Art audiobooks

Tamburlaine Shadow Of God (BBC Radio 3 Drama On 3)

By: John Fletcher

Narrated by: John Rowe, Jeffery Kissoon & Conleth Hill

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: No

John Fletcher’s BBC Radio 3 full-cast play explores the dramatic clash between three key historical figures: a warlord, a historian and a poet. Originally broadcast in Radio 3’s ‘Drama on 3’ slot on 16 November 2008. As war swirls around them, three of the most important figures in the history of the Middle and Near East are brought together in... Read more

90 Day Geisha

By: Chelsea Brennan

Narrated by: Eloise Oxer

Length: 12 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Millionaires, surgeons, serial killers, CEOs: I light their cigarettes, mix their drinks. We engage in conversation. I am the facilitator of good times. I am a hostess. Step into the surreal world of a Tokyo hostess club and gain an exclusive underground pass through the eyes of author Chelsea Haywood as she explores a way of life unique to the... Read more

Patricia Hodge Is Mattie, A Liberated Woman

By: Juliet Ace

Narrated by: Patricia Hodge

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Patricia Hodge stars as Mattie in Juliet Ace’s four linked dramas, written especially for Patricia’s voice, in which Mattie reflects on her life as a naval wife, an actress and as a mother and daughter. In these funny and beautifully observed performances we come to meet Mattie as she shares her hard-earned understanding of her life, in all its... Read more

Picture Man, The (BBC Radio 3 Drama On 3)

By: David Eldridge

Narrated by: Full Cast & Martin Freeman

Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Neil decides he has been pushed too far by the uncaring and often callous behaviour he sees around him. But when he begins to intervene in incidents by taking pictures on his mobile phone, it has disastrous consequences. Starring Martin Freeman as Neil, Heather Craney as Janine, Emil Marwa as Hussein and Peter Marinker as George. Also included... Read more

Peter Lorre vs. Peter Lorre

By: Michael Butt

Narrated by: Helen Longworth, John Chancer, John Rowe, Kenne...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Towards the end of his unique career, movie star Peter Lorre found himself at the centre of an unusual legal case. Incorporating verbatim extracts from the court transcripts, Michael Butt's play wonders what was going through Lorre's troubled mind as he fought to protect his name and identity. Features a cast including Stephen Greif as Peter... Read more

How to Amputate a Leg

By: Nathan Mullins

Narrated by: David Tredinnick

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

From guns and explosions to sharks and spiders, from surgical procedures to combat and sword-play, from rioting to dancing girls, Nathan Mullins has stories to tell about the potentially life threatening situations he’s experienced across the world. He is an ex-cop, ex-soldier, ex-security consultant and an Australian Aid International volunteer... Read more

Al Jaffee's Mad Life

By: Mary-Lou Weisman

Narrated by: Allen Rickman

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

“One of the great cartoonists of our time.” –New Yorker cartoonist Arnold Roth

The remarkable story of one of America’s most prolific and beloved cartoonists, Al Jaffee, with dozens of original color illustrations. Jaffe’s career in cartooning stretches back to 1941—with early humor pieces for Timely Comics, a precursor to Marvel Comics—but the... Read more

Street Gang

By: Michael Davis

Narrated by: Caroll Spinney

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

In advance of the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, comes Street Gang, Michael Davis's compelling--and often comical--story of the creation and history of the media masterpiece and pop culture landmark, told with the cooperation of one of the show's cofounders, Joan Ganz Cooney. Sesame Street was born as a result of a discussion at Cooney's... Read more

Look Back in Hunger - Abridged

By: Jo Brand

Narrated by: Jo Brand

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: Yes

Jo Brand is one of Britain's funniest and best-loved comedians. With a sharp eye for the absurd and in her own unique voice, she tells her story for the first time.

What possessed her to become a professional comedian in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy after ten years as a psychiatric nurse? How did she deal with late night drunken... Read more

Prospero, Ariel, Reith and Gill

By: Gary Brown

Narrated by: Alison Pettitt, David Seddon, Jonathan Glover, ...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Gary Brown's BBC Radio 4 full-cast comedy dramatisation about artist Eric Gill's clash with the BBC over his famous sculpture of Prospero and Ariel, starring Anton Lesser as Eric Gill and Tim McInnerny as Sir John Reith, the first Director General of the Corporation. Originally broadcast in the ‘Afternoon Play’ slot on Wednesday 9 June 2010. ... Read more

The Three Musketeers

By: Alexandre Dumas

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Alexandre Dumas’s swashbuckling epic, starring Jamie Glover, Robert Glenister and Timothy Spall. ‘All for one and one for all’ ... 17th Century France. Dashing young swordsman D’Artagnan heads for Paris, dreaming of serving the King as a member of his elite guard. On arrival, he meets the three musketeers –... Read more

