Art audiobooks

The Ultimate Foe

By: Pip Baker

Narrated by: Michael Jayston

Length: 3 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael Jayston reads this gripping novelisation of a classic Doctor Who adventure, concluding the Trial of a Time Lord story arc.
Snatched out of time and place and brought before the Time Lords of Gallifrey, the Doctor is on trial for his life. While the Doctor asserts that the evidence of the Matrix, the repository of all Time Lord knowledge,... Read more

Mixed Blood

By: Nazrin Choudhury

Narrated by: Shelley Islam

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Nazrin Choudhury's play, which won the Richard Imison Award for the best play by a writer new to radio, tells the story of a young British Asian woman whose life begins to unravel when she's faced with the possibility that her real father may actually be white. When Sharmila finds some letters in her late mother's belongings, she uncovers her... Read more

Cabin Pressure: The Complete Series 4

By: John Finnemore

Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch, Full Cast, John Finnemore...

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Cabin Pressure is set in the wing and a prayer world of a tiny, one-plane charter airline; staffed by two pilots, one on his way down, and one who was never up to start with. Whether it's dealing with a stuffed sheep, an angry princess or a rogue fruit tray, no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.

Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, MJN... Read more

Remembrance Day

By: Mike Hally

Narrated by: Mike Whitaker

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes two programmes: 'Poppies are Red, Cornflowers are Blue' and 'The Art of Remembrance'. Poppies are Red, Cornflowers are Blue: It's not just about how the Poppy became the symbol of remembrance in Britain - though that is a fascinating story, rarely told in full - this is also a deeper analysis of why it rapidly became such a strong and... Read more

Gargantua & Pantagruel (Classic Serial)

By: Francois Rabelais

Narrated by: David Troughton & Full Cast

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais. Dramatised by Lavinia Murray. Episode 1: Gargantua. The bawdy, exuburant adventures of medieval giants. A dizzying blend of fantasy, comedy, philosophy and scatological humour. The world's a messy place. The first episode depicts the young life of the giant Gargantua, who is reduced to laughable... Read more

The Waves (Classic Serial)

By: Virginia Woolf (Dramatised by Terence Davies)

Narrated by: Janet Suzman

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The Waves: Terence Davies's dramatisation of Virginia Woolf's story. Episode 1: Louis, Bernard, Neville, Jinny, Susan and Rhoda recall their childhood and first steps into adulthood.Episode 2: Louis, Bernard, Neville, Jinny, Susan and Rhoda struggle to come to terms with life after Percival. Read more

Expedition Of Humphrey Clinker

By: Tobias Smollet & Yvonne Antrobus

Narrated by: Nigel Anthony & Full Cast

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Tobias Smollet's uproarious satire of 18th-century life, dramatised by Yvonne Antrobus. Squire Bramble and family embark on their whistle-stop tour of Great Britain. They encounter adventure, mayhem and the enigmatic Humphry Clinker. Episode 2: The family is stranded. Bramble is keen to continue their grand tour, but how can they leave London... Read more

Grand Babylon Hotel, The (Classic Serial)

By: Arnold Bennett

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Murder mystery by Arnold Bennett, adapted in two parts by Chris Harrald. Episode 1. American tycoon Theodore Racksole buys Europe's most exclusive hotel on a whim, but is warned by the seller that he will live to regret it. Soon, a mysterious death occurs and Theodore and his daughter Nella find themselves in danger in their own hotel.... Read more

The Ramayana

By: Amber Lone

Narrated by: Manjinder Virk

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

By Amber Lone. Part 1: A distinctive modern version of an ancient Indian epic and one of the world's most popular love stories. Teenage Sita sees the most beautiful stranger in the street. She'll marry him or die. He is Prince Rama, heir to the throne but his stepmother wants Rama sent into exile.Part 2: A distinctive modern version of an... Read more

Copenhagen

By: Michael Frayn

Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch, Full Cast, Greta Scacchi ...

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Benedict Cumberbatch, Greta Scacchi and Simon Russell Beale star in Michael Frayn's award-winning play about the controversial 1941 meeting between physicists Bohr and Heisenberg. Copenhagen, Autumn 1941. The two presiding geniuses of quantum physics, Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg meet for the first time since the breakout of war. Danish... Read more

Mr. Men Stories

By: Roger Hargreaves

Narrated by: Arthur Lowe

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Join Mr Messy, Mr Snow, Mr Daydream, Mr Bounce, Mr Mean and Mr Chatterbox in these six delightful tales for children and adults. Mr Messy is messy by name and messy by nature - until he meets Mr Neat and Mr Tidy! Mr Snow is magically brought to life by Santa at Christmas - and helps deliver the presents. Mr Daydream takes a daydreaming boy on... Read more

Marley Was Dead

By: John Nicholson

Narrated by: Sirine Saba, Javier Marzan, John Nicholson & Ri...

