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Kindred
- By: Rebecca Wragg Sykes
- Narrated by: Rebecca Wragg Sykes
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 345
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 312
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 311
In Kindred, Neanderthal expert Becky Wragg Sykes shoves aside the cliché of the shivering ragged figure in an icy wasteland and reveals the Neanderthal you don’t know, who lived across vast and diverse tracts of Eurasia and survived through hundreds of thousands of years of massive climate change. Using a thematic rather than chronological approach, this book will shed new light on where they lived, what they ate and the increasingly complex Neanderthal culture that is being discovered.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Was this recorded inside a biscuit tin?
- By hhj on 31-05-21
- Kindred
- By: Rebecca Wragg Sykes
- Narrated by: Rebecca Wragg Sykes
Engaging and authoritative
Reviewed: 28-08-24
Really enjoyed this very human book summarising the current state of our knowledge about the neanderthals and how they lived, and live on in us.
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Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome
- Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome, Book 1
- By: Garth Marenghi
- Narrated by: Garth Marenghi
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,273
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,140
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,139
When horror writer Nick Steen gets sucked into a cursed typewriter by the terrifying Type-Face, Dark Lord of the Prolix, the hellish visions inside his head are unleashed for real. Forced to fight his escaping imagination - now leaking out of his own brain - Nick must defend the town of Stalkford from his own fictional horrors, including avascular-necrosis-obsessed serial killer Nelson Strain and Nick's dreaded throppleganger, the Dark Third.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Author. Dreamweaver. Plus narrator.
- By warfarin on 03-11-22
- Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome
- Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome, Book 1
- By: Garth Marenghi
- Narrated by: Garth Marenghi
Very funny
Reviewed: 10-08-24
Don't miss the audiobook boilerplate at the end. Possibly the funniest bit of the book.
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Jerusalem
- By: Alan Moore
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 60 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 503
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 469
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 470
In the half a square mile of decay and demolition that was England's Saxon capital, eternity is loitering between the firetrap tower blocks. Embedded in the grubby amber of the district's narrative, among its saints, kings, prostitutes and derelicts, a different kind of human time is happening. Through the labyrinthine streets and minutes of Jerusalem tread ghosts that sing of wealth and poverty, of Africa, hymns and our threadbare millennium.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A rough diamond
- By Mr. Iain D. Croall on 12-04-18
- Jerusalem
- By: Alan Moore
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Fantastic audiobook of an amazing book
Reviewed: 02-05-24
I listened to this audiobook having read Jerusalem a couple of years ago. I had initial doubts about how the different written forms would work - but Simon Vance does a heroic job. Even the Joycean filth made sense! Amazing.
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Be Funny or Die
- How Comedy Works and Why It Matters
- By: Joel Morris
- Narrated by: Joel Morris
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 44
Join professional comedy writer Joel Morris on a hilarious journey into the hidden world of shared laughter, where he reveals the mechanisms that make jokes work and what comedy can teach us about ourselves. Offering astute analysis of everything from stand-up to slapstick and sitcom to spoof, Morris examines comedic patterns, rhythms, and dynamics to uncover the algorithms that secretly underpin comedy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredibly funny book for anybody who finds it incredibly funny.
- By Tim on 26-04-24
- Be Funny or Die
- How Comedy Works and Why It Matters
- By: Joel Morris
- Narrated by: Joel Morris
Excellent - learnt so much & a joy to listen to
Reviewed: 09-04-24
Unpacks how & why comedy works, with some of the science explained instead the usual just-so stories. And it's incredibly listenable to - engaging & fun.
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The Gods of H. P. Lovecraft
- By: Rachel Caine, Seanan McGuire, Laird Barron, and others
- Narrated by: David Stifel, uncredited
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
The Gods of H.P. Lovecraft: a brand new anthology that collects the 12 principal deities of the Lovecraftian Mythos and sets them loose. Featuring the biggest names in horror and dark fantasy, including many New York Times best sellers; full of original fiction; and individual commentary on each of the deities by Donald Tyson.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great stories, poor narration
- By Oinky Pigg on 20-04-19
Some excellent stories
Reviewed: 19-03-24
Some of the stories were excellent. The delivery was a bit jarring/patronising for some of the female voices. The mispronunciation of UK place-names that were key to the first story also spoilt it a little.
