Art audiobooks

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

I'll Drink to That

By: Betty Halbreich & Rebecca Paley

Narrated by: Jane Curtin

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A classic tale of personal transformation amid a stunning backdrop of old world glamour and current high style, Betty Halbreich moves from a trapped woman to a ferociously independent icon

Eighty-six-year-old Betty Halbreich is a true original. A tough broad who could have stepped straight out of Stephen Sondheim’s repertoire, she has spent... Read more

In Real Life

By: Nev Schulman

Narrated by: Nev Schulman

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

From the host of MTV's #1 show Catfish comes the definitive guide about how to connect with people authentically in today's increasingly digital world.


In Real Life:Love, Lies & Identity in the Digital Age

As the host of the wildly popular TV series Catfish which investigates online relationships to determine whether they are based on truth or... Read more

Not to Be Missed

By: Kenneth Turan

Narrated by: Todd McLaren

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Kenneth Turan discovered film as a child left undisturbed to watch Million Dollar Movie on WOR-TV Channel 9 in New York, a daily showcase for older Hollywood features. It was then that he developed a love of cinema that never left him and honed his eye for the most acute details and the grandest of scenes.




Not to Be Missed blends cultural... Read more

Our Miss Brooks, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: Eve Arden, Gale Gordon & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Our Miss Brooks was a highly popular radio sitcom that was eventually adapted for both television and film. It starred Hollywood film and New York stage veteran Eve Arden, who specialized in playing the wisecracking friend. She often did it better than anyone else, receiving an Oscar nomination for the 1945 film Mildred Pierce. Since her skill... Read more

Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Dick Powell & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Created by Blake Edwards, Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC Radio in 1949, starring film actor and crooner Dick Powell. Powell had recently played Philip Marlowe in the popular RKO film Murder, My Sweet and jumped at the chance to play a suave detective on the radio. Diamond was a lighthearted, New York–based private eye who enjoyed... Read more

Looking for Intelligent Life

By: Gallagher

Narrated by: Gallagher

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Comedy legend Gallagher delivers a smash hit with Looking for Intelligent Life. Read more

I'll Be Back Right After This

By: Pat O'Brien

Narrated by: Pat O'Brien

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Pat O'Brien was a skinny South Dakota kid with long hair, a rock and roll band, divorced parents and an alcoholic father. In all the familiar ways, he was on the road to nowhere until a professor, who envisioned his future as the household name he would soon become, dramatically changed his life.

From that day forward Pat's life took turns that... Read more

Pride and Prejudice

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Amanda Root, David Troughton, Full Cast & Saman...

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In this BBC radio full-cast dramatisation of one of Jane Austen's most beloved works, Mrs Bennet is determined to see her five daughters married off and secure a future for them all.

When the wealthy Mr Bingley arrives in the neighbourhood, Mrs Bennet wastes no time in making his acquaintance. His friend Mr Darcy, however, discourages Mr Bingley... Read more

Richard Jeni: The Beach Crowd

By: Richard Jeni

Narrated by: Richard Jeni

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Compiled from Richard Jeni's personal archives, almost all 75 minutes of The Beach Crowd have never been seen outside of the comic's extraordinary live performances. Captured during two weekend performances in 2002 and 2006 at Southern California's famed Comedy & Magic Club, it's full of Richard's trademark quick-change personas, bits on... Read more

Richard Jeni: Platypus Man

By: Richard Jeni

Narrated by: Richard Jeni

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Richard Jeni takes the Windy City on a non-stop joyride through American Culture. He cracks into everything from lobsters to love songs in this hour long live performance. Read more

Richard Jeni: A Good Catholic Boy

By: Richard Jeni

Narrated by: Richard Jeni

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The late Richard Jeni's 1997 HBO special A Good Catholic Boy is finally available to own. This highly rated and critically acclaimed performance brings the audience to their feet with hilarious riffs on late night informercials, dating rituals, a penis cross-examined on a witness stand, religion, and more. Read more

The Best of Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! More Famous People Play "Not My Job"

