I’m not really a big Audio-Book fan but I’ve spent my rail journeys as of late, listening to Michael Palin’s unabridged BBC Radio broadcast of his 1988 “Round the World in 80 Days” series-accompanying book.
It’s available in its entirety on the iTunes Music Store and makes for about 8 hours of excellent listening. So far I’m close to half way through it and its wonderful.
I love travel Michael Palin’s writing anyway and although he’s not nearly as hilarious as Bill Bryson, he is a superb narrator with a fantastic vocal range and an ability to pick out any accent that crosses his path (by contrast Bryson’s Audio-Books are, from the previews I’ve heard, dire.)
It’s very rare that I’d prefer an Audio-Book over its printed counterpart but I may very well end up picking through the travel works Michael Palin has put together through the BBC.
Now if only I could find DVDs of the shows themselves.
Later
John
Posted by John Swaine at March 9, 2005 02:06 AM