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Talking Books

The best of the spoken word from RNIB's Talking Book Studios.

New episodes every Monday to Friday at 2pm and repeated every night at 10pm.

Enjoy an unabridged audiobook, serialised over a number of days and weeks, only on RNIB Connect Radio or listen again to every episode here. Our current book is Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, read by the Michael Kitchen.

The passionate and tragic story of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff is one of the highpoints of nineteenth century Romantic literature. In the relationship of Cathy and Heathcliff, and in the wild, bleak Yorkshire Moors of its setting, Wuthering Heights creates a world of its own, conceived with a disregard for convention, and an instinct for poetry and the darkest depths of the human soul in torment.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

14 episodes

This book cover features Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, set against an earthy green background. The title is written in large, bold, vintage-style uppercase lettering in a golden beige colour, tilted diagonally from the bottom left to the top right. Leafy vine branches with dark purple leaves weave around the title, adding a gothic and rustic feel. The author’s name, Emily Brontë, is displayed at the bottom in the same golden beige colour and a classic serif font. A thin decorative border surrounds the cover, adding an ornate touch to the design.