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Since 1968, the BBC's iconic Living World has been introducing listeners to the best natural history Britain has to offer. Its veteran presenters have criss-crossed the country in all weathers and through all terrains, in search of remarkable species and extraordinary stories. Introduced and updated by Brett Westwood, these classic archive programmes are hosted by Lionel Kelleway, Trai Anfield, Chris Sperring, Paul Evans, Peter France, Joanna Pinnock, Miranda Krestovnikoff, Sarah Pitt and Brett himself.

Seventeen-year-old Maddie has always felt a hole in her life, but she has finally found a way to fill it with her quest to mold her body into her ideal, thinnest shape. When she comes across the world of “thinspiration” websites, where young people encourage each other in their mission to lose weight, she quickly becomes addicted. Finally, she has found a place where she is understood and where she can belong.

April runt een hondenuitlaatservice in North Carolina en neemt haar vrolijke viervoeters elke dag mee naar het landgoed van haar opa en oma. April vindt het heerlijk toeven in de natuur, dicht bij de plek waar ze opgroeide. Tot ze op een dag een sexy maar botte vreemdeling tegen het lijf loopt, die haar van het landgoed wegstuurt. Wie denkt hij wel niet dat hij is?

Set in the Cornish cultural mecca of St Ives, Artists centres around a close-knit community of artists whose talent is matched only by their dysfunctionality. When they're not bitching about each other's work, they're bickering with one another—but as genius goes hand-in-hand with an artistic temperament, they never take their squabbles too seriously.

Spy. Fighter. Zorian. Can one girl and her comrades bring about the salvation of two kingdoms? Tanner, the youngest spy on the magical island of Zora, receives orders from the Zorian king to gather information on Viggo, the King of the Outlands—England. However, her team's espionage plans are violently disrupted by Gordon—a man sworn to kill all Zorians. His determination to avenge his daughter's death knows no bounds, as he rallies Outlanders to his cause and searches the seas for Zora.

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March, 1945. The ravaged face of London will soon be painted with victory, but for Sylvie, the private battle for peace is just beginning. A Small Dark Quiet follows a mother as she struggles to find the courage to rebuild her life and care for an orphan whom she and her husband, Gerald, adopt two years later. Born in a concentration camp, the orphan’s early years appear punctuated with frail speculations, opening up a haunting space that draws Sylvie to bring him into parallel with the child she lost.

Después del éxito de "El director", David Jiménez regresa con una novela apasionante basada en hechos reales. El joven periodista Miguel Bravo anhela una vida de aventuras cuando le llega su gran oportunidad: es enviado a Birmania para cubrir la Revuelta Azafrán, liderada por monjes budistas. En medio de un país en convulsión, Bravo se sumerge en la fascinante vida de un grupo de corresponsales internacionales. Sus rivalidades, miedos, sueños, luces y sombras son llevados al extremo cuando la dictadura reprime las protestas y confina a los reporteros en su hotel.

Van beschuit met muisjes direct door naar een live interview op nationale televisie: het leven van verloskundige Marlies Koers is er niet rustiger op geworden na het schrijven van haar eerste boek. Naast het werk in haar praktijk in het oosten van het land schreef ze de bestseller Dagboek van een verloskundige, wat haar toch al onregelmatige leven nog iets meer op zijn kop zette. Met veel energie en plezier geeft ze in Sorry dat ik je wakker bel een uniek inkijkje in haar dynamische leven als verloskundige.

Sí, algunas de las 18 especies de pingüinos viven en regiones frías y polares, pero algunos pingüinos viven en climas cálidos. ¡Una especie incluso vive cerca del ecuador! Estas aves “vuelan” a través del agua con aletas en lugar de en el aire mediante alas. La mayoría son blancos y negros, pero una de las especies es azul y blanca. Algunos tienen ojos rojos y otros tienen ojos amarillos.

Los árboles nos dan deliciosas manzanas, pero también ayudan a construir casas. Uno de estos es natural, el otro hecho por el hombre. ¿Puedes identificar el recurso natural? En esta edición de la serie Un libro de comparaciones y contrastes, investigamos objetos comunes que nos rodean y cómo los materiales naturales se transforman en herramientas, juguetes y hasta electricidad.

¿Imaginas caer en picado a través del aire como un Hatzegopteryx, un gigante de los cielos antiguos? El Hatzegopteryx (hatz-eh-GOP-ter-iks) fue uno de los pterosaurios más grandes que han vivido; tenía cerca del tamaño de un avión pequeño.

Félix María de Samaniego es, sin duda, uno de los máximos exponentes de la poesía satírica y mordaz de su época, escrita en forma de fábulas morales con las que buscaba enseñar valores morales a los niños. Sus fábulas, fuertemente influenciadas por su educación francesa y La Fontaine, han acompañado desde entonces a numerosas generaciones de españoles y poseen una intemporalidad y una fuerza que las mantiene en lo más alto de la literatura en lengua hispana.

From a leading rural romance author comes an inspiring novel about having the courage to forgive past mistakes, set in the heart of the Australian countryside. Secrets can unite, and they can divide. Will he be able to make things right between them? In the small town of Little Heart, Juliette...

Constable Michèle Moreau longs for something more than writing traffic tickets and breaking up drunk and disorderly calls. That opportunity comes in a case headed by the police commissioner centering on the murder of a well-known local news anchor. Wanting to get her first major case started right, she enlists the help of a secretive private detective with an impressive reputation. Together, the detectives unearth a shocking discovery. This murder may be the first of a planned series.

January 1950. Lady Anne Coke, daughter of the fifth earl of Leicester, is in Scunthorpe on a business trip when she is called home after a sudden death in the family. She returns to Holkham Hall to discover a mystery: her beloved grandfather has been found dead at the bottom of a flight of stairs with a valuable piece of jewellery in his pocket. No one can find a cause of death, and some even suspect foul play from the ghost who supposedly haunts the house. But Anne's suspicions are aroused.

La mort de l’Àngel -el pare de família, el marit, el germà, un home de cap a peus- canvia per sempre l’existència de les dones de la seva vida. La seva germana Dolors, la seva dona Glòria i les seves filles, Àngela i Natàlia, hauran de fer front a la pena per la pèrdua del cap de família i seguir endavant en una casa habitada només per dones, on ja no hi ha la referència de l’home. A través de cadascuna d’elles coneixerem les seves maneres d’entendre el món i l’amor, i les seves maneres especials d’expressar l’afecte.

Henry James' 1898 novella is one of the world's greatest ghost stories. Told by an unnamed governess who accepts a position looking after two children at a remote English country manor, the story is famously ambiguous. The governess gradually comes to believe that the house - and the two seemingly angelic children, Miles and Flora - are haunted by the ghosts of her predecessor and her brutish lover. But are the ghosts actually real? Or is the governess slowly going mad?

Savage, lawless, 1880's frontier Skagway, Alaska, is ruled by ruthless men. A woman isn’t welcome, except in dance halls. Young widow Jessie barely knows how to fend for herself, much less those depending on her in an unwelcoming man’s world.

Margery Williams' classic story about a toy rabbit who longs to become real is a treat for listeners of all ages. This full-cast performance brings this timeless tale to vibrant life.