Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB episodes
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Author Interview: Kate Summerscale
One of Red's favourite books is The Suspicions of Mr Witcher by Kate Summerscale. He was delighted to speak to her to find out more about her writing career and background. #RNIBConnect #ReadOnAir
Irvine Welsh, Kate Summerscale and translating a book for the screen.
This week we feature a host of books from the movies including the most recent book to be made into a movie - T2: Trainspotting - plus classics available in the RNIB Talking Book library. #RNIBConnect #ReadOnAir
Non Fiction with Mark Miodownik, Lynne Reid Banks, Stephen Grosz and John Aitchison
This week we take a look at non-fiction books in the RNIB Talking Books library including Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World by Mark Miodownik and The Shark and the Albatross by John Aitchison.
Narrator Interview: Kate & Penelope
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a talking books narrator? Red decided to find out and spoke to two of RNIB's narrators at the Talking Books studio in Camden. #RNIBConnect #ReadOnAir
Sebastian Barry, Joanne Harris and The Kilmarnock Edition of Robert Burns
We talk to Costa Award winner Sebastian Barry, Joanne Harris talks about her writing and Robert Kirkwood finds out about the printing of the Kilmarnock Edition of Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect by Robert Burns.
The Great Spy Debate, Narrator David Thorpe, Creating a Book Group
In the second episode Red finds out which is the best spy writer - John le Carré or Ian Fleming. Also we hear from David Thorpe, the narrator of Red's book 'The Blind Man of Hoy', and there's another chance to 'Educate Red' from one of your chosen books this week. #RNIBConnect #ReadOnAir
Author Interview: Kate London
Kate London tells us about how her time in the MET helped her to write her first novel Post Mortem. #ReadOnAir #RNIBConnect
The History of the Talking Book
Welcome to the first edition of Read On Air. In this first episode we learn all about how blind people were ahead of the curve with audio technology, we educate our presenter Red with a book he would never normally choose, Kate London tells us about her first novel Post Mortem and community member Graham shares some of his poetry. #ReadOnAir #RNIBConnect