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Fighting Fantasy!

OUT NOW – we are extremely excited to announce the EXCLUSIVE release of TITAN: THE FIGHTING FANTASY WORLD – an audio guidebook to the incredible fantasy gamebook world of Steve Jackson and Sir Ian Livingstone. Neil Gardner, narrator and Managing Director says: “There are moments in your life when you just have to take a step back and do a little Snoopy-dance of joy. For me, getting the go-ahead from Steve and Ian was just such a moment. Their words, creativity and vision have been with me my entire life. From FIGHTING  FANTASY, WARLOCK and GAMES WORKSHOP, to amazing video games and how they... Continue reading
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Del Amitri Announce New Album for 2021

2020 hasn’t had much good news, but we are very excited to hear that our favourite band (and good friends) DEL AMITRI have announced their 7th album will be released at the end of April 2021…titled FATAL MISTAKES, you can pre-order it right now from their website. And don’t forget…you can hear about their incredible career in the official band biography THESE ARE SUCH PERFECT DAYS, produced exclusively by us, featuring forewords by Justin and Iain, and narrated by David Monteath and Paul McLaughlin. CLICK HERE to grab a copy! Continue reading
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Summertime 2020

We hope you and yours have been staying safe during the difficulties of Spring 2020. As always, Spokenworld remains here to help you though with oodles of immersive and original audiobook content. Thanks for supporting independent audiobook publishing! Continue reading
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Helping Hand During Tough Times

We want to make listening to our  audiobooks easy for everyone during the next few months of uncertainty and potential isolation. So until 31st May 2020 we are offering 50% off all our titles. Just use this code at checkout: HeardImmunity Stay safe and be kind to one another 🙂 Continue reading
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We’re 10!

We can’t quite believe it, but Spokenworld Audio is now 10 years old!  And you know what that means? Jelly & ice-cream party for everyone!  Well, OK, maybe not, but we would like to thank everyone who has helped us over the last decade, from the authors, publishers, narrators and editors, to every customer who has supported independent audiobook publishing.  We are here, and we are only getting bigger! Time to party… Continue reading
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#LoveAudio Week 2019

It is #LoveAudio week 2019 and we have joined with our fellow UK audiobook publishers to celebrate all things audio!  And to help you enjoy audibooks even more we are offering 25% off EVERYTHING this week, until Sunday 16th June. Just use the code ‘loveaudio2019’ at the checkout to get your discount!   Continue reading
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A New Year Brings New Amazing Audio

Welcome to 2019, and welcome to a year full of exciting and amazing audiobooks.  Our partnership with SPCK/IVP continues to expand, with some truly inspirational titles scheduled. And we have more fantastic authors to introduce you to – so keep those ears pinned back and ready! Continue reading
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Xmas & New Year

Who would have thought 2018 would almost be over so fast, eh?  As Christmas and the New Year race towards us, why not indulge in some digital audiobook goodness, for yourself, or as downloadable digital goodies for friends and family? We’re certain to have something that will tickle your earbuds over the Winter months! This festive period we are proud to offer you a companion set of ghostly Victorian short stories…absolutely FREE! Continue reading
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Summertime Audio

Summer is definitely here, and as you head off on your hols, why not take a browse through our audio wares and pick a few fantastic listens to help you relax and unwind?! Continue reading
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June Spectacular

Summer is definitely here at last and to celebrate we are honoured and proud to bring you some spectacular new titles from our friends at SPCK Publishing. From the inspirational and moving GRENFELL HOPE, to the indispensable and noteworthy MENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, and the timely and beautifully written MORE THAN JUST PRETTY. These are audiobooks that will educate, entertain and inform, and it is our pleasure to bring them to your attention. Continue reading
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May Marvellousness!

May is upon us and with comes much audio marvellousness…kicking off with the exclusive release of Clare Havens’ fantabulous mystery/time-travel/YA adventure THE BELLAMY BIRD, read by legendary british actor Virginia McKenna OBE!   Continue reading
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Celebrating St Patrick’s Day and an Amazing 6 Nations Win

Being of proud Irish blood, we are Spokenworld Audio are always excited when St Patrick’s Day comes around. And this year it has been even more thrilling as we watched our beloved Irish rugby team win the Six Nations Championship AND the Grand Slam. To celebrate we are offering ELECTRIC SOUK, by our very own Irish mistress-of-words ROSE MCGINTY at a reduced price of just £5.99 until March 24th 2018. What better time to go grab a top slice of Irish thriller audio adventure, eh?! CLICK HERE to get yourself a copy! Continue reading
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Valentines Day Anniversary Offer

