Performance audiobooks

Troilus & Cressida

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: The Marlowe Society

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Troilus and Cressida is set during the latter years of the Trojan War, faithfully following the plotline of the Iliad from Achilles' refusal to participate in battle to Hector's death. This full-cast dramatization is performed by The Marlowe Society. Read more

Journey into Space: Frozen in Time

By: Charles Chilton

Narrated by: Alan Marriott, Chris Moran, David Jacobs, Full ...

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A BBC Radio 4 sequel to Charles Chilton's iconic radio sci-fi series.

Between 1953 and 1958, Journey into Space attracted millions of listeners, gripped by the mystery and promise of space exploration in weekly cliffhanging instalments.

In this thrilling episode, the spaceship Ares has been heading back to Earth for 30 years, with the crew in... Read more

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Abridged

By: Oscar Wilde

Narrated by: Ian Hunter

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Full-cast dramatiztion of Wilde's only published novel featuring Ian Hunter, David Enders and Lewis Stringer Read more

Coriolanus

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: The Marlowe Society

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The Marlowe Society perform Shakespeare's tradegy based on the life of the Roman Leader Gaius Martius Coriolanus. Read more

Henry IV Part 1

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: The Marlowe Society

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The second of Shakespeare's tetralogy that deals with the successive reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V. Henry IV, Part One depicts a span of history that begins with Hotspur's battle at Homildon against the Douglas late in 1402 and ends with the defeat of the rebels at Shrewsbury in the middle of 1403. From the start it has been an... Read more

Macbeth

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: The Marlowe Society

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Shakespeare's most celebrated and shortest tragedy. This cast performance is by the Marlowe Society. Read more

Romeo & Juliet

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Claire Bloom

Length: 2 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A classic staged performance of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by the Old Vic Company. Starring Claire Bloom and Alan Bandel. Read more

Deed of Trust

By: Claudia Allen

Narrated by: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Tim Hendrickson, John ...

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Set in rural Michigan in the 1930s, Deed of Trust is a gentle and poignant comedy of a dysfunctional family long before the term“dysfunction” was coined. Issues of inheritance have splintered the family for 20 years before an enterprising sister begins a crusade for change. The play stars the talented acting duo Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless.

An... Read more

Relativity

By: Cassandra Medley

Narrated by: Judyann Elder, Deidrie Henry, James Pickens Jr....

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

At the center of Cassandra Medley's play is the controversial idea that higher concentrations of melanin in the genetic makeup of people of color make them mentally, physically, and spiritually superior. Based on the scientific studies of her ironically now-deceased father, Kalima, a fledging molecular scientist looking to come to her own has a... Read more

Denial

By: Peter Sagal

Narrated by: David Clennon, Tim DeKay, Harold Gould, John Ra...

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In a contest of intellect and wills, Abby Gersten, a tenacious civil liberties attorney, defends a right-wing Holocaust denier, arguing her case against a young, committed Jewish federal prosecutor. But Abby may have to sacrifice everything to prove that Truth and Justice do not always go hand in hand.

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

Oliver Twist

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Edward Long, Full Cast, Pam Ferris...

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Born and brought up in the appalling deprivation of the workhouse, the orphaned Oliver escapes and heads for London, only to fall into the hands of the notorious Fagin and his gang of child thieves. But Oliver is an innocent at heart, and the attempts by Fagin and the impudently witty Artful Dodger to teach him the tricks of the pick-pocket's... Read more

Lake Wobegon U.S.A.: Fertility

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

These news from Lake Wobegon monologues are grouped by theme. Fertility includes "The Krebsbach's Vacation," "Prophet," "The Six Labors of Father Wilmer," and "Fertility." Read more

Lake Wobegon U.S.A.: Youth

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

These news from Lake Wobegon monologues are grouped by theme. Youth includes "Blue Devils," "Nostalgia," "O Christmas Tree," "Pageant," and "Messy Shoes." Read more

Lake Wobegon U.S.A.: Rhubarb

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

These news from Lake Wobegon monologues are grouped by theme. Rhubarb includes "Rhubarb", "Sweet Corn," "The Sun's Gonna Shine Someday," and "Yellow Ribbon." Read more

