Art audiobooks

Patch Work

By: Claire Wilcox

Narrated by: Antonia Beamish

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Patch Work by Claire Wilcox, read by Antonia Beamish.

A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR

'I am overwhelmed by this book. It is an absolute masterpiece. A book of such beauty and profundity, of such poetry in its emotion and observation ... I found my sense of life transformed by her writing as I often find it transformed after the... Read more

Tom Stoppard: A BBC Radio Drama Collection

By: Tom Stoppard

Narrated by: Harriet Walter, Rufus Sewell, Bill Nighy, Full ...

Length: 16 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The collected BBC radio productions of the internationally renowned playwright Tom Stoppard

One of the giants of British theatre, Sir Tom Stoppard has been writing for the stage and screen for over 50 years. Full of wit, verbal brilliance and big ideas, his plays appeal to critics and audiences alike and are among the most studied works of the... Read more

Mystery Theater 3

By: Carl Amari

Narrated by: Various

Length: 5 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of suspenseful radio dramas hosted by Christopher Lee that will take listeners through thrilling perplexities set in the era of the forties and fifties. 

Suspense, originally aired 02/06/1947
“End of the Road” with Glenn Ford
A fast-talking car salesman falls for a wealthy man's wife and runs away with her...and finds out that she's... Read more

Tom Stoppard

By: Hermione Lee

Narrated by: Stephen Crossley

Length: 37 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' TOP BOOK OF THE YEAR • One of our most brilliant biographers takes on one of our greatest living playwrights, drawing on a wealth of new materials and on many conversations with him.

“An extraordinary record of a vital and evolving artistic life, replete with textured illuminations of the plays and their performances,... Read more

TITANIC - Das endgültige Hörmagazin, Folge 10: Redaktionskonferenz

By: Moritz Hürtgen & Torsten Gaitzsch

Narrated by: Moritz Hürtgen & Torsten Gaitzsch

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Titanic Redaktionskonferenz. Das endgültige Hörmagazin Folge 10: Schreiben an Titanic Jeden Monat spricht TITANIC-Chefredakteur Moritz Hürtgen gemeinsam mit Ressortleiter Torsten Gaitzsch und einem weiteren Mitglied der Redaktion über die wenige Tage später erscheinende neue Ausgabe, deren Entstehung - und alles, was TITANIC-Leser/innen schon... Read more

A Long, Long Way

By: Greg Garrett

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

From the beginning, American cinema has been both a powerful mythmaker and a social critic. D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation, arguably the first feature film, shows us just how early in its history cinema had established its influence. Birth of a Nation famously portrayed the Klu Klux Klan in a favorable light, a portrayal that contributed to... Read more

Robert Altman and the Elaboration of Hollywood Storytelling

By: Mark Minett

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 14 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Robert Altman and the Elaboration of Hollywood Storytelling reveals an Altman barely glimpsed in previous critical accounts of the filmmaker. This re-examination of his seminal work during the "Hollywood Renaissance" or "New Hollywood" period of the early 1970s (including M*A*S*H, Brewster McCloud, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Images, The Long... Read more

Mystery Theater 1

By: Carl Amari

Narrated by: Various

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of suspenseful radio dramas hosted by Christopher Lee that will take listeners through thrilling perplexities set in the era of the forties and fifties. 

Suspense, originally aired 11/18/1948
“Sorry, Wrong Number” with Agnes Moorehead
An invalid woman battles the frustrations of the telephone system after she overhears a plot to... Read more

Mystery Theater 2

By: Carl Amari

Narrated by: Various

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of suspenseful radio dramas hosted by Christopher Lee that will take listeners through thrilling perplexities set in the era of the forties and fifties. 

Gang Busters, originally aired 12/18/1948
“Appointment with Death” with Lesley Woods
A policeman traps a cop-killer.
 
The Weird Circle, originally aired 01/30/1944
“The Tell-Tale... Read more

Die Tür

By: Niklas Baumgarten & Unendlichzeit

Narrated by: Sarah Becker, Annika Baumgarten, Moritz Mahring...

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Auf der Flucht. Verfolgt von Verrückten. Sie sind allein. Zu zweit allein. Ohne Schutz! Verbarrikadiert vor den Irren, den Ausbrechern. Den Kannibalen ausgeliefert, die hungrig an der Tür rütteln. Hungrig auf Fleisch! Read more

An Actor Performs

By: Mel Shapiro

Narrated by: Mel Shapiro, Jeremiah O'Brian, Jamaica Perry, J...

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

An Actor Performs goes from the very basics of acting, to scene study and to the development of one person shows. It expands on text analysis, characterization and use of language. The book explores what is most essential for the actor: Imagination, Biography, Research. Read more

First Nations Comedy Experience: Vol 8

By: Graham Elwood, Gilbert Brown, Cathy Ladman, Gen...

Narrated by: Graham Elwood, Gilbert Brown, Cathy Ladman, Gen...

