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Audiobook reviews and recommendations with Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton. Get involved in the conversation #AudioBookClub on instagram or twitter - https://twitter.com/hashtag/AudioBookClub Longer, more incisive comment on our facebook page please - https://www.facebook.com/AnAudioBookClub/ #AudioBookClub
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Atomic Habits by James Clear
01/06/2025
Atomic Habits by James Clear
New Year, New You? We review James Clear’s bestseller ‘Atomic Habits’ to start off 2025’s audiobook treats. Have you followed his steps? We’ve started (hopefully not in an annual-gym-subscription-but-only-go-for-three-weeks kind of way). Join the show! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the weekly podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. What are you listening to right now? Come on the show and tell us! Get involved in the conversation: and Find us on , , or All episodes featuring reviews and full interviews available at #
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Guests: Dirk Maggs, Ben MacIntyre, Ben Aaronovitch and more
12/30/2024
Guests: Dirk Maggs, Ben MacIntyre, Ben Aaronovitch and more
Hear interviews with some of the best in the literary and audio world as we give you the highlights of some of our favourite luminaries: , described as “the Steven Spielberg of Audio” and producer of Audible's The Sandman series and BBC Radio 4's Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (among many more) Author of the critically-acclaimed, internationally bestselling Peter Grant/Rivers of London urban fantasy series. and Doctor Who writer Bestselling author of A Spy Among Friends, Double Cross, Colditz, The Siege and Operation Mincemeat, , New York Times Best Selling author and widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation Multi-award winning Investigative journalist and Lazarus Heist co-creator Join the show! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the weekly podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. What are you listening to right now? Get involved in the conversation: and Find us on , , or All episodes featuring reviews and full interviews available at #
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The 2024 #AudioBookClub Imaginary Awards Gala
12/22/2024
The 2024 #AudioBookClub Imaginary Awards Gala
This episode of : comes from The Theatre of the Mind on London’s glittering Park Lane, where The 2024 #AudioBookClub Imaginary Awards Gala is about to kick off. For financial and logistical reasons, both the Gala AND the awards are entirely imaginary, but hopefully that won’t stop hosts Steve Phillips and Matt Layton and you, gentle listener, from enjoying this wonderful star studded soiree Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. Please get involved in the conversation and # #AudioBookClub on , or
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'Unruly' - by David Mitchell
12/19/2024
'Unruly' - by David Mitchell
On this episode of : A thousand years of history in just twenty eight minutes! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode: We peruse British comedy icon David Mitchell’s history of the kings and queens of England. A History of England's Kings and Queens A: David Mitchell N: David Mitchell L: 11 hrs and 39 mins R: 28-09-23 P: Penguin AudioUnruly Please get involved in the conversation and # #AudioBookClub on , or
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Elton John
12/07/2024
Elton John
On this episode of : We urge you not to buy Elton John’s new audiobook ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ We like to keep things positive here at #AudioBookClub, but in this case we’ll make an exception. We had no choice but to tear it a new one, ‘Phoned-in. Tone deaf. The worst piece of audio that Elton John has ever been vaguely associated with.’ You can put that on the posters. HOWEVER… Sir Elton’s autobiography from five years ago, narrated by Taron Egerton and Elton himself is a masterpiece. Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode… Elton John Official Autobiography A: Elton John P: Elton John, Taron Egerton L: 12 hrs and 29 mins R: 15-10-19 P: Macmillan Please get involved in the conversation and # #AudioBookClub on , or
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'In Too Deep' by Andrew Child and Lee Child
12/01/2024
'In Too Deep' by Andrew Child and Lee Child
On this episode of , Have you ever woken up and not know where you are or how on earth you got there? Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode… Jack Reacher, Book 29 By: Lee Child, Andrew Child Narrated by: Jeff Harding Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins Release date: 22-10-24 Publisher: Penguin Audio Please get involved in the conversation and # #AudioBookClub on , or
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'The True Story of The Coward Brothers' by Elvis Costello
11/25/2024
'The True Story of The Coward Brothers' by Elvis Costello
On this episode of , a high-concept audiobook written by and starring Elvis Costello, with an all-star cast including Harry Shearer and a musical pedigree that can be traced back to a stone cold 70s classic…. Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode… The True Story of The Coward Brothers A: Elvis Costello N: T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, Rhea Seehorn, Edward Hibbert, Stephen Root, Kathreen Khavari L: 1 hr and 43 mins R: 21-11-24 P: Audible Originals Please get involved in the conversation and # #AudioBookClub on , or
