Performance audiobooks

Classic Radio Spotlights: Orson Welles - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Orson Welles

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection spotlights the iconic Orson Welles in nine of his works from the golden age of radio. These radio dramas, airing from 1938 through 1951, are among his very best and can be enjoyed for years to come.Armed with the nickname the “Boy Genius,” Orson Welles graduated from the New York stage to expand his creative talents in the radio... Read more

Broadway Is My Beat, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Larry Thor & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Broadway Is My Beat was a dark, gritty radio crime drama that ran on CBS from 1949 until 1954. The series was originally broadcast from New York with Anthony Ross portraying Times Square Police Detective Danny Clover. Produced by Lester Gottlieb, it was directed by John Dietz. But by the thirteenth episode, the series moved to Hollywood (still... Read more

The Falcon, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Les Damon, a full cast, Jackson Beck, Mason Ada...

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Falcon radio series aired from 1943 until 1954. “The Falcon” was an alternate identity for detective Michael Waring. Like the Falcon movies, the radio plots mixed danger, romance, and comedy in equal parts. Each show began with a telephone ringing and Michael Waring, the Falcon, answering the phone. Speaking with a woman whose voice was... Read more

King Lear - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast Production

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

King Lear is one of Shakespeare’s greatest and darkest works. King Lear banishes his favorite daughter when she speaks out against him. However, he does not know that his two other daughters who pay tribute to him are in fact plotting against him. Shakespeare’s observations on the nature of human suffering and kinship are never better defined... Read more

Twelfth Night - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast Production

Length: 2 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Twelfth Night or What You Will is a slapstick, almost modern, romantic comedy concerning passion, romance, mistaken identities, and practical jokes. Viola has been separated from her twin brother Sebastian in a shipwreck off the shore of Illyria. Ashore, Viola disguises herself as a boy, calling herself Cesario, and becomes a servant to the Duke... Read more

The Tempest - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast Production

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A magical tale of enchantment, retribution and love. Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, is betrayed by his brother and exiled to a desert island with his daughter Miranda. With the help of Ariel, a spirit, he uses his supernatural powers to shipwreck his brother and others on the same island. With a series of illusions, he regains his... Read more

The Taming of the Shrew - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast Production

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Petruchio arrives in Padua determined to gain his fortune by marrying the volatile Katherina. Their tempestuous meeting and marriage leads to a great love affair. This is perhaps the most famous play ever written about the battle of the sexes. Read more

Richard II - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast Production

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Richard II tells the dramatic and bloody story of his fall and the ascension of Bolingbroke as Henry IV. Read more

Antony and Cleopatra - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast Production

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Antony and Cleopatra is the tumultuous tragedy and love story played out against a backdrop of war and the vengeance of Octavius Caesar. Read more

Julius Caesar - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast Production

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: Yes

Julius Caesar triumphantly returns Rome where he is met by betrayal, conspiracy and ultimately, assassination followed by Mark Antony’s revenge on the plotters. The drama is also the story of Marcus Brutus and his struggle between the conflicting demands of his friendship with Caesar and his loyalty to Roman ideals. Read more

One Day in 1939

By: Arthur Godfrey, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joe E. B...

Narrated by: Arthur Godfrey, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joe E. B...

Length: 18 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Arthur Godfrey, The Romance of Helen Trent, Our Gal Sunday, The Goldbergs, President Roosevelt’s Address to Congress, Amos and Andy, Joe E. Brown, Major Bowes, Louis Prima, and more all in a row!This is a recording of a full broadcast day, remastered (from the National Archives transcript disks) by Joe Bevilacqua.On Thursday, September 21st,... Read more

Dixon of Dock Green

By: Ted Willis & Sue Rodwell

Narrated by: David Calder, David Tennant & Full Cast

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

David Calder, David Tennant and Hamish Clark star in these BBC Radio 4 dramas based on the original TV series.

