Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB
RNIB Connect Radio
A weekly show all about audiobooks recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios.
We talk to your favourite authors and narrators, along with reviews and news about new audiobooks.
Presented and produced by Robert Kirkwood, you'll find a new episode here every Friday at 1pm plus bonus content such as longer uncut interviews and episodes of our occasional extra show, The Book Group.
Talking Books is a free service from RNIB giving access to over 40,000 fiction and non fiction books for adults and children. Find out more by searching for RNIB Library.
Get involved and join the conversation by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk or find Robert on Twitter @Talking_Books
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Connect - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss.
Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics.
Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sighted people.
Sport - See sport differently.
The Happy Hour - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing.
Tracks of My Life - Take a journey through our guest's life.
Support - Other podcasts from RNIB.
TV Guide - Daily audio TV listings
We talk to your favourite authors and narrators, along with reviews and news about new audiobooks.
Presented and produced by Robert Kirkwood, you'll find a new episode here every Friday at 1pm plus bonus content such as longer uncut interviews and episodes of our occasional extra show, The Book Group.
Talking Books is a free service from RNIB giving access to over 40,000 fiction and non fiction books for adults and children. Find out more by searching for RNIB Library.
Get involved and join the conversation by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk or find Robert on Twitter @Talking_Books
Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio
Connect - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss.
Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics.
Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sighted people.
Sport - See sport differently.
The Happy Hour - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing.
Tracks of My Life - Take a journey through our guest's life.
Support - Other podcasts from RNIB.
TV Guide - Daily audio TV listings
Episodes
Mentioned books
Sep 3, 2021 • 58min
235: Verity Smith and Mike Brace
This week we’re talking about the experience of being a blind author.
Equestrian para-athlete Verity Smith tells us how she used a variety of voices to write her autobiography ‘The Groper’s Guide’.
Campaigning Paralympian Mike Brace reveals how he uses humour to help get his message across.
And Red dusts off a hidden gem that helped him come to terms with his own blindness.
Aug 27, 2021 • 58min
234: Richard Atkinson, Kate Summerscale & Ursula Buchan
This week we’ve got some terrific true stories to take on holiday with you.
Richard Atkinson uncovers a tale of sugar, slavery and scandal at the heart of his family history in 'Mr Atkinson’s Rum Contract'.
We go ‘Beyond The 39 Steps’ to explore the remarkable life of author John Buchan, with his grand-daughter Ursula.
Kate Summerscale reinvestigates the original country house murder mystery.
And we return to Richard Atkinson for the Books of Your Life.
Aug 20, 2021 • 58min
233: Sophia Money-Coutts, Amanda Robson & Anna Kent
This week we’ve got some sizzling new summer titles for you.
Queen of the rom-com Sophia Money-Coutts pokes fun at millionaires, marquises and matrimony in her joyous new novel ‘Did You Miss Me?’
Anna Kent imagines what happens when friends reuniting goes seriously wrong in her new novel 'The House of Whispers'.
Amanda Robson introduces Robert Kirkwood to the mother-in-law from hell in her latest novel, 'The Unwelcome Guest'!
And we return to Sophia Money-Coutts for the Books of Your Life
Aug 13, 2021 • 58min
232: Children's Special with Kate Wilkinson, JM Joseph and Sarah Moore Fitzgerald
This week we’ve got some top new titles for the school summer holidays.
Kate Wilkinson takes us onto the London Underground and into the magical world of Edie and The Box of Flits.
We catch up with JM Joseph and his combustible hero Aidan Sweeney – aka Fireboy!
Sarah Moore Fitzgerald wonders whether ‘All the Money in the World’ will really buy you happiness.
And we return to Kate Wilkinson for the Books of Your Life.
Aug 6, 2021 • 58min
231: JP McHugh, Joanna Toye and Arthur Turner
This week we’ve got some top choices for your summer reading list.
John Patrick McHugh discusses his hotly anticipated debut ‘Pure Gold’; and being friends with Sally Rooney.
Joanna Toye reveals what her Shop-girls have been up to as World War 2 draws to a close in ‘The Victory Girls’.
Arthur Turner shares his memoir about growing up as a blind child in the 1970s.
And we return to JP Mcugh for the Books of Your Life.
Jul 30, 2021 • 58min
230: Catherine Raven, David Gange & Barbara Kingsolver
This week we’re heading out into the wilderness to appreciate the beauty of the natural world.
Catherine Raven introduces us to her contemplative scientific memoir 'Fox and I'.David Gange takes us kayaking down 'The Frayed Atlantic Edge' of the British Isles. Read On producer Hannah Tausz investigates the work of wildlife inspired novelist Barbara Kingsolver. And we return to Catherine Raven for the Books of Your Life.
Jul 23, 2021 • 58min
229: Ellen Alpsten, Claire Entwhistle & CKBK
This week we’ve got buckets of books for the summer break! Ellen Alpsten returns with 'The Tsarina’s Daughter', her next chapter in the astounding true story of the Russian royal family in the 18th century.We hear about CKBK, an app that promises to be Spotify for cookbooks.Lynne Livingstone brings us some great news about a flock of Penguins coming to the RNIB Talking Books Library. Claire Entwistle tells us how lockdown inspired her to write a memoir about her life with Nystagmus.And we return to Ellen Alpsten for the Books of Your Life.
Jul 16, 2021 • 58min
228: Mick Finlay, Stella Duffy & Mitch Cullin
This week we’re examining some new cases inspired by classic detective series. Mick Finlay introduces us to Arrowood, his down-at-heel Victorian gumshoe. Stella Duffy confesses to being delighted and daunted at being asked to complete an unfinished mystery by Ngaio Marsh. Mitch Cullin imagines what a 93-year old Sherlock Holmes might be working on. NB Dixon reviews a new case for Hercule Poirot.And we return to Mick Finlay for the Books of Your Life.
Jul 9, 2021 • 58min
227: Alex Michaelides, Kate London, Penny Melville-Brown
This week we’re investigating some notoriously great crimewriters!
After the global success of 'The Silent Patient', Alex Michaelides discusses his follow-up, 'The Maidens', another gripping blend of psychology and mythology.
Soon to be a major TV series, we revisit 'Post Mortem' in the company of murder squad detective turned author Kate London.
Penny Melville-Brown brings us some left-field thrillers to enjoy.
I review a classic slice of American noir from the pen of Michael Connolly.
And we return to Alex Michaelides for the Books of Your Life.
Jul 2, 2021 • 58min
226: Boswell Book Festival 2021
We're back! (Sort of)
Robert and Red join in the fun at this year's virtual Boswell Book Festival where this year you can hear ...
Andrew Marr interviewed by Dr William Zachs on both his and Boswell's journalistic careers.
Janey Godley chatting to Sally Magnusson about her autobiography, Handstands in the Dark.
Helen Lewis and Chris Bryant MP in a talk about history makers airbrushed from the history books, with their books Difficult Women and The Glamour Boys
And we hear how one commentator lifted our spirits in lockdown with his dogs Olive and Mabel. Andrew Cotter was interviewed by fellow sports writer Stewart Weir.
