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 The Big Read on Sonic Theater The show that celebrates literature and its place in American life! We listen to classic works, chosen by the National Endowment for the Arts and read in their entirety. Currently, we're listening to Carson McCuller's The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. This will be followed by A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway and The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The NEA presents the Big Read in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. The Big Read provides citizens with the opportunity to read and discuss a single book within their communities. This initiative comprises innovative reading programs in selected communities; expansive outreach and publicity campaigns, including broadcast and print publicity; compelling resources for discussing outstanding literature; and an extensive web site offering comprehensive information on the authors and their works. Nearly two hundred communities nationwide will participate in the Big Read for 2007. For more information on the Big Read, please visit www.neabigread.org. Audible.Com is proud to support XM and the National Endowment for the Arts' Big Read campaign. As the world's largest online destination for books, magazines, and original programming in audio, Audible makes it easy to experience great literature wherever you go. Download more than a dozen Big Read selections to your Apple iPod®, MP3 player, or cell phone instantly and listen anytime, anywhere. Visit us at www.audible.com/thebigread to see the complete list. Listening is a great way to read! |
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| Random House Audio Random House Audio is a leader in the audio publishing industry with a commitment to producing top quality audiobooks using the most advanced recording techniques. Random House Audio works with some of the industry's leading voice talent to produce more than 240 titles annually, abridged and unabridged, on cassette and CD, and for distribution as digital downloads. Random House Audio's wide selection of audiobooks includes titles by a long list of bestselling and critically acclaimed authors such as P. D. James, Iris Johansen, John Grisham, Dan Brown, Dean Koontz, Louis L'Amour, Mitch Albom, and more. For more information about Random House Audio visit us online at www.randomhouse.com/audio. |
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Orson Scott Card's Universe Orson Scott Card's Universe is the science fiction series featuring the serialization of books by the master. Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, making Card the only author (as of 2007) to win both of science fiction's top prizes in consecutive years. We're alternating between the Ender series and the Ender's Shadow series. These are full cast unabridged recordings, and they bring the excitement and vivid characterization for which Orson Scott Card is known to life! For more information, see www.audible.com/orsonscottcard. | |
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Adventures from Tantor Listen to great adventure stories on Sonic Theater from the great westerns of Zane Grey to the fantasies of Jules Verne to the futuristic fiction of HG Wells: it's the new series on Sonic Theater: Adventures from Tantor. Adventures from Tantor is chock-full of action-packed adventures and much more. Whether you're interested in fiction or non-fiction, classics or award-winning bestsellers, westerns, sci-fi, mystery or history, Tantor has something for everyone. Downloads are available at www.audible.com/adventures. For a complete catalog, visit www.tantor.com. |
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Classic Naxos AudioBooks Catch up with the classics - the literary masterpieces by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, the Bront's, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Joyce and many more, brought to life in superb performances, often with classical music. They are called the classics not because they are stuffy - but because they have stood the test of time. www.naxosaudiobooks.com for full details. |
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| The Ancient World The Ancient World,the series that brings ancient history to life. Produced by Audio Connoisseur and narrated by Charlton Griffin. We'll listen to the classics of western civilization and discover what made the empires of Rome, Greece, and Persia rise and fall. From the Greek Alexander to the Roman Nero, The Ancient World uncovers the history our world is based upon. For more information, go to www.audible.com/history. |
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Harlequin Romance Radio Sometimes it's love served up with a little mystery, or even with a little history, but the plots are snappy, and the leading ladies are sassy, modern, and independent. Tune in and fall in love. For more information about Harlequin Romances, visit www.audible.com/harlequin. |
