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Puffin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Racehorse Who Wouldn''t Gallop, written and read by Clare Balding.Charlie Bass is a horse-mad nine-year-old who dreams of owning her own pony. So when her eccentric parents announce that they are going to buy a racehorse, Charlie is thrilled.The horse they buy, Noble Warrior, looks the part: strong, fit and healthy. There''s just one problem - he won''t gallop. In fact, he won''t even trot round the field without his best friend, Percy, a naughty palomino pony, at his side. But Charlie is convinced that Noble Warrior has what it takes to be a champion - he just needs the right motivation...A classic, funny animal story perfect for fans of Dick King-Smith and My Family and Other Animals.

Penguin presents the audio download edition of The Racehorse Who Disappeared written and read by Clare Balding. Life is slowly getting back to normal for Charlie after her reluctant racehorse, Noble Warrior, won the Derby and saved her family from financial ruin. But drama soon returns to Folly Farm when thieves break into the farmyard in the dead of night and kidnap Noble Warrior! With the police baffled and no trace of the prizewinning thoroughbred to be found, Charlie launches her own investigation...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Racehorse Who Learned to Dance written and read by Clare Balding.Charlie''s racehorse has certainly earned the name Noble Warrior: he won the Derby against all odds and bested a bunch of nasty kidnappers. But now Noddy is facing his greatest challenge yet . . .Charlie''s best friend Polly is still recovering from an accident that left her almost paralysed. But Polly has a real talent with horses - and she and Charlie are determined not to let it go to waste.Can the two best friends find a way to make Polly''s equestrian dreams come true, and forge a new path for the racehorse who wouldn''t gallop?

Brought to you by Puffin.Follow Charlie Bass and her horse Nobel Warrior’s journey in this classic, funny animal story collection written and read by Clare Balding. The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop (Book 1)Charlie Bass is a horse-mad nine-year-old who dreams of owning her own pony. So when her eccentric parents announce that they are going to buy a racehorse, Charlie is thrilled.The horse they buy, Noble Warrior, looks the part: strong, fit and healthy. There''s just one problem - he won''t gallop. In fact he won''t even trot round the field without his best friend, Percy, a naughty palomino pony, at his side. But Charlie is convinced that Noble Warrior has what it takes to be a champion - he just needs the right motivation…The Racehorse Who Disappeared (Book 2)Life is slowly getting back to normal for Charlie after her reluctant racehorse, Noble Warrior, won the Derby and saved her family from financial ruin. But drama soon returns to Folly Farm when thieves break into the farmyard in the dead of night and kidnap Noble Warrior! With the police baffled and no trace of the prizewinning thoroughbred to be found, Charlie launches her own investigation…The Racehorse Who Learned to Dance (Book 3)Charlie''s racehorse has certainly earned the name Noble Warrior: he won the Derby against all odds and bested a bunch of nasty kidnappers. But now Noddy is facing his greatest challenge yet . . .Charlie''s best friend Polly is still recovering from an accident that left her almost paralysed. But Polly has a real talent with horses - and she and Charlie are determined not to let it go to waste.Can the two best friends find a way to make Polly''s equestrian dreams come true, and forge a new path for the racehorse who wouldn''t gallop?©2016, 2017, 2019 Clare Balding (P)2025 Penguin Audio

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Walking Home, by Clare Balding.In Clare Balding''s family, walking just took too long - she galloped through the countryside and she galloped through life. Then, in 1999, Clare took a call from a BBC producer looking for a presenter for a new radio series. ''Do you walk?'' she asked. ''Well, I walk the dog . . .''That series, Ramblings, is still going strong - and Clare''s caught the walking bug. Now she wants her family to share some of that pleasure. Her and her brother Andrew are determined to conquer the Wayfarer''s Walk, a 71 mile route. What could possibly go wrong?

