Art audiobooks

Rev Up Your Creative Genius Like Edison

By: Michael Gelb, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Thomas Edison was an exceptional genius, but the greatest product of his genius was the establishment of a systematic approach to success that he believed anyone could emulate. In this conversation, Michael Gelb describes the easy-to-apply system of five competencies one needs to complete in order to find what Edison called, "Your own astounding... Read more

Chocky

By: John Wyndham

Narrated by: Cathy Tyson, Full Cast, Owen Teale & Sacha Dhawan

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

From John Wyndham, author of The Day of the Triffids, comes this chilling tale of a normal boy confronted with abnormal circumstances. Matthew had always been an ordinary boy. Even when he started talking to himself and introduced his invisible friend, Chocky, to the family, it was obviously just a phase he was going through. And all children... Read more

John Mortimer Presents The Trials Of Marshall Hall

By: John Mortimer

Narrated by: Michael Butt

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Edward Marshall-Hall, who was born in Brighton in 1858, became perhaps the country's most successful advocate of all time, building his reputation on a phenomenal talent for acquitting defendants in murder trials where a guilty verdict had seemed a foregone conclusion. Given that murder during this period carried a sentence of execution by... Read more

Schafe zählen - Die natürliche Einschlafhilfe

By: Christian Macharski

Narrated by: Christian Macharski

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Immer mehr Menschen leiden heutzutage unter Einschlafstörungen. Doch bevor man zu Medikamenten greift, sollte man auf natürliche Heilmethoden vertrauen. Zu den Bewährtesten zählt zweifellos das "Schafe zählen". Einziger Nachteil bisher: Man musste sich sehr konzentrieren, um sich nicht zu verzählen. Doch das ist jetzt vorbei. Christian Macharski... Read more

Donald Davis Live from Fearrington Village

By: Donald Davis

Narrated by: Donald Davis

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

For 16 years, Donald Davis has performed during the Christmas season at Fearrington Village, a unique destination community near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Hundreds of people fill the seats in this historic barn, now converted for use as an events venue. Recorded live at Davis's December 15, 2007 performance, this audio captures the familiar... Read more

Der allerletzte Held

By: Helmut Schleich

Narrated by: Helmut Schleich

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

"War das einfach, früher: Ein Mann, ein Drache, ein Schwert und zack - war der Drache kopflos, das Problem gelöst und ein Held geboren. Heute verliert selbst der beste Drachentöter den Überblick. Aber einen muss es doch noch geben, der es mit allen aufnimmt, uns den Weg weist und für uns das Wahre, Gute und Schöne erkämpft. Wo ist er? Der... Read more

The Time Machine

By: Donald Davis

Narrated by: Donald Davis

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

When Donald Davis walked into his 45th high-school reunion, he had two startling visions. The first was that the only signage he saw read, WELCOME HARLEY RIDERS.After discovering that he and his classmates would be sharing space with the bikers, Davis had his second surprise: "I was amazed to see how many parents had come." In The Time Machine,... Read more

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

Archers Ambridge Affair

By: Various

Narrated by: Angela Piper, Caroline Lennon, Charles Collingw...

Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

An extraordinary tale of desire, betrayal and death from Britain's longest running and best loved radio serial. Wealthy, philandering gentleman farmer Brian Aldridge embarked on a casual fling with freelance translator Siobhan Hathaway, but what ensued was the most explosive affair in the history of Ambridge. After a series of secret trysts,... Read more

Born Standing Up

By: Steve Martin

Narrated by: Steve Martin

Length: 4 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The riveting, mega-bestselling, beloved and highly acclaimed memoir of a man, a vocation, and an era named one of the ten best nonfiction titles of the year by Time and Entertainment Weekly.

In the mid-seventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit... Read more

The Lee Mack Show, Series 2

By: Lee Mack

Narrated by: Guests & Lee Mack

Length: 3 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The star of TV’s ‘Not Going Out’ hosts more mayhem in a collision of comedy, music and carefully rehearsed chaos. Taking part in the manic mix of sketches and stand-up are special musical guests: former Spice Girl Melanie C, ABC’s Martin Fry, Erasure’s Andy Bell, Jamelia, Alison Moyet and Level 42’s Mark King. Lee is also joined by comedians... Read more

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

By: Douglas Adams

Narrated by: Full Cast & Harry Enfield

Length: 3 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Dirk Gently has an unshakeable belief in the interconnectedness of all things, but his Holistic Detective Agency mainly succeeds in tracking down missing cats for old ladies. Then Dirk stumbles upon an old friend behaving bizarrely - and is drawn into a four-billion year old mystery that must be solved if the human race is to avoid immediate... Read more

Daniel Deronda (Classic Drama)

By: George Eliot

Narrated by: Anna Chancellor & Full Cast

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of George Eliot's powerful novel starring Anna Chancellor as Gwendolen. From the moment he sees her at the roulette table, the young idealistic Daniel Deronda is drawn to Gwendolen Harleth, as she is to him. But Gwendolen - outwardly alluring and vivacious - is forced by circumstances into an oppressive... Read more

The Pickwick Papers - Abridged

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Clive Francis, Full Cast, Norman Rodway, Peter ...

