Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB episodes
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Sir Derek Jacobi, Tony Hawks and Regina Reagan
Sir Derek Jacobi reflects on of bringing characters to life off the page. Tony Hawks reveals why he ended up ‘Playing the Moldovans at Tennis’ And Regina Reagan talks about Rosemary’s Baby, Tales of The City…and cakes!
Narrator Interview - Regina Reagan
Regina Reagan talks about Rosemary’s Baby, Tales of The City…and cakes. Clipped from Read On #98
Nicolas Parsons, Lorelei King, Jessica Taylor-Bearman, and much more.
We find out how to be an audiobook narrator with Lorelei King and Ali Muirden, How to sponsor a Talking Book with Angela Preston, Jessica Taylor-Bearman discusses her memoir 'A Girl Behind Dark Glasses' and Nicolas Parsons gives us the books of his life.
StoryTeller: How to be an Audiobook Narrator
Red Szell chats to Audible Hall of Fame narrator Lorelei King and award-winning director Ali Muirden who tell all about what goes into audio book narration. Clipped from Read On 97
Cara Hunter, David Thorpe, Mitch Cullen and Kolymsky Heights
Cara Hunter takes us behind the veneer of genteel Oxford with Detective Inspector Fawley. Mitch Cullin reveals what Sherlock Holmes is up to aged 93. Narrator David Thorpe tells us about Nightingales in November. And Red Szell reviews the spy story that 007 author Anthony Horowitz selected as one of the books of his life.
The Book Group - The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau by Graeme Macrae Burnet
This time our blind and partially sighted readers discuss the RNIB Talking Book of 'The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau' by Graeme Macrae Burnet.
Book Week Scotland (2018)
This week Read On is celebrating Book Week Scotland with the Scottish Book Trust. Every year RNIB produce the audio version of the free Book Week Scotland book, and this year it's called Rebel. Listen out for a selection of short stories about Drag Nuns, Chunky Boots, fare dodging, stealing cakes and much more. And for a free copy of the book in audio head to http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading/book-week-scotland/rebel-audiobook
The Guilty Feminist, I Sold My Guide Dog on Ebay and more
This week... Deborah Frances White reveals what makes her ‘The Guilty Feminist’. Poet Aidan Flynn takes a funny and poignant look at sight loss. Author NB Dixon reviews a new Hercule Poirot mystery. And RNIB Chair Ellie Southwood shares her passion for books and reading.
Book Review - Mystery of Three Quarters
N.B. Dixon reviews the latest Poirot from Sophie Hannah. Clipped from Read On #94
The Armistice in Literature
This week were commemorating the centenary of the Armistice that brought an end to the First World War. Blind author Gordon Anthony describes dog-fights over the desert in his Great War story ‘Hunting Icarus’. As Blind Veterans UK unveils a unique monument to commemorate The Armistice, and we reflect upon our shared history. Writer Lisa Andrews tells us about working with 26characters and the Imperial War Museums to bring First World War stories back to life. And Robert Kirkwood explores the role played by women during the 1914 – 18 War.