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.
Someone has posted a 1965 CBC Radio dramatization of the “apocalyptic science fiction novel” by John Wyndham’s novel The Kraken Wakes to Archive.org. Unlike a lot of OTR (old time radio) this is very likely not in the public domain… Read moreArchive.org: CBC Radio Vancouver – The Kraken Wakes based on the novel by John Wyndham
What ho chaps! Now that it’s 1918 and all let’s all go fight in The Great War! It’ll be trenches of fun. Hey look our teacher thinks it’s a smashing idea! Even better, our parents seem to have no objections… Read moreLibriVox: The Brighton Boys In The Radio Service by
BBC Radio 7 has just started a new 5 part series, a “new commission” called Brian Aldiss Presents. The idea is that for five weekends “the UK’s master of the genre” will personally select and introduce a Science Fiction short… Read moreBBC7: Brian Aldiss Presents: Imposter by Philip K. Dick
This Radio Times column is announcing that BBC Radio 3 will have a radio drama adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Slaughterhouse 5 airing on September 20, 2009. I belive this makes it the world exclusive premiere of this novel in… Read moreBBC Radio 3: Slaughterhouse 5 [RADIO DRAMA]
Dune, Messiah By Frank Herbert, Read by Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton, and Simon Vance 9 hours – [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Macmillan Audio Published: 2007 Themes: / Science Fiction / ESP / Religion / War / Charismatic Leader / Its… Read moreReview of Dune, Messiah by Frank Herbert
The Steel Remains By Richard K. Morgan; Read by Simon Vance [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Tantor Media Published: 2009 ISBN: 9781400139637 Themes: / Fantasy / Noir / Hard Boiled / Magic / War / Homosexuality / “Men were like blades, they would… Read moreReview of The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan