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In this episode, a trip to Hollywood is planned for the Art Hardwicke Story to be filmed - but first there’s a visit to the docks, involving fisticuffs. Furthermore, a crazed film director is appointed, and a munchkin is waylaid.

Widely acclaimed for its warm humour, lyricism and honesty, as well as its accurate evocation of the '30s, Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve has become a sung-after classic. In this delightful autobiographical novel, Dannie Abse skilfully interweaves public and private themes, setting the fortunes of a Jewish family in Wales against the troubled backcloth of the times - unemployment, the rise of Hitler and Mussolini and the Spanish Civil War.

When Inspector Lestrade calls on Sherlock Holmes with a tale of a mysterious conflict in a house in Holloway, Holmes is sceptical, scoffing at the existence of ghosts. However, as he investigates the case - in which a key witness seems to have vanished from the face of the earth - he discovers a murdered corpse inside an otherwise empty house and the plot thickens. Holmes and Watson know that even though departed spirits may not be at work, there are certainly earth-bound mysteries to solve here.

The Afterlives of Doctor Gachet tells the story of Paul Ferdinand Gachet, the subject of one of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous portraits: one that shows what the artist called ‘the heartbroken expression of our times’. But what caused such heartbreak? This thrilling historical novel follows Doctor Gachet from asylums to art galleries, from the bloody siege of Paris to life with van Gogh in Auvers and from the bunkers of Nazi Germany to a reclusive billionaire in Tokyo, hoping to uncover the secrets behind that grief-stricken smile.

A woman of extraordinary courage, beauty and iron will - uniquely Queen of France then Queen of England, and mother of two English Kings - Eleanor of Aquitaine’s name was legendary even before her death. B7 Media have teamed up with Tara Arts to release for the first time on audio Eileen Page's mesmerising final performance as Eleanor of Aquitaine: Mother of the Pride.

In this instalment - set between the TV episodes 'The Cross of St. Ciricus' and 'The Knights of the Apocalpyse' - we are introduced to the Baron De Baucher.... As Harvest approaches, Robin and the outlaws battle to stop the people of Sherwood from starving. When an encounter with the sheriff sees Robert De Rainault turn over a new leaf, Gisburne calls upon an old friend to help bring the Shire back into line. But just who is the Baron De Baucher, and what dark powers does he command?

In this instalment - set shortly after the episode 'Seven Poor Knights from Acre' from the TV show's first season - a fortune in gold may be up for grabs.... When Tuck, Much and Little John come to the rescue of a monk in the forest, Tuck recognises a face from the past: his one-time friend, Brother Michael. On the run and desperate for help, Brother Michael offers Robin and the outlaws the chance to secure a fortune in gold. There's just one catch though: the money belongs to Prince John, who has entered into an agreement with the Knights Templar in order to protect his fortune.

In this instalment - set between the third and fourth season of the TV series - we find the Merry Men without a proper leader, as Robin - after losing Marion to Holy Orders - spends his waking hours in an increasingly drunken state. Abbot Hugo meanwhile has cleaned out the family coffers and secured a release for his brother, the sheriff, from King John’s prisons. This is granted on one condition - the sheriff pays a fine for every month that goes by without the capture of Robin Hood.