Noon & 8pm & 4am

PLAYS/DRAMA

THE CLEANSED Episode 3 The Road & Episode 4 The Pig Man

Here at Audiobookradio.net we try to bring you audio dramas that are exciting, thought provoking, and downright entertaining.  And what could be more entertaining than the end of the world!

In the mid-21st century, fuel is running out, food is scarce, Acts of God – and humans – take down the grid and everything else. Civilisation grinds to a halt. 

And then things get really bad.

Society fractures into lawless groups.  But in rural Maine, USA, some have now spent years nurturing their society back to some kind of normality… but a second man made apocalypse comes calling – Welcome to The Cleansed!

The Production company, Final Rune, is centred on the award laden multi talented Fred Greenhalgh who not only writes, produces and directs “The Cleansed” but much else besides. Plus he has a cast and crew who put everything in so your ears are in for a treat.  Check everything out at FinalRune.com

1pm & 9pm & 5am

IN CONVERSATION with KEVIN BARRY

Barry’s first novel, City of Bohane, appeared in the UK in 2011 and went on to win the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and was described by The New Yorker as, “A grizzled piece of futuristic Irish noir with strong ties to the classic gang epics of yore.”   Dark Lies the Island, Barry’s second collection of short stories, has solidified his reputation as an inventive creator of dark & brilliant prose.   A good conversationalist & here interviewed for Lannan by Ethan Nosowsky, a fan as well as successful editor.

2pm & 10pm & 6am

THE POETRY HOUR featuring Burns, Kipling, Dickinson & more

Poetry is often cited as our greatest use of words. The English language has well over a million and poets down the ages seem, at times, to make use of every single one. But often they use them in simple ways to describe anything and everything from landscapes to all aspects of the human condition. Poems can evoke within us an individual response that takes us by surprise; that opens our eyes and ears to very personal feelings.  Forget the idea of classic poetry being somehow dull and boring and best kept to school textbooks. It still has life, vibrancy and relevance to our lives today. In this hour we’ll be listening we’ll be listening to Oscar Wilde, Robert Burns, Rudyard Kipling, William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson and subjects such as the poetry of Autumn, Poet Laureates and much more. Vol 3

All of them are from a dedicated poetry publisher – Portable Poetry who believe that poetry should be a part of our everyday lives, uplifting the soul & reaching the parts that other things can’t. Their range of audiobooks and ebooks cover volumes on some of our greatest poets to anthologies of seasons, months, places and a range of themes. Check them out on your usual digital store such as Amazon or iTunes or at https://www.deadtreepublishing.com/  That’s Portable Poetry – poetry that carries you through! 

3pm & 11pm & 7am

ALTERNATIVE RADIO with TOM HAYDEN

Here at Audiobook Radio we are keen to provide a range of voices – very literally as well as in terms of opinions and views of the world. This strand created by Alternative Radio does just that. We will hear from some of the most informed minds and greatest social activists of our time whose take on justice and power does not chime with those that hold the power and don’t provide justice for all so we rarely get to hear from them in mainstream media. Different opinions always help inform our own and we are always eager to hear from listeners about this or any other strand. Contact us on the tab at www.audiobookradio.net.

Today’s talk is given by Tom Hayden who has been involved in many of America’s social movements for decades. He was the main author of the 1962 Port Huron Statement, the manifesto of Students for a Democratic Society, the campus-based, activist movement. He went from street protests and being indicted by the Nixon Administration to holding office in Sacramento. He served eighteen years in the California State Assembly and State Senate. Among his many books are Voices of the Chicago Eight, Writings for a Democratic Society, and The Long Sixties: From 1960 to Barack Obama.

4pm & Midnight & 8am

THEATRE ROYAL

The very name summons up something of grandeur and eloquence – and it was. Hosted by Laurence Olivier these big name productions – also including the acting talents of Sir John Gielgud, Orson Welles and Robert Morley – were based on works by the world’s leading authors – Charles Dickens, Henry James, Pushkin, Anton Chekhov and Robert Louis Stevenson are but a few of whose company we shall be keeping.  Today we raise the curtain on Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost introduced and featuring  SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER.

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES featuring BASIL RATHBONE and NIGEL BRUCE in more of these timeless classic adventures.

5pm & 1am & 9am

THE PODCAST HOUR – THE A.I.T.L. & TODD SHOW

Audiobookradio is excited to introduce a new podcast brought to us by the And I Thought Ladies a prolific collective of American women spearheaded by the multi-talented Wilnona Marie and Jade Dee.  It encompasses Tonya Todd’s 52 Love Podcast and a short drama called the Managers and we’ll be broadcasting it every day at this time for the next few weeks.  So stay tuned for Episode 4 and their take on Love, Life & Literature.

6pm & 2am & 10am

HOLLYWOOD STAGE with War of the Worlds

Hollywood is indelibly printed in our minds as a go to place for entertainment and has been for decades. We take you back there as producer Irving Cummings unveils War of the Worlds starring DANA ANDREWS & PAT CROWLEY

7pm & 3am & 11am

SHORT STORIES – LONDON & JAMES

IN A FAR COUNTRY by JACK LONDON read by WILLIAM DUFRIS

Wealthy, worldly and idealistic Percy Cuthfert travels from Edmonton to the northern area of Canada in yet another brilliant Jack London short story.

THE RATS by M.R. JAMES read by RICHARD MITCHLEY

This ghost story has our protagonist Mr Thomson, a young Cambridge scholar, wanting solitude.  He is staying at a country inn and is greeted by unexpected horror.