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Dr. Steven J. Fisher is a young and brilliant biochemist (special subject: the female orgasm). He's invented a Viagra-like pill for women - now he just needs his results to be perfect. Annie is an orgasmically-challenged arts student (special subject: Victorian semicolons) and for some reason his miracle treatment isn't working. As scientist and subject bond over Bunsen Burner-lit meals, Dr. Fisher is surprised to find his feelings taking a most unscientifc turn...

This collection contains 16 of the greatest shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio - including episodes of The Jack Benny Program, The Abbott & Costello Show, Burns & Allen, Gunsmoke, The Amos 'n' Andy Show, Philip Marlowe, Gang Busters, Suspense, X Minus One, Our Miss Brooks, Sherlock Holmes, and many others. Relive the best radio shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them amazing in this incredible collection.

When the writer, Harry Street (Peck) is gravely wounded in a hunting accident in Africa, he feverishly recalls his failures in love and in writing. He reflects on his loss of his one true love, Cynthia Green (Gardner), due to his obsession for roaming the world in search of stories for his novels. Although she is dead, Cynthia continues to haunt Harry’s thoughts. Street feels he has compromised his talent to ensure the success of his books, and feels he is a failure, despite his achievement of having one successful novel after another.

Since its debut in 1998, In Our Time has amassed a dedicated following of more than 2 million listeners. Hosted by Melvyn Bragg, with a panel of guest experts, each show features a plethora of fascinating facts and inspirational discourse on topics ranging from democracy to dark matter. This specially curated collection celebrates the rich diversity of poetry in English, focusing on 25 major works and writers from the mediaeval era to the 20th Century.

Hosted by Mark Nelson, this lively show sees a panel of celebrities competing to share the best, worst and most hilarious anecdotes from their daily lives. Each guest is vying for the audience's vote as they try to convince Mark that their 'good' story is the most joyful, serendipitous or worthy, and their 'bad' story is the most unfortunate, outrageous or unforgivable. To keep them on their toes, they're also faced with some spontaneous surprise questions. Collected here are 39 of the finest episodes from Series 2-14, featuring a fantastic mix of talent from across Scotland and beyond.

The classic power play, the voluptuous new mom, a lone honeymooner who meets a couple with a very different day at the altar and finds her own celebration. This second series of our Spice collection will have the heat turned up in no time!

Whether you are planning to start your first business, or are growing an existing business, having a mentor who has been there and done it before is an invaluable tool.

Whether you are planning to start your first business, or are growing an existing business, having a mentor who has been there and done it before is an invaluable tool.

“It is a difficult thing, even for a King” as the song goes. How will the great King of Shalai find a bride just like his son, Prince Joshua? His words are full of color when he speaks! An evil villain, Sencrad, ruins the plan for Zayon, the prospective bride. He convinces her to choose to have her own colors, which she works hard to achieve. Through many exciting twists and turns, Prince Joshua finally convinces Zayon of his love for her. In this story with music, the unfolding adventure can be watched through a magical portal , and observed from two different dimensions.

This month's issue features: Exclusive: Bradley Cooper has always been willing to take risks, but the Academy Award-nominated actor reaches a new dimension with this month's American Sniper. Plus: Maureen Orth on the world's most powerful leader - Angela Merkel.

Vanity Fair is a cultural filter, sparking the global conversation about the people and ideasthat matter most. With a dedication to journalistic excellence and powerfulstorytelling, Vanity Fair is the first choice - often the onlychoice - for the world's most influential and important audience. From print to social media, the big screen to the smartphone and now on audio, VanityFair is the arbiter of our era.

On a sharp winter's morning, a man turns his back on prison. This is the story of Joseph, who killed his wife, Zoe. Of their three children who witnessed the event. Of Zoe's parents, Hannah and Frederick, who are bringing up the children and can't forgive or understand Joseph. They slowly adjust to life without Zoe, until the day Joseph is released from prison...

Getting into and paying for college has never been harder. Now America's number-one educational consulting company offers a comprehensive, step-by-step guide on how to find, apply to, get accepted to, and pay for college.

Whether you enjoy tip-toeing into a little foot fetish, fantasize about public displays of serious affection, or have entertained presenting yourself, all wrapped up, as the ultimate birthday gift, Spank!'s first title, Tongue & Tied, will absolutely bring you to the brink...in fact, it might just help push you over.

Humanity began as primitive lungfishes, crawling out from the depths of the sea to escape predators. Humanity will end as sparkles of light, streaming across the empty voids of the universe searching for meaning. Pinhole is about the time travelers, who live between what we once were and might someday become.

Hosted by veteran humorist Barry Took, presenter of Points of View and former chair of The News Quiz, this entertaining guessing game sees a panel of intellectually acute guests attempting to determine a mystery object in 20 tries. Their only clue is the category it falls into: animal, vegetable, mineral, abstract, or a combination of all four. For most rounds, the studio audience know the answer and cheer on the contestants with promising guesses—but sometimes, both they and the listeners are kept in the dark, giving them an opportunity to play along too.

Created by Merwin Gerard and produced by Collier Young, One Step Beyond was hosted by John Newland, "your guide to the supernatural" (also credited as "our guide into the world of the unknown"). Newland, who also directed every episode, presented tales that explored paranormal events and various situations that defied "logical" explanation. This volume includes four tales of the supernatural from worlds beyond our own. Included are "The Bride Possessed", "Night of April 14th", "Emergency Only", and "The Dark Room".

The War Between the States is synonymous with romance, tragedy, bravery, and lost causes. The terrible war nearly tore the nation apart. The United States survived, though at a terrible cost. Today, more than 150 years after the end of the Civil War, people are still fascinated by this pivotal point in history. Writers, too, find this a fruitful period to investigate. In Civil War Fantastic, some of science fiction’s finest writers take us back to this turbulent time with their own special visions of what might have been.

A fascinating exploration of the psychology behind the seven deadly sins: Why have we evolved these ugly emotions? What’s going on in the brain and the body when we feel them? And how best can we live alongside them - in ourselves and with others? Becky Ripley and Sophie Ward take a humorous and compelling look at the psychology behind each of the seven deadly sins. Rolling with the order established by Pope Gregory the Great, first up is pride, followed by greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and (finally) lazy old sloth.

When the first convoys of the ANZAC Expeditionary Forces sailed from Albany’s majestic King George Sound in November and December 1914, they carried with them hundreds of horses. Many had been loaded in ports elsewhere in Australia and New Zealand. Some came from unexpected places, including Juna Downs, a vast pastoral station in Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region.