wordsfromlee 2,706 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 Philomena Cunk’s ‘Cunk on Everything’ is really funny. Adam Buxton’s Ramble book is great, especially if you like his podcast. The bonus podcast at the end with Joe is lovely. James Acasters Classic Scrapes is brilliant as an audiobook. Some narrators sound really boring and monotonous, by James sounds really natural, like he’s just telling you the story rather than reading it from a page. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members Scott Malbranque 1,808 Posted September 23 Paid Members Report Share Posted September 23 I've been learning Lithuanian through Audible, which has been lovely. William Gibsons' Alien 3, and other Alien 'full cast' audiobooks like River of Pain and Out of the Shadows are an absolute joy. I've touched on Sandman before too, which put the shits up me, but was a great listen and one I got completely immersed within. Some good audiodocs like Best.Movie.Year.Ever by Brian Rafferty, Bruce Campbells' autobiographies, Wild & Crazy Guys by Nick de Semlyen and Caddyshack by Chris Nashawaty are staples in going asleep at night.DMT - The Spirit Molecule, The Science of Interstellar and The Planets are frustrating, fascinating, intense and confusing in equal measures. Some wrestling ones like Hardcore History, The Death of WCW and I'm Sorry, I Love You are all decent.Quitters Never Win by Michael Bisping is a hoot, mainly because it genuinely sounds like it's been read by Alan Partridge, so it essentially becomes comedy. I'd love an Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith one. Or anything by that man, for that matter. Or a decent production of House of Leaves by Mark Z.Danielewski. They're the dreams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wordsfromlee 2,706 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 House of Leaves would be hard to do as an audiobook. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members waters44 426 Posted September 23 Paid Members Report Share Posted September 23 I've signed up too and immediately spent a credit on the Brian Blessed autobiography! For some reason I thought the podcasts were a free bonus to audible but looks like you need a credit for them as well, so they've already got another credit out of me for Oast House! At this point in my life half my payslip should just go straight to Jeff Bezos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members air_raid 3,025 Posted September 23 Paid Members Report Share Posted September 23 2 hours ago, Thunderplex said: I've never been arsed with audiobooks, but with temptations like Toast, Brian Blessed and Alan Partridge, I'm signing up! Cheers guys. “Blunt, to the point of rudeness” is a line from Toast on Toast that will stay with you. 2 hours ago, wordsfromlee said: Philomena Cunk’s ‘Cunk on Everything’ is really funny. I really loved Cunk On Britain so that sounds a winner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merzbow 2,816 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 44 minutes ago, wordsfromlee said: House of Leaves would be hard to do as an audiobook. The Twin Peaks books had a little bit of an issue, a fair few clues and tidbits are in the images but yeah not as much of a problem as that'd be. I've been listening to Cosey Fanni Tutti's autobiography and while she's not narrating it they've got a northern woman who completely sounds the part, she's amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Harry Wiseau 177 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 it's a shame this topic was only started today, until a few days ago they were having a sale with a load of £3.50 books every day, including Toast, Doug Stanhope's Digging Up Mother, an M R James Ghost Stories one narrated by Jacobi, some right corkers. but now it's just to one deal a day. the curse of the UKFF strikes again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members johnnyboy 2,976 Posted September 23 Paid Members Report Share Posted September 23 35 minutes ago, waters44 said: For some reason I thought the podcasts were a free bonus to audible but looks like you need a credit for them as well, so they've already got another credit out of me for Oast House! That one's not really a podcast. It is to podcasts as "Knowing Me Knowing You" is to talkshows. The Audible Original podcasts are included with an active subscription. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members Thunderplex 1,746 Posted September 23 Paid Members Report Share Posted September 23 1 hour ago, air_raid said: “Blunt, to the point of rudeness” is a line from Toast on Toast that will stay with you. I really loved Cunk On Britain so that sounds a winner. Half an hour in, and I can’t remember the last time I laughed so much. Frigging genius. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members jazzygeofferz 1,618 Posted September 23 Paid Members Report Share Posted September 23 1 hour ago, johnnyboy said: That one's not really a podcast. It is to podcasts as "Knowing Me Knowing You" is to talkshows. The Audible Original podcasts are included with an active subscription. There's a really good Goodies original podcast. John Culshaw and Joanna Lumley turn up in it as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members air_raid 3,025 Posted September 23 Paid Members Report Share Posted September 23 34 minutes ago, Thunderplex said: Half an hour in, and I can’t remember the last time I laughed so much. Frigging genius. That was my experience. Sling your hook, and fuck off home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wordsfromlee 2,706 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 There are some really good Audible original podcasts. The Kurupt FM podcast is well worth it and just as hilarious as the tv show. The Special Relationship is another great one from sketch comedy duo, The Pin. Their Radio 4 sketch show is brilliant, but this is a mockumentary about them trying to break America. Highly recommended if you like Flight of The Conchords as it’s very much in the same kind of vein. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThumpSquids 120 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 Audible's Sandman is a good, immersive listen. I've not gone through the comic books, for which I am ashamed, but I understood these well enough. Just finished The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig, which is pretty amazing also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_Danger 2,938 Posted September 24 Author Report Share Posted September 24 (edited) I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the diner story in The Sandman is one of the grimmest things I’ve ever heard. The Calliope one gives it a run for it’s money. I, Partridge is absolutely essential. It’s right up there with the best of his output I think. Definitely a good example of how an Audiobook experience can differ to og reading. Edited September 24 by Mr_Danger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndiRush 28 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 On 9/22/2020 at 9:27 PM, air_raid said: Toast On Toast and I Partridge as audiobooks, I consider gifts from God. Not ones for “serious book people” but for fans of the appropriate telly, unbelievable entertainment. Toyah Willcox, Barry McGuigan, Christopher Reeve, Steve Cram, Tessa Sanderson, Sarah Hardcastle, John Cleese, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Duncan Goodhew, Sharon McPeake, Debbie Flintoff, Cliff Richard, Emlyn Hughes, Jenny Agutter, Kevin Kline, Jackie Stewart, Peter Blake, Walter Payton, Virginia Leng, Sunil Gavaskar, Anthony Andrews, Tom Jones, Sheena Easton, Judy Simpson, Anneka Rice, Fiona Fullerton, Gary Lineker, George Lazenby, Michael Palin, Nigel Mansell, John Travolta, Griff Rhys Jones, Margot Kidder, Steve Podborski, Tamara McKinney, Meat Loaf, Pamela Stephenson, Brian Cooper, Mel Smith, Jane Seymour, Chris de Burgh, Viv Richards, Gail Greenough, Michael Brandon, Ben Cross and Steve Cauthen All took part in the show! Seriously, Toast on Toast is the greatest audio book of all time. I played it on a 3 hours car journey for work and my workmate listened to it like it was a straight up biography, about an hour in he turned to me and said "Is this a wind-up?". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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