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Equal Rites
- Discworld, Book 3
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Everybody knows there's no such thing as a female wizard. So when the wizard Drum Billet accidentally passes on his staff of power to an eighth daughter of an eighth son, a girl called Eskarina (Esk, for short), the misogynistic world of wizardry wants nothing to do with her.
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Finally a narrator to match Pratchett's prose!
- By Mr. T. M. Lazarus on 08-05-22
- Equal Rites
- Discworld, Book 3
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Indira Varma, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy
Thoroughly enjoyed listening
Reviewed: 12-01-23
The narration is very good. Granny Weatherwax is amongst my favourite Discworld characters. Just a throughly good story.
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Dracula [Audible Edition]
- By: Bram Stoker
- Narrated by: Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, Simon Vance, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The modern audience hasn't had a chance to truly appreciate the unknowing dread that readers would have felt when reading Bram Stoker's original 1897 manuscript. Most modern productions employ campiness or sound effects to try to bring back that gothic tension, but we've tried something different. By returning to Stoker's original storytelling structure - a series of letters and journal entries voiced by Jonathan Harker, Dr. Van Helsing, and other characters - with an all-star cast of narrators, we've sought to recapture its originally intended horror and power.
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Kallgren lowers the rating
- By Amazon Customer on 15-05-16
Exceptional Retelling of Classic
Reviewed: 22-10-22
I thoroughly enjoyed the performance of this classic. The narration was excellent. I read this many years ago and loved having it read to me now. If you have read previously it is worth revisiting and if you have read the book this is worth the time it takes to listen. I genuinely found myself looking forward to my next opportunity to listen to this tale.
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Terry Pratchett: BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis, Sheila Hancock, Anton Lesser, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
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Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different. Collected together for the first time are seven full-cast BBC Radio dramatisations of Terry Pratchett’s novels, with star-studded casts including Martin Jarvis, Sheila Hancock, Anton Lesser, Philip Jackson, Alex Jennings and Mark Heap.
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If you Love and have read Terry Pratchett
- By colin mann on 12-11-18
- Terry Pratchett: BBC Radio Drama Collection
- Seven BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations
- By: Terry Pratchett
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis, Sheila Hancock, Anton Lesser, Alex Jennings, Philip Jackson, Mark Heap, full cast
Enjoyable Radio versions.
Reviewed: 01-06-22
These are Radio plays rather than Audio books but I thoroughly enjoyed them nevertheless. I read the books some years ago and enjoyed revisiting the characters and stories of Discworld.
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Behind the Mask
- By: Tyson Fury
- Narrated by: Tyson Fury - introduction, Jake Wood
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
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A Manchester lad from Irish Traveller stock, born three months premature and weighing just a pound at birth, Tyson (named after his father’s boxing hero) grew up to become one of the most unlikely heavyweight champions in history. This ‘dream come true’ soon turned to nightmare, however, as alcohol and cocaine abuse took hold and Tyson was stripped of his titles. What followed was the darkest moment of his life - detailed in this book for the first time - in which he came within seconds of ending everything.
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Shame it isn’t narrated by Tyson!
- By Adam Hotson on 14-11-19
- Behind the Mask
- By: Tyson Fury
- Narrated by: Tyson Fury - introduction, Jake Wood
Furiously good
Reviewed: 13-05-22
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to the Gypsy Kings story of his fall from grace and return to glory.
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Iceberg Slim
- A Biography of America's Most Notorious Pimp
- By: Richard Lewis
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
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In this exceptionally narrated biography, you will get to know an ambitious, ruthless, and vicious man - Robert Beck, more commonly known by his street-earned nickname “Iceberg Slim”. Being one of the most popular and talked about pimps of the last century, there are many stories surrounding the character of Iceberg Slim, some extraordinary and unbelievable, but this audiobook aims to show the listener the true and factual events from Iceberg Slim’s life that shaped him into the notorious pimp he would become, and his life after his pimping career.
