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Included originally as a bonus track within the Maeve Binchy audiobook, "Nights of Rain and Stars", here Maeve talks about hearing her work on audio, narrated by her cousin and friend Kate Binchy.
For a full listing of Orion's Maeve Binchy titles available on Spoken Network, use the search box with author name: Maeve Binchy.
MAEVE BINCHY was born in County Dublin and was educated at the Holy Child convent in Killiney and at University College, Dublin. After a spell as a teacher in various girls' schools, she joined the Irish Times, for which she wrote feature articles and columns. Her first novel, Light A Penny Candle, was published in 1982, and since then she has written more than a dozen novels and short story collections, each one of them bestsellers. Several have been adapted for cinema and television, most notably Circle of Friends in 1995^. The film Tara Road is in production. Maeve Binchy was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award at the British Book Awards in 1999. She is married to the writer and broadcaster Gordon Snell.
KATE BINCHY has worked in every sort of theatre from West End to fringe, on television (Big Bad World, Screen Two, Father Ted, Casualty and Fair City), in over five hundred radio plays, and in films {Mrs Dalloway and The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne). She is Maeve's cousin.

| Audio books really are a wonderful thing, not only do they transport you to other worlds, introduce you to other people’s ideas and culture, they are also a lot more flexible than books. The book drains your time in a world where time is a very valuable thing, in mp3or wma format however; stories can be listened to anywhere and on any music device. It doesn’t matter if you use an mp3 players or a cd player, whether you are jogging, washing the pots or transforming the boring commute to work with excitement and intrigue and you can listen to them at any time. Now with the internet audiobooks are a lot more accessible and easier to obtain than normal books, going online for them is quick, simple and saves time that would be other wise spend trawling through stores trying to find one you really want. Many sites offer a few free downloadable introductory titles, to get you started and no doubt hooked on the splendour of them. What better way to spend a Saturday evening than to sit back, relax and enjoy a good audiobook, instead of renting a dvd or stagnating in front of the television. Unlike rentals, they can be kept for life and enjoyed again and again. Many people who are interested in arts and drama and wish to read a piece of classic literature or a Shakespeare play rent a library book or buy one from the shop. Shakespeare wrote some truly magnificent plays and what better way to make the play alive and a much more enjoyable experience than to listen to them in audio format, performed by talented actors. |
Alan Bennett at the BBCWritten By : Alan BennettNarrated By : Alan BennettPublished By : BBC Audiobooks LtdRuntime : 2 hours 30 minutesCategories : Biographical
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FlashbackWritten By : David BarryNarrated By : David BarryPublished By : David BarryRuntime : 5 hours 14 minutesCategories : Biographical
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Robin Hood BBC TV: The Richard Armitage (Guy of Gisbourne) InterviewWritten By : Richard ArmitageNarrated By : Richard ArmitagePublished By : BBC Audiobooks LtdRuntime : 19 minutesCategories : Biographical
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Hymn: Alan Bennett And The Medici String QuartetWritten By : Alan Bennett and George FentonNarrated By : Alan BennettPublished By : BBC Audiobooks LtdRuntime : 50 minutesCategories : Biographical
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Bill Wallis InterviewWritten By : Bill WallisNarrated By : Bill WallisPublished By : BBC Audiobooks LtdRuntime : 4 minutesCategories : Biographical
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