Rnib Talking Books

One of RNIB’s longest-serving narrators, Elizabeth Proud, discusses the evolution of the Talking Book. This is an extended version of the interview heard in Read On #90

The last author we interviewed for this year's Man Booker Prize is Rachel Kushner, about her book, 'The Mars Room'. She spoke to Robert Kirkwood.

In a new interview (and this time not at a noisy party!) Red Szell talks to the youngest ever shortlisted author about her book 'Everything Under' ... and listen out for more from Daisy in our Halloween themed show soon.

Robin Robertson's 'The Long Take' is the first verse novel to make the Man Booker Shortlist. He spoke to Red Szell.

Anna Burns is the 2018 Book Prize winner for her book Milkman. Anna doesn't like giving interviews so here's Red Szell with a review of the book.

In a special show due to be broadcast at 8pm on the day of the Man Booker Prize, Robert Kirkwood and Red Szell go through the shortlist and talk to five of the authors up for this year's award. With Robin Robertson, Richard Powers, Esi Edugyan, Daisy Johnson and Rachel Kushner.

Authors, narrators, service users and much more wish RNIB a happy 150th!

This week in Read On we are devoting the entire show to the 2018 Man Booker Prize. Chair of judges Kwame Anthony Appiah will reveal this year’s shortlist and how it was arrived at. Esi Edugyan introduces us to the phenomenal story of Washington Black. Richard Powers waxes lyrical about trees. And we hear from both the youngest author ever to have been shortlisted and the oldest living person to have received The Man Booker Prize for fiction.

The Booker shortlisted author joins Robert Kirkwood down the line to discuss his book, 'The Overstory.' Clipped from Read On #89

The Man Booker Prize shortlisted author talked to Red Szell via Skype about her book, 'Washington Black.' Clipped from Read On #89

For the first time ever, sections of a book written by the founder of RNIB, have been specially recorded for RNIB Connect Radio. Thomas Rhodes Armitage wrote about the formation of his society in 1871, and we'll let his words take up the story … It's read by talking book narrator David Thorpe and introduced by Robert Kirkwood.

From the archives, Robert Kirkwood speaks to Booker Prize winning author Hilary Mantel when she first won the award in 2009.

With Red away in San Fransico this week, Robert Kirkwood recorded this packed show live on location at the Wigtown Book Festival and coming up today … Robin Ince on a comedian's guide to what makes us human, Broadcaster Sally Magnusson on her first novel and her links to Iceland, Ann Cleeves on her last 'Shetland' book, John Connell on his bestselling book about the humble cow, William Davies on 'Nervous States,' a look at our new political reality, Shaun Bythell on life at the Bookshop during the festival, and Lee Randall with the books of her life.

Before the Booker Prize was announced in 2016, Robert Kirkwood spoke to Paul Beatty before he was declared the winner.

From the archives, Robert Kirkwood chats to Marlon James about his book, 'A Brief History of Seven Killings '.

From the archives, Robert Kirkwood chats to Richard Flannigan about 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' before it wins the Booker.

From the archives, Robert Kirkwood speaks to Eleanor Catton, just before she wins the Booker Prize in 2013

From the archives, Robert Kirkwood speaks to Booker Prize winning author Hilary Mantel.

From the archives, Robert Kirkwood talks to Julian Barnes about 'The Sense of an Ending' before it won the Booker in 2011

This week we're exploring the life, legacy and literature of one of the countries best loved authors – Catherine Cookson. We explore her extraordinary life with her biographer, Kathleen Jones. Discover some of the artefacts at the South Shields museum dedicated to preserving her memory. Narrator Elizabeth Proud reminisces about recording Cookson’s novels for the RNIB Talking Books Library. And we immerse ourselves in the harsh realities of the ‘The 15 Streets’.