George Dixon became one of the best-known and most-loved fictional policemen during the course of three decades of BBC TV's Dixon of Dock Green, in which he was played by Jack Warner. In these 12 radio adaptations he once again upholds... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Comedy Shows, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Relive twelve of the best classic radio comedy shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them great in this incredible collection.Here are twelve of the greatest American comedy shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio. You’ll hear Ozzie and Harriet Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Freeman Gosden and Charles... Read more

Hog Fever, Episodes 1–5 - Abridged

By: Richard La Plante & Kevin Godley

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Midway between the satire of Spinal Tap and the pathos of American Beauty lies the schizophrenic state of mind known as Hog Fever. On the surface this is the story of a man, a motorcycle, and a teetering bank balance. But lurking beneath, occasionally visible like threads through faded denim, is the story of a man in search of freedom—or at... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Shows, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection contains twelve of the greatest radio shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio. You’ll hear Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll in Amos ’n’ Andy; Bob Bailey in Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar; Jim and Marian Jordan in Fibber McGee and Molly; William Bendix as Chester A. Riley in The Life of Riley; Eve Arden as Connie Brooks... Read more

NPR Kitchen Moments: Celebrating Food

By: Linda Homles & Stephen Thompson

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

You're preparing to share the food you love with the friends and family that you love - while stories from NPR provide the inspiration. You're enjoying a Kitchen Moment.

NPR celebrates the joyful, inspiring, and downright delicious culture of food with this smorgasbord of radio stories, featuring visits with celebrity chefs and famous foodies... Read more

Live from Aroma Thyme Bistro - Abridged

By: Marcus Guiliano

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg & others

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: Yes

This lively hour of stories, songs, and poems about love were performed before a live audience at Aroma Thyme Bistro in Ellenville, New York. Among the highlights of the evening was a parody of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe? called “Who’s Afraid of a Virginian’s Wrath?” as played by George and Martha Washington, performed by husband and wife... Read more

Burton at the BBC

By: BBC Audio

Narrated by: Full Cast & Richard Burton

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Highlights from Richard Burton’s finest BBC radio performances from the 1940s to the 1980s.

Richard Burton was one of the most famous British actors of the twentieth century, renowned for his magical, mellifluous voice. Before Hollywood tempted him away, he worked frequently for the BBC and many of his most electrifying performances were recorded... Read more

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: Bob Bailey & a full cast

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

First heard on network radio in 1948, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar chronicled the adventures of freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar, "the man with the action-packed expense account." For fourteen years it was one of the most popular detective shows on the air, lasting until the final days of network radio drama in 1962. Each story... Read more

The Whistler, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: Bill Forman & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Whistler was one of radio's top mystery programs airing from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. The Whistler was an ominous narrator who opened each episode with, "I am the Whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales, many secrets hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the... Read more

The Whipping Man

By: Matthew Lopez

Narrated by: Aaron Jennings, Charlie Robinson & Mark J. Sull...

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Tensions run high as Caleb de Leon, a young Jewish Confederate soldier, celebrates Passover with his family’s newly-freed slaves in the de Leons’ crumbling antebellum mansion. This gripping drama explores a little-known aspect of the Civil War, unearthing dark family secrets on the way to a shocking climax.

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

The Best Man

By: Gore Vidal

Narrated by: Terrence Currier, Johnny Holliday, Naomi Jacobs...

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This darkly satirical drama by Gore Vidal finds two presidential contenders seeking the endorsement of an aging ex-president, and explores how personal agendas can change the course of a nation's destiny. The political intrigues rampant in Vidal's 1960 setting are strangely similar what is going on today. Includes an interview with actors Fred... Read more

The Complete Talking Heads

By: Alan Bennett

Narrated by: Alan Bennett & Patricia Routledge

Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The complete audio collection of Alan Bennett’s celebrated monologues, published together for the first time and performed by some of Britain’s best actors

The Talking Heads monologues are widely regarded as one of Alan Bennett’s finest dramatic achievements. First broadcast on BBC TV and BBC Radio 4 in the 1980s and 1990s, they won a host of... Read more

Good Black

By: Robert Penny

Narrated by: Rolanda Brigham, Yvonne Dabney, Ellis Foster, D...

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In Pittsburgh in the 1980’s, a young man falls in love with an older woman, and their lives are changed forever.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production, starring Rolanda Brigham, Yvonne Dabney, Ellis Foster, Donn Carl Harper, Runako Jahi, Audrey Morgan, Kemati Janice Porter, and Valerie Robinson.

Directed by Woodie King Jr. Read more