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ALL SOULS

\pause{1500}Author: Marias, Javier
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7641 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
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\pause{1500}Main subject: General Fiction
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Through the eyes of the narrator, a visiting Spanish lecturer, we see the world of an Oxford college, which is politeness and light on the surface, but hides a poisonous and immoral underbelly.

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ATTENTION ALL SHIPPING

\pause{1500}Author: Connelly, Charlie
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7148 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 11
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\pause{1500}Main subject: Travel - British Isles
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We have all heard the shipping forecast with it's many familiar names; Dogger, Fisher, Lundy, German Bight - to name but a few. For most of us, although the broadcast is familiar it is also baffling. Here the author unearths the history of the shipping forecast and ensures that it is no longer a mystery.

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DEATH & THE JUBILEE

\pause{1500}Author: Dickinson, David
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7453 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 10
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\pause{1500}Main subject: Detective & Mystery Stories
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It is 1897 and as London prepares for Queen Victoria's Jubilee, a dead man is dragged from the Thames. The police ask Lord Francis Powerscourt to help with the investigation.

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DEATH OF DALZIEL, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Hill, Reginald
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7985 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 9
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 13.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: Detective & Mystery Stories
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Caught in a Semtex explosion the only thing keeping Dalziel from death's door is his size. Injured, DCI Pascoe feels there is a conspiracy but the security service believe it was an accident in which terrorists blew themselves up.

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ENGLAND, OUR ENGLAND

\pause{1500}Author: Titchmarsh, Alan
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7962 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 5
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 6.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: History - General, Social history
\pause{1500}Additional subject: Home & Garden
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A companion to all things English, from the verses of 'Jerusalem' to a recipe for a perfect Yorkshire pud, and much more! No Englishman - or woman - should be without it.

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FAREWELL BUT NOT GOODBYE: MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

\pause{1500}Author: Robson, Bobby
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7206 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
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\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - Sport
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Sir Bobby Robson has been involved with professional football at all levels. He played for Fulham and West Brom, and earned twenty England caps before moving into management,eventually becoming England manager. He tells of his early life, his footballing career, returning to the North-East and his controversial sacking from Newcastle United.

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FINDING SANCTUARY: MONASTIC STEPS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE

\pause{1500}Author: Jamison, Abbot Christopher
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7745 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 5
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 5.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: Religion & Philosophy
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Abbott Christopher Jamison of Worth Abbey, which was featured in the TV series The Monastery, provides insights into Christian living based on the teachings of St Benedict. He speaks particularly to those looking for spiritual peace in a busy modern world.

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HIGHEST TIDE, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Lynch, Jim
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7303 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 9
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\pause{1500}Main subject: General Fiction
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One night when thirteen-year-old Miles went out to search for shellfish he discovered a remarkable giant squid. Instantly he became a local celebrity, pursued by TV crews, but Miles is really only concerned with the issues that affect him closer to home.

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IF I DON'T WRITE IT NOBODY ELSE WILL

\pause{1500}Author: Sykes, Eric
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 7593 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 14
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\pause{1500}Main subject: Biography & Autobiography - Entertainment
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In his autobiography, written with great insight and warmth, Eric Sykes recollects his working-class childhood and his rise to fame. It includes tales of other great British comedians such as Spike Milligan, Tommy Cooper and Tony Hancock.

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IN GOD WE DOUBT

\pause{1500}Author: Humphrys, John
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 8020 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 6
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 8.00
\pause{1500}Main subject: Religion & Philosophy
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In this book John Humphreys takes us along the spiritual road he himself has trevelled. Brought up a Christian he prayed every day until his growing doubts finally began to overwhelm his faith.

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