Performance audiobooks

Classic Radio’s Greatest Detective Shows, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The golden age of radio had incredible detective shows that kept Americans glued to their sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars voicing fiction’s most famous gumshoes. This collection includes Dick Powell as suave detective Richard Diamond, Vincent Price as the Saint, Jack Webb as Sergeant... Read more

A Parody Outline of History - Abridged

By: Donald Ogden Stewart

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Parody Outline of History is hilarious but scathing anti-war satire of The Outline of History (1920) by H. G. Wells, written by Donald Ogden Stewart, in the styles of popular authors of the day, and first published in 1921 only a year after World War I ended.This ear-popping audio dramatization was produced and voiced by Joe Bevilacqua (aka... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Shows, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection contains sixteen of the greatest shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of Radio—including episodes of The Jack Benny Program, The Abbott & Costello Show, Burns & Allen, Gunsmoke, The Amos ’n’ Andy Show, Philip Marlowe, Gang Busters, Suspense, X Minus One, Our Miss Brooks, Sherlock Holmes and many others. Relive the... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Comedy Shows, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The golden age of radio had incredible comedy shows that kept Americans in stitches for decades. Families gathered around their living room radios to be entertained by the greatest names in Hollywood each and every day. This collection includes Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Eve Arden as Connie Brooks on Our Miss Brooks, Jim & Marian Jordan in... 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

The Stan Freberg Show - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Stan Freberg Show ran on CBS radio for only fifteen episodes in 1957. It starred comedian Stan Freberg and featured his stock company of performers: Daws Butler, June Foray, and Peter Leeds. It also featured singing star Peggy Taylor, the vocal stylings of The Jud Conlon Rythmnaires, and the musical direction of Billy May. Despite its short... Read more

Fibber McGee & Molly, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Fibber McGee & Molly had a long and successful run on radio (1935–1959). The program showcased terrific comic and musical talent, headlined by its creators and stars, married couple Jim and Marian Jordan. Living in the fictional Midwestern town of Wistful Vista, Fibber was an American teller of tall tales and a braggart, usually to the... Read more

Gunsmoke, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“Around Dodge City and in the territory out West, there’s just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers and that’s with a US Marshal and the smell of … GUNSMOKE!”Radio westerns were aimed at kids until 1952 when Gunsmoke hit the radio airwaves. Produced for adult listeners, the stories were grim, the deaths brutal, and life on the plains... Read more

Othello - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

PASSIONATE LOVE IN A PREJUDICED WORLDIn Shakespeare’s most intimate tragedy, director Bill Rauch explores racism, religious bias, xenophobia, and the more disturbing aspects of relationships in the context of our society’s ongoing struggle with polarizing differences.Consumed by their bigotry, those who praised the Moorish general Othello’s... Read more

La Metamorfosis - Abridged

By: Franz Kafka

Narrated by: Armando Hernandez

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Esta obra maestra escrita en 1915 por Franz Kafka, ha fascinado al mundo entero por las preguntas que plantea, por las interpretaciones que se han hecho sobre la obra a lo largo de los años,y por una narrativa tan perfecta, que se creé que Octavio Paz al leerla se inspiro para escribir "Cien años de Soledad". 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

Der Himmel und die Luft zum Atmen - Abridged

By: Stefan Frieser

Narrated by: Sebastian Fischer

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Der sechsjährige Gottfried verliert im Sommer 1932 seinen Vater durch eine Explosion im Eisenwerk. Gottfried, seine Mutter und die vier Geschwister kämpfen sich gemeinsam durch die schwere Zeit. Dann drängt sich der Nationalsozialismus immer mehr in den Alltag der Menschen… »Der Himmel und die Luft zum Atmen« erzählt die wahre Geschichte des... Read more

A Marx Brothers Festival - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Marx Brothers Festival is a hilarious collection of tributes, parodies, and rarities—written, produced, and performed by Joe Bevilacqua. Bonus tracks feature remastered radio and TV performances by Groucho, Chico, and Harpo.In this set: The Uncle Lefty ShowA Comedy of ErrorsShe Fell DownAt the BistroWith Apologies to William... Read more

A W. C. Fields Festival - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua

Length: 3 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A W. C. Fields Festival is a collection of tributes, parodies, and rarities of the great bulbous nosed comedian—written, produced, and performed by Joe Bevilacqua. Bonus tracks feature remastered classic radio broadcasts.This set includes:Laughter Demands as a Kind of NecessityThe Whiskey RebellionThe Red HornetThe Brittle StarfishThe Blind... Read more

A Hollywood Heroes Festival - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua

Length: 5 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Hollywood Heroes Festival is collection of tributes, parodies, and rarities of great actors of the past: Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, and John Wayne—written, produced, and performed by Joe Bevilacqua. Bonus tracks feature remastered classic radio broadcasts.This set includes:Love Finds General Grant (Gary Cooper)Casablanca Jack... Read more

A Phil Silvers Festival - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Phil Silvers Festival is collection of tributes, parodies, and rarities of the great con man comedian—written, produced, and performed by Joe Bevilacqua. Bonus tracks feature remastered classic radio and TV broadcasts.This set includes:Jack Robinson at Your ServiceThe Wolf and the GoatThe Fox and the PenguinHis Second to Last BowThis Here is... Read more

An Edward G. Robinson Festival - Abridged

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Joe Bevilacqua

Length: 3 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

An Edward G. Robinson Festival is a collection of tributes, parodies, and rarities of the great film actor—written, produced, and performed by Joe Bevilacqua. Bonus tracks feature remastered classic radio dramas.This set includes:If We All Talked Like Allen JenkinsMurder is a Merry-Go-RoundThe ReflectionHobo HawkWillaby Meets the GodfatherThe... 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

Henry VIII - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Sybil Thorndike

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This abridged performance of the last of Shakespeare's plays founded on English history was recorded in 1952. Henry VIII was first published in the 1623 folio edition of Shakespeare's plays. This performance stars Dame Sybil Thorndike, Sir Lewis Casson & Ralph Truman (as King Henry VIII). Read more

Zum Sterben schön - Abridged

By: Andreas Gruber, Chris Karlden, Steffen Schulze,...

Narrated by: Désirée Singson, Anette Pfau, Beatrice Teichert...

Length: 13 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Retten Sie die Tieroase Sandhausen-Bruchhausen Was will der Junge im Treppenhaus? Warum sind so viele Soldaten plötzlich krank? Wie lange erträgt eine Hausfrau ihren besserwisserischen Ehemann? Rätseln Sie bei zahlreichen Straftaten mit den Ermittlern und genießen Sie unglaubliche Geschichten rund um Mord und Totschlag. In 3spannenden und... Read more