Sophie Aldred has narrated 54 audiobooks on Listento.it by 57 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.6★ across 1,601 ratings. The most-rated is Troubled Blood.
Vienna, Series 3
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Three new adventures for glamorous bounty hunter Vienna Salvatori. 3.1 'Self Improvement' by Ian Potter. Doctor Ludovic Glospan has a secret. He has made a scientific discovery that could change the galaxy forever, which is why he wants to keep it out of the wrong hands. Vienna Salvatori and Jexie Reagan have been hired to keep Glospan's secret safe. On a good day that will be an easy job, but this is anything but a good day. 3.2 'Big Society' by Guy Adams. Tom McQueen is set to win The Selection and become Chairman Sweet's new business partner. Failure isn't an option. Failure is for the weak. Tom McQueen doesn't even know the meaning of the word failure. But another candidate has entered the process, a candidate by the name of Vienna Salvatori. Tom McQueen will soon learn the meaning of another word: fear! 3.3 'Impossibly Glamorous' by Steve Lyons. Vienna Salvatori used to be somebody else. She used to dream that she had an impossibly glamorous life, and then one day she met someone who made her dreams true. Now she has a new mission. She wants to help make your dreams a reality, help you become the person you always wanted to be. Even if it kills you. Directed by Scott Handcock.
©2016 Big Finish Productions (P)2016 Big Finish Productions
Professor & Ace: Left Hand of Darkness
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Ace finds herself separated from the Professor, marooned, blind and cared for by a mysterious stranger. How did she get there? Who is Dorsai? What secret is he hiding? Notes: This is the fourth story in BBV's audio series featuring the Time Travellers. The Left Hand of Darkness is the first of two 'Ace Special' adventures which bring Sophie Aldred to the fore. Bill Baggs had been planning to feature Sophie's character alone and had commissioned BBV newcomer Mark Duncan to produce two adventures in which she would become separated from the Professor. When Sylvester McCoy (who makes guest appearances in these audios) went on holiday, there was an ideal opportunity to produce these adventures. Released: July 1998. Written by Mark Duncan. Directed by Bill Baggs. Post-Production by Nicholas Briggs. Music by Harvey Summers. Sylvester McCoy (The Professor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Miles Richardson (Dorsai), John Ainsworth (Computer).A full-cast audio drama.
©1998 BBV (P)1998 BBV
Rainforests
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Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 Join our intrepid adventurers Otto and Cassandra (and Missy, the smartest bird in the universe) as they embark on a brand new Ladybird Audio Adventure! In this adventure Cassandra and Missy are off to explore the biggest forest of them all - the Amazon rainforest. Setting course for South America they encounter some of the planet's most incredible wildlife and discover the reasons why the Amazon is one of the most important natural places in our world. These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on journey of discovery with the narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who). Ladybird Audio Adventures is an original series for four- to seven-year-olds; a new, entertaining and engaging way for children to learn about the world around them. These are special stories written exclusively for audio with fun sound and musical effects, perfect for listening at home, before bed and on long journeys. Other books in the Ladybird Audio Adventure series include Dinosaur Times, Deep Sea Dive, Outer Space, Amazing Vehicles, The Animal Kingdom, On the Farm, Creepy Crawlies, The Human Body and The Frozen Planet.
©2020 Ladybird (P)2020 Penguin Audio
The Barren Author: Series 1 - Episode 2
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Inspired by the stories of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe, our tales are not a literal adaptation but instead take the satirical, provocative and absurd spirit of the original tales and reimagines them for 2020. These fantastical stories are perfectly suited to an immersive audio experience which has, at its heart, the powerful, witty and commanding storytelling of its central character. But don't get too comfortable. Something dark always lies just underneath the comedy. Something desperate to get out. Episode 2: Smith’s gentle interrogations continue, and the young brigadier reveals his contribution to the fall of communism through a series of Elton John impersonations. His astonishing achievements don’t stop there. When his accidental discoveries aboard a Swedish science research ship lead to the invention of a secret formula, the world is at his feet. The world kicks back, however, and after a desperate climb up Notre Dame, he finds himself pursued by the police, an old friend and two well-known figures of darkness. This heady mix of characters eventually find themselves at the heart of a larger evil - the sordid trafficking of celebrity lookalikes.
©2020 Spiteful Puppet (P)2020 Spiteful Puppet
Circle of Doom
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Lizzie, Max and Dan have never liked their neighbours, the Potwards, so when it appears that Lizzie's magic potion may have made them move house the children are delighted. Their glee, however is short-lived as they worry about who will move in.
