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The Best of Paddington Michael Bond read by Stephen Fry

Release: 2010 United Kingdom, Language: English, Status: Official
Format: CD + CD + CD + CD + CD + CD + CD, Tracks: 122, Length: 8:12:48, Barcode: 9780007161690
Release type: Other - Audiobook

Contents

CD #1
1 Chapter 1. "Please Look After This Bear": 1. "Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington on a railway platform." 3:54
2 Chapter 1. "Please Look After This Bear": 2. "The bear looked at them, enquiringly." 4:57
3 Chapter 1. "Please Look After This Bear": 3. "'I haven't really got a name, only a Peruvian one noone can understand.'" 4:59
4 Chapter 1. "Please Look After This Bear": 4. "Mrs. Brown turned to her daughter." 3:33
5 Chapter 1. "Please Look After This Bear": 5. "The sun was shining as they drove out of the station." 3:35
6 Chapter 2. "A Bear in Hot Water": 1. "Paddington wasn't quite sure that to expect when Mrs. Bird opened the door." 5:57
7 Chapter 2. "A Bear in Hot Water": 2. "He climed up onto a stool by the Window and looked out." 4:02
8 Chapter 2. "A Bear in Hot Water": 3. "'Well!' gasped Mrs. Brown, 'Whoever would have thought it?'" 4:49
9 Chapter 2. "A Bear in Hot Water": 4. "'Crikey!' said Jonathon, 'What's up?'" 4:35
10 Chapter 3. "Paddington Goes Underground": 1. "Paddington was very surprised when ho woke up the next morning and found himself in bed." 4:54
11 Chapter 3. "Paddington Goes Underground": 2. "Paddington picked up his suitcase and followed Mrs. Brown and Judy to the front door." 4:11
12 Chapter 3. "Paddington Goes Underground": 3. "Paddington decided the underground was quite the most exciting thing that had ever happened to him." 3:32
13 Chapter 3. "Paddington Goes Underground": 4. "If there had been confusion while the escalator was moving, there was even more when it had stopped." 3:37
14 Chapter 3. "Paddington Goes Underground": 5. "Judy took hold of Paddington's paw, and squeezed it reassuringly." 2:17
15 Chapter 4. "A Shopping Expedition": 1. "The man in the Gentleman's outfitting department at Barkridges held Paddington's hat at arms length between thumb and forefinger." 4:24
16 Chapter 4. "A Shopping Expedition": 2. "She walked over to the Hat counter..." 4:25
17 Chapter 4. "A Shopping Expedition": 3. "Paddington kept his eyes closed for several minutes..." 3:51
18 Chapter 4. "A Shopping Expedition": 4. "Paddington was an observant bear." 4:37
19 Chapter 4. "A Shopping Expedition": 5. "Inside the shop, the detective looked at Paddington, and then at his notebook." 3:29
CD #2
1 Chapter 5. "Paddington and the Old Master": 1. "Paddington settled down and soon became one of the family." 3:15
2 Chapter 5. "Paddington and the Old Master": 2. "Paddington was always interested in bright things." 4:23
3 Chapter 5. "Paddington and the Old Master": 3. "Seeing was that Paddington still looked puzzled, ..." 4:02
4 Chapter 5. "Paddington and the Old Master": 4. "Paddington had found the paints in a cupboard under the stairs." 3:08
5 Chapter 5. "Paddington and the Old Master": 5. "The sun was shining the next day, and the exhibition was crowded." 4:32
6 Chapter 6. "A Visit to the Theatre": 1. "The Browns were all very excited." 4:18
7 Chapter 6. "A Visit to the Theatre": 2. "The theatre was quite full, and Paddington waved to the people down below." 4:05
8 Chapter 6. "A Visit to the Theatre": 3. "But if Sir Sealy Bloom's heart was not in the play, Paddington's certainly was." 3:56
9 Chapter 6. "A Visit to the Theatre": 4. "Sir Sealy sat up. 'You don't want my autograph', he said in a surprised voice." 4:12
10 Chapter 6. "A Visit to the Theatre": 5. "In the theatre itself, the interval was almost at at end..." 4:23
