Dermot O'Leary has narrated 3 audiobooks on Listento.it by 3 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.8★ across 4 ratings. The most-rated is Dermot O'Leary.
Dermot O'Leary
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Audible Studios invite renowned presenter and author Dermot O'Leary to discuss the release of his new audiobook, Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape. Having been born blind, Toto has learnt to navigate the wild streets of London by developing senses worthy only of a ninja cat. Upon hearing that a poisonous king cobra has been set loose in the big city, Toto and her brother, Silver, embark upon the thrilling and fantastical adventure of a lifetime. In this session, Dermot talks about his endearingly mischievous characters, his creative process and what the future has to hold for himself and, of course, for the magnificent Toto.
©2017 Audible Ltd (P)2017 Audible Ltd
Dermot O'Leary - September 2019
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Joining us at Audible Studios is British-Irish television and radio presenter Dermot O'Leary. Well known for his stints hosting the National Television Awards, ITV's The X Factor and Channel 4's Big Brother's Little Brother, O'Leary has become a familiar and household name. He is well recognised for his charitable acts, including a 24 hour dance, going commando for testicular cancer, hosting Soccer Aid and Children in Need, Comic Relief and Sport Relief. He has graced our screens for well over 10 years as well as radio programmes, including Dermot's Saturday Club and Breakfast for BBC Radio 2. More recently, O'Leary has published the third in his children's books series Toto the Ninja Cat and the Superstar Catastrophe as well as beginning a podcast for Audible Originals, called People Just People, in which he interviews guests he admires to find out how they got to where they are in life. We spoke to Dermot O'Leary about narrating his audiobooks (including the character he voiced as Winston Churchill!), how podcast People Just People got its name and how he felt at the end of those in depth interviews.
©2019 Audible Ltd (P)2019 Audible Ltd
Soundtrack to My Life
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Dermot O'Leary charts his story, from school to The X Factor, through the songs that were playing at the key moment in his life. This is the story of Dermot's life so far, from growing up in semi rural Colchester with his Irish born parents, to landing one of the biggets jobs in television. Throughout this journey, music has been a constant companion: a best friend, confidant, a really annoying sibling, and at times a tormentor. Here Dermot shows that really it is the songs that choose you, not the other way round. These are the tracks that have a hold on us because they have become inextricably linked to the most important moments of our lives and spark the memories and stories that shape us. With a wonderful gift for storytelling Dermot describes with humour and brilliant detail what it was like to grow up a second generation Irishman in '70s England. The Pope, rebel songs and Irish dancing were all part of everyday life, along with the usual brand of chlidhood nostalgia, like endless summers, freshly cut grass and the occasional dead animal found in a ditch. Dermot's homelife was filled with music, which was to set the scene for the years ahead. From Irish folk singer Brendan Shine's "Catch Me If You Can" to The Smiths, Elbow, and Dermot's hero Bruce Springsteen, in Soundtrack to My Life Dermot shares with us his musical DNA.
©2014 Dermot O'Leary (P)2014 Hodder & Stoughton