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of My Animals and Other Family, Clare Balding''s wildly funny and deeply moving childhood memoir, read brilliantly by the author herself''I had spent most of my childhood thinking I was a dog, and I suspect I had aged in dog years. By the time I was ten I had discovered the pain of unbearable loss. I had felt joy and jealousy. Most important of all, I knew how to love and how to let myself be loved. All these things I learnt through animals. Horses and dogs were my family and my friends. This is their story as much as it is mine''Clare Balding grew up in a rather unusual household. As her father is a champion trainer, she shared her life with more than 100 thoroughbred racehorses, mares, foals and ponies, as well as an ever-present pack of boxers and lurchers. As a toddler she would happily ride the legendary Mill Reef and take breakfast with the Queen.She and her younger brother came very low down the pecking order. Left to their own devices, they had to learn life''s toughest lessons through the animals, and through their adventures in the stables and the idyllic Hampshire Downs. From the protective Candy to the pot-bellied Valkyrie and the frisky Hattie, each horse and each dog had their own character and their own special part to play.The running family joke was that "women ain''t people". Clare had to prove them wrong, to make her voice heard - but first she had to make sure she had something to say.My Animals and Other Family is a funny, brave, tender story of self-discovery.''Moving, funny and larger than life'' Michael Morpurgo''Magical, enchanting, riotously eccentric'' Daily Mail''Funny and moving, James Herriot meets David Sedaris'' The Times''Forthright, thoughtful, funny . . . reads like a Jilly Cooper novel'' Sunday Times''Funny and unexpectedly wise. Balding has lots of good stories to tell. It is impossible not to admire her honesty Mail on Sunday''She can do anything. If there were four more Clare Baldings, we''d have our empire back. Six, and we''d be colonising the Moon. And there would be crumpets and ashtrays for everyone'' Caitlin Moran, The Times''The reading equivalent of snuggling by the fire with a labrador'' The Guardian''A funny, affectionate memoir'' Independent on Sunday''Charming, refreshingly self-depreciating, funny and moving. Balding tells it with immense flair'' Daily ExpressClare Balding is an award-winning broadcaster and writer. She became the face of the BBC''s racing coverage in 1998, and now works across a wide range of sports for television and radio. She has been a lead presenter for the Olympics, Paralympics, Winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games. For more than twelve years, she has hiked across the countryside for the BBC Radio 4 series Ramblings.Clare has presented Countryfile, Britain''s Hidden Heritage, Britain By Bike, Crufts, and Famous & Fearless, and has appeared on QI, Have I Got News for You and Sport Relief. She has been voted RTS Sports Presenter of the Year and Racing Broadcaster of the Year. She lives in West London with her partner Alice, their wayward Tibetan Terrier Archie and a cat who couldn''t give a damn called Itty. My Animals and Other Family is Clare''s first book.

22 BBC radio programmes celebrating the great outdoors, introduced by Harriet NobleSpending time in nature is good for both our bodies and minds - but with our hectic lives (not to mention the unreliable British weather), it can be hard to get outside as much as we''d like. But fear not: we''ve selected some of BBC Radio 4''s best nature documentaries to transport you to the great outdoors - and encourage you to take your own trip into the wild.Discover the tranquility of canoeing down the River Waveney; go rambling in the countryside with Clare Balding; explore al fresco cooking with the Food Programme team and learn the history of Cornwall''s colourful flower fields. Or why not go surfing in Scotland, off-grid in Wales or on a journey of a lifetime with Paralympian cyclist Karen Darke?These captivating programmes will let you experience the sights and sounds of nature - from an oak woodland to a rainforest canopy and a rock pool - and introduce you to some remarkable naturalists, such as filmmaker Roger Deakin, author Robert Macfarlane, pioneering ornithologist Emma Turner, writer and poet Nan Shepherd, and perfumer and mountain photographer Walter Poucher.Whether you''re an intrepid explorer, a weekend micro-adventurer or simply a nature lover, you''re sure to be inspired - so step away from your screen, get out into the open air and enjoy the beauty of the natural world.ContentsCigarette on the Waveney - presented by Roger DeakinRamblings: In Search of the Old Ways with Robert Macfarlane - presented by Clare BaldingOpen Country: Nan Shepherd''s Cairngorms - presented by Helen MarkThe Food Programme: Outdoor Cooking - presented by Sheila Dillon and Simon ParkesOne to One: Isabel Hardman on nature and depressionRamblings: George Monbiot in search of the wild - presented by Clare BaldingThe Life Scientific: Sky at Night with Maggie Aderin-Pocock- presented by Jim Al-Khalili Open Country: Off Grid in Mid-Wales - presented by Ian MarchantA Guide to Coastal Wildlife: Rock Pools - presented by Brett Westwood and Phil GatesSound recordist: Chris WatsonSoundstage: The Oak Woodland Sound recordist: Chris WatsonCosting the Earth: Cycle City - presented by Tom HeapOpen Country: Surfing on Scotland''s North Coast - presented by Helen MarkJourney of a Lifetime - Karen Darke: From Source to Sea via MeNature: The Rainforest CanopyRecorded by wildlife cameraman John AitchisonNature: Emma Turner - A Life in the ReedsSound recordist: Chris WatsonThe Flower Fields - presented by Michael BirdThe Perfumed Mountaineer - presented by Hayden LorimerLiving World: Winter Seashore - presented by Trai AnfieldOpen Country: The Boat Builders of Pin Mill - presented by Helen MarkRamblings: Bonding Walks: Stiperstones, Shropshire - presented by Clare BaldingOpen Country: Somerset Wassail - presented by Helen MarkWinter StarlingsSound recordist: Chris Watson© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd