Elis James has narrated 3 audiobooks on Listento.it by 7 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 10 ratings. The most-rated is Elis and John Present the Holy Vible.
Elis and John Present the Holy Vible
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Comedians Elis James and John Robins have captured the hearts and minds of a generation, and it's time those hearts and minds had a book. Elis and John met in 2005 performing stand-up comedy in a pub called The Yellow Kangaroo in Cardiff. They eyed each other suspiciously before Robins offered the limpest handshake in the history of the world. 'It was a power play,' says Robins. 'I may even have raised it for him to kiss.' James expands: 'It was one of the weirdest things I'd ever experienced, but having known John now for over a decade, it was the tip of the iceberg. I can honestly say he's the oddest man I've ever met.' Little did they know that 10 years later they would be presenting a radio show together that would make them comedy royalty.... Okay, radio comedy royalty... Okay, commercial digital indie radio royalty... But with a podcast! Now, The Elis James and John Robins' Show has become cult listening, and that cult has registered for charitable status, published quarterly accounts and been given a full blessing by the Archbishop of Broadcasting. It's official: Elis and John are a religion, and this book is their Holy Vible. Our obsessions make us what we are, and though you may never have addressed a will to Brian May or cried watching Ronnie O' Sullivan make a 147, you'll have done something similar, and Elis and John are here to tell you that you're not weird, so come on in, and taste the vibe! Or should I say, listen to the vibe!
©2018 John Robins, Elis James (P)2018 Orion Publishing Group Limited
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All three series of the BBC radio sitcom about a fraudster dad on parole - plus pilot episode 'The Beginning'. Ex-con Bob has done his time. After five years at Her Majesty's pleasure, he's been released on licence with an ankle tag registered to his estranged son's address. Uptight Gruff isn't too happy about it - he's just become a father himself and the last thing he needs is his delinquent dad back in his life. But Bob turns on the charm, persuading sympathetic daughter-in-law Alice that his heart's in the right place and manages to inveigle his way into moving in. These three series find him getting back on the dating scene, landing a job as a bingo caller, catching up with an old acquaintance from C Wing and reconnecting with a long-lost family member. Meanwhile, Gruff is delighted when he's commissioned to write an article about smoothies, Alice bonds with Bob over ape-based reality show Monkey World, Gruff and Alice decide to get daughter Carys baptised and Alice's mum has a new boyfriend - but Bob is suspicious. Can he use his expert knowledge of the Falklands War to prove that Jeffrey's a conman? Scripted by acclaimed comedy writers Gareth Gwynn and Benjamin Partridge, this quirky, warm-hearted sitcom stars Steve Speirs as Bob, with Elis James as Gruff and Katy Wix and Margaret Cabourn-Smith as Alice. Among the guest stars are Morwenna Banks, Neil Pearson, Felicity Montagu and Ben Willbond. Please note: content has been updated as of January 2021. Credits Published by Penguin Random House Ltd Licensed by BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Production credits Written by Gareth Gwynn and Benjamin Partridge Produced by Victoria Lloyd (Pilot and Series 1 and 2) and Adnan Ahmed (Series 3) Sound Designer: David Thomas Production Co-Ordinator: Gwyn Davies A BBC Studios Production First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18th November 2015 ('The Beginning'), 30th August-13th September 2017 (Series 1), 31st October-21st November 2018 (Series 2), 28th May-2nd July 2020 (Series 3) Cast Gruff - Elis James Alice - Katy Wix/Margaret Cabourn-Smith Bob - Steve Speirs Linda/Mariella - Gemma Whelan David/Terry - Oliver Maltman Pam - Vivienne Acheampong/Anna Brophy Leon Chris/Trevor/Monkey World announcer - Jason Forbes Ruth/Ruby - Shola Adewusi Margaret/Ena - Morwenna Banks Keith/Father Mike/Anthony - Mike Wozniak Richard Flint - Neil Pearson Tabitha/Receptionist - Adelayo Adedayo Hakan/Canteen Guy - Naz Osmanoglu Lauren - Ruth Bratt Nappy advert v/o - Anna Leong Brophy Jeffrey - Simon Greenall Elaine - Felicity Montagu Graham - Ben Willbond Cash and Carry Worker/Sara - Vivienne Acheampong Rashid - Phaldut Sharma Harry - Owen Money Anna - Sally Tatum Nicholas - Tom Crowley Joanna - Emily Lloyd-Saini Zara - Chiara Goldsmith Simon - Jordan Brookes Bailiff - Sanjeev Kohli Darren - Kevin Eldon Cashier - Emma Sidi Rich - Jon Pointing Megan - Gabby Best Ian - Marek Larwood Monica - Amy Gledhill Quentin - Robert Bathurst Roz - Julia Deakin Shirley - Gbemisola Ikumelo Barbara - Ruth Madoc Derek - Joseph Marcell
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Curious Under the Stars
Summary
All 11 series of the mystical drama set in the wild Welsh coastal village of Glan Don. When Gareth finds his wife Diane in bed with another man, the couple attempt to save their marriage by uprooting from London to the West Wales village where Gareth grew up and buying the local pub. It's a bit of a dive - the wallpaper's peeling, there are squirrels in the saloon bar and something's growing out of the pool table. But it's got potential and they're determined to make a go of it. Soon, the locals are flocking to The Druid's Rest - and as Diane discovers, her husband's old friends are an eccentric bunch. There's ex-Soldier Gwyn, who carries a machine gun everywhere, garrulous Waitress Megan, Cook Matty, whose dishes cast a spell over everyone who eats them and enigmatic Potman (and narrator) Emlyn, who seems built into the fabric of Glan Don. And then there's Bethan - beautiful, bewitching Bethan, Gareth's teenage sweetheart, who may still have a hold on his heart.... If the villagers are strange, Glan Don itself is even stranger. Steeped in ancient folklore, it is both eerie and enchanting. The sea is an all-pervading presence, magical and menacing in turn, home to mermaids and submerged forests. On land are haunted caves, dark woods, ruined castles, old lead mines - and legendary beings including ghosts, dragons, witches and the King under the Hill. As Gareth and Diane struggle to cope with the dual challenges of running a pub and dealing with the supernatural, will Glan Don bring them closer together - or tear them apart? Starring Elis James (Tourist Trap), Louise Ford (Chickens), Amy Hoggart (Almost Royal), Emma Sidi (W1A), Ifan Huw Dafydd (Gavin & Stacey) and Amy Ffion Edwards (Detectorists), Curious Under the Stars takes us deep into a Welsh landscape of myth, magic and mayhem. Gareth - Elis James/Sion Pritchard/Richard Elis Diane - Louise Ford/Amy Hoggart/Emma Sidi Emlyn - Ifan Huw Dafydd Bethan - Eiry Hughes/Hannah Daniel Gwyn - Matthew Gravelle Matty - Siw Hughes Megan - Aimee-Ffion Edwards/Gwyneth Keyworth Pierre - Lee Mengo Gwyneth/Customer - Kath Weare Charlie - Donal Gallery Magda - Wanda Opalinska Gregor - Marc Danbury Guto - John Weldon Referee/Doctor - Mike Bubbins Gertrude - Joanna Scanlan Fluffy - Sion Pritchard Hadrian - Paul Rhys Geraint - John Pierce-Jones Fleur - Catrin Stewart The Ghost - Owain Gwynn Anwen - Juno Robinson Created by Meic Povey. Written by Meic Povey, Annamaria Murphy and Alan Harris. Directed by James Robinson and Nigel Lewis. A BBC Cymru Wales Production. Music: Knee-Deep in the North Sea by Portico Quartet.
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