©2001 Tim Kennemore (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
The Barren Author: Series 1 - Episode 6
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Inspired by the stories of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe, our tales are not a literal adaptation but instead take the satirical, provocative and absurd spirit of the original tales and reimagine them for 2020. These fantastical stories are perfectly suited to an immersive audio experience which has, at its heart, the powerful, witty and commanding storytelling of its central character. But don`t get too comfortable. Something dark always lies just underneath the comedy. Something desperate to get out.... Episode 6 Smith makes her final call and hears two final adventures involving the East Finchley Satanic League and an incredible portrait heist from the National Gallery. These sensational stories are interrupted by an unexpected visitor. Smith tries to persuade the Brigadier she is simply a publisher after his tall stories and has innocently sent a courier. Munchausen is instead convinced it his mortal enemy come for the formula once more. The visitor is knocking, Smith is pleading and Munchausen is frightened for his life. Is this a deadly finale or a distressing delusion? Fact becomes increasingly difficult to separate from fiction as the Brigadier, out of options and ammunition, climbs into his own cannon and fires himself out of his own story and into a new adventure.
©2020 Spiteful Puppet (P)2020 Spiteful Puppet
Thin Ice
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Moscow, 1967. The Doctor and Ace have arrived behind the Iron Curtain, and the Soviet Union is seeking a new weapon that will give it mastery in the Cold War. What is the secret of the Martian relics? As the legendary War Lord Sezhyr returns to life, the Doctor is faced with some of his oldest and deadliest enemies. The fate of Earth - and the future of Ace - are now intertwined....
©2011 Big Finish Productions (P)2011 Big Finish Productions
Doctor Who at the BBC: The Plays
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Tom Baker and Sophie Aldred appear in one of three full-cast BBC radio dramas based around the real-life worlds of Doctor Who. "Regenerations" by Daragh Carville: A group of friends reunite for an annual Doctor Who convention. Set against a backdrop of the Belfast troubles, the play deals with themes of sexuality and love, and features appearances by Tom Baker and Sophie Aldred. "Blue Veils and Golden Sands" by Martyn Wade: Delia Derbyshire created the unique sound of the original Doctor Who theme tune. This is a dramatised account of her early days at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and her later recollections of that time. "Dalek, I Love You" by Colin Sharpe: Nigel's obsession with Doctor Who is a source of concern to his mother. When he meets the girl of his dreams at a convention, life at home seems set to change forever.... Contains adult themes and language.
©2012 Martyn Wade (P)2013 BBC Worldwide Limited
Still Life
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Frederica Potter arrives at Cambridge University greedy for knowledge, sex and love. It isn’t long before she becomes infatuated with a mysterious and controlling poet. Back in Yorkshire, her sister Stephanie abandons academia and is confronted with the boredom and frustrations of motherhood. Meanwhile, their younger brother Marcus begins to recover from a nervous breakdown. Each sibling is desperate to shape their own future, but a horrifying event will soon change their lives forever.
©1995 A. S. Byatt (P)2019 Audible, Ltd
Shades of Scarlet
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Scarlet decides there's only one thing she can write in the notebook. The truth, about everything.... When Mum gives her the notebook, Scarlet should be happy. It's beautiful, with its shiny scarlet cover and its blank pages full of promise. But Scarlet is absolutely not in the mood for a peace offering. Does Mum really think she can tear their family apart and expect Scarlet to be happy about it? And it's Dad's fault too. Why didn't he fight to keep them all together? Now Scarlet has to start a new life and none of it was her choice.
©2020 Anne Fine (P)2021 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
The Barren Author: Series 1 - Episode 4
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Inspired by the stories of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe, our tales are not a literal adaptation but instead take the satirical, provocative and absurd spirit of the original tales and reimagine them for 2020. These fantastical stories are perfectly suited to an immersive audio experience which has, at its heart, the powerful, witty and commanding storytelling of its central character. But don`t get too comfortable. Something dark always lies just underneath the comedy. Something desperate to get out.... Episode 4 The Brigadier is deliberately vague on the circumstances of his recent death and the particular bargain he struck with a certain deity and instead focuses on his time in Canada which, as it turns out, is very much like heaven or hell depending on how you look at it. He brings down the notorious biker gang, Hell’s Loggers, with the help of some wolves but soon finds himself on much more dangerous ground at the hands of the last remaining branch of the Knights Templar who are intent on using Munchausen’s marvelous formula to revive the Master Race.
©2020 Spiteful Puppet (P)2020 Spiteful Puppet
Professor & Ace: Ghosts
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The death of a nameless traveller on a flight to the volcanic Hedistic islands would seem to have been natural. But when his young friend starts her own murder investigation, she uncovers a plot which threatens the safety of the entire planet.... With Sylvester McCoy as "The Dominie", Sophie Aldred as "Alice", Caroline Burns-Cook as "Jaquos", John Cormack as "Alistair Briggs", Toby Eddington as "President Maxington", and Jo Young as "Saul". Post-production and music Harvey Summers. Directed by Nigel Fairs. Assistant Producer John Ainsworth. Producer Bill Baggs. A full-cast audio drama.
