BBC Audio 3 & BBC Audio 6 July-September 2018 New and Exclusive to W F Howes BBC Audio July - September 2018 New Releases Exclusive content from BBC Audio Introducing our new BBC3 and BBC6 Standing Order Plans Available in CD, Download and MP3 formats Starting from July 2018 Welcome to the first BBC Audio brochure from W. F. Howes. We are proud to have signed an exclusive collaboration with Penguin Random House (PRH) to curate, manufacture, distribute and sell their audiobooks from July 2018. The top new releases from the UK’s biggest publishers, Penguin, Random House and BBC, will now only be available from W F Howes. You can look forward to big name authors such as Tim Weaver, Donna Leon, P J Tracey, celebrities such as Billy Connolly and a wealth of the latest drama, comedy and children’s entertainment from BBC Audio. Plus we will soon be releasing an extensive back catalogue of titles exclusive to W F Howes so do watch this space and stay in touch for the latest news and offers. All orders will benefit from W F Howes packaging and a service you can trust, plus 10% off all ad hoc orders and 20% off SOPs. Remember these new releases, and the PRH backlist audio titles, will not be available from any other supplier from July 2018. We hope you enjoy the new range – make sure you look through all three brochures: BBC Audio, Random House and Penguin. Find details of how to order at the back of this brochure. Shardlake: Heartstone C J Sansom Release Date 1st July 2018 SOP BBC 3 Category Fiction – Crime CD ISBN 9781787533967 CD Price £19.00 An enthralling BBC Radio 4 full cast adaptation of the fifth novel in C.J. Sansom’s Tudor crime series featuring Matthew Shardlake. The Pitch • Sansom’s Shardlake novels have sold over two million copies in print • The Shardlake series on audiobook is a bestseller P.D. James BBC Radio Drama Collection P.D. James Release Date 1st July 2018 SOP BBC 3 Category Fiction – Crime CD ISBN 9781787533943 CD Price £67.00 Seven BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations of P.D. James’ acclaimed mysteries. Read by a full cast including Hugh Grant. The Pitch • P. D. James is regarded as the queen of crime novels for her Adam Dalgleish and Cordelia Gray mysteries • She won the CWA Diamond Dagger (lifetime achievement award) in 1987 • Includes a bonus audio documentary P.D. James In Her Own Words A Suitable Boy Release Date 1st July 2018 Vikram Seth SOP BBC 3 Category Fiction – Romance CD ISBN 9781787533950 CD Price £37.00 The award-winning BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Vikram Seth’s masterpiece. The Pitch • Funny and tragic, A Suitable Boy is an epic love story set in India • 2018 will be the 25th anniversary of the first publication of this classic story • A 10-part BBC TV drama is being produced by the production team behind The Handmaid’s Tale and Bleak House Review “The drama highlight of the year” RADIO TIMES My Dear Bessie Chris Barker, Bessie Moore Release Date 1st July 2018 SOP BBC 6 Category Non-Fiction CD ISBN 9781787533974 CD Price £18.00 Benedict Cumberbatch and Louise Brealey read a love story in letters, played out against the backdrop of the Second World War. The Pitch • Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch one of Britain’s best loved actors • Benedict and Louise starred together in BBC’s Sherlock • The love letter format is perfect for audio Doctor Who: The Ark Paul Erickson Release Date 1st July 2018 SOP BBC 6 Category Science Fiction CD ISBN 9781787533981 CD Price £34.00 An unabridged reading of this exciting novelisation of a First Doctor television adventure. The Pitch • Based on a TV serial, first broadcast in 1966 • Narrator Peter Purves played companion Steven in the TV series Doctor Who: The Thing from the Sea Paul Magrs Release Date 1st July 2018 SOP BBC 6 Category Science Fiction CD ISBN 9781787533998 CD Price £18.00 A brand new original story featuring the Fourth Doctor and his companion Mrs Wibbsey. The Pitch • The title features the Fourth Doctor and Mrs Wibbsey, an exclusive BBC Audio companion • Narrated by popular TV and radio actress Susan Jameson Charles Paris: Dead Room Farce Simon Brett, Jeremy Front Release Date 1st August 2018 SOP BBC 3 Category Fiction – Crime CD ISBN 9781787534025 CD Price £19.00 Bill Nighy stars as actor and amateur sleuth Charles Paris in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization of Simon Brett’s novel. The Pitch • This witty dramatization starts Bill Nighy • The Charles Paris series has sold over 55k audiobooks to date John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme John Finnemore Release Date 1st August 2018 SOP BBC 3 Category Sketch show CD ISBN 9781787534001 CD Price £24.00 The award-winning BBC Radio 