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James Joyce’s Women
In a talk given at the 2008 Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, Roger Marsh, director of Naxos AudioBooks James Joyce recordings introduces Ulysses and Finnegans Wake with particular emphasis on Molly Bloom and Anna Livia Plurabelle. With stunning readings by Marcella Riordan.

James Joyce’s Women (MP3, 58 min., 20.2 MB)

Speak the Speech...
In a talk given at the 2008 Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, David Timson, director of four Naxos AudioBooks Shakespeare recordings and author of Shakespeare Stories, surveys the changing styles of Shakespeare performance through recordings starting with Henry Irving in the 1890s through to Kenneth Branagh in the twenty-first century.

Speak the Speech... (MP3, 58 min., 20 MB)
Accompanying notes (PDF, 120 KB)

John Milton and his English Language
In a talk given at the 2008 Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, John Carey, Emeritus Merton Professor of English Literature in Oxford University, looks at John Milton and his use of the English Language through the main works, Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, Lycidas, Comus and Samson Agonistes. With exceptional readings from the works by Anton Lesser.

John Milton and his English Language (MP3, 53 min., 18.1 MB)

When The Magic Began
In a talk given at the 2008 Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, Nicolette Jones, childrens’ book reviewer for The Sunday Times, discusses classic children’s literature, why it endures in a time of Philip Pullman and J. K. Rowling,and introduces some of her favourites through lively and entertaining readings by Teresa Gallagher and Anton Lesser.

When The Magic Began (MP3, 43 min., 14.8 MB)

In The Studio: Sherlock Holmes
David Timson completes the Sherlock Holmes canon with The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes II – watch an exclusive video of him in the studio...

Sherlock Holmes Video Trailer page
or watch on YouTube

Sherlock Holmes
Having concluded the complete Sherlock Holmes canon for Naxos AudioBooks, David Timson explores the origins of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s master sleuth.

Sherlock Holmes Podcast (MP3, 13 min., 4.4 MB)

The Sword in the Stone
Neville Jason discusses his new recording of The Sword in the Stone – the first part of The Once and Future King.

The Sword In The Stone Podcast (MP3, 7 min., 2.5 MB)

Our Mutual Friend
David Timson talks about Dickens, and voicing the 48 characters in his recording of Our Mutual Friend for Naxos AudioBooks.

Our Mutual Friend Podcast (MP3, 17 min., 5.7 MB)

In The Studio: Bleak House
An exclusive video of Teresa Gallagher and Sean Barrett recording Dicken’s classic Bleak House – unabridged – for Naxos AudioBooks.

Bleak House Video Trailer page
or watch on YouTube

Juliet Stevenson on Jane Austen
Having now read all of Jane Austen’s novels in abridged or unabridged form for Naxos AudioBooks, Juliet Stevenson talks to David Timson about all things Austen.

Juliet Stevenson Podcast (MP3, 8 min.,  3.82 MB)

In The Studio: War and Peace
Neville Jason reads Tolstoy’ epic – unabridged – for Naxos AudioBooks. Watch an exclusive video of him in the studio...

War and Peace Video Trailer page
or watch on YouTube

The ABC Bookshow: War and Peace
Nicolas Soames and Peter Watts join Michael Shirrefs on the ABC Book Show to discuss the growing demand for audiobooks, and unabridged recording of War and Peace on Naxos AudioBooks.
Courtesy of ABC.

ABC BookShow (MP3, 25 min., 8.6 MB)

Welcome to the World of Haruki Murakami
Roy McMillan introduces the fascinating world of Haruki Murakami, with excerpts from his works on Naxos AudioBooks.

Murakami Podcast (MP3, 20 min., 9.1 MB)

Samuel Beckett: A Personal Memoir
John Calder, Samuel Beckett’s publisher for over thirty years, recounts their dynamic acquaintance.

You can also read Samuel Beckett: A Personal Memoir.

Samuel Beckett: A Personal Memoir (MP3, 71 min., 12.3 MB)

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