Performance audiobooks

The Best of BearManor Radio, Vols. 1–5 - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua & others

Length: 26 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A collection of the best interviews, radio theater, and classic old-time radio moments from the BearManor Radio Network, which streams 24/7 onlineThis collection contains six full hour-long episodes, including:The Voice Actor Show with Joe BevVeteran award-winning radio theater wizard Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev) interviews famous voice... Read more

Fred Frees Favorites: An Audiobook Sampler - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua, Charles Dawson Butler, Pedro Pa...

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Charles Dawson Butler, Fred Fre...

Length: 6 hours

Abridged: Yes

Trying to decide which audiobook is best for you? Let Fred Frees pick out some samples for you! This series of hour-long programs presents the first chapters of Fred's handpicked favorite BearManor and Waterlogg audiobooks.This collection includes:The Last Films of 50 Great Directors by Nat SegaloffThe Laugh Makers: Bob Hope's Incredible Gag... Read more

The J-OTR Show with Joe Bev - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua & Lorie Kellogg

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg & a full cast

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

This series of hour long mash-ups of old and new time radio is hosted, written, produced, directed, and voiced by veteran award-winning radio theater wizard Joe Bevilacqua.Episodes include:"The Green Hornet Meets the Red Hornet""Fibber McGee Meets Fibber McGee""Tom Mix Meets Tom Mix""Proctor & Bergen Meets Proctor & Bev""The Shadow Meets... Read more

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Tom Conway & Nigel Bruce

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective genius, Sherlock Holmes, came to NBC radio in 1930 with Richard Gordon playing the legendary sleuth. By 1939 Basil Rathbone was heard as Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. The duo was simultaneously starring in a popular series of Sherlock Holmes features for Twentieth Century Fox and later for... Read more

Escape, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From 1947 to 1954, CBS's Escape was radio's leading high-adventure anthology series. The show's famous opening, delivered by Paul Frees and William Conrad, asked: "Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you … Escape!" This was followed by another announcer adding, "Escape!... Read more

A Prairie Home Companion: Duets 2

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Singing greats celebrate the art of the duet from live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion Duet singing continues to be one of the hallmarks of A Prairie Home Companion, America's favorite live radio variety show. Following in the grand tradition of the original A Prairie Home Companion Duets collection, Duets 2 gathers even more outstanding... Read more

A Joe Bev Audio Theater Sampler, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua, William Melillo, Bill Marx & J....

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Bill Marx, Robert L. Mills, Lor...

Length: 6 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection offers more audio drama, comedy, biography, and documentary from veteran award-winning radio dramatist Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev). Together with his wife, Lorie Kellogg, Bevilacqua has amassed thousands of hours of audio entertainment through his Waterlogg Productions and Blackstone Audio.Each half hour is beautifully... Read more

Yogi Comes to Camp Waterlogg - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg & Charles Dawson ...

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When a bear gets in the Camp Waterlogg chicken coop, young Squeaky Lkie dreams that it's Yogi Bear.Joe Bevilacqua, prot├®g├® of renowned voice-actor Daws Butler, uncovered rare recordings of Butler as Yogi Bear and, along with his wife, Lorie Kellogg, improvised this hour-long story. This special edition of Bevilacqua's Comedy-O-Rama Hour has... Read more

A Joe Bev Live Tribute to Daws Butler - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua, Nancy Cartwright, June Foray, C...

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In July 2003 the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, invited members to discover the many talents of a person who became an icon in animation and inspired an entire generation of voice actors: Daws Butler.Hosted by Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua (a.k.a. Joe Bev), the event included special guests June Foray (Rocky the Flying... Read more

Uncle Dunkle and Donnie, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Charles Dawson Butler

Narrated by: Charles Dawson Butler

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A must-have for collectors, these recently discovered master reels of cartoon-voice legend Daws Butler performing all the voices for twenty-one of his hilarious fractured fairy tales have been digitally remastered by Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua.Titles include The Tardy Wedding Guest, Sticky Wicket, Jack and the Beans Talk, The Green Cow,... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Western Shows, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection contains twelve of the greatest Western shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio, including many first episodes from their series. You'll hear William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, John Dehner as the man called Paladin on Have Gun—Will Travel, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans on The Roy Rogers Show, Gene Autry on... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Mystery Shows, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Richard Widmark, Orson Welles, Peter Lorre, Wil...

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection contains twelve of the greatest mystery shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio! You'll hear Richard Widmark starring in Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Orson Welles in The Black Museum, Peter Lorre in Mystery in the Air, William Conrad in The Whistler, Ernest Chappell in Quiet, Please, Everett Clarke in Lights Out, Harry... Read more

Hamlet

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast & Jamie Parker

Length: 3 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Jamie Parker stars as the Prince of Denmark in this brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast production.

