Art audiobooks

Mansfield Park

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant & Full Cast

Length: 2 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

In this BBC radio full-cast dramatisation of one of Jane Austen's most beloved works, Fanny Price finds her life isn't going as she would have wished...

Fanny grows up mostly miserable in Mansfield Park, where she has always been treated as inferior to her vivacious cousins. However, over time her steadfast and kind character make her an... Read more

Shakespeare, Our Contemporary

By: Jan Kott

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 11 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Shakespeare, Our Contemporary is a provocative, original study of the major plays of Shakespeare. More than that, it is one of the few critical works to have strongly influenced theatrical productions.Peter Brook and Charles Marowitz are among the many directors who have acknowledged their debt to Jan Kott, finding in his analogies between... Read more

Eine Frau macht Theater

By: Janine Strahl-Oesterreich

Narrated by: Janine Strahl-Oesterreich

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Dass aus den Possen fahrender Spielleute Schauspielkunst wurde, verdankt das deutsche Theater dem mutigen Wirken einer Frau aus dem vogtländischen Reichenbach. Friederike Caroline Neuber vertrieb den Hanswurst von der Bühne und reformierte das Theater. Janine Strahl-Oesterreich zeichnet mit biografischen Anekdoten und Zitaten ein Porträt der... Read more

The 3rd New & Old Time Radio Collection - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Jon Koons, the Simon Studio & a...

Length: 19 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This exciting collection of radio comedy from Waterlogg Productions features four must-listens.1. Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Missing CountessScotland Yard is puzzled. A young countess has gone missing, and Sherlock Holmes is summoned. Accompanied by the redoubtable Watson, Holmes must juggle the clues. What does he see? Why does he... Read more

Michael Colyar's Back

By: Michael Colyar

Narrated by: Michael Colyar

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Actor, comedian, entertainer, voiceover master, television/radio personality, and author, Michael Colyar, leaves a positive imprint on the crowd with his thought-provoking humor on his latest comedy album, Michael Colyar's Back. Read more

Austin Mahone: Just How It Happened

By: Austin Mahone

Narrated by: Alex Constancio & Cameron Bowen

Length: 2 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The official Austin Mahone book!

See how Austin went from being a kid from a small town in Texas singing and having fun on YouTube with his friends to headlining his own shows around the world. Complete with exclusive photos and stories from his childhood as well as lots of behind-the-scenes fun, Austin's first official book will give you the... Read more

Lorie’s Book Nook, with Lorie Kellogg

By: Lorie Kellogg

Narrated by: Lorie Kellogg, Bob Colonna, Steve Stoliar & others

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Actress, comedian, and graphic artist Lorie Kellogg leads a lively discussion with BearManor Media authors in this series produced by Joe Bevilacqua. Participants include Bob Colonna, son of Jerry Colonna and author of Greetings, Gate! The Story of Professor Jerry Colonna; Steve Stoliar, Groucho Marx's personal assistant and author of Raised... Read more

Close Encounters of the Celebrity Kind

By: Brian Gari

Narrated by: Brian Gari

Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

For more than fifty years, Brian Gari has been a songwriter. He now has almost nine hundred songs to his credit, including all those in the Broadway musical Late Nite Comic. He has recorded twelve albums and produced all of the CDs and DVDs on his grandfather, Eddie Cantor. During his lifetime, he has had many "Close Encounters of the Celebrity... Read more

The Voice Actor Show with Joe Bev

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Veteran award-winning radio theater wizard Joe Bevilacqua interviews famous voice actors about their lives and craft. Interviewees include cartoon voice legend June Foray; Fred Frees, voice actor and son of the legendary Paul Frees; Bob Bergen, the current voice of Porky Pig; Phillip Proctor, actor, writer, comedian, and Firesign Theatre... Read more

Fred Frees Favorites: An Audiobook Sampler - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua, Charles Dawson Butler, Pedro Pa...

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Charles Dawson Butler, Fred Fre...

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: Yes

Trying to decide which audiobook is best for you? Let Fred Frees pick out some samples for you! This series of hour-long programs presents the first chapters of Fred's handpicked favorite BearManor and Waterlogg audiobooks.This collection includes:The Last Films of 50 Great Directors by Nat SegaloffThe Laugh Makers: Bob Hope's Incredible Gag... Read more

Professor Whatchamacallit’s Interstitials - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua & Lorie Kellogg

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg & Fred Frees

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

These hilarious radio theater comedy moments, complete with sound effects and music, were originally intended as introductions and closings to the BearManor Radio Network programming. But now you enjoy them anytime.This audio production was written, produced, and directed by veteran award-winning radio theater wizard Joe Bevilacqua and voiced by... Read more

The Best of BearManor Radio, Vols. 1–5 - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua & others

