The Entertainment & Performing Arts category has 638 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.6★ across 950 ratings. The most-rated is Ayoade on Top.
The Tragic History of the Life and Death of Dr. Faustus
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Christopher Marlow's play based on the Faust story of a man selling his soul to the devil, has fascinated and divided critics throughout the ages since its first performance in Elizabethan England. The central character's thirst for knowledge and power throws up essential questions of morality, life and death. Compulsive listening as this exceptionally brilliant play of verse and prose is finely executed by Frank Silvera and cast. Please note: This is the original, shorter version of the play.
©2009 Copyright Group (P)2009 Copyright Group
Conclave (BBC Radio 4: Friday Play)
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After the short reign and mysterious death of Pope John Paul I, the election of a new Pope takes place in an atmosphere of high tension between opposing factions within the Vatican, including those who want to elect the first non-Italian Pope for over four hundred years.
Starring David Calder, Alison Reid, Nicholas Le Prevost, Andrew Hilton, Nigel Anthony, Paul Humpoletz, Paul Nicholson, Christian Rodska, Jonathan Nibbs, Bill Wallis, David Collins, and Paul Dodgson. With John Sandeman and Kristian Phillips.
©2011 AudioGO Ltd (P)2011 AudioGO Ltd
Burns & Allen: Keep Smiling
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Logically illogical - that's Gracie Allen! And you can imagine what that means for her long-suffering husband, George Burns! Here are 16 laugh-packed adventures with the people who live in the Burns house, costarring announcer Bill Goodwin, musical director Meredith Willson, and Mel Blanc (as the Happy Postman)! Listen along as Gracie encourages George to get more romantic and discourages his singing. These digitally restored and remastered shows - many of which have not been heard since their initial broadcast more than 50 years ago - feature visits by a number of curious callers, including Charles Mortimer (the future president of General Foods) and NBC vice president Sidney Strotz! Episodes include: George Wants Meredith Out of the House 01-24-46; Gracie Tries to Hypnotize George 01-31-46; The Sponsor Visits 02-14-46; George and the Dude Ranch 02-28-46; George and Gracie Buy a Chicken Ranch 03-07-46; George's Wrestling Match 03-21-46; Playing Cupid for Meredith 03-28-46; Gracie's Little White Lies 04-04-46; Gracie Joins a Literary Club 04-11-46; Can George Become a Cowboy? 04-18-46; Gracie's Club Wants to Put on a Play 04-25-46; The Folly of Molly O'Malley - Part 1 05-02-46; The Folly of Molly O'Malley - Part 2 05-02-46; Newlyweds Next Door 05-16-46; Summer Show Worries 05-30-46; George's Allergies 09-05-46.
©2016 Sandra & Brad Burns. All rights reserved. Manufactured under exclusive license from Radio Spirits. For home use only. Unauthorized duplicating strictly prohibited. (P)2016 RSPT, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Magic
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We all hope and expect our children will learn to read, but how many of us realize we can get our kids on the road to reading simply by reading aloud to them every day? With passion and humor, Mem Fox explains why reading aloud to young children has such an impact on their ability to read - and on their entire lives. Writing as an ordinary mother as well as a best-selling author and internationally respected literacy expert, Fox explores when and where to read aloud and demonstrates with clear, easy-to-follow examples how to read aloud to best effect and how to get the most value and joy out of a read-aloud session. Filled with practical advice, activities, and inspiring true read-aloud miracles, this audiobook is a must for every parent - and for anyone who would like to know more about how children learn to read.
©2008 Mem Fox (P)2008 Oasis Audio
Fight for the Remote, Episode 4
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Episode Four: The Competition Mission Impasse. "That's the last time I take the moral high ground. hate the view from there." A bitter round of Pictionary ends in a drink-to-the-vomit drinking game after Alice claims she can beat Jon at anything. The rug of Alice and Jon’s host gets in the firing line, rekindling rivalries from the past as well as the present. Jon declares he is not a loser and embarks on a mission to prove it by any means possible.
