Performance audiobooks

The Christmas That Almost Never Was - Abridged

By: Charles Dawson Butler

Narrated by: Charles Dawson Butler, Don Messick & Marian Ric...

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

It is Christmas Eve at the North Pole when Santa Claus loses his "remembery" and only a child who has been good for 365 days can save Christmas! Producer Joe Bevilacqua has unearthed this vintage 1940s recording of the charming Yuletide children's radio play, written and starring Daws Butler, the voice and Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick... Read more

The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua, Charles Dawson Butler & Robert ...

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Vernon Morris, Henry J. Quinn, ...

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Comedy and mystery are happy bedfellows in The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes. Veteran award-winning radio producer Joe Bevilacqua's ten-part radio theater series pays humorous homage to the classic characters of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories are filled with sly references to the original "Canon," and even the Baker Street Irregulars and... Read more

The New Stories of Old-Time Radio - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua & Lorie Kellogg

Length: 3 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The New Stories of Old-Time Radio is the first anthology of new fiction based on the beloved OTR characters and shows we know and love. Old Time Radio fans have something new to listen to!Includes: Our Miss Brooks: "One Principal Too Many, One Principal Too Meanie" by Clair Schulz; Tom Mix: "Tom Mix and the Mystery of the Bodiless Horseman" by... Read more

The Whithering of Willoughby and the Professor: Their Ways in the Worlds - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua & Robert J. Cirasa

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua & Margaret Juntwait

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This is an epic science fiction/fantasy comedy about a boy and his professor who travel willy-nilly across time and space in a failed attempt to "cure the world of all its ills."Stories include: Episode One: "I'll Teach You!" or "Box of Nothing" Episode Two: "Holy Smoke" or "The Red-Suited Man" Episode Three: "More Edible Than Durable" or "You... Read more

We Take You Now to Grover’s Mill - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this 1988 documentary, award-winning NPR producer Joe Bevilacqua looks at how the landmark broadcast came about and examines its impact on broadcast history. The half-hour program includes rare interviews with Mercury Theater producer John Houseman, writer Howard Koch, actor Arthur Anderson, and the people of Grover's Mill, NJ, who lived... Read more

The Time of My Life

By: Cecelia Ahern

Narrated by: Amy Creighton

Length: 13 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Lucy Silchester keeps receiving this strange appointment card and sweeping its gold embossed envelope under the rug. Literally. She busies herself with a job she doesn't like, helping out friends, fixing her car, feeding her cat, and devoting her time to her family’s dramas. But Lucy is about to find out that this is one appointment she can’t... Read more

NPR Laughter Therapy

By: NPR

Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Looking for an alternative to the seriously reliable, soothing yet informative sound of NPR? Try NPR!

Prepare to be surprised by this collection of interviews with some of the funniest personalities on the planet, and by the memorable, unbelievable news that delights NPR listeners on the 1st of April each year. 

Interviews include: Charlie... Read more

Pride and Prejudice (2012)

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Diane Adair, Jane Carr, Chloe Dworkin, Nicholas...

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A full-cast stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel.

The dour, Mr. Darcy is anything but popular with the Bennets, especially when he fancies a member of their clan. And as Elizabeth reluctantly deals with Mr. Darcy’s advances, their romance seems destined to fail.

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set the standard for romantic comedies... Read more

The Seagull

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: Gordon Clapp, Stephen Collins, Logan Fahey, Cal...

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull is considered one of his most haunting and atmospheric character studies. A would-be playwright is at war with his egoistic mother while the town has become intoxicated by a sensational author. And as the alluring newcomer steals away Kosta’s only love, their new romance could have devastating consequences.

An L.A.... Read more

Powder River - Season Six

By: Jerry Robbins

Narrated by: Jerry Robbins, Derek Aalerud, Lincoln Clark, Jo...

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

In Season Six of Powder River, Etta and Jacob discover a 10-year-old boy, Levi Curtis, chopping wood at their home, acting as if he lived there. Britt soon discovers he is the sole survivor of an Indian attack on the Conestoga wagon he's traveling in with his family. Britt realizes Levi has no relatives and prepares to take him to the orphanage... Read more

The Misanthrope

By: Molière

Narrated by: Brian Bedford, JD Cullum, Sarah Drew, Martin Ja...

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

This timeless comedy of manners is considered one of Molière’s most probing and mature works. While it’s still an exemplar of 16th century farce, Molière went beyond his usual comic inventiveness to create a world of rich, complex characters, especially in the cynical title character Alceste, played here by the Tony Award-winning actor Brian... Read more

King David

By: Various

Narrated by: Lee Ross & Claire Rushbrook

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Dave has a pretty good life: his company is thriving, he's got a lovely wife, a big house, kids at private schools. But then he gets a bit careless and things start to go wrong. Katie Hims is well-known to Radio Four listeners for her many original dramas and adaptations on that network. Most recently she dramatised some of the MARTIN BECK... Read more

Beacon Hill - Series 1

By: Jerry Robbins

Narrated by: Jerry Robbins, Shana Dirik, James Tallach, Cynt...

