I have a serious weakness for audio books.
I know. It seems like such a nerdy old lady thing to like but trust me they are so good. Like seriously good. And if you're anything like me once you start you will become addicted to them in no time.
Even better the BBC produce such a wonderful variety that you can never run out of something to listen to. From comedies to crime to dramas to fantasy there is something for everyone.
What this means for me unfortunately is that my audio book collection has become somewhat huge and even a little bit out of control. Thank God for removal hard-drives is all I can say.
Charles Paris Mysteries
I *adore* Bill Nighy. So when I found out that he stars in a series of radio dramas as an alcoholic, womanising actor who seems to constantly stumble across dead bodies where ever he goes I just had to give them a try.
And Oh My God I am so glad I did as these are just awesome.
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Benedict Cumberbatch. Need I say anything more.
Well okay then.
It's also hilariously funny. Like drink snorting out of your nose funny and all set in the world of a 1 plane airline and it's crew.
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Meet Clare.
An annoying control freak social worker who always thinks she right. Naturally her life both professionally and privately is a complete and utter disaster. Not that she would ever admit to it.
Wonderfully starring Sally Phillips who does these kind of roles so well.
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They're meant to decoding the Germans code instead they spend most of their time trying to one up each other in a battle of wits and words.
Who said the Germans were the only enemy.
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Actually a series of podcasts. But why quibble. I love this either way. A show that makes science interesting and understandable and also funny.
Hosted by comedian Robin Ince and physicist Brian Cox (he of the Large Hadron Collider fame) and a range of famous guests.
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Earth has been invaded. Or at least a very small portion of it has been. And while most of the locals are happy to live under their new overlords, one woman is determined that the human race won't knuckle under quite so easily.
Alien invasion has never looked so good.
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A small band of intrepid explorers and scientists are the first colonists to be sent into outer space.
One would expect everything to go smoothly.
One would be wrong.
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Lenny Henry stars as a classical music lover who goes who help his father out in his second hand record store.
Fathers and sons are meant to get along... aren't they? Then again they've never meet Rudy and his reggae loving father.
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Modern day meets Medieval Era in this wonderful send up. Featuring a rock playing harpist, a macho knight who hasn't got a clue and a father whose even more clueless.
Amazingly good with one of the best cast. Ever. Then again I'm probably biased as I adore not only James McAvoy - who seriously needs to do more radio plays- but Natalie Dormer, Benedict Cumberbatch and Anthony Head. Pretty much my dream cast.
The story is also pretty good.
Okay. It's really really good.
Love it times infinity.
i've never been able to get into audiobooks. idk why but it feels like i have to concentrate harder than if i was reading it myself? ��
ReplyDeleteI remember you going into gales of laughter listening to Cabin Pressure when we were working at Orewa! There are some great titles here, now I don't commute I listen to audiobooks while I'm gardening. Currently Aussie outback romances as easy to concentrate on ��
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