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ABOLITION. FEMINISM. NOW

This extraordinary book makes the most compelling case I've ever seen for the indivisibility of feminism and abolition, for the inseparability of gendered and state violence, domestic policing and militarism, the street, the home, and the world. Combining decades of analytical brilliance and organizational experience, the authors offer a genealogy of the movements that brought us here, lessons learned, battles won and lost, and the ongoing collective struggle to build a thoroughly revolutionary vision and practice.

BBC CLASSICS CHILDREN'S LIBRARY

An irresistible anthology of folklore, fables and perennial favourites, including four novels and 17 short stories. This superlative collection of children's stories brings together a feast of fantastic fiction, read in full by a host of top narrators and with a comprehensive track listing for ease of listening. Comprising everything from fairytales for little ones to thrilling adventures for pre-teens, these unabridged readings are ideal for families to keep, treasure and dip into as their children grow. Listed by suggested age range and with track numbers provided, the stories are as follows: Ages 4+: 1-12 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (read by Carolyn Pickles). 13 Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (read by Jonny Holden). 14 The Elves and the Shoemaker by the Brothers Grimm (read by Sam Dale). 15 Too Clever By Half by E Nesbit (read by Helen Capp). 16 Tom Thumb by the Brothers Grimm (read by Shaun Mason). Ages 7+: 17-25 The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (read by Michael Bertenshaw). 26 How the Camel Got His Hump by Rudyard Kipling (read by Kenny Blyth). 27 The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen (read by Shaun Mason). 28 The Raspberry Worm by Zacharias Topelius (read by Debbie Korley). 29 The Tongue Cut Sparrow by Yei Theodora Ozaki (read by Sean Baker). 30 The Elephant's Child by Rudyard Kipling (read by Tony Turner). 31 The Magic Bed by Hartwell James (read by Chris Pavlo). 32 How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin by Rudyard Kipling (read by Tony Turner). 33 The Tortoise and the Rain by MI Ogumefu (read by Kenny Blyth). 34 The Baba Yaga by Katharine Pyle (read by Susan Jameson). Ages 9+: 35-41 The Call of the Wild by Jack London (read by Joseph Ayre). 42 Finn and the Scottish Giant by Harold F Hughes (read by Paul Hickey). 43 The Children's Joke by Louisa May Alcott (read by Catherine Cusack), 44 The Ants and the Treasure by MI Ogumefu (read by Kenny Blyth). 45 The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde (read by Tony Turner). 46-59 The Railway Children by E Nesbit (read by Sarah Ovens).

BBC CLASSICS: SUSPENSE COLLECTION

This suspenseful anthology collects together four gripping tales of gruesome scientific experiments and chilling supernatural events - all read in full by some of the very best voice actors. With over 18 hours of electrifying listening, tracked by chapter, these classic tales will have you on the edge of your seat. Frankenstein: Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece about young scientist Victor Frankenstein, whose quest to create new life has horrific consequences... Read by Shaun Mason. A Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens' timeless classic about a bitter old miser who has a Christmas epiphany when he is visited by four spirits. Read by Sean Baker. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: Robert Louis Stevenson's famous novella about a doctor who experiments with the duality of human nature - and in doing so creates a monster. Read by Sam Dale. The Turn of the Screw: Henry James' terrifying tale of a governess sent to look after two children in a haunted country house. Read by Sam Dale and Clare Corbett.

