AuthorDavid Orme
NarratorKrystyna Gajda
Duration46m
CategoriesAdult Non-Fiction, Music and the Arts
Key StageKS3
PublisherInhouse
VersionUnabridged
This audiobook describes the background of an extraordinary family and puts their life and work in the context of the great social, political and economic changes that took place during their short lives. An excellent introduction to the Bronte family.
Author: Books Listening
Author Books Listening
Narrator Amy Lloyd
Duration 28m
We chat to the author of popular thriller novels One More Lie and The Innocent Wife.
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Author: Debbie Harry
Author Debbie Harry
Narrator Clem Burke
Duration 8h 53m
Debbie Harry is a musician, actor, activist and the iconic face of New York City cool. As the front-woman of Blondie, she and the band forged a new sound that brought together the worlds of rock, punk, disco, reggae and hip-hop to create some of the most beloved pop songs of all time. With all the grit, grime, and glory recounted in intimate detail...
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An Interview With Sue Moorcroft
Author: Books Listening
Author Books Listening
Narrator Sue Moorcroft
Duration 50m
We chat to the best-selling fiction author whose novels include Just for the Holidays and A Christmas Gift. Photo credit Charlotte Barnes.
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Author: Blake Snyder
Author Blake Snyder
Narrator George Newbern
Duration 5h 25m
Here's what started the phenomenon: the bestseller, for over fifteen years, that's been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. Save the Cat is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying, others include t...
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Writers In Britain: Thomas Hardy
Author: Nicola Barber
Author Nicola Barber
Narrator Robin Houston
Duration 50m
Hardy was a writer whose work highlighted the changes that were taking place as the Victorian age moved into the modern age of the 20th century. This audio book provides an excellent introduction to his work for students at KS3 and KS4.
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Author: Uwe Schutte
Author Uwe Schutte
Narrator Sam Peter Jackson
Duration 6h 14m
Brought to you by Penguin. The story of the phenomenon that is Kraftwerk, and how they revolutionised our cultural landscape 'We are not artists nor musicians. We are workers.' Ignoring nearly all rock traditions, experimenting in near-total secrecy in their Dsseldorf studio, Kraftwerk fused sound and technology, graphic design and performance, mo...
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Author: Andrew Ridgeley
Author Andrew Ridgeley
Narrator Andrew Ridgeley
Duration 5h 59m
For the first time, Andrew Ridgeley - one half of one of the most famous bands in the world - tells the inside story of Wham! and his life-long friendship with George Michael. It is 1975, Watford, and two teenagers, George and Andrew, meet for the first time. Bonding over their love for singing, song writing and pop music, together they set out to...
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Author: Min Kym
Author Min Kym
Narrator Rebecca Yeo
Duration 8h 10m
Penguin presents the complete unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Gone by Min Kym, read by Rebecca Yeo. 'The hours fell away as I read this spellbinding tale of love, loss, and above all devotion to art. You probably don't know what it feels like to be a child prodigy or a world class violinist, but you will after reading this luminous me...
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An Interview With Angela Chadwick
Author: Books Listening
Author Books Listening
Narrator Angela Chadwick
Duration 18m
We speak to debut author Angela Chadwick about her award-winning novel, XX.
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Writers In Britain: Poets of the First World War
Author: Nicola Barber, Patrick Lee-Browne
Author Nicola Barber, Patrick Lee-Browne
Narrator John Gibbens
Duration 58m
Focusing on five major war poets: Ivor Gurney, Wilfrid Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, Siegried Sassoon and Edward Thomas, this audiobook examines the experiences of the soldiers who found artistic expression in their poetry for the horrors of warfare. An informative introduction to the poets of the First World War.
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