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‘Janey’ by Janey Godley
11/18/2024
‘Janey’ by Janey Godley
On this episode of , we pay tribute to award-winning comedian, playwright and author Janey Godley. Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode… The Woman That Won't Shut Up By: Janey Godley Narrated by: Janey Godley Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins Release date: 09-05-24 Please get involved in the conversation and # #AudioBookClub on , or
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'This Time Next Year' by David Jason
11/11/2024
'This Time Next Year' by David Jason
On this episode of #AudioBookClub, we felt that in these uncertain times, what we needed was a comforting cup of audiobook cocoa. To this end, we head to rural Buckinghamshire, specifically to Jason Towers, where laird of the manor Sir David Jason will regale us with gentle anecdotes from his eight decades as an actor and British National Treasure.. Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode… A Life of Positive Thinking A: David Jason P: David Jason L: 8 hrs and 40 mins R: 10-10-24 Publisher: Penguin Audio Please get involved in the conversation Next week Janey The Woman That Won't Shut Up By: Janey Godley Narrated by: Janey Godley Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins Release date: 09-05-24 and on facebook, twitter or instagram
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'Karla's Choice' by Nick Harkaway
11/04/2024
'Karla's Choice' by Nick Harkaway
On this episode of #AudioBookClub, a brand new novel featuring John le Carré’s superspy George Smiley, written by his son Nick Harkaway, read by Sir Simon Russell-Beale. Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode… A: Nick Harkaway, John le Carré N: Simon Russell Beale L: 10 hrs and 42 mins P: Penguin Audio Please get involved in the conversation Next week A Life of Positive Thinking By: David Jason Narrated by: David Jason Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 10-10-24 Language: English Publisher: Penguin Audio and on facebook, twitter or instagram
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‘Sonny Boy: A Memoir’ by Al Pacino
10/28/2024
‘Sonny Boy: A Memoir’ by Al Pacino
On this episode of #AudioBookClub, we head to The Bronx of the late 1940s and the sepia-tinted alleyways and rooftops of the tenement buildings where a young Alfredo James Pacino and his ragtag gang of pre-pubescent ruffians ran wild… Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode… A: Al Pacino P: Al Pacino L: 12 hrs and 28 mins P: Penguin Audio Please get involved in the conversation Next week A: Nick Harkaway, John le Carré N: Simon Russell Beale L: 10 hrs and 42 mins P: Penguin Audio and on facebook, twitter or instagram
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'I Haven't Been Entirely Honest With You' by Miranda Hart
10/21/2024
'I Haven't Been Entirely Honest With You' by Miranda Hart
On this episode of #AudioBookClub, some life affirming advice from British Comedy National Treasure Miranda Hart Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode… I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You W: Miranda Hart N: Miranda Hart L: 10 hrs and 9 mins Release date: 10-10-24 P: Penguin Audio Please get involved in the conversation and on facebook, twitter or instagram
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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
10/17/2024
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
On this episode of #AudioBookClub, in perhaps the biggest week for new releases in the publishing calendar, we retreat to 2011 to curl up in a corner with Steve’s favourite ‘comfort audiobook’ of all time. Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode… Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography W: Walter Isaacson N: Dylan Baker, Walter Isaacson (introduction) L: 25 hrs and 3 mins Release date: 24-10-11 P: Little, Brown Audio Please get involved in the conversation and on facebook, twitter or instagram
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Bonus: Ben MacIntyre Interview
10/14/2024
Bonus: Ben MacIntyre Interview
To coincide with the release of 'The Siege', Matt had a conversation with Ben MacIntyre covering his work with particular focus on Colditz and previewing his latest work on the events in London back in 1981. This episode is paired up with our review of 'The Siege' that shold also be showing up on your feed. Get involved in the conversation and on Instagram Audiobook details: The Siege - The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama A: Ben Macintyre N: Ben Macintyre L: 14 hrs and 27 mins R: 12-09-24 P: Penguin Audio
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The Siege by Ben MacIntyre
10/14/2024
The Siege by Ben MacIntyre
Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. This episode sees Matt and Steve go back to 1980, dredging up their memories as sub-10 year olds of the Iranian Embassy siege in London. Ben MacIntryre is back with another epic movie-like recounting of the story from those who were there, taking us from the domestic to the global, with lots of snooker thrown in. What would you like to see him tackle next? Plus - your comfort audiobook suggestions please! Get involved in the conversation and on Instagram Audiobook details: The Siege - The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama A: Ben Macintyre N: Ben Macintyre L: 14 hrs and 27 mins R: 12-09-24 P: Penguin Audio
