A weekly show all about audiobooks recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios. We talk to your favourite authors and narrators, along with... more
This week we chat to Anita Frank about the Sunday Times bestselling WW1 historical fiction murder mystery thriller, The Good... more
In today’s 400th episode of Read On – The Audiobook Show, Robert Kirkwood chats to Anne Michaels about her book... more
This week author Rachel Greenlaw tells us about a cosy new tale of witches, magic, mystery, family and romance, The... more
Today a long chat with Booker Winner 2024 Samantha Harvey and a listen to her winning book Orbital. We hear... more
Full interview on Friday's show, but here's a clip from my interview with Booker winner 2024, Samantha Harvey
We have spoken to all of the Booker Shortlisted authors here at Read On, many on the days leading up... more
This week features each book on the 2024 Booker Prize shortlist and a listen to the audio versions, plus some... more
This week on Read On we have three very different authors, Ariane Bankes discovers her mother's and aunt's correspondence in The... more
Today we're chatting to Josie Lloyd about her brand new cosy crime adventure Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency and we get... more
There's a food theme in this week's episode as we head to Wigtown to chat to The Hebridean Baker Coinneach... more
In a talk sponsored by RNIB Connect Radio, Gareth Brown talks to Teddy Jameson live on stage at the Wigtown... more
As I'm down in Wigtown recording next week's show, here's a collection of hidden gems we've recorded at the festival... more
Another collection of narrators in today's show as we celebrate the voices who bring RNIB Talking Books to life, including... more
Influencer Meredith Lee didn't teach Aspen Palmer how to blossom on social media just to be ditched as soon as... more
A compilation episode today of the times Read On was recorded live on stage in front of an audience. We... more
Two tales of recording books today. Julia Donaldson works out how to make an audio version of a very visual... more
This week Robert Kirkwood chats to Sophie Gravia about her Glasgow Kiss trilogy and her new book Hot Girl Summer,... more
This week, Robert Kirkwood chats to Isabel Ashdown about her new book One Girl, One Summer which sees a return... more
Today's Read On features three very distinctive voices, Adjoa Andoh on being the voice of the Number 1 Ladies Detective... more
The Bridgerton books are available from RNIB in accessible formats, but how do you make the TV version accessible? Robert... more
This week we chat to Kirsten Miller, author of The Change, about her new book, a gripping and deeply moving... more
This week, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza, talks about a novel rooted in the author's own family history... more
In today's episode we hear from Love Island star and disability campaigner Tasha Ghouri about her novel, 'Hits Different' plus... more
Recorded on location at the Boswell Book Festival, this week Kirsty Logan tells us about 'The Unfamiliar: A Queer Motherhood... more
Three authors today who all recorded the audio versions of their books, Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant champions... more
More authors from the Boswell Book Festival this week including Catherine Coldstream on her book Cloistered: My Years As a... more
A show chiefly in the Scottish dialect this week as we head to the Boswell Book Festival to talk to... more
Our final two Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing Shortlisted authors join us this week, Nathanael Lessore with Steady For This... more
More Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlisted authors on the show this week. Zillah Bethell on The Song Walker, Tia... more
To commemorate D-Day we’ve taken a journey into the RNIB Library to listen to some great history books about the... more
In today's show we feature two authors on the shortlist for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing. Children's Laureate Joseph... more
On today's show we listen to the brand new thriller The Deadly Spark from debut novelist Roxie Key, plus following... more
Today we take a deep dive into climate fiction with Greg Mosse and his books The Coming Darkness and The... more
As we start gearing up for this year's Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing, we listen back to four previous winners... more
In today's show we hear the Books of My Life from both Nero debut novel winner Michael Magee and Booker... more
We interview Lord Jeffrey Archer as he records a special introduction to his book Traitors Gate exclusively for RNIB Talking... more
In today's show we talk to Leeanne O'Donnell about spirit and matter, love and lust, and reality and magic, all... more
Read On this week features Chioma Okereke with her coming of age audio book Water Baby set in the floating... more
In today's show we're re-joined by Louise Hare as she tells us about the sequel to Miss Aldridge Regrets, Harlem... more
This week Robert Kirkwood talks to former military policeman and former Met Detective, Neil Lancaster about the latest DS Max... more
In today’s show we listen to some books about music and musicians. We chat to Beth and Ben of The... more
In today's show we feature all four category winners in the first ever Nero Book Awards, First up we listen to... more
In today's show we celebrate World Book Day with Michael Morpurgo, Julia Donaldson, Betsy Griffin and find out about the... more
In today's show we dive into the murky world of romance fraud with Becky Holmes and her book Keanu Reeves... more
The First Man to Time Travel is the debut sci-fi comedy novel from Alex Leam. He tells Robert Kirkwood about... more
In today's show Alistair Lee, Australia’s only blind Voice Over Artist, talks to Amelia Hilton about his career so far.... more
This week Lynda Marron chats to Robert Kirkwood about her book Last Chance in Paris, a funny, moving, above all... more
In today's show we re-visit some Boswell Book Festival favourites and chat to Frank Skinner, Denise Mina, Nigel Havers, Giles... more
This week Mari Hannah joins Robert Kirkwood to talk about her brand new Kate Daniels thriller, The Longest Goodbye, a... more
This week Robert Kirkwood is joined by Hester Musson to discuss her gothic, historical debut thriller about power and corruption,... more
Read On this week has more of the best interviews of 2023 with Joe Haddow, Charlotte Levin, Victoria Bennett, Carnegie... more
We listen back to some interviews from last year including Randee Dawn on Tune in Tomorrow, C.K. McDonnell on The... more
On today's show we curl up with some Christmas TV, or at least the books that they came from. Julia... more
Another festive book on The Audiobook Show, this week Rachel Greenlaw tells Robert Kirkwood about her groundhog day inspired novel,... more
In today's show Robert Kirkwood talks to Peter Swanson about his festive novella The Christmas Guest, and how the murder... more
In today's show a round up of some of the best science writing we've had on the show including Stephen... more
Winner of the Booker 2023, Paul Lynch. For the full interview head to episode 345.
In today's show we listen to some previous winners of the Booker, the youngest ever winner Eleanor Catton on The... more
In today's show we chat to Jonathan Escoffery about his debut novel, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023, If I... more
In today's show we talk to Paul Murray about the multiple narrators in the audio version of his Booker shortlisted... more
We listen back to some interviews from last year including Randee Dawn on Tune in Tomorrow, C.K. McDonnell on The Stranger Times,... more