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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523069 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme: Series 9: The BBC Radio 4 comedy sketch show Author: John Finnemore Narrator: Simon Kane, Lawry Lewin, Carrie Quinlan, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, John Finnemore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 46 minutes Release date: August 19, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: The complete ninth series of BBC Radio 4's award-winning sketch show 'One of our best sketch writers' Observer John Finnemore returns with his multi-award-winning sketch show, but this series is very different to the previous eight. There are still sketches and songs, and it's still written and performed by him and his usual fantastic ensemble cast - but with no live studio audience, John has taken the opportunity to try something new. Each episode in this series of Souvenir Programme consists of scenes from one person's life, played in reverse order. There's no narrative as such - it's still a sketch show - but as we follow the characters back in time, from lockdown Zoom calls to childhood birthdays and funerals, the individual sketches link up to form an overall picture, portraying the sprawling history of an entire multi-generational family. And, as if that wasn't enough, there are also some terrific tall tales, a paean of praise, and a truly unforgettable earworm... Clever, complex, hilarious and poignant, these Souvenir Programmes with a twist star Lawry Lewin as Russ, Margaret Cabourn-Smith as Deborah, Simon Kane as Jerry, Carrie Quinlan as Vanessa and John Finnemore as Newt. Cast and credits Written and performed by John Finnemore Ensemble cast: Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Simon Kane, Lawry Lewin, Carrie Quinlan Original music composed by Susannah Pearse and Sally Stares, and arranged by Susannah Pearse and Tim Sutton Recorded and edited by Rich Evans at Syncbox Post Production coordinator: Beverly Tagg Producer: Ed Morrish A BBC Studios production © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (p) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/536751 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Gracias, papá Author: Héctor Suárez Gomís Narrator: Anamari Gomis, Ximena Suárez Palacio, Pablo Suárez Quiroz, Héctor Suárez Gomís Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 12, 2021 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Una historia de humor amor En este libro Héctor abre su baúl más preciado y más que contarnos la historia de don Héctor Suárez el actor, el hombre que perteneció a su público, nos comparte la amorosa visión de un hijo recordando a su padre con todos sus matices y cómo esto lo formó.» JAVIER POZA «Las historias en estas páginas son memorables por tantas razones como personajes que Héctor Suárez creó, cumpliendo cabalmente con el dictamen de Shakespeare: “El arte es un espejo que levantamos ante la naturaleza”. Nuestra muy particular naturaleza, sin duda.» SUSANA MOSCATEL «Lo más bonito de este libro, además de ser emotivo y entretenido, es que desde los ojos de Héctor Suárez Gomís podemos ver y oler lapresencia de su papá, pero también la del Héctor Suárez que es nuestro, porque es parte indispensable de nuestra historia colectiva.» TIARÉ SCANDA «El amor del autor hacia su padre es el fruto de una intensa, no siempre fácil, pero fructífera relación, es agradecido y eterno. Resultaimposible preguntarle a Suárez papá lo que opina de este generoso homenaje de parte de Héctor Suárez Gomís, pero seguro empezaría por decir: “Gracias, hijo”.» BENNY IBARRA DE LLANO

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/526312 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harlow in Hollywood: The Blonde Bombshell in the Glamour Capital, 1928 – 1937 Author: Darrell Rooney, Mark A. Vieira Narrator: Christina Delaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 36 minutes Release date: August 10, 2021 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: At last, the story of how Hollywood shaped a myth and determined a young woman's reality. A town, a remarkable town, became the backdrop for one of Hollywood's most incredible stories, a life rife with glamour, pleasure, power, and—in the end—utter sorrow. When Jean Harlow became the Blonde Bombshell, it was all Hollywood's doing. She was the first big-screen sex symbol, the Platinum Blonde, the mold for every famous fair-haired superstar who would emulate her. Yes; even Marilyn Monroe followed Harlow's lead. In her short decade in Hollywood, Harlow created a new genre of movie star—her fans idolized her for her peerless image, her beautiful body, and her gorgeous façade. Harlow in Hollywood is the story of how a town and an industry created her, a story that's never been told before. In these pages, renowned Harlow expert Darrell Rooney and Hollywood historian Mark Vieira team up to present the most beautiful—and accurate—book on Harlow ever produced. The authors not only make a case for Harlow as an Art Deco artifact, they showcase the fabulous places where she lived, worked, and played, from her white-on-white Beverly Glen mansion to the Art Deco sets of Dinner at Eight to the foyer of the Café Trocadero. Harlow in Hollywood is a must for every film buff, Harlow collector, and book lover.