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.
I’ve just finished listening to the new BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial adaptation of Gulliver’s Travels. And now I must tell you that this version, written by Matthew Broughton and directed by Sam Hoyle for BBC Cymru/Wales, is one the… Read moreBBCR4 + RA.cc: Gulliver’s Travels – a magnificent new RADIO DRAMA adaptation
Where do you listen to audiobooks and podcasts? I listen to a lot of novel length audiobooks while walking. I listen to audiobooks when walking to work, from work, or walking a dog. Short stories are for folding laundry, cooking… Read moreCommentary: Where do you listen to audiobooks and podcasts?
Thomas M. Disch (author), Brian Aldiss (author), Kim Stanley Robinson (author), Tim Powers (author), Terry Gilliam (filmmaker), Lawrence Sutin (biographer), Paul Williams (biographer), Barry Spatz (analyst), Kleo Mini (second wife), Anne Dick (third wife), Tessa Dick (fifth wife), Jim Blaylock… Read moreBBC Arena: Philip K Dick: A Day In The Afterlife (video documentary)
Our friend Anne has added a wonderful new post to his Anne Is A Man blog about podcasts. Says Anne: “I used to write that one should always download the In Our Time podcasts and keep for ever. The BBC… Read moreBBC Radio 4: In Our Time – a new podcast for every subject with shows from the past 14 years
Of what use is public radio in a time of podcasts? That is, other than providing the funding for programmes that can be podcast – is there any use for radio medium specifically? I suggest there is. Beyond giving local… Read moreCommentary: What use is public radio in a time of podcasts?
The latest BBC Radio 4 In Our Time podcast, dated December 22, 2011, is a discussion of Daniel Defoe‘s Robinson Crusoe. Did you know that the novel was originally published pseudonymously? Or that Defoe wasn’t actually born with the name… Read moreBBC Radio 4: In Our Time: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe