Performance bestsellers

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

By: Judi Dench & Brendan O'Hea
Narrated by: Barbara Flynn, Brendan O'Hea & Judi Dench
Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

“If you are a fan of live theater or Shakespeare, or just acting culture in general, get thee to the Libro.fm app as soon as possible to download this little gem. It's presented as a conversation between Judi and her friend Brendan O'Hea as they sit in her kitchen, remembering Judi's 70 years with Shakespeare. That time there was a snake in her... Read more

You Are My Friend

The Story of Mister Rogers and His Neighborhood

By: Aimee Reid
Narrated by: Lesa Lockford, Bronson Pinchot, Pete Cross & Mark Owen
Length: 44 minutes

Mister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities, but before he was the man who brought us Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, he was just little Freddie Rogers. Although he was often sick and had trouble making friends as a child, his mom and grandfather encouraged him to ask for help and explore the world. With their support, he... Read more

Shakespeare: The Complete Works

Argo Classics

By: William Shakespeare
Length: 100 hours 21 minutes

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. For the first time, the... Read more

Shark Night

By: R. L. Stine
Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo
Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Lots of kids dream of being on TV—but for Liam it’s a NIGHTMAREAlone in a giant water tank, Liam, holding a camera, watches as a twenty-foot-long hammerhead shark is about to be lowered in with him. This is not where he thought his day was going.Liam is helping his mom film a documentary for the Danger Channel.A twelve-year-old battling a shark!... Read more

Alan Partridge: Big Beacon

The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster

By: Alan Partridge
Narrated by: Alan Partridge
Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

'It may be the funniest thing ever committed to sound' DAVID BADDIEL
'The audiobook is an absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN
'Not only has Alan Partridge created an entirely new storytelling structure, it's very funny indeed' JON RONSON
'Partridge... has become the man our time deserves. Aha!' THE TIMES
'This is a deeply silly book. It's also... Read more

She Speaks!

What Shakespeare's Women Might Have Said

By: Harriet Walter
Narrated by: Harriet Walter
Length: 3 hours 30 minutes

New parts for thirty of Shakespeare's women, letting them speak their minds, written by famed stage and screen actress, Dame Harriet Walter DBE

'Bold and original . . . a book that anyone who cares about Shakespeare will want to own, and share' JAMES SHAPIRO

'With her gravitas, empathy, intellect and absolute belly laugh wit, the unheard voices... Read more

Veronika Decides to Die

By: Paulo Coelho
Narrated by: Fran Tunno
Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything—youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning, she takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. But she does—at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to... Read more

Hamlet

Two Complete Full Cast Performances of Original Shakespeare Text & Modern English

No Fear Shakespeare Audio Recordings

By: William Shakespeare & SparkNotes
Narrated by: Ariel Blake, Jonathan Davis, Imani Jade Powers, Fred Berman, Jennifer Van Dyck, Therese Plummer, Dion Graham, Robert Petkoff, Gabriel Vaughan, Soneela Nankani, James Fouhey & Gabra Zackman
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

SparkNotes Audio presents … No Fear Shakespeare audio recordings! Listen to full cast performances of Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!

Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare. These audiobook editions make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.

Each No Fear Shakespeare audio recording audio... Read more

And Then There Were None

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Full Cast, Geoffrey Whitehead, John Rowe & Lyndsey Marshal
Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Ten guests travel to an island at the invitation of someone named U.N. Owen. All are strangers, but they have two things in common: they have all been responsible for someone's death, and none will leave the island alive. Over the next two days and nights, each of the guests is killed off in a different manner in keeping with the nursery... Read more

A Murder Is Announced

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Full Cast, Ian Lavender, Jamie Glover & June Whitfield
Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29, at Little Paddocks, at 6:30pm. Friends please accept this, the only intimation.' Nestled among the usual notices about dogs for sale and appeals for domestic help, the startling entry in the personal column of the Chipping Cleghorn Gazette has the entire village agog with... Read more

Angels in America

A Gay Fantasia on National Themes

By: Tony Kushner
Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, Susan Brown, Denise Gough, Beth Malone, James McArdle, Lee Pace, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Bobby Cannavale & Edie Falco
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Presenting an original audiobook performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, starring the cast of the National Theatre's 2018 Broadway revival.

