Episodes

  • 415: Lucy Edwards - Blind Not Broken & Ella Jones vs The Sun Stealer

    415: Lucy Edwards - Blind Not Broken & Ella Jones vs The Sun Stealer
    Mar 14 2025
    In today's show we chat to blind broadcaster, social media creator and author, Lucy Edwards, about her books Blind Not Broken and Ella Jones vs The Sun Stealer, and about her campaigns for equality and becoming an RNIB ambassador.

    We also find some brand new books entering the Talking Books library.
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    58 mins
  • 414: Mari Hannah, Steve Hodson plus Maurice and Maralyn

    414: Mari Hannah, Steve Hodson plus Maurice and Maralyn
    Mar 7 2025
    In today's show we hear about the new thriller from Mari Hannah, Her Sister's Killer, the latest in the Stone and Oliver series.

    We also pay tribute to narrator Steve Hodson and hear from Nero book of the year Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst
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    58 mins
  • Tribute to narrator Steve Hodson

    Tribute to narrator Steve Hodson
    Mar 5 2025
    A familiar and warm voice to listeners of RNIB Talking Books, and audiobook and radio drama listeners everywhere, Steve Hodson, has passed away at 77. We listen back to him telling us how he became a narrator, hear some stories and listen to a clip of one of his favourite books.
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    8 mins
  • 413: World Book Day with Tom Palmer

    413: World Book Day with Tom Palmer
    Feb 28 2025
    In today's show a chat with World Book Day author Tom Palmer about his books on sport, history and his travels for research, plus we find out about the free books you can get this World Book Day from RNIB.
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    58 mins
  • 412: Liz Hyder & Adam S Leslie - Nero Book Awards

    412: Liz Hyder & Adam S Leslie - Nero Book Awards
    Feb 21 2025
    In today's show two category winners from the Nero Book Awards, Children's Fiction winner Liz Hyder on her book The Twelve, and Adam S Leslie with his Fiction category winning folk-horror, Lost in the Garden.
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    58 mins
  • Lucy Edwards - Ella Jones Vs the Sun Stealer (Extract)

    Lucy Edwards - Ella Jones Vs the Sun Stealer (Extract)
    Feb 19 2025
    A short extract from my interview with Lucy Edwards about her new book Ella Jones Vs the Sun Stealer and about being an RNIB Ambassador. Full interview coming soon.
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    6 mins
  • 411: Joanna Toye - A New Chapter at the Little Penguin Bookshop

    411: Joanna Toye - A New Chapter at the Little Penguin Bookshop
    Feb 14 2025
    We're loved up this Valentines Day on Read On.

    In Penguin Books 90th year, Robert Kirkwood chats to author Joanna Toye about the second book in the heart-warming, romantic, and uplifting world war two series about community, friendship and books, A New Chapter at the Little Penguin Bookshop.

    And as this show is going out on Valentine's Day we find some new romance in the RNIB Library.
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    58 mins
  • 410: Nigel Planer, Jo Caulfield and Richard Herring

    410: Nigel Planer, Jo Caulfield and Richard Herring
    Feb 7 2025
    Another comedian compilation as we hear from stand-ups Jo Caulfield and Richard Herring and comedic actor, audiobook narrator and Neil from The Young Ones, Nigel Planer.

    Plus we find some brand new books in the RNIB Library
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    58 mins