Art audiobooks

Gene Smith's Sink

By: Sam Stephenson

Narrated by: Coleen Marlo

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Famously unabashed, W. Eugene Smith is photography's most celebrated humanist. During his reign as a photo-essayist at Life magazine in the 1940s and 1950s, he established himself as an intimate chronicler of human culture. His photographs of jazz musicians, disasters, doctors, and midwives revolutionized the role that image-making played in... Read more

Shooting Ghosts

By: Thomas J. Brennan USMC (Ret.) & Finbarr O'Reilly

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain & David H. Lawrence XVII

Length: 13 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

"A majestic book." --Bessel van der Kolk, MD, author of The Body Keeps the Score

A unique joint memoir by a U.S. Marine and a conflict photographer whose unlikely friendship helped both heal their war-wounded bodies and souls

"The dueling-piano spirit of SHOOTING GHOSTS works because its authors are so committed to transparency, admitting readers... Read more

Coming to the Stage: Season 5

By: Andy Kindler & Various

Narrated by: Andy Kindler & Various

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In Season 5 of Coming to the Stage, Comedy Dynamics’ first original series, host Andy Kindler introduces a new group of up-and-coming comedians who people WILL be talking about tomorrow. This season features: George Wallace, Ross Everett, Kiran Deol, Tess Barker, Armando Anto, Scout Durwood, Chinedu Unaka, Dave Waite, Ify Nwadiwe, Moses Storm,... Read more

The Tug of War

By: David Rambo

Narrated by: Matthew Arkin, Hugo Armstrong, Seamus Dever, Ma...

Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The judgment of an untested president is all that stands between us and WWIII. As Soviet nuclear missiles move ever closer to Cuba, President John F. Kennedy must chart a course between conflicting counsel and unparalleled emotional stakes to prevent nuclear annihilation. The newly-minted U.S. President is put to the ultimate test in this... Read more

Fern Brady: Male Comedienne

By: Fern Brady

Narrated by: Fern Brady

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Scottish stand-up comedian and writer reached the finals of "So You Think You're Funny" at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe, where she was placed joint third, the finals of the Piccadilly Comedy Club new act competition in 2012 and the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year in 2013. She has also appeared on 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Seann Walsh’s Late Night Comedy... Read more

The News Quiz: A Vintage Collection

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Alan Coren, Barry Took, Full Cast & Simon Hoggart

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A headline-crunching celebration of Radio 4’s hugely successful topical comedy quiz show

The News Quiz made its debut on Radio 4 in 1977, and four decades later it’s still playfully making and breaking the headlines of our daily news.

Among the vintage gems in this collection are 25 Years of the News Quiz, in which Alan Coren, Andy Hamilton,... Read more

Shardlake: Revelation

By: CJ Sansom

Narrated by: Jason Watkins, Mark Bonnar & Full Cast

Length: 2 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Shardlake returns in this atmospheric BBC Radio 4 full-cast adaptation of the fourth novel in C. J. Sansom’s bestselling Tudor crime series.

Spring, 1543. London’s streets are filled with preachers; strange signs and portents are seen everywhere; and young men, maddened by differing interpretations of the Bible, are drawn into dangerous... Read more

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Clive Merrison, Full Cast & Michael Williams

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in this collection of stories from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon, based on Arthur Conan Doyle's original short stories.

The twelve dramatisations are A Scandal in Bohemia; The Red-Headed League; A Case of Identity; The Boscombe Valley Mystery; The Five Orange Pips; The... Read more

The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Clive Merrison & Michael Williams

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Clive Merrison stars as Holmes with Michael Williams as Watson in these twelve adventures from the unique, fully dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle's short stories and novels.

The twelve dramatisations are The Illustrious Client; The Blanched Soldier; The Mazarin Stone; The Three Gables; The Sussex Vampire; The Three Garridebs; The Problem of... Read more

The Devil Finds Work

By: James Baldwin

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 3 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Baldwin’s personal reflections on movies gathered here in a book-length essay are also a probing appraisal of American racial politics.Offering an incisive look at racism in American movies and a vision of America’s self-delusions and deceptions, Baldwin challenges the underlying assumptions in such films as In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who’s... Read more

The Sistine Secrets

By: Benjamin Blech & Roy Doliner

Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart

Length: 11 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Five hundred years ago Michelangelo began work on a painting that became one of the most famous pieces of art in the world—the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Every year millions of people come to see Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling, which is the largest fresco painting on earth in the holiest of Christianity's chapels; yet there is not one single... Read more

