News, Reviews, and Commentary on all forms of science fiction, fantasy, and horror audio. Audiobooks, audio drama, podcasts; we discuss all of it here. Mystery, crime, and noir audio are also fair game.
The Radio Times, that invaluable resource for radio programmes airing in the UK, has a picked a “spine-tingling” tale for us to listen to. The Ditch is set to air on February 1st, 2010 in BBC Radio 4’s Afternoon Play… Read moreBBCR4: The Ditch
For me Double Indemnity is the best of Film Noir. It takes the filmic art form to the highest of the black and white heights. It faithfully captures James M. Cain’s novella like no other film has done with any… Read moreBBCR4 + RA.cc: Double Indemnity
The Pulp Reader blog is an ongoing experiment in “computer generated audio books.” Sez the webmaster (Shonokin): I read a lot. I also drive a lot, stuck in long commutes every day. There’s a way for a reader and a… Read moreThe Pulp Reader’s project and some audio drama picks
Next Tuesday BBC Radio 4’s Afternoon Play is The Three Knots. This atmospheric drama is set against the backdrop of the “Disruption” during which Scotland’s church split in two. It’s inspired by a real community who, having been refused any… Read moreBBC Radio 4: The Three Knots
Do you like your roads yellow bricked? Do you prefer your lions cowardly? How about your scarecrows? You like them brainless right? I knew you did. The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz Based on the novel by L. Frank Baum; Adapted… Read moreBBC Radio 4: The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz RADIO DRAMA
Paul Bishop, who runs the addictive Bish’s Beat blog, writes about an unfamiliar audio drama series that sounds right up our dark alley! Sez Paul: “McLevy! THESE TOP NOTCH AUDIO DRAMAS FROM BBC 4 SURROUNDING INSPECTOR MCLEVY, A TACITURN, VICTORIAN,… Read moreBBC + RR.cc: McLevy: a 19th century detective series based on a real detective