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Talking Books

The best of the spoken word from RNIB's Talking Book Studios.

New episodes every Monday to Friday at 2pm and repeated every night at 10pm.

Enjoy an unabridged audiobook, serialised over a number of days and weeks, only on RNIB Connect Radio or listen again to every episode here. Our current book is The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens and read by George Hagan.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood tells of a young man, Edwin Drood, who is set to be married to Rosa. They call it off in a cordial fashion; however, Drood's uncle Jasper is obsessed with Rosa and has his own designs on winning her affection, making her very scared of his intentions.

This book runs for 13 episodes until the 17th of June.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens

13 episodes

Book cover of 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' by Charles Dickens. The cover features a black silhouette of a tree centered on a white background, bordered in gray. The title appears above the tree in large black serif font, and the author's name is below, underlined. 'Start Classics' is written at the bottom.