Art audiobooks

The Now Show: Series 56-58

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Full Cast, Steve Punt & Hugh Dennis

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Three more series of the flagship comedy show presented by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis

The Now Show returns to put a smile on your face from a safe distance, with more topical sketches, stand-up, songs and chat.

In these 19 episodes, recorded from their home studios and broadcast to a remote audience, presenters Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are... Read more

Winston: Series 1-5

By: Peter Tinniswood

Narrated by: Shirley Dixon, Liz Goulding, Maurice Denham, Ch...

Length: 14 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

All five series of Peter Tinniswood's bawdy comedy about roguish poacher/philosopher Winston Hayballs - plus special seasonal episode Winston at Christmas

'Earthy, resilient, witty and bloody-minded ... nobody can write like Peter Tinniswood' The Times

When the middle-class Empsons move from London to picturesque Winterleaf Gunner, they find... Read more

James Acaster’s Findings

By: James Acaster

Narrated by: James Acaster

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning comedian and Hypothetical host James Acaster presents the remarkable results of his research

You may know him from his Netflix series Repertoire, his podcasts Off Menu or James Acaster's Perfect Sounds, but before all of that James Acaster was one of the top researchers working in the UK today. In these five shows, he probes deeply... Read more

The News Quiz: Another Classic Collection

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Sandi Toksvig, Miles Jupp, Simon Hoggart, Barry...

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Proving that yesterday's news is every bit as entertaining as today's, these 14 archive episodes of the long-running BBC Radio 4 panel show are chaired by Barry Took, Simon Hoggart and Sandi Toksvig.

Spanning the years from 1979 to 2011, this latest selection of sharp and funny editions take in three governments, five Prime Ministers, several... Read more

Japan

By: Christopher Harding, Alex Bellos, Rana Mitter, ...

Narrated by: Various

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A captivating anthology of programmes, painting a multi-faceted portrait of a unique country

Japan is a land of complexity, contrast and contradictions. The world's third-largest economy, it is a powerhouse of innovation and a pioneer in technology, fashion and pop culture. But it also has a rich, ancient heritage and a deep reverence for custom,... Read more

Chain Reaction

By: Various

Narrated by: Caitlin Moran, Eddie Izzard, Frankie Boyle, Ian...

Length: 32 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The tag-team interview show where the celebrity guest becomes the interviewer

A complete collection of the talk show with a twist - the guest each week becomes the interviewer in the following episode. Focusing on the career and passions of a figure in the entertainment world whose work they admire, each interviewer gets to delve into the life of... Read more

Struck Off and Die: The Complete Series 1-3

By: Phil Hammond & Tony Gardner

Narrated by: Phil Hammond & Tony Gardner

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

All three series of Phil Hammond and Tony Gardner's award-winning comedy show exploding the myths of medicine

'Very funny indeed' Daily Telegraph

Broadcaster Dr Phil Hammond and actor Tony Gardner are best known for their respective roles in Trust Me, I'm a Doctor and Fresh Meat. But in the 1990s, then junior doctors, they made... Read more

Paul Sinha: A BBC Radio 4 Collection

By: Paul Sinha

Narrated by: Paul Sinha

Length: 3 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Five fantastic shows from The Chase's 'Sinnerman', award-winning comic and broadcaster Paul Sinha

'One of our most thoughtful and enjoyable comedians' The Times

Paul Sinha loves a quiz. Not only is he the sixth-ranked quizzer in the UK, he's also a regular on Radio 4's long-running Round Britain Quiz and a resident Chaser on ITV's The Chase. In... Read more

Small Man in a Book

By: Rob Brydon

Narrated by: Rob Brydon

Length: 8 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Rob Brydon - star of Gavin and Stacey, Steve Coogan's partner in The Trip, and one of Britain's favourite comedians - tells the funny and frank story of his slow ascent to fame and fortune in Small Man in a Book.

A multi-award-winning actor, writer, comedian and presenter known for his warmth, humour and inspired... Read more

Susan Calman’s Listomania

By: Susan Calman

Narrated by: Susan Calman, Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan, James...

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Susan Calman hosts this BBC Radio panel game exploring the wonderful world of lists

Presented by writer, comedian and self-confessed listomaniac Susan Calman, this hilarious show celebrates the power of the humble list - from 'Buzzfeed' to 'bucket' and everything in between.

Accompanying Susan for a spot of comic categorising are a panel of... Read more

Playing to the Gallery

By: Grayson Perry

Narrated by: Grayson Perry

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

'I have never read such a stimulating short guide to art' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times

Now Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he's called this book Playing to the Gallery and not 'Sucking up to an Academic Elite'). Based on his hugely... Read more

Stars and Spies

By: Christopher Andrew & Julius Green

Narrated by: Andrew Wincott

Length: 15 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

A vastly entertaining and unique history of the interaction between spying and showbiz, from the Elizabethan age to the Cold War and beyond.