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

"First Nations Comedy Experience" is the first ever Native American and World Indigenous standup comedy series. Each volume gives a voice to top Native Standups from across the country, up and coming Native Standups breaking new ground, and features some of the biggest names in stand-up comedy outside of the Native world; like Nikki Glaser,... Read more

The Gambler: Complete Series 1-2

By: Tim FitzHigham

Narrated by: Alex Horne, Full Cast & Tim FitzHigham

Length: 4 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Award winning comedian-author-adventurer, Tim FitzHigham and his nemesis Alex Horne embark on recreating bizarre and amusing bets from the 18th and 19th century in this engaging radio series.

'His unflappable pluck in the face of impossible (or at least ridiculous) odds seldom fails to amuse'
The Guardian

Award-winning comedian Tim FitzHigham has... Read more

The Winter's Tale

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Paul Copley, Full Cast, Susan Jameson, Karl Joh...

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Eve Best, Danny Sapani and Shaun Dooley star in this modern, riveting and magical production of The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

The Winter's Tale treads new dramatic ground embracing tragedy, poetry, folklore, magic realism, music, comedy and the infamous stage direction "exit pursued by a bear". One of Shakespeare's mesmerising later... Read more

Brandsplaining

By: Jane Cunningham & Philippa Roberts

Narrated by: Sarah Paul

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Girlboss. Wonder woman. Perfect mother. Feminist go-getter. If you thought misogynist marketing ended with #MeToo, think again.

'It's high time we expose and remedy the pseudo-feminist marketing malarkey holding women back under the guise of empowerment' Amanda Montell, author of... Read more

Women vs Hollywood

By: Helen O'Hara

Narrated by: Helen O'Hara

Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

'A fascinating polemic' Sunday Times
'A powerful, sobering and vital work' The Mail on Sunday
'A page-turning read, peppered with humour' Sight & Sound
'A must read' Edgar Wright

A call to arms from Empire magazine's 'geek queen', Helen O'Hara, that explores women's roles - both in front of and behind the camera - since the birth of... Read more

Authentic Portraits

By: Chris Orwig

Narrated by: Chris Orwig

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

An honest and personal book about creating better portraits and becoming your best self. The most successful portraits take us well beyond the surface of how someone looks and show us the inner essence of who someone is. They reveal character, soul, and depth. They uncover hidden hopes and profound truths, revealing that authentic and deeply... Read more

Quarantine Session #38: Charles Yu + Charlie Jane Anders

By: Charles Yu

Narrated by: Charlie Jane Anders

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning novelist Charles Yu is joined by his friend, sci fi and fantasy author Charlie Jane Anders, to discuss Yu's novel Interior Chinatown, newly published in paperback and awarded the National Book Award just two weeks before this discussion!  Their conversation touches on metafiction, working in TV, satire in 2020, subjectivity... Read more

Voice Over Secrets

By: Elroy Spoonface Powell

Narrated by: Elroy Spoonface Powell

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you here because you've been told you have a 'great voice’? Are you pivoting, just starting out or have you been in the industry for a while and hit a wall? Are you feeling a little lost, isolated or struggling with consistency?

You're in the right place.

22 professionals give their best insights on the voice over industry. Bypass years of... Read more

I Am (Not) A Number

By: Alex Cox

Narrated by: Alex Cox

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

The enormously puzzling TV series The Prisoner has developed a rapt cult following, and has often been described as 'surreal' or 'Kafkaesque.'

Alex Cox watched all the episodes of The Prisoner on their first broadcast, at the ripe old age of thirteen. In I Am (Not) a Number, Cox believes he provides the answers to all the questions which have... Read more

Ticking Clock

By: Ira Rosen

Narrated by: Ira Rosen & L. J. Ganser

Length: 11 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

This program includes a prologue read by the author.

Two-time Peabody Award-winning writer and producer Ira Rosen reveals the intimate, untold stories of his decades at America’s most iconic news show. It’s a 60 Minutes story on 60 Minutes itself.

When producer Ira Rosen walked into the 60 Minutes offices in June 1980, he knew he was about to... Read more

Story Movements

By: Caty Borum Chattoo

Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Only a few years after the 2013 Sundance Film Festival premiere of Blackfish—an independent documentary film that critiqued the treatment of orcas in captivity—visits to SeaWorld declined, major corporate sponsors pulled their support, and performing acts canceled appearances. The steady drumbeat of public criticism, negative media coverage, and... Read more

Dance Your Dance

By: Laurieann Gibson

Narrated by: Laurieann Gibson

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes audiobook-exclusive bonus pep talks from Laurieann! A-list choreographer Laurieann Gibson guides creators of all kinds to embrace their passions and achieve success, providing a practical road map to never giving up on your dream.Have you felt stuck like you’re just running in place, fearful of taking the next step? World-renowned... Read more

El enigma Lorca

By: Benjamín Amo

Narrated by: Benjamín Amo

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

En agosto de 1936 Federico García Lorca, el poeta más extraordinario de su generación, fue fusilado y enterrado en una fosa. Desde entonces no han sido pocos los que han intentado localizar el paradero de sus restos mortales. A este fatídico enigma, se suma el hecho testimoniado por aquellos que lo conocieron, y que afirman que “…Federico era... Read more