It was 10 years ago that we launched the legendary audio comedy epic that is The Brightonomicon. On Valentines Day 2008 the box-set was released by BBC Audiobooks and the world was introduced to the adventures of Hugo Rune and Rizla. 10 years ago we had an amazing launch event at Forbidden planet, London…with Robert Rankin, Andy Serkis, Sarah Douglas, David Warner, Rupert Degas and Ben Onwukwe signing boxsets. 10 years ago Neil Gardner and Elliot Stein stood back and thought “Damn, we did it!” To celebrate this incredible anniversary we are offering you the chance to grab a digital... Continue reading
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Christmas and New Year

From all of us here at Spokenworld Audio, we would like to thank you for supporting us throughout 2017, and wish you all a very happy, safe and fulfilling holiday period. Continue reading
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September/October

Welcome to Autumn 2017 and boy oh boy have we some audio treats to keep you warm and snuggly as the nights get colder and darker. We are extremely proud to be partnering with SPCK, the oldest Anglican publishers in the world, bringing many of the amazing titles to audio life – from spirituality to health and well-being, there’s bound to be something to tickle your ears! And don’t miss out on Pat Mills’s incredible memoir BE PURE!, and a new short-form audio dramatised story from Paul Monaghan and Lara J West, FINAL ARRANGEMENTS. Continue reading
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August

We are ridiculously excited to announce the arrival of PAT MILLS’ memoir and secret history of 2000AD and Judge Dredd. You can grab your copy EXCLUSIVELY from us now! It has also been an exciting month for releases as part of our new partnership with the excellent folk at SPCK. Guvna B’s inspiring memoir UNPOPULAR CULTURE and Justin Brierley’s educational UNBELIEVABLE? are now available, alongside two truly informative and essential titles relating to STROKE. Continue reading
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June/July 2017

Well, summer is finally here and in between the heat waves and rain storms we are serving up some delightfully delectable audio goodies. From Daphne Ashbrook’s autobiography (one for the Doctor Who and Star Trek fans out there!), to our new partnership with the godfather of British comics Pat Mills (coming in early August), there’s bound to be something for every discerning ear! Continue reading
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Millsverse and Spokenworld Audio Partner to Bring Pat Mills to Audio

  Independent audiobook publisher Spokenworld Audio is excited to announce a new partnership with legendary comics writer Pat Mills and his recently launched Millsverse publishing enterprise. The creative team-up’s first project is to produce and release an audiobook edition of Pat’s latest title “Be Pure! Be Vigilant! Behave! 2000AD & Judge Dredd: The Secret History”, narrated by Pat Mills himself. “This is an opportunity of a lifetime,” says Neil Gardner, owner and MD of Spokenworld Audio. “I’ve known Pat for 7 years, thanks to our mutual friend (and audio genius) Dirk Maggs, and I’ve wanted to get an audio project... Continue reading
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April 2017

The clocks have changed and the sunlight is back with a vengeance! We’ve had a great winter of releases, but now our attention focuses on our Spring/Summer titles. We are extremely excited to bring you Rose McGinty’s stunning debut ELECTRIC SOUK on April 19th. Additionally, we are releasing more classic radio series from Ladbroke Productions, and even more astonishing audio treats from our friends at Fantom Films. Continue reading
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February 2017 & HG Wells

Well, we are already in to the second month of 2017 and for us it means we can finally launch our new series of exclusively recorded H.G. Wells audiobooks. Read by the uber-talented John Banks, and published in partnership with the fine folk over at Fantom Films (where you can buy Audio CD copies), we are very excited to bring you four unabridged novels and two collections of short stories. From alien invasion to disappearing psychotic scientists, H.G. Wells’ stories have something for everyone – suspense, thrillers, scifi and horror. We are very proud to bring these new recordings to... Continue reading
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Welcome to 2017

Happy New Year to you all, and many thanks for making 2016 such a fantastic year for audiobooks. 2017 is now fully upon us, and while the nights are long and dark, and we all feel a bit low after the festive season, Spokenworld Audio has a whole host of fabulous audio titles to keep your spirits up. And as the year unfolds, we have many new titles on their way…so keep visiting us every now and again to see what new and exclusive audio goodies we have for you! Continue reading
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Xmas & NY 2016

All of us here at Spokenworld Audio would like to wish you and your family & friends a fantastic holiday/festive period. We’ve had a big year chock full of audio pressies, and 2017 looks to be just as exciting. We hope you’ve enjoyed all the audiotastic goodies you’ve listened to this year?! Continue reading
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October 2016

