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
Apr 6, 2018 • 58min
62: Henry Blofeld, Neil Oliver and Caroline Lennon
As his memoir 'Over and Out' is released as an RNIB Talking Book at the same time as the print version, Red Szell talks to national treasure, Henry 'Blowers' Blofeld.
Caroline Lennon tells us about being a Talking Books narrator and about her life, and death, on The Archers.
And Neil Oliver talks to Robert Kirkwood from the other side of the world about conservation, history and his historical fiction.
Mar 30, 2018 • 58min
61: Tony Parsons, Phil Jupitus and Harriet Lane.
Tony Parsons chats to Red Szell about his work and being the 'Father of Man-Lit', Phill Jupitus discusses some of his favourite books, old and new, and with the stage version of 'Alys, Always' about to open in London we talk to Harriet Lane.
Mar 23, 2018 • 11min
Shaun Bythell - 'Diary of a Bookseller'
We go behind the counter and learn about the sometimes funny and sometimes frustrating life of owning a bookshop as Shaun Bythell talks about his 'Diary of a Bookseller'.Clipped from the non-fiction 'best of' Read On episode 60, first played September 2017. Updated to include clips of the audiobook.
Mar 23, 2018 • 58min
60: Ben McIntyre, James Boswell and Shaun Bythell's ' The Diary of a Bookseller'
In a non-fiction 'best of' episode we learn about spies, double agents and espionage with Ben McIntyre, we go behind the scene's of The Bookshop in Wigtown with Shaun Bythell and learn about the father of biography, James Boswell.
4 snips
Mar 16, 2018 • 58min
59: Susie Steiner, Julian Barnes, narrator Beverly Klein and The Book Group
Join bestselling novelist Susie Steiner, known for her Manon Bradshaw series, as she shares her journey with sight loss from retinitis pigmentosa and how it informs her crime writing. Julian Barnes, a Booker Prize-winning author, reflects on themes of memory and the brevity of storytelling in his acclaimed work. Narrator Beverly Klein dives into her experiences narrating WWII memoirs, emphasizing the emotional nuances and preparation techniques involved in her craft. Together, they offer a rich tapestry of creativity, resilience, and the power of storytelling.
Mar 9, 2018 • 58min
58: Comedy with Robin Ince, Helen Lederer and writer of Mr. Bean, Robin Driscoll
Actor and writer Robin Driscoll joins Red Szell to talk about his book 'Rough Music', comedian Robin Ince tells Robert Kirkwood about his book, 'The Bad Book Club' and Helen Lederer talks about 'Losing It'.
We hear a short comic tale from a blind writer, a narrator on a favourite of his by Garrison Keeler and much more on today's show.
Contact the show by emailing readonair@rnib.org.uk
Mar 2, 2018 • 58min
57: Patrick Gale, David Munro, Verity Smith and the RNIB Writing Competition
Red Szell chats to Patrick Gale about the upcoming RNIB Member's Writing Competition and about the differences between novel and short story writing.
Author David Munro talks about The Time Jigsaw and writing with a visual impairment.
And we hear again from Verity Smith on her both funny and sad memoir, The Groper's Guide.
Feb 23, 2018 • 23min
Author Interview - Jessica Townsend
The author of Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow tells Red Szell all about the book and her life as an author.Clipped from Read On episode 56
Feb 23, 2018 • 58min
56: Jess Townsend on Nevermoor, a visit to AyeWrite!, a Thunderdog and more.
With author Jess Townsend Red Szell explores Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow.Robert Kirkwood looks forward to AyeWrite!, Glasgow's Book Festival with Denise Mina, Chris Brookmyre, Louise Welsh, Zoe Strachan and Alan Bissett.A listener recommends a tale of heroism and blindness in the face on 9/11 and Red reviews The Transition by Luke Kennard.Contact the show on readonair@rnib.org.uk
Feb 23, 2018 • 6min
AyeWrite! - Favourite moments from Denise Mina, Chris Brookmyre, Alan Bisset, Louise Welsh and Zoe Strachan
As this year's AyeWrite! approaches, Robert Kirkwood chats to Denise Mina, Chris Brookmyre, Alan Bisset, Louise Welsh and Zoe Strachan about some of their favourite memories of the Glasgow Book Festival.