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We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
10/01/2024
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode… We Solve Murders A: Richard Osman P: Nicola Walker L: 10 hrs and 33 mins Release date: 12-09-24 P: Penguin Audio On this week’s #AudioBookClub we celebrate the release of Richard Osman’s fourth novel. His first three novels were set primarily in a retirement village in the Kent countryside “where the Waitrose delivery vans clink with wine and repeat prescriptions every time they pass over the cattle grid” Novel number four is set on a slightly larger stage… Please get involved in the conversation and on facebook, twitter or instagram
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Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang
09/25/2024
Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang
Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks for discerning punters like you. On this episode, We are going to review two different audio versions of one original text. The text under our audio microscope today is “Yellow Face” by Chinese born American hot shot young author R.F. Kuang Please get involved in the conversation and on facebook, twitter or instagram
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The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer
09/09/2024
The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer
On the latest episode of #AudioBookClub, Steve and Matthew head to Brighton on the UK’s pebbly south coast to talk about a giant fiberglass avocado Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks for discerning punters like you. On this episode, the second in a fruity series of novels from British comedy legend Bob Mortimer… The Hotel Avocado A: Bob Mortimer N: Bob Mortimer, Sally Phillips, Paul Whitehouse, Julie Maisey L: 9 hrs and 20 mins Release date: 29-08-24 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio UK Please get involved in the conversation and on facebook, twitter or instagram
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Alternative Histories
08/29/2024
Alternative Histories
“Oh My God! They shot Churchill…” On the latest episode of #AudioBookClub, Steve and Matthew ask, “What would have happened if the Nazis had won World War II?” Penguin Modern Classics a: Len Deighton n: James Lailey l: 12 hrs and 25 mins p: Penguin Audio a: Philip K. Dick n: Jeff Cummings l: 9 hrs and 58 mins p: Brilliance Audio Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode, two books that visit alternative histories where The Axis won the Second World War. Mixed results! And the boys cast an eye over the Sunday Times Top 100 Books of the Last 50 Years from an audiobook perspective. Please get involved in the conversation and on facebook, twitter or instagram
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'Mad Woman'' + 'Green Wing: Resuscitated'
06/23/2024
'Mad Woman'' + 'Green Wing: Resuscitated'
On the latest episode of #AudioBookClub - the audiobook review and recommendation podcast - Steve and Matthew fail to listen to each other’s recommendations t: Green Wing: Resuscitated - a: Victoria Pile, James Henry, Oriane Messina, Fay Rusling, Robert Harley, c: Oliver Chris, Olivia Colman, Pippa Haywood, Mark Heap, Michelle Gomez, Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Karl Theobald p: Audible Originals l: 4h 17m t: Mad Woman - a: Bryony Gordon n: Bryony Gordon p: Headline Publishing l: 6h 51m Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. Two recommendations for you this week: Matthew has brought along Bryony Gordon’s mental health memoir ‘Mad Woman’ while Steve serves up the audio revival of a cult comedy TV show show ‘Green Wing: Please get involved in the conversation and @WhingeingPom on facebook, twitter or instagram Coming up on #AudioBookClub… t: On His Majesty’s Secret Service’ - a: Charlie Higson n: Charlie Higson p: Ian Fleming Publications L: 4h 25 m
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Penguin Random House Audio
03/05/2023
Penguin Random House Audio
On this episode of AudioBookClub… Matthew and Steve fail to recommend ‘The Light We Carry” by Michelle Obama. Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode: Steve and Matthew welcome Helena Sheffield, Senior Marketing Manager, Penguin Random House Audio onto their pod. Unfortunately, things didn’t quite go according go to plan. Matthew couldn’t quite find it in his heart to recommend that you, gentle listener, spend an Audible credit on 9 hours and 59 minutes of your life on Michelle Obama’s new self-help book and, instead, started playing clips from Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ Coincidentally, that also happens to be the audiobook that Helena bought for her father as a Christmas present last year. Helena gives us some fantastic insight into how the audiobook business works - from casting to marketing via the long, hard slog in the recording studio - and gives us a fistful of excellent listening recommendations. Please get involved in the conversation and on , or Coming up on #AudioBookClub… INTERVIEW: Ben Macintyre, author of ‘Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle’, ‘Operation Mincemeat’ and ‘S.A.S. Rogue Heroes’
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'The Last Train' - with Professor Michael Pronko (and Victor Dima!)
02/26/2023
'The Last Train' - with Professor Michael Pronko (and Victor Dima!)
