Performance audiobooks

The 3rd New & Old Time Radio Collection - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Jon Koons, the Simon Studio & a...

Length: 19 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This exciting collection of radio comedy from Waterlogg Productions features four must-listens.1. Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Missing CountessScotland Yard is puzzled. A young countess has gone missing, and Sherlock Holmes is summoned. Accompanied by the redoubtable Watson, Holmes must juggle the clues. What does he see? Why does he... Read more

The Innocence of Father Brown, Volume 1

By: G. K. Chesterton

Narrated by: J.T. Turner & The Colonial Radio Players

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

From London to Cornwall, then to Italy and France, a short, shabby priest takes on bandits, traitors, and killers. Why is he so successful? The reason is that after years spent in the priesthood, Father Brown knows human nature and is not afraid of its dark side. Thus he understands criminal motivation and how to deal with it. The award-winning... Read more

The Innocence of Father Brown, Volume 2

By: G. K. Chesterton

Narrated by: J.T. Turner & The Colonial Radio Players

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: No

From London to Cornwall, then to Italy and France, a short, shabby priest takes on bandits, traitors and killers. Why is he so successful? The reason is that after years spent in the priesthood, Father Brown knows human nature and is not afraid of its dark side. Thus he understands criminal motivation and how to deal with it. The award-winning... Read more

Lorie’s Book Nook, with Lorie Kellogg

By: Lorie Kellogg

Narrated by: Lorie Kellogg, Bob Colonna, Steve Stoliar & others

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Actress, comedian, and graphic artist Lorie Kellogg leads a lively discussion with BearManor Media authors in this series produced by Joe Bevilacqua. Participants include Bob Colonna, son of Jerry Colonna and author of Greetings, Gate! The Story of Professor Jerry Colonna; Steve Stoliar, Groucho Marx's personal assistant and author of Raised... Read more

Close Encounters of the Celebrity Kind

By: Brian Gari

Narrated by: Brian Gari

Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

For more than fifty years, Brian Gari has been a songwriter. He now has almost nine hundred songs to his credit, including all those in the Broadway musical Late Nite Comic. He has recorded twelve albums and produced all of the CDs and DVDs on his grandfather, Eddie Cantor. During his lifetime, he has had many "Close Encounters of the Celebrity... Read more

The Voice Actor Show with Joe Bev

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Veteran award-winning radio theater wizard Joe Bevilacqua interviews famous voice actors about their lives and craft. Interviewees include cartoon voice legend June Foray; Fred Frees, voice actor and son of the legendary Paul Frees; Bob Bergen, the current voice of Porky Pig; Phillip Proctor, actor, writer, comedian, and Firesign Theatre... Read more

The J-OTR Show with Joe Bev - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua & Lorie Kellogg

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg & a full cast

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

This series of hour long mash-ups of old and new time radio is hosted, written, produced, directed, and voiced by veteran award-winning radio theater wizard Joe Bevilacqua.Episodes include:"The Green Hornet Meets the Red Hornet""Fibber McGee Meets Fibber McGee""Tom Mix Meets Tom Mix""Proctor & Bergen Meets Proctor & Bev""The Shadow Meets... Read more

Professor Whatchamacallit’s Interstitials - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua & Lorie Kellogg

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg & Fred Frees

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

These hilarious radio theater comedy moments, complete with sound effects and music, were originally intended as introductions and closings to the BearManor Radio Network programming. But now you enjoy them anytime.This audio production was written, produced, and directed by veteran award-winning radio theater wizard Joe Bevilacqua and voiced by... Read more

Fred Frees Favorites: An Audiobook Sampler - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua, Charles Dawson Butler, Pedro Pa...

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Charles Dawson Butler, Fred Fre...

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: Yes

Trying to decide which audiobook is best for you? Let Fred Frees pick out some samples for you! This series of hour-long programs presents the first chapters of Fred's handpicked favorite BearManor and Waterlogg audiobooks.This collection includes:The Last Films of 50 Great Directors by Nat SegaloffThe Laugh Makers: Bob Hope's Incredible Gag... Read more

The Best of BearManor Radio, Vols. 1–5 - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua & others

Length: 26 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A collection of the best interviews, radio theater, and classic old-time radio moments from the BearManor Radio Network, which streams 24/7 onlineThis collection contains six full hour-long episodes, including:The Voice Actor Show with Joe BevVeteran award-winning radio theater wizard Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev) interviews famous voice... Read more

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Tom Conway & Nigel Bruce

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective genius, Sherlock Holmes, came to NBC radio in 1930 with Richard Gordon playing the legendary sleuth. By 1939 Basil Rathbone was heard as Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. The duo was simultaneously starring in a popular series of Sherlock Holmes features for Twentieth Century Fox and later for... Read more

