22oon & 8pm & 4am

PLAYS/DRAMA

WAR OF THE WORLDS

War of the Worlds Returns with a BANG courtesy of Radio Drama Reivial.

This week we take a bow to radio drama history by clobbering Grover’s Mill New Jersey with a big ball of fire and pissed off laser-toting Martians. Yes, folks, it is the War of the Worlds – and one of the most exquisite re-creations of it ever produced, the 50th anniversary production by Otherworld Media released in 1988.

GRAMMY-nominated for Best Spoken Word production, digital sound design by Oscar-winner Randy Thom at George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch, an international broadcast event, this contemporary NPR/CNN version of the Orson Welles classic stars Jason Robards with Hector Elizondo, Steve Allen, CBS newsman Douglas Edwards and public radio personalities Scott Simon and Terry Gross.

1pm & 9pm & 5am

IN CONVERSATION…..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 15th August and features Tom Rachman (The Imperfectionists) who talks with Susan Kamil, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Random House and Dial Press, about his new novel, The Rise and Fall of Great Powers, and why writing books is like flying with the Marx Brothers. Also: reviews of The Story of Land and Sea by Katie Simpson Smith and Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey and reviews of books released that week.

 2pm & 10pm & 6am

POETRY featuring Ben Jonson, Rumi, Classic Women Poets and 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 poets of the quality and breadth of Ben Jonson, Rumi and themes including Hell and Classic Women Poets

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 Maureen Webb on Hackers and Democracy

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 Lonely Heart and Broadway Complex

5pm & 1am & 9am

THE PODCAST HOUR – THE JO SHOW

Audiobookradio is delighted to launch a new strand, namely the Podcast Hour.  Our first podcast is the Jo Show presented by silky voiced Jo Sands and features a wide range of creatives with plenty to say….she calls it soul sipping maybe because her guests do some soul searching as Jo always gets to the parts that other interviewers don’t reach as you are about to find out.  Today her guest is Jaime Hinkson, Jamaican born, writer, producer, and musician, who when not in Miami creating his own music, travels the world as keyboardist for Julian Marley’s band.

 6pm & 2am & 10am

HOLLYWOOD STAGE – Red River

In our Hollywood Stage presentation John Wayne reprises his role as Tom Dunston and his journey west to build a cattle empire. He adopts a young boy, Matthew, orphaned by an Indian raid. Returning from the Civil War Mathew helps his father on a massive cattle drive only for their relationship to completely fall apart as Father is pitted against Son.

7pm & 3am & 11am

SHORT STORIES

The Namesake by Willa Cather. Read by Christopher Ragland

Pullitzer Prize winning American author, Willa Cather sets her story, the Namesake, in the Paris studio of the great sculptor Lyon Hartwell at the turn of the 20^th century.  Seven young aspiring student artists who admire his work hear Hartwell relate aspects of his life in this well crafted story which is said to be inspired by Cather’s own unlce.

When I Was a Witch by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.  Read by Laurel Lefkow

This story, although not as well known as The Yellow Wallpaper is another fine example of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s early feminist short stories.  It is a humorous fantasy about a woman that makes a deal with the devil to have her wishes come true and uses this power to shape the world.

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

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.

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

Chalmers Johnson, a distinguished political scientist, was professor emeritus at the University of California, and the author of Blowback, Sorrows of Empire, Nemesis and Dismantling the Empire. The CIA coined the term “blowback” to describe the unintended results of U.S. covert operations abroad.  The United States today has hundreds of military bases around the world.  It’s a form of domination that greatly expanded under the Bush Administration’s post-9/11 so-called War on Terror.  Supporting a far-flung military empire generates large profits for many U.S. corporations.  It’s terrific for weapons manufacturers like Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Boeing and Northrop Grumman and for contractors like Halliburton, DynCorp and Fluor.  Not surprisingly, many people from Iraq to Japan are angry with having to live with Uncle Sam in uniform in their backyard.

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

NEW VOICES with Adam Copeland

Today’s strand features Adam Copeland, an American author from Vancouver, Washington State. He is the author of the historical fantasy and Arthurian-esque Tales of Avalon series as well as the co-founder of Northwest Independent Writers Association.  Now, he has written the pulp-thriller Midnight in Silverton: American Gothic, recently turned into a spine-tingling audiobook with Canadian voice talent Scarlett Quinn. Midnight is a story of the search for a killer, and of self, which is part Fight Club and part Dandelion Wine.  We get to hear extracts from this audiobook and talk to Adam about his work.

