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
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
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 14, 2018 • 58min
85: Tessa Fontaine, Deborah Harkness, and a nuclear reaction.
This week we’re going transatlantic with some great contemporary tales from America.
Tessa Fontaine tells us about running away to join the circus, in her memoir ‘The Electric Woman’.
Paul Birchard recounts the remarkable story of ‘The Boy Who Played With Fusion’.
And Deborah Harkness talks about transforming ‘A Discovery of Witches’ from best-selling books to primetime TV.
Join the conversation on readonair@rnib.org.uk
Sep 13, 2018 • 4min
Roald Dahl at the RNIB Talking Book Studios
A listen to Roald Dahl at the Talking Books studios from 1986, introducing and narrating his first children's book, 'James and the Giant Peach'.
Sep 7, 2018 • 58min
84: Texas Hold 'Em and more
Today we’re raising the stakes and opening some books on betting.
Debut author Martin Nathan discusses writing and playing poker with blind friends.
Biographer Anthony Holden delves into the history of poker and its importance in his life.
Victoria Coren-Mitchell shares her confessions of a poker player and what it’s like to win a million.
And racehorse owner Alan Pickering discusses a life spent with sight loss and pensions.
Sep 3, 2018 • 48min
The Book Group - The Rules of Seeing by Joe Heap
Our blind and partially sighted Book Group discuss a book with sight loss at its core, The Rules of Seeing by Joe Heap.Please note there are some small SPOILERS in this episode but as its a book that has been just released we avoided talking about its later chapters ... at least while the mics were still on!
9 snips
Sep 3, 2018 • 32min
The Book Group - The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Discover the mixed reactions from a group of blind and partially sighted book lovers as they delve into Julian Barnes' Man Booker Prize-winning novel. Explore the poignant shifts in narrative from youth to middle age, and the complexities of memory that spice up the discussion. Hear insights on the effectiveness of the audiobook narration and the emotional weight of character flaws. The group takes a deep dive into the novel's twist ending, revealing Veronica's intriguing role. Enjoy memorable passages that highlight the book's philosophical undertones!
Sep 3, 2018 • 36min
The Book Group - Autumn by Ali Smith
This month our blind and partially sighted readers discuss Autumn by Ali Smith, shortlisted for the 2017 Booker Prize.
Please note this show contains SPOILERS for the book.
Sep 3, 2018 • 31min
The Book Group - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
SPOILER WARNING! Don't listen unless you've read the book!
Eleanor Oliphant is happy. Nothing is missing from her carefully timetabled life. Except, sometimes, everything.
This month our blind and partially sighted book group discuss Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. What did they think?
Sep 3, 2018 • 30min
The Book Group - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
In this episode our blind and partially sighted book group discuss Margaret Atwood's The Haidmaid's Tale, and we're joined by new member Lillian.
What will they think this month?
Sep 3, 2018 • 34min
The Book Group - A Month in the Country by JL Carr
This month the group discuss J.L. Carr's A Moth in the Country.A damaged survivor of the First World War, Tom Birkin finds refuge in the quiet village church of Oxgodby where he is to spend the summer uncovering a huge medieval wall-painting. Immersed in the peace and beauty of the countryside and the unchanging rhythms of village life he experiences a sense of renewal and belief in the future. What will our group of blind and partially sighted readers think?
Sep 3, 2018 • 34min
The Book Group - Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
This month the group discuss a book voted as 'the best book about Britain'.
Do they agree with that, and did they enjoy it? Join our group of blind and partially sighted readers in the Book Group.
