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    May 2025 Newsletter for Calibre Members

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 4:35


    This is the May edition of the newsletter intended for Calibre Audio members.

    April 2025 Calibre Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 3:55


    Members' newsletter for April 2025.

    March 2025 Calibre Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 4:07


    March newsletter for Calibre Audio members

    FYEO Winter 2024-25

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 348:00


    The latest For Your Ears Only episode featuring new titles added to Calibre's collection this winter.

    February Newsletter 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 3:27


    January 2025 Newsletter for Calibre Members

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 3:55


    This newsletter features the latest audiobooks and news for Calibre Audio members.

    December Newsletter for Digital Members

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 4:45


    November Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 4:37


    October Newsletter 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 5:23


    Calibre Newsletter September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 4:47


    September newsletter for Calibre Audio members.

    August 2024 Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 3:35


    Audio newsletter for August 2024, for Calibre members.

    FYEO Summer 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 239:50


    For Your Ears Only Summer 2024 edition is the one stop shop for Calibre Audio members to find a huge list of all the new audiobooks we have in our catalogue.

    July 2024 Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 4:03


    This is a recording of Calibre's newsletter for members use only. Includes updates on audiobooks and news from Calibre.

    June Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 4:54


    May 2024 Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 4:48


    This is a recording of Calibre's newsletter for members use only. Includes updates on audiobooks and news from Calibre.

    April 2024 Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 4:53


    News and new books from Calibre this April. This audio is intended for Calibre members only.

    March 2024 Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 7:33


    Latest books and news for Calibre Audio members.

    February 2024 Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 6:01


    The latest books and news from Calibre Audio.

    Christmas Newsletter for Calibre Members

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 7:01


    This podcast contains news, new audiobooks and updates from Calibre Audio. The newsletter is intended for Calibre members.

    December 2023 Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 6:27


    Audio version of the December 2023 newsletter for Calibre Audio members. This newsletter is not designed for public listening.

    Doctor Who 60th Anniversary with Ellie Wallwork

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 29:27


    Special guest Ellie Wallwork joins the Calibre team to chat about her experience on the set of Doctor Who in celebration of the show's 60th anniversary. Ellie is an actress with a visual impairment who starred in episode 9 of the 11th series, "It Takes You Away", as the character of Hanne, a blind girl who's been abandoned by her Father in a cabin in the woods. Ellie talks to us about the auditioning and casting experience, as well as her time on set. She also chatted to us about being a volunteer audiobook narrator for Calibre.

    Members Newsletter - November 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 6:23


    The November edition of our members newsletter contains new books and the latest updates from Calibre Audio. This podcast is intended for Calibre Audio members only.

    FYEO - Autumn 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 336:22


    All the audiobooks added to Calibre's collection this summer/autumn. This list is designed for Calibre Audio members.

    Monthly Newsletter - October

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 7:09


    This is the October edition of our newsletter for members

    Calibre and Reading is Magic Festival 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 18:09


    Jack and Emma from the team at Calibre Audio chat to children's authors Lisette Auton and Cerrie Burnell about their Adrien Prize-nominated novels for the Reading is Magic Festival 2023. Lisette and Cerrie's books, The Secret of Haven Point and Wilder than Midnight, are available on Calibre Audio now!

    Members Newsletter - September

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 9:11


    This is the September edition of our newsletter for members

    Book Bites: Tick Tock with Simon Mayo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 30:57


    Jack chats to author and broadcaster Simon Mayo about his latest thriller, Tick Tock, the themes of the book, his writing and reading habits, and how audiobooks can shape the way you write. Emma and Denise join Jack in the studio afterward to dissect Tick Tock.

    FYEO - Spring 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 393:50


    Welcome to the latest edition of For Your Ears Only, including plenty of titles to keep you entertained.

    Book Bites: All the Light we Cannot See

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 28:58


    Exciting news! The first episode of our brand new podcast, Book Bites, is available now. On the show, the team discussed All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, its characters and their ties with World War Two, and the role of visual impairment in the book. Join Jack, Emma, and Denise as they discuss their thoughts and share your reviews.