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A Christmas Carol, but not as you've ever heard it before. A surprise all-star cast gather to bring Dickens' timeless classic to life. Introduced by Jonathan Dimbleby. Starring John Nicholson and Richard Katz, with Jane Horrocks, Dara O Briain, Charlotte Green,_x001A_Richard Madeley, Peter Purves, Gwyneth Williams and Chris Evans. Written by... Read more

Doctor Who Audio Adventures (Sampler Album)

By: Various

Narrated by: Various

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Highlights from the AudioGO range of Doctor Who titles. Includes clips from: Doctor Who at the BBC, Doctor Who and the Daleks, The Tenth Planet, The Wheel of Ice, The Invasion, Doctor Who and the War Games, The Mind of Evil, Vengeance of the Stones, City of Death, The Stuff of Nightmares (Hornets' Nest 1), Babblesphere, Earthshock, Slipback,... Read more

A Man Like Curtis

By: Sue Clark Productions

Narrated by: Lenny Kravitz

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Lenny Kravitz, a lifelong fan of Curtis Mayfield, celebrates his life and musical achievements in this four-part series. Curtis was a prolific songwriter whose career was cut short following a tragic accident in 1990. He died in 1999, aged only 57. His songs influenced millions and he was an inspiration to musicians including Bob Marley, Jimi... Read more

Children's Crusade Memoirs Of A Teenage Radical

By: Philip de Gouveia

Narrated by: Leah Brotherhead, Luke Treadaway, Georgia Groom...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Evie, a phenomenally bright but socially marginalised fifteen year-old, has had it with Western Civilization. Self-educated in the ideas of the Luddites, Mao and T.E. Lawrence, she wants to launch a mission against technology and the damage she believes it has wrought on the human race. She's taken a look at human history and decided it's time... Read more

Blue Sky Thinking

By: Ben Lewis

Narrated by: Freddy White, Catherine Shepherd, Ben Lewis, Sa...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A psychological thriller about love and identity by Ben Lewis.
Karen's counting down the days to her wedding. But when a scrawny-looking stranger turns up, her happy life begins to fall apart.
Starring Nicola Stapleton as Karen, with Samuel Roukin as Vinnie, Freddy White as Stuart, Catherine Shepherd as Siobhan, Sandra Voe as Jean, and Ben Lewis... Read more

Cobwebs

By: David Hodgeson

Narrated by: Fiona Clarke, Helen Longworth, Elizabeth Palmer...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Psychological drama by David Hodgson.
Greg Drake is just getting his life back together after the death of his wife. But then his house is broken into when he is asleep. Nothing is taken, but his peace of mind is destroyed.
Starring Kevin Doyle as Greg, with Fiona Clarke, Helen Longworth, Beth Palmer, Roy Carruthers and Mark Winstanley.
©2013... Read more

Charity

By: Daniel Jamieson

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

When an illegal minicab driver knocks a man off his mobility scooter they begin an unusual and touching relationship that will change both their lives. Read more

The Apple Tree

By: Gerda Stevenson

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Maria is an Englishwoman who has fallen in love with her husband Iain's Highland heritage - but there's a shock in store for them when they take a trip home to his mother's island croft. It is Hogmanay, and Iain has just received news of his mother's death. He and Maria set off from Edinburgh to attend the funeral. They drive north in blizzard... Read more

BBC National Short Story Award 2013

By: Various

Narrated by: Andrea Riseborough, Claire Skinner, Hattie Mora...

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The five shortlisted titles for the BBC National Short Story Award 2013 administered in partnership with Booktrust, containing: 'Mrs Fox' by Sarah Hall (read by Andrea Riseborough), 'Barmouth' by Lisa Blower (read by Rebekah Staton), 'Prepositions' by Lionel Shriver (read by Nancy Crane), 'Notes from the House of Spirits' by Lucy Wood (read by... Read more

Jigsaw Series 1

By: BBC

Narrated by: Dan Antopolski, Nat Luurtsema & Tom Craine

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning stand-up comedians Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema combine their talents to piece together six rapid-fire and surreal sketch shows, full of silly, clever, dark sketches. Produced by Colin Anderson. Read more

Une Vie (Complete Series)

By: Guy de Maupassant

Narrated by: Full Cast, Aimee Ffion Edwards & Robert Blythe

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Adrian Penketh's adaptation of Maupassant's first novel. Jeanne de Lamare - a sheltered and naive country aristocrat - leaves her convent education filled with thoughts of love and romance. Lamare marries a smallminded local landowner, and begins to discover how rotten and treacherous adult life is all around her. Jeanne believes that... Read more

Mad Girl

By: Phil Gladwin

Narrated by: Emma Noakes & Shannon Flynn

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Fifteen year old Rose hears voices. Mostly she gets along with them ok, but when her real Dad turns up out of the blue to take her away for the weekend, things get completely out of control. This drama has sprung out of a project that listened to people with mental health issues, and in this case people who hear voices. The project was run by... Read more

Derailed (Complete)

By: Various

Narrated by: Sara Poyzer & Tom Watt

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

George is romantic and great fun but how much does Marie really know about her new partner? After a whirlwind romance and Mediterranean marriage to chirpy cockney George Marie's plans for a cosy Christmas a deux are derailed when he says the band's schedule has changed. Georgeis hurt in the Taunton rail crash when Marie thought he was playing... Read more