Performance audiobooks

The History Plays

By: Nigel Smith

Narrated by: Blake Harrison, Daniel Rigby, Fiona Allen, Imel...

Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The History Plays is a series of five two-hander plays by Vent author Nigel Smith, which are imagined conversations at key moments in recent history, moments that have permanently changed the British psyche.

Starting with Mick Jagger's conviction for drug possession; through the fragmented morality of John Stonehouse; the Indian summer of... Read more

Torchwood Red Skies

By: Joseph Lidster

Narrated by: John Telfer

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Jack Harness is in need of a holiday. He wants to get away from Torchwood, away from the human race - and where better to get completely away from it all than Cotter Paluni's World, a planet surrounded by deadly scarlet lightning and cut off from the entire universe? But there are some shocks in store for Jack: the 'Devil's World' might be... Read more

Leap Year Tales

By: Laura Marney, Ruth Thomas & Alan Spence

Narrated by: Gabriel Quigley, John Buick & Melody Grove

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of three stories to mark the Leap Year by Laura Marney, Ruth Thomas and Alan Spence.

The Leap Year Tales are:

'Aw Wrong' by Laura Marney
Facing the imminent birth of their first child, a couple take steps to try to influence the course of nature.
Read by Gabriel Quigley.

'February Alone' by Ruth Thomas
An intended romantic lunch goes... Read more

O. Henry Stories

By: O. Henry

Narrated by: John Gerrasio

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of three Christmas classics by a cherished American writer, to warm the soul and intrigue the listener with satisfyingly unexpected plot twists.

Episode 1: The Gift Of The Magi
A young couple struggle to find the money for a really special Christmas present for each other.

Episode 2: Mammon And The Archer
A young man is encouraged to... Read more

Silas Marner (Classic Serial)

By: George Eliot & Richard Cameron

Narrated by: George Costigan & Rebecca Callard

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Outcast from the church, community, and close friends for a crime he did not commit, Silas Marner's trust and faith falls away. A broken, disillusioned man, he builds a new faith, that will never let him down: gold. He weaves his cloths, counts his money, baptises himself with the coins of his new religion. When tragedy strikes again and all his... Read more

The Alterer

By: Finlay Welsh

Narrated by: Cal MacAninsh, Finn de Hertog, Liam Brennan & P...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

An atmospheric drama set on the east coast of Scotland in 1791. A watchmaker pours all of his skill and knowledge into making a machine that will alter time and create a different universe; one in which he hopes his desperately ill daughter will be returned to him, fully recovered. Starring Cal MacAninch, Liam Brennan, Pauline Knowles and Finn... Read more

The Lobotomists

By: Hugh Levinson

Narrated by: Hugh Levinson

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

This fascinating BBC Radio 4 documentary tells the story of three key figures in the strange history of lobotomy, and for the first time explores the popularity of the operation in the UK.

The story starts in 1935 with a Portuguese doctor called Egas Moniz, who pioneered a radical surgical procedure on the brain which he asserted would relieve... Read more

Johnners At The Beeb

By: Brian Johnston

Narrated by: Barry Johnston

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Jovial Johnners was the doyen of cricket commentators, as well as a consumer of chocolate cake, a reporter, presenter, quizmaster and much-loved voice at State occasions. For nearly 50 years the ever-affable, always enthusiastic Brian Johnston brought warmth and wit to a wide range of BBC programmes - commentating for Test Match Special and the... Read more

The Sound Of Fear

By: Sean Street

Narrated by: Sean Street

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

A door creaks, footsteps echo, someone's breathing - and we are terrified. But why? Sean Street investigates the psychology of fear, so potently sensitive to sound. Talking to musicians, writers, film-makers, neuro-scientists and sound researchers, he investigates how sounds trigger fear. He discovers the importance of context, asks whether... Read more

The Middle

By: Amelia Bullmore

Narrated by: Anna Madley, Ben Miles, Emma Cunniffe, Full Cas...

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Clare is the golden middle sister in a family headed by a formidable matriarch, Luca. Clare meets and quickly marries Martin, who falls just as much in love with her fun, sparky family. But Martin makes a mistake and sets in train a series of events which brings the family to its knees. Starring Emma Cunniffe, Ben Miles, Anna Madeley, Eve... Read more

Prayer Mask

By: David Pownall

Narrated by: Akbar Kurtha, Inam Mirza, Jonathan Tafler, Jose...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Fiennes stars as the young Lieutenant Richard Burton who in 1853 disguised himself as an Afghani pilgrim and undertook an expedition to Mecca. His aim was to explore the Holy of Holies. He chronicles this journey fraught with dangers and misadventure. But can he hide his identity from his two young guides? With Akbar Kurtha, Rasmus... Read more

Aesop's Fables

By: Aesop

Narrated by: Alison Steadman, Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks,...

Length: 3 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

40 of Aesop's tales, specially adapted for young children. Read by Richard Briers, Jane Horrocks, Jonathan Pryce, Alison Steadman, Richard E. Grant, Lindsay Duncan and Brenda Blethyn. Stories include: The Hare & the Tortoise/The Frogs & the Ox/The Fox & the Crow/The Monkey as King/The Bundle of Sticks/The Gnat & the Lion/The... Read more

Nicholas Nickleby

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Alex Jennings, Anna Massey, Full Cast, Ken Camp...