4 sketch show returns for a seventh series. The Pitch • Winner of the 2015 BBC Audio Drama Award • John was named the 2016 Radio Broadcaster of the Year by the Broadcasting Press Guild • John’s radio sitcom Cabin Pressure is very popular and has won multiple awards Review “The best sketch show in years, on television or radio” RADIO TIMES Paradise Lost John Milton Release Date 1st August 2018 SOP BBC 3 Category Fiction – Classic CD ISBN 9781787534018 CD Price £24.00 A brand new dramatised re-telling of Milton’s epic poem. The Pitch • Sir Ian McKellen stars as Milton • Paradise Lost is a literary classic and is often studied in schools and universities Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani Pip Baker, Jane Baker Release Date 1st August 2018 SOP BBC 6 Category Science Fiction CD ISBN 9781787534056 CD Price £34.00 An unabridged reading of this classic novelisation of a Sixth Doctor TV adventure. The Pitch • Features the Sixth Doctor, as portrayed by Colin Baker • Read by Nicola Bryant, who played the Doctor’s companion Peri Brown, first with Peter Davison and then with Colin Baker The Second Doctor Who Audio Annual Release Date 1st August 2018 SOP BBC 6 Category Science Fiction CD ISBN 9781787534049 CD Price £19.00 Six thrilling stories of adventures in time and space from the original Doctor Who Annuals. The Pitch • Read by five former TV companion actors • These vintage Doctor Who tales take a nostalgic journey through time – a must listen for all Doctor Who fans Review “A lovely package of audio treats…” DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE The Goon Show: Volume 33 Spike Milligan, Eric Sykes Release Date 1st August 2018 SOP BBC 6 Category Comedy CD ISBN 9781787534032 CD Price £19.00 Four episodes of the ground-breaking BBC Radio comedy starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. The Pitch • The enduringly popular classic comedy show returns • Features the comedy talents of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. • A live UK our of The Goon Show begins in September 2018. I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue 16 BBC Release Date 1st September 2018 SOP BBC 3 Category Comedy CD ISBN 9781787534070 CD Price £19.00 The Award Winning BBC Radio 4 Comedy. The Pitch • Four extended episodes from the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, specially compiled by producer Jon Naismith Reviews “ISIHAC is still unmissable. It remains the most thrillingly anarchic panel show in any media you care to name” MAIL ON SUNDAY “The funniest comedy quiz show of them all” THE OBSERVER Morecambe & Wise BBC Release Date 1st September 2018 SOP BBC 3 Category Comedy CD ISBN 9781787534094 CD Price £52.00 Eighteen episodes from Eric and Ernie’s BBC Radio 2 comedy series, collected together for the very first time. Between 1975 and 1978, when they were at the peak of their popularity on BBC TV, Morecambe and Wise also starred in their own radio series. This feast of gags, sketches, songs and dance numbers ― plus Ernie’s ‘plays what I wrote’― features a host of special guests including Des O'Connor, Penelope Keith and The Nolan Sisters. So pull back the stage curtain and settle down to nine hours of sparkling comedy. Thinking Sideways Spike Milligan Release Date 1st September 2018 SOP BBC 3 Category Non-Fiction CD ISBN 9781787534063 CD Price £37.00 A centenary collection of the best BBC Radio programmes about the legendary Spike Milligan. The Pitch • Includes brand new documentary Spike Milligan: Inside Out • Published to celebrate the centenary of Spike Milligans’ birth, Thinking Sideways provides unique insight into his genius Doctor Who: Rose Russell T Davies Release Date 1st September 2018 SOP BBC 6 Category Science Fiction CD ISBN 9781787534117 CD Price £34.00 Camille Coduri reads this brand new novelisation of the Ninth Doctor’s debut TV adventure. The Pitch • Russell T Davies has been Head Writer and Executive Producer of Doctor Who since it returned to the BBC in 2005 and has written many of the new series' most memorable episodes • He was awarded an OBE in 2008 for services to drama Doctor Who: Men of War Justin Richards Release Date 1st September 2018 SOP BBC 6 Category Science Fiction CD ISBN 9781787534100 CD Price £18.00 Peter Purves reads this original adventure featuring the First Doctor, Steven and Sara, set in the First World War. The Pitch • Peter Purves, who played Steven in the BBC TV series, reads this powerful new story by Justin Richards The Navy Lark: Volume 33 Lawrie Wyman Release Date 1st September 2018 SOP BBC 6 Category Comedy CD ISBN 9781787534087 CD Price £19.00 Jon Pertwee, Leslie Phillips and Stephen Murray star in four more classic episodes of the much-loved nautical comedy.