©1999 BBV (P)1999 BBV
Funny Weather
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"One of the finest writers of the new non-fiction" (Harper's Bazaar) explores the role of art in the tumultuous 21st century. In the age of Trump and Brexit, every crisis is instantly overridden by the next. The turbulent political weather of the 21st century generates anxiety and makes it difficult to know how to react. Olivia Laing makes a brilliant, inspiring case for why art matters more than ever, as a force of both resistance and repair. Art, she argues, changes how we see the world. It gives us X-ray vision. It reveals inequalities and offers fertile new ways of living. Funny Weather brings together a career's worth of Laing's writing about art and culture, and their role in our political and emotional lives. She profiles Jean-Michel Basquiat and Georgia O'Keeffe, interviews Hilary Mantel and Ali Smith, writes love letters to David Bowie and Wolfgang Tillmans, and explores loneliness and technology, women and alcohol, sex and the body. With characteristic originality and compassion, Funny Weather celebrates art as an antidote to a terrifying political moment.
©2020 Olivia Laing (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
George and the Blue Moon
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George and Annie are off on another cosmic adventure inspired by the Mars Expedition in the fifth book of the George's Secret Key series from Stephen and Lucy Hawking.
George and his best friend, Annie, have been selected as junior astronauts for a program that trains young people for a future trip to Mars. This is everything they've ever wanted - and now they get to be a part of up-to-the minute space discoveries and meet a bunch of new friends who are as fascinated by the universe as they are.
But when they arrive at space camp, George and Annie quickly learn that strange things are happening - on Earth as well as up in the skies. Mysterious space missions are happening in secret, and the astronaut training they're undertaking gets scarier and scarier....
©2017 Stephen Hawking (P)2017 Simon and Schuster, Inc.
My Super Sister
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Emma knows that having superpowers isn't always easy, especially when you have to keep them secret. But it's even harder when your mischievous little sister can't help using them in the naughtiest of ways. And when Saffie makes the new nosy neighbours' garden shed come to life and hop over the hedge, it's up to Emma to cover its tracks before it's too late! Being a big sister has never been so heroic!
©2012 Gwyneth Rees (P)2012 AudioGO Ltd
Professor & Ace: The Other Side
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Ace is apparently killed and her dead Nan appears to help her cross over to "the other side". Faced with her own internal demons, how long can she cling to life? And what is "the other side"? The final track of this download is a 10-minute edition discussion with Bill Baggs and Sophie Aldred, Editor Alistair Lock, and Assistant Producer John Ainsworth. With Sophie Aldred as Ace, Sylvester McCoy as The Professor, Barbara Shelley as Ace's Nan, Jane Burke as Nadia, Jack Galagher as the Paramedic, other voices by John Ainsworth and Alistair Lock. Sound Engineer: Alistair Lock. Post Production: Nick Briggs. Music: Harvey Summers. Asst. Prod. John Ainsworth. Produced and Directed by Bill Baggs.A full-cast audio drama.
©1998 BBV (P)1998 BBV
A Whistling Woman
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It is 1968, and Frederica Potter is surprised to find herself embarking on a new career in television. While she endeavours to navigate this fast-paced and occasionally bewildering industry, her lover John takes up a post working with a pair of unusual scientists. Yet in Frederica’s home county of Yorkshire, tumultuous events are unfolding. Soon her future, and that of the people closest to her, begins to look rather different. The fourth Frederica Potter novel. Cover illustration © Aitch
©2019 A. S. Byatt (P)2019 Audible, Ltd
A Summer to Remember
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Come and spend summer by the sea! Wanted! A caretaker for Roundhouse Row holiday cottages. Where? Nelson’s Bar is the perfect little village. Nestled away on the Norfolk coast, we can offer you no signal, no Wi-Fi and - most importantly - no problems! Who? The ideal candidate will be looking for an escape from their cheating scumbag ex-fiancé, a diversion from their entitled cousin and a break from their traitorous friends. What you’ll get! Accommodation in a chocolate-box cottage, plus a summer filled with blue skies and beachside walks. Oh, and a reunion with the man of your dreams. Please note: We take no responsibility for any of the above scumbags, passengers and/or traitors walking back into your life.... Get in touch now to make this a summer to remember!
©2019 Sue Moorcroft (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
The Wintertime Paradox
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Brought to you by Penguin. Twelve stunning Doctor Who stories for the long winter nights. Christmas can mean anything.... For Missy, it's solving Murders in 1909. For a little girl in Dublin, it's Plasmavores knocking at the door. For Davros, it's a summons from the Doctor, who needs the mad inventor's help. The perfect collection for the bleakest - and sometimes brightest - time of the year, these are the tales for when you're halfway out of the dark.... Written by popular children's author and lifelong Doctor Who fan Dave Rudden, author of Twelve Angels Weeping.
©2020 Dave Rudden (P)2020 Penguin Audio
George and the Unbreakable Code
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George and Annie are off on another cosmic adventure to figure out why strange things are happening on Earth in the fourth book of the George's Secret Key series from Stephen and Lucy Hawking.
George and his best friend, Annie, haven't had any space adventures for a while, and they're missing the excitement. But not for long, because seriously strange things have started happening.
Banks are handing out free money; supermarkets aren't able to charge for their produce, so people are getting free food; and aircraft are refusing to fly. It looks like the world's biggest and best computers have all been hacked. And no one knows why.
It's up to George and Annie to travel farther into space than ever before in order to find out what - or who - is behind it.
©2014 Lucy Hawking. All rights reserved. (P)2016 Simon & Schuster