When were in a foreign country we all wish we could understand more of the language we see and hear. Imagine how much more satisfying your trip would be if you could confidently ask for directions or perhaps read a menu and place your order without resorting to wild hand gestures and pidgin language. Get By in French can help.

Its more than just a phrasebook. This is a new all-in-one travel language pack perfect for holidaymakers, city-breakers, business travellers and anyone looking to get the more from their trip. Get By in French is written and devised specifically for travellers of all kinds, so you can be sure youll be introduced and exposed only to the language most relevant to the kinds of situations youre likely to find yourself in.

The approach is simple, theres no complicated...

When were in a foreign country we all wish we could understand more of the language we see and hear. Imagine how much more satisfying your trip would be if you could confidently ask for directions or perhaps read a menu and place your order without resorting to wild hand gestures and pidgin language. Get By in Greek can help.

Its more than just a phrasebook. This is a new all-in-one travel language pack perfect for holidaymakers, city-breakers, business travellers and anyone looking to get the more from their trip. Get By in Greek is written and devised specifically for travellers of all kinds, so you can be sure youll be introduced and exposed only to the language most relevant to the kinds of situations youre likely to find yourself in.

The approach is simple, theres no complicated...

When were in a foreign country we all wish we could understand more of the language we see and hear. Imagine how much more satisfying your trip would be if you could confidently ask for directions or perhaps read a menu and place your order without resorting to wild hand gestures and pidgin language. Get By in Italian can help.

Its more than just a phrasebook. This is a new all-in-one travel language pack perfect for holidaymakers, city-breakers, business travellers and anyone looking to get the more from their trip. Get By in Italian is written and devised specifically for travellers of all kinds, so you can be sure youll be introduced and exposed only to the language most relevant to the kinds of situations youre likely to find yourself in.

The approach is simple, theres no complicated...

When were in a foreign country we all wish we could understand more of the language we see and hear. Imagine how much more satisfying your trip would be if you could confidently ask for directions or perhaps read a menu and place your order without resorting to wild hand gestures and pidgin language. Get By in Portuguese can help.

Its more than just a phrasebook. This is a new all-in-one travel language pack perfect for holidaymakers, city-breakers, business travellers and anyone looking to get the more from their trip. Get By in Portuguese is written and devised specifically for travellers of all kinds, so you can be sure youll be introduced and exposed only to the language most relevant to the kinds of situations youre likely to find yourself in.

The approach is simple, theres no...

Terry Deary and Martin Brown's brilliant books about the nastiest periods in history have now - with the help of some astounding actors - been transformed into a series of audio extravaganzas. Featuring new, extra material not found anywhere in the books, these sound spectaculars are just as thrilling and spilling, funny and fast as their printed counterparts. Horrible Histories are guaranteed to bring you history with the nasty bits left in! The Frightful First World War gives you dire details of the dreadful war that affected everyone - from peace-loving protestors (who fought even before the battles began) to the suffering soldiers in the muddy, bloody trenches.

Find out about the horrors and hardships of the war that was meant to last four months...but ground on for four grim...

Fascinating facts about big bad Bill the Conqueror and his bully-boys who battled at Hastings Terry Deary and Martin Brown's brilliant books about the nastiest periods in history have now - with the help of some astounding actors - been transformed into a series of audio extravaganzas. Featuring new, extra material not found anywhere in the books, these sound spectaculars are just as thrilling and spilling, funny and fast as their printed counterparts. Horrible Histories are guaranteed to bring you history with the nasty bits left in! Everyone knows about 1066, and how William the Conqueror's men scored a bull's eye at the Battle of Hastings.

Or rather a King's eye. But why did William like conquering so much? Were the Normans abnormal? Probably not - King Harold and...

Terry Deary and Martin Brown's brilliant books about the nastiest periods in history have now - with the help of some astounding actors - been transformed into a series of audio extravaganzas. Featuring new, extra material not found anywhere in the books, these sound spectaculars are just as thrilling and spilling, funny and fast as their printed counterparts. Horrible Histories are guaranteed to bring you history with the nasty bits left in! So, if you want to hear the dreadful truth about Dad's Army, or how sweet rationing drove a teacher to steal from his pupils, or what happened when an elephant got loose in the blackout, the full foul facts about life on the home front are laid out before your ears.

It's packed with quizzes, sketches and jokes, as well as mini-dramas...

Alan Bennett, the perfect voice for A A Milne's much-loved books, reads six stories from The House at Pooh Corner. Join Pooh, Piglet, Christopher Robin and their friends to hear, among other things, how a house was built for Eeyore, Tigger came to the forest and the game of Pooh sticks was invented.

Bright and colourful kids umbrella, featuring Igglepiggle and Upsy Daisy. Pinch proof runners and safety tip.

Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales star in the popular Radio 4 series, Ladies of Letters. Patricia Routledge is Vera Smalls and Prunella Scales is her friend (or maybe enemy), Irene Spencer. The two pass their time in regular correspondance and not an event goes by that is left unrecorded by the ladies of letters.

Always polite but not always nice, the two ladies' letters are often acerbic, one might even say bitchy yet their subtle put downs create wonderful letters full of humour and insight into the ups and downs of family life.