Length: 26 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A collection of the best interviews, radio theater, and classic old-time radio moments from the BearManor Radio Network, which streams 24/7 onlineThis collection contains six full hour-long episodes, including:The Voice Actor Show with Joe BevVeteran award-winning radio theater wizard Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev) interviews famous voice... Read more

The J-OTR Show with Joe Bev - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua & Lorie Kellogg

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg & a full cast

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

This series of hour long mash-ups of old and new time radio is hosted, written, produced, directed, and voiced by veteran award-winning radio theater wizard Joe Bevilacqua.Episodes include:"The Green Hornet Meets the Red Hornet""Fibber McGee Meets Fibber McGee""Tom Mix Meets Tom Mix""Proctor & Bergen Meets Proctor & Bev""The Shadow Meets... Read more

Escape, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From 1947 to 1954, CBS's Escape was radio's leading high-adventure anthology series. The show's famous opening, delivered by Paul Frees and William Conrad, asked: "Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you … Escape!" This was followed by another announcer adding, "Escape!... Read more

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Tom Conway & Nigel Bruce

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective genius, Sherlock Holmes, came to NBC radio in 1930 with Richard Gordon playing the legendary sleuth. By 1939 Basil Rathbone was heard as Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. The duo was simultaneously starring in a popular series of Sherlock Holmes features for Twentieth Century Fox and later for... Read more

Whicker’s War - Abridged

By: Alan Whicker

Narrated by: Alan Whicker

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Alan Whicker is quite simply a legend. A visionary and master of his craft, his television shows from the fifties to the nineties almost single handed invented the language of travel television and earned him the status of one of the most foremost of British media icons. Yet throughout his forty years in TV he was steadfast... Read more

Jay Phillips: Mind of the Quiet Dude

By: Jay Phillips

Narrated by: Jay Phillips

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Def Comedy Jam and Comedy Central Presents alum, Jay Phillips, keeps the audience laughing in his new special, Mind of the Quiet Dude. Phillips was named one of the 10 Comics To Watch by Variety magazine, co-starring in three films that were number one at the box office. His intelligent humor, talented acting, and unique storytelling have seen... Read more

A Prairie Home Companion: Duets 2

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Singing greats celebrate the art of the duet from live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion Duet singing continues to be one of the hallmarks of A Prairie Home Companion, America's favorite live radio variety show. Following in the grand tradition of the original A Prairie Home Companion Duets collection, Duets 2 gathers even more outstanding... Read more

Rare Daws Butler, Vol. 4 - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Charles Dawson Butler, Bob Barker, George Fenne...

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The 1959–60 television season was the height of success for the animated cartoon creative team of Messrs. Hanna-Barbera and one Daws Butler. Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Mr. Jinks, Quick Draw McGraw, and Baba Looey were household names with young and old alike. Huckleberry Hound fan clubs sprouted around the country.In this fourth volume of... Read more

Yogi Comes to Camp Waterlogg - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg & Charles Dawson ...

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When a bear gets in the Camp Waterlogg chicken coop, young Squeaky Lkie dreams that it's Yogi Bear.Joe Bevilacqua, prot├®g├® of renowned voice-actor Daws Butler, uncovered rare recordings of Butler as Yogi Bear and, along with his wife, Lorie Kellogg, improvised this hour-long story. This special edition of Bevilacqua's Comedy-O-Rama Hour has... Read more

A Joe Bev Live Tribute to Daws Butler - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Nancy Cartwright, June Foray, C...

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In July 2003 the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, invited members to discover the many talents of a person who became an icon in animation and inspired an entire generation of voice actors: Daws Butler.Hosted by Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev), the event included special guests June Foray (Rocky the Flying... Read more

Uncle Dunkle and Donnie, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Charles Dawson Butler

Narrated by: Charles Dawson Butler

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A must-have for collectors, these recently discovered master reels of cartoon-voice legend Daws Butler performing all the voices for twenty-one of his hilarious fractured fairy tales have been digitally remastered by Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua.Titles include The Tardy Wedding Guest, Sticky Wicket, Jack and the Beans Talk, The Green Cow,... Read more

A Joe Bev Audio Theater Sampler, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua, William Melillo, Bill Marx & J....

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Bill Marx, Robert L. Mills, Lor...

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection offers more audio drama, comedy, biography, and documentary from veteran award-winning radio dramatist Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev). Together with his wife, Lorie Kellogg, Bevilacqua has amassed thousands of hours of audio entertainment through his Waterlogg Productions and Blackstone Audio.Each half hour is beautifully... Read more

Showbiz Politics

By: Kathryn Cramer Brownell

Narrated by: Pam Ward

Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Conventional wisdom holds that John F. Kennedy was the first celebrity president, in no small part because of his innate television savvy. But as Kathryn Brownell shows, Kennedy capitalized on a tradition and style rooted in California politics and the Hollywood studio system. Since the 1920s, politicians and professional showmen have developed... Read more