Noon & 8pm & 4am

PLAYS/DRAMA

ON BLAZING WINGS BY L. RON HUBBARD Part 1

Fans of classic Golden Age dramas will not be disappointed with this story and whilst possibly more serious than some of his other many stories, it’s a cracking good adventure about American David Duane whose business is war, regardless of its politics. Duane’s cold-edged neutrality takes him to Finland but then he finds himself in an elusive netherworld where he  discovers his true destiny, one that he half-remembers but must struggle to reject in order to save the woman he loves—a woman who happens to be an officer . . . in the Russian ranks.

1pm & 9pm & 5am

IN CONVERSATION… DAVID MITCHELL

GREENLIGHT BOOKSTORE….

If you love books you probably have a favourite bookstore where you can go and know that not only will there be shelves of a wide variety of books where you can immerse yourselves but also knowledge, tips and conversation all around you. Brooklyn has one such store that recorded a range of interviews with bestselling authors.  Today’s episode originally aired on 1st October, 2014 features the mighty DAVID MITCHELL (Cloud Atlas, Number9Dream) on his new novel, The Bone Clocks, his illicit dreams of Amsterdam, and why Optimism is probably the best choice – in conversation with John Freeman (How to Read a Novelist). Also a reviews of selected books released that week.

2pm & 10pm & 6am

POETS & POETRY

Today, thanks to the Scottish Poetry Library, we bring you the work of award winning poet Shara McCullum, who was born in Jamaica and moved to the US at the age of nine.  She currently lives in Pennsylvania and teaches and directs at the Stadler Center for Poetry at Bicknell University.

Further information on the Scottish Poetry Library can be found on their website,

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk

3pm & 11pm & 7am

ALTERNATIVE RADIO with Chalmers Johnson on Blowback

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

The digital age has given birth to hackers who carry out cyberattacks on our personal data, on pipelines, energy grids and meat processing plants. There are also other hackers who practice the sharing of software, open sourcing and the secure free flow of information. Maureen Webb says those hackers “are making some of the most important contributions to preserving our liberal deocratic tradition in the 21^st century.”

 4pm & Midnight & 8am

The Damon Runyon Theatre

New York has given rise to many authors who record and memorialise its streets and people.  Damon Runyon is one such author who brings the New York story and its cast of characters to vibrant life.  His tongue-in-cheek tales of gamblers, hustlers, actors, gangsters and dolls appeal to our sense of what we think we know.  Their colorful monikers; ‘Big Jule,’ ‘Harry the Horse Thief,’ ‘Good Time Charlie,’ or ‘The Seldom Seen Kid’ immediately give life to his sparkling words. And life is bigger, exuberant; better.

The veteran Radio actor John Brown voices the recurring ‘Broadway’ character so central to every episode which today are All Horse Players Die Broke and The Hottest Guy in the World

5pm & 1am & 9am

TAKE FIVE  – IT’S A WOMAN’S WORLD Catton, Syal, Buchholz & Mphene

Today we have a Take Five Special of women writers from 4 different corners of the globe.  One of my favourite people in the UK & a true talent across many performing and writing disciplines, MEERA SYAL followed by crime writer SIMONE BUCHOLZ who although she writes in her native German her books have been translated in many languages.  We end with MAGOGODI MPHENE who is from Soweto in S. Africa and expertly reads an extract from her gripping book Virus.  First off, is New Zealander ELEANOR CATTON, winner of the Man Booker for the Luminaries which has been adapted to screen by the BBC.

6pm & 2am & 10am

HOLLYWOOD STAGE – Moby Dick

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

7pm & 3am & 11am

SHORT STORIES

The Ransom of Red Chief by O’Henry read by Christopher Ragland

Two small time crooks strike on a get rich quick scheme of kidnapping a lively 9 year od boy, the son of the local banker.  As always, O’Henry delivers an entertaining story with an unexpected twist.

The Bride Came to Yellow Sky by Stephen Crane read by Christopher Ragland

This is a funny and clever tale about the end of the old, wild American West and the start of a quiet, modern time as Jack Potter, the town marshal of Yellow Sky, Texas, rides on a train home with his new wife.