Scott Gibson: Life After Death

By: Scott Gibson

Narrated by: Scott Gibson

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Described as “the best act to emerge from Scotland in years", “A natural gifted storyteller" and "On course to be one of the greats.” A storyteller at heart, Gibson mixes a conversational style with his own unique brand of dark humor, confidently leading his audience down a path, few dare to tread. This ability to push boundaries and control any... Read more

An Interview with Mike Payne

By: Mike Payne & Paul Andrews

Narrated by: Mike Payne

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning international cartoonist & illustrator Mike Payne is the creator of many successful characters and concepts known all around the world. Over a billion greetings cards featuring his designs have been sold to date, and he is perhaps best known for being the creator of Tatty Teddy from the 'Me to You' concept. Mike drew the... Read more

John Finnemore's Double Acts: Series 2

By: John Finnemore

Narrated by: John Finnemore, Stephanie Cole, Julia McKenzie,...

Length: 2 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the second series of one-off comedies written by the genius behind the smash-hit radio sitcom “Cabin Pressure” – John Finnemore. The first series won the coveted Writers Guild of Great Britain award for Best Comedy.

Each show is a comedy perfumed by just two actors - including (across the series) famous household names such as Martin... Read more

Ever Yours, Oscar

By: Compiled by Peter Wylde

Narrated by: Brian Bedford

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Ever Yours, Oscar tells the story of Oscar Wilde's life through his letters, revealing little-known aspects of the man whose timeless works range from The Picture of Dorian Gray to The Importance of Being Earnest. Brian Bedford, the late Tony-winning actor, brings Wilde’s words to life in this unique, engaging performance. Read more

After Andy

By: Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni

Narrated by: Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni

Length: 11 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

After Andy is Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni’s insider's account of working in Andy Warhol’s studio and Interview magazine, and explores Warhol’s impact on the art world, pop culture, society, and fashion—and how his iconic status gave rise to some of our most influential tastemakers today.
 
Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni met Andy Warhol when she was... Read more

Jefferson’s Garden

By: Timberlake Wertenbaker

Narrated by: Rosalind Ayres, Nate Corddry, Ellis Greer, Greg...

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

You say you want a Revolution? The story of this country’s struggle for independence is told with a fresh slant and theatrical inventiveness. As Thomas Jefferson struggles to find the right words to frame a nation, a young Quaker must weigh his desire to participate in the struggle against his pacifist beliefs.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast... Read more

Nick Cannon: Stand Up, Don't Shoot

By: Nick Cannon

Narrated by: Nick Cannon

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Filmed live at the Ebony Repertory Theatre in South Central Los Angles, Nick Cannon is back in the community for his third Showtime special Stand Up, Don’t Shoot! Nick uses his potent and aggressive voice to attack societies adversities, haters, and nay sayers. Complete with Nick kissing an older white lady Nick discusses everything from the... Read more

Dead Now Of Course

By: Phyllida Law

Narrated by: Phyllida Law

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

‘My future mother-in-law burst into tears when she heard her son was to marry an actress. There’s still something disturbing, I grant you, about the word “actress”. If an MP or some other outstanding person plays fast and loose with an actress the world is unsurprised. She is certainly no better than she should be, and... Read more

Breaking van Gogh

By: James Ottar Grundvig

Narrated by: Jeff Cummings

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In Breaking van Gogh, James Grundvig investigates the history and authenticity of van Gogh’s iconic Wheat Field with Cypresses, currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Relying on a vast array of techniques from the study of the painter’s biography and personal correspondence to the examination of the painting’s style... Read more

How To Draw Insects

By: HowExpert & Stefani Neumann

Narrated by: Ben Freebry

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

If you want to learn how to insects, then get "How To Draw Insects" by Stefani Neumann (also the author of "How To Knit Granny Squares").This book takes you in depth into the world of bugs, critters and insects. While you learn a little about their background and function on this planet, you will study in depth their shape and form. This... Read more

Freddie Farrell: Excuse Me While I Burst Into Flames

By: Freddie Farrell

Narrated by: Freddie Farrell

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Birmingham, UK based Freddie Farrell has a short-story-telling style that will draw you in and keep you hanging off his every word. He has a unique take on everyday life, but with an added twist. Read more

We'll Always Have Casablanca

By: Noah Isenberg

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Casablanca was first released in 1942, just two weeks after the city of Casablanca itself surrendered to American troops led by General Patton. Featuring a pitch-perfect screenplay, a classic soundtrack, and unforgettable performances by Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and a deep supporting cast, Casablanca was hailed in the New York Times as... Read more

Jeremy Arroyo: Groaners

By: Jeremy Arroyo

Narrated by: Jeremy Arroyo

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Jeremy Arroyo’s debut album, Groaners, is exactly what you think it would be. A show full of one-liners and bad puns, where the audience is invited to groan and boo along. Read more