G.K. Chesterton - The Club of Queer Trades (Radio adaptation) + full text in pdf This radio adaptation "The Club of Queer Trades" dramatised by Simon Littlefield and directed by Simon Nichols consist of 6 episodes.
This excellent half-parody of the detective story (particularly of the Sherlock Holmes stories) is a good introduction to the whimsical, off-beat style of G. K. Chesterton, one of the most unusual authors of British detective fiction of the late 19th and early 20th century.
These are exciting times for Simon and David Fox. Simon has just joined the team at TrentTV studios where his father, David, is the boss. TrentTV, a successful company, is about to face its biggest challenge.
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On Second Thoughts by Simon Brett
Fiction and humour writer Brett invents what might have been found in the imaginary wastepaper baskets of the famous and great from history. Things could have been very different if King Arthur had figured out the seating plan for a square table, if Picasso hadn't received the wrong prescription for his spectacles or if Ronald Reagan hadn't misspelled 'unclear' as 'nuclear' in his lost letter to Gorbachev
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Baby Tips for Grandparents by Simon Brett
The nine months is up and the long-awaited baby is finally here. This time, though, you're not the one with bags under your eyes and the sound of desperation in your voice. Enjoy your grandchild secure in the knowledge that you can hand the puking, pooing little tyke back to its exhausted parents at the end of the day. Now it's their turn to experience all those sleepless nights and panic attacks that the miracle of a new baby brings.
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Baby Tips for Mums by Simon Brett
So there you are - you've served your nine months, been through the pains and stresses of the birth itself, produced this lovely baby...surely it's time you had a well-earned rest. Unfortunately that's very rarely the way it turns out for a new mum. Just when you're at your most knackered, you have to deal with a whole lot of burping, whining and tantrums...and that's just from your partner! How fortunate then that this handy little book is available, full of helpful advice.
