Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB
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<div>A weekly show all about audiobooks recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios.<br> <br> We talk to your favourite authors and narrators, along with reviews and news about new audiobooks.<br> <br> Presented and produced by Robert Kirkwood, you'll find a new episode here every Friday at 1pm plus bonus content such as longer uncut interviews and episodes of our occasional extra show, The Book Group.<br> <br> Talking Books is a free service from RNIB giving access to over 40,000 fiction and non fiction books for adults and children. Find out more by searching for RNIB Library.<br> <br> Get involved and join the conversation by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk or find Robert on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Talking_Books">@Talking_Books<br> <br> <br> </a><strong>Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio</strong><br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/weeklyconnect">Connect</a> - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/conversations">Conversations</a> - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/techtalkpodcast">Tech Talk</a> - Technology for blind and partially sighted people.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/sport">Sport</a> - See sport differently.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channels/5022411">The Happy Hour</a> - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/playlists/4634228-tracks-of-my-life">Tracks of My Life</a> - Take a journey through our guest's life.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/rnib-support">Support</a> - Other podcasts from RNIB.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/tv-guide">TV Guide</a> - Daily audio TV listings<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </div>
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Recent Episodes
June 26, 2026
482: Gordon Buchanan at the Boswell Book Festival
<div> <p>Today on Read On we hear a full talk, sponsored by RNIB Connect Radio, from the Boswell Book Festival. Natural history cameraman Gordon Buchanan is in conversation with Robert Dawson Scott live on stage as he discusses his book In the Hide - How the Natural World Saved my Life, and how dangerous animals were not the only thing he was hiding from.</p><p>NB The podcast version of this is a slightly longer edit than the one broadcast on RNIB Connect Radio</p></div>
June 23, 2026
Beth O'Brien wins the Carnegie Medal for Writing (and the Shadower's Award!)
<div> <p>Visually Impaired author Beth O'Brien has won the Carnegie Medal for Writing, the most prestigious award for authors of children's and young adult books.</p><p>Wolf Siren reimagines Little Red Riding Hood as a visually impaired girl, and the audiobook, recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios, even has a visually impaired narrator.</p><p>Beth has been a frequent flyer on our Read On programme, her last visit being just two weeks ago, but here she is telling Robert Kirkwood about her sight condition and her award winning book, Wolf Siren</p></div>
June 19, 2026
481: Penny Lancaster at the Boswell Book Festival
<div> <p>Today on Read On we hear a talk from the Boswell Book Festival with Vice President of RNIB Penny Lancaster, on her book Someone Like Me. </p><p>She chats to Janet Smith live on stage about surviving childhood as a dyslexic and being the tallest pupil in the room, about her job as a Special Constable, about her charity work and much more.</p><p>Image shows: Penny speaking during her panel and making Janet laugh. She's sitting on the right in front of a green banner with "Boswell Book Festival" branding. </p></div>
609 total episodes available with 1 transcripts
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- What is Read On - The Audiobook Show from RNIB?
<div>A weekly show all about audiobooks recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios.<br> <br> We talk to your favourite authors and narrators, along with reviews and news about new audiobooks.<br> <br> Presented and produced by Robert Kirkwood, you'll find a new episode here every Friday at 1pm plus bonus content such as longer uncut interviews and episodes of our occasional extra show, The Book Group.<br> <br> Talking Books is a free service from RNIB giving access to over 40,000 fiction and non fiction books for adults and children. Find out more by searching for RNIB Library.<br> <br> Get involved and join the conversation by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk or find Robert on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/Talking_Books">@Talking_Books<br> <br> <br> </a><strong>Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio</strong><br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/weeklyconnect">Connect</a> - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/conversations">Conversations</a> - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/techtalkpodcast">Tech Talk</a> - Technology for blind and partially sighted people.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/sport">Sport</a> - See sport differently.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channels/5022411">The Happy Hour</a> - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/playlists/4634228-tracks-of-my-life">Tracks of My Life</a> - Take a journey through our guest's life.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/rnib-support">Support</a> - Other podcasts from RNIB.<br> <br> <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/tv-guide">TV Guide</a> - Daily audio TV listings<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </div> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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