11 Chapter 7. "Adventure at the Seaside": 1. "One morning, Mr. Brown tapped the barometer in the Hall." 3:44
12 Chapter 7. "Adventure at the Seaside": 2. "Mr. Brown stopped the car by a shop on the esplanade, and took out some money." 3:07
13 Chapter 7. "Adventure at the Seaside": 3. "'The tide's out' said Mr. Brown, ' so it'll be nice and safe for bathing.'" 4:58
14 Chapter 7. "Adventure at the Seaside": 4. "'We've been all along the beach' said Jonathon, 'and we can't see him anywhere.'" 3:45
15 Chapter 7. "Adventure at the Seaside": 5. "It took them a long time to force themselves through the turnstile." 3:18
16 Chapter 8. "A Disappearing Trick": 1. "'Oooh!' said Paddington, 'It it really for me?'" 4:24
17 Chapter 8. "A Disappearing Trick": 2. "Among Paddington's many presents was a conjuring outfit from Mr. and Mrs. Brown." 3:50
18 Chapter 8. "A Disappearing Trick": 3. "Mr. Curry had a repution in the neighbourhood for meanness, and for poking his nose into other people's business." 4:50
19 Chapter 8. "A Disappearing Trick": 4. "'Quite a good trick' said Mr. Curry some while later after they had prised open Paddington's mystery box with a penknife." 3:49
20 Chapter 8. "A Disappearing Trick": 5. "'How about that card trick you were telling me about Mr. Brown?' asked Mr. Gruber." 3:54
CD #3
1 Chapter 1. "A Family Group": 1. "The Browns house, at No. 32 Windsor Gardens, was unusually quiet." 3:43
2 Chapter 1. "A Family Group": 2. "'The second thing' continued Mr. Brown 'is a photograph.'" 4:22
3 Chapter 1. "A Family Group": 3. "Paddington lifted the lid of his hat, and gave Mr. Brown a hard stare." 4:05
4 Chapter 1. "A Family Group": 4. "Paddington looked rather surprised, and examined the knot around Mr. Brown's ear with interest." 4:34
5 Chapter 1. "A Family Group": 5. "Mr. Brown stopped pulling, and crawled round to peer through the lens." 5:54
6 Chapter 2. "A Spot of Decorating": 1. "Paddington gave a deep sigh, and pulled his hat down over his ears in an effors to keep out the noise." 4:01
7 Chapter 2. "A Spot of Decorating": 2. "Paddington's new room had become a sore point in the Brown household." 4:25
8 Chapter 2. "A Spot of Decorating": 3. "Looking around him, Paddington began to wish he was still at a loose end." 4:09
9 Chapter 2. "A Spot of Decorating": 4. "It was some while later, when he was sitting on the upturned bucket thinking about things, that the idea of doing the wallpapering came to him." 3:25
10 Chapter 2. "A Spot of Decorating": 5. "'I can't understand it' said Mr. Brown as he entered the dining room." 4:55
11 Chapter 3. "Paddington Turns Detective": 1. "The old box room was finished at last, ..." 4:16
12 Chapter 3. "Paddington Turns Detective": 2. "It was while she was helping Mrs. Bird with the washing up that Mrs. Brown first noticed something odd going on in the garden." 4:04
13 Chapter 3. "Paddington Turns Detective": 3. "It seemed a very good disguise outfit." 5:31
14 Chapter 3. "Paddington Turns Detective": 4. "It was midnight. All the houeshold had long since gone to bed." 3:53
15 Chapter 3. "Paddington Turns Detective": 5. "Before either of the policeman could ask any more questions, there came the sound of banging and a voice cried 'Let me out!'" 4:15
16 Chapter 4. "Paddington and the Bonfire": 1. "Soon after the marrow adventure, the weather changed." 3:25
17 Chapter 4. "Paddington and the Bonfire": 2. "Paddington studied it all carefully for a few moments, ..." 5:05
18 Chapter 4. "Paddington and the Bonfire": 3. "Paddington was very thoughtful as he made his was home." 4:53
CD #4
1 Chapter 4. "Paddington and the Bonfire": 4. "As it happened, Paddington was gone for quite a long time, ..." 4:27
