Dick Powell portrays the unpredictable and endearing private eye Richard Diamond, the detective with a sense of humor and sweet tenor voice.

The latest collection of this best-selling series features memorable tales, bits, and commentary from NPR favorites, regulars, and guests. Comedy legend Carol Burnett demonstrates her trademark Tarzan yell, and revisits some hilarious moments from her landmark television show. Storyteller Kevin Kling recounts a near-death experience with his trademark humor--and an enhanced zest for life. The members of the "Axis of Evil Comedy Tour," three stand-up...

"Christmas is a time of traditions, and with this collection of favorite Christmas stories, another holiday tradition is born: Joy, hope, and childhood memories overflow as NPR voices, past and present, tell stories of the season"--Container.

Listeners tune in to NPR for holiday stories of all kinds: funny, touching, insightful, and surprising. Now everyone can enjoy these evergreen delights while driving to the mall, entertaining friends, or relaxing in front of a crackling fire. With all the promise of an overstuffed stocking on Christmas morning, it is brimming with stories that will soon be holiday classics.

Maeve Binchy is one of Britain's most popular storytellers, and these four tales demonstrate the warmth and compassion that have made her many novels bestsellers. In 'Homecoming', read by Sean Campion, the Brennans run Quentin's restaurant in Dublin for the owner, who lives abroad. But what will happen when he suddenly pays a visit? 'Telling Stories', read by Joanna Myers, sees Irene's fiancé turning up the night before the wedding with a face as...

Suspicious events at a Middle Eastern archaeological excavation site intrigue the great Hercule Poirot as he investigates Murder in Mesopotamia, a classic murder mystery from Agatha Christie.

Amy Leatheram has never felt the lure of the mysterious East, but when she travels to an ancient site deep in the Iraqi desert to nurse the wife of a celebrated archaeologist, events prove stranger than she could ever have imagined.

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A studious girl and a quiet, straight-A boy start a controversial podcast together that challenges their courage and forces them to confront issues in the form of backlash and censorship.

Don't panic! The Hitchhiker's saga continues with a full-cast dramatisation of Life, the Universe and Everything, the third book in Douglas Adams's famous 'trilogy in five parts'
'The pitch here at Lord's is blackened, lightly smoking down towards square leg – and two men have just materialised on a Chesterfield sofa...'
And so the scene is set for the Tertiary Phase of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,

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