Noon & 8pm & 4am
PLAYS/DRAMA
THE CLEANSED Episode 5 The Believers & Episode 6 The Dwellers
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 MARIO VARGO LlOSA
Peruvian born Mario Vargas Llosa is internationally recognized for his culturally and politically charged novels. He has said, “I think literature is impoverished if it becomes cut from the main agenda of people, of society, of life.” After reading from his work, Vargas Llosa joins in conversation with Efraín Kristal, a professor of Spanish and comparative literature and a specialist in Varga Llosa’s work.
THE POETRY HOUR featuring Whitman, Browning & 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 to William Blake, Walt Whitman and Robert Browning as well as themes including the Poetry of Music, Lesbian Poets and much more. Vol 4
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 ROBERT SCHEER
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 Robert Scheer a veteran journalist and editor of Truthdig.com. He has conducted many in depth interviews with prominent political and cultural personalities and is the author of many books, including The Pornography of Power They Know Everything About You
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, Oscar Wilde, Anton Chekhov and Robert Louis Stevenson are but a few of whose company we shall be keeping. Today we raise the curtain on H G Wells’ Country of the Blind starring and introduced by 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 5 and their take on Love, Life & Literature.
6pm & 2am & 10am
HOLLYWOOD STAGE with Front Page
Hollywood is indelibly printed in our minds as a go to place for entertainment and has been for decades. We take you back in time as The Hollywood ringmaster himself, CECIL B DE MILLE unveils Front Page featuring WALTER WINCHELL and JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON.
7pm & 3am & 11am
SHORT STORIES – WILDE & MANSFIELD
LORD ARTHUR SAVILE’S CRIME by OSCAR WILDE Read by GARARD GREEN
In this brilliant satire Oscar Wilde targets the English aristocracy. Lord Arthur Savile’s life is thrown into turmoil with teh dire prophecy that he will commit murder. His forthcoming marriage postponed, he sets about finding his victim…
THE LIFE OF MA PARKER by KATHERINE MANSFIELD Read by EVE KARPF
Ma Parker is yet another brilliant bittersweet short story by one of the greatest short story writers, namely, Katherine Mansfield. It begins with the opening of the door by a literary gentleman at his house in London to Ma Parker, a strong working class woman who cleans his house. Despite the initial dispensation of descriptions and introduction of characters, we are given a sensitive and revealing insight into the lives, thoughts and motives of these people as well as the class conflict of the time.