2 Chapter 4. "Paddington and the Bonfire": 5. "'He does spoil things' said Mrs. Brown." 5:28
3 Chapter 5. "Trouble at Number Thirty-Two": 1. "That evening, after the bonfire had died away, the weather suddenly became even colder." 4:19
4 Chapter 5. "Trouble at Number Thirty-Two": 2. "'If you do go out after breakfast Paddington' said Mrs. Brown ..." 3:49
5 Chapter 5. "Trouble at Number Thirty-Two": 3. "To Paddington's surprise, when he peered round the corner at the front of the house, Mr. Curry was already there." 3:37
6 Chapter 5. "Trouble at Number Thirty-Two": 4. "'I really think Mr. Curry has gone a bit funny in the head' said Mrs. Brown." 5:15
7 Chapter 5. "Trouble at Number Thirty-Two": 5. "'He must be feeling bad' whispered Mrs. Bird, 'he hasn't even touched his soup." 5:52
8 Chapter 6. "Paddington and the Christmas Shopping": 1. "'I suppose I shouldn't say it' remaked Mrs. Bird, 'but I shall be glad when Christmas is over.'" 4:32
9 Chapter 6. "Paddington and the Christmas Shopping": 2. "The conductor was cross when he saw what Paddington was doing." 4:21
10 Chapter 6. "Paddington and the Christmas Shopping": 3. "Secretly, Paddington was feeling rather overawed by Crumbold and Ferns..." 3:25
11 Chapter 6. "Paddington and the Christmas Shopping": 4. "'I say' he called to another assistance farther along the counter." 5:10
12 Chapter 6. "Paddington and the Christmas Shopping": 5. "Mrs. Brown pushed her way through the crowd that had formed on the pavement outside Crumbold and Ferns." 5:34
13 Chapter 7. "Christmas": 1. "Paddington found that Christmas took a long time to come." 5:20
14 Chapter 7. "Christmas": 2. "Jonathon and Judy had each given him a travel book." 4:19
15 Chapter 7. "Christmas": 3. "'It's no good' said Mr. Brown after a while, 'it must has gone too far'" 5:18
16 Chapter 7. "Christmas": 4. "'You can come into the dining room now.' he announed, looking round the room." 5:50
17 Chapter 7. "Christmas": 5. "When he made his way up to bed, later that evening..." 3:06
CD #5
1 Chapter 1. "Parking Problems": 1. "'My shopping basket on wheels has been towed away.'" 3:36
2 Chapter 1. "Parking Problems": 2. "Paddington's face grew longer and longer." 3:20
3 Chapter 1. "Parking Problems": 3. "Paddington thanked the man for his kind offer." 3:08
4 Chapter 1. "Parking Problems": 4. "'I've come to see you about my vehicle.'" 3:31
5 Chapter 1. "Parking Problems": 5. "'I take it you are conversant with road signs.'" 4:05
6 Chapter 1. "Parking Problems": 6. "The policeman stared at him." 4:23
7 Chapter 2. "Paddington's Good Turn": 1. "Like most households up and down the country..." 3:01
8 Chapter 2. "Paddington's Good Turn": 2. "In a effort to restore calm, Mr. Brown rang the police." 3:56
9 Chapter 2. "Paddington's Good Turn": 3. "That night, he took the can of paint up to bed..." 3:31
10 Chapter 2. "Paddington's Good Turn": 4. "But much to everyone's surprise, Paddington made such a good job of the first pipes..." 3:36
11 Chapter 2. "Paddington's Good Turn": 5. "'Hmmm.' said Mr. Curry." 4:26
12 Chapter 2. "Paddington's Good Turn": 6. "Later that day, the Browns were in the middle of their afternoon tea..." 3:04
13 Chapter 2. "Paddington's Good Turn": 7. "Paddington eyed the policeman's hand doubtfully." 3:04
14 Chapter 3. "Paddington Strikes a Chord": 1. "Paddington always looked forward to his morning chats with Mr. Gruber." 3:32
15 Chapter 3. "Paddington Strikes a Chord": 2. "He hardly finished rubbing his eyes..." 3:56
16 Chapter 3. "Paddington Strikes a Chord": 3. "After they had finished the last of them and drained their mugs of cocoa, he climbed back onto the stool." 3:35
17 Chapter 3. "Paddington Strikes a Chord": 4. "'I don't suppose for one moment you'd care to do a recital for me would you.'" 3:34