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538483 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - Mercedes Sosa - Uma Lenda Author: Anette Christensen Narrator: Michelle Bruck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 9, 2021 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Mercedes Sosa - Uma Lenda, traça a jornada espiritual, política e artística de Sosa, e explora o segredo por trás do significativo impacto gerado por ela. A narrativa traz um perfil psicológico que revela como a criação, circunstâncias políticas e tragédias pessoais moldaram a vida e a carreira de Sosa.A cantora popular argentina Mercedes Sosa foi uma artista de alto nível, cuja influência foi muito além das fronteiras da música. Apelidada de "A voz dos sem voz", Sosa foi uma força dinâmica na configuração da América Latina, transmitindo a garra e a chama necessárias para uma mudança cultural, pessoal e política. Hoje, sua vida permanece como um exemplo de como o poder heróico da voz de alguém é capaz de fazer uma diferença significativa nas questões humanas. Sosa foi uma artista que transformou o sofrimento pessoal em arte e ativismo visando um mundo mais empático e solidário. Sua vida é para todos nós uma inspiração nos tempos conturbados em que vivemos. Mercedes Sosa - Uma Lenda explora o segredo por trás do significativo impacto gerado por ela e revela como a criação, circunstâncias políticas e tragédias pessoais moldaram sua vida e carreira. Se gosta de mulheres corajosas e histórias originais de heroísmo, solidariedade e compaixão, então vai amar esta poderosa biografia. "Uma homenagem sincera e afetuosa que honra a vida da minha mãe" - Fabián Matus, filho de Mercedes Sosa e presidente da Fundação Mercedes Sosa PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527260 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Entertainers' Lives: A BBC biography collection Author: Francine Stock, Joan Bakewell, Matthew Parris, Humphrey Carpenter Narrator: Francine Stock, Julian Clary, Joan Bakewell, Mark Gatiss, Matthew Parris, Alan Davies, Fiona Shaw, Humphrey Carpenter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 13 minutes Release date: August 5, 2021 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Well-known personalities pick their favourite entertainers for BBC Radio 4's Great Lives One of the BBC's most acclaimed programmes, Great Lives has been a regular Radio 4 fixture for 20 years, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. Every week, a famous name is invited into the studio to nominate a figure from the past who has inspired them, and discuss their subject with the presenter and a guest expert. Included in this special collection, marking the programme's 20th anniversary, are the very best episodes featuring the lives of entertainers - artists, comedians, clowns, magicians, sporting heroes and stars of stage and screen. Among them, Julian Clary champions Noël Coward, Anthony Horowitz advocates Alfred Hitchcock, Penelope Keith puts forward Morecambe and Wise and David Bailey plumps for Pablo Picasso. Here, the lives of the celebrity guests are as intriguing as those of the people they pick: as is also the case with Alan Davies on Richard Beckinsale, Mica Paris on Josephine Baker, Ken Dodd on Stan Laurel, Mark Gatiss on Peter Cushing and many, many others. From Simon Callow on Orson Welles, to Fiona Shaw on Eleonora Duse, these engaging episodes put some of the world's best-known entertainers under the spotlight, examining their achievements and probing their personalities to find out what made them so inspiring, influential and extraordinary. List of episode and date of first broadcast on BBC Radio 4: Umm Kulthum 22.11.02 Tommy Cooper 14.11.03 Charles M Schulz 15.4.05 Mae West 7.10.05 Morecambe & Wise 4.4.06 Noël Coward 18.4.06 Johnny Weissmuller 9.5.06 Tamara Karsavina 23.5.06 Max Miller 15.8.06 Joan Littlewood 5.1.07 Richard Beckinsale 9.1.07 Lilian Baylis 7.8.07 Thora Hird 11.12.07 Groucho Marx 15.1.08 Peter Cushing 1.4.08 Joyce Grenfell 20.5.08 Richard Pryor 12.8.08 Harry Houdini 22.9.09 Gerald Durrell 27.9.11 Stan Laurel 4.9.12 Pablo Picasso 19.01.10 John Ford 08.05.12 Karel Reisz 11.09.12 Dave Allen 14.01.14 Lucille Ball 30.09.14 Alfred Hitchcock 05.04.16 Joseph Grimwaldi 31.05.16 Gracie Fields 02.08.16 Orson Welles 08.05.18 Josephine Baker 15.05.18 Eleonora Duse 10.09.19 Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Presented by Humphrey Carpenter and Matthew Parris Produced by John Byrne, Christine Hall, Beatrice Fenton, Perminder Khatkar, Miles Warde, Toby Field, Mary Ward-Lowery, Lucy Lunt, Jolyon Jenkins, Sarah Langan, Tim Dee, Maggie Ayre, Peter Everett, Mark Smalley, Camellia Sinclair, Beth O'Dea