In this production, adapted especially for the listening experience, Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, and the entire cast recreate their acclaimed performances from the 2018 Tony Award-winning National... Read more

BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast, Helena Bonham-Carter, Martin Jarvis, Miriam Margolyes & Siân Phillips
Length: 16 hours 28 minutes

Eight full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies

Full of merriment, mayhem, mischief and mistaken identity, here are eight iconic radio productions of Shakespeare's most magical comedies, featuring star casts and introduced by Sir Richard Eyre.

Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare's delightful comedy sparkles with the verbal... Read more

Mister T.V.

The Story of John Logie Baird

By: Julie Fulton
Narrated by: Full Cast
Length: 17 minutes

John Logie Baird loves inventing things! When he hears about another inventor who has built a machine to show real live pictures, John sets about trying to do the same. Equipped with bits and pieces found in his house, John begins a journey that will change the course of history forever. Read more

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance®

By: Robert M. Pirsig & Peter Flannery
Narrated by: James Purefoy & Full Cast
Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

An odyssey into life’s challenging questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle trip

Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1974. A powerful examination of how we live, as well as a... Read more

LaRose

A Novel

By: Louise Erdrich
Narrated by: Louise Erdrich
Length: 14 hours 37 minutes

“When a hunting accident results in the death of his neighbor's son, Landreaux Iron follows native tradition and offers his own son, LaRose, to the bereaved family. Thus begins a powerful story of anger, love, hurt, and joy among a group of families and neighbors living in a small community in the North Dakota hinterland. Erdrich's luminous prose... Read more

Twelve Angry Men

By: Reginald Rose
Narrated by: Dan Castellaneta, Jeffrey Donovan, Hector Elizondo, Robert Foxworth, James Gleason, Kevin Kilner, Richard Kind, Alan Mandell, Rob Nagle, Armin Shimerman, Joe Spano & Steve Vinovich
Length: 1 hour 26 minutes

Over the course of a steamy and tense afternoon, twelve jurors deliberate the fate of a 19-year-old alleged to have murdered his own father. A seemingly open and shut case turns complicated, igniting passions and hidden prejudices.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Dan Castellaneta as Juror #5
Jeffrey Donovan as Juror #8
Hector... Read more

The Wizard Of Oz

BBC Children's Classics

By: L. Frank Baum
Narrated by: Full Cast, Maureen Lipman & Patrick Barlow
Length: 2 hours 3 minutes

Maureen Lipman and Patrick Barlow star in a full-cast dramatisation of the classic children's tale. When Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away from Kansas by a cyclone, they arrive in the strange land of the Munchkins. Setting off on a magical journey, they are befriended by the Tinman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion, all of whom join... Read more

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

The Poetry of Mister Rogers

Mister Rogers Poetry Books: Book #1

By: Fred Rogers
Narrated by: John Lithgow & Kate Mulgrew
Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

“The show “Mister Rogers’s Neighborhood” ran from 1968 to 2009, encouraging generations of children to learn about their feelings, talk through their problems, and fall in love with the world a jolly little trolley would bring them to. Fred Rogers wrote every piece of the show himself, from the topic to the music used, including the beloved songs... Read more

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

A Novel

By: Milan Kundera
Narrated by: Richmond Hoxie
Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

When The Unbearable Lightness of Being was first published in English, it was hailed as ""a work of the boldest mastery, originality, and richness"" by critic Elizabeth Hardwick and named one of the best books of 1984 by the New York Times Book Review. It went on to win the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction and quickly became an... Read more

Beautiful Ruins

A Novel

By: Jess Walter
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 12 hours 53 minutes

The acclaimed, award-winning author of the national bestseller The Financial Lives of the Poets returns with his  funniest, most romantic, and most purely enjoyable novel yet: the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962 . . . and is rekindled in Hollywood fifty years later.  

“Why mince words? Beautiful Ruins is an... Read more

The Hobbit - Abridged

The BBC TV soundtrack of the Jackanory multi-voice reading

BBC TV Soundtracks

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Bernard Cribbins, Maurice Denham, Jan Francis & David Wood
Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

The BBC TV soundtrack of the acclaimed Jackanory multi-voice reading of The Hobbit. Broadcast to mark the 3000th programme of the much-loved children's series Jackanory, The Hobbit was transmitted over two weeks and 10 episodes in 1979. It told the gripping story of Bilbo Baggins and his band of dwarves, who are on a quest for the treasure... Read more

