Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB
Episodes
52: The Costa Book Awards with Jon McGregor, Rebecca Stott and Katherine Rundell
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to three winners of The Costa Book Award 2017. Jon McGregor talks about 'Reservoir 13', winner of the Novel of the Year, Rebecca Stott tal...
51: The Costa Book Awards with Gail Honeyman, Ali Smith and Sebastian Barry
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We have a listen to all of the category winners as we wait for the announcement of the Costa Book of the Year and chat to First Novel winner Gail Hone...
50: Peter Ross, Ali Smith, Philip Reeve and the Book Group.
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We explore Daunderlust with journalist Peter Ross, Ali Smith talks Autumn, which is then reviewed by the RNIB Connect Radio Book Group plus Philip Ree...
49: Mark Miodownik, Laurence Bouvard and more.
05 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A listen back to three interviews from last year, one fiction, one non-fiction and one from an RNIB Talking Book narrator. Mark Miodownik on Stuff Ma...
Philip Pullman - 'The Book of Dust'
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The author of 'His Dark Materials' joins Red Szell in the Talking Book studios to talk about his new trilogy, 'The Book of Dust' and the first book wh...
48: Philip Pullman, Andy Miller and Andy Secombe
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Pullman joins Red Szell in the Talking Book studios to talk about 'The Book of Dust' Book 1: La Belle Sauvage. Andy Miller tells Robert Kirkwoo...
47: Eddie Izzard's Lost Christmas and 'The Robin: A biography'
15 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Moss tells us the history behind the Robin's connection to Christmas, Steven Scott and Red discuss some reading technology, Robert Kirkwood de...
46: John Bew, Marian Veevers and Jonathan Dimbleby
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
John Bew talks to host Red Szell about the Orwell Prize winning Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee ... at the Wigtown Book Festival we chat to Marian...
45: Book Week Scotland (2017)
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With the Scottish Book Trust we hear tales from this year's free book, 'Nourish'. Stories from Dave Myres, Mary Contini and much more on Nourishment f...
44: Mountains, Horses and Guns with Chris Bonington, Gary Younge, and Susanna Forrest.
24 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Red Szell visits the Petworth Literary Festival and meets his hero, Chris Bonington and finds out about the festival from artistic director Stewart Co...
Narrator Interview - Adjoa Andoh
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The actress talks about being the voice of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, narrating Sci-Fi and discusses some favourites. Clipped from Read On Epi...
43: YA Books and more with Lauren St. John, Andrew Beasley, Adjoa Andoh and His Dark Materials
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren St. John tells us how books can actually change minds, Andrew Beasley makes us S.C.R.E.A.M. We re-visit His Dark Materials and Adjoa Andoh talk...
42: The First Talking Books - Documentary Special
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A special documentary about the origins of the Talking Books service, recorded at the original locations around London, and featuring many voices from...
41: David Mitchell, Jessica Fox and Gail Honeyman
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David Mitchell tells Red Szell how his characters write to him, Jessica A. Fox talks about leaving NASA to work in a Scottish bookshop, Gail Honeyman ...
James Herbert - Uncut
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We remember the master of horror fiction James Herbert in an interview Robert Kirkwood conducted with him shortly before his death, discussing how his...
40: David Szalay, James Herbert, audio archives and books for Halloween.
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On Unesco World Day for Audiovisual Heritage we explore the importance of audio archives, Red Szell talks to author David Szalay, and as it's near Hal...
39: Man Booker 2017
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Before George Saunders was announced as the winner, we talked to all six shortlisted authors up for the 2017 Man Booker Prize.
Man Booker 2017 Winner - George Saunders 'Lincoln in the Bardo'
17 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Booker shortlisted author tells Robert Kirkwood about his first full length novel after a career as the 'master of the short story', and discusses...
Man Booker 2017 - Mohsin Hamid 'Exit West'
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Red Szell chats to the Booker Shortlisted author about 'Exit West', about loss and religion and how Mohsin reads all the American audio versions of hi...
Man Booker 2017 - Ali Smith 'Autumn'
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With a fourth book on the Booker shortlist, Ali Smith talks to Red Szell about how quickly it was published, about Brexit, and about keeping excitemen...
Man Booker 2017 - Emily Fridlund 'History of Wolves'
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The author talks to Robert Kirkwood about her novel, and about being a bit distracted when she discovered she was on the Booker Longlist - Extended in...
Man Booker 2017 - Fiona Mozley - 'Elmet'
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Booker shortlisted author talks to Red Szell about 'Elmet' and how she was influenced by Westerns and wrote some of the book on her phone - Exten...
Man Booker 2017 - Paul Auster '4-3-2-1'
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Booker shortlisted author talks to Robert Kirkwood about his novel '4 3 2 1' and about reading the 36 hour audio version himself. - Extended inte...
Jeff Wayne on 'War of the Worlds'
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The composer tells Robert Kirkwood how H.G. Wells inspired a whole rock opera.
38: Sci-Fi with Jeff Wayne, Blade Runner, Philip Reeve and the first Dalek.
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Wayne talks about how 'War of the Worlds' inspired a whole rock opera, Red revisits 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep', Philip Reeve gives us ...
37: Literature Locked Up
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today's show Robert Kirkwood talks to Erwin James learning Braille whilst serving a life sentence, we hear how Give A Book are helping people in cu...
36: Live at the Wigtown Book Festival (2017)
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In a packed show, Red Szell and Robert Kirkwood talk to Anne de Courcy about her book 'The Husband Hunters', Christopher Brookmyre on 'Want You Gone',...
35: Rowing the Pacific, Tony Hawks in the West Country and narrating for RNIB.
22 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Adventurer Mick Dawson tells us about 'Rowing the Pacific: 7,000 Miles from Japan to San Francisco', Tony Hawks moves to the West Country, the book gr...
Narrator Interview - David Monteath
22 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Red Szell talks to David about some of the books he has narrated for RNIB and hears his Tartan Noir villain voice!
Live at Wigtown Book Festival (2016)
21 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As we gear up for this year's Wigtown Book Festival here's what Robert Kirkwood got up to last year with Susan Calman, Helen Sedgwick, Hardeep Singh K...
Narrator Interview - Madeleine Brolly
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Normanton chats to Madeleine Brolly, Talking Books narrator and voice of the Neapolitan series.