AudioBookClub

09/04/2025

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Sleep

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Why We Sleep
The New Science of Sleep and Dreams
A: Matthew Walker
N: John Sackville
R: 07-12-17
L: 13 hrs and 31 mins
P: Penguin Audio

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A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World
Brief Histories Series
A: Tom Phillips
N: Tom Phillips
R: 27-02-25
L: 12 hrs and 39 mins
P: Wildfire

'Why We Sleep’ - by Matthew Walker On this episode of :    Sleep   Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks.   The New Science of Sleep and Dreams A: Matthew Walker N: John Sackville R: 07-12-17 L: 13 hrs and ...

11/03/2025

NEW EPISODE: ‘Mavericks’ with Jenny Draper

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The most modern of historians!

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks.

YouTube and TikTok sensation Jenny Draper joins Steve and Matthew to talk about her first audiobook ‘Mavericks: Life Stories and Lessons of History's Most Extraordinary Misfits’

Mavericks
Life Stories and Lessons of History's Most Extraordinary Misfits
A: Jenny Draper
P: Jenny Draper
R: 11-02-25
L: 8 hrs and 21 mins
P: Watkins Publishing

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Becoming Sherlock - The Red Circle
Becoming Sherlock, Book 1
A: Sarah J. Naughton, Anthony Horowitz
P: Alfred Enoch
R: 13-01-25
L: 9 hrs and 17 mins
P: Storytel Original

On this episode of :    The most modern of historians!   YouTube and TikTok sensation Jenny Draper joins Steve and Matthew to talk about her first audiobook ‘Mavericks: Life Stories and Lessons of History's Most Extraordinary Misfits’   Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton prese...

05/02/2025

On this episode of , we unleash our inner Don Drapers with the help of Rory Sutherland.

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On this episode of : We unleash our inner Don Drapers with the help of avuncular adman Rory Sutherland Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks.AlchemyThe Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make SenseA: Rory Sutherl...

09/12/2024

On this episode of :

We urge you not to buy Elton John’s new audiobook ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’

We like to keep things positive here at , but in this case we’ll make an exception.

We had no choice but to tear it a new one,

‘Phoned-in. Tone deaf. The worst piece of audio that Elton John has ever been vaguely associated with.’

You can put that on the posters.

HOWEVER…

Sir Elton’s autobiography from five years ago, narrated by Taron Egerton and Elton himself is a masterpiece.

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks.

On this episode…

Me
Elton John Official Autobiography
A: Elton John
P: Elton John, Taron Egerton
L: 12 hrs and 29 mins
R: 15-10-19
P: Macmillan

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On this episode of :We urge you not to buy Elton John’s new audiobook ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’We like to keep things positive here at , but in this case we’ll make an exception.We had no choice but to tear it a new one,‘Phoned-in. Tone deaf. The worst piece ...

03/12/2024

On the latest episode of :

Have you ever woken up and not known where you are or how on earth you got there?

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks.
On this episode…
In too Deep
Jack Reacher, Book 29
By: Lee Child, Andrew Child
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
Release date: 22-10-24
Publisher: Penguin Audio
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28/11/2024

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On this episode of , a high-concept audiobook written by and starring Elvis Costello, with an all-star cast including Harry Shearer and a musical pedigree that can be traced back to a stone cold 70s classic….Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - the podcast that ...

20/11/2024

On the latest episode of , we pay tribute to award-winning comedian, playwright, author and (in our opinion) the hardest woman in te world, Janey Godley.

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks.

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Janey
The Woman That Won't Shut Up
By: Janey Godley
Narrated by: Janey Godley
Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 09-05-24

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On this episode of , we pay tribute to award-winning comedian, playwright and author Janey Godley. Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode… The Woman That Won't Shut Up By: Janey Godley Narrated by: Janey Godley...

20/11/2024

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On this episode of , we pay tribute to award-winning comedian, playwright and author Janey Godley.Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks.On this episode…JaneyThe Woman That Won't Shut UpBy: Janey GodleyNarrated by...

19/11/2024

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨All about ‘Janey - The Woman Who Won’t Shut Up’ by Janey Godley. What a life and what a story.

14/11/2024

On this episode of , we felt that in these uncertain times, what we needed was a comforting cup of audiobook cocoa.

To this end, we head to rural Buckinghamshire, specifically to Jason Towers, where laird of the manor Sir David Jason will regale us with gentle anecdotes from his eight decades as an actor and British National Treasure..

Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks.

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This Time Next Year
A Life of Positive Thinking
A: David Jason
P: David Jason
L: 8 hrs and 40 mins
R: 10-10-24
P: Penguin Audio

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On this episode of , we felt that in these uncertain times, what we needed was a comforting cup of audiobook cocoa.   To this end, we head to rural Buckinghamshire, specifically to Jason Towers, where laird of the manor Sir David Jason will regale us with gentle anecdotes from his...

28/09/2024

This week it's 'Yellowface' by Rebecca Kuang, performed in two formats by two brilliant narrators: the audiobook with Helen Laser and BBC Sounds' 'Book at Bedtime' with Ashleigh Haddad.

Does episodic vs full book mean different perceptions of the story or the characters?

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Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks for discerning punters like you. On this episo