Macbeth

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Full Cast
Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Foretold he will be king, Macbeth embarks on a path of murderous treason, stopping at nothing to seize the throne...Recorded at Glamis Castle in Scotland with a full cast, Almost Tangible's multi-award winning Macbeth is a gripping, immersive sound experience that puts the listener at the heart of the action in Shakespeare's epic drama about... Read more

Neverwhere

A BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisation

Neil Gaiman Full-Cast Radio Adaptations: Book #1

By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Anthony Head, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christopher Lee, David Harewood, David Schofield, Full Cast, James McAvoy, Natalie Dormer & Sophie Okonedo
Length: 3 hours 48 minutes

Beneath the streets of London there is another London. A subterranean labyrinth of sewers and abandoned tube stations. A somewhere that is Neverwhere... An act of kindness sees Richard Mayhew catapulted from his ordinary life into the strange world of London Below. There he meets the Earl of Earl's Court, faces a life-threatening ordeal at the... Read more

The Crucible

By: Arthur Miller
Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
Length: 3 hours 41 minutes

The Crucible is a play which is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692–93. The play was written as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the United States government persecuted people accused of being communists. The play is spilt into four acts.Download... Read more

The Nest

By: Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Narrated by: Mia Barron
Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

“Welcome to the strikingly dysfunctional Plumb family: four siblings connected by little more than 'The Nest,' a joint trust fund that each has earmarked to support their unrealistic lifestyles. When Leo, the older brother and the center of the Plumb family universe, injures himself and a 19-year-old waitress in a scandalous car accident and... Read more

Romeo and Juliet

The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition

Folger Shakespeare Library Presents

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Full Cast Dramatization
Length: 2 hours 56 minutes

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY
The World’s Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies

The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition.

In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare creates a tragic world in which... Read more

Pigs in Heaven

A Novel

By: Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by: C. J. Critt
Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

Picking up where her modern classic The Bean Trees left off, Barbara Kingsolver’s bestselling Pigs in Heaven continues the tale of Turtle and Taylor Greer, a Native American girl and her adoptive mother who have settled in Tucson, Arizona, as they both try to overcome their difficult pasts.Taking place three years after The Bean Trees, Taylor is... Read more

Miffy's Adventures Big and Small: Volume Four

By: Dick Bruna
Narrated by: Full Cast
Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Follow Miffy as she embarks on more adventures, big and small – exploring the exciting world around her with her friends and family. 1. Miffy’s Halloween 2. Miffy on Safari 3. Miffy’s Mystery Footprints 4. Miffy’s Christmas Dinner 5. Miffy and the Starry Night 6. Miffy’s Winter Fun 7. Daddy’s Father’s Day Card 8. Miffy and the Pet Show 9. Miffy... Read more

Miffy's Adventures Big and Small: Volume Three

By: Dick Bruna
Narrated by: Full Cast
Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Follow Miffy as she embarks on more adventures, big and small – exploring the exciting world around her with her friends and family. 1. Miffy’s Car Wash 2. Miffy and the Playhouse 3. Dan’s Sleepover 4. Miffy the Pirate 5. Miffy and the Duckling 6. Dan’s Skateboard 7. Miffy’s Party Dress 8. Grunty’s Discovery 9. Miffy and the Pool 10. Miffy’s... Read more

The Merchant of Venice

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Various
Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

Step into the rich, dynamic world of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice like never before with this immersive digital audiobook. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to the Bard's work, this masterful production brings every character and plot twist to life with powerful narration and vibrant performances. Experience the wit, drama, and heart... Read more

The Crucible

By: Arthur Miller
Narrated by: Irene Aranga, René Auberjonois, Ed Begley Jr., Georgia Brown, Jack Coleman, Bud Cort, Richard Dreyfuss, Judyann Elder, Hector Elizondo, Fionnula Flanagan, Ann Hearn, Carol Kane, Stacy Keach, Anna Sophie Loewenberg, Marian Mercer, Franklyn Seales, Madolyn Smith, Joe Spano & Michael York
Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town. In a searing portrait of a community engulfed by panic - with ruthless prosecutors, and neighbors eager to testify against neighbor - The Crucible famously mirrors the anti-Communist hysteria that held the United States in its grip in... Read more

BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Six Tragedies

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Bill Wallis, Corin Redgrave, Full Cast, Geraldine James, Juliet Stevenson, Ken Stott, Kenneth Cranham, Michael Sheen, Siân Phillips & Sophie Dahl
Length: 16 hours 26 minutes

Six full-cast BBC Radio productions of Shakespeare's classic tragedies

Treachery, betrayal and fatal power struggles are among the themes of these six iconic productions of Shakespeare's timeless tragedies. Featuring all-star casts, they are introduced by Sir Richard Eyre.

