Experience one of television's greatest sciencefiction series, The Twilight Zone fully dramatized for audio! Featuring a full cast, music and sound effects, and today's biggest celebrities in modern radio dramatizations.
A man wakes up in a small town to find himself completely and inexplicably alone.
Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden star as Hamish and Dougal, the two Scotsmen made internationally quite well known from their appearances on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue....
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Bilbo Baggins, a gentle hobbit who loves the comforts of home, reluctantly joins a company of dwarves on a journey to recover plundered gold from a fierce dragon....
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Perhaps the ultimate in TV comedy madness and absurdity, this cult series inspired many of today's writers and performers. Its sketches, songs, and catchphrases are legendary....
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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, the Peabody Awardwinning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, offers some of the most intelligent interviews, reviews, and commentary heard...
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It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my hometown... Garrison Keillor first did his monologue in 1974 to an audience of 20 in a St. Paul theater....
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'Please Yourselves' sees Frankie visiting his (female) doctor about an accident where he fell artichoke over chip, which squashed his sprouts and gave him an enormous swelling on his broad beans....
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Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive is a topical, eventsdriven radio comedy hosted by comedy guru Iannucci that is recorded in front of a live audience....
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From the annals of wartime Britain come four brilliantly funny episodes with Captain Mainwaring's fully trained Home Guard platoon....
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John Barrymore was the black sheep of America's most illustrious acting family. Celebrated for his charisma and matinee idol looks, he was for awhile America's most popular actor....
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In an attempt to win a woman's love, a man finds he has the power to trade character traits, infirmities, and even his lifespan with others....
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In this episode, an elderly couple shop for younger replacement bodies, then resort to desperate measures to cover the cost....
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Here's another crazy quartet of cult comedy classics from those wireless wizards Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, and Harry Secombe....
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Excerpts from the classic medieval poem, performed in the original language with English translation, original music, and commentary....
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Galton and Simpson have chosen another selection of favourite episodes from the classic radio series, and written an introductory sleeve note to explain just why they love each one so much....
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Good clean fun for the entire family, The New Dibble Show is Colonial Radio Theatre's hilarious weekly comedy series....
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Why I Recommend
Audible by Alan Twigg
Audible (an Amazon.com company) is the world's leading online
audio-book provider. Audible is responsible for supplying audio
content to Apple's ITunes service. I have been listening,
enjoying and creating audio books for many years. With
the arrival of the internet and portable digital devices,
audio-books began to become availalbe for download.
Having tried most of
the other download services myself, I finally came to
the conclusion that Audible offers the best and most
reliable service. Whether you are using an IPod, IPhone,
mobile phone, Dune or one of the many other MP3 players
availalbe, Audilbe makes downloading great quality audio
content easy and umcomplicated.
In addition to this, Audible also boasts the most comprehensive collection
of audio books anywhere. Depending on the promotion currently on
offer, you can download any audiobook of your
choice for free (including almost
certainly the title on this
page, too).
This link will take you to Audible...
All about Audiobooks and how they can make your life more
enjoyable.
Books in audio format are a fantastic alternative to reading.
Indeed, now that the digital age is upon, listening to your
favourite novel, biography or factual book has become
incredibly easy. Digital audiobooks weigh nothing and can be
easily downloaded in mp3, wma or other format to an almost
limitless number of mobile devices, including ipods, iphone,
zune, android, laptops, PCs and mobile phones.
Just imagine listening to a bestselling classic while
driving. Good audiobooks really do take the boredom out of
travel and long car journeys. Thanks to Ipod and co. you
don’t even need a CD player anymore! And there are many
thousands of great audiobooks to choose in an incredibly
diverse range of categories. From comedy to business and
from children’s to Adult, you are guaranteed to find your
downloadable favourite.
Here at Playtime Books we offer lots unabridged talking
books that can be downloaded from audible. At audible
audiobooks you get your own online library, which makes
downloading a piece of cake. You can then easily move them
over to your Ipod or mp3 player. You can also sign up for
the trial and get a
free audiobook.