BBC CLASSICS: ULTIMATE STORY COLLECTION

A treasure chest of timeless short stories by some of the world's greatest authors. Suspense and horror: 1 The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire - Arthur Conan Doyle. 2 The Signalman - Charles Dickens. 3 Lost Hearts - MR James. 4 The Sealed Room - Arthur Conan Doyle. 5 Mrs Badgery - Wilkie Collins. 6 Wailing Well - MR James. 7 The Open Window - Saki. 8 How it happened - Arthur Conan Doyle. 9 The Tell-Tale Heart - Edgar Allan Poe. 10 The Cone - HG Wells. 11 A Haunted House - Virginia Woolf. 12 Rats - MR James. 13 The Oval Portrait - Edgar Allan Poe. 14 Tarquin of Cheapside - F. Scott Fitzgerald. 15 One Crowded Hour - Arthur Conan Doyle. 16 The Mezzotint - MR James. 17 The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allan Poe. Love: 18 The Kiss - Kate Chopin. 19 Eleonora - Edgar Allan Poe. 20 About Love - Anton Chekhov. 21 The Lovers - Hans Christian Anderson. 22 Love - Guy De Maupassant. 23 The Sphinx Without a Secret - Oscar Wilde. 24 A Wedding Gift - Guy De Maupassant. 25 Kew Gardens - Virginia Woolf. 26 The District Doctor - Ivan Turgenev. 27 Happiness - Guy De Maupassant. 28 A Blunder - Anton Chekhov. 29 The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky - Stephen Crane. 30 In a Far-Off World - Olive Schreiner. 31 The Cook's Wedding - Anton Chekhov. 32 The Recruit - Honore de Balzac. 33 The Nightingale and the Rose - Oscar Wilde. 34 Pyramus and Thisbe - Ovid. 35 Aunt Hetty on Matrimony - Fanny Fern. 36 A Country Cottage - Anton Chekhov. 37 Marriage a la Mode - Katherine Mansfield. 38 The Statue of Limitations - Ernest Dowson. 39 The Dilettante - Edith Wharton. Humorous: 40 Tobermory - Saki. 41The Mesmeric Mountain - Stephen Crane. 42 The Children's Joke - Louisa May Alcott. 43 At The Siren - Anton Chekhov. 44 The Garden Party - Katherine Mansfield. 45 The Cask of Amontillado - Edgar Allan Poe. 46 The New Dress - Virginia Woolf. 47 How I Built Myself A House - Thomas Hardy. 48 The Model Millionaire - Oscar Wilde. 49 A Pair of Silk Stockings - Kate Chopin. 50 At The Barbers - Anton Chekhov. 51 A Respectable Woman - Kate Chopin. Folk & Fable: 52 The Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde. 53 The Elves and the Shoemaker - The Brothers Grimm. 54 The Emperor's New Clothes -Hans Christian Andersen. 55 The Tongue Cut Sparrow - Yei Theodora Ozaki. 56 Finn and the Scottish Giant - Harold F. Read. 57 The Postmaster - Rabindranath Tagore. 58 The Toys of Peace - Saki. 59 The Selfish Giant - Oscar Wilde. 60 The Flower Gatherer - Edward Thomas. 61 Araby - James Joyce. 62 The Interlopers - Saki. 63 Tom Thumb - The Brothers Grimm. 64 The Kabuliwalah - Rabindranath Tagore. 65 The Monkey's Paws - WW Jacobs. Christmas: 66 The Little Match Girl - Hans Christian Andersen. 67 Papa Panov's Special Christmas - Leo Tolstoy. 68 Christmas Storms and Sunshine - Elizabeth Gaskell. 69 The Gift of the Magi - O'Henry. 70 At Christmas Time - Anton Chekhov. 71 A Dill Pickle - Katherine Mansfield. Classic Tales: 72 The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman. 73 The Fall of Lord Barrymore - Arthur Conan Doyle. 74 The Necklace - Guy De Maupassant. 75 Holiday Group - EM Delafield. 76 Three Questions - Leo Tolstoy. 77 The Cop and the Anthem - O'Henry. 78 The Fly - Katherine Mansfield. 79 The Christening - DH Lawrence. 80 After the Race - James Joyce. 81 The String Quartet - Virginia Woolf. 82 Two Friends - Guy De Maupassant. 83 An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge - Ambrose Bierce. 84 A Gentleman Friend - Anthon Chekhov. 85 Ma'ame Pelagie - Kate Chopin. 86 Second Best - DH Lawrence. 87 El Verdugo - Honore de Balzac. 88 The Story of an Hour - Kate Chopin. 89 The Man of No Account - Bret Hart. 90 The Piece of String - Guy De Maupassant.

BOOK AT BEDTIME

A bumper collection of accessible classics from the perennially popular BBC Radio 4 series This diverse wide-ranging anthology features readings of 10 of the greatest books in the English language taken from the BBC's Book at Bedtime and performed by a stellar cast of narrators. Here are nearly 27 hours of sensational stories from iconic romances and humorous travelogues to pioneering Modernist masterpieces and compelling explorations of the human heart. Comprising much-loved favourites as well as neglected classics this genre-spanning selection has something for everyone. This collection includes abridged readings of: Persuasion by Jane Austen: Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth get a second chance at love following their broken engagement seven years earlier. Read by Juliet Stevenson. Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontA: An orphaned young woman discovers romance when she meets the charming Mr Rochester. Read by Anne-Marie Duff. Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy: Independent Bathsheba Everdene must contend with three very different suitors all vying for her affections. Read by Douglas Hodge. Travels with a Donkey in the CAvennes by Robert Louis Stevenson: Stephenson's travelogue from his 12-day hike taken to distance himself from his love affair with a married woman. Read by Alan Cumming. The Aspern Papers by Henry James: A nameless narrator goes to Venice to persuade American poet Jeffrey Aspern's lover to let him read Aspern's letters. Read by Samuel West. Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome: The Three Men in a Boat return for a bicycle tour through the German Black Forest. Read by Hugh Laurie. Dubliners by James Joyce: Form-defining stories about life in Dublin at the start of the 20th century. Read by Stephen Rea. The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford: Two couples two marriages; both seemingly perfect. But beneath the surface lies deception and betrayal. Read by Toby Stephens. The Rector's Daughter by F.M. Mayor: Mary has spent thirty-five years taking care of others but with the arrival Robert Herbert her quiet ordered existence is changed forever. Read by Juliet Stevenson. Orlando by Virginia Woolf: A playful mock biography of a chameleonic historical figure immortal and ageless who changes sex and identity on a whim. Read by Amanda Hale.