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Left penniless by the death of his father, nineteen-year-old Nicholas Nickleby seeks help, along with his mother and sister, from Uncle Ralph Nickleby. The hard-hearted money lender takes an instant dislike to his nephew and gets rid of the boy by securing him a teaching position at Dotheboys Hall, where the evil Wackford Squeers presides.... Read more

In The Family

By: Sean Grundy

Narrated by: Christine Hall, Colin Hoult, Diane Morgan, Jane...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

After ten years, Peter leaves Gillian for Laura. Distraught, Gillian goes round to Peter's parents to be consoled. They take her in - then things go a little weird. Starring Diane Morgan, Colin Hoult, Janine Duvitski, John Henshaw, Zoe Gardner, Zahra Barri, John Biddle, Tony Marshall, Christine Hall and Sean Grundy. Written by Sean Grundy.... Read more

All the Dark Corners: The Desk

By: Andrew Readman

Narrated by: Graeme Hawley, Karen West, Melissa Jane Sinden,...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Davis Finch is a hack TV writer with aspirations to write a novel. In order to be a real writer he feels he needs a proper desk. The one he buys changes his life. He becomes a success - but at what price? This spooky psychological thriller by Andrew Readman stars Graeme Hawley, Tim McInnerny, Karen West, Greg Wood, Melissa Jane Sinden and... Read more

Bob Servant Hero Of Dundee

By: Neil Forsyth

Narrated by: Cameron Stewart

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Cyber hero Bob Servant became a cult classic in the best-selling Delete This At Your Peril. Now this much-anticipated sequel tells the life story of one of Scotland's unsung heroes. From his days in the Merchant Navy to his creation of a window-cleaning round and his time as a cheeseburger magnate, Bob Servant has lived life to its fullest. With... Read more

Buried Child

By: Sam Shepard

Narrated by: Hale Appleman, Tom Bower, John Getz, Amy Madiga...

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

It's a curious homecoming for Vince, the son nobody seems to remember. Violence is never far from the surface as his unexpected return uncovers a deep, dark secret that triggers catastrophe in Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize winning Buried Child.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
Hale Appleman as Vince
Tom Bower as Dodge
John Getz... Read more

Shakespeare's Ghost

By: J.T. Turner

Narrated by: J.T. Turner

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Imagine if famous playwright William Shakespeare had been haunting theaters since his death, just to see how his plays were being treated. What might he say about the productions he has seen for over 400 years, the actors he has watched, and his own life? The setting for Shakespeare's Ghost is an unnamed theater during a terrible production of... Read more

Powder River - Season Three

By: Jerry Robbins

Narrated by: Jerry Robbins, Derek Aalerud & The Colonial Rad...

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

POWDER RIVER returns with fifteen exciting episodes filled with action, adventure, plot twists, and the heartwarming characters that have made it a favorite on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Set in 1877 Clearmont, Wyoming, Chad MacMasters returns home and confesses to Britt that he has infiltrated the notorious Clyde gang set on robbing the... Read more

Torchwood Fallout

By: David Llewellyn

Narrated by: Tom Price

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

When Yasmin finds a jewelled egg in her grandfather's shed, her first thought is to sell it. Unfortunately, the object is no valuable Faberge antique, but a dangerous weapon from another planet. Worse still, the buyer she finds online is a Russian secret agent working for the Committee for Extraterrestrial Research, who promptly swipes it, kills... Read more

What To Do If You're Not Like Everbody Else

By: Andrew Lawrence

Narrated by: Andrew Lawrence

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The second four-part mini-series of short comedic monologues on BBC Radio 4. Written and performed by stand-up comedian Andrew Lawrence, it takes a light-hearted look at various aspects of conventional living and the pressure we feel to conform to social norms and ideals. In these four episodes, all recorded in front of a live audience, Andrew... Read more

The Last Free Hours of Charlie Radcliffe

By: Drew Pautz

Narrated by: Ashley Kumar, Chris Jack, Conrad Nelson, Graeme...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

To the outside world Charlie Radcliffe was an esteemed businessman and philanthropist. But Charlie knew that he had swindled billions over decades from his wealthy clients and he knew that one day the game would be up. Now in prison, Charlie tells the story of his last hours of freedom to new inmate Sam. Drew Pautz's drama inspired by the crisis... Read more

Bad Faith: The Complete Series

By: Peter Jukes

Narrated by: Danny Sapani, Full Cast, Jenny Jules & Lenny Henry

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A series of four plays by about Jake Thorne, a Methodist minister and police chaplain who is battling with his own demons at the same time as trying to resolve the problems of his parishioners.

In the first of the plays, 'Bad Faith', we are introduced to Jake Thorne, a police chaplain. His job is to offer counselling and comfort to officers in... Read more

Hinterland

By: Francis Turnly

Narrated by: Catherine Cusack & Frank O'Sullivan

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

When Garda officer Detective Sergeant Roisin MacKenna is called to the scene of a murder not far from the border between the North and South of Ireland she soon finds that boundaries, both geographical and moral, become blurred. A body has been found buried in an Irish peat bog, identified as a farmer from Northern Ireland. Roisin is thrust into... Read more