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mr Samuel Pickwick, retired businessman and confirmed bachelor, is determined that, after a quiet life of enterprise, the time has come to go out into the world. Founder of the Pickwick Club, he and his fellow Pickwickians elect to form a Corresponding Society and report back about their journeys and exploits on a regular basis. Thus begins the... Read more

Schulz and Peanuts - Abridged

By: David Michaelis

Narrated by: Holter Graham

Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Charles M. Schulz, the most widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist of all time, is also one of the least understood figures in American culture. Now acclaimed biographer David Michaelis gives us an in-depth biography of the brilliant, unseen man behind Peanuts.It is the most American of stories: How a barber's son grew up from modest... Read more

Wine Appreciation Freeway Guide

By: Robin Stark

Narrated by: Robin Stark

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Wish you knew more about wine so you could buy and order with confidence? Want to be able to participate in discussions about wine with friends or colleagues? This dynamic and entertaining audio program was especially created to give you the essential wine knowledge you need to feel comfortable in any situation and to enhance your everyday... Read more

Theater-Tondokumente - Abridged

By: Georg Büchner, Jean Giraudoux, Friedrich Dürren...

Narrated by: Ernie Wilhelmi, Theo Lingen, Hans Quest, Hans-C...

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Hans-Christian Blech und Ernie Wilhelmi, haben ihren festen Platz in der deutschen Theatergeschichte nach 1945. Für das Hörbuch wurden alle verfügbaren Theater-Tondokumente mit Hans-Christian Blech und Ernie Wilhelmi aus den 50er und 60er Jahren zusammengestellt: 1. Der Tod des Handlungsreisenden (Schweikart,1950) 2. Intermezzo... Read more

The Joke’s Over

By: Ralph Steadman

Narrated by: James Adams

Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

In early 1970, artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for. At the Kentucky Derby he met a former Hell’s Angel, one Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson wrote later that “The rest of that day blurs into madness. The rest of that night, too. Steadman was lucky to get out of Louisville without serious... Read more

Adam Hart-Davis Presents

By: Adam Hart-Davis

Narrated by: Adam Hart-Davis

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Adam Hart-Davis presents all four programmes from the complete third series on BBC Radio 4The long history of science is illuminated by eureka moments - occasional and startling breakthroughs that change the way we think about ourselves and our universe.

Adam Hart-Davis (What The Romans Did For Us) presents this third series of 'eureka years' for... Read more

NPR Driveway Moments All About Animals

By: NPR

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: No

What’s a “driveway moment”? It’s when you’re so captivated by a story you’re hearing on NPR that you stay in your car to hear it to the end—even if you’re sitting in your driveway with the motor running. For years, listeners have written to NPR to describe such moments. Now animal lovers especially will want to make sure their tanks are... Read more

The Emergence of Integral Consciousness

By: Allan Combs, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Craig Hamilton

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

We all sense intuitively that reality is not a jumbled assortment of unrelated parts, but a dynamic, unified whole. Yet, as fields of knowledge become increasingly complex and specialized, it's often difficult to see how all the parts of this whole truly fit together. In this dialogue with consciousness researcher Allan Combs, we explore the... Read more

Liebe zwei

By: Hagen Rether

Narrated by: Hagen Rether

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In seinem Soloprogramm "Liebe" zeigt Pianist und Kabarettist Hagen Rether was gut und weh tut. Vielleicht ist er fürs Fernsehen zu intelligent, grübelte kürzlich ein Journalist über die Frage, warum sich der Kabarettist Hagen Rether nicht längst eingereiht hat in die Riege der Humor-Gestalten, die allabendlich dem TV-Publikum präsentiert werden.... Read more

A Christmas Carol

By: Charles Dickens

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Charles Dickens' masterfully crafted Christmas fable tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a man with wealth to match the coldness of his heart. On a mystical Christmas Eve, a visitation with spirits forces Scrooge to make a choice: change, or perish. Read more

Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years - Abridged

By: Michael Palin

Narrated by: Michael Palin

Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Michael Palin's diaries begin in the late 1960s when he began writing for hugely popular programs. He recounts how Monty Python emerged and triumphed. From the success and cult status brought by Monty Python, Palin shares stories from their world tours, their stay at hotels recently trashed by Led Zeppelin, their battles over censorship, and how... Read more