©2011 Fantom Films (P)2011 Fantom Films
Call Northside 777
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This radio dramatization of the classic movie, featuring the original stars, aired on October 7, 1948. Screen Guild Players was the most glamorous charity program on the airwaves. The hundreds of thousands of dollars raised for the Motion Picture Relief Fund built and maintained the Motion Picture Country House, providing housing for former film stars who were suffering from health or financial problems. Eager to be seen contributing to the cause, Hollywood's best and brightest flocked to the program. At first, it was primarily a variety show, with its first broadcast featuring Jack Benny, Joan Crawford, and Judy Garland. Later, it became an anthology show extraordinaire.
©2006 Radio Spirits Inc. (P)2006 Radio Spirits Inc.
Heavenly Days
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This radio dramatization of the classic movie, featuring the original stars, aired on February 10, 1947. Screen Guild Players was the most glamorous charity program on the airwaves. The hundreds of thousands of dollars raised for the Motion Picture Relief Fund built and maintained the Motion Picture Country House, providing housing for former film stars who were suffering from health or financial problems. Eager to be seen contributing to the cause, Hollywood's best and brightest flocked to the program. At first, it was primarily a variety show, with its first broadcast featuring Jack Benny, Joan Crawford, and Judy Garland. Later, it became an anthology show extraordinaire.
©2006 Radio Spirits Inc. (P)2006 Radio Spirits Inc.
Eddie Cantor Stays for Dinner
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George meets guest Eddie Cantor in the cigar shop and invites him home for dinner.
©1940 George Burns and Gracie Allen (P)2014 RSPT, LLC.
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! The Best of 'Not My Job'
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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio listeners test their knowledge against a panel of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world: Adam Felber; Roy Blount, Jr.; Paula Poundstone; Mo Rocca; Roxanne Roberts; Charlie Pierce; and others. This set features highlights from the popular "Not My Job" segment of the show, during which celebrity guest contestants answer questions on topics unrelated to their particular area of expertise and compete for the ultimate prize: NPR veteran announcer Carl Kasell's voice on a lucky listener's answering machine. Contents: Barack Obama Terry Gross Major Robert Bateman Lee Smith Harold Ramis Penn Jillette Janeane Garofalo Brian Williams Ken Jennings Sarah Silverman Tom Hanks Tom & Ray Magliozzi
©2007 National Public Radio (P)2012 HighBridge Company
Burns and Allen: Home Fires
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"Gracie and I were perfect for radio. Both of us could stand still in front of a microphone and read out loud. Gracie had a terrific voice, and I had Gracie. And that's all it took." —George Burns In the spring of 1947, Gracie turned her eye toward things that are fresh and new: a new hat, a new hemline, and a new home. The real-estate wrangling of Beverly Hills' most brilliantly befuddled wife finds the Burnses bunking with various members of the cast, occupying a janitor's apartment, and even living seperately at the YMCA/YWCA. All's well that ends well...but until then, it's hilarious! First-rate supporting players fan the flames of the mirthful misfortune, including Bill Goodwin, Elvia Allman, Hans Conried, Mel Blanc, Elliott Lewis, Verna Felton, Bea Benaderet, and more. Includes eight digitally remastered and restored episodes of Maxwell House Coffee TimeEpisodes include: "Easter Hat War Counsel", 04-03-47; "Selling the House", 04-10-47; "House Is Built over a Swamp", 04-17-47; "Moving in with Bill Goodwin", 04-24-47; "George the Janitor", 05-01-47; "YMCA", 05-08-47; "Gracie Treats George Like a King", 05-15-47; and Short Skirts, 09-18-47, with guest star Edith Head.
©2010 Sandra Burns (P)2010 RSPT LLC
Anarchophobie
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Philip Simon seziert mit großer Spielfreude und dem Skalpell seine eigenen Gedanken. Er stellt fest: Die einzigen Visionen, die er noch hat, sind medikamentös bedingt. Ein gefühlvoller und pointierter Hobbyphilosoph auf der Höhe der Zeit und auf der Suche nach einer Antwort, zu der er selbst nicht einmal die Frage kennt. Nur soviel ist klar: Yoga ist keine Lösung, Bio macht auch dick und "alternativlos" bringt 21 Punkte beim Scrabble.