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crap totally boring.save your money
- By Anonymous User on 27-04-20
- Iceberg Slim
- A Biography of America's Most Notorious Pimp
- By: Richard Lewis
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
Not what I thought it would be
Reviewed: 08-05-22
I thought there would be some of Iceberg Slims stories from his life in this. Instead this was, as it said his biography. The naration was OK neither outstandingly good or bad. For me this was a middle of the road audio book.
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P.G. Wodehouse Volume 1
- The Jeeves Collection
- By: P.G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 40 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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“I have the honour to offer up to you, thanks to the good people of Audible, a selection of some of my very favourite Wodehouse. If these stories are new to you I hope it will be the beginning of a lifelong pleasure, if some or all are familiar I hope you will welcome them like old friends.” (Stephen Fry). Audible Studios presents this brand new performance by Stephen Fry of some of his favourite Jeeves stories from P.G. Wodehouse, with an exclusive introduction.
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Wrong voice...
- By TC on 19-12-20
- P.G. Wodehouse Volume 1
- The Jeeves Collection
- By: P.G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Piip pip and What what!
Reviewed: 08-03-22
Another masterful reading by Stephen Fry. Thoroughly enjoyable light entertainment at it's best. There is simply no finer way to relax and enjoy the play on words and gently twisting plots of the shimmering gentlemen's gentleman and his calamitous employer.
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H.G. Wells: The Science Fiction Collection
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Hugh Bonneville, Jason Isaacs, Sophie Okonedo, and others
- Length: 27 hrs and 15 mins
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Known as ‘The Father of Science Fiction’, Herbert George Wells’ writing career spanned over 60 years. He was a writer of novels, short stories, nonfiction books and articles. As a young man, Wells won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London, sparking his infamous vocation as a science fiction writer. Introduced by film director and H. G. Wells fanboy Eli Roth, this collection features unabridged recordings of the novels performed by Hugh Bonneville, Jason Isaacs, Sophie Okonedo, David Tennant and Alexander Vlahos.
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I got lost
- By robert on 20-11-19
The roots of science fiction.
Reviewed: 19-01-22
Well worth the time to listen and appreciate the stories so many later writers have been inspired by.
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The Hobbit
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of 13 dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.
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Loved it!!!
- By Stuart on 12-06-11
- The Hobbit
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
Time well spent!
Reviewed: 13-01-22
I have read the book several times and throughly enjoyed listening to one of my favourite stories. Listening to this is like visiting an old friend.
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From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 1)
- An Audible Original
- By: Alan Partridge
- Narrated by: Alan Partridge
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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Broadcaster, writer, philanthroper and one of the first public figures to suggest high-visibility clothing for people manning temporary car parks, the public Alan Partridge is a cherished institution. But what of the unseen Alan? For the first time, this famously private man welcomes us into his home and audibly deshrouds himself for a fascinating series of podcasts.
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So Ruddy, bloody brave!
- By Mark B on 03-09-20
- From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 1)
- An Audible Original
- By: Alan Partridge
- Narrated by: Alan Partridge
Thoroughly enjoyed listening.
Reviewed: 25-12-21
I really enjoyed listening to Alan as he fails to navigate life and shows off at every opportunity.
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Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy
- By: David Mitchell
- Narrated by: David Mitchell
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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David Mitchell’s 2014 best seller Thinking About It Only Makes It Worse must really have made people think - because everything’s got worse. We’ve gone from UKIP surge to Brexit shambles, from horsemeat in lasagne to Donald Trump in the White House, from Woolworths going under to all the other shops going under. It’s probably socially irresponsible even to try to cheer up.
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Excellent casual listening
- By Pyrex on 30-11-19
- Dishonesty Is the Second-Best Policy
- By: David Mitchell
- Narrated by: David Mitchell
Throughly enjoyed it!
Reviewed: 04-12-21
No story, just a collection of articles. However I really enjoyed listening to David Mitchell's thoughts on seemingly everything.
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