Escape, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From 1947 to 1954, CBS's Escape was radio's leading high-adventure anthology series. The show's famous opening, delivered by Paul Frees and William Conrad, asked: "Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you … Escape!" This was followed by another announcer adding, "Escape!... Read more

A Prairie Home Companion: Duets 2

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Singing greats celebrate the art of the duet from live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion Duet singing continues to be one of the hallmarks of A Prairie Home Companion, America's favorite live radio variety show. Following in the grand tradition of the original A Prairie Home Companion Duets collection, Duets 2 gathers even more outstanding... Read more

Uncle Dunkle and Donnie, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Charles Dawson Butler

Narrated by: Charles Dawson Butler

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A must-have for collectors, these recently discovered master reels of cartoon-voice legend Daws Butler performing all the voices for twenty-one of his hilarious fractured fairy tales have been digitally remastered by Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua.Titles include The Tardy Wedding Guest, Sticky Wicket, Jack and the Beans Talk, The Green Cow,... Read more

Yogi Comes to Camp Waterlogg - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg & Charles Dawson ...

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When a bear gets in the Camp Waterlogg chicken coop, young Squeaky Lkie dreams that it's Yogi Bear.Joe Bevilacqua, prot├®g├® of renowned voice-actor Daws Butler, uncovered rare recordings of Butler as Yogi Bear and, along with his wife, Lorie Kellogg, improvised this hour-long story. This special edition of Bevilacqua's Comedy-O-Rama Hour has... Read more

A Joe Bev Live Tribute to Daws Butler - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Nancy Cartwright, June Foray, C...

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In July 2003 the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, invited members to discover the many talents of a person who became an icon in animation and inspired an entire generation of voice actors: Daws Butler.Hosted by Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev), the event included special guests June Foray (Rocky the Flying... Read more

A Joe Bev Audio Theater Sampler, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua, William Melillo, Bill Marx & J....

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Bill Marx, Robert L. Mills, Lor...

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection offers more audio drama, comedy, biography, and documentary from veteran award-winning radio dramatist Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev). Together with his wife, Lorie Kellogg, Bevilacqua has amassed thousands of hours of audio entertainment through his Waterlogg Productions and Blackstone Audio.Each half hour is beautifully... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Mystery Shows, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Richard Widmark, Orson Welles, Peter Lorre, Wil...

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection contains twelve of the greatest mystery shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio! You'll hear Richard Widmark starring in Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Orson Welles in The Black Museum, Peter Lorre in Mystery in the Air, William Conrad in The Whistler, Ernest Chappell in Quiet, Please, Everett Clarke in Lights Out, Harry... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Western Shows, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection contains twelve of the greatest Western shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio, including many first episodes from their series. You'll hear William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, John Dehner as the man called Paladin on Have Gun—Will Travel, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans on The Roy Rogers Show, Gene Autry on... Read more

Hamlet

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast & Jamie Parker

Length: 3 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Jamie Parker stars as the Prince of Denmark in this brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast production.

At the Castle of Elsinore in Denmark, the court is uneasy. The king of Denmark has recently died and the throne has been claimed by the king's brother, Claudius.

Prince Hamlet, still in mourning for his father, distrusts Claudius and believes that what... Read more

August: Osage County

By: Tracy Letts

Narrated by: Tara Lynne Barr, Shannon Cochran, Rosemarie DeW...

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Play, Tracy Letts' darkly comic epic offers a painfully funny look at a family struggling in the desolate heart of America.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, featuring members of the original Steppenwolf Theatre and Broadway productions: Tara Lynne Barr, Shannon Cochran, Deanna... Read more

My Favorite Husband, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: Lucille Ball & Richard Denning

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

My Favorite Husband hit the CBS Radio airwaves in 1948, starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning as Liz and George Cugat—who later became Liz and George Cooper when confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change. Set in the fictitious town of Sheridan Falls, the show follows the happily married couple, residents of 321 Bundy... Read more

Borgen: Outside the Castle

By: Tommy Bredsted, Joan Rang Christensen & Rum Mal...

Narrated by: Full Cast & Tim Pigott-Smith

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling BBC Radio full-cast spin-off from the Danish TV series, starring Tim Pigott-Smith.

Hans Gammelgaard, Private Secretary in the Danish Ministry of the Environment, is seeking approval for the controlled use of genetically modified crops by Danish farmers. However, unseen enemies seem prepared to go to any lengths in pursuit of their own... Read more

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

By: Samuel Pepys & Hattie Naylor

Narrated by: Full Cast, Katherine Jakeways & Kris Marshall

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways star as Mr & Mrs Pepys in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the world famous diaries.

Samuel Pepys was 26 when he decided to start keeping a diary, in January 1660. For the next ten years he faithfully recorded the day's events and confessed his innermost thoughts. That diary has since become one of our... Read more