Quarantine Session #66: Michael Koresky + Mark Harris
By: Michael Koresky
Narrated by: Mark Harris
Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Abridged: No
In his new book Films of Endearment, filmmaker and critic Michael Koresky revisits the important and popular female-driven films of the 1980s he grew up watching with his mother—9 to 5, Terms of Endearment, The Color Purple, and Aliens, to name a few—to trace out a poignant personal history of family, grief, and resilience. Mark Harris (Pictures... Read more
View audiobookThe Art of Innovation
By: Ian Blatchford & Tilly Blyth
Narrated by: Ian Blatchford, Tilly Blyth & Toby Jones
Length: 5 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
The landmark BBC series exploring science in art, developed by Radio 4 in partnership with the Science Museum - with an introduction read by Toby Jones
'A real treat' The Spectator
Art and science are often considered to be in conflict, with art dealing in creativity and science in cold, hard facts. But the two disciplines have... Read more
Will They, Won't They?
By: Portia MacIntosh
Narrated by: Karen Cass
Length: 8 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
A laugh-out-loud first love, second chance romantic comedy from MILLION-COPY bestseller Portia MacIntosh.When life goes off track sometimes the only thing you can do is go back to where it all began...Emmy Palmer is the star of Bragadon Forest, the biggest fantasy series on TV; adored by the public, living the life of glamour and luxury in... Read more
View audiobookWriting the TV Drama Series
By: Pamela Douglas
Narrated by: Charon Normand-Widmer
Length: 13 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
This revised and updated edition is a complete resource for anyone who wants to write and produce a television drama series or create an original series, as well as for teachers in screenwriting classes and workshops. It leads listeners step-by-step through each stage of the development and writing process, offering practical industry... Read more
View audiobookYakov Smirnoff: Jokes From The Folks
By: Yakov Smirnoff
Narrated by: Yakov Smirnoff
Length: 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Experience some of the funniest moments from Yakov's "Branson Today' talk show; Yakov is always quite funny, but sometimes his audience is even funnier. Read more
View audiobookThe Most Notorious Art Thefts of the 20th Century: The History and Legacy of Recent Attempts to Steal Valuable Artwork
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
Length: 1 hour 41 minutes
Abridged: No
Hans Memling, a painter from Flanders, is the holder of an unfortunate record. He painted a triptych, The Last Judgment, commissioned by Medici banker Angelo Tani. The paintings were intended for a new chapel in Fiesole in Tuscany, near the city of Florence.[1] However, in April 1472, the ship on which they were being transported from Bruges to... Read more
View audiobookQuarantine Session #65: Maggie Shipstead + Brandon Taylor
By: Maggie Shipstead
Narrated by: Brandon Taylor
Length: 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Author Brandon Taylor interviews fellow novelist and travel writer Maggie Shipstead about her epic novel Great Circle, a world-spanning tale of women “navigating the ice floes of patriarchy.” From evolving ways of defining (or not defining) gender through the past two centuries, to Hollywood gossip and the perennial challenge of writing... Read more
View audiobookThat Moment When
By: Mo Gilligan
Narrated by: Mo Gilligan
Length: 6 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
Brought to you by Penguin.
Come on my journey. Look at where man's come from. I was working in retail in 2017.
You might know Mo as the critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, BAFTA-winning presenter, Masked Singer judge and social media mega star. But do you know the moments that really made him? Opening up on the turning points, the good times,... Read more
Bridget Christie: A BBC Radio 4 Stand-Up Comedy Collection
By: Bridget Christie
Narrated by: Bridget Christie
Length: 7 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
The collected radio shows of award-winning stand-up comedian Bridget Christie
'The current queen of crusading UK comedy' - Guardian
Writer, actress and stand-up star Bridget Christie has won numerous awards, performed 12 hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows and written the critically-acclaimed comic memoir A Book for Her. She's also created three... Read more
Northern Lights
By: Tom Kerss, Royal Observatory Greenwich & Collin...
