EMBED for wordpress. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! A girl at a Hallowe'en party with Ariadne Oliver in attendance, claims she witnessed a murder, which at the time as she was so young, she had not realized was a murder. Soon, the girl is found murdered.
Oliver calls in Poirot to find the cause of this and the next murder. This book was dedicated to P. During the preparation of a Hallowe'en party in Woodleigh Common, thirteen-year-old Joyce Reynolds tells everyone, including Ariadne Oliver, that she saw a murder once, but only recently realised that it was a murder that she had seen.
At the end of the party, Joyce is found drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer. Unmasking a murderer isn't going to be easy for Hercule Poirot - there isn't a soul in Woodleigh who believes this little storyteller was even murdered. Poirot and his friend, crime novelist Ariadne Oliver, must investigate reckless teenagers and occult themes. Again, the sharp wits of Poirot and the enthusiastic deduction of Mrs Oliver join forces.
And yet she had originality of mind" — a sentiment many have tried to apply to Agatha Christie herself. Agatha Christie dedicated the story "To P.
Wodehouse - whose books and stories have brightened up my life for many years. Also, to show my pleasure in his having been kind enough to tell me he enjoyed my books. We earn a small commission on purchases made through any Amazon affiliate links on this page. Because the metadata related to these audio items are often done outside the library or cataloging industries, finding material can be more difficult. The Folksoundomy collection attempts to add a layer of classification for easier navigation.
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Folksonomy : A system of classification derived from the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content; this practice is also known as collaborative tagging, social classification, social indexing, and social tagging.
Coined by Thomas Vander Wal, it is a portmanteau of folk and taxonomy. Media Type Media Type. Year Year. Collection Collection. Creator Creator. Language Language. The first series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in , and further series have followed annually.
The series contains sketches and character monologues, with only one major recurring character, a storyteller who narrates a tall tale in the last five minutes of most programmes, and who also Sad Cypress : A poison pen letter begins a chain of events which is to end in tragedy.
Murder in Mesopotamia : When death occurs at an archaeological site in the Iraqi desert, Poirot is on hand to dig for clues. Lord Edgware Dies : Lord Edgware is found Tolkien's tale relates the perilous attempt by Frodo Baggins and company to defeat the evil Sauron and dispose of the Ruling Ring. Brian Sibley, one of the original dramatists, wrote the opening and closing narration for the character of Frodo, played by Ian Holm, who now stars This Panel show, hosted by David Mitchell, sees four players each giving a lecture on a subject - with the majority of their speeches consisting of fabricated lies.
However, each contestant must attempt to smuggle five strange-but-true facts past the rest of the panel, hoping that no-one will notice what they have said is the unbelievable truth.
Topics: Comedy, Panel Show. Broadcast in 18 episodes from to Call For the Dead A disenchanted Smiley is engaged in the routine job of security Sam Porter is a misanthropic fantasy novelist whose best friend is his pet dog Amis.
While at a book signing in Totnes High Street, three people, whom Sam presumes are hard-core fantasy fans dressed in full costume, kidnap Amis. Sam fights them and during the fight, both Sam and Amis end up in an actual fantasy world - Lower Earth.
Tolkien's far reaching tale of middle earth. Cabin Pressure Series 1 Sitcom about the pilots of a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small and many jobs are too difficult. Abu Dhabi: Episode 1 of 6 The town of Bristol, a cat and a thermostat combine to present Martin with a career-breaking crisis.
Boston: Episode 2 of 6 A routine flight is disrupted by a routine fire, a routine lawsuit and a routine corpse. Cremona: Episode 3 of 6 Arthur is struck dumb when a film star joins the flight, and Douglas has to disguise 30 knights Life is not easy.
Spending eternity in a place filled with fire and brimstone while the bottom half of you has been turned into a goat is even worse, but that is what Satan has to put up with. Satan is somewhat world-weary or rather underworld-weary , and spends most of his time torturing Thomas Quentin Crimp, the evilest human in the world, ignoring his sycophantic and grotesque assistant Scumspawn, and trying to argue with the Professor, a kind human who was sent to Hell because he was an Topics: Comedy, Sitcom.
Consistently taunted and verbally abused by his one-time collaborator, Jaz Milvain, and the elderly members of his ex-writing class who now run the local charity shop, Ed battles on in pursuit of his BBC Radio science fiction drama serial written by Charles Chilton, first broadcast in as the series Operation Luna , followed by sequels from the same author including two series of Space Force , plus a sequel by Julian Simpson. Our square-jawed heroes confront the dangers of deep space and boldly charge towards another cliffhanger ending, courageously ignoring the mortal danger, and sometimes overlooking the laws of physics.
The best quality Navy Lark recordings - any with excessive background noise aren't included. Topics: bbc, radio, comedy, navy, vintage. Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit, is a peaceful sort who lives in a cozy hole in the Shire, a place where adventures are uncommon—and rather unwanted.
They can make anything and anyone look good or bad and won't let silly things like morals get in the way. In charge of the company are Charles Prentiss Stephen Fry , a man whose skill at spinning is something to be both admired and appalled by, and Martin McCabe John Bird , a more relaxed chap who is more than willing to stop his business partner when he goes just that little too far. Cabin Pressure Series 2 The return of the hit sitcom starring Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch and Roger Allam about a tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult Written by John Finnemore.
Helsinki: Episode 1 of 6 Carolyn and her sister haven't spoken for fifteen years. Which is why Arthur has invited her to a party on board, together with Euros-worth of smuggled orchids Topics: Comedy, Radio, English. My Word! It was created by Edward J. The two teams faced questions devised by Mason, primarily word games and literary quizzes covering vocabulary, etymology, snippets of poetry, and the like.
When stumped by a question, the contestants could be sure of receiving generous partial credit for a humorous answer of Topics: Russell Brand, Matt Morgan. They range from hot-desking office workers attempting to conduct a romance at the rate of four minutes a day to a band of explorers beginning to wonder if they'll ever reach Topics: Comedy, Comedy Drama.
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