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.
With Great Pleasure At Christmas 1 Broadcast (with a repeat) – Approx. 56 Minutes [READING] Broadcaster: BBC Radio 4 Broadcast: December 25th 2008 @ 12:04-13:00 / December 26th 2008 @ 20:04-21:00 “Author Terry Pratchett, creator of the Discworld series (celebrating… Read moreBBC Radio 4 features Terry Pratchett’s picks
Selected Radiophonic Works BBC Radiophonic Workshop Saturday, Dec. 20 8pm & 3am GMT A selection of programmes showcasing the work of the Radiophonic Workshop, which provided music and sound for many BBC (radio & TV) programmes. Includes The Dreams, The… Read moreSelected Radiophonic Works
BBC7 Describes their end of the year offering as: “William Gibson’s cult sci-fi thriller of a woman employed by multi-national companies to test new brands.” Unfortunately their reading of Pattern Recognition is abridged, and not “sci-fi” (or even Science Fiction… Read moreBBC7: <B>Pattern Recognition</B> by William Gibson
Fatherland Full cast audio drama in five parts Based on the novel by Robert Harris Adapted by John Dryden Monday, Dec. 15 through Friday, Dec. 19 9:30AM, 8:30PM & 1:30AM GMT The year is 1964, and it’s a week before… Read moreFatherland
Over in the Crime and Thrillers slot all this week on BBC Radio 7 there’s a nifty series of “pulp” (crime tales from the pulp age) airing. All are read by Peter Marinker, a veteran narrator – sound intriguing? You… Read moreBBC7 shows us: <B>This Is Pulp Fiction</B>
Our agent in London has the pulse of what’s going to air on BBC Radio 4 over the month of December 2008. Sez Roy: “I’ve completed a quick scan of what’s on offer from BBC Radio over the coming festive… Read moreBBC Radio 4 during December