{"product_id":"book-gtp9","title":"Natter from the Natural World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree series of funny natural history tales from Lynne Truss, featuring a star cast of narrators\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded in front of a live audience, these wry, funny tales introduce us to the varied creatures who make their homes on the shoreline, in garden ponds and in our attics. In 18 comic monologues, they reveal the truth about what life is really like in their respective habitats - and it's much more eventful than you might think...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTidal Tales from the Rock Pool\u003c\/i\u003e features salty stories from a roving, joke-loving Periwinkle (\u003cb\u003eBill Wallis\u003c\/b\u003e); a house-proud Hermit Crab (\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e); a figure-conscious Sea Anemone (\u003cb\u003eAlison Steadman\u003c\/b\u003e); a tough talkin' Goby Fish (\u003cb\u003eSean Power\u003c\/b\u003e); a poetic, love-struck Limpet (\u003cb\u003eSamantha Bond\u003c\/b\u003e) and a diligent Lugworm (\u003cb\u003eTony Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGossip from the Garden Pond\u003c\/i\u003e, we peek between the lily pads to meet a Tadpole who loves wiggling and doesn't want to grow up (\u003cb\u003eJulian Rhind-Tutt\u003c\/b\u003e); a beautiful, highly-sexed Dragonfly (\u003cb\u003eAlison Steadman\u003c\/b\u003e); a hotly pursued Water Boatman (\u003cb\u003eSandi Toksvig\u003c\/b\u003e); a ferocious Great Diving Beetle (\u003cb\u003eDavid Ryall\u003c\/b\u003e); a timid, arachnophobic Garden Spider (\u003cb\u003eAmanda Root\u003c\/b\u003e) and a self-righteous Great Pond Snail (\u003cb\u003eJames Fleet\u003c\/b\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd in \u003ci\u003eRumblings from the Rafters\u003c\/i\u003e, we venture into the draughty attic of a rambling old house in Amersham to hear from a subversive, head-banging Death Watch Beetle (\u003cb\u003eBill Paterson\u003c\/b\u003e); a bossy, stressed Queen Wasp (\u003cb\u003eAlison Steadman\u003c\/b\u003e); a fast-thinking, acrobatic House Fly (\u003cb\u003eLee Mack\u003c\/b\u003e); a big-hearted Soprano Pipistrelle Bat (\u003cb\u003ePam Ferris\u003c\/b\u003e); an Edible Dormouse who's convinced he's a Russian spy (\u003cb\u003eHugh Dennis\u003c\/b\u003e) and a Peacock Butterfly with a feisty past (\u003cb\u003eAmanda Abbington\u003c\/b\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten and introduced by Lynne Truss, with wildlife soundscapes by Chris Watson, these hugely entertaining, surprisingly informative anthropomorphic tales teem with drama and adventure - you'll never look at a rock pool, pond or roof space in the same way again...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten and introduced by Lynne Truss\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Sarah Blunt\u003cbr\u003eSound design by Chris Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eTidal Talk from the Rock Pool\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Periwinkle and the Hermit Crab \u003cbr\u003eThe Anemone and the Goby Fish \u003cbr\u003eThe Limpet and the Lugworm \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eGossip from the Garden Pond\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Tadpole and the Dragonfly \u003cbr\u003eThe Water Boatman and Great Diving Beetle \u003cbr\u003eThe Garden Spider and Great Pond Snail \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eRumblings from the Rafters\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeath Watch Beetle and Queen Wasp \u003cbr\u003eHouse Fly and Soprano Pipistrelle Bat \u003cbr\u003eEdible Dormouse and Peacock Butterfly \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 1-15 May 2012 (\u003ci\u003eTidal Talk from the Rock Pool\u003c\/i\u003e), 7-21 Sept 2014 (\u003ci\u003eGossip from the Garden Pond\u003c\/i\u003e), 26 June-10 July 2016 (\u003ci\u003eRumblings from the Rafters\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49356656935216,"sku":"BDgtp9","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/338750-gtp9-Square.jpg?v=1734411503","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gtp9","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}