Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

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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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399: Rachel Greenlaw - The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells plus Blind Poet Dave Steele

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

11/22/24 • 57 min

This week author Rachel Greenlaw tells us about a cosy new tale of witches, magic, mystery, family and romance, The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells plus we here from Blind Poet Dave Steele about The Big Test. All that plus some new books in the RNIB Library.
The image is a book cover with a magical, mystical theme. The background is a deep navy blue, scattered with golden and turquoise stars, crescent moons, and glowing accents. At the top, the text reads: “Love can be a curse...” in a delicate, curved font.
In the center, the title of the book is displayed in bold, white letters: "The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells". Below it, there’s an illustration of an open book emitting faint, glowing light, with ornate decorative patterns on either side.
The author’s name, Rachel Greenlaw, is written at the bottom in white uppercase text.
The corners of the cover are framed with intricate golden floral and vine-like designs, which give the image a whimsical and enchanting look.

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362: World Book Day 2024

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

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.

Jeff Wayne on 'War of the Worlds'

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

10/13/17 • 12 min

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

355: Hester Musson - The Beholders

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

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.

126: Dame Stella Rimington, Frederick Forsyth and Frank Gardner

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

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)

Nigella Lawson - How to Eat

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

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.

352: Christmas Special

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

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.

Man Booker 2017 - Mohsin Hamid 'Exit West'

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

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.

310: World Book Day 2023 and Tips on Writing with Sight Loss

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

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.

Live at Wigtown Book Festival (2016)

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

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 currently has 513 episodes available.

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

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The episode title '399: Rachel Greenlaw - The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells plus Blind Poet Dave Steele' 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.

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

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

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