HALLOWEEN EXCLUSIVE – available now, and ONLY from Spokenworld Audio, is Spectral Haunts and Phantom Lovers performed by Louise Jameson. Spooky gothic tales to enthrall and entertain as the nights grow darker! The Autumn and Winter may be upon us but all that really means is there’s more excuse to stay home, snuggled up with a cup of tea and some seriously fantastic audiobooks to keep you company. We are proud to continue to bring you the very finest in audiobooks, and as the year comes to a close, we have a whole heap of great titles from our friends... Continue reading
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May 2016

Summer has truly sprung…a leak in the UK 🙂 But never fear, we’ve been busy adding some amazing new titles to our store to keep you entertained and informed. It’s been an exciting few weeks in the studio recording Catherine Schell reading her autobiography, as well as producing two novelisations of 1970s kids TV classic by Bob Baker. We’ve also added some truly terrific titles from our friends at Fantom Films (phew, that’s a lot of f’s!). Over the summer we’ve got even more amazing audio titles to titillate and tantalise your lucky ears…so keep coming back! Continue reading
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April 2016

We hope you enjoyed your early Easter and haven’t succumbed to too many chocolate eggs?  It’s proving to be a very exciting first quarter of 2016 for us as we’ve formed a fantastic partnership with the awesome FANTOM PUBLISHING! Over the coming months we’ll be bringing you a whole heap of their terrific archive of audio titles, PLUS brand new audiobooks featuring many legendary names from TV and film. You can grab the audio AND get a wonderful hard-back edition of the book too.  Alongside this we continue to release our own titles as well as some outstanding radio docs,... Continue reading
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Publishing/Distribution/Co-Production Deal with Fantom Films

Ladbroke Audio Ltd and Spokenworld Audio are very excited to announce a new audio partnership with the acclaimed Fantom Films.  In a two-way agreement, Fantom will be publishing on audio CD a number of titles from the Ladbroke catalogue, including several major radio dramas and readings series, whilst Ladbroke are digitally distributing a large number of titles from the Fantom collection via their Spokenworld Audio site, as well as through third party retailers such as Audible and iTunes. “This is the perfect partnership for us,” says Neil Gardner, MD of Ladbroke Audio and Spokenworld Audio. “I’ve been an admirer of... Continue reading
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January 2016

  Here we are at the start of 2016. It’s going to be another BIG year of independent audiobook releases for us, we hope you’ll stay with us for the ride! Here’s just a few of our latest releases: * LUCK OF THE DRAW written by and starring Richard Franklin (Doctor Who) – a domestic take on World War 1 * A PART WORTH PLAYING – the autobiography of acting legend Derek Fowlds, read by the man himself! * THE MAN BEHIND THE MASTER takes an in depth look at the life and career of Anthony Ainley (best known as... Continue reading
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Happy Xmas and New Year

All of us here at Spokenworld Audio & Ladbroke Audio would like to wish you a very Happy Christmas and fantabulous New Year – check out the audio goodies we have to offer…they’d make perfect pressies! DISCOUNT CODE OFFER – We are still offering 10% off everything across the store (until Jan 1st 2016).  Just use the code HELPINGHAND2015 at the cart/checkout stage and 10% will be deducted from your total. You can re-use the code as many times as you like (once per transaction)…so go forth an enjoy as many discounted audiobooks as you fancy! We’ve got some incredible new... Continue reading
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Summer News

DISCOUNT CODE OFFER – to celebrate Summer and all things audiobook, we are offering 10% off everything across the store until Jan 1st 2016.  Just use the code HELPINGHAND2015 at the cart/checkout stage and 10% will be deducted from your total. You can re-use the code as many times as you like (once per transaction)…so go forth an enjoy as many discounted audiobooks as you fancy! Great titles well worth your attention: * ARE THE PLANETS INHABITED? a fascinating piece of scientific history, read by Neil Gardner. * THE COMPLETE SCOTTISH FAIRY BOOK collection is now available, read by Steven Cree,... Continue reading
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March News

Well, Spring is definitely springing and we here at Spokenworld Audio are working on a whole slew of new audio titles for you.  The complete SCOTTISH FAIRY BOOK collection is now available (HERE), read by Steven Cree (star of Outlander, Maleficent, Brave, John Carter, etc…)  We’ve just released MATHILDA by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (HERE), as read by Hollywood superstar and legendary lady Sarah Douglas (star of Superman I & II, Conan, Falcon Crest, Babylon 5, Stargate, etc…)  Coming soon we will have some more fantastic non-fiction history audiobooks, as well as new short stories and some exciting short audio dramas.... Continue reading
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January/New Year 2015 News