Length: 3 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

New England. 1898. The Prescott Family is Boston. In that bygone golden age, Patriarch Charles presides over both his shipping line and family with a sure and strong hand, while wife Jocelyn is feeling her authority usurped by her powerfully minded mother-in-law, Augusta. Their children, Marietta, Aurora and Barton find themselves trying to make... Read more

All Things Joe Bev

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Bud Abbott, Leonard Maltin, Jan...

Length: 1 hour 39 minutes

Abridged: No

All Things Joe Bev: The Best of Public Radio is a collection of sixteen short audio features created for public radio by veteran award-winning producer Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev).1. "A Guy Named Joe Bevilacqua" – Joe Bevilacqua goes on a search for other people with his name and discovers some uncanny coincidences.2. "Father's Day" – Joe... Read more

Lady Bird Johnson

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

As heard on Sirius XM Radio and NPR stations!Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady was written, produced, directed, and narrated by veteran NPR producer Joe Bevilacqua. One of the most licensed audiobooks on The Public Radio Exchange and iTunes, it is Bevilacqua's award-winning audio documentary examining the challenges and achievements of... Read more

Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans, with Wynton Marsalis

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, others & Wynton Marsalis

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Veteran radio producer Joe Bevilacqua hosts this entertaining, informative hour, recorded in the French Quarter of New Orleans and featuring jazz great Wynton Marsalis, jazz author and historian Donald Newlove, WNYC Radio talk show host Leonard Lopate, members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and others. They discuss the origins of jazz and... Read more

Radio Tales for the Road, Vol. 1

By: Barbara Bernstein

Narrated by: Barbara Bernstein

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Radio Tales for the Road is an ongoing series of transformational journeys through time, space, and memory, written, produced, and narrated by Barbara Bernstein.Combining storytelling, documentary audio, radio drama, and original music, Radio Tales are vivid recollections of the Summer of Love, the Days of Rage, discovering the wilderness, and... Read more

Abbott & Costello in the Catskills - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg, Bob Greenberg, K...

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Abbott & Costello in the Catskills is an authentic recreation of a 1930s Borscht Belt variety show, recorded before a live audience in the Catskills.In this New Oldtime Radio Hour, Lou Costello (Bob Greenberg) follows Bud Abbott (Joe Bevilacqua) to the Catskills when Abbott is hired as sole Master of Ceremonies of a Borscht Belt variety... Read more

The Bear - Abridged

By: Anton Chekhov

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this famous one act comedy, the sorrowful and lonely widow Mrs. Popov meets the aggressive and angry Smirnov, who shows up at her house to demand money owed by her late husband. Despite this unlikely beginning, the two manage somehow to fall in love.Written in 1888, The Bear is one of Anton Chekhov's greatest works. The play is alternately... Read more

Streets of Staccato - Abridged

By: Victor Gates & W. Ralph Walters

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the second episode of Victor Gates' hilariously naughty "70s cop show with a modern sense of humor," Chief Kilvinski gives Staccato a new assignment saving a wayward woman from porn magnate Huge Heffer. Staccato decides to fight fire with fire with ... naked turnip juggling?Included extras:– Staccato's Police Blotter #3: Interview with Mindy... Read more

Streets of Staccato - Abridged

By: Victor Gates & W. Ralph Walters

Narrated by: Victor Gates, W. Ralph Walters & a full cast

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the first episode of Victor Gates' hilariously naughty "70s cop show with a modern sense of humor," Sgt. Staccato and his men battle it out with stinky pirates as Father Kelly from Belfast tags along. Craziness ensues as events lead to an epic showdown at Mr. B's Ballroom. Extras include: – Staccato's Police Blotter #1: Interview with Ralph... Read more

Pedro’s Halloween Fables - Abridged

By: Pedro Pablo Sacristán

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua & Lorie Kellogg

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Goblins, fairies, witches, and ghosts! These ten short Halloween themed stories, by noted Spanish children's author Pedro Pablo Sacristan, will charm and entertain your whole family! These delightful stories are produced with wonderful sound effects and music by veteran radio and theater producer Joe Bevilacqua, and performed by husband and wife... Read more

Rare Daws Butler, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Charles Dawson Butler

Narrated by: Charles Dawson Butler, Stan Freberg & June Foray

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

As heard on Sirius XM Radio and NPR stations, here is volume two of Rare Daws Butler. Daws Butler was the voice magician behind such classic cartoon characters as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and Quick Draw McGraw. Daws also cowrote and voiced many of Stan Freberg’s greatest comedy records, including Saint George and the Dragonet. Host Joe... Read more

Rare Daws Butler - Abridged

By: Charles Dawson Butler

Narrated by: Charles Dawson Butler, Stan Freberg, a full cas...

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Daws Butler was the voice magician behind such classic cartoon characters as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and Quick Draw McGraw. Daws also cowrote and voiced many of Stan Freberg's greatest comedy records, including Saint George and the Dragonet. Here is a hilarious collection of rare, never-before-released Daws Butler comedy recordings... Read more