Lilliputian Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I can't disagree with Stephen Fry, but I also love Juliet Stevenson. She doesn't get the attention she deserves as an actress, and what a voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Oh my goodness, Stephen Fry has just recorded Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection for Audible. It's all four novels plus the five collections of short stories and is almost 72 hours long!!! The full price is £69.99 but if you are a subscriber, it's just one credit. I still have a credit from last month I haven't used, so I think this might be winging its way down to my Audible account later today. I nearly downloaded this (and still might) but some of the comments say that the collection (71 hours!!) is difficult to navigate, and as I've listened to four of the books I'd like to be able to skip to the unread ones. I haven't been in this thread before, being new to audio books, but I'm another who likes Juliet Stevenson as a narrator. I also really like Amelia Fox. Carol Boyd who narrated South Riding was just superb. We also really liked Peter Forbes narrating Peter May's Coffin Road. Other favourites have been Robert Hardy and Timothy West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I listened to Emilia Fox reading "The Miniaturist" for one of the BBC's Book of the Week slots, and she was brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 I nearly downloaded this (and still might) but some of the comments say that the collection (71 hours!!) is difficult to navigate, and as I've listened to four of the books I'd like to be able to skip to the unread ones. I hadn't read those comments. I wonder if it depends on which app you use to access them? I usually just select the chapters view to pick a specific section in an audiobook, but then I guess it's not often you don't actually just listen to a book in a linear fashion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I'm currently listening to the fifth book. I might download this at some stage to listen to with Peter in the car, but I will wait for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 I nearly downloaded this (and still might) but some of the comments say that the collection (71 hours!!) is difficult to navigate, and as I've listened to four of the books I'd like to be able to skip to the unread ones. Audible have just released a PDF that you can view on their website or download which is a detailed guide on the books and stories, and where they can be found in the audio book, down to which chapter you need to listen to for a particular story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scribbla Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 My favourite would have to be Paul Vaughan. He narrated many audio books, but I chiefly remember him for his narration behind the 1984 Television move "Threads". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timebug Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 I have not listened to many audiobooks, but the jewel in my small collection has to be Rob Inglis reading 'The Lord of The Rings' books.He also does a great job on 'The Hobbit' but LOTR is a brilliant piece of reading. He also sings many of the songs from the story, to tunes he apparently made up himself! And after a while, you know which character is speaking (as he reads the lines) from subtle changes of voice in the narration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 On 09/07/2022 at 9:18 AM, timebug said: I have not listened to many audiobooks, but the jewel in my small collection has to be Rob Inglis reading 'The Lord of The Rings' books.He also does a great job on 'The Hobbit' but LOTR is a brilliant piece of reading. He also sings many of the songs from the story, to tunes he apparently made up himself! And after a while, you know which character is speaking (as he reads the lines) from subtle changes of voice in the narration. He is my favourite too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
France Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 I've got several favourites: Kobna Holbrook-Smith - The Rivers of London series Michael Sheen - his reading of La Belle Sauvage and The Secret Commonwealth are sublime. Christian Rodska's Falco books by Lindsay Davies (sadly he doesn't do them all) Juliet Stevenson makes even the dullest book sound wondeerful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilandra Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I generally listen to audiobooks that are “classes” not actual books, but I get anything narrated by Richard Armitage. He reads a lot of Agatha Christa, and his David Copperfield was also terrific. He wrote an original audio story called Geneva that he co-narrates with Nicola Walker that’s great, and his narration of The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner made me go out and buy the actual book. Anytime I think I could have been an actor, all I have to do is listen to his narration to realize that no, I couldn’t have lol. He just does all the voices so well, it makes the story so easy to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
France Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 David Monteath is a superb narrator and has the most delicious Scottish accent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Robert Bathurst (from Cold Feet) is also highly thought of, and has just been nominated for a major award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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