Art audiobooks

This Is Gonna Hurt

By: Nikki Sixx

Narrated by: Nikki Sixx

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

This is Gonna Hurt is music, photography, and life through the distorted lens of Nikki Sixx, bassist for heavy metal rock band Mötley Crüe’s and the New York Times bestselling author of The Heroin Diaries. A combination of powerful prose and dramatic photographs, This is Gonna Hurt is an arresting, deeply personal look through the eyes of a real... Read more

Voices Of The Powerless The Complete Series

By: Melvyn Bragg

Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Melvyn Bragg follows his long historical exploration of the Routes of English with 'Voices of the Powerless', the BBC Radio 4 series in which he explores the lives of the ordinary working men and women of Britain at critical moments across the last 1,000 years.

The Norman Conquest is his starting point, a time when William the Conqueror's... Read more

Charles Paris: Cast in Order of Disappearance

By: Simon Brett & Jeremy Front

Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Full Cast, Martine McCutcheon & Suz...

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Charles finds himself uncharacteristically employed in a film, having landed the part of Szabec, a middle management vampire in The Wreathing.

His co-star is swimwear model turned actress Jodie Ricks and before long, Jodie is using Charles as a confidant. Poor Jodie is in terrible trouble - not only is she being blackmailed over some... Read more

Beware The Kids (BBC Radio 3 Drama On 3)

By: Karen Laws & Fiona Evans

Narrated by: Judi Earl, Jane Holman, Max Watson & Tony Neilson

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 3 drama that was developed with a community group in Byker, Newcastle which takes a journey into the reality of neglect as one child's life spirals out of control. Originally broadcast as part of the 'Drama on 3' collection on 25 October 2009. In a fractured society Lives a fractured family. In their fractured home Lies a fractured... Read more

Shirleymander (BBC Radio 4 Friday Play)

By: Gregory Evans

Narrated by: Tracy-Ann Oberman, Maggie Steed & Joseph Cohen-...

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 4 tragic-comedy drama depicting the principal events of Shirley Porter's time as leader of Westminster city council in the 1980s. Originally broadcast as the 'Friday Play' on 27 November 2009, and starring Tracy-Ann Oberman as Shirley Porter. Also featured amongst the cast are Maggie Steed, Joseph Cohen-Cole, Piers Wehner, Stephen... Read more

The Moment You Feel It

By: Ed Harris

Narrated by: Caroline Guthrie, Hugh Ross, Janice Acquah, Ric...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A tender and sad BBC Radio 4 comedy drama about losing your past, starring Richard Briers. 'The Moment You Feel It' was originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 18 May 2009. Alf's memories come in flashes with great blank holes, along with a running commentary from the voices of his past. So how does finding a strange coat in his kitchen... Read more

Drama on 3

By: Carl Grose

Narrated by: Charles Barnecut & Amanda Lawrence

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

A surreal, dark comedy from BBC Radio 3's 'The Wire', by Cornish writer Carl Grose that was inspired by seeing a Johannesburg local newspaper headline about a farmer who hanged 49 donkeys from tree branches on his land. Originally broadcast 1 November 2008 and repeated 18 Jul 2009. In Grose's play, Stanley Bray, a Cornish farmer, is compelled... Read more

Johnners' A View From The Boundary Test Match Special

By: Barry Johnston

Narrated by: Barry Johnston & Guests

Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

During the lunch interval on the Saturday of every Test in England, BBC Radio’s ‘Test Match Special’ used to invite a well-known guest into the commentary box for a chat with Brian Johnston about themselves and their passion for cricket. Some turned out to be able cricketers, but they all had stories to tell about matches they had seen and... Read more

Believe Me

By: Stephanie Dale

Narrated by: Alex Lanipekun & Naomi Frederick

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 4 drama by Stephanie Dale, originally broadcast as the 'Afternoon Play' on 10 January 2011. When art teacher Rachel, walking home festooned with end-of-term gifts from her pupils, bumps into Tyrone on his first day in London it is the beginning of a passionate love affair. Soon it makes sense for Tyrone, now working as a chef in a... Read more

My Haunted Expression

By: Helen Clohessy

Narrated by: Daniel Cooper, Deeivya Meir, John Dougall, Jude...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

An offbeat 21st Century urban love story starring Rosie Cavaliero and John Dougall, originally broadcast as BBC Radio 4's 'Afternoon Play' on 12 January 2011. It's a difficult time for Sue, her mother has just died and the kids have moved out. She has a vision of leaving their tough housing estate behind and starting a new life by the sea but... Read more

Der Bro Code - Abridged

By: Matt Kuhn & Barney Stinson

Narrated by: Philipp Moog

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Der Bro Code – gelesen von Barneys deutscher Stimme Philipp Moog. Jeder von uns hat einen inneren Verhaltenskodex. Manche nennen ihn Moral, andere Religion. Wir echten Kerle und unsere Brothers – kurz: alle Bros – nennen unseren Heiligen Gral den Bro Code. Dieses Wissen ist über Jahrhunderte hinweg nur mündlich von Generation zu Generation... Read more

