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Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB

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 A weekly show all about audiobooks recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios.

We talk to your favourite authors and narrators, along with reviews and news about new audiobooks.

Presented and produced by Robert Kirkwood, you'll find a new episode here every Friday at 1pm plus bonus content such as longer uncut interviews and episodes of our occasional extra show, The Book Group.

Talking Books is a free service from RNIB giving access to over 40,000 fiction and non fiction books for adults and children. Find out more by searching for RNIB Library.

Get involved and join the conversation by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk or find Robert on Twitter @Talking_Books


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Episodes
  • 475: Best of the Boswell Book Festival

    475: Best of the Boswell Book Festival
    May 8 2026
    As we look forward to this year's festival, starting on the day this episode is released, let's listen back to some highlights. First up, Jen Stout takes us on a Night Train to Odessa, Alexander McCall Smith reflects on his knighthood, Nigel Havers is Playing with Fire and Dame Judy Dench talks about her sight loss.
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    58 mins
  • 474: Julie Caplin - The Hotel by the Sea

    474: Julie Caplin - The Hotel by the Sea
    May 1 2026

    Today we escape to the Algarve in Julie Caplin's brand new book The Hotel by the Sea, we visit a fairy tale exhibition in London, we review Ruth Ozeki's Timecode of a Face and we find some books in the RNIB Library.

    Plus there's some news about an Aria nomination for Read On!
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    58 mins
  • 473: Rob Harrell - Popcorn - Carnegie Medal for Writing

    473: Rob Harrell - Popcorn - Carnegie Medal for Writing
    Apr 24 2026

    On today's Read On I'm joined by author and artist Rob Harrell from his home in Texas as we discuss his Carnegie Medal for Writing short listed book, Popcorn, plus his previous book, based on his battle with eye cancer, Wink.

    We also find some new books in the RNIB Library.
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    58 mins
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