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/527258 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Musicians' Lives: A BBC biography collection Author: Francine Stock, Joan Bakewell, Matthew Parris, Humphrey Carpenter Narrator: Francine Stock, Hanif Kureishi, Joan Bakewell, Stuart Maconie, Phill Jupitus, Simon Armitage, Matthew Parris, Michael Morpurgo, Humphrey Carpenter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 31 minutes Release date: August 5, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Distinguished guests nominate a great musician for BBC Radio 4's Great Lives For 20 years, Great Lives has been a linchpin of Radio 4, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. In it, a household name is invited to choose one of their heroes to discuss with the presenter and a guest expert. But will their chosen person live up to intensive scrutiny, and merit the description of having led a great life? In this special collection, celebrating the programme's 20th anniversary, the very best episodes featuring musicians' lives are collected together. From Marvin Gaye to Lonnie Donegan, here are examples both classical and contemporary. Simon Armitage expresses his admiration for on Ian Curtis, Phill Jupitus nominates Joe Strummer, pianist Joanna MacGregor selects Nina Simone, and former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo champions Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Whether it's Hanif Kureishi on David Bowie or Stuart Maconie on Ralph Vaughan Williams or the lives of the proponents are every bit as interesting as those of their nominees. Fascinating and engaging, these captivating episodes follow the ups and downs of some of the most iconic musicians of all time, separating the truth from the myths to reveal just what made them so great, and why they continue to influence and inspire us today. List of episodes and date of first broadcast on BBC Radio 4: Louis Armstrong 12.7.02 Sergei Rachmaninoff 11.4.03 Pyotr Tchaikovsky 16.4.04 Marvin Gaye 5.11.04 Sir Edward Elgar 19.11.04 Mozart 19.4.05 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 21.10.05 Ella Fitzgerald 2.5.06 Nina Simone 19.9.06 Joe Strummer 3.4.07 Billie Holiday 1.5.07 John Cage 04.09.07 Paul Robeson 29.4.08 Ian Curtis 6.5.08 Alan Freed 26.8.08 Pavarotti 9.12.08 Thomas Beecham 21.04.09 John Coltrane 12.05.09 Miriam Makeba 15.09.09 Agustin Barrios Mangore 26.1.10 Malcolm McLaren 07.12.10 Kathleen Ferrier 26.04.11 Kirtsy McColl 09.08.11 Lonnie Donegan 03.1.12 Ralph Vaughan Williams 25.12.12 Fela Kuti 13.8.13 Jacqueline Du Pre 1.04.14 Dinu Lipatti 20.12.16 Captain Beefheart 03.04.18 Miles Davis 17.04.18 David Bowie 31.07.18 Ferruccio Busoni 30.04.19 Brian Epstein 14.5.19 Herbert Howells 06.08.19 Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Presented by Humphrey Carpenter, Matthew Parris and Francine Stock Produced by Mark Smalley, Miles Warde, Perminder Khatkar, Peter Everett, Isobel Eaton, Jolyon Jenkins, John Byrne, Maggie Ayre, Christine Hall, Julia Johnson, Mark Smalley, Chris Ledgard, Beth O'Dea, Lucy Lunt, Eliza Lomas, Melvin Rickarby

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/532811 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hiking the Horizontal: Field Notes from a Choreographer Author: Liz Lerman Narrator: Liz Lerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 7 minutes Release date: August 3, 2021 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: The unique career of choreographer Liz Lerman has taken her from theater stages to shipyards, and from synagogues to science labs. In this wide-ranging collection of essays and articles, she reflects on her life-long exploration of dance as a vehicle for human insight and understanding of the world around us. Lerman has been described by the Washington Post as 'the source of an epochal revolution in the scope and purposes of dance art.' Here, she combines broad outlooks on culture and society with practical applications and accessible stories. Her expansive scope encompasses the craft, structure, and inspiration that bring theatrical works to life as well as the applications of art in fields as diverse as faith, aging, particle physics, and human rights law. Offering readers a gentle manifesto describing methods that bring a horizontal focus to bear on a hierarchical world, this is the perfect book for anyone curious about the possible role for art in politics, science, community, motherhood, and the media.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/535218 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Sin límites Author: Daniela Legarda Narrator: Daniela Legarda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 1, 2021 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Un testimonio inspirador para entender que ningún sueño es demasiado grande. Daniela Legarda es una de las influenciadoras más reconocidas de Colombia. Nos cuenta en este libro su historia y la de su familia, desde que emigraron a Estados Unidos en busca de mejores oportunidades. Daniela descubrió que su pasión era ser creadora de contenido, y justo cuando su carrera empezó a despegar, su hermano Fabio murió trágicamente, conmocionando a millones de personas. En este inspirador testimonio la autora nos relata cómo vivió su duelo frente al mundo entero, qué herramientas la ayudaron a superar la depresión y la ansiedad en el momento más difícil de su vida, y nos demuestra que todos podemos superar los obstáculos que se nos presenten. Sin límites es un libro conmovedor que nos invita a perseguir nuestros sueños.