The Man in the White Suit

By: Ben Collins

Narrated by: Ben Collins

Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The Stig gets his kit off and reveals how he came to be Top Gear's iconic racing driver and so much more – including what it's like to thrash an Aston Martin DBS, train for the Army and face the terror of Jeremy Clarkson's underwear… When the Black Stig disappeared off the end of an aircraft carrier in 2003, we were... Read more

A Helluva High Note

By: Kara DioGuardi

Narrated by: Kara DioGuardi

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Kara DioGuardi is an award-winning hitmaker, a savvy record executive, and a successful music publisher whose songs have been recorded by such superstars as Pink, Carrie Underwood, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani, Santana, Steven Tyler, Céline Dion, and so many others. She was also the feisty fourth judge on... Read more

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

By: Rob Lowe

Narrated by: Rob Lowe

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Actor Rob Lowe's memoir presents a wryly funny and surprisingly moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eye.

A teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood child... Read more

Smut Two Unseemly Stories The Greening Of Mrs Donaldson & The Shielding Of Mrs Forbes

By: Alan Bennett

Narrated by: Alan Bennett

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Two unexpected tales written and read by the best-selling author of The Uncommon Reader, Untold Stories and The History Boys.
"The Greening of Mrs Donaldson" - Mrs Donaldson is a conventional middle-class woman beached on the shores of widowhood after a marriage that had been much like many others: happy to begin with, then satisfactory and... Read more

Jeannie Out of the Bottle

By: Barbara Eden & Wendy Leigh

Narrated by: Barbara Eden

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A magical, heartwarming memoir from one of Hollywood’s most beloved actresses, best known for her iconic role on I Dream of Jeannie
 
The landmark NBC hit television series I Dream of Jeannie has delighted generations of audiences and inspired untold numbers of teenage crushes on its beautiful blond star, Barbara Eden, for decades. Part pristine... Read more

Paul's Letters to Titus, Philemon & The Hebrews

By: Various

Narrated by: Rosemary Leach

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

'Paul’s Letters to Titus, Philemon & The Hebrews': Rosemary Leach reads 'Paul’s Letter to Titus', Frank Windsor reads 'Paul’s Letter to Philemon' and Virginia McKenna reads the 'Letter to The Hebrews'. Specially composed music is included. The readings were part of BBC Radio 4's series of 341 daily episodes of the Bible, broadcast in 1991... Read more

Cabin Pressure: Molokai

By: John Finnemore

Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch, Full Cast, John Finnemore...

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Stephanie Cole, Benedict Cumberbatch, Roger Allam and John Finnemore star in the hit sitcom about the tiny charter airline for whom no job is too small, but many, many jobs are too difficult.

In this festive special, it's Christmas morning on board MJN Air, so get dressed, you merry gentlemen! But when Carolyn decides to schedule an extra... Read more

The Letters of James, Peter, John & Jude

By: Various

Narrated by: Rosemary Leach, Dennis Quilley & Thora Hird

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

'The Letters of James, Peter, John & Jude': Rosemary Leach reads the 'Letters from James', Dennis Quilley reads the 'Letter from Peter', Thora Hird reads the three short 'Letters from John' and Frank Windsor reads the one from Jude. Specially composed music is included. The readings were part of BBC Radio 4's series of 341 daily episodes of... Read more

The Gospel of Matthew

By: Various

Narrated by: Derek Jacobi

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: No

'The Gospel of Matthew': Derek Jacobi reads St Matthew's account of the life and teachings of Jesus. Specially composed music is included. The readings were part of BBC Radio 4's series of 341 daily episodes of the Bible, broadcast in 1991 and 1992. Abridged by Catherine Czerkawska. 'The New Testament': These abridged readings of the New... Read more

The Revelation of John

By: Various

Narrated by: John Gielgud

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

'The Revelation of John': John Gielgud reads from the 'Book of Revelation', the final book in the New Testament in which St John the Divine reveals his vision of the Apocalypse. Specially composed music is included. The readings were part of BBC Radio 4's series of 341 daily episodes of the Bible, broadcast in 1991 and 1992. Abridged by... Read more

A King's Speech

By: Mark Burgess

Narrated by: Alex Jennings & Trevor Littledale

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A gripping BBC Radio 4 drama about King George VI's struggle to overcome his stammer and his close working relationship with his speech therapist.It is Coronation Day, 1937. As the country celebrates, the new monarch must face one of the most difficult challenges he has ever encountered: the dreaded BBC Radio Broadcast to the Nation. Only one... Read more

The Gospel of Mark

By: Various

Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

'The Gospel of Mark': Juliet Stevenson reads St Mark's account of the life and teachings of Jesus. Specially composed music is included. The readings were part of BBC Radio 4's series of 341 daily episodes of the Bible, broadcast in 1991 and 1992. Abridged by Michael Jones. 'The New Testament': These abridged readings of the New Testament are... Read more

King James Bible, The Readings And Documentaries From BBC Radio

By: James Naughtie

Narrated by: Emilia Fox, Hugh Bonneville, Rowan Williams, Sa...

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, a seminal text that remains the most widely published and influential book in the English language. Once described as 'the noblest monument of English prose', it has been recognised for centuries as both a religious and a literary classic. This compilation features James Naughtie's... Read more