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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Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sighted people.
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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 25, 2020 • 58min
188: Claire Allan, Janice Galloway and Gail Honeyman
Claire Allan discusses her dark new psychological thriller, The Liar's Daughter
Janice Galloway joins Robert Kirkwood in the Glasgow studios to record her collection of short stories, Jellyfish (Starts at 21.36)
Gail Honeyman tells us all about Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, before the book was released (31.20)
And we return to Claire Allan for the books of her life. (46.46)
Sep 18, 2020 • 58min
187: Clare Marchant, Nicola Cornick, some Talking Book Narrators and the Booker Shortlist
In today's show we hear the shortlist for this year's Booker Prize.
Clare Marchant introduces us to her timeslip novel, The Secrets of Saffron Hall. (Starts at 7.30)
A gathering of Talking Book narrators tell Robert Kirkwood about their favourite reads. (22.00)
We timeslip back to Nicola Cornick's first visit to Read On. (34.11)
And we return to Clare Marchant for the books of her life (51.48)
Sep 11, 2020 • 58min
186: Miranda Emmerson, Roald Dahl and B.J. Novak
Miranda Emmerson transports us to Soho in the swinging sixties for ' A Little London Scandal'
For Roald Dahl Day, Robert Kirkwood discovers more than children's books in the RNIB Library (Starts at 18.25)
Penny Melville Brown reviews some thrillers and more. (26.20)
B.J. Novak talks about and reads from his 'Book With No Pictures' (33.50)
And we return to Miranda Emmerson for the Books of her Life. (44.34)
Sep 4, 2020 • 58min
185: Eleanor Wasserberg, Neil MacGregor, Bernardine Evaristo and an X-Wing Pilot
Eleanor Wasserberg chats about 'The Light at the End of the Day' and being inspired by a painting.
Neil MacGregor talks about the book version of his radio show ' A History of the World in 100 Objects' and how he also was inspired by art. (Starts at 22.25)
Narrator Ray Sawyer chats about narrating Alan Bennett. (34.04)
We listen to a couple of books narrated by actors who were in Star Wars. (36.16)
And as the Booker Prize approaches, we hear the books of last year's joint winner, Bernardine Evaristo (43.12)
Aug 28, 2020 • 58min
184: S.D. Robertson, Charlotte Levin, Irvine Welsh and Tam Dean Burn
S.D. Robertson introduces us to his new book, 'How to Save A Life'
Charlotte Levin talks about her debut novel, released while in lockdown, 'If I Can't Have You' and gives us the books of her life. (Starts at 17.30)
Tam Dean Burn on the works of Irvine Welsh for Talking Books. (36.30)
And we return to S.D. Robertson for the books of his life. (48.12)
Aug 21, 2020 • 58min
183: Seni Glaister, Luan Goldie and Maribel Steel
Seni Glaister takes us on a rural retreat in 'Growing Season' (Starts at 0.45)
Luan Goldie explores race, family and loss in 'Homecoming' (13.35)
We've got short extract from Maribel Steel's book 'Blindness for Beginners' (34.28)
A listener reviews a classic detective novel narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch (39.10)
And we return to Seni Glaister for The Books of her Life (43.50)
Aug 14, 2020 • 58min
182: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Live - Part 2
A special edition of Read On - The Audiobook Show featuring part two of 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' by Agatha Christie adapted by Ross Burman and performed by The Wireless Theatre Company.
This episode also goes behind the scenes and interviews the actors, producer and even spot effects.
Aug 7, 2020 • 58min
181: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Live - Part 1
A special edition of Read On - The Audiobook Show featuring part one of 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' by Agatha Christie adapted by Ross Burman and performed by The Wireless Theatre Company. The cast includes Juliette Stevenson, Steve Hodson, Ben Whitehead and more.We also explore why this book was chosen to represent the RNIB Talking Book service.
Jul 31, 2020 • 58min
180: Roz Watkins, Rosanna Amaka and Susie Steiner
We investigate a drowned village and some distinctly creepy goings on in The Peak District with Roz Watkins and her new novel ‘Cut to the Bone’ (Starts at 0.45)
Rosanna Amaka discusses the inspiration behind her absorbing debut ‘The Book of Echoes’ and gives us the books of her life (17.00)
Susie Steiner talks about her latest book in the DS Manon Bradshaw series and her own experiences of sight loss (35.15)
And we return to Roz Watkins for the books of her life (48.52)
Jul 24, 2020 • 58min
179: Amanda Jennings, Philippa Ashley' and narrating 'The Tin Ring'
Amanda Jennings explores both the sunny and darker sides of life in Cornwall in her latest suspense novel ‘The Storm' (Starts at 0.40)
We discover the heart-warming story behind the recording of ‘The Tin Ring’ – a tale of Holocaust survival that’s just entered the RNIB library (15.12)
We return to the South West with Philippa Ashley for ‘A Perfect Cornish Escape’ (32.55)
And back to Amanda Jennings for the books of her life (47.06)