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 the classic story of Moby Dick, starring Henry Hull, a much undervalued actor.

7pm & 3am & 11am

SHORT STORIES

The Ransom of Red Chief by O’Henry

The story and its main idea have become a part of popular culture, with many children’s television programs depicting versions of the story as one of their episodes. It has also been often used as a classic example of two ultimate comic ironies – a supposed “hostage” actually liking his abductors and enjoying being captured, and his captors getting their just deserts by having the tables turned on them, and being compelled to pay to be rid of him.  Read by Christopher Ragland

The Bride Came to Yellow Sky by Stephen Crane

The story’s protagonist is a Texas marshal named Jack Potter, who is returning to the town of Yellow Sky with his eastern bride. Potter’s nemesis, the gunslinger Scratchy Wilson, drunkenly plans to accost the sheriff after he disembarks the train, but he changes his mind upon seeing the unarmed man with his bride.  The short story inspired a 1967 opera of the same name by Roger Nixon, and the 1952 film Face to Face.  Read by Christopher Ragland

Noon & 8pm & 4am

PLAYS/DRAMA

THE CAVEMAN PARADOX by Patricia Keiller

This play is about a group of tourists who accidentally stumble upon a skeleton with a bullet hole in its skull in one of the caves of the Cheddar Gorge in England.  The police are called in, at first believing that the skeleton might be about forty years old, and a possible murder victim, but carbon dating reveals that the truth is far, far stranger.  Thanks to Chronosphere Fiction who produce a story telling anthology podcast where writer’s creations come to life with sound and music.

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

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.

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

3pm & 11pm & 7am

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

Blowback is a CIA term for unintended consequences of foreign, military, or clandestine policies. Chalmers Johnson warns us, in this powerful account of the consequences of American global policies, that the 21st century will be a payback world.

 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

NEW VOICES with Adam Copeland

Today’s strand features Adam Copeland, an American author from Vancouver, Washington State. He is the author of the historical fantasy and Arthurian-esque Tales of Avalon series as well as the co-founder of Northwest Independent Writers Association.  Now, he has written the pulp-thriller Midnight in Silverton: American Gothic, recently turned into a spine-tingling audiobook with Canadian voice talent Scarlett Quinn. Midnight is a story of the search for a killer, and of self, which is part Fight Club and part Dandelion Wine.  We get to hear extracts from this audiobook and talk to Adam about his work.

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 the powerful classic story of man’s obsession and revengeful nature written by Herman Melville. Captain Ahab stomps around his ship on a peg leg that was caused by a huge whale called Moby Dick. Ahab is so crazed by his desire to kill the whale, that it becomes his sole reason for living. He is prepared to sacrifice everything, including his life, the lives of his crew members, and even his ship to find and destroy his nemesis, Moby Dick. Henry Hull, a much undervalued actor takes centre stage for this performance.

7pm & 3am & 11am

SHORT STORIES

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

This comic ironic story follows two men who kidnap and demand a ransom for a wealthy man’s son. Eventually, the men are overwhelmed by the boy’s spoiled and hyperactive behaviour, so they pay his father to take him back.  The story and its main idea have become a part of popular culture, with numerous renditions in TV and cinema.

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

Stephen Crane explores the clash between the Old West and the encroaching tide of civilization. The story follows Jack, the town marshal of Yellow Sky, as he returns with his bride, symbolizing a shift away from the wild, lawless frontier. The narrative highlights the tension between Jack’s old identity as a gun-toting lawman and his new role as a married man, and the impact this change has on the town and its residents.

Noon & 8pm & 4am

PLAYS/DRAMA

MUMBAI CHUZZLEWITS Part 1

Brought to us by Radio Drama Revival and introduced by Fred Greenhalgh who provides background to this excellent drama recorded in India and providing a unique and insightful take on Dickens’ classic.  A must listen with forthcoming parts tomorrow and the day after, always at this time.

 1pm & 9pm & 5am

IN CONVERSATION with NAOMI KLEIN

Naomi Klein’s intelligence and perception provides a radical view on the world that finds great favour among many. As a teenager she lived her life in shopping malls and maybe somewhere between the two lies the real Naomi Klein.

2pm & 10pm & 6am

POETRY & POETS featuring DEREK WALCOTT

Derek Walcott, is a hugely talented poet, playwright and visual artist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992 and the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2011 for White Egrets.  Here he reads some of his work and then is interviewed by Glyn Maxwell.