    March News Bulletin 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 11:58


    All the latest news and book suggestions from Calibre Audio

    Book of the Month - December 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 24:17


    In December's Christmasy Book of the Month podcast, we discuss the Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas by James Patterson. A delightful Christmas story to be shared by the whole family.

    Book of the Month - November 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 24:17


    In November's Book of the Month podcast we discuss The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill, an atmospheric ghost story. See if our panel found it lived up to the 'thoroughly frightening' read promised.

    Book of the Month - October 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 21:33


    Emma and Denise are in the studio discussing This Lovely City, the debut novel by Lousie Hare, in October's Book of the Month.

    Book of the Month - September 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 21:10


    Denise and Emma from our Editorial team talk all things poetry in the shape of The Kids by Hannah Lowe and Pam Ayres in her new book Pam Ayres on Animals.

    August Book of the Month: Footnotes by Peter Fiennes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 26:12


    Emma, our Director of Editorial, is joined by Tim from Membership Services to discuss Footnotes by Peter Fiennes.

    Author Interview: Sairish Hussain

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 22:01


    We're so thrilled to have an interview with author Sairish Hussain on our Podcasts this month. Sairish was the worthy winner of our 'hidden gem' category in our book awards this year. Here she speaks to Denise from our editorial team about her book The Family Tree, which was shortlisted for the Costa first novel award.

    July Book of the Month: The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 27:28


    Emma and Denise from our Editorial Team are joined by Natalie from our library to discuss The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex.

    Author Interview: Tom Palmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 28:14


    We're thrilled to have an interview with Tom Palmer, the author of D-Day Dog. Tom was our very worthy winner of Best Children's Audiobook in the first-ever Calibre book awards. D-Day Dog is a fabulous book, and not just for our younger members. It features the true story of a D-Day paratrooper and his dog that was trained to parachute beside him.

    June Book of the Month: Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 24:02


    Emma and Denise from our Editorial Team are joined by Sarah from the marketing team to discuss Charlotte's Web by E.B. White.

    May Book of the Month: Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 30:33


    Emma and Denise from our Editorial Team are joined by Tim from Membership Services to discuss Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher.

    April Book of the Month: The Upper World by Femi Fadugba

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 26:34


    Denise and Emma from our Editorial Team get together to discuss The Upper World by Femi Fadugba. If you had the chance to change your future... would you take it?

    March Book of the Month: Patch Work by Claire Wilcox

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 21:13


    Denise and Emma from our Editorial Team are joined by Natalie, our Operations Manager, to discuss Patch Work by Claire Wilcox, who has been a curator of fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum for most of her working life.

    February Book of the Month: Holding by Graham Norton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 27:27


    Emma and Denise from our editorial team discuss our February Book of the Month: Holding by Graham Norton. They are joined by Jo from our fundraising department.

    Book of the Month for January

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 31:03


    Emma and Denise from our editorial team discuss our January Book of the Month: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. They are joined by David Hobbs who narrated the book for Calibre.

    Meet The Narrator - Pamela Todd

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 13:05


    To end our wonderful ‘Meet the Narrator' set of podcasts this year, we're finishing with the delightful Pamela Todd.

    An interview from our archives...

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 18:13


    To mark the 246th birthday of Jane Austen, on 16th December, we've delved into the Calibre Archives and found an interview from 2017 with Mary Guyatt. Up until 2017, Mary was the Director of the Jane Austen Museum in Chawton.

    Meet the Narrator - Tim Redman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 10:34


    This year we decided that we would introduce you to some of our lovely narrators who work mainly behind the scenes, but without them our books would not be recorded, and we would not be able to provide the service that we do. Our newest offering is Tim Redman.

    Interview with author, Kate Ellis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 16:09


    Following on from our recent focus on crime books, we're delighted to have discovered this interview in the Calibre archives with author Kate Ellis, in discussion with our Director of Commissioning and Editorial, Emma, from back in 2017

    Meet the Narrator - David Hobbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 17:42


    This month on 'Meet the Narrator', David Hobbs takes us into his studio to share his recording secrets...

    ‍Operation Genesis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 9:20


    A short story as part of our WhizzFizzFest 2021 competition.

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    The Day I Nearly Died

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 6:58


    A short story as part of our WhizzFizzFest 2021 competition.

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