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#AudioBookClub

29 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★ - 4 ratings

Audiobook reviews and recommendations with Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton.

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Episodes

Penguin Random House Audio

March 05, 2023 03:55 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

On this episode of AudioBookClub…  Matthew and Steve fail to recommend ‘The Light We Carry” by Michelle Obama. Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub  - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode: Steve and Matthew welcome Helena Sheffield, Senior Marketing Manager, Penguin Random House Audio onto their pod. Unfortunately, things didn’t quite go according go to plan. Matthew couldn’t quite find it in his heart to recommend that you, gent...

'The Last Train' - with Professor Michael Pronko (and Victor Dima!)

February 26, 2023 07:34 - 57 minutes - 106 MB

On this episode of AudioBookClub…  Murder on the Tokyo transit system! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present £AudioBookClub  - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode: Steve and Matthew cast an ear over ‘The Last Train’, the first book in Michael Pronko’s Tokyo-based ‘Detective Hiroshi’ series. Title:            The Last Train: Detective Hiroshi, Volume 1 Written by:         Michael Pronko Narrated by:         Peter Berkrot Length:         10 hrs ...

Spiracle

November 29, 2022 02:17 - 48 minutes - 88.9 MB

On this episode of #AudioBookClub, we book ourselves into the independent audiobook platform that’s like a day-spa for your brain… Prefer your audiobooks sustainably sourced, hand reared and mind-nourishing? Then Spiracle is the place for you. https://www.spiracleaudiobooks.com/  Sophie Haxworth, Spiracle’s Editorial Manager, explains to Steve and Matthew (in the simplest terms she possibly can) how she fell in love with audiobooks as a child, how she ended up working at Spiracle and...

''A History of Modern Britain' - by Andrew Marr

November 27, 2022 00:38 - 50 minutes - 92.2 MB

On this episode of AudioBookClub, Matthew hasn’t done his homework and fails to review ‘A History of Modern Britain’ by Andrew Marr. Quite spectacularly! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. Fortunately, the BBC - an institution very close to both Steve’s and Matthew’s hearts - has just launched the amazon BBC Sounds app to a global audience. Steve and Matthew ramble on passionately about the fantastic amount, q...

'Fletch' - by Gregory Mcdonald

November 26, 2022 05:49 - 38 minutes - 70.5 MB

On this episode of AudioBookClub, we recommend the audiobook equivalent of that tatty, yellowing, old paperback book that you find in someone else’s holiday home. So slap on your sunscreen, recline by the pool and join us as we get stuck into ‘Fletch' Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. On this episode of #AudioBookClub Steve and Matthew get wrapped up in an historical artefact: Fletch - the 1974 novel that was mad...

'What Not To Do If You Turn Invisible' - with Charlotte Layton

November 22, 2022 08:02 - 37 minutes - 69.4 MB

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. On this episode: We have a guest ‘recommender’. Her name is Charlotte Layton, she is 11 years old and she has brought ‘What Not To Do If You Turn Invisible’ by Ross Welford  to the #AudioBookClub table. Nepotism is alive and well here at #AudioBookClub! Please get involved in the conversation - either with your opinions on ‘What Not to Do If You Turn Invisible’ or if you wa...

'The Sandman: Act III' - by @neilhimself and @DirkMaggs

November 16, 2022 08:09 - 49 minutes - 90.9 MB

On this week’s #AudioBookClub, the third instalment of the most brilliantly conceived, lovingly dramatised, lavishly produced and, in our opinion, bestest audiobook series in the world… EVER! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. On this episode: The Sandman: Act III The biggest audiobook release of the year. The most extravagant cast. The most lavish production. (Frankly, we’re running out of superlatives ...

'From the Oasthouse' - by Alan Partridge

November 06, 2022 01:45 - 30 minutes - 56.5 MB

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. On this episode:  From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 2) Steve and Matthew review and recommend the latest offering from bastillion of British broadcasting and self-proclaimed ‘Godfather of Podcasting’ Alan Partridge Partridge is, of course, the creation of comedian, actor and Oscar-nominated writer and producer Steve Coogan. Title: From the Oasthouse: The...

'Colditz' - by Ben MacIntyre

October 24, 2022 06:06 - 46 minutes - 84.7 MB

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. On this episode:  Steve and Matthew review and recommend the real history of the renaissance castle that was the home to the Third Reich’s most notorious prisoner of war camp The camp where they imprisoned only the most troublesome Allied military prisoners - many of them serial escapists - all of them enemies of the German State. Welcome….  to Colditz!  Title: Colditz: Pris...

‘The Bullet That Missed’ - by Richard Osman

October 05, 2022 05:56 - 37 minutes - 67.9 MB

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - a podcast that recommends and reviews audiobooks. On this episode:  ‘The Bullet That Missed’ Book 3 of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series of whodunnits set in idyllic retirement village Coopers Chase. For people (like Matthew) who have read the first two books in the series, it’s the eagerly awaited return of beloved characters Joyce, Elizabeth, Ron and Ibrahim. For people (like Steve) who are new to the seriesm it’s...