At the Castle of Elsinore in Denmark, the court is uneasy. The king of Denmark has recently died and the throne has been claimed by the king's brother, Claudius.

Prince Hamlet, still in mourning for his father, distrusts Claudius and believes that what... Read more

August: Osage County

By: Tracy Letts

Narrated by: Tara Lynne Barr, Shannon Cochran, Rosemarie DeW...

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Play, Tracy Letts' darkly comic epic offers a painfully funny look at a family struggling in the desolate heart of America.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, featuring members of the original Steppenwolf Theatre and Broadway productions: Tara Lynne Barr, Shannon Cochran, Deanna... Read more

My Favorite Husband, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: Lucille Ball & Richard Denning

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

My Favorite Husband hit the CBS Radio airwaves in 1948, starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning as Liz and George Cugat—who later became Liz and George Cooper when confusion with bandleader Xavier Cugat prompted a name change. Set in the fictitious town of Sheridan Falls, the show follows the happily married couple, residents of 321 Bundy... Read more

Borgen: Outside the Castle

By: Tommy Bredsted, Joan Rang Christensen & Rum Mal...

Narrated by: Full Cast & Tim Pigott-Smith

Length: 3 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling BBC Radio full-cast spin-off from the Danish TV series, starring Tim Pigott-Smith.

Hans Gammelgaard, Private Secretary in the Danish Ministry of the Environment, is seeking approval for the controlled use of genetically modified crops by Danish farmers. However, unseen enemies seem prepared to go to any lengths in pursuit of their own... Read more

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

By: Samuel Pepys & Hattie Naylor

Narrated by: Full Cast, Katherine Jakeways & Kris Marshall

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways star as Mr & Mrs Pepys in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the world famous diaries.

Samuel Pepys was 26 when he decided to start keeping a diary, in January 1660. For the next ten years he faithfully recorded the day's events and confessed his innermost thoughts. That diary has since become one of our... Read more

The Hound of the Baskervilles

By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Narrated by: Geoffrey Arend, Wilson Bethel, Seamus Dever, Sa...

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Did a supernatural hound cause the death of Sir Charles Baskerville? Or is the famous Baskerville curse simply a cover for more sinister goings on? The redoubtable Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson face danger in an old mansion and on the moors in this rollicking stage adaptation of Doyle’s classic adventure.

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

NPR Laughter Therapy: Funny for a Living

By: NPR

Length: 3 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

This extended session of Laughter Therapy explores the history of all things funny, presenting a cornucopia of comedy from the pioneers of vaudeville and the silent film era, to the wildly creative innovators that transformed television in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, to the modern practitioners that continue to bend the boundaries of comedy... Read more

Our Miss Brooks, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: Eve Arden, Gale Gordon & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Our Miss Brooks was a highly popular radio sitcom that was eventually adapted for both television and film. It starred Hollywood film and New York stage veteran Eve Arden, who specialized in playing the wisecracking friend. She often did it better than anyone else, receiving an Oscar nomination for the 1945 film Mildred Pierce. Since her skill... Read more

Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Dick Powell & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Created by Blake Edwards, Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC Radio in 1949, starring film actor and crooner Dick Powell. Powell had recently played Philip Marlowe in the popular RKO film Murder, My Sweet and jumped at the chance to play a suave detective on the radio. Diamond was a lighthearted, New York–based private eye who enjoyed... Read more

American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose

By: Richard Montoya

Narrated by: Keith Jefferson, Richard Montoya, Todd Nakagawa...

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In this wild satire, a Mexican immigrant has a feverish dream while studying for his American citizenship exam. He meets a parade of characters ranging from Sacagawea to Teddy Roosevelt to Jackie Robinson, who take him on a mind-bending, hilarious, and poignant trip through American history.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, featuring... Read more

Pride and Prejudice

By: Jane Austen

Narrated by: Amanda Root, David Troughton, Full Cast & Saman...

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In this BBC radio full-cast dramatisation of one of Jane Austen's most beloved works, Mrs Bennet is determined to see her five daughters married off and secure a future for them all.

When the wealthy Mr Bingley arrives in the neighbourhood, Mrs Bennet wastes no time in making his acquaintance. His friend Mr Darcy, however, discourages Mr Bingley... Read more

The Best of Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! More Famous People Play "Not My Job"

By: author

Length: 2 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Billy Collins, U.S. poet laureate from 2001 to 2003, plays a game called, “I can feel it coming in the air tonight,” in which he responds to questions about musician Phil Collins. Al Gore tries to match his former boss’ mastery of the My Little Pony children’s show in a game called “Maybe you can beat Bill Clinton at this.” Olympian Jackie... Read more