DOCTOR WHO: THE SECOND MASTER COLLECTION

Five exciting novelisations of classic TV stories in which the Doctor and his companions encounter a colourful assortment of aliens. In Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil the renegade Time Lord masquerades as eminent scientist Emil Keller, operator of a deadly parasitical machine. In Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos golden aliens arrive on Earth and offer the hand of friendship - but why is the Master on board their spaceship? In Doctor Who: The King's Demons it's 1215 and the Doctor arrives in the presence of royalty - but King John is not all as he seems. In Doctor Who: The Five Doctors past incarnations of the Doctor are kidnapped - and the Master is sent to rescue them! In Doctor Who: Survival something is killing the domestic cats of Perivale, and the Doctor steps into a well-prepared trap...

FAITH, HOPE AND GLORY: SERIES 1 AND 2

London, 1946. Struggling to cope with the idea of raising her daughter in a hostile environment, African-Caribbean nurse Hope makes the difficult decision to entrust her precious baby to her best friend, Eunice, to take back home to Antigua. But their plan goes disastrously wrong. In the decades that follow, all of them will witness - and play a part in - the seismic changes rocking the British Isles, as the old establishment crumbles, immigration builds and the country adjusts to the realities of a post-war, post-colonial future. This compelling series interweaves brilliant intimate domestic stories, told from multiple perspectives, that together illuminate the emergence of modern Britain. Written by leading Black playwrights Roy Williams, Rex Obano and Winsome Pinnock, it stars Danielle Vitalis as Hope, Shiloh Coke as Eunice/Faith and Pippa Bennett-Warner as Gloria, with a full cast including Martins Imhangbe, Stefan Adegbola, Emma Handy and Hasan Dixon.

FAULT LINES: MONEY, SEX AND BLOOD

Constance is confined to her sick bed and dying of motor neurone disease. Her body is paralysed, but her mind runs free, seeking out stories from the extended family she has long refused to acknowledge. As she delves into their lives, she uncovers dark secrets, lies and deceit. Has bad blood seeped down through the generations to corrupt them all, or is there a chink of light in the familial fault lines, where love and hope can flourish? In these three series, exploring British society through the lens of money, sex and blood, we meet the members of her flawed clan - from her son Miles, born into wealth and privilege, to her great-great-cousin Hannah and great-niece Natalie, struggling to survive in a world of zero-hours contracts, foodbanks and precarious social housing. Whether rich or poor, all have been shaped by the powerful driving forces of capitalism, desire and DNA...

GO WILD: A BBC NATURE COLLECTION

Spending time in nature is good for both our bodies and minds - but with our hectic lives (not to mention the unreliable British weather), it can be hard to get outside as much as we'd like. But fear not: we've selected some of BBC Radio 4's best nature documentaries to transport you to the great outdoors - and encourage you to take your own trip into the wild.

GREAT MUSICIANS' LIVES

For 20 years, Great Lives has been a linchpin of Radio 4, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. In it, a household name is invited to choose one of their heroes to discuss with the presenter and a guest expert. But will their chosen person live up to intensive scrutiny, and merit the description of having led a great life? In this special collection, celebrating the programme's 20th anniversary, the very best episodes featuring musicians' lives are collected together. From Marvin Gaye to Lonnie Donegan, here are examples both classical and contemporary. Simon Armitage expresses his admiration for on Ian Curtis, Phill Jupitus nominates Joe Strummer, pianist Joanna MacGregor selects Nina Simone, and former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo champions Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Whether it's Hanif Kureishi on David Bowie or Stuart Maconie on Ralph Vaughan Williams or the lives of the proponents are every bit as interesting as those of their nominees. Fascinating and engaging, these captivating episodes follow the ups and downs of some of the most iconic musicians of all time, separating the truth from the myths to reveal just what made them so great, and why they continue to influence and inspire us today.

