God is dead. Meet the kids. When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie "Fat Charlie." Even now, twenty years later, Charlie Nancy can't shake that name, one of the many embarrassing "gifts" his father bestowed, before ...

Anansi Boys

An outstanding array—52 pieces in all—of selected fiction from the multiple-award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, curated by his readers around the world, and introduced with a foreword by Booker Prize-winning author Marlon...

The Neil Gaiman Reader

Zadie Smith’s dazzling debut caught critics grasping for comparisons and deciding on everyone from Charles Dickens to Salman Rushdie to John Irving and Martin Amis. But the truth is that Zadie Smith’s voice is remarkably, fluently, and altogether won...

White Teeth

The brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast series based on And Another Thing… the sixth book in the famous Hitchhiker’s Guide 'trilogy'. Winner of the 2019 Audie Award for Science Fiction. Forty years on from the first ever radio series of The Hitchhiker’s ...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase (Dramatized)

"Jack and the Beanstalk", read by Lenny Henry  "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", read by Sheridan Smith  "Puss in Boots", read by Lenny Henry  "Snow White", read by Sheridan Smith  Here are four fantastic stories, full of magic and fun, that young children are sure to love!

Jack And The Beanstalk & Other Stories

A darkly comic family fable and companion novel to American Gods. THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER AND COMPANION NOVEL TO AMERICAN GODS. Everything changes for Fat Charlie Nancy, the South London boy so called by his father, the day his dad ...

For fans of The Language of Flowers, a sparkling, big-hearted, pause-resisting debut set in the 1970s about a young black boy's quest to reunite with his beloved white half brother after they are separated in foster care.  Leon loves chocolate bars, ...

My Name Is Leon

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of White Teeth by Zadie Smith, read by Lenny Henry, Sagar Arya, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Ray Panthaki. Zadie Smith's White Teeth is a classic international best seller and an unforgettable portrait of London. On...

A BBC Radio 4 production of Othello, starring Lenny Henry in title role. The comic makes his stage debut as the tortured Moor.  One of Shakespeare's most revered tragedies, the play tells the story of a noble African commander in the service of the V...

Lenny Henry in Othello

A brother chosen. A brother left behind. And a family where you'd least expect to find one.  Leon is nine, and has a perfect baby brother called Jake. They have gone to live with Maureen, who has fuzzy red hair like a halo, and a belly like Father Ch...

"My first experience of Shakespeare was reading it out in class and none of us understanding it, and we only got it when we saw the Zeffirelli film of Romeo and Juliet and realised - oh it’s a story! Why didn't he say that!"Starting at the recreated ...

Lenny & Will: Act One

Delight in a collection of the world's favourite children's stories voiced by our favourite celebrities.  From a fantastic edition of Beauty and the Beast read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall to the incredibly captivating Rapun...

Once upon a Time: Favourite Fairy Tales

Enjoy a collection of our favourite bedtime stories, voiced by the brilliant and renowned actor and comedian Lenny Henry. These classics will be absolutely adored by the children.  The collection includes:    Sleeping Beauty  Ugly Duckling  Hansel an...

Bedtime Stories with Lenny Henry

A brand-new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Neil Gaiman's best-selling and much-loved novel.  When his father dies, Fat Charlie Nancy discovers that not only was the late Mr Nancy actually the god Anansi, but he also has a long-lost brother, S...

Having been put off Shakespeare by unimaginative schoolteachers, Lenny Henry recently confessed to a late-flowering passion for the plays. Pursuing his new-found enthusiasm, he now gets to grips with how the magic comes to life, watching Sir Peter Hall in rehearsal for a triumphant Measure for Measure and by even trying his own hand at Othello.

Lenny & Will: Act Two

Delight in a collection of tales for all the family, voiced by our favourite celebrities....  This collection includes:    'Aladdin' and 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' (Rik Mayall)  'Rapunzel' and 'Rumpelstiltskin' (Bobby Davro)  'The Story of Snow...

Stories for All the Family

Take delight in this beautiful retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's Ugly Duckling, voiced by the marvellous Sir Lenny Henry. Lenny Henry is an English stand-up comedian, actor, and television presenter, among other things, known for cofounding the charity Comic Relief. He was appointed a CBE in 1999 and knighted in 2015 for services to drama and charity. 

The Ugly Duckling

A moment of reprieve. Nobody knows you. No one owns you. You're on day release.  Lenny Henry plays double murderer Frank Watt, who is getting ready to face life on the outside after 30 years in prison. He's looking forward to getting out, but things ...

Day Release: The Complete Series 1 and 2

Delight in a collection of famous children's stories performed by our favourite celebrities. From a fantastic edition of "Beauty and the Beast", read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall, to an awe-inspiring and captivating retellin...

The Celebrity Kids' Stories Collection

Delight in a collection of famous children's stories performed by our favourite celebrities.  From a fantastic edition of Beauty and the Beast read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall to an awe-inspiring and captivating retelling o...

Stories for Little Girls

Delight in a collection of the most well-known children's stories voiced by our favourite celebrities, from a fantastic edition of The Beauty and the Beast, read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall, to the incredibly captivating Ra...

Most Well-Known Children's Stories

A series of four plays by about Jake Thorne, a Methodist minister and police chaplain who is battling with his own demons at the same time as trying to resolve the problems of his parishioners. The plays are: Bad Faith, Vengeance is Mine, The Fire This Time and Nothing Sacred. Starring Lenny Henry, Danny Sapani and Jenny Jules. Written by Peter Jukes. Producers: Steven Canny and Mary Peate. Executive Producer: Simon Elmes.

Bad Faith: The Complete Series

Lenny Henry presents this groundbreaking BBC radio series exploring a century of black British theatre, TV and film. In this fascinating 10-part series, Lenny Henry traces the long and painful road that black Britons have travelled on stage and scree...

Raising the Bar

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Lenworth George "Lenny" Henry, CBE is an English actor, writer, comedian and occasional television presenter. Henry is known as the choleric chef Gareth Blackstock from the 1990s television comedy series Chef!, or from his 1999 straight-acting lead role in the BBC drama Hope And Glory. He was co-creator with Neil Gaiman and producer of the 1996 BBC drama serial Neverwhere. His earliest television appearance was on the New Faces talent show, which he won in 1975 with an impersonation of Stevie Wonder. The following year he appeared with Norman Beaton in LWT's sitcom The Fosters, Britain's first comedy series with predominantly black performers. His formative years were spent in working men's clubs, where his act was as a young bla

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