Audiobooks

Noddy · #1 27-04-09, 14:48

Anybody recommend good sailing audiobooks?

I'm currently doing (listening, reading?) Joshua Slocum's, Sailing Alone Around the World. Its free from here:
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/book.jsp?id=408

There are some good titles at www.audible.com but you have to pay for them. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

Paul

SAWDOC · #2 28-04-09, 00:17

not sure if this is what you had in mind but I can thoroughly recommend BBC Radio 4 production of Homer's Odyssey dramatised by Simon Armitage and a very good job he made of it too - very accessible, very vivid and definitely worthwhile - along with slocum the sailing adventure

ISBN 0-563-52549-5

out_to_sea · #3 28-04-09, 14:08

Thanks for the link, I've got 7 flights to make in 5 weeks so this should hopefully fill up some time [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I don't know any other audio book titles that are free, but if I come across any I will let you know

Cheers
Andy

tim_ber · #4 27-05-09, 00:08

Can't help I'm sorry.

But may I say thank you, and what a great source of info this forum is.

Just about to go and continue to search your link for some good books.
Have a good evening.
Tim

Barbican Bill · #5 28-05-09, 18:58

I have "The Riddle of the Sands" on CD, read by Dermott Kerrigan, and Griff Rhys Jones reading "To The Baltic With Bob". I thoroughly enjoyed both, more than once.

We also have all 12 of the Arthur Ransome books on CD, and the 9 of those which have so far been converted to CD. They are beautifully read by Gabriel Woolf. Not everyone's cup of tea, but if you like Ransome, quite brilliant.

On cassette we also have Ellen MacArthur reading her "Taking on the World" - a bit dry, and Libby Purves reading her "One Summer's Grace" - really enjoyable.

Morgana · #6 04-06-09, 23:56

Thanks Noddy,

Thats a brilliant resource.

duncanmack · #7 07-06-09, 23:29

I have found an absolute wealth of stuff on

Radioarchive

Including 160-odd Goon shows... [img]/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

SAWDOC · #8 08-06-09, 01:17

Aprt from the goon shows anything else interesting there - I'm a litle reluctant to sign on for another server unless its worth it - any sailing content?

duncanmack · #9 08-06-09, 01:40

Riddle of the sands - play.

Actually there is a load of stuff. It's well worth having a look. Trust me, I used to play the banjo!