Author) , Anne Brontë (Author) , Emily Brontë (Author) , Rachel Joyce (Author) , Juliet Aubrey (Read by) , Ella Kendrick (Read by) , Tom Burke (Read by) , Lesley Sharp (Read by) , Jemima Rooper (Read by) , Anna Maxwell-Martin (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by) , Emma Fielding (Read by)

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The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Drama Collection: The Later Years

Charles Dickens (Author) , Geraldine McEwan (Read by) , Alison Steadman (Read by) , Andrew Scott (Read by) , Kenneth Cranham (Read by) , Ian Holm (Read by) , Ian McKellen (Read by) , Robert Lindsay (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by) , Indira Varma (Read by)

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The Jane Austen BBC Radio Drama Collection

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The Virginia Woolf BBC Radio Drama Collection

Virginia Woolf (Author) , Juliet Stevenson (Read by) , Vanessa Redgrave (Read by) , Robert Glenister (Read by) , Laura Fraser (Read by) , Kristin Scott-Thomas (Read by) , Fenella Woolgar (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies

William Shakespeare (Author) , David Tennant (Read by) , Helena Bonham-Carter (Read by) , Martin Jarvis (Read by) , Anne-Marie Duff (Read by) , Miriam Margolyes (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by) , Siân Phillips (Read by)

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The Oscar Wilde BBC Radio Drama Collection

Oscar Wilde (Author) , Judi Dench (Read by) , Martin Clunes (Read by) , Michael Sheen (Read by) , Miriam Margolyes (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by) , Martin Jarvis (Read by) , Diana Rigg (Read by) , Stephen Fry (Read by) , Ian McKellen (Read by) , Simon Russell Beale (Read by)

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The Angela Carter BBC Radio Drama Collection

Angela Carter (Author) , Anton Lesser (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by) , Fiona Shaw (Read by) , Andrew Sachs (Read by) , Jessica Raine (Read by) , Susannah Clapp (Read by) , Roisin Conaty (Read by) , Lewis Fiander (Read by) , Ariyon Bakare (Read by) , James Anthony Rose (Read by)

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The Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection

Wilkie Collins (Author) , Harry Lloyd (Read by) , John Sharp (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by) , Abigail Docherty (Read by) , Sophie Thompson (Read by) , Toby Stephens (Read by) , David Suchet (Read by) , Marcia Warren (Read by) , Ronald Pickup (Read by)

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The Evelyn Waugh BBC Radio Drama Collection

Evelyn Waugh (Author) , Jeremy Front (Author) , Full Cast (Read by) , Kieran Hodgson (Read by) , Emilia Fox (Read by) , Tom Hollander (Read by) , Ben Miles (Read by) , Anne-Marie Duff (Read by) , Toby Jones (Read by) , Rory Kinnear (Read by) , Tim McInnerny (Read by) , Paul Ready (Read by)

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road

Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson (Author) , Angela Wynter (Read by)

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Doctor Who: The Star Beast

Gary Russell (Author) , Jacqueline King (Read by)

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Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Tales

Peter Anghelides (Author) , Dan Abnett (Author) , David Roden (Author) , Scott Handcock (Author) , Simon Messingham (Author) , James Goss (Author) , David Tennant (Read by) , Catherine Tate (Read by) , Michelle Ryan (Read by) , Full Cast (Read by)

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Doctor Who: The Ruby's Curse

Alex Kingston (Author) , Alex Kingston (Read by)

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Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

Frazer Hines (Author) , Frazer Hines (Read by)

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Doctor Who: Scratchman

Tom Baker (Author) , Tom Baker (Read by)

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Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder

Mark Morris (Author) , Bonnie Langford (Read by)

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Doctor Who: The BBC Radio Episodes Collection

Barry Letts (Author) , Victor Pemberton (Author) , Bernard Venables (Author) , Adrian Mourby (Author) , Eric Saward (Author) , Nicola Bryant (Read by) , Colin Baker (Read by) , Elisabeth Sladen (Read by) , Tom Baker (Read by) , Jon Pertwee (Read by)