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.
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
No doubt recalling my fondness for August Derleth’s Solar Pons, my friend Julie D. dropped me a line saying: “the Sebastian Thorn stories paint a nice ‘modern’ Holmesian figure.” Who? Thorn? Never heard of the fellow. So, curious, I followed… Read moreSherlock Holmes pastiche: Sebastian Thorne
In 1982 the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation aired a fantastic 13-episode radio series: Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe It stared Mavor Moore (as Nero Wolfe), Don Francks (as Archie Goodwin), Cec Linder (as Inspector Cramer), Frank Perry (as Fritz), and Alfie Scott… Read moreCBC + RR.cc: Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe EXCELLENT RADIO DRAMA from 1982
The Adventures of Sexton Blake Based on the character created by Harry Blyth; Performed by a full cast 2 CDs or MP3 Download – Approx. 2 Hours [RADIO DRAMA] Publisher: BBC Audiobooks / Perfectly Normal Productions Published: September 2009 ISBN:… Read moreAural Noir Review of The Adventures Of Sexton Blake
Here are two new releases from BBC Audiobooks America, read by the best Watson ever! Three Tales of Avarice by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Read by Edward Hardwicke Includes: •The Adventure of the Priory School •The Red-Headed League •The Adventure… Read moreNew Releases: BBC Audiobooks America does SHERLOCK HOLMES
Here’s a FREE Agatha Christie short story from BBC Audiobooks America [via Audible.com]. I have at least one friend who’ll snap up this download within about two seconds of seeing this post. And check out the narrator! The Case of… Read moreFree @ Audible.com: The Case Of The Missing Will by Agatha Christie