Narrated by: Tom Kerss
Length: 3 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
Learn about the incomparable beauty of the Northern Lights with this accessible guide for aspiring astronomers and seasoned night sky observers. Covers the essential equipment needed for observation and photography. Tom Kerss covers the cultural and scientific context for auroras, and offers a comprehensive guide to... Read more
View audiobookKilling John Wayne
By: Ryan Uytdewilligen
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
Length: 9 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Behold the history of a film so scandalous, so outrageous, so explosive it disappeared from print for over a quarter century! A film so dangerous half its cast and crew met their demise bringing it, eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes’s final cinematic vision, to life! Starring all-American legend John Wayne in full Fu Manchu make-up as Mongol... Read more
View audiobookOnce More to the Sky
By: Scott Raab & Joe Woolhead
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 7 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
The powerful story of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, featuring dozens of never-before-seen color photos by the official site photographer.
In late 2014, One World Trade Center—or the Freedom Tower—opened for business. It took nearly ten years, cost roughly four billion dollars, and required the sweat, strength, and stamina of hundreds... Read more
Turn Your Laptop Into a Money Machine
By: Gilbert Walters
Narrated by: Eric Wheeler
Length: 5 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Have you heard about people making money online, but you have no idea where to start? Are you worried you don’t have the skills to get rich like all those other people who make a fortune with that online business stuff?
There are lots of ways to make money from your own computer. You can do it part-time, full-time, or even set your own business... Read more
لقاء مع الكاتبة إنجي علاء
By: إنجي علاء ومصطفى شهيب
Narrated by: إنجي علاء ومصطفى شهيب
Length: 16 minutes
Abridged: No
هنالك دومًا مواقفٌ وحكايات في كواليس المبدعين. جمعناها لكم من داخل معرض القاهرة الدولي للكتاب تستمعون لها لأول مرة في #بودكاست_المعرض من إنتاج كتاب صوتي تعرّف إلى مشاريع الكتّاب الجديدة وطقوسهم للكتابة. والتحدياتُ التي تواجه دور النشر وكيفية اختيار إصداراتهم. وما هي أصعب الكتب التي تواجه المترجمين وما المترجمات التي يرشحونها. برفقة بسنت عز... Read more
View audiobookYakov Smirnoff: From Moscow Idaho
By: Yakov Smirnoff
Narrated by: Yakov Smirnoff
Length: 49 minutes
Abridged: No
A stand-up comedy special starring Yakov Smirnoff. Taped at the University of Idaho at Moscow, this special completed the comedian's Moscow-to-Moscow World Tour. Read more
View audiobookلقاء مع الناقدة السينماية ماجدة خير الله
By: ماجدة خير الله ومصطفى شهيب
Narrated by: ماجدة خير الله ومصطفى شهيب
Length: 29 minutes
Abridged: No
هنالك دومًا مواقفٌ وحكايات في كواليس المبدعين. جمعناها لكم من داخل معرض القاهرة الدولي للكتاب تستمعون لها لأول مرة في #بودكاست_المعرض من إنتاج كتاب صوتي تعرّف إلى مشاريع الكتّاب الجديدة وطقوسهم للكتابة. والتحدياتُ التي تواجه دور النشر وكيفية اختيار إصداراتهم. وما هي أصعب الكتب التي تواجه المترجمين وما المترجمات التي يرشحونها. برفقة بسنت عز... Read more
View audiobookلقاء مع السيناريست ناصر عبد الرحمن
By: ناصر عبد الرحمن ومصطفى شهيب
Narrated by: ناصر عبد الرحمن ومصطفى شهيب
Length: 18 minutes
Abridged: No
هنالك دومًا مواقفٌ وحكايات في كواليس المبدعين. جمعناها لكم من داخل معرض القاهرة الدولي للكتاب وتستمعون لها لأول مرة في #بودكاست_المعرض من إنتاج كتاب صوتي تعرّف إلى مشاريع الكتّاب الجديدة وطقوسهم للكتابة. والتحدياتُ التي تواجه دور النشر وكيفية اختيار إصداراتهم. وما هي أصعب الكتب التي تواجه المترجمين وما المترجمات التي يرشحونها. برفقة بسنت عز... Read more
