Art audiobooks

Bin nebenan - Monologe für zuhause (Ungekürzt)

By: Ingrid Lausund

Narrated by: Bastian Pastewka, Angelika Richter, Katrin Wich...

Length: 4 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Zwölf Episoden über Menschen und ihre Einrichtungsversuche. Mint und Hellblau gegen ein bedrohliches Außen, Gemütlichkeitsrituale gegen Panikattacken, die perfekt geputzte Küche als pseudo-sakraler Raum. Geschichten über wackelige Lebensfundamente und sanierungsbedürftige Innenräume, über skurrile, vereinsamte und verunsicherte Menschen, die in... Read more

Proust Was a Neuroscientist

By: Jonah Lehrer

Narrated by: Dan John Miller

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

In this technology-driven age, it’s tempting to believe that science can solve every mystery. After all, science has cured countless diseases and even sent humans into space. But as Jonah Lehrer argues in this sparkling debut, science is not the only path to knowledge. In fact, when it comes to understanding the brain, art got there first.Taking... Read more

Summoned By Bells A Life In Verse

By: John Betjeman

Narrated by: John Betjeman

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

'For myself/ I knew as soon as I could read and write/ That I must be a poet. Even today,/ When all the way from Cambridge comes a wind/ To blow the lamps out every time they're lit/ I know that I must light mine up again.' From his earliest boyhood memories of Highgate and Archibald, his old stuffed bear, through to his undergraduate years at... Read more

Frankenstein

By: Mary Shelley

Narrated by: Full Cast, John Wood & Michael Maloney

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Frankenstein, first published in 1818, is widely recognised as being one of the first 'science fiction' novels. Starring Michael Maloney as Frankenstein and John Wood as the Creature, this spine-tingling dramatisation perfectly conveys the book's pervasive sense of unease and dread. Victor Frankenstein, an ambitious young scientist and seeker... Read more

Noel Coward An Audio Biography

By: Sheridan Morley

Narrated by: Sheridan Morley

Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Playwright, actor, singer, songwriter, poet, and scriptwriter, Sir Noël Coward used his "talent to amuse" to spectacular effect for almost 60 years.

Sir Laurence Olivier, Lord Mountbatten, and Joyce Carey are just some of the voices heard paying tribute to the elegant star in this audio biography, which is linked by the broadcaster and critic... Read more

Meanwhile with The Bearded Ladies

By: Fay Rusling & Oriane Messina

Narrated by: Fay Rusling, Oriane Messina & Ronnie Corbett

Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

Abridged: No

‘The Bearded Ladies’ write and star in their BBC Radio 4 series, which co-stars Mark Addy and Ronnie Corbett. ‘The Bearded Ladies’ are two well-established double acts – Oriane Messina & Fay Rusling and Charlotte McDougall & Susie Donkin – who have written for TV’s ‘Green Wing’, ‘Smack the Pony’ and Radio’s ‘Dead Ringers’. 'Meanwhile... Read more

Bad Company

By: Steve Wick

Narrated by: Stephen Yankee

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1983, Roy Radin, would-be impresario, joined forces with fading movie producer Robert Evans and Elaine "Laney" Jacobs, a woman with the burning ambition to use the millions she had made by drug dealing to buy her way into the movie industry. Together they planned to finance the movie Cotton Club. When Radin's body was found miles away from... Read more

A Prairie Home Companion: The Final Performance

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Here's the last weekly live broadcast that started it all—the glorious tradition of saying goodbye. The final performance (June 13, 1987) brought Garrison Keillor and guests together for sweet music, sparkling wit, and the latest "News from Lake Wobegon."

Contents: Hello Love; Loves Old Sweet Song; Garrison Talks of Leaving; Tell Me Why;... Read more

A Prairie Home Companion: The 4th Annual Farewell Performance

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Recorded live on June 16, 1990 at the University of Iowa, this original radio broadcast features "News From Lake Wobegon" and great guest performances from Jean Redpath, Peter Ostroushko, Greg Brown, and Tom Keith.

Contents: Hello Love; Open Up Your Heart; Why Iowa; Powdermilk Biscuits/Back Again; Iowa Waltz, Reach for Tomorrow; If I Had Known;... Read more

A Prairie Home Companion: The 3rd Annual Farewell Performance

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

This complete original radio broadcast of the third Farewell (June 10, 1989) features boogie piano player Butch Thompson, Robin and Linda Williams doing their show-stopping "Mavis and Marvin Smiley" routine, a "News from Lake Wobegon" monologue, and the latest on "Buster the Show Dog."

Contents: Hello Love, Westbound Passenger Train, Powdermilk... Read more

A Prairie Home Companion: The 2nd Annual Farewell Performance

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 2 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall, the second Farewell (June 4, 1988) was a joyous reunion heard by millions of fans. This complete original radio broadcast stars Keillor and friends Chet Atkins, Leo Kottke, the Everly Brothers, and more.



Contents: Hello Love; Buster Preview; Small Songs; Peanut Butter; Chaplin in New Shoes; Greetings;... Read more

What Is Art?