18 Chapter 3. "Paddington Strikes a Chord": 5. "'Forgive my asking' said the main eyeing the print with interest." 3:35
19 Chapter 3. "Paddington Strikes a Chord": 6. "'Wonders will never cease.' said Mrs. Bird two mornings later." 3:36
20 Chapter 3. "Paddington Strikes a Chord": 7. "'Whatever is that bear up to now?'" 3:57
CD #6
1 Chapter 4. "Paddington Takes the Biscuit": 1. "One morning, the Brown family was about to sit down to Breakfast..." 3:22
2 Chapter 4. "Paddington Takes the Biscuit": 2. "Far from being called teach yourself to fly..." 2:57
3 Chapter 4. "Paddington Takes the Biscuit": 3. "Jonathon took a closer look..." 3:02
4 Chapter 4. "Paddington Takes the Biscuit": 4. "'You don't think Paddington was serious about getting married do you?'" 2:53
5 Chapter 4. "Paddington Takes the Biscuit": 5. "Having pressed Mr. Curry's bellpush several times, he hid in the shadows." 3:16
6 Chapter 4. "Paddington Takes the Biscuit": 6. "There was a loud bang as his door slammed shut." 3:50
7 Chapter 4. "Paddington Takes the Biscuit": 7. "Mr. Curry gaxed round the Brown's living room as he made himself comfortable..." 3:01
8 Chapter 4. "Paddington Takes the Biscuit": 8. "'May I get you another helping' asked Mrs. Bird sweetly..." 3:14
9 Chapter 5. "Padding Spills the Beans": 1. "One bright December morning, Paddington decided to make himeself useful in the garden." 3:52
10 Chapter 5. "Padding Spills the Beans": 2. "He took a closer look at Paddington." 3:32
11 Chapter 5. "Padding Spills the Beans": 3. "Feeling under his hat, he produced a sandwich." 3:28
12 Chapter 5. "Padding Spills the Beans": 4. "'You mean you're an earthquake victim?'" 3:28
13 Chapter 5. "Padding Spills the Beans": 5. "The interviewer's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets." 3:24
14 Chapter 5. "Padding Spills the Beans": 6. "'What do you think "Er. Ums" are?' asked Mr. Brown." 3:33
15 Chapter 5. "Padding Spills the Beans": 7. "The Browns looked at one another." 3:46
CD #7
1 Chapter 6. "Paddington Aims High": 1. "The following morning, blissfully unaware of the dark cloud that had settled over No. 32 Windsor Gardens." 3:48
2 Chapter 6. "Paddington Aims High": 2. "Paddington did as he was bidden." 4:12
3 Chapter 6. "Paddington Aims High": 3. "'If you spend more than two nights in India,' said the manager..." 3:14
4 Chapter 6. "Paddington Aims High": 4. "Handing Paddington some brochures to read while he was waiting..." 4:00
5 Chapter 6. "Paddington Aims High": 5. "Once he was outside, Paddington dissappeared back down the hill as fast as his legs would carry him." 3:41
6 Chapter 6. "Paddington Aims High": 6. "She turned to her brother." 3:25
7 Chapter 7. "Paddington's Christmas Surprise": 1. "Enveloping Paddington in his poncho, uncle Pastuso gave him a huge hug." 3:17
8 Chapter 7. "Paddington's Christmas Surprise": 2. "'How about your car?' asked Mr. Brown." 4:11
9 Chapter 7. "Paddington's Christmas Surprise": 3. "The Browns looked at each other when they were on their own." 3:10
10 Chapter 7. "Paddington's Christmas Surprise": 4. "After his mammoth breakfast, Paddington's uncle went outside to his car and returned carrying a suitcase." 4:01
11 Chapter 7. "Paddington's Christmas Surprise": 5. "Running his eyes over a control console in front of them, he pressed a button." 4:38
12 Chapter 7. "Paddington's Christmas Surprise": 6. "On the journey home, Paddington joined in the general agreement that it was the best treat they'd had for a very long time." 4:12
13 Chapter 7. "Paddington's Christmas Surprise": 7. "Having first been pointed in the right direction, Paddington set out..." 4:58

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