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The Unfinished Harauld Hughes
- By: Richard Ayoade
- Narrated by: Chris Morris, David Mitchell, Lydia Fox, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
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The gifted filmmaker, corduroy activist and amateur dentist, Richard Ayoade, first chanced upon a copy of The Two-Hander Trilogy by Harauld Hughes in a second-hand bookshop. At first startled by his uncanny resemblance to the author's photo, he opened the volume and was electrified. Terse, aggressive, and elliptical, what was true of Ayoade was also true of Hughes's writing, which encompassed stage, screen, and some of the shortest poems ever published.
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The Unfinished Harauld Hughes
- Narrated by: Chris Morris, David Mitchell, Lydia Fox, Noel Fielding, Richard Ayoade, Sally Hawkins, Stephen Merchant
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 01-10-24
- Language: English
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In the Blink of an Eye
- A Perspective on Film Editing, 2nd Edition
- By: Walter Murch, Francis Ford Coppola
- Narrated by: Chris Brinkley
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
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In this second edition, Murch reconsiders and completely revises his popular first edition's lengthy meditation on digital editing (which accounts for a third of the book's runtime) in light of the technological changes that have taken place in the six years since its publication.
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In the Blink of an Eye
- A Perspective on Film Editing, 2nd Edition
- Narrated by: Chris Brinkley
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 10-09-24
- Language: English
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Box Office Poison
- Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops
- By: Tim Robey
- Narrated by: Tim Robey
- Length: 10 hrs
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From grand follies to misunderstood masterpieces, disastrous sequels to catastrophic literary adaptations, Tim Robey's hugely entertaining Box Office Poison tells an alternative history of Hollywood, through a century of its most notable flops. Freaks, Land of the Pharaohs, Dune, Speed 2, Catwoman, Cats: what can these films tell us about the Hollywood system, the public's appetite - or lack of it - and the circumstances that saw such box office disasters actually made? Away from the canon, here is the definitive take on these ill-fated, but essential celluloid failures.
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Box Office Poison
- Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops
- Narrated by: Tim Robey
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 05-11-24
- Language: English
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Doctor Who: Pull to Open
- The Creation of Doctor Who
- By: Paul Hayes
- Narrated by: Christopher Naylor
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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Christopher Naylor reads the inside story of how the BBC created and launched Doctor Who. In early 1963, a chain of events led to the creation of what would become one of the best-loved, and most successful, of all British television programmes. This is the tale of how Doctor Who embarked upon its epic journey - one which still continues today. It is also the story of the people involved, from Sydney Newman and Donald Wilson to Verity Lambert, Waris Hussein and William Hartnell.
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Doctor Who: Pull to Open
- The Creation of Doctor Who
- Narrated by: Christopher Naylor
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 07-11-24
- Language: English
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Believe
- The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts
- By: Jeremy Egner
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 12 hrs
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The definitive book on the TV show Ted Lasso, written by New York Times journalist and editor Jeremy Egner, celebrating the show’s improbable rise and cultural impact while never losing sight of the heart, friendship, and passion that have made it an enduring favorite for the ages.
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Believe
- The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 12 hrs
- Release date: 12-11-24
- Language: English
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Exterminate/Regenerate
- The Story of Doctor Who
- By: John Higgs
- Length: 12 hrs
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On screen, Doctor Who is a story of monsters, imagination and mind-expanding adventure. But the off-screen story is equally extraordinary - a tale of failed monks, war heroes, 1960s polyamory and self-sabotaging broadcasting executives. From the politics of fandom to the inner-struggles of the BBC, thousands of people have given part of themselves - and sometimes, too much of themselves - to bring this this unlikeliest of folk heroes to life.
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Exterminate/Regenerate
- The Story of Doctor Who
- Length: 12 hrs
- Release date: 10-04-25
- Language: English
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Only in America
- Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer
- By: Richard Bernstein
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 9 hrs
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Al Jolson, born Asa Yoelson, immigrated from a shtetl in Lithuania to the United States in 1894 after his father secured a job as a rabbi in Washington, D.C. A poor, Yiddish-speaking newcomer navigating a racially segregated and antisemitic America, young Jolson dreamed of becoming a star, and he did. Through Jolson, Bernstein simultaneously breaks open the history and legacy of the cultural sensation The Jazz Singer. Not only was The Jazz Singer the first feature-length film with synchronized music and dialogue, but it was also taboo smashing in its content.
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Only in America
- Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 9 hrs
- Release date: 08-10-24
- Language: English
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The Golden Hour
- A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood
- By: Matthew Specktor
- Length: 12 hrs
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Now, with The Golden Hour, Specktor blends memoir, cultural criticism, and narrative history to tell the story of the modern motion picture industry—illuminating the conflict between art and business that has played out over the last seventy-five years in Hollywood. Braiding his own story with that of his father, mother (a talented screenwriter whose career was cut short), and figures ranging from Jack Nicholson to CAA’s Michael Ovitz, Specktor reveals how Hollywood became a laboratory for the eternal struggle between art, labor, and capital.
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The Golden Hour
- A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood
- Length: 12 hrs
- Release date: 22-04-25
- Language: English
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Most Dramatic Ever: The Bachelor
- Pop Classics, Book 9
- By: Suzannah Showler
- Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
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The right reasons to fall in love with The Bachelor When it debuted in 2002, The Bachelor raised the stakes of first-wave reality television, offering the ultimate prize: true love. Since then, thrice yearly, dozens of camera-ready young-and-eligibles have vied for affection (and roses) in front of a devoted audience of millions. In this funny, insightful examination of the world’s favorite romance-factory, Suzannah Showler explores the contradictions that are key to the franchise’s genius, longevity, and power and parses what this means for both modern love and modern America.
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Most Dramatic Ever: The Bachelor
- Pop Classics, Book 9
- Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman
- Series: Pop Classics, Book 9
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 10-09-24
- Language: English
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Welcome to Pawnee
- Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation
- By: Jim O'Heir
- Narrated by: Jim O'Heir, George Newbern, Eva Kaminsky, and others
- Length: 12 hrs
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Jim O’Heir, who played Jerry (or Garry or Larry) on Parks and Recreation and co-hosts the hit podcast Parks and Recollection, brings fans a heartfelt behind-the-scenes look at one of America’s most beloved sitcoms, brimming with never-before-told stories featuring the cast and crew, along with dozens of unseen photos!
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Welcome to Pawnee
- Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation
- Narrated by: Jim O'Heir, George Newbern, Eva Kaminsky, Janina Edwards, Roger Wayne, Jim Meskimen, Adam Verner
- Length: 12 hrs
- Release date: 19-11-24
- Language: English
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Life Among Hollywood’s ‘Extra’ Girls
- By: Edgcumb Pinchon
- Narrated by: Lee Ann Howlett
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
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The 1920s was a bustling time in Hollywood, as starry-eyed young women sought fame and fortune—only to discover that their dreams did not match the reality of the film industry. Edgcumb Pinchon was there to report on it all. He interviewed women who worked as “extras” in Hollywood, and was himself involved in the film business as a screenwriter and author. He describes here the hierarchy of those on set (in front of and behind the camera) with first-hand knowledge and humor.
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Life Among Hollywood’s ‘Extra’ Girls
- Narrated by: Lee Ann Howlett
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Release date: 01-10-24
- Language: English
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C'mon, Get Happy
- The Making of Summer Stock
- By: David Fantle, Tom Johnson, Savion Glover - foreword by
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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In their third and final screen teaming, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly starred together in the MGM musical Summer Stock. In C'mon, Get Happy, authors David Fantle and Tom Johnson present a comprehensive study of this 1950 motion picture. The production coincided at a critical point in the careers of Kelly and an emotionally spent Garland. Kelly, who starred in An American in Paris just one year later, was at the peak of his abilities.
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C'mon, Get Happy
- The Making of Summer Stock
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 10-09-24
- Language: English
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Giant Love
- Edna Ferber, Her Best-Selling Novel of Texas, and The Making of a Classic American Film
- By: Julie Gilbert
- Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Length: 11 hrs
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A book that explores the great American novelist and playwright Edna Ferber, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Ficton, whose work was made into many Academy Award-winning movies; the writing of her controversial, international best-selling novel about Texas, and the making of George Stevens’ Academy Award winning epic film of the same name, Giant.
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Giant Love
- Edna Ferber, Her Best-Selling Novel of Texas, and The Making of a Classic American Film
- Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed
- Length: 11 hrs
- Release date: 03-12-24
- Language: English
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Dark City Dames
- The Women Who Defined Film Noir
- By: Eddie Muller
- Length: 10 hrs
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In Dark City Dames, acclaimed film historian Eddie Muller takes listeners into the world of six women who made a lasting impression in this cinematic terrain—from veteran “bad girls” Audrey Totter, Marie Windsor, and Jane Greer to unexpected genre fixtures Evelyn Keyes, Coleen Gray, and Ann Savage.
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Dark City Dames
- The Women Who Defined Film Noir
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 08-04-25
- Language: English
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50 Oscar Nights
- Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins
- By: Dave Karger
- Length: 8 hrs
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For almost a century, movie fans have been riveted by the Academy Awards and the stars who have won Oscars. 50 Oscar Nights takes listeners behind the scenes of Hollywood’s most storied awards show through new and exclusive interviews with dozens of A-list actors, filmmakers, and craftspeople spanning sixty years of the Oscars. Here these artists reflect on their winning work and recount all the details of how they got ready, how they felt when they heard their name and got up on stage to accept their award, what they wore, how the entire experience impacted their life, and more.
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50 Oscar Nights
- Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins
- Length: 8 hrs
- Release date: 04-02-25
- Language: English
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Hollywood Blackout
- The battle for recognition in a white Hollywood
- By: Ben Arogundade
- Length: 10 hrs
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Ignoring the systemic racial inequalities in film is losing the industry $10 billion a year. Yet, parity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental issues that the Oscar Awards are only just beginning to address. In this book, award-winning writer, broadcaster, model, and fashion designer, Ben Arogundade, provides a manual for deconstructing everything you thought you knew about Hollywood - documenting the stories and struggles of black artists within the movie industry that have so far been left out of the canon.
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Hollywood Blackout
- The battle for recognition in a white Hollywood
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 13-02-25
- Language: English
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