By: author

Length: 2 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Billy Collins, U.S. poet laureate from 2001 to 2003, plays a game called, “I can feel it coming in the air tonight,” in which he responds to questions about musician Phil Collins. Al Gore tries to match his former boss’ mastery of the My Little Pony children’s show in a game called “Maybe you can beat Bill Clinton at this.” Olympian Jackie... Read more

Richard Jeni's Greatest Bits

By: Richard Jeni

Narrated by: Richard Jeni

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The late Richard Jeni brings you one of the funniest albums you'll hear, it gets better and better every time you listen to it. It's insightful and intelligent, with fresh and surprising observations about everyday life. Read more

Richard Jeni: Roll With it

By: Richard Jeni

Narrated by: Richard Jeni

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Roll with It is a 58 minute set of previously unreleased material compiled from the late comedian Richard Jeni's personal recordings of his performances at casinos across the nation during 2003-2005. Rich's casino shows were popular with fans for the hilarious gambling bits and the somewhat "bluer" material--and Roll with It captures it all. Read more

Politics and Performance

By: Megan Lewis

Narrated by: Megan Lewis

Length: 4 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

For most theatregoers today, Realism is the standard. We are accustomed to seeing characters on stage who walk, talk, and sound just like real people. Everyday speech is commonplace in theatrical scripts, as are stage sets that look and feel and smell like real places - complete with running water and electric lights that work exactly as if we... Read more

I Wish I Was Bitter

By: Andy Kindler

Narrated by: Andy Kindler

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

With good natured rage, comedian and professional troublemaker Andy Kindler ridicules popular culture, show business, and himself in this intimate stand-up comedy performance. Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Comedy Shows, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection contains twelve of the greatest comedy shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio. You'll hear Ozzie and Harriet Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as Amos 'n' Andy, Robert Young in Father Knows Best, Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber McGee and Molly, William Bendix as... Read more

The Mercury Theatre on the Air, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: Orson Welles & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Mercury Theatre was an independent repertory company founded in New York City in 1937 by Orson Welles and producer John Houseman, who is best known for his Oscar-winning performance as Professor Charles Kingsfield in the The Paper Chase. After a series of acclaimed stage productions, Welles and his Mercury Theatre were offered their own... Read more

Tales of a Tiller Girl

By: Irene Holland

Narrated by: Kate Lee

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A heart-warming nostalgia memoir from a member of the world famous dance troupe, The Tiller Girls. Based in London in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Irene’s story will transport readers back to a more innocent, simple way of life. This is the story of a little girl who loved to dance. Growing up in London in the 1930s, dancing was... Read more

Shadows in the Vineyard

By: Maximillian Potter

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Journalist Maximillian Potter uncovers a fascinating plot to destroy the vines of La Romanée-Conti, Burgundy's finest and most expensive wine. In January 2010, Aubert de Villaine, the famed proprietor of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, the tiny, storied vineyard that produces the most expensive, exquisite wines in the world, received an... Read more

Shadows in the Vineyard

By: Maximillian Potter

Narrated by: Donald Corren

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Journalist Maximillian Potter uncovers a fascinating plot to destroy the vines of La Romance-Conti, Burgundy's finest and most expensive wine.

In January 2010, Aubert de Villaine, the famed proprietor of the Domaine de la Romance-Conti, the tiny, storied vineyard that produces the most expensive, exquisite wines in the world, received an... Read more

Igniting And Sustaining Your Genius

By: Michael Gelb, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Gelb suggests that we can tap into the lively energy we enjoyed as a child by raising our qi or vital energy. He shares some simple practices that can immediately turn our low energy into exuberance and suggests several ways to enhance our creativity, such as the use of mind maps and knowing the difference between a fixed mindset and a creative... Read more

Paris Letters

By: Janice MacLeod

Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

How much money does it take to quit your job? Exhausted and on the verge of burnout, Janice poses this question to herself as she doodles on a notepad at her desk. Surprisingly, the answer isn't as daunting as she expected. With a little math and a lot of determination, Janice cuts back, saves up, and buys herself two years of freedom in... Read more