A very HAPPY NEW YEAR to you from all of us here at Spokenworld Audio – we hope you had a fabulous holiday period?!  January is here, and that means some exciting new titles have launched.  We are ridiculously excited to announce the launch of THE JACKPORT KILLER by Kneel Downe, performed by Greg Patmore. This SF detective fiction novella is perfect for those who like their mysteries bloody and their language strong (warning, it is VERY strong in this one!) Next up are two more FREE short stories from our very own Neil Gardner…first up is OUTSIDE LOOKING IN... Continue reading
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December/Xmas News

Xmas week is upon us, and because we know you’ve spend lots of money on your family and friends, we’ve decided to help you spend a little bit on yourself. Until Dec 31st you can get any of our titles with a whopping 25% OFF. All you need to do is choose what titles you’d like and when you get to the checkout stage add the coupon code ‘xmasswa2014’ and you’ll see 25% magically disappear from the total.  It’s a little pressie from us to you, so you can enjoy some amazing audio in the run up to Xmas.  ALSO –... Continue reading
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Guest Post – Susan Omand’s Top 5 SWA Audiobooks

In 2013 I made a discovery.  That discovery was the absolute joy of audiobooks and it was all thanks to Spokenworld when I was given one of theirs to review for TheCultDen.  I have never looked back. I’ve now listened to a LOT of audiobooks and audio dramas from a large variety of sources but I keep coming back to Spokenworld for one main reason – they’re different.  From fairy stories to science fiction, from gothic horror to contemporary non-fiction there’s something for everyone and always something new to discover.  One thing always remains constant though and that’s the quality. ... Continue reading
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November News

We are excited to announce the complete collection of THE SCOTTISH FAIRY BOOK is upon us this month, read by Steven Cree (who you can see in the smash hit US TV drama OUTLANDER, as well as Maleficent alongside Angelina Jolie, and in Atlantis and in 300 Rise Of An Empire). There’s some exciting new FREE short audios from NEIL GARDNER.  We are also working on THE BOOK OF THE DAMNED by Charles Fort, and the thrilling follow-ups to MPJ Dillon’s TRAVELLER’S DUTY novella. We are also working with DCMG and author Kneel Downe on an audio adaptation of his Virulent Noir... Continue reading
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October News

October arrives with leaf-fall and audiobook loveliness. In the first release from our new association with SPCK Publishing we are proud to bring you BEING CHRISTIAN by former Archbishop of Canterbury ROWAN WILLIAMS. We are excited to announce the second volume of THE SCOTTISH FAIRY BOOK is upon us, read by Steven Cree (who you can see in the smash hit US TV drama OUTLANDER, as well as Malificent alongside Angelina Jolie, and in Atlantis and in 300 Rise Of An Empire). We are also working on THE BOOK OF THE DAMNED by Charles Fort, and the thrilling follow-ups to... Continue reading
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Quite A Week

1st June 2014 Well, blimey, that was quite a week!  It began with a flurry of new releases…the WHISPER WINGS trilogy of fairy tales of 4-8yr olds, written by our own MD Neil Gardner…and BLOODY SUNDAY by Douglas Murray. Mid-week came news from our friends at BIG FINISH of the forthcoming release of their new audio drama series SURVIVORS (based on the Terry Nation TV series) for which Neil has created all of the sound design. And then on Friday morning we learned that we won the Audie Award for Best Original Work for our audio anthology THIRTEEN. We also... Continue reading
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Time For Some Beautiful Bedtime Stories

June 13th 2014 One of the main aims when setting up Spokenworld Audio was to be able to offer a route-to-market for other creatives…to help bring even more great audiobooks to listeners.  That is why it is especially pleasing to be able to announce a new partnership with BRUNO LANGLEY, CHRISTIAN EDWARDS and GRAHAM SEED, to publish & distribute digitally their new series of short stories or children, “Beautiful Bedtime Stories”. A new range of children’s audio stories named Beautiful Bedtime Stories is being launched via Spokenworld Audio as part of a joint venture between Bruno Langley (Coronation Street), Graham... Continue reading
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New York Awards Success

JUNE 24th 2014 Cor blimey! Our first ‘own-brand’ original audio drama,SOMETIME NEVER, by Scott Harrison has won the NEW YORK AWARD for Best Drama (a radio/audio ‘Oscar’)…we are flabbergasted and amazed! The New York Festival Awards recognise the best radio and audio work from around the world, with amazing productions going head to head to win the coveted and prestigious awards. Entries come from broadcasters on every continent, in every language and it is a real honour to go up against the finest producers in the world. This is our first year entering the awards as Spokenworld Audio, although our... Continue reading
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