View audiobookلقاء مع المخرج والروائي خالد المهدي
By: خالد المهدي وباسنت عز الدين
Narrated by: خالد المهدي وباسنت عز الدين
Length: 14 minutes
Abridged: No
هنالك دومًا مواقفٌ وحكايات في كواليس المبدعين. جمعناها لكم من داخل معرض القاهرة الدولي للكتاب وتستمعون لها لأول مرة في #بودكاست_المعرض من إنتاج كتاب صوتي تعرّف إلى مشاريع الكتّاب الجديدة وطقوسهم للكتابة. والتحدياتُ التي تواجه دور النشر وكيفية اختيار إصداراتهم. وما هي أصعب الكتب التي تواجه المترجمين وما المترجمات التي يرشحونها. برفقة بسنت عز... Read more
View audiobookFeb 33 - Der Winter der Literatur (Ungekürzt)
By: Uwe Wittstock
Narrated by: Timo Weisschnur
Length: 9 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
Es ging rasend schnell. Der Februar 1933 war der Monat, in dem sich auch für die Schriftsteller in Deutschland alles entschied. Uwe Wittstock erzählt die Chronik eines angekündigten und doch nicht für möglich gehaltenen Todes. Von Tag zu Tag verfolgt er, wie das glanzvolle literarische Leben der Weimarer Zeit einem langen Winter wich und sich... Read more
View audiobookCatch Your Breath
By: Ed Patrick
Narrated by: Ed Patrick
Length: 5 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
***NOW INCLUDING NEW BONUS CHAPTER EXCLUSIVE TO THIS AUDIOBOOK***
'It's funny, touching and gobsmacking in equal measure. At its heart is a breathtaking account of life on the COVID frontline.' - Jay Rayner
'Ed's journey is funny, sad, harrowing, hilarious... I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO READ THIS.' - Colin Mochrie
A gut punch of a memoir by a doctor -... Read more
Quarantine Session #64: Joan Silber + Margot Livesey
By: Joan Silber
Narrated by: Margot Livesey
Length: 59 minutes
Abridged: No
This virtual launch event for Joan Silber’s newest novel Secrets of Happiness drew a passionate crowd for her conversation with fellow novelist Margot Livesey about themes of money, love, travel, and spirituality. Livesey and Silber talked about her desire to write “big and small at the same time” with closely observed interiority but wide... Read more
View audiobookNatasha Pearl Hansen: I Was Supposed To Get Married Today
By: Natasha Pearl Hansen
Narrated by: Natasha Pearl Hansen
Length: 47 minutes
Abridged: No
After postponing her wedding for the third time, comedian Natasha Pearl Hansen takes the stage at her wedding venue to deliver a funny and poignant reflection on her “special day” in front of family, friends, and those who “saved the date.” With a lively take on weddings, relationships, family and procreation - including interviews with her... Read more
View audiobookPelle Hermanni isänsä jäljillä
By: Simo Ojanen
Narrated by: Jan-Christian Söderholm
Length: 1 hour 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Pelle Hermannin äitiliini on tullut tutuksi monista sarjan kirjoista. Hermannin isä on kuitenkin jäänyt vieraammaksi hahmoksi – ja syystä. Hermanni on nimittäin nähnyt isänsä viimeksi pikkupoikana! Kun isä on joutunut ongelmiin toisella puolella maailmaa, Hermanni on kuitenkin valmis rientämään apuun. Mutta onnistuuko Hermanni pelastamaan... Read more
View audiobookThe Florentines
By: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Roger Clark
Length: 14 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
A sweeping and magisterial four-hundred-year history of both the city and the people who gave birth to the Renaissance.
Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642, something happened that transformed the entire culture of western civilization. Painting, sculpture, and architecture would all visibly change in such a... Read more