Performance audiobooks

Le Misanthrope de Molière - Abridged

By: Molière

Narrated by: Michel Bouquet, Renaud Mary, Geneviève Page, Ja...

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

La pièce : Alceste, un grand seigneur encore très jeune, intelligent, fanatique du vrai, coléreux, atrabilaire, méprisant les hypocrisies mondaines, s'est épris d'une coquette, veuve à 20 ans. Il espère l'arracher à la frivolité des salons comme aux hommages de tous ceux qui la convoitent, obtenir d'elle un véritable amour. Célimène l'estime,... Read more

Fathers and Sons

By: Brian Friel & From the Novel by Ivan Turgenov

Narrated by: James Callis, Harry Hamlin, Nicholas Hormann, J...

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The epic sweep of Turgenev’s 19th century literary masterpiece is brought to the stage by one of Ireland’s greatest living dramatists. Fathers and Sons captures the ongoing clash of generations and philosophies. Set in a Russian country estate, Friel’s powerful and resonant adaptation examines the inevitable conflict between the urgency of youth... Read more

As You Like It

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Lynn Collins, Alexis Jacknow, Jeff Gardner, Sta...

Length: 2 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Love triumphs in As You Like It, Shakespeare’s joyous comic adventure! Rosalind, arguably Shakespeare’s greatest female character, is banished from court and follows her exiled father into the untamed Forest of Arden. Disguised as a man for safety, Rosalind’s great wit and good nature show through her male trappings as she engages with fools and... Read more

The Trial of Sherlock Holmes - Abridged

By: Peter Davis & Matthew Woodcock

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sherlock Holmes, the world’s greatest consulting detective, is on trial for his life!Trapped in a nightmarish court room and charged with endangering the public and his friends, Holmes is forced to relive some of his most bizarre cases with only Doctor Watson to aid his defense.Gasp at the Adventure of the Lizard’s Hands! Work your brain into a... Read more

We Are Not the BBC - Abridged

By: Susan Casanove

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This story is a lighthearted look at the radio drama production process as seen by the members of an amateur dramatics society in a sleepy suburb of Swansea.It can’t be difficult to make your own play for radio, can it? And with a LAMDA-trained professional actor at the helm, surely nothing could go wrong. After their attempt at Mike... Read more

We Are the BBC - Abridged

By: Susan Casanove

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Rob Sterling Davies is on the crest of a wave: a celebrated scriptwriter, actor, television personality, the new doyen of Just a Minute, and apparently, Stephen Fry’s new best friend. But all isn’t quite as it seems, and when Stephen discovers that Rob’s BAFTA-winning script was stolen, he undertakes to expose Rob for the fraud he is.We Are the... Read more

No Cause for Alarm - Abridged

By: Gareth Rubin

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

No Cause for Alarm is a silly play.It has no comment to make about the human condition, love in the twenty-first century, or the Iraq war.Starring James Ash, Michael Good, Ceri Gifford, Jennifer McFarlane, Gareth Rubin, Tim Smith, Trevor Cutherbertson, Jack Bowman, and Neil Frost Read more

The Mighty Carlins - Abridged

By: Collin Doyle

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

On the anniversary of his wife’s death, Leo Carlin and his two sons come together for their traditional night of sharing the good and not-so-good memories of the dearly departed Mrs. Carlin. Beers are drunk. Plans are hatched. Secrets are revealed.The Mighty Carlins is a black comedy that celebrates a family at its worst.Starring Shane Rimmer,... Read more

Blood and Stone - Abridged

By: Marty Ross

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Based on the true story of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, perhaps one of the greatest mass murderers of all time, a woman who tortured and killed over 600 young women for their bloodToo noble to be executed, in 1610 the “Bloody Lady of Cachtice” was bricked up in a set of rooms in her own castle in Slovakia. Why then should the young and beautiful... Read more

Laying Ghosts - Abridged

By: Clare Reddaway

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When Connie’s beloved husband, Jack, dies after twenty-seven years of marriage, Connie hopes that her only son, Gary, will console her. Gary, however, finds that level of commitment a bit, well, too much of a commitment. Connie is left with interfering neighbor Val until Gary’s girlfriend Sandra rings with some unexpected news.This sets Connie... Read more

The St. Valentine’s Day Murder - Abridged

By: Peter Davis

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It’s Valentine’s Day, but events turn less than romantic when one of the members of a dating site is murdered. Can detective Jean-Pierre LePoulet find the killer?Recorded in front of an audience at the New Diorama Theatre, The St. Valentine’s Day Murder stars Neil Frost, Mike Garnell, Debbie Bearelle, Philp Noth, Laura Marsall, Jade Allen, Laura... Read more