3pm & 11pm & 7am

ALTERNATIVE RADIO with EDUARDO GALEANO

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 Eduardo Galeano the essayist, journalist, historian, and activist, as well as one of Latin America’s most beloved literary figures.  An outspoken critic of the increasingly dehumanizing effects of globalization on modern society, Galeano has remained a passionate advocate for human rights and justice.

4pm & Midnight & 8am

SHERLOCK HOLMES

Greg Wagland superbly narrates The Priory School by Arthur Conan Doyle

5pm & 1am & 9am

SPARK LONDON

The concept is stand out simple. Real people telling real stories. Today’s are A Grand Gesture by Jess Brownrigg and The Open Window by Harsh Agarwal.

A WORD IN YOUR EAR

Word in Your Ear are a Bath based collective of writers who gather to tell their stories. They liked the way our ancestors enjoyed stories – by listening to them. We totally agree with them so let’s have a listen to Wherever I Lay My Hat by Julie Green and Venus by Clare Reddaway.

TAKE FIVE with PETER JAMES

We asked the same five questions to a range of writers – today PETER JAMES, Brighton charmer, film producer and international best seller of crime thriller fiction.

6pm & 2am & 10am

HOLLYWOOD STAGE with Sunset Boulevard

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 to unveil the classic Sunset Boulevard featuring WILLIAM HOLDEN and GLORIA SWANSON

7pm & 3am & 11am

SHORT STORIES  – TWAIN & SHELLEY

GHOST STORY BY MARK TWAIN READ BY STUART MILLIGAN

Humourist Mark Twain’s take on horror is surprisingly convincing at creating an atmosphere of terror as our narrator endures a haunting of gigantic proportions.   Ultimately Twain’s characteristic style prevails.

 THE DREAM BY MARY SHELLEY READ BY GHIZELA ROWE

The dream of this short story occurs to the young and beautiful Constance, the Countess of Villeneuve whose grief for the death of her father and brothers is so great that she passes ‘many a day of tears and many a night of restless misery.’  The king, Henry IV of France orders her to marry so her immense estate will be upheld but she would rather remain isolated and see no one.  However, the dream changes her life forever. (Vol 10)

Noon & 8pm & 4am

PLAYS/DRAMA

MUMBAI CHUZZLEWITS by JOHN DRYDEN  Part 2

Brought to us by Radio Drama Revival we hear Part 2 Murder, Alliances and Greed of this excellent drama that transposes Charles Dickens’ satire on the corrosive power of money to the hot, hectic streets of modern-day Mumbai, India.  In it, the miserly old recluse Martin Chuzzlewit adopts an orphan girl, Mary, to be his caregiver. As she will inherit nothing upon his death, he believes she will do her utmost to keep him in good health. But when Chuzzlewit’s grandson Mickey falls in love with Mary, Martin’s plans are thrown into disarray. Disinheriting him, Martin triggers a complex web of deceit, betrayal and manipulation as the extended family and hangers-on close in, in pursuit of his fortune.  This fast-paced drama full of intrigue, romance, suspense and murder is told in three hour-long parts, and you can hear the final part tomorrow or previous parts on  Radio Drama Revival introduced by Fred Greenhalgh.

1pm & 9pm & 5am

IN CONVERSATION with MARGARET ATWOOD

Margaret Atwood is an extraordinarily talented writer of poetry, literary criticism, non-fiction and of course novels including The Edible Woman (1970), The Handmaid’s Tale (1983) and The Blind Assassin, which won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2000.

2pm & 10pm & 6am

THE POETRY HOUR Vol 13 featuring Rumi, Ben Jonson & 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 Ben Jonson, The Poetry of Hell, Rumi, The Female Poet – Volume 1 and Victorian Poetry Volume 1

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 at https://www.deadtreepublishing.com/  That’s Portable Poetry – poetry that carries you through!

3pm & 11pm & 7am

ALTERNATIVE RADIO with RALPH NADER

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 by Ralph Nader who has spent a lifetime fighting on behalf of ordinary people. He has run for president four times. And Life magazine ranks him as one of the most influential Americans of the 20^th century. Founder of Public Citizen, he is a long-time advocate for consumer safety and workers’ rights. He rose to fame in the 1960s when he took on General Motors and its unsafe Corvair car. His book Unsafe at Any Speed not only created a sensation but was instrumental in the enactment of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act. His efforts helped create the Environmental Protection Agency. He has exposed the misdeeds of the corporate sector as well as of the political system.

4pm & Midnight & 8am

SHERLOCK HOLMES CLASSICS

GREG WAGLAND superbly narrates The Dancing Men by Arthur Conan Doyle.