©2017 WortArt (P)2017 WortArt
More Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids
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A brand new collection of gut-busting hilarity from the best-selling author of Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids and Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids.
©2016 eChristian (P)2016 eChristian
Hollywood Stage - The Buccaneer
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Hollywood is indelibly printed in our minds as the ‘go-to’ place for entertainment and has been for decades. When there really did seem to be more stars in Hollywood than in heaven, Hollywood Stage had them performing films as radio plays - on the sponsor's dime, of course. Classic films now become audiobooks, with many featuring the original stars from way back when. Here's The Buccaneer starring Clark Gable.
©2019 Hollywood Stage Productions (P)2019 The Copyright Group
Just A Minute: Complete Series 58
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Nicholas Parsons chairs this complete series of the devious BBC Radio 4 word game. Featuring in these 8 episodes are panellists Paul Merton, Tony Hawks, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, Julian Clary, Sue Perkins, Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock.
©2011 Nicholas Parsons (P)2011 AudioGO Ltd
Laura Solon
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Laura Solon won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 2005 with her sensational debut show. She now returns to Radio 4 with a new series of her bittersweet comedy show packed with characters, monologues and sketches from this extraordinary writer and performer.
There will be talking, not talking, some stories, and a lion made out of china. Aided by Rosie Cavaliero, Ben Moor and Ben Willbond, Laura Solon is a remarkable talent with an astonishing eye for detail and ear for voice.
©2009 BBC Audiobooks Ltd (P)2009 BBC Audiobooks Ltd
The Prophesies of Nostradamus (Dramatised)
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Michael Nostradamus is regarded as the most accurate prophet of all time. His prophesies were collected and published in a book called The Centuries, which was the 14th Century's best-seller after the Bible. Nostradamus foretold the future of Catherine de Medici and all her children. He forecasted the execution of Charles the 1st of England, the protectorship of Oliver Cromwell, the terror of the French Revolution, and the rise and fall of Napoleon. As for the 20th century, Nostradamus predicted the German inflation of the 1930s, the war against Hitler, and aspects of General Franco's life. The most terrifying of his declarations, revealed here, has thankfully not materialized.
©1979 David Pinner (P)1979 Ivan and Inge Berg
Mark Watson Live
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With his own radio series and appearances on live at the Apollo, Mark Watson is getting recognition as one of the best new comics around. As The Daily Telegraph say' He's simply exhilirating.'
©2011 2 entertain Video Ltd (P)2011 Redbush Entertainment Ltd
Ich regel das
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"Ich regel das" ist eine Abrechnung mit allem, was für die Menschen scheinbar gut sein soll, oder zumindest danach klingt. Das fängt mit Bio an und hört mit Vertrauen auf. Dazwischen gibt es eine Vernissage, werden Kinder getauft, Lebensmittel schön geredet, Radler überfahren, Clockwork Orange geschaut und Herzen gesammelt. Ein Programm, in dem die Grenzen des Kabaretts wieder einmal neu ausgelotet werden!
©2011 WortArt (P)2011 WortArt
Yes Minister Volume 1
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Four episodes of machinations and manipulation from the classic BBC political satire. Open Government/Big Brother/The Economy Drive/The Writing on the Wall The sustained dry wit of the dialogue and the wonderful interplay between the three main characters; Jim Hacker, Sir Humphrey and Bernard Wooley; made Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay's satirical comedy compulsive viewing. The strength of the writing makes these audios a joy to listen to.
©2003 BBC Audiobooks Ltd (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Lenny Henry, Griff Rhys Jones and Dawn French, with host Clive Anderson, star in the improvisation radio show that spawned the TV phenomenon. Based on comedy suggestions from the studio audience, this is ad-libbed comedy at its best.
Regulars Stephen Fry and John Sessions are joined by Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Hugh Laurie, Enn Reitel, Griff Rhys Jones, Kate Robbins, Rory Bremner and Jon Glover as they battle their way through a succession of games and romp through a world of literary styles, TV theme tunes, and film genres. Chairman Clive Anderson desperately tries to hold the whole thing together and the guests make it up as they go along in this riot of improvisation, which is often funnier than many scripted shows.
©2012 Dan Patterson (P)2012 AudioGO Ltd