From Our Shop- My Grandads and Afghanistan or Picture Postcards from Kipling - £10.99One family's history of serving in Afghanistan in the 19th and 20th centuries, illustrated with extracts from Rudyard Kipling's prose and verse. Written and read by Brian Wright Duration: 79'35" […]
- Tales My Grandcat Told Me - £10.99A selection of folk stories about cats from around the world. Read by Sean Barrett. Stories re-told by Nick McCarty Duration: 79'45" […]
- Finding Katherine Mansfield - £10.99An exploration of the New Zealand writer's life through her letters, journals and stories. Written and read by Susannah Fullerton Duration: 78'30" […]
- Private Rawson's War - £14.99A selection of letters written home by a soldier who served in Iraq, Palestine and other parts of the Middle East during the 2nd World War. CD 1 Duration: 79'41" CD 2 Duration: 79'13" A 2 CD set […]
- Sporting Legends 1a - Cliff Morgan (Download) - £2.99In this series Cliff Morgan talks to sporting personalities from the past. In this recording Cliff himself is interviewed by Ian Wooldridge. Duration: 38'40" See also Sporting Legends 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b Note: These conversations were recorded in 1999. […]
- Sporting Legends 4 - Kitty and Fred (Download) - £5.99Memories of Wimbledon tennis champions between the wars Kitty Godfree - Women’s Singles Champion at Wimbledon 1924, 1926 Fred Perry - Men’s Singles Champion at Wimbledon 1934, 1935, 1936 Compiled and presented by Paddy Feeny Duration: 47'50" This recording was made in 1991 when Kitty Godfree was 95 and Fred Perry was 82 […]
- Sporting Legends 5 - Farewell Leicester Square (Download) - £5.99World Championship Snooker 1927 - 1977 Memories of the early days of snooker including playing matches in the Thurston Match Room in the Leicester Square Hall Duration: 53'15" Compiled and presented by Paddy Feeny […]
- Stories From A Corfu Childhood - £14.99Gerald Durrell reads a selection of his own stories about his childhood on Corfu taken from his books Birds, Beasts and Relatives and Fillets Of Plaice. These recordings were made on Jersey in 1985. CD 1: Duration: 70'40" Cd 2: Duration: 78'30" A 2 CD set […]
- Stories From A Corfu Childhood (Download) - £8.99Gerald Durrell reads a selection of his own stories about his childhood on Corfu taken from his books Birds, Beasts and Relatives and Fillets Of Plaice. These recordings were made on Jersey in 1985. Duration: 149'10" […]
- Sporting Legends 4 - Kitty and Fred (Download) - £5.99Kitty and Fred Memories of Wimbledon Tennis Champions between the Wars Kitty Godfree - Wimbleon Champion 1924, 1926 Fred Perry - Wimbeldon Champion 1934, 1935, 1936 Duration: 47'50" Compiled and presented by Paddy Feeny […]
- My Grandads and Afghanistan or Picture Postcards from Kipling - £10.99
Author Archives: Michael Bartlett
A Life With A Purpose
Gerald Durrell, who reads a selection of his own stories in the Crimson Cats title Stories From A Corfu Childhood, is now the subject of a new exhibition which has just opened at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust on Jersey. Called The Gerald Durrell Story it tells of his life and work as a pioneer of wildlife conservation. Continue reading
Writing Down The Mists Of Time
Some memories of how I first became a writer and the pleasure, as well as the income, it has given me over the years. Continue reading
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The Next Big Thing
The Next Big Thing – writers talk about a work in progress and tag other writers to do the same Continue reading
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Smoke After Our Words
Poetry that goes back thousands of years – a taste of Finnish Folk Poetry in a new audio book. Continue reading
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Some musings on gardening and the audio books and other books that allow you to enjoy gardens even when the snow is on the ground. And, Ladies, don’t miss the instructions from Mrs Jane Loudon writing in 1840 on “How to Use A Spade”. Continue reading
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Poetry In Motion
One of my grandchildren asked me once: “Granddad, what is the reason for a poem?” I replied (she was only about 9 at the time) that it was a way of telling a story using rhythm and rhyme. This weeks’ blog is about Poets we have met recently. Please read and pass it on http://crimsoncats.co.uk/blog
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The Key Word Is “Books”
It is the storytelling which is important – not just the delivery mechanism. Read about some of the authors who been involved in Crimson Cats and who have also had books published in print. Continue reading
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My Friends And Other Animals
In Stories From A Corfu Childhood, the new Crimson Cats audio book, Gerald Durrell reads some of his own stories about this childhood on Corfu where he lived with his family just before the 2nd World War. Continue reading
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Crimson Cats – At War and Peace
In November – the month which includes Armistice Day – remember the Crimson Cats titles which have war themes, Private Rawson’s War, War Girls and My Grandads and Afghanistan Continue reading
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Join Us At Guildford – Don’t Paws To Think About It
Crimson Cats at the Guildford Book Festival on 25th October. Come and join us. Continue reading
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