Hamlet
Shakespeare's powerfully poetic tragedy of murder, madness and... Read more

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

BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

Neil Gaiman Full-Cast Radio Adaptations: Book #2

By: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Adrian Lester, Bernard Cribbins, Don Warrington, Full Cast, James McAvoy, Mitch Benn, Neil Gaiman, Paterson Joseph & Samantha Beart
Length: 1 hour

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

The Winter King

By: C. L. Wilson
Narrated by: Heather Wilds
Length: 21 hours 18 minutes

An epic new fantasy romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author C. L. WilsonAfter three long years of war, starkly handsome Wynter Atrialan will have his vengeance on Summerlea's king by taking one of the man's beautiful, beloved daughters as his bride. But though peace is finally at hand, Wynter's battle with the Ice Heart, the... Read more

A Christmas Carol

A BBC Radio Reading

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: Tom Baker
Length: 3 hours

Tom Baker reads Charles Dickens' timeless seasonal story.

Charles Dickens' story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by the three ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, has become one of the timeless classics of English literature. First published in 1843, it introduces us not only to Scrooge... Read more

Death In The Clouds

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Full Cast, John Moffatt & Philip Jackson
Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

To distract himself from his fear of flying, Hercule Poirot observes his fellow passengers on the noon flight from Le Bourget to Croydon. On his right sits a pretty young woman, clearly very aware of the handsome man opposite her; ahead of him is a nervous aristocrat and her maid; and across the aisle is a writer of detective novels, troubled by... Read more

The Complete Barchester Chronicles

The Complete

By: Anthony Trollope
Narrated by: Alex Jennings, Amanda Root, Anna Massey, Brenda Blethyn, David Haig, Eleanor Bron, Emma Fielding, Full Cast, Kenneth Cranham, Leo McKern, Rosemary Leach & Simon Russell Beale
Length: 18 hours 49 minutes

The acclaimed BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Anthony Trollope's gently satirical tales of provincial life

One of the most respected, successful chroniclers of nineteenth-century life, Anthony Trollope is still widely read and much-loved today. The Barchester Chronicles - witty moral comedies with a wonderful range of characters - are among his most... Read more

Porque nos volvimos a e̶n̶c̶o̶n̶t̶r̶a̶r̶ enamorar (Parte 1)

By: Antonio Bravo Alcaina
Narrated by: Antonio Bravo Alcaina
Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

El amor es algo que nunca llegaré a entender, a veces es fácil y luego da un giro después de 60 capítulos y cambia totalmente el rumbo. Yo soy Martín, y he estado viviendo junto a Marco, mi mejor amigo de la infancia, desde que nos fuimos a estudiar Periodismo en Málaga. Y por qué no, lo confieso, Marco me ha gustado, es el único hombre que me... Read more

Miffy's Adventures Big and Small: Volume Six

By: Dick Bruna
Narrated by: Full Cast
Length: 1 hour 3 minutes

Follow Miffy as she embarks on more adventures, big and small – exploring the exciting world around her with her friends and family. 1. Miffy and the Thunderstorm 2. Grunty Where Are You? 3. Miffy at the Library 4. Uncle Pilot’s Treasure Map 5. Miffy and the Snail 6. Mummy Gets A Surprise 7. Miffy Takes the Lead 8. Grandpa and the Ghost 9.... Read more

Miffy's Adventures Big and Small: Volume Seven

By: Dick Bruna
Narrated by: Full Cast
Length: 57 minutes

Follow Miffy as she embarks on more adventures, big and small – exploring the exciting world around her with her friends and family. 1. Miffy and the Goldfish 2. Uncle Pilot’s Amazing Plane 3. Miffy’s Ice Cream 4. Snuffy the Sheepdog 5. Miffy and the Missing Eggs 6. Daddy the Plumber 7. Grunty’s Grumpy Day 8. Miffy’s Special Feather 9. Farmer... Read more