5pm & 1am & 9am

SPARK LONDON

The concept is stand out simple. Real people telling real stories. Today’s are A Breakdown on the Motorway by Simon Mason and A Picnic in Paris by Mark Yansen.

A WORD IN YOUR EAR

Word in Your Ear are a Bath based collective of writers who gather to tell their stories. They liked the way our ancestors enjoyed stories – by listening to them. We totally agree with them so let’s have a listen to The Captain by Phillip Douch and Blue Genes by Elaine Miles.

TAKE FIVE WITH ELIF SHAFAK

We asked the same five questions to a range of writers – today ELIF SHAFAK, the award winning novelist, whose most recent book is the mesmerising Honour.

6pm & 2am & 10am

HOLLYWOOD STAGE with Alice Adams

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 interviews DW GRIFFITHS and unveils

Alice Adams featuring CLAUDETTE COLBERT and FRED McMURRAY

7pm & 3am & 11am               

SHORT STORIES – LONDON & LEBLANC

THE LAW OF LIFE BY JACK LONDON READ BY WILLIAM DUFRIS

Old Koskoosh was the chief of an Eskimo tribe. Now he is blind and lame, and his tribe is preparing to leave him alone in the snow to face his death as they travel on without him. His son leaves him a pile of sticks to feed the fire beside him. When the fire dies, so will he. As he waits alone for death, he thinks of the time he left his own father in the snow.

THE MYSTERIOUS RAILWAY PASSENGER BY MAURICE LEBLANC. READ BY PATRICK MALAHIDE

French author and journalist, known as the creator of Arsène Lupin, master of disguises, the French gentleman-thief turned detective. Leblanc was a very prolific writer – he published over 60 novels and short stories. His famous hero appeared first time in the crime story ‘L’arrestation d’Arsène Lupin,’ which was written for periodical Je Sais Tout in 1905. Lupin was a forerunner of Simon Templar (The Saint) and other Robin Hoods of modern crime. In this story, a notorious villain dupes the police with his audacity and dexterity

Noon & 8pm & 4am

PLAYS/DRAMA

MUMBAI CHUZZLEWITS by JOHN DRYDEN Part 3

Brought to us by Radio Drama Revival we hear Part 3, the final part of this excellent drama that transposes Charles Dickens’ satire on the corrosive power of money to the hot, hectic streets of modern-day Mumbai, India.  In it, the miserly old recluse Martin Chuzzlewit adopts an orphan girl, Mary, to be his caregiver. As she will inherit nothing upon his death, he believes she will do her utmost to keep him in good health. But when Chuzzlewit’s grandson Mickey falls in love with Mary, Martin’s plans are thrown into disarray. Disinheriting him, Martin triggers a complex web of deceit, betrayal and manipulation as the extended family and hangers-on close in, in pursuit of his fortune.  This fast-paced drama full of intrigue, romance, suspense and murder is told in three hour-long parts, and you can hear previous parts on  Radio Drama Revival introduced by Fred Greenhalgh.

1pm & 9pm & 5am

IN CONVERSATION with NOAM CHOMSKY

Noam Chomsky is a world class thinker and leader of Liberal America so therefore vilified by the Right. However, all would agree that his opinions and facts engage and drive the debate.

2pm & 10pm & 6am

POETRY & POETS featuring SEAMUS HEANEY

Seamus Heaney reads his own work followed by a chat with the late, great Seamus Heaney interviewed by Dennis O’ Driscoll

Heaney was born in April 1939, the eldest member of a family which would eventually contain nine children. He uses all aspects of Irish culture, history, folklore, song, myth, and religion to write poetry that not only describes the Irish experience to the reader, but also allows the reader to feel the experience and emotions of the Irish people. Heaney was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995.

3pm & 11pm & 7am

ALTERNATIVE RADIO with ARUN GANDHI on Gandhian Nonviolence Today

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, Arun Gandhi the grandson of India’s apostle of nonviolence, Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi talks about Gandhian Nonviolence Today. In 1991, Arun Gandhi and his wife Sunanda, founded The M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence in Memphis, Tennessee. He is an author, journalist, and activist who lectures on this subject all over the world.

4pm & Midnight & 8am

SHERLOCK HOLMES

GREG WAGLAND superbly narrates The Missing Three Quarter by Arthur Conan Doyle

5pm & 1am & 9am

SPARK LONDON

The concept is stand out simple. Real people telling real stories. Today’s are

Choose your own Adventure by Kit Lovelace and Down Old Compton Street by Clayton Littlewood.

