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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

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 [email protected] or find Robert on Twitter @Talking_Books (https://twitter.com/Talking_Books) Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Connect (https://audioboom.com/channel/weeklyconnect) - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss. Conversations (https://audioboom.com/channel/conversations) - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics. Tech Talk (https://audioboom.com/channel/techtalkpodcast) - Technology for blind and partially sighted people. Sport (https://audioboom.com/channel/sport) - See sport differently. The Happy Hour (https://audioboom.com/channels/5022411) - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing. Tracks of My Life (https://audioboom.com/playlists/4634228-tracks-of-my-life) - Take a journey through our guest's life. Support (https://audioboom.com/channel/rnib-support) - Other podcasts from RNIB. TV Guide (https://audioboom.com/channel/tv-guide) - Daily audio TV listings
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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB - Live at Wigtown Book Festival (2016)

Live at Wigtown Book Festival (2016)

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09/21/17 • 57 min

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 Kohli and much more!

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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB - 362: World Book Day 2024

362: World Book Day 2024

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03/08/24 • 57 min

In today's show we celebrate World Book Day with Michael Morpurgo, Julia Donaldson, Betsy Griffin and find out about the free £1 from RNIB.
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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB - 352: Christmas Special

352: Christmas Special

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12/22/23 • 57 min

On today's show we curl up with some Christmas TV, or at least the books that they came from. Julia Donaldson and Charlie Mackesy talk about turning very visual books into audiobooks, we hear about the science behind James Bond, and listen to books about both Doctor Who and Ghosts.
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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB - 355: Hester Musson - The Beholders

355: Hester Musson - The Beholders

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01/19/24 • 57 min

This week Robert Kirkwood is joined by Hester Musson to discuss her gothic, historical debut thriller about power and corruption, The Beholders.
Plus, as always, we find some new gems in the RNIB library.
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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB - 126: Dame Stella Rimington, Frederick Forsyth and Frank Gardner
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07/05/19 • 57 min

Dame Stella Rimington reveals that she still keeps a sharp eye out for espionage despite retiring as chief of MI5. (Starts at 1.10)
Frederick Forsyth and Frank Gardner go head to head in Cheltenham and spill the beans about how close fact comes to fiction (Starts at 25.25)
And we return to Dame Stella Rimington for the books of her life (Starts at 51.00)
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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB - Nigella Lawson - How to Eat

Nigella Lawson - How to Eat

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12/21/18 • 28 min

Red chats to Nigella Lawson about the re-issued version of her book, 'How To Eat' and about narrating the new version.

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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB - Jeff Wayne on 'War of the Worlds'

Jeff Wayne on 'War of the Worlds'

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10/13/17 • 12 min

The composer tells Robert Kirkwood how H.G. Wells inspired a whole rock opera.

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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB - Man Booker 2017 - Mohsin Hamid 'Exit West'

Man Booker 2017 - Mohsin Hamid 'Exit West'

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10/16/17 • 19 min

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 his books.

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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB - 310: World Book Day 2023 and Tips on Writing with Sight Loss
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03/03/23 • 57 min

This week blind author Ami Turnbull tells the Tech Talk team how she wrote her book 'More!', we talk to children's author Laura Ellen Anderson about Amelia Fang and being a previous World Book Day Book author and we hear all 13 titles that blind and partially sighted children can get for free on this year's World Book Day.
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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB - Narrator Interview - Paul Birchard

Narrator Interview - Paul Birchard

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09/14/18 • 9 min

Paul Birchard tells Robert Kirkwood the remarkable story of ‘The Boy Who Played With Fusion’, which he narrated for RNIB Talking Books.

Clipped from Read On #85

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How many episodes does Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB have?

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB currently has 515 episodes available.

What topics does Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts, Books and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB?

The episode title '298: Shehan Karunatilaka, George Saunders, Richard Flanagan, Eleanor Catton and Marlon James' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB?

The average episode length on Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB is 49 minutes.

How often are episodes of Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB released?

Episodes of Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB?

The first episode of Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB was released on Jan 13, 2017.

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