Emails Abroad - Abridged

By: Julia Messenger & Shirley Mawer

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Emails Abroad is a play based on travels abroad relayed by e-mails between an ingenuous first-time traveler and her disillusioned home-bound sister. It culminates in their role-reversal, with the possibility of closure, a tragic end, or a new beginning.Starring Maggie Turner and Robin Miller Read more

The Whistler, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Bill Forman & various performers

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Whistler was one of radio’s top mystery programs airing from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955, sponsored by the Signal Oil Company.The Whistler was an ominous narrator who opened each episode with: “I am the Whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales, many secrets hidden in the hearts of men and... Read more

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Bob Bailey & various performers

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the show called “the best of the best of radio’s golden age” come these six suspenseful episodes of Johnny Dollar’s far-flung private investigations, starring Bob Bailey in thirty quarter-hour episodes.First heard on network radio in 1948, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar chronicled the adventures of freelance insurance investigator Johnny... Read more

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde - Abridged

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

Narrated by: Full Cast, John Dougall & Stuart McQuarrie

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. At its heart is an enigma: what is the strange connection between the apparently unrelated Dr Henry Jekyll and Mr Edward Hyde? A battle between good and evil is played out in Victorian London, and its origins are stranger than anyone could imagine.... Read more

Pat Novak, for Hire, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Jack Webb, Ben Morris & various performers

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

These twelve exciting episodes take you to the San Francisco waterfront as you follow Pat Novak as he solves some shady crimes.Pat Novak, for Hire is set on the San Francisco waterfront and depicts the city as a dark, tough-as-nails jungle where the main goal is survival. Not a detective by trade, Novak owns a boat shop on Pier 19 where he rents... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Science Fiction Shows, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: various performers & Orson Welles

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection contains twelve episodes from the greatest science fiction shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio, including a two-part Suspense episode starring Orson Welles written by Curt Siodmak, author of The Wolf Man, one of Universal Pictures’ biggest hits. Other classics include stories by H. G. Wells, Robert Heinlein,... Read more

Escape, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Escape was radio’s leading anthology series of high-adventure, airing on CBS radio from 1947 to 1954.The series’ well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain with an introduction spoken by Paul Frees and William Conrad: “Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all?... Read more

William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar. Eine Tragödie

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Shakespeare nannte dieses Drama zwar nach dem Herrscher Roms, doch die Hauptpersonen des Stückes sind andere: Brutus, Cassius und Mark Anton, deren Schicksal nach der Ermordung Caesars sich in voller Wucht entfaltet. Mit dabei: Eine pdf-Datei mit Trackliste sowie dem kompletten Text des Werkes zum Mitlesen! Read more

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Nathan der Weise

By: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Nathan der Weise: Lessings berühmtes Stück über das Zusammenleben und die Toleranz zwischen den großen Weltreligionen. Auch heute noch Schullektüre und nicht zuletzt wegen der berühmten Ringparabel heute aktueller denn je! Mit dabei: Eine pdf-Datei mit Trackliste sowie dem kompletten Text des Werkes zum Mitlesen! Read more

How To Podcast

By: HowExpert

Narrated by: Kelly Rhodes

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

If you want to learn the basics about podcasting, then get "How To Podcast" by someone who has real life experience doing podcasts.In the "How To Podcast" guide, you will find a number of skills and techniques related to podcasting, including:• How to develop a solid niche and create the product that people want.• How to choose theme music,... Read more

Neil Gaiman's How the Marquis Got His Coat Back - Abridged

By: Neil Gaiman

Narrated by: Adrian Lester, Bernard Cribbins, Don Warrington...

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: Yes

Paterson Joseph stars as the Marquis de Carabas in this brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Neil Gaiman's spin-off short story, set in the magical world of Neverwhere.

Returning us to London Below, this enchanting tale continues the story of one of the most colourful characters from Neverwhere – the cool, charming, resourceful... Read more

NPR Road Trips Collection

By: NPR

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

With frequent stops at pop culture meccas, and unforgettable encounters with humans of singular interest, the NPR Road Trips series introduces you not only to far-off locations and unusual destinations, but to the people who inhabit them—and seek them out. Each story focuses on real locations, real people, and real history in the... Read more

Shardlake: Sovereign

By: CJ Sansom

Narrated by: Bryan Dick, Full Cast & Justin Salinger

Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation based on the third novel in C. J. Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime series featuring hunchback lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake.

Autumn, 1541. Henry VIII, accompanied by his young bride Catherine Howard, has embarked on a Great Progress from London to York, to establish his power and authority... Read more