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Voice of the Fire
- 25th Anniversary Edition
- By: Alan Moore
- Narrated by: Maxine Peake, Jason Williamson, Toby Jones, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 87
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Story5 out of 5 stars 87
Northampton. The center of England. Twelve extraordinary characters transport you through 6,000 years of astonishing history. As Alan Moore’s place-writing masterpiece reaches its 25th anniversary, New Perspectives brings this expansive work to life through twelve immersive audio journeys.
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5 out of 5 stars
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superb
- By mr on 09-08-21
- Voice of the Fire
- 25th Anniversary Edition
- By: Alan Moore
- Narrated by: Maxine Peake, Jason Williamson, Toby Jones, Mark Gatiss, Alan Moore and multiple narrators
Amazing
Reviewed: 17-12-23
Alan Moore himself reading the last chapter is the final flourish to a beautifu piece ofl storytelling
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Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles, Volume 7
- By: Simon Guerrier, Eddie Robson, James Swallow
- Narrated by: Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20
Three enhanced audiobooks performed by the stars of the classic BBC television series. Spy, by Simon Guerrier. Starring Jan Chappell as Cally, Michael Keating as Vila and Gemma Whelan as Arta. Cally and Vila are undercover on the Federation-controlled world Cortol Four. It's a mission with an irresistible prize. And it's a mission that goes horribly wrong....
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5 out of 5 stars
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More amazing adventures with the Liberator
- By Anonymous User on 17-08-21
More amazing adventures with the Liberator
Reviewed: 17-08-21
If - like me - you would like to spend more time with the Liberator crew than we got on TV, then these audio adventures are just what you need. There's a bit of me that actually prefers the audio adventures... Amazing writing, performances & production.
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It Takes Blood and Guts
- By: Skin, Lucy O'Brien
- Narrated by: Skin, Lucy O’Brien
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 320
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 287
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 287
Skin, the trail-blazing lead singer of multi-million-selling rock band Skunk Anansie, is a global female icon. As an incendiary live performer, she shatters preconceptions about race and gender. As an activist and inspirational role model she has been smashing through stereotypes for more than 25 years. With her striking visual image and savagely poetic songs, Skin has been a groundbreaking influence both with Skunk Anansie and as a solo artist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hooked
- By Nikki on 25-09-20
- It Takes Blood and Guts
- By: Skin, Lucy O'Brien
- Narrated by: Skin, Lucy O’Brien
Much more than a rock star autobiography
Reviewed: 05-04-21
This is a fierce and informative biography, made all the more direct because Skin tells the story in her own voice (for 95% of the book). I remember Skunk Anansie breaking into the white, testosterone-saturated rock scene of the 90s. Hearing that story from her point of view is something I will reflect upon for months to come, I suspect. Hugely recommended!
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Don't Panic
- Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Simon Jones, Neil Gaiman
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 58
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Story5 out of 5 stars 58
First published in 1986 and updated several times since, Don’t Panic is in an in-depth exploration of Douglas Adams’s cultural phenomenon The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - from its beginnings as a UK radio series, to its expansion into a wildly popular book trilogy, and onto incarnations in various media including stage, records, film, computer games, and even, um, tea towels.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Facts for fun but far from from fun
- By LENGTHIAN on 18-05-21
- Don't Panic
- Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Simon Jones, Neil Gaiman
Wonderfully meta
Reviewed: 03-03-21
Listening to Arthut Dent reading Neil Gaiman writing about Douglas Adams has to be the ultimate comfort listen. I read the original version in 1993, and it's good to revisit, having read other biographies of DNA in the meantime.
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Illuminatus! Part I
- The Eye in the Pyramid
- By: Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson
- Narrated by: Ken Campbell, Chris Fairbank
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 121
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 100
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Story4 out of 5 stars 99
The Illuminati, an inside joke? The lunatic fringe? Or a vast conspiracy hidden for centuries, unleashing it's power on a naive, defenseless world? It was the lousy luck of Saul Goodman, a tough, streetwise New York detective, to smell the trail in a bombed-out office - the heavy case he'd always dreaded. In a breakneck race against an awesome deadline, Goodman plunges down the trail of the ultimate conspiracy as the days fall away toward Apocalypse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bonkers
- By Anonymous User on 07-02-21
- Illuminatus! Part I
- The Eye in the Pyramid
- By: Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson
- Narrated by: Ken Campbell, Chris Fairbank
Bonkers
Reviewed: 07-02-21
I read with amusement other reviews that were horrified at Ken Campbell's narration, since this was the reason I decided to give this a go. An entirely appropriate narrator, and Campbell's dulcet tones are a perfect counterpoint to the filthiest sections. All utterly bonkers, but I now have better understanding of some of key subcultures & how they link up.
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