'The Hepatitis Bathtub' - by NOFX

September 28, 2022 03:53 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

On the latest episode of #AudioBookClub - the audiobook review and recommendation podcast - Steve and Matthew leave their comfort zone to discuss possibly the most punk audiobook of all time. ‘NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub’' by NOFX and Jeff Alulis is a collection of autobiographical vignettes from L.A. punk band NOFX. When we say ‘vignettes’ we mean ‘often disturbing and even disgusting stories’ Steve and Matthew are joined by ‘friend of the show’ Shane Kendall who is responsible for re...

'Fibber in the Heat' - by Miles Jupp

September 14, 2022 09:57 - 32 minutes - 58.8 MB

On this episode of #AudioBookClub Steve and Matt consume 'Fibber in the Heat' by Miles Jupp - an autobiographical memoir of the actor/comedian/author's attempt to blag his way into becoming a cricket journalist. In ‘Notes from the Margin’, we’ll be asking ‘How new does an audiobook have to be to be considered worthy of recommendation by #AudioBookClub?’. -- Fibber in the Heat Following England in India - A Blagger's Tale By: Miles Jupp Narrated by: Miles Jupp Length: 8 hrs and ...

'The Twist of a Knife' - by Anthony Horowitz

September 07, 2022 06:15 - 27 minutes - 50.2 MB

On the latest episode of #AudioBookClub - the audiobook review and recommendation podcast - Steve and Matthew discuss ‘The Twist of a Knife' - the fourth in Anthony Horowitz’s Horowitz and Hawthorne whodunnits   The Twist of a Knife  Written by Anthony Horowitz ‘Performed’ (not read) by Rory Kinnear Published by Penguin Audio - 2022 Clocks in at 8 hours and 31 minutes

'Touch the Top of the World' - by Erik Weihenmayer

August 29, 2022 08:54 - 43 minutes - 80.3 MB

On the latest episode of #AudioBookClub - an interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast - Steve and Matthew discuss ‘Touch the Top of the World’ an autobiography from Erik Weihenmayer who was the first blind person to climb to the top of Mount Everest. This gives Steve a chance to ask Matthew about his day job at Vision Australia Radio. In their new ‘Notes from the Margin’ section - the bit that’s about audiobooks in general - Steve and Matthew continue their conversation ab...

'The Lazarus Heist' - with Geoff White

August 20, 2022 23:00 - 42 minutes - 77.5 MB

On this episode of #AudioBookClub - no longer the world's only interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast - Steve and Matthew speak to journalist and author Geoff White about his new audiobook 'The Lazarus Heist'. The book is based on the BBC's award winning podcast series of the same name and, in both formats, Geoff tells the story of the Lazarus Group - an elite group of North Korean government-backed hackers. This is the first time we've encountered an audiobook based on ...

'A Book of Secrets' by Derren Brown

August 15, 2022 12:54 - 1 hour - 115 MB

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast. On this episode we’ll be reviewing ‘A Book of Secrets; Finding Solace in a Stubborn World’ the latest in a series of anti-self-help books from TV mentalist Derren Brown. On an equally philosophical but entirely different level, we’ll also be looking into the process of buying someone an audiobook as a present. Not as tangible for either party as the gift of an old-fas...

The Lazarus Heist - with Geoff White

June 19, 2022 04:22 - 42 minutes - 77.5 MB

On this episode of #AudioBookClub - no longer the world's only interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast - Steve and Matthew speak to journalist and author Geoff White about his new audiobook 'The Lazarus Heist'. The book is based on the BBC's award winning podcast series of the same name and, in both formats, Geoff tells the story of the Lazarus Group - an elite group of North Korean government-backed hackers. This is the first time we've encountered an audiobook based on ...

#AudioBookClub :: The Sandman: Act II - with Dirk Maggs

May 01, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 115 MB

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the world’s only interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast. On this very special episode of #AudioBookClub, Steve and Matthew speak to the man they're not afraid to call 'The Greatest Audiobook Producer In The World" His name is Dirk Maggs and he's the man fully responsible for the conversion of Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman' from the original graphic novels into the genre-redefining audiobook series we know and love. ...

Audible Plus

April 01, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes - 63.7 MB

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - which they claim is the world’s only interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast. On this episode... Matthew and Steve have a rummage around Audible's new 'all-you-can-read' service Audible Plus. Is it the transformative experience for the audiobook subscription model that we've all been waiting for, or just a receptacle for audio off-cuts? We also look forward to the impending State Visit of the man we're not afrai...