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L.A. Theatre Works, "The Play's The Thing" L.A. Theatre Works is celebrating its 32nd anniversary as the foremost producer of radio theatre in the country, performed by top actors of stage and screen: Nathan Lane, Annette Bening, Ed Asner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anne Heche, Laurence Fishburne, Jimmy Smits -- to name but a few. Performances are recorded "live" in front of an audience, then broadcast on our critically acclaimed and award-winning weekly show: "The Play's The Thing." Programs also include interviews with actors, directors, and writers. Listeners across the country are discovering radio drama that is contemporary, edgy and significant. "The Play's The Thing" is heard on public radio stations throughout the United States, including WGBH, KUOW, KPCC, and KPFA. It's also heard on XM Satellite Radio's Sonic Theatre Channel, and internationally on Voice of America and other English Language broadcasters. L.A. Theatre Works' audio theatre collection is available in bookstores, libraries, through our catalogue, and digitally on audible.com and itunes. For more information about the L.A. Theatre Works, go to www.latw.org. |
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The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas The Twilight Zone television series aired on the CBS television network from 1959 to 1964. It set a new standard of excellence, with scripts by creator Rod Serling and other outstanding writers. The show mixed science-fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense and occasional humor in a unique blend never before seen on television. Recently, producer Carl Amari of Falcon Picture Group set his sights on creating a new "radio" series based on The Twilight Zone and licensed the rights from CBS Enterprises and The Rod Serling Estate. Superbly recorded in digital stereo, hosted by Stacy Keach and starring today's most remarkable actors, these exciting productions take the art of audio drama to the next level. Some of the celebrities who have starred in this series include Jim Caviezel, Jane Seymour, Luke Perry, Lou Diamond Phillips, Blair Underwood, Jason Alexander, Ernie Hudson, Fred Willard, Ed Begley, Michael York, John Schneider, Henry Rollins, and Robert Knepper. This radio series will transport you to a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man, a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. It is an area which we call The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas! For more info on The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas visit the official website at www.twilightzoneradio.com. |
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Colonial Radio Theater Since 1995, The Colonial Radio Theatre on the air has continued to produce audio theater dramatizations of the great events that shaped America (Gettysburg, the Alamo), classic literature (Treasure Island, Captain Blood), adventure serials (Powder River, Yankee Clipper), musicals (Jack and the Beanstalk), and The New Dibble Show. Colonial Radio Theatre received the Parents Choice Award for their production of the Wonderful World of Oz in 2000, And the Gold Ogle Award for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2005). Covering many genres, the Colonial Radio Theatre on the air has something for everyone. For more info, check out www.colonialradio.com. |
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| Sherlock Holmes Radio Hear the new adventures of Sherlock Holmes on Sonic Theater - XM 163. For the first time in over fifty years, the estate of Dame Jean Conan Doyle has authorized new Sherlock Holmes stories to be written and aired on American radio. These new adventures were written by Jim French and faithfully represent the classic characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock (played by John Gilbert and later by John Patrick Lowrie) is depicted faithfully as to age and disposition. And Dr. John H. Watson (played by Lawrence "Larry" Albert) isn't the Hollywood-version of a bumbling old fogey here; he's a brave and devoted friend whose help Holmes couldn't do without. The BBC called the show, "one of the four best radio dramas in the English language!" For more, visit www.sherlockholmesradio.com. |
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| Imagination Theater Imagination Theatre is American radio's premiere drama series. The daily broadcasts on Sonic Theater - XM 163 feature mystery, suspense, fantasy, and adventure stories produced by veteran radio dramatist Jim French before live audiences on a state-of-the-art recording stage. For more info visit www.radiomysteries.com. |
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| Harry Nile On New Year's Day of 1976, radio listeners were introduced to a former Chicago cop turned hard-luck private detective named Harry Nile. Harry was the brainchild of mystery fan Jim French, who created the character for a one-time-only broadcast. But audiences wanted more, and so began 26 years of hearing Harry on our radios. Over the years, Harry Nile has developed a large, devoted following despite his hard life. He was kicked off the Chicago police force, hounded by a dirty cop who was on the take, constantly battling his own gambling addiction, and even lost his wife in a gun battle. To a million listeners, Harry's adventures, now set in the Seattle of the 1950s, are real. For more info visit www.harrynile.com. |