Lake Wobegon U.S.A.: Patience

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

These news from Lake Wobegon monologues are grouped by theme. Patience includes "Aunt Ellie," "Duke's 25th," and "You're Not the Only One." Read more

Dirk Gently The Long Dark Tea-Time Of The Soul

By: Douglas Adams

Narrated by: Full Cast & Harry Enfield

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Harry Enfield exuberantly returns as Dirk Gently, who, fallen on hard times and dressed as a gypsy woman, is using his irritatingly accurate clairvoyant powers to read palms. He is saved when a frantic client turns up with a ludicrous story about being stalked by a goblin waving a contract accompanied by a hairy, green-eyed, scythe-wielding... Read more

Casa Di Bambola

By: Henrik Ibsen

Narrated by: Teresa Ciampolini & Claudia Giannelli

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Un dramma sulle condizioni e contraddizioni delle donne. Read more

Clips From A Life - Abridged

By: Denis Norden

Narrated by: Denis Norden & Stephen Thorne

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Classic stills from the life of one of Britain's most cherished entertainers. This is the extraordinary life story of comic legend Denis Norden, told in momentary snapshots by the master British comedian himself. Containing reminiscences of a career stretching back to the golden age of the radio, through the heyday of cinema... Read more

Armstrong And Miller The Complete Radio Series

By: Alexander Armstrong & Ben Miller

Narrated by: Alexander Armstrong, Ben Miller, Samuel West & ...

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Welcome to the strange world of Armstrong and Miller, which includes some comedy sketches with tough-guy cops in 'Parsons and Lampkin' (and Lampkin’s mate Steve), and there’s an insider’s view of National Trousers Day – ‘because involvement should be as easy as a walk to the wardrobe’. More highlights include some really macho rock climbers,... Read more

Little Dorrit

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Full Cast, Ian McKellen, Kenneth Cranham, Marga...

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The youngest child of debtor William Dorrit, Amy is born in Marshalsea prison. She and her father are befriended by Arthur Clennam, whose mother employs 'little Dorrit' as a seamstress. The fortunes of the Dorrits undergo an extreme change when Williams inherits a fortune, and the family move to Italy. Back in England, Arthur Clennam finds... Read more

The Men Commandments - Abridged

By: Christian O’Connell

Narrated by: Christian O’Connell

Length: 3 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

'Women have Bridget Jones. Men have no one. Until now.' Ricky Gervais In the best-selling tradition of Clarkson and Moyles, this is TV and Radio personality Christian O’Connell’s take on all things men. For ten years Christian has dispensed his wisdom and advice to millions of lucky radio listeners on every topic... Read more

15 Minute Musical

By: David Quantick, Dave Cohen, Richie Webb & BBC R...

Narrated by: Richie Webb

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The complete third series of musical comedies – as heard on BBC Radio 4. These musical comedies contain some of the most foot-tapping satire you’ll ever hear... * ‘Manager Mia’ – We follow the escapades of England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson on and off the pitch, with a tribute to ABBA. * ‘SS Metaphor’ – An unbreakable love affair set... Read more

The Madness Of George III

By: Alan Bennett

Narrated by: Alun Armstrong, Cheryl Campbell, Full Cast & Ji...

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent stars as ‘mad’ King George III in the title role of this adaptation of Alan Bennett’s award-winning play, which co-stars Cheryl Campbell, Nicholas Farrell and Alun Armstrong. The King is losing his mind. Doctors are brought in as his eccentric behaviour becomes more bizarre and erratic, while his son, the... Read more

Frankenstein

By: Mary Shelley

Narrated by: Full Cast, John Wood & Michael Maloney

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Frankenstein, first published in 1818, is widely recognised as being one of the first 'science fiction' novels. Starring Michael Maloney as Frankenstein and John Wood as the Creature, this spine-tingling dramatisation perfectly conveys the book's pervasive sense of unease and dread. Victor Frankenstein, an ambitious young scientist and seeker... Read more