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Mark Macauley, an Anglo-Irish debut author whose book House of Slamming Doors has received rave reviews from a range of publications from the Times Literary Supplement to the Sun by way of the Guardian. We also get to hear a couple of chapters from the audiobook that he has produced himself with ambient sound effects that enhance the cracking good story as it unfolds apace with a cast of characters that he has successfully voiced himself….not so surprising as he trained as an actor and it shows! Stephen Fry says it’s “A marvellous achievement. It’s a Tubular Bells for the podcast and audiobook market.” Available on Audible.
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 feature DH Lawrence, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Edgar Allan Poe, Amy Lowell and others.
This comes to you courtesy of Miniature Masterpieces who have an excellent range of quality short stories from the masters of the craft. Do search for them and many more on https://www.deadtreepublishing.com/
This hour opens with Rudyard Kipling’s ‘My Own True Ghost Story.’ Then we hear the dark humour of Saki in Tobermory read by Richard Mitchley followed by Daniel Defoe’s story entitled The Apparition of Mrs Veal read by Ghizela Rowe.
PLAYS/DRAMA
CHANNEL HOPPING BY DEREK WEBB
If you want to save your marriage, it’s essential to talk to each other. Unfortunately, Ann has got to the stage when she lets the drink do much of the talking. And when her husband Steve gets back from work and slumps in front of the television, he certainly doesn’t reckon on the bizarre consequences of idly flicking from channel to channel.
WAITING FOR GORDON BY DEREK WEBB
Four women are attending a DIY class at their local college. Three of them, in their different ways, are wanting to assert their independence and not rely on men. While Tracy is simply waiting for the right man to come along.
1pm & 9pm & 5am
IN CONVERSATION with LUIS ALBERTO URREA
Luis Alberto Urrea’s native Mexico has always served as the author’s muse, inspiring all 13 books that span five genres. His nonfiction The Devil’s Highway tells the harrowing story of a group of Mexican immigrants lost in the Arizona desert. Urrea’s novels The Hummingbird’s Daughter and its sequel, Queen of America, chronicle the life of beloved healer Teresita Urrea, deemed “the Mexican Joan of Arc.” Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and an American mother, Urrea grew up along both sides of the border, forever affected by its dichotomy, brutality and richness, saying, “Borders everywhere are a symbol of what divides us. That’s what interests me.”
2pm & 10pm & 6am
POETS & POETRY featuring PATTIANN ROGERS
Poet Pattiann Rogers has a singular voice, grounded in personal faith yet seduced equally by the mysteries of the natural world and the opportunities of discovery and beauty offered by science. The author of eleven volumes of poetry, she reads here from her work before joining in conversation with fellow poet Christopher Merrill.
3pm & 11pm & 7am
ALTERNATIVE RADIO with ARUNDHATI ROY on Fascism in India
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 Arundhati Roy the world-renowned writer who of many books including the hugely successful The God of Small Things. She tells of the realities of India that are in sharp contrast with the image it projects internationally. For example, you probably haven’t heard of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the RSS. It is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist, paramilitary organization that has millions of members who exert enormous influence and power in India.
4pm & Midnight & 8am
BLACK MUSEUM
Director, Actor, Genius. ORSON WELLES was all these things and more. But talent can sometimes make people afraid., And Hollywood was very afraid of Orson Welles.
So Welles went Indie, making his own works on the proceeds of various jobs that required a big name and that very distinguished voice; perfect for radio. Here, in the Black Museum he sets the scene as true life crime is retold. Mr Welles we’re ready……this week THE FADED TARTAN SCARF & A JAR OF ACID
5pm & 1am & 9am
TAKE FIVE with GRAEME McCRAE BURNETT
Scottish genre busting writer Graeme McCrae Burnett author of among others the Booker shortlisted His Bloody Project and more recently the brilliant Case Study.
TAKE FIVE with KAREN CONNELLY (with reading)
Canadian Karen Connelly is a writer of fiction and travel books and more recently a mentor helping people heal, write & transform their difficult stories. You can find out more about her current work by visiting https://www.thecourageroom.ca/
TAKE FIVE with JOSIP NOVAKOVICH (with reading)
Croatian Josip Novakovich is both a writer and academic -currently a professor of creative writing at Concordia University in Montreal. He gives us a delicious slice of his short stories which you won’t want to miss.
6pm & 2am & 10am
HOLLYWOOD STAGE with Miracle on 34th Street
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 producer William Keighley unveils Miracle on 34th Street starring MAUREEN O’HARA, JOHN PAYNE & EDMUND GWEN.
7pm & 3am & 11am
SHORT STORIES – NESBIT & POE
These comes to you courtesy of Deadtree Publishing who have an excellent range of quality short stories from the masters of the craft. Do search for Miniature Masterpieces at any digital store for further information or at https://www.deadtreepublishing.com/ This hour opens with The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit ready by Richard Mitchley followed by The Murders in The Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe read by William Dufris. Vol 16