AuthorListening Books
NarratorAlan Bennett
Duration16h 29m
CategoriesAdult Non-Fiction, General Non Fiction
Key StageKS3
PublisherInhouse
VersionUnabridged
Alan is an award winning actor, author, screenwriter and playwright. His play The History Boys has been adapted into a popular film as well as receiving 6 Tony Awards for its Broadway run in 2006. The title is available to download from the Listening Books library, number 01451. Photograph c Antony Crolla
Author: Books Listening
Author Books Listening
Narrator Eoin Colfer
Duration 15h 28m
Eoin is an Irish children's author, most well known for the Artemis Fowl series, a set of 8 science fantasy novels . The first book is available to download or on MP3 CD, number 08747CD. Image c Michael Paynter
View BookAn Interview With Pippa Goodhart
Author: Listening Books
Author Listening Books
Narrator Pippa Goodhart
Duration 9m
Pippa has written numerous books for children and also writes under the name Laura Owen.
View BookAn Interview With Eleanor Updale
Author: Listening Books, Eleanor Updale
Author Listening Books, Eleanor Updale
Narrator Eleanor Updale
Duration 8m
Eleanor Updale is the author of the Montmorency series among other children's titles. The series can be found in the library, read by our Patron, Stephen Fry.
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Author Listening Books
Narrator Hugh Fraser
Duration 14m
We interview actor Hugh Fraser, known for playing Captain Hastings in a number of Poirot TV adaptations, as well as narrating many Agatha Christie audiobooks.
View BookAn Interview With Marcia Barritt
Author: Books Listening
Author Books Listening
Narrator Marcia Barritt
Duration 19h 23m
Marcia is a bilingual author and artist, specialising in the Jamaican Patwa language. You can find Roots Recollections: Caribbean Poems and Folk Songs available in our library on MP3 CD, number 0029CD.
View BookAn Interview With Cressida Cowell
Author: Listening Books, Cressida Cowell
Author Listening Books, Cressida Cowell
Narrator Cressida Cowell
Duration 18h 52m
Cressida is the author of the fantastic children's series How to Train Your Dragon. In this interview Cressida reveals some interesting facts about how she chose her dragons' characteristics. You can borrow the book on MP3 CD, number 00164CD. Image c Sam Jones
View BookAn Interview With Jacquie Bloese
Author: Listening Books
Author Listening Books
Narrator Jacquie Bloese
Duration 37m
An interview with author of the novel The French House, Jacquie Bloese.
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Author Books Listening
Narrator Simon Brett
Duration 13h 37m
Simon Brett is most well known for his mystery crime novels featuring actor and amateur detective, Charles Paris. He has also been a radio producer for the BBC. A Reconstructed Corpse, read by the author himself, is available to download number 10556.
View BookAn Interview With Margaret Atwood
Author: Books Listening
Author Books Listening
Narrator Margaret Atwood
Duration 20h 4m
Margaret is a Canadian author of more than 40 volumes of poetry, children's literature and many popular novels. Titles in our library include The Edible Woman, available on MP3 CD number 00849CD and Cat's Eye, available to download number 11798. Image c George Whitside
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Narrator Adam Buxton
Duration 20m
We interview comedian, writer and podcaster Adam Buxton about his varied career and his experience writing an autobiography. Photo credit Ben Catchpole.
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