By: Leo Tolstoy

Narrated by: Geoffrey Blaisdell

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

What Is Art? is the result of fifteen years’ reflection on the nature and purpose of art.Tolstoy claims that all good art is related to the authentic life of the broader community and that the aesthetic value of a work of art is not independent of its moral content. The book is noteworthy not only for its famous iconoclasm and compelling attacks... Read more

Dali & I

By: Stan Lauryssens

Narrated by: William Dufris

Length: 8 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Art dealer Stan Lauryssens made millions in modern art, but he sold only one name: Salvador Dalí. The surrealist painter's work was a hot commodity for the newly rich, investors, and businessmen looking to launder their black-market cash. Lauryssens didn't mind looking the other way; he just hoped the buyers would look the other way as well. The... Read more

The Pixar Touch

By: David A. Price

Narrated by: David Drummond

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The Pixar Touch is
a lively chronicle of Pixar Animation Studios' history and evolution, and the "fraternity
of geeks" who shaped it. With the help of visionary businessman Steve Jobs
and animating genius John Lasseter, Pixar has become the gold standard of
animated filmmaking, beginning with a short special effects shot made at
Lucasfilm in 1982 all... Read more

What's It All About? - Abridged

By: Michael Caine

Narrated by: Michael Caine

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Brought to you by Penguin.

From Alfred to Zulu, Michael Caine has been Britain's best-loved actor for half a century.

Now, for the first time, he reveals the truth behind his remarkable life. From his time as an evacuee during the Blitz to his front-line military service in the Korean War, from his early days as an assistant stagehand to becoming... Read more

Lang Lang: Playing With Flying Keys

By: Lang Lang

Narrated by: Andrew Pang

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Lang Lang started learning to play the piano when he was three years old in Shenyang, China. Today he is one of the world’s most outstanding pianists. In this engrossing life story, adapted by Michael French, Lang Lang not only recounts the difficult, often thrilling, events of his early days, but also shares his perspective on his rapidly... Read more

Pollyanna

By: Eleanor H. Porter

Narrated by: Full Cast & Gayle Hunnicutt

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic American tale, starring Gayle Hunnicutt. When Pollyanna's father dies, she is sent to live with her only surviving relative, the rich but stern Aunt Polly. Pollyanna's joy soon turns to disappointment when her spinster aunt gives her a cold greeting and tells her she is to stay in the attic.... Read more

Robinson Crusoe

By: Daniel Defoe

Narrated by: Full Cast & Roy Marsden

Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Young Robinson Crusoe has a burning ambition to be a sailor. Paying no attention to his parents’ warnings he runs away to sea to embark on a series of thrilling adventures: struggles with Barbary pirates, a shipwreck and the extraordinary meeting with Man Friday... Roy Marsden plays the older Robinson Crusoe looking back on a life of... Read more

Paul Temple And The Madison Mystery

By: Francis Durbridge

Narrated by: Crawford Logan, Full Cast & Gerda Stevenson

Length: 3 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

From 1938 to 1969 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC radio's most popular serials. They inhabit a sophisticated, well-dressed world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women are chic and the men wear cravats - and where Sir Graham Forbes of Scotland... Read more

We Are Klang

By: Marek Larwood, Steve Hall & Greg Davies

Narrated by: Greg Davies, Steve Hall & Marek Larwood

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The specially commissioned BBC radio series from the trio who were nominated for an if.comedy award. 'We Are Klang' are three stand-up comedians: Greg Davies - ‘a very fat Rik Mayall’ - Steve Hall - ‘a poor man’s David Baddiel’ - and the hairless Marek Larwood - ‘a homeless Matt Lucas’. Their sell out Edinburgh show was nominated for an... Read more

Betjeman's Britain Poems From The BBC Archive

By: BBC & John Betjeman

Narrated by: John Betjeman

Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir John Betjeman was one of the best-known and loved Poet Laureates. Even after his death, his popularity continues to garner acclaim and new admirers. Fortunately, he left behind a legacy of poetry readings and performances in the BBC archives that can be enjoyed in this comprehensive collection. Selected from over thirty years of radio and... Read more

15 Minute Musical

By: David Quantick, Richie Webb & Dave Cohen

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The complete fourth series of brief musical comedies – as heard on BBC Radio 4. These musical comedies contain some of the most foot-tapping satire you’ll ever hear... * ‘Westminster Side Story’ – Gordon Brown and David Cameron are two gang leaders with nothing to fight about. * ‘Life on Noel’ – Noel Edmonds wakes up in 2007 and is desperate to... Read more

Achebe Discusses Africa 50 Years After 'Things Fall Apart'

By: Chinua Achebe

Narrated by: Chinua Achebe & Jeffrey Brown

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A half century after Chinua Achebe penned Things Fall Apart, Jeffrey Brown discusses Africa's ongoing story with the famed author. Read more

Up Till Now

By: William Shatner & David Fisher

Narrated by: William Shatner

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

After almost sixty years as an actor, William Shatner has become one of the most beloved entertainers in the world. And it seems as if Shatner is everywhere. In Up Till Now, Shatner sits down with readers and offers the remarkable, full story of his life and explains how he got to be, well, everywhere.

It was the original Star Trek series, and... Read more