Cards On The Table

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Donald Sinden, Full Cast, John Moffatt & Stephanie Cole
Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Hercule Poirot, along with three other luminaries from the world of crime detection, is invited to dinner by the renowned London socialite Dr Shaitana. Also on the guest list are four members of what Shaitana calls his Black Museum - a collection of murderers who have each succeeded in 'getting away with it'. An elegant dinner is followed by a... Read more

Romeo y Julieta

By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Luis Eslava
Length: 2 hours 32 minutes

Esta versión del audiolibro Romeo y Julieta (la versión completa) es la más barata que también tiene audio de calidad superior. El audio fue editado especialmente para su placer en los Estados Unidos. El estudio usa un proceso tecnológico y trabajo artesano para crear una experiencia exquisita. ¡Es nuestro distinto placer presentarle nuestra... Read more

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery

A Novel

Little Beach Street Bakery: Book #3

By: Jenny Colgan
Narrated by: Anne-Marie Piazza
Length: 7 hours 48 minutes

It's the most wonderful time of the year… and the perfect moment to escape to a charming English village! From the beloved author whose novels are ""sheer indulgence from start to finish"" (SOPHIE KINSELLA) comes a delightful holiday story — funny, heartfelt, romantic and packed with recipes — perfect for the winter months.In the Cornish coastal... Read more

Pollyanna

BBC Children's Classics

By: Eleanor H. Porter
Narrated by: Full Cast & Gayle Hunnicutt
Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic American tale, starring Gayle Hunnicutt. When Pollyanna's father dies, she is sent to live with her only surviving relative, the rich but stern Aunt Polly. Pollyanna's joy soon turns to disappointment when her spinster aunt gives her a cold greeting and tells her she is to stay in the attic.... Read more

Robinson Crusoe

BBC Children's Classics

By: Daniel Defoe
Narrated by: Full Cast & Roy Marsden
Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

Young Robinson Crusoe has a burning ambition to be a sailor. Paying no attention to his parents’ warnings he runs away to sea to embark on a series of thrilling adventures: struggles with Barbary pirates, a shipwreck and the extraordinary meeting with Man Friday... Roy Marsden plays the older Robinson Crusoe looking back on a life of... Read more

Hamilton

The Revolution

By: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jeremy McCarter
Narrated by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

A backstage pass to the groundbreaking, hit musical Hamilton, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Eleven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, including the award-winning libretto, behind-the-scenes photos and interviews, and exclusive footnotes from composer-lyricist-star Lin-Manuel Miranda, now streaming on Disney+ with the original... Read more

Spring Forward, Mrs. James!

A novelization of the musical stage play

By: ROBERT C. BRABHAM, JR., ALICE R. BRABHAM, TOM C. CURETON & SARA R. TURNQUIST
Narrated by: BECKY BRABHAM
Length: 3 hours 34 minutes

The creator of Slinky, Dick James, was an engineer who took a mistake in his work place and saw the potential to make a mark on the world, and increase his fame and fortune. But he sacrificed and gave up his family and even his creation to chase after mere vapors of what he thought he wanted. He leaves Betty, his children, and the company in... Read more

Miffy's Adventures Big and Small: Volume Five

By: Dick Bruna
Narrated by: Full Cast
Length: 57 minutes

Follow Miffy as she embarks on more adventures, big and small – exploring the exciting world around her with her friends and family. 1. Boris’ Big Bouquet 2. Miffy and the Toy Boat 3. Uncle Pilot’s Postcard 4. Miffy’s Umbrella 5. Grandma’s Pear Cake 6. Poppy’s Nature Hunt 7. Miffy and the Crocodile 8. Dan’s Lost Toy 9. Aunt Alice is Poorly The... Read more

Shakespeare in a Divided America

What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future

By: James Shapiro
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year • A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • A New York Times Notable Book

A timely exploration of what Shakespeare’s plays reveal about our divided land.

“In this sprightly and enthralling book . . . Shapiro amply demonstrates [that] for Americans the politics of Shakespeare are not... Read more

The Water Babies

BBC Children's Classics

By: Charles Kingsley
Narrated by: Julia McKenzie, Timothy West, Oliver Peace & Full Cast
Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Timothy West, Julia McKenzie and Oliver Peace star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Charles Kingsley’s classic tale of a chimney sweep who becomes a water baby.

Forced up the chimneys of Hartover Hall by his cruel master, Grimes, young Tom gets lost and comes down the wrong one, frightening little Miss Ellie. In the chase that... Read more