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Bleak Expectations' recounts the remarkable adventures of young Pip Bin as he tries to repair his destroyed family and distinctly damaged life, aided by his best friend Harry Biscuit and definitely not aided by his cruel and ironically named guardian Mr Gently Benevolent and his accomplices, the fearsome Hardthrasher siblings.

Hosted by Mark Nelson, this lively show sees a panel of celebrities competing to share the best, worst and most hilarious anecdotes from their daily lives. Each guest is vying for the audience's vote as they try to convince Mark that their 'good' story is the most joyful, serendipitous or worthy, and their 'bad' story is the most unfortunate, outrageous or unforgivable. To keep them on their toes, they're also faced with some spontaneous surprise questions. Collected here are 39 of the finest episodes from Series 2-14, featuring a fantastic mix of talent from across Scotland and beyond.

Over 50 years, Charles M. Schulz created a comic strip that is one of the indisputable glories of American popular culture. Some 20 years after the last strip appeared, the characters Schulz brought to life in Peanuts continue to resonate with millions of fans, their beguiling four-panel adventures and television escapades offering lessons about happiness, friendship, disappointment, childhood, and life itself. Here, 33 writers and artists reflect on the deeper truths of Schulz’s deceptively simple comic, its impact on their lives and art and on the broader culture.

Author Mark Hardie joins narrator Rupert Holliday-Evans in the Audible Studios to discuss Mark's latest book, Truly Evil. Mark began writing full time after completely losing his eyesight in 2002 and published his first book in 2016. Actor Rupert Holliday-Evans is the voice of Mark's 2016 debut novel, Burned and Broken, and is back to read his latest book.

Discover the thrilling story of opera with Jack, Megan, and the time-travelling Trunk. Go with them to Florence, Italy, and back to 1597, the beginning of the Baroque era, to meet Professor Peri, the inventor of opera, Perfect Purcell, Too Hot to Handel, and a host of other barmy composers. All is fun and games until Cruel Cromwell arrives to stop the party. Will Jack and Megan find the courage to tackle the Dark Lord Protector and save opera from disappearing forever?

Nova has been in hiding for a decade, living off fresh game in the forest and managing to fend off feral wolves. With her first heat coming, she's forced to venture back into civilization to gather heat suppressants or risk being discovered. But an accidental encounter with a guard in the city leads her right into the hands of the powerful Alpha King. Rather than submit to the King's plan to take her for a mate, Nova turns to her wolf. When the feral hunters catch wind of the King's plan, they vow to protect the feral omega. But with her heat approaching, nowhere is safe.

He's the last kraken—and he's living in exile. For centuries, Bjorn has punished himself for the loss of his people in the Great Shifter Wars. He barely lives, hiding away in his nature preserve and overseeing his watery territory. But an underwater encounter with a human scientist in his bay reawakens his magic. Bjorn is determined to ignore fate, except the quirky and curious scientist won't leave him alone. When Penelope shows up at his lighthouse, his Kraken takes matters into his own hands.

For centuries, Randi has waited for all her mates to arrive and awaken her omega designation. She spends her days in lonely flight and her nights managing her rut bar, Frenzy. Now, the wolf shifters are on the verge of extinction. The mate runes have vanished, and alphas are turning feral. With Frenzy's services in high demand, the Wolf King sets his sights on the dragon, wanting her magic for his own.

What I have learned throughout my journey is that there are two kinds of people: magicians and mules. Success was unattainable until I was able to shake out my mule mentality and become a magician. That's when it all clicked. This book will show you how to do the same. Have you been working way too hard for your entire life and not seeing any of those financial dreams come to fruition? Maybe you are a mule. Don't worry, you can always change. There's always a little magic in everyone. It's time to dig down deep and find it. This book will show you how.

When Jill McCorkle feels a short story coming on, she goes right ahead and "wastes" wonderful ideas instead of hoarding them for a novel. The result is another extraordinary collection of stories and characters. In "It's a Funeral! RSVP," the storyteller is a woman who takes up self-styled "careers" that suit her circumstances. Now she's stumbled onto one that's so successful that she just can't quit. It's planning funerals, what she calls Going Out Parties, in which the clients are the soon-to-be-deceased themselves.