Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB
RNIB Connect Radio
A weekly show all about audiobooks recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios.
We talk to your favourite authors and narrators, along with reviews and news about new audiobooks.
Presented and produced by Robert Kirkwood, you'll find a new episode here every Friday at 1pm plus bonus content such as longer uncut interviews and episodes of our occasional extra show, The Book Group.
Talking Books is a free service from RNIB giving access to over 40,000 fiction and non fiction books for adults and children. Find out more by searching for RNIB Library.
Get involved and join the conversation by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk or find Robert on Twitter @Talking_Books
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Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sighted people.
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We talk to your favourite authors and narrators, along with reviews and news about new audiobooks.
Presented and produced by Robert Kirkwood, you'll find a new episode here every Friday at 1pm plus bonus content such as longer uncut interviews and episodes of our occasional extra show, The Book Group.
Talking Books is a free service from RNIB giving access to over 40,000 fiction and non fiction books for adults and children. Find out more by searching for RNIB Library.
Get involved and join the conversation by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk or find Robert on Twitter @Talking_Books
Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio
Connect - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss.
Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics.
Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sighted people.
Sport - See sport differently.
The Happy Hour - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing.
Tracks of My Life - Take a journey through our guest's life.
Support - Other podcasts from RNIB.
TV Guide - Daily audio TV listings
Episodes
Mentioned books
Sep 4, 2020 • 58min
185: Eleanor Wasserberg, Neil MacGregor, Bernardine Evaristo and an X-Wing Pilot
Eleanor Wasserberg chats about 'The Light at the End of the Day' and being inspired by a painting.
Neil MacGregor talks about the book version of his radio show ' A History of the World in 100 Objects' and how he also was inspired by art. (Starts at 22.25)
Narrator Ray Sawyer chats about narrating Alan Bennett. (34.04)
We listen to a couple of books narrated by actors who were in Star Wars. (36.16)
And as the Booker Prize approaches, we hear the books of last year's joint winner, Bernardine Evaristo (43.12)
Aug 28, 2020 • 58min
184: S.D. Robertson, Charlotte Levin, Irvine Welsh and Tam Dean Burn
S.D. Robertson introduces us to his new book, 'How to Save A Life'
Charlotte Levin talks about her debut novel, released while in lockdown, 'If I Can't Have You' and gives us the books of her life. (Starts at 17.30)
Tam Dean Burn on the works of Irvine Welsh for Talking Books. (36.30)
And we return to S.D. Robertson for the books of his life. (48.12)
Aug 21, 2020 • 58min
183: Seni Glaister, Luan Goldie and Maribel Steel
Seni Glaister takes us on a rural retreat in 'Growing Season' (Starts at 0.45)
Luan Goldie explores race, family and loss in 'Homecoming' (13.35)
We've got short extract from Maribel Steel's book 'Blindness for Beginners' (34.28)
A listener reviews a classic detective novel narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch (39.10)
And we return to Seni Glaister for The Books of her Life (43.50)
Aug 14, 2020 • 58min
182: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Live - Part 2
A special edition of Read On - The Audiobook Show featuring part two of 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' by Agatha Christie adapted by Ross Burman and performed by The Wireless Theatre Company.
This episode also goes behind the scenes and interviews the actors, producer and even spot effects.
Aug 7, 2020 • 58min
181: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Live - Part 1
A special edition of Read On - The Audiobook Show featuring part one of 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' by Agatha Christie adapted by Ross Burman and performed by The Wireless Theatre Company. The cast includes Juliette Stevenson, Steve Hodson, Ben Whitehead and more.
We also explore why this book was chosen to represent the RNIB Talking Book service.
Jul 31, 2020 • 58min
180: Roz Watkins, Rosanna Amaka and Susie Steiner
We investigate a drowned village and some distinctly creepy goings on in The Peak District with Roz Watkins and her new novel ‘Cut to the Bone’ (Starts at 0.45)
Rosanna Amaka discusses the inspiration behind her absorbing debut ‘The Book of Echoes’ and gives us the books of her life (17.00)
Susie Steiner talks about her latest book in the DS Manon Bradshaw series and her own experiences of sight loss (35.15)
And we return to Roz Watkins for the books of her life (48.52)
Jul 24, 2020 • 58min
179: Amanda Jennings, Philippa Ashley' and narrating 'The Tin Ring'
Amanda Jennings explores both the sunny and darker sides of life in Cornwall in her latest suspense novel ‘The Storm' (Starts at 0.40)
We discover the heart-warming story behind the recording of ‘The Tin Ring’ – a tale of Holocaust survival that’s just entered the RNIB library (15.12)
We return to the South West with Philippa Ashley for ‘A Perfect Cornish Escape’ (32.55)
And back to Amanda Jennings for the books of her life (47.06)
Jul 17, 2020 • 58min
178: Alyson Rudd and Mike Ingham MBE
Alyson Rudd takes us underground in her new suspense mystery ‘Eleven Lines to Somewhere’. (Starts at 0.40)
Former BBC football correspondent Mike Ingham discusses the recording of his autobiography ‘’After Extra Time and Penalties’ with Toby Davey (19.08)
And we return to Alyson Rudd for the Books of Her Life (45.11)
Jul 10, 2020 • 58min
177: Natasha Pulley, Anthony McGowan and Katerina Diamond
Natasha Pulley on her new Keita Mori novel, 'The Lost Future of Pepperharrow' (Starts at 0.44)
Anthony McGowan gives us his reaction to winning the 2020 CILIP Carnegie medal for his book 'Lark' (25.05)
Katerina Diamond on her crime thriller 'The Woman in the Water' (34.35)
And we return to Natasha Pulley for the books of her life (45.16)
Jul 3, 2020 • 58min
176: Mark Lynas, Joanna Toye and Dame Vera Lynne
Mark Lynas tells us about 'Our Final Warning - Six Degrees of Climate Emergency' (Starts at 0.45)
Joanna Toye has a new shop girls book, this time the WW2 saga 'Heartache for the Shopgirls' (19.10)
After her passing, we explore some books written by Dame Vera Lynn available from RNIB (35.14)
And we return to Mark Lynas for the books of his life (47.00)