On this episode of AudioBookClub… Murder on the Tokyo transit system! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present £AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode: Steve and Matthew cast an ear over ‘The Last Train’, the first book in Michael Pronko’s Tokyo-based ‘Detective Hiroshi’ series. Title: The Last Train: Detective Hiroshi, Volume 1 Written by: Michael Pronko Narrated by: Peter Berkrot Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins Publisher: Raked Gravel Press Available: This week Matthew and Steve welcome two guests to the pod to help them with this task. The first is the author himself Michael Pronko who also just happens to be Professor of American Literature at Meiji Gakuin University.in Tokyo. The second guest joins us from Oslo. He is the proprietor and Editor-in-Chief of . His name is Victor Dima. Please get involved in the conversation - either with your opinions on ’The Last Train' or if you want to recommend an audiobook for us to review. and @WhingeingPom on facebook, twitter or instagram – Coming up on #AudioBookClub… ‘A Promised Land’ - by Barack Obama - - as recommended by Helena Sheffield, Senior Marketing Manager, Penguin Random House Audiobooks ‘The Desert Star’ - by Michael Connelly - - as recommended by Victor Dima of https://theaudiobookblog.com/ -
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Spiracle
11/29/2022
Spiracle
On this episode of #AudioBookClub, we book ourselves into the independent audiobook platform that’s like a day-spa for your brain… Prefer your audiobooks sustainably sourced, hand reared and mind-nourishing? Then Spiracle is the place for you. Sophie Haxworth, Spiracle’s Editorial Manager, explains to Steve and Matthew (in the simplest terms she possibly can) how she fell in love with audiobooks as a child, how she ended up working at Spiracle and how and why the whole platform works. She also gives you and the boys some audiobook recommendations that are a cut above the tat they usually have on here. ‘Insignificance’ - by James Clammer ‘His Bloody Project’ - by Graeme Macrae Burnet ‘Njáls saga’ - Trad. ‘Fifty Sounds’ - by Polly Barton Please get involved in the conversation - either with your opinions on Spiracle' or if you want to recommend an audiobook for us to review. and on , or – Coming up on #AudioBookClub… ‘Doctor Who: The Chimes of Midnight’ - Written by Robert Shearman Starring Paul McGann and India Fisher As recommended by Stuart Hardy of -fame ‘The Last Train: Detective Hiroshi’ - Volume 1’ - by Michael Pronko - As recommended by Victor Dima of
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''A History of Modern Britain' - by Andrew Marr
11/27/2022
''A History of Modern Britain' - by Andrew Marr
On this episode of AudioBookClub, Matthew hasn’t done his homework and fails to review ‘A History of Modern Britain’ by Andrew Marr. Quite spectacularly! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. Fortunately, the BBC - an institution very close to both Steve’s and Matthew’s hearts - has just launched the amazon BBC Sounds app to a global audience. Steve and Matthew ramble on passionately about the fantastic amount, quality and variety of premium audio content from the greatest broadcasting organisation there has ever been, that is now available to you, FOR FREE, wherever you live! Title: A History of Modern Britain Written by: Andrew Marr Narrated by: David Timson Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins Publisher: Macmillan Digital Audio Available: BBC Sounds - Further reading - Please get involved in the conversation - either with your opinions on 'A History of Modern Britain’' or if you want to recommend an audiobook for us to review. and on , or – Coming up on #AudioBookClub… Spiracle - ‘Doctor Who: The Chimes of Midnight’ - Written by Robert Shearman Starring Paul McGann and India Fisher https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-chimes-of-midnight-653
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'Fletch' - by Gregory Mcdonald
11/26/2022
'Fletch' - by Gregory Mcdonald
On this episode of AudioBookClub, we recommend the audiobook equivalent of that tatty, yellowing, old paperback book that you find in someone else’s holiday home. So slap on your sunscreen, recline by the pool and join us as we get stuck into ‘Fletch' Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. On this episode of #AudioBookClub Steve and Matthew get wrapped up in an historical artefact: Fletch - the 1974 novel that was made into a film in the 1980s starring Chevy Chase. (Which is currently available for free if you’ve got an Audible subscription. Have a squiz at the Audible Plus section) -- Title: Fletch Written by: Gregory Mcdonald Narrated by: Dan John Miller Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins Publisher: Blackstone Audio Available: https://amzn.to/3B9fxWT -- Please get involved in the conversation - either with your opinions on 'Fibber in the Heat' or if you want to recommend an audiobook for us to review by using on facebook, twitter or instagram. and on , or -- Coming up on #AudioBookClub… ‘A History of Modern Britain’ - by Andrew Marr - Spiracle -
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'What Not To Do If You Turn Invisible' - with Charlotte Layton
11/22/2022
'What Not To Do If You Turn Invisible' - with Charlotte Layton
Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. On this episode: We have a guest ‘recommender’. Her name is Charlotte Layton, she is 11 years old and she has brought ‘What Not To Do If You Turn Invisible’ by Ross Welford to the #AudioBookClub table. Nepotism is alive and well here at #AudioBookClub! Please get involved in the conversation - either with your opinions on ‘What Not to Do If You Turn Invisible’ or if you want to recommend an audiobook for us to review by using on facebook, twitter or instagram. and – Coming up on … Fletch - Andrew Marr’s ‘A History of Modern Britain’ -
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'The Sandman: Act III' - by @neilhimself and @DirkMaggs
11/16/2022
'The Sandman: Act III' - by @neilhimself and @DirkMaggs
On this week’s #AudioBookClub, the third instalment of the most brilliantly conceived, lovingly dramatised, lavishly produced and, in our opinion, bestest audiobook series in the world… EVER! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. On this episode: The Sandman: Act III The biggest audiobook release of the year. The most extravagant cast. The most lavish production. (Frankly, we’re running out of superlatives here) Lovingly adapted and sculpted in sound by Dirk Maggs - the man we’re not afraid to call ‘The Greatest Audiobook Producer in the World’ - from the original graphic novels written by Neil Gaiman many moons ago. Title: The Sandman: Act III By: Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs Narrators: Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, David Harewood, Regé-Jean Page, Wil Wheaton and full cast Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins Publisher: Audible Originals/DC Comics Available: Please get involved in the conversation - either with your opinions on 'TheSandman: Act III' or if you want to recommend an audiobook for us to review. and on , or – Coming up on #AudioBookClub… Spiracle - ‘Doctor Who: The Chimes of Midnight’ - Written by Robert Shearman Starring Paul McGann and India Fisher https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-chimes-of-midnight-653
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'From the Oasthouse' - by Alan Partridge
11/06/2022
'From the Oasthouse' - by Alan Partridge
Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. On this episode: From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 2) Steve and Matthew review and recommend the latest offering from bastillion of British broadcasting and self-proclaimed ‘Godfather of Podcasting’ Alan Partridge Partridge is, of course, the creation of comedian, actor and Oscar-nominated writer and producer Steve Coogan. Title: From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 2) Author: Alan Partridge Narrator: Alan Partridge Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins Publisher: Audible Originals Categories: Comedy & Humour Please get involved in the conversation - either with your opinions on ‘From The Oasthouse’’ or if you want to recommend an audiobook for us to review by using on , or . and – Coming up on … The Sandman: Act III - What Not To Do If You Turn Invisible -
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'Colditz' - by Ben MacIntyre
10/24/2022
'Colditz' - by Ben MacIntyre
Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. On this episode: Steve and Matthew review and recommend the real history of the renaissance castle that was the home to the Third Reich’s most notorious prisoner of war camp The camp where they imprisoned only the most troublesome Allied military prisoners - many of them serial escapists - all of them enemies of the German State. Welcome…. to Colditz! Title: Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle Author: Ben MacIntyre Narrator: Ben MacIntyre Publisher: Penguin Audio Length: 13 hours and 25 minutes Please get involved in the conversation - either with your opinions on ‘Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle’ or if you want to recommend an audiobook for us to review by using on , or . and – Coming up on … From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 2) - The Sandman: Act III -
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‘The Bullet That Missed’ - by Richard Osman
10/05/2022
‘The Bullet That Missed’ - by Richard Osman
Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. On this episode: ‘’ Book 3 of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series of whodunnits set in idyllic retirement village Coopers Chase. For people (like Matthew) who have read the first two books in the series, it’s the eagerly awaited return of beloved characters Joyce, Elizabeth, Ron and Ibrahim. For people (like Steve) who are new to the seriesm it’s a chance to follow the adventures of a group of senior citizens who have taken to solving murders. Society may have cast them aside, but they are fully rounded human beings with a wealth of experience. In our role as one of the world’s very few audiobook review and recommendation podcasts, we feel it is our duty to bring up the issue that nobody else is talking about - to mention the elephant in the room: Changing a narrator? Three books into an audiobook series? Is that even legal? Please get involved in the conversation - either with your opinions on ‘The Bullet That Missed’ or if you want to recommend an audiobook for us to review by using on , or . – Coming up on AudioBookClub… ‘Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle’ by Ben MacIntyre - From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 2) -
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