The Sandman

March 01, 2022 17:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the world’s only interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast. On this episode, Steve and Matthew discuss possibly the  audiobook with the biggest production budget of all time: “The Sandman” by Neil Gaiman. Based on Gaiman's series of graphic novels from the late 80s early 90s, this audiobook boasts a cast that numbers amongst its members some very expensive actors indeed - James McAvoy, Michael Sheen, Andy Serkis, Ri...

"The Sentinel" Jack Reacher 25 by Lee Child

February 01, 2022 17:00 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MB

WARNING: This episode of #AudioBookClub contains graphic scenes of extreme violence. Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the world’s only interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast. Meeting us out the back by the bins for a fight on this episode is “The Sentinel”, book 25 of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series. Get involved in the conversation. Make your views known in the comments below or on the #AudioBookClub forums: https://www.audiobookclub.net/f...

Rivers of London with Ben Aaronovitch

June 01, 2021 16:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

Steve Phillips presents #AudioBookClub - the world's only interactive audiobook review podcast. In this episode, Steve and regular contributor Matthew Layton talk to the man behind the best-selling "Rivers of London" series of fantasy novels. Get involved in the conversation. Tweet or insta us using #AudioBookClub or find us on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AnAudioBookClub You can download the book itself from Audible here - https://amzn.to/2pgIeyV

A Dream About Lightning Bugs with Ben Folds

May 01, 2021 16:00 - 43 minutes - 81.2 MB

Steve Phillips presents #AudioBookClub - the world's only interactive audiobook review podcast. In this episode, Steve sends regular contributors Cheryl Monkhouse and Matthew Layton to interview piano-thumping, indie-pop/rock legend Ben Folds in the salubrious surroundings of The Intercontinental Hotel in Adelaide, South Australia. Get involved in the conversation. Tweet or insta us using #AudioBookClub or find us on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AudioBookClub2019 You can downloa...

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

April 01, 2021 16:00 - 45 minutes - 85.7 MB

Steve Phillips presents #AudioBookClub - the world's only interactive audiobook review podcast. In this episode Steve talks to regular contributors Cheryl Monkhouse and Matthew Layton about "Stories I Only Tell My Friends" by actual Hollywood heart-throb Rob Lowe. Get involved in the conversation. Tweet or insta us using #AudioBookClub or find us on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AudioBookClub2019 You can download the book itself from Audible  - https://amzn.to/2OwydpG 

This Is Going To Hurt

March 01, 2021 17:00 - 37 minutes - 69.5 MB

Steve Phillips presents the first full-length episode of #AudioBookClub - the world's only interactive audiobook review and recommendation podcast. In this episode Steve talks to regular contributors Cheryl Monkhouse and Matthew Layton about "This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor." by former junior doctor/now comedian and writer Adam Kay. Get involved in the conversation on the #AudioBookClub forum or on facebook, instagram or twitter Steve Phillips and Matthew Layto...

Prologue

February 01, 2021 17:00 - 8 minutes - 15.4 MB

#AudioBookClub is a brand new interactive audiobook review podcast - possibly the only one in the world. The show proper launches in March on Zone 1 Radio, on DAB Digital Radio in London, and around the world through your favourite podcast provider. In "Episode Zero" Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton ask for your assistance. The first book to get the full #AudioBookClub check-up will be Adam Kay's "This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor" Please let us know what you ...

Ben Aaronovitch - part 1 of 2

June 01, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

Steve Phillips presents #AudioBookClub - the world's only interactive audiobook review podcast. In this episode, Steve and regular contributor Matthew Layton talk to the man behind the best-selling "Rivers of London" series of fantasy novels. Get involved in the conversation. Tweet or insta us using #AudioBookClub or find us on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AudioBookClub2019 You can download the book itself from Audible here - https://amzn.to/2pgIeyV

"Stories I Only Tell My Friends" - by Rob Lowe

April 01, 2020 16:00 - 45 minutes - 84.3 MB

Steve Phillips presents #AudioBookClub - the world's only interactive audiobook review podcast. In this episode Steve talks to regular contributors Cheryl Monkhouse and Matthew Layton about "Stories I Only Tell My Friends" by actual Hollywood heart-throb Rob Lowe. Get involved in the conversation. Tweet or insta us using #AudioBookClub or find us on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AudioBookClub2019 You can download the book itself from Audible  - https://amzn.to/2OwydpG 

Ben Aaronovitch - part 1 of 2

October 02, 2019 09:15

Steve Phillips presents #AudioBookClub - the world's only interactive audiobook review podcast. In this episode, Steve and regular contributor Matthew Layton talk to the man behind the best-selling "Rivers of London" series of fantasy novels. Get involved in the conversation. Tweet or insta us using #AudioBookClub or find us on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AudioBookClub2019 You can download the book itself from Audible here - https://amzn.to/2pgIeyV

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