Audio 2000
File Updated: 14/12/00
New Audio Titles 2000


But at Amazon.co.uk Roger Deakin Waterlog Published June 2000 by Random House Audio at £8.99 ISBN: 1-85686-524-X
Read by Michael Kitchen
A swimmer's journey through Britain
Inspired by John Cheever's classic short story 'The Swimmer' Roger Deakin set out from his moat in Suffolk to swim through the British Isles. The result of his journey is a maverick work of observation and imagination, a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep, instinctive affinity with water. Encompassing cultural history, autobiography, travel writing and natural history, Waterlog is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water
'Deakin's evocation of place is superb' Observer
Michael Kitchen has worked extensively in television, film and theatre, including performances with the RSC. Recent television credits include Reckless, Oliver Twist and Life and Times of Michael Fry. He also appeared in the recent blockbuster James Bond film The World is not Enough.
2 Cassettes Running Time: approx. 3 hrs
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McCarthy's Bar

But at Amazon.co.uk Pete McCarthy McCarthy's Bar Published June 2000 by Hodder Headline Audio at £8.99 ISBN: 1-84032-326-4
Read by Pete McCarthy
with Mike Grady & Kate Lock
A Journey of Discovery in Ireland
'Until I was fifteen, I spent every summer of my life there and, although it is statistically impossible in a country as moist as Ireland, I'm certain that the sun always shone. Now when I return I feel as if I've come home - or am I just a sentimental fool, my judgement fuddled by nostalgia, Guinness, and the romance of the diaspora?'
Despite the many exotic places Pete McCarthy has visited, he finds that nowhere can match the particular magic of Ireland, his mother's homeland. In McCarthy's Bar, he journeys from Cork to Donegal. Travelling through spectacular landscapes, but at all times obeying the rule, Never Pass a Bar That Has Your Name On It, he encounters McCarthy's Bars up and down the land, meeting fascinating, friendly and funny people before pleading to be let out at four o'clock in the morning.
Written by someone who is at once both insider and outsider, McCarthy's Bar is a wonderfully funny, affectionate portrait of a rapidly-changing country.
Pete McCarthy is the writer and performer of many series for radio and television, including 'Desperately Seeking Something', 'Country Tracks' and 'Travelog', for which he has won the Travelex Award for Best TV Travel Writer.
2 Cassettes Running Time: approx. 2 hrs Abridged by Peter Mackie
About The Author
Pete McCarthy is the writer and performer of many series for radio and television, including 'Desperately Seeking Something', 'Country Tracks' and 'Travelog', for which he has won the Travelex Award for Best TV Travel Writer. McCarthy's Bar is his first book.
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But at Amazon.co.uk Rosamunde Pilcher Winter Solstice Published August 2000 by Hodder Headline Audio at £14.99 ISBN: 1-84032-361-2
Read by Lynn Redgrave
When she leaves London for the pretty Hampshire village that she describes as 'my geriatric bolt-hole', Elfrida Phipps quickly feels at home. She has a tiny cottage, her faithful dog Horace and the friendship of the neighbouring Blundells - particularly Oscar - to ensure that her days include companionship as well as independence.
But an unforeseen tragedy upsets Elfrida's tranquillity. She takes refuge in a rambling house in Scotland, which becomes a magnet for various waifs and strays who converge upon Corrydale. It sounds a recipe for disaster. But somehow the group becomes greater than the sum of its ill-assorted parts and Elfrida finds herself at the centre of a very magical Christmas. Rosamunde Pilcher's many fans will be enchanted by this new novel. Set mainly in Scotland, where the author has now lived for many years, it charts the healing power of love on the troubled human spirit and glows with Mrs Pilcher's trademark warmth, humour and humanity.
Lynn Redgrave received an Academy Award for Georgy Girl. She now lives in America where she is an established television and stage actress. She created and starred in Shakespeare for my Father on Broadway and was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the film Shine.
4 Cassettes Running Time: approx. 6 hrs Abridged by Peter Michalos Produced by Robert Kessler
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