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| ZBS ZBS is a not-for-profit arts organization. It has been in existence since 1970. For 35 years we've been producing radio/audio stories. These are comic and cosmic adventures, science fiction, mystical mysteries - some with spiritual wisdoms woven within. Our intention has always been to raise consciousness by using the media, radio and audio. Of course, some of these stories are just down right fun, fine family entertainment. ZBS also is the creator and producer of Ruby:The Adventures of a Galactic Gumshoe. RUBY is fast-paced and funny intergalactic entertainment the Marx Brothers would be proud of, with slick, splashy high-tech music and effects created by Tim Clark. The music and sound effects are stunning. Laughter is a great healer, as you know. We're all living in the Cosmic Joke, and one day we may actually "get" the punch line. But in the meantime, remember, kindness to others, people, plants, animals, even the earth and the clouds, we can all do. It makes us feel better, it probably even makes the clouds feel better. We hope you enjoy our stories. For more information, go to www.zbs.org. |
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| Bob and Ray Bob & Ray's 40-year career began at WHDH, Boston. Bob was a disc jockey, and Ray a newscaster. When the Red Sox games were delayed on account of rain, they began to amuse each other to fill the time. Soon they had a daily show of their own, "Matinee with Bob & Ray," an improvised, madcap exercise in controlled chaos. Over their long career, they created more than a hundred characters, all played by Bob or Ray. Wally Ballou, the hapless journalist, Mary McGoon, whose recipe for frozen ginger ale salad prefigures Martha Stewart; Biff Burns in the sports room, Webley Webster, Barry Campbell, a third rate actor with an ego the size of the universe, Mary Backstayge, Noble Wife whose pals travel the world in search of goofy adventure. Their humor is subtle, dry, intelligent and clean. Bob & Ray have a keen ear for language, how it is used and misused by the con artists, hucksters and hustlers who populate radio and television. Their humor is timeless. Bob & Ray's satire of soap operas, game shows, radio shrinks and other self-appointed "experts," and commercials, is as pertinent today as it was in 1946. They belong in the pantheon of American humor, alongside Mark Twain, George Ade, Will Rogers, and S. J. Pearlman. In 1951 NBC brought them to New York for a daily 15-minute television program, and numerous radio shows. Over the next thirty years they appeared on every major network, and on three powerful New York stations. They finished their radio career on public radio with the "The Bob & Ray Public Radio Show" (1982-2004). For more information about Bob and Ray, go to www.BobandRay.com TM. |
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Kinetic City Join the Super Crew on board their high-tech train the Kinetic City Express as they solve mysteries, help their friends and thwart villains. Try the Home Crew Hands On science experiment, and then call us toll-free to tell us how it worked! Winner of the George Foster Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting, Kinetic City Super Crew engages kids and their parents. Make listening to Kinetic City Super Crew together a family tradition! |
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Radio Tales Radio Tales® is an award winning, critically acclaimed drama series featuring cinematic music and rich and elaborate sound design. Radio Tales® offers world classics re-adapted for a whole new generation of listeners! You'll enjoy thrilling science fiction, terrifying horror, classic literature and fantastic fantasy; all written by literary masters and broadcast coast-to-coast on Sonic Theater. Radio Tales® has, for the fourth time, won the American Women in Radio and Television's prestigious GRACIE award for Best Network Drama Series! For more information, check out www.radiotales.com. |
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Crazy Dog Audio Theater Founded by Roger Gregg in 1998, Crazy Dog Audio Theatre is a professional production company based in Dublin, Ireland. Crazy Dog regularly produces both studio-based and live radio theatre series for RTE Radio 1 (the National Broadcasting Company of Ireland). The company's series are subsequently released on CD and aired by radio stations across the United States including XM Radio. The distinctive Award winning Crazy Dog style combines articulate comic surrealism and literate pop-cultural parody underpinned by a lush sound design and comprehensive music score. 'Roger Gregg, one of a handful of truly great radio dramatists' - BBC Radio 4. ' A World In Your Ear' Visit Crazy Dog Audio Theatre at www.crazydogaudiotheatre.com. |
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| Diabolic Playhouse Commissioned by RTE, the national broadcasting company of Ireland, the six plays of Diabolic Playhouse feature lush sound design, location & studio recordings, comprehensive original music scores - and of course the very best of Irish and international voice talents including a guest appearance by Phil Proctor of The Firesign Theatre. The series sees Crazy Dog branching out to cover a wide gambit of theatrical styles and themes from 'mocumentary', political comedy, post-modern morality tales and even dark psychological drama. What the reviewers say about Diabolic Playhouse:
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New Frequency New Frequency: A Theater of the Mind is radio the way it used to be. Brilliant satire, suspense, mystery, horror, and irreverent humor are all performed live on stage in front of sell-out crowds. Enjoy the dynamic live radio show experience on Sonic Theater - XM 163. For more info, and for tickets to the New Frequency live shows, check out www.newfrequencyradio.com. |
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The Night Kitchen Radio Theater The Night Kitchen Radio Theater, founded and directed by Arthur Yorinks, creates and produces contemporary original scripted programs including dramatic and comedic plays, audio shorts, suspense and mystery series, musicals, and literary adaptations all with music and sound effects. The Night Kitchen Radio Theater is devoted to bringing radio theater to the airwaves, not for nostalgic sake, but for its compelling power of theatrical storytelling The Night Kitchen Radio Theater presents @7 The Henry Street Series: original radio plays performed live before an audience in New York's historic Henry Street Theater. Based on classic literature, adapted with a decidedly contemporary interpretation. It's @7 on Sonic Theater For more information about The Night Kitchen Radio Theater, go to www.nightkitchenradio.com. |
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| Wollcott and Sheridan Wollcott & Sheridan's SonicMovie.net & K. Anderson Yancy's Aural Performance Library through rich performances, evocative sound effects and stirring, emotive music gives voice to the world's classic stories and those destined to become classics. For more information visit http://www.sonicmovie.net/default.asp. |
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| This is Audible This Is Audible, a co-production of Audible.com and XM Satellite Radio, and hosted by Josephine Reed Program Director of Sonic Theater, explores the spoken word in all its forms, from theater to panel discussions, poetry readings, and, of course, audio books. We discuss audio books of current releases, the classics and everything in between. We make the world of audio books and spoken word come alive on radio. |
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Writer's on Writing Ever wonder what goes into writing a novel or a play or a poem? Listen to Writers on Writing, the new program from Sonic Theater and find out. Hosted by Josephine Reed, the Program Director of Sonic Theater, you'll hear world famous novelists, historians, playwrights, poets and biographers talk about the art and craft of writing. It's a behind the scenes look at what goes on between the covers of today's top sellers and tomorrow's classics. |
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Fiction Nation Fiction Nation, hosted by Kim Alexander, is a weekly conversation with writers, actors, editors, librarians - anyone in the literary life. Starting as a one minute review feature, Fiction Nation has recently expanded to a weekly half hour program. The focus is fiction, and the emphasis is on new and upcoming writers. You can also visit www.fictionnationonline.com for more information on the books Kim has reviewed. |
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Slice of Sci-Fi "Slice of SciFi" originally began as the voice of the Save Enterprise campaign of Spring 2005, when loyal Star Trek fans rallied to save the cancelled "Star Trek: Enterprise" series. When that campaign fell on deaf Paramount ears, "Slice of SciFi" continued to support its Star Trek fan base origins, but quickly expanded into news coverage for the wider arena of science fiction, fantasy and horror media: television, film, comics, and new media such as fan films, audio dramas, online animated comics and more. The show's website also doubles as a prime genre news magazine, with a team of reporters dedicated to bringing fans and listeners the latest news and developments in SF television and film, in science, technology, space exploration, and more. For more information, see www.sliceofscifi.com. |
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The Mimi Geerges Show The Mimi Geerges Show features provocative guests from all walks of life. The Show features intelligent and original conversation, illuminating the person behind the issue in order to bring a lasting impact on listeners. Executive producer and host Mimi Geerges brings out lively anecdotes and fresh insights from politicians and entertainers, experts and artists. Previous guests have included Jimmy Carter, Mario Cuomo, Kenneth Cole, Deborah Tannen, Susan McDougal, Sweet Honey in the Rock and author Kristin Ohlson, who says of her experience on Mimi's show: "It was like being seated next to a friendly, curious stranger at a dinner party-the dialogue was frank and easy, and she asked questions that kept me thinking for weeks." For more information: www.mgshow.org. |
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| The Joe Frank Show A long time favorite with public radio audiences, Joe Frank's programs are sometimes dark, sometimes absurdist, sometimes solo recitations, sometimes ensemble pieces performed and/or improvised by actors, sometimes voices of real people heard in real situations, whether man-in-the-street interviews or phone conversations with lovers or strangers. For more information, go to www.joefrank.com. |
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