David Troughton
Author
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
One of William Shakespeare's most disturbing and brilliant works, "Titus Andronicus" is a powerful examination of retribution, honor, and revenge.
Roman General Titus Andronicus, after a ten-year campaign waging war against the Goths, returns home with five prisoners: Queen Tamora, her three sons and the pitiless and wrathful Aaron the Moor. In the Roman tradition, Titus sacrifices one of Tamora's sons to make up for the loss of his own children...
3) Jericho
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Jericho is haunted by memories of his father, whose murder he witnessed as a boy. He is obsessed with his work at Scotland Yard. Yet, he finds himself drawn to his beautiful French neighbor Juliette - a prostitute with a tortured past.
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
When the incompetent Sir Henry Simmerson (Cochrane) loses most of his men and his regimental flag during battle, Sharpe (Bean), spurred by the memory of a friend who was recently killed sets out for revenge. He is determined to capture the French mascot, a carved golden eagle which is carried into combat. Sharpe is also looking to a settle a personal score with two arrogant officers who have angered him at their mistreatment of the elegant widow Josefina...
Publisher
Monterey Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Somerset, England. Trainee veterinarian Clover Catto returns to the farm where she grew up after hearing news that her brother has died in what appears to be a suicide. Finding the family home in a state of horrendous disrepair following the 2014 floods that devastated the area, Clover is forced to confront her father Aubrey about the farm, the livestock and, crucially, the details surrounding Harry's death." --
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Chief Inspector Michael Jericho of Scotland Yard is a respected, uncompromising, and forward-thinking detective investigating high-profile murders in 1950s London. The series is set in a fascinating period of Britain's social history, when London saw an explosion of color, glamour, and shifting attitudes after the Second World War. Jericho is a man surveying a city changing beyond recognition in front of his eyes.
10) The secret
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
©2002.
Language
English
Description
Emma Faraday is burdened by a devastating secret from her childhood--a secret she has kept hidden for years from everyone, including her husband, until the day her old friend, Nadia, re-enters her life, seething with resentment and looking for revenge.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Passions flare and tempers rise when three couples cross paths at a country house one weekend. It all begins with the arrival of Reg and his wife, Sarah. They've come to give Reg's younger sister, Annie, a few days' break from caring for their bedridden mother. However, Annie confides that she's seeing someone, not Tom, the single young vet who's pursuing her, but her brother-in-law, Norman. Appalled, Sarah informs Norman's wife, Ruth, and all hell...
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
"The fast-paced world of international sports is the setting for Inspector Michael Jericho's next big case. Running champion Johnny Sean and his new bride have been found brutally murdered the day after their wedding. Some suspect it was the work of the KGB in retaliation for Swan's previous defeat of the Soviet champion, and to guarantee future Soviet victory. But when Johnny turns up alive, Jericho discovers that the even heroes have secrets." --...
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
"Inspector Michael Jericho investigates the murder of a young black man in the racially divided neighborhood of Notting Hill. On the same night as the killing, Sir Nicholas Wellesley is kidnapped from his exclusive club and held for ransom which his wife Lady Clare insists on paying. When Jericho discovers that Sir Nicholas lives a secret double life that leads back to Notting Hill, he determines that the crimes must be connected." -- container.
14) Madame Bovary
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Young Emma Rouault is a dreamer, a reader of romance novels, a woman whose only desire is to have excitement in her life. But her marriage to Charles Bovary leaves her unfulfilled, until an invitation to a lavish ball finally brings her a glimpse of the life she's always wanted--leading her on a fateful quest for passion that can never truly fulfill her heart's desire." --
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
The adventure of the Egyptian tomb: After an archeological dig turns deadly, Poirot must distinguish between ordinary evil and an other-worldly curse. The underdog: Hasting's passion for golf, and Poirot's for art, lead them to the scene of a baffling murder. The yellow Iris: The death of a British heiress haunts Poirot for two years before he has a chance to confront her killer.
Author
Publisher
BBC Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
A full-cast dramatisation of this comic tale about an eighteenth-century gentleman who tries to tell his life story, but continually finds that he must digress...
Featuring some of the best-known and well-loved characters in English literature, including Uncle Toby, Corporal Trim, Dr Slop and the Widow Wadman. Beginning (or attempting to begin) at the moment of his own conception, Tristram Shandy recounts his progress through the world and utterly