A WORD IN YOUR EAR

Word in Your Ear are a Bath based collective of writers who gather to tell their stories. They liked the way our ancestors enjoyed stories – by listening to them. We totally agree with them so let’s have a listen to Carpe Diem by Natalie Bown and The Diary by Mark Rutherford.

TAKE FIVE with ANDREA DI ROBILANT

We asked the same five questions to a range of writers – today ANDREA DI ROBILANT, widely praised Italian writer and journalist who writes elegant, informative prose in both languages as evident from A Venetian Affair and his latest book Chasing the Rose.

6pm & 2am & 10am

HOLLYWOOD STAGE with JEZEBEL

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 ezebel featuring LORETTA YOUNG

7pm & 3am & 11am

SHORT STORIES – COLLINS & JEROME

THE DEAD HAND WILKIE COLLINS. READ BY RICHARD MITCHLEY.

It’s 1850 and young, easy-going Arthur Holliday visits Doncaster for the races, but all the hotel rooms are full, all that is, except for one remaining twin room that he’ll have to share with a stranger. After agreeing to take the room Arthur discovers his room-mate is recently deceased. Even then, all might be well if it wasn’t for the dead hand…

ON BEING IDLE BY JEROME K. JEROME. READ BY HUGH LAURIE.

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time is merely an occupation, then, and a most exhausting one. A few intriguing tips and observations on a fascinating pastime…

Noon & 8pm & 4am

PLAYS/DRAMA

SEX AND POLITICS by COLIN LEWISOHN

Tom thinks he knows himself well, he fancies women. Leaving his affair with Jo behind him Tom enters the world of sexual politics where he faces a challenge to his very identity. It is the mid-1980s and the pursuit of gay rights is now at the centre of the political stage. But how will the pursuit of justice fare in the murky world of political intrigue and what will be the personal costs?

1pm & 9pm & 5am

IN CONVERSATION with MAUDE BARLOW

Maude Barlow educates people all over the world about the crisis of water privatization, and documents how commodification of water results in soaring rate increases and severe water shortages. She says, “Life requires access to clean water; to deny the right to water is to deny the right to life.” In her work she particularly advocates for the world’s poor, who in some cases pay more for potable water than do wealthier people in the same communities. She travels and lectures widely, arguing that water is a basic right and should not be a commodity.

2pm & 10pm & 6am

THE POETRY HOUR Vol 14 featuring Shakespeare & 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 Shakespeare, The Female Poet – Volume 2 and The Poets of 19th Century America – Volume 2

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 at https://www.deadtreepublishing.com/  That’s Portable Poetry – poetry that carries you through!

3pm & 11pm & 7am

ALTERNATIVE RADIO with Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Gender Equality

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 about Gender Equality and is given by  Ruth Bader Ginsburg who was an editor of the Harvard Law Review and director of the ACLU Women’s Rights Project. She served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia for thirteen years before being appointed to the Supreme Court by President Clinton in 1993 and in 24 years on the nation’s highest court she has never missed a day on the bench.

4pm & Midnight & 8am

SHERLOCK HOLMES

GREG WAGLAND superbly narrates The Empty House by Arthur Conan Doyle

5pm & 1am & 9am

SPARK LONDON

The concept is stand out simple. Real people telling real stories. Today’s are

Crab Dinner / The Goldfish by Fred and Kerry Crawley and Long Legs by Bill Singh.

A WORD IN YOUR EAR

Word in Your Ear are a Bath based collective of writers who gather to tell their stories. They liked the way our ancestors enjoyed stories – by listening to them. We totally agree with them so let’s have a listen to Black Sheep by Rosemary Senior and Erthenta by Alison Lock.

TAKE FIVE with MARIO LEVI

We asked the same five questions to a range of writers – today MARIO LEVI, one of the most important modern Turkish writers.

6pm & 2am & 10am

HOLLYWOOD STAGE with Dark Victory

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 Dark Victory featuring BETTE DAVIES and SPENCER TRACY

7pm & 3am & 11am

SHORT STORIES – DICKENS & JAMES

THE BAGMAN’S STORY BY CHARLES DICKENS READ BY RICHARD MITCHLEY.

An uncharacteristically happy story taken from ‘The Pickwick Papers’. Dealing with themes of marriage and having an overall positive tone, this tale is uplifting and gentle, with a reassuring and welcome direction.

LOST HEARTS BY M.R. JAMES READ BY RICHARD PASCO.

An orphaned boy comes to live with his reclusive relative, but there are strange manifestations in the house. The ghost children want vengeance – and they want it now. A classic ghost story from a master storyteller.