Michael Hordern

Never before published in a single volume, Tolkien's four novellas (Farmer Giles of Ham, Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Wootton Major, and Roverandom) and one book of poems (The Adventures of Tom Bombadil) are gathered together for the first time, in a fully illustrated volume. This new, definitive collection of works -- which had appeared separately, in various formats, between 1949 and 1998 -- comes with a brand-new foreword and endmatter, and with a...

In Agatha Raisin and the quiche of death, Agatha determines to make her mark by winning the local baking competition. When the judge is poisoned by her efforts, she investigates and uncovers a web of extra-marital sex and pastry-based favors. In Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet, a handsome vet is found stabbed with a syringeful of tranquilizer. Was it an accident or did someone put him to sleep?

Contains 13 spellbinding episodes in which Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad remain steadfast in their search for life's simple pleasures, while those rascally weasels continue with their meddling shenanigans.

Based on George Eliot's novel, Middlemarch is set in early nineteenth century England and charts the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the town as it divides its population into two opposing factions: the conservatives and the liberals.

Follows the adventures of Toad and his friends Badger, Mole and Ratty.

The second instalment of Tolkien's epic tale, adapted from the original BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. Having fled the Shire in their escape from Sauron's Dark Riders, Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring have journeyed to Rivendell and beyond. Their mission is to reach the Mountain of Fire in Mordor, where the Ruling Ring can be destroyed, but already their campaign is in jeopardy. Gandalf has fallen into an abyss, and Boromir has fatally

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Two hilarious one-act plays (What Shall We Tell Caroline? and The Dock Brief) in which an inept lawyer defends a man who is guilty of murdering and a foul-tempered, but loving, husband seeks to shelter his wife and daughter from the realities of life.

Bawdy comedy set in early Rome. It concerns a slave who can win his freedom if he can hook up his innocent young master with the virgin courtesan next door!

Leslie Titmuss has never quite fit in among the denizens of Rapstone Village. Socially awkward and hailing from a humble background, he nonetheless aspires to the highest levels of society. He is ready to do whatever it takes to get there. For much of his life, Titmuss was taken under the wing of the kindly Reverend Simcox. This caused little concern for the clergyman's sons - that is, until their father dies and Titmuss inherits the family fortune....

Four BBC radio dramatisations starring Michael Hordern as Tolkien – plus a special archive compilation exploring Tolkien's life and work
The tales in this collection all reflect an aspect of what Tolkien himself called 'the perilous realm of Faerie'. Adapted for radio by Brian Sibley, co-writer of the acclaimed BBC radio production of The Lord of the Rings, they are rich in myth, magic and adventure. Among the supporting

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