Throughout history, there has been a consistent crossover between show business and espionage, often producing some of the most extraordinary undercover agents, and... Read more

Who Goes There?

By: Martin Young

Narrated by: Martin Young, Francis Wheen, Fred Housego, Gyle...

Length: 13 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The buzzworthy 'famous people' quiz about noteworthy and notorious figures from fact and fiction

Who Goes There? is the classic stardom panel quiz chaired by Martin Young. Proving that it's not what you know but who you know, each breezy episode features two celebrity teams battling to answer questions on famous figures from history, fiction,... Read more

Guess What?

By: Barry Took

Narrated by: Barry Took, Geoffrey Durham & Various

Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Barry Took presents this revised radio version of the popular parlour game 'Twenty Questions'

Hosted by veteran humorist Barry Took, presenter of Points of View and former chair of The News Quiz, this entertaining guessing game sees a panel of intellectually acute guests attempting to determine a mystery object in 20 tries. Their only clue is the... Read more

World War One: The Cultural Front

By: Francine Stock

Narrated by: Francine Stock & Various

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Francine Stock explores how the Great War shaped culture and society between 1914 and 1918

The First World War was the great military and political event of its time. But it was also an imaginative event: one that profoundly altered the ways in which men and women thought about the world, and about culture and its expressions. In this compelling... Read more

The People’s Manifesto

By: Mark Thomas

Narrated by: Mark Thomas & Various

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Free-thinking funnyman Mark Thomas creates a People's Manifesto, aided by his live studio audience

'Funny, knowing and tongue-in-cheek... sardonic, furious-paced wit' The Guardian

Comedian, activist and 'libertarian anarchist' Mark Thomas believes that, as a nation, we are drifting - economically, politically and socially. Where, he... Read more

The Lawrence Sweeney Mix

By: Josie Lawrence & Jim Sweeney

Narrated by: Josie Lawrence & Jim Sweeney

Length: 3 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Improv masters Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney perform hilarious off-the-cuff sketches based entirely on audience suggestions

No script, no props and living by their wit - in this side-splitting series, two of the funniest stars of The Comedy Store Players and Whose Line Is It Anyway? join together to create sketches from ideas shouted out by a... Read more

The Plays of J. B. Priestley

By: J. B. Priestley

Narrated by: Toby Jones, Harriet Walter, Alan Bennett, Brend...

Length: 19 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

13 plays and dramatisations of the works of the influential playwright, novelist and essayist J. B. Priestley - plus bonus programmes

J. B. Priestley was one of Britain's most significant writers. His output was prodigious: in his lifetime, he penned 26 novels, 39 plays and hundreds of essays. He enjoyed great success on stage, notably with... Read more

Bonkers

By: Jennifer Saunders

Narrated by: Jennifer Saunders

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Jennifer Saunders' comic creations have brought joy to millions. From Comic Strip to Comic Relief, from Bolly-swilling Edina in Ab Fab to her takes on Madonna or Mamma Mia, her characters are household names.

But it's Jennifer herself who has a place in all our hearts. This is her funny, moving and frankly bonkers memoir, filled with laughter,... 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

The Cairo Trilogy

By: Naguib Mahfouz

Narrated by: Full Cast & Omar Sharif

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Omar Sharif leads an all-Egyptian cast in this three-part drama, recorded entirely in Egypt's capital.

Adapted from the novels of Nobel Prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz, this gripping family saga chronicles the life of a downwardly-mobile middle class family as Egypt emerges from colonialism and adjusts to the modern world.

The Cairo Trilogy... Read more

The Animal Fair & Other Stories

By: Philip Hawthorn & Various

Narrated by: Various

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Listen and Play encourages the pre-school child to observe the world with theirs ears! Each audiobook contains an exciting mix of songs, nursery rhymes, sound puzzles and tongue twisters and finishes with a short story. Listen and Play offers more than just songs, more than just stories, more than just rhymes. It takes a journey through sound... Read more

A Christmas Carol

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Here's Dicken's Christmas classic of Ebenezer Scrooge and his encounter with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Originally published in 1843,A Christmas Carol has continued to be one of the most popular and enduring Christmas stories of all time.
Click here to see all the titles in our Charles Dickens collection.
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The Nation's Favourite Poems

By: Various

Narrated by: Greg Wise, John Nettles & Siobhan Redmond

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Forty-five of Britain's best-loved poems, read by John Nettles, Siobhan Redmond, Greg Wise and Emma Fielding.

In a national poll conducted to discover Britain's favourite poem, Rudyard Kipling's 'If -' was voted number one. This unique anthology brings together over forty poems from the poll, including the top ten.

Here is poignant war poetry... Read more