MURMURS: CRACK IN REALITY

Ten mind-altering tales from some of the best new drama writers There's a crack in reality. Our world has brushed up against another, and something is breaking through. Ordinary people are experiencing strange disruptions, as inexplicable events and bizarre elements from the other side start to interfere with their lives... A ghost soldier embarks on a time-travelling mission. A homeless woman discovers a portal to a parallel universe. A librarian becomes gradually invisible. A queue stretches across the North of England, as people wait years for an answer to one question. And a mother and daughter realise that someone - or something - is listening in on their conversations, and fixing their problems. These are just some of the intimate, immersive stories in this collection; all set in the same shared universe, and including seven standalones and one three-part drama. With echoes of The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror, Murmurs mixes horror, sci-fi and fantasy to gripping effect. Told through phone calls, answerphone messages, radio broadcasts, voice notes and other 'found recordings', and enhanced by an eerie, otherworldly soundscape, it will intrigue, disturb, disorientate and burrow deep under your skin. But don't be alarmed - just listen to the murmurs...

ONE PERSON FOUND THIS HELPFUL

Everyone has an online life, and when the great British public put pen to keyboard to leave a review, they almost always write something hilarious. One Person Found This Helpful is the panel game that invites an all-star line-up to celebrate the good, the bad and the baffling. Over the course of six episodes, the celebrity guests are presented with a selection of hilarious reviews and tasked with working out what exactly is being described. Maybe they'll even have a go at writing their own reviews along the way... So if you're the person who went on Trip Advisor to review Ben Nevis as 'Very steep and too high', this show salutes you! In the first episode of the series, Frank and the team find out what you think about mead, Poirot and a stinky brontosaurus. With guests Simon Evans, Jessica Fostekew, Amy Gledhill and Ahir Shah.In Episode Two, we discover what you, the public, said about a dodgy snow globe and a risky waffle. Frank is joined by guests Desiree Burch, Simon Evans, Kerry Godliman and Andrew Maxwell.In the third episode, Frank and the team hear what you said about a sparkly tower, the M1 and some hot lava. The guests are Sara Barron, Marcus Brigstocke, Pierre Novellie and Laura Smyth. In Episode Four, we get your views on lemons, sharks and a very painful ladder. Frank is joined by guests Catherine Bohart, Daliso Chaponda, Shaparak Khorsandi and Ian Smith. In the fifth episode, Frank and the team find out what you thought about a scenic fishfinger and a wobbly cupcake. With guests Scott Bennett, Jo Caulfield, Simon Evans and Esther Manito. And finally in Episode Six, we discover what the world had to say about sharp carpets and a keg with a difference. Frank is joined by guests Simon Evans, Ania Magliano, Sunil Patel and Kiri Pritchard-McLean.

STAR WARS: FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: RETURN OF THE JEDI

On May 25, 1983, Star Wars cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of Return of the Jedi. In honor of the fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from Return of the Jedi through the eyes of a supporting character, from heroes and villains, to droids and creatures. From a Certain Point of View features contributions by bestselling authors and trendsetting artists: Olivie Blake provides a chilling glimpse into the mind of Emperor Palpatine. Saladin Ahmed recounts the tragic history of the rancor trainer. Charlie Jane Anders explores the life and times of the Sarlacc. Fran Wilde reveals Mon Mothma's secret mission to save the Rebel Alliance. Mary Kenney chronicles Wicket the Ewok's quest for one quiet day on the forest moon of Endor. Anakin Skywalker becomes one with the Force in a gripping tale by Mike Chen.

THIS IS CAPITALISM

Five eye-opening BBC documentaries about the hidden economic framework that surrounds our every move. Capitalism is all around us, affecting almost everything we do and impacting our daily lives in myriad ways. This comprehensive collection takes an in-depth look at this all-pervasive economic system, examining its triumphs and disasters and revealing how it puts money and markets at the centre of our world. In the explosive 10-part series The New Age of Capitalism, Newsnight's David Grossman probes the factors driving the turbo-charged growth in contemporary commerce. Exploring aspects ranging from the 'intangible economy' and AI to the trillion-dollar tech giants, he asks key questions about the way modern capitalism works, and the consequences for society. Insecure Overachievers sees leaders of elite City firms divulging the secret epidemic of anxiety and insecurity among elite professionals. Exceptionally capable and fiercely ambitious, they are driven by a deep belief in their own inadequacy, fostered by a competitive work culture that takes advantage of their vulnerabilities. The Bailout tells the compelling story of the race against time to agree a rescue plan to save Britain's banks from going bust. Told by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, with contributions from Alistair Darling, Mervyn King and Robert Peston, this is a blow-by-blow account of how events unfolded during one incredible week in October 2008. The Money Clinic goes behind the scenes as families and couples open up about their finances and their feelings with a relationship counsellor. In frank, intimate discussions, they learn how to deal with the financial issues that are coming between them, and receive practical tips on managing both their cash and the emotional side of money. And in Our House, we meet young Brighton couple Tacita and Charlie, who are desperate to buy their first home - but a property on the south coast is out of their reach. We follow them as, guided by a team of financial experts, they travel back in time to 1968, 1979, 1988, 1997 and 2009 to see which decade would have given them the best chance to get on the housing ladder.