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/523612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Bob Goes to Jail Author: Rob Sedgwick Narrator: Roger Wayne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: July 27, 2021 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Rob Sedgwick was born into one of America’s oldest families and Manhattan royalty. His sister is Kyra Sedgwick, the actress; his brother is painter Nikko Sedgwick; his brother-in-law is movie star Kevin Bacon, and his stepfather was renowned art dealer Ben Heller, who pioneered the careers of Jackson Pollack and Mark Rothko. So, to say Rob has struggled to stand out in a family of big personalities is a huge understatement. In his hilarious and touching memoir, Bob Goes to Jail, Rob relates his journey from lost little boy to hapless criminal with such honesty and heart that you can't help but root for him. In Bob Goes to Jail, Sedgwick recounts how the DEA and the NYPD mistook him for a drug lord and arrested him. When his lawyer told him to get a steady job to show he was a contributing member of society, Sedgwick got a role playing a drug lord on One Life to Live. Bob Goes to Jail is the story of a New York socialite with a price on his head from the Mexican mob. It's the story of a Hollywood actor who did New York soap operas because his parole wouldn't let him leave the isle of Manhattan. Full of self-examination, biting comedy, absurd situations, and very human feeling, Bob Goes to Jail is more than the memoir of a man: it is the story of the search for love, the yearning for acceptance, and the struggle to find oneself.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/522370 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes: A Son’s Memoir of Gabriel García MArquez and Mercedes Barcha Author: Rodrigo Garcia Narrator: Rodrigo Garcia Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 16 minutes Release date: July 27, 2021 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: “(Garcia) now honors his parents in this brief yet profound memoir rendered all the more intimate in García's own voice.”—Booklist (starred review) “This is a beautiful farewell to two extraordinary people. It enthralled and moved me, and it will move and enthrall anyone who has ever entered the glorious literary world of Gabriel García Márquez.”—Salman Rushdie “In A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes Rodrigo Garcia finds the words that cannot be said, the moments that signal all that is possible to know about the passage from life to death, from what love brings and the loss it leaves. With details as rich as any giant biography, you will find yourself grieving as you read, grateful for the profound art that remains a part of our cultural heritage.”—Walter Mosley, New York Times bestselling author of Down the River Unto the Sea The son of one of the greatest writers of our time—Nobel Prize winner and internationally bestselling icon Gabriel García Márquez—remembers his beloved father and mother in this tender memoir about love and loss. In March 2014, Gabriel García Márquez, one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century, came down with a cold. The woman who had been beside him for more than fifty years, his wife Mercedes Barcha, was not hopeful; her husband, affectionately known as “Gabo,” was then nearly 87 and battling dementia. I don't think we'll get out of this one, she told their son Rodrigo.  Hearing his mother’s words, Rodrigo wondered, “Is this how the end begins?” To make sense of events as they unfolded, he began to write the story of García Márquez’s final days. The result is this intimate and honest account that not only contemplates his father’s mortality but reveals his remarkable humanity. Both an illuminating memoir and a heartbreaking work of reportage, A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes transforms this towering genius from literary creator to protagonist, and paints a rich and revelatory portrait of a family coping with loss. At its center is a man at his most vulnerable, whose wry humor shines even as his lucidity wanes. Gabo savors affection and attention from those in his orbit, but wrestles with what he will lose—and what is already lost. Throughout his final journey is the charismatic Mercedes, his constant companion and the creative muse who was one of the foremost influences on Gabo’s life and his art. Bittersweet and insightful, surprising and powerful, A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes celebrates the formidable legacy of Rodrigo’s parents, offering an unprecedented look at the private family life of a literary giant. It is at once a gift to Gabriel García Márquez’s readers worldwide, and a grand tribute from a writer who knew him well.  “You read this short memoir with a feeling of deep gratitude. Yes, it is a moving homage by a son to his extraordinary parents, but also much more: it is a revelation of the hidden corners of a fascinating life. A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes is generous, unsentimental and wise.” —Juan Gabriel Vásquez, author of The Sound of Things Falling “A warm homage filled with both fond and painful memories.” —Kirkus   ''Garcia’s limpid prose gazes calmly at death, registering pain but not being overcome by it . . . the result is a moving eulogy that will captivate fans of the literary lion.'' — Publishers Weekly Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.