Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB
A weekly show all about audiobooks and accessible reading from RNIB Talking Books.
Tune in for fresh episodes every Friday at 1pm, accompanied by a re-airing on Saturday at 10pm, Sunday at 2pm, and Monday at 6pm.
Our programme features discussions with your beloved authors and narrators, as well as critiques, updates, conversations about audiobooks, and reading materials that are easily accessible. Presented and produced by Robert Kirkwood.
Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB episodes
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Samantha Harvey - Orbital - Booker Winner 2024
Today a long chat with Booker Winner 2024 Samantha Harvey and a listen to her winning book Orbital. We hear about the quirks of living on the ISS, about sleeping in orbit, and closer to home we hear about the importance of accessible reading and that Samantha is currently training a guide dog puppy. All that plus some new books in the RNIB Library on today's Read On.
Booker Winner 2024 - Samantha Harvey (Extract)
Full interview on Friday's show, but here's a clip from my interview with Booker winner 2024, Samantha Harvey
Bonus Episode - Booker Shortlist Special 2024
We have spoken to all of the Booker Shortlisted authors here at Read On, many on the days leading up to, or in one case the day of, the award ceremony, far too soon to get them onto a regular episode of the show.
Booker Prize 2024
This week features each book on the 2024 Booker Prize shortlist and a listen to the audio versions, plus some book recommendations from last year’s winner Paul Lynch.
Rachel Greenlaw - The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells plus Blind Poet Dave Steele
This week author Rachel Greenlaw tells us about a cosy new tale of witches, magic, mystery, family and romance, The Woodsmoke Women’s Book of Spells plus we here from Blind Poet Dave Steele about The Big Test. All that plus some new books in the RNIB Library.
Ariane Bankes, Irvine Welsh and Elizabeth Oldfield at the Wigtown Book Festival
This week on Read On we have three very different authors,
Josie Lloyd - Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency
Today we're chatting to Josie Lloyd about her brand new cosy crime adventure Miss Beeton’s Murder Agency and we get an exclusive news about a brand new book Josie is writing with Emlyn Rees. Plus we'll find some new books in the RNIB Library.
Coinneach MacLeod, Pen Vogler and Julian Baggini at Wigtown Book Festival
There's a food theme in this week's episode as we head to Wigtown to chat to The Hebridean Baker Coinneach MacLeod, food historian Pen Vogler on her books Scoff and Stuffed and philosopher Julian Baggini tells us How The World Eats. Plus we get the Books of Your Life from Gareth Brown and find new books in the RNIB Library.
Gareth Brown - The Book of Doors - Wigtown Book Festival
In a talk sponsored by RNIB Connect Radio, Gareth Brown talks to Teddy Jameson live on stage at the Wigtown Book Festival about his best-selling time-travelling page turner, The Book of Doors. Plus we find some brand new books in the RNIB Library.
Wigtown Hidden Gems
As I'm down in Wigtown recording next week's show, here's a collection of hidden gems we've recorded at the festival over the years.