"Partners in Crime"
by Agatha Christie
[UNABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK WITH TEXT]
This title contains six short stories from the Queen of Crime, telling, amongst other things, of Pink Pearls and Sinister Strangers. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leapt at the chance. After their triumphant recovery of a pink pearl, intriguing cases kept on coming their way: a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates.

Narrated by James Warwick.

Narrated by Eric Idle
Charlie and Mr. Willy Wonka, the unforgettable heroes of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," return for a second magical adventure. We last glimpsed them inside the Glass Elevator, soaring through the Chocolate Factory. Now, as in all the best sequels, the action moves into a new orbit (quite literally!) as the Great Glass Elevator zooms into Space with Mr. Wonka, Charlie and the entire Bucket family inside. A crazy adventure ensues in which our travellers encounter Vermicious Knids, the President of the United States and some miracle reverse-ageing pills.

“Shrove Tuesday” by Anton P. Chekhov
Для тех, кто соблюдает Великий Пост.

As you can see, it was the custom both in East and West to eat up the stuff before Lent that you couldn’t eat during, and to confess your sins before Lent began. (But Orthodox Lent really begins on “Clean Monday” (Feb. 19 this year), so really this is a story about the Sunday before Lent begins. Eat your pancakes and paczki, and go bug the dead translators.)
One of Russia's greatest writers, Chekhov began his career writing jokes and anecdotes for popular magazines to support himself while he studied to become a doctor. Between 1888 and his death he single-handedly revolutionized both the drama and the short story. Near the end of his life he married an actress, Olga Knipper. He died from tuberculosis in 1904, age 44.
Although best known in the West for his plays (The Cherry Orchard, etc.), Chekhov also wrote over 200 short stories as well as longer works. Public domain translations of them all are available on the Net; here’s a prime site for them - . 201 Stories by Anton Chekhov -
http://chekhov2.tripod.com/
this translation by Marian Fell at Eldritch Press -
http://www.eldritchpress.org/ac/shrovetu.htm

mp3  + text

"At Bertram's Hotel"
by Agatha Christie
[UNABRIDGED AUDIOBOOK WITH TEXT]
 
On holiday at London’s chic Bertram’s Hotel, Miss Marple finds the place so correct in every detail that she grows suspicious. Soon the police arrive to investigate a tip regarding a gang of criminals based in the hotel. Abduction, train robbery, and murder muddy the waters, but Miss Marple sees clearly who is responsible. 19 movies have featured the now famous Miss Marple.

Narrated by Stephanie Cole.

Here is a BBC radioshow: http://englishtips.org/index.php?newsid=1150790132

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (The Chronicles of Narnia, Drama 5), ABRIDGED, audiobook by Focus on the Family's Radio Theatre production

  The picture of the ship must have been enchanted, because while the three children were looking at it, they could actually feel the sea breeze on their faces. Suddenly, Lucy and Edmund — along with their cousin Eustace — are pulled into the picture and into the fantastic world of Narnia!
“Хроники Нарнии” – произведение, написанное Клайвом Степлзом Льюисом - состоит из 7 книг, каждая из которых описывает какой-либо эпизод из истории этой страны. Страна Нарния находится не в нашем мире и является одной из множества стран того мира. Создатель и Царь того мира Лев, с говорящим именем Аслан, помогает хорошим созданиям и наказывает зло, а главным инструментом, главными исполнителями его воли являются Люди. Так дети из страны Англия становятся неизменными участниками событий, происходящих в Нарнии. Появляются они по воле Аслана, когда требуется совершить очередной подвиг. Но ошибочно было бы думать, что дети приходят в Нарнию только для того, чтобы помочь другим, они появляются там и для того, чтобы научится быть Людьми.....