Audiobooks

BBC R4 Documentary ‘The Big Game Hunter’ Produced by Matt Thompson Broadcast June 20, 1998 Coded from tape at 128/44.1 The curious story of Colonel Ralph Heyward Isham (b 1890 – d 1955) and his discovery and purchase of the original manuscript for James Boswell’s ‘Life of Samuel Johnson’, and other of Boswell’s papers. Until […] More

BBC R4 – Jack Gerson’s ‘Death’s Head Berlin’ Directed by Peter King Broadcast June 6, 1987 Coded from tape at 128/44.1 Thriller set in 1934 Berlin. Loman, the downbeat hero and non-Nazi police officer, is charged by Adolf with finding out who is strangling members of the party. Cast Bob Peck Paul Gregory Trevor Nicols […] More

The Internet Con – Cory Doctorow – 2023 How to Seize the Means of Computation By: Cory Doctorow Narrated by: Cory Doctorow Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 09-05-23 Categories: Technology, Internet, Politics & Social Science Language: English Publisher: Cordoc-Co LLC Format: mp3 64/48 stereo When the tech platforms promised a […] More

In Service of Death – JD Kirk – 2023 DCI Logan, Book 17 By: JD Kirk Narrated by: Angus King Series: DCI Logan Crime Thrillers, Book 17 Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 07-25-23 Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Crime Thrillers, Police Procedurals Language: English Publisher: Zertex Media Ltd Format: mp3 […] More

BBC R3 – Euripides’ ‘Medea’ Translated by Kenneth McLeish and Frederic Raphael Music by Mel Shaw Songs by Rhonwyn Hayes Produced by Deborah Warner Directed by Fiona Shaw Broadcast May 20, 2001 Coded from tape at 128/44.1 In search of the Golden Fleece Jason enlists the help of Medea under the promise of marriage. Jason […] More

BBC R3 – Frederick Bradnum’s ‘Death Duties’ Directed by Glyn Dearman Broadcast October 20, 1987 Coded from tape at 128/44.1 Grasping members of a rich old man’s family think that they should inherit. Their problems are that: He’s not as confused as they think he is; He’s apt to change his mind, and; He has […] More

22 Seconds – James Patterson, Maxine Paetro – 2022 Women’s Murder Club, Book 22 By: James Patterson, Maxine Paetro Narrated by: January LaVoy Series: Women’s Murder Club, Book 22, Women’s Murder Club BookShots, Book 22 Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 05-02-22 Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Crime Thrillers, Police Procedurals, […] More

BBC R4 – Paolo Maurensig’s ‘The Lüneburg Variation’ Adapted by Lavinia Murray Directed by Elizabeth Freestone Broadcast February 18, 2006 Coded from tape at 128/44.1 A long unfinished game of chess becomes a duel to the death. At first sight, Dieter Frisch’s death looks like suicide … Cast Tabori – James Laurenson Hans Mayer – […] More

BBC R4 – Bruce Stewart’s ‘The San Rocco Mob’ Directed by Martin Jenkins Broadcast April 4, 1992 Coded from tape at 128/44.1 Stories of Sicily’s organised crime are not unusual. What sets this one apart is that the criminals are Franciscan monks – even the clergy has to adapt to local circumstances. The BBC said […] More

BBC R4 Documentary – ‘When Bailey Met Warhol’ Presented by Jerry Hall Produced by Simon Hollis Broadcast October 10, 2009 Coded from tape at 128/44.1 NB This isn’t the banned documentary. It’s a documentary about the banned documentary! Jerry Hall talking to David Bailey about Andy Warhol and the documentary Bailey made about Warhol in […] More

BBC R4 Documentary – ‘The Science And The Fiction’ Presented by Heather Couper Broadcast October 5, 2005 Coded from tape at 128/44.1 BBC Blurb Sixty years ago, in October 1945, the magazine Wireless World published an article by a relatively unknown writer and rocket enthusiast. Its title was: ‘Extra-Terrestrial Relays: Can Rocket Stations Give World […] More

BBC R6 Documentary – ‘The Beach Boys Story’ Presented by Bob Harris This recording made from broadcasts in September 2010 Series originally broadcast in 1974 Coded from a digital source at 128/44.1 A history of The Beach Boys. 1 of 6 – Beach Boards And Buggies 2 of 6 – On The Crest Of A […] More