Shakespeare's Cymbeline

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 3 full-cast dramatisation of Shakespeare’s classic ‘Cymbeline’, starring Bill Wallis. Originally broadcast in December 2006 as part of the ‘Drama on 3’ collection. Shakespeare's play, set during the Roman invasion of Britain, centres around the banishment of the man who has incurred the wrath of the king by secretly marrying his... Read more

Pericles (BBC Radio 3 Drama On 3)

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Benjamin Zephaniah, Helen Longworth & Tom Mannion

Length: 1 hour 39 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 3 full-cast dramatisation of Shakespeare’s classic ‘Pericles’, starring Tom Mannion. Originally broadcast in November 2005 and repeated as part of the ‘Drama on 3’ collection in November 2008. Shakespeare's romantic adventure full of tyrants, incest, murder, knights, teenagers, pirates, brothels, sublime poetry, young love, a great... Read more

The People's Post

By: Dominic Sandbrook

Narrated by: Dominic Sandbrook

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

A 15-part BBC Radio 4 series exploring the origins of the Post Office, how it became a cherished national institution, and how it adapted to globalisation and commercialisation. It's called Royal Mail but it should be known as the People's Post. Launched in 1516 by Henry VIII, it was intended to support royal communications and bolster... Read more

Lamia

By: John Keats

Narrated by: Charlotte Emmerson, Jonathan Keeble, Paterson J...

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 4 dramatic adaptation of Keats' sensual narrative poem ‘Lamia’, about the ill-starred love affair of the serpent Lamia, and the innocent mortal Lycius. Featuring original music by John Harle, and singer Sarah Leonard. With Paterson Joseph as the Narrator, Charlotte Emmerson as Larnia, Tom Ferguson as Lycius and Jonathan Keeble as... Read more

Justin Bieber

By: Sarah Tieck

Narrated by: Noah Luce

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw reluctant readers in to the fascinating life of popular singer Justin Bieber! This book introduces readers to Bieber’s childhood, family, educational background, rise to fame, and future plans. From his start on YouTube to signing a record deal, readers will learn about... Read more

Blue Wonder

By: Ronald Frame

Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Jamie Glover & Full Cast

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio full-cast drama which tells a story of love and deception set during the Cold War. Written by Ronald Frame for BBC Radio Scotland and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 as part of the 'Drama on 3' collection in September 2008. Throughout the period of the Cold War in the late 1960s and early 1970s, 'romeo spies' were operating, targeting... Read more

Michael Jackson

By: Sarah Tieck

Narrated by: Noah Luce

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw reluctant readers in to the fascinating life of Michael Jackson! This book introduces readers to Jackson’s childhood, family, and rise to fame. From singing and dancing with his siblings in the Jackson 5 to achieving a groundbreaking solo career, Jackson became a legend... Read more

Is That Thing Diesel?

By: Paul Carter

Narrated by: Paul Carter

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

At forty years old, a successful writer, husband and father, no longer toiling on offshore drilling rigs, was Paul Carter happily nestled in the cotton wool of suburban life enjoying the fruits of his labour? Was he f**k! With his manic life left far behind and the perfect opportunity to take it easy stretched before him what else would a... Read more

Bar Mitzvah Boy

By: Jack Rosenthal

Narrated by: Hugo Raine

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Jack Rosenthal’s award-winning television play, starring Hugo Raine. At the tender age of thirteen Eliot Green is about to become a man - in the Jewish religion at least. In synagogue, in front of the whole congregation, he will read and sing in Hebrew from the Torah (the Hebrew scrolls) - this after a... Read more

Mum's On The Run The complete series

By: Alexis Zegerman

Narrated by: John Gordon Sinclair, Alexis Zegerman, Christin...

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast comedy by Alexis Zegerman about the hectic life of a single mother, originally broadcast 25 August - 29 September 2010.

'Mum's on the Run' is a modern-day twist on the single-family situation. It follows the hectic life ('What life?') of single mum, Jen. Mother of two, Master of none - Jen seems to spend most of her time... Read more

God Rest You Merry The Story Of Christmas In Words (Vintage Beeb)

By: Chris Emmett

Narrated by: Andrew Cruickshank, The Saint Martin Singers & ...

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

God Rest You Merry, a daily programme of readings and music for Christmas week, was first broadcast on the BBC Home Service in 1961 and has been repeated in various forms over the years since then. Now, with this recording, listeners can hear again the series of programmes as a whole, including some of their favourite poems and carols. The... Read more

Stealing the Mystic Lamb

By: Noah Charney

Narrated by: John Allen Nelson

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece is on any art historian's list of the ten most important paintings ever made. Often referred to by the subject of its central panel, the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, it represents the fulcrum between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It is also the most frequently stolen artwork of all time.



Since its... Read more

The Way Of The Heart With Rumi

By: Coleman Barks

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

When asked about living a life of the heart, Barks says, "Rumi has many ways of talking about that. Somehow breaking the container of the ego and moving out into some mystery." He says, 'Jars of spring water are not enough anymore. Being contained is not enough. Take us down to the river and then eventually to the ocean, the shoreless ocean.'" Read more