Audiobooks narrated by Clive Hayward

The Hopeless Biker: Who Went Twice Around the World

"From Sunday Times bestseller Miles Morland comes a brilliant, life-affirming and audacious travel memoir. Having never ridden a motorbike at night, in rain, or on motorways, not knowing the difference between a carburettor and a spark plug, Miles Morland set out to ride across newly post-communist Europe to Istanbul. Somehow, he survived gales in France, rioting miners in Romania, homicidal truck drivers, and floods in Turkey. Since then, he has ridden the equivalent of twice round the world across five continents. He still doesn't know what a carburettor is. This isn't a book about biking. It's a story of idiot optimism, fearless discovery, and the freedom most of us can only dream about during our commute to work. Recklessly heading across Patagonia, the Andes, Japan, India, Australia's Nullarbor, and every other unlikely place, Miles's utter disregard for practical preparation and unfailing belief that things will work out somehow get him home safe. The Hopeless Biker is about letting go, going it alone, and trusting you'll survive to discover what's on the other side of the mountain. 'I don't know if Miles is brilliant or mad to do what he has done, possibly both but he had a lot of fun along the way and so did I.' Giles Foden, author of the Last King of Scotland."

Miles Morland (Author), Clive Hayward (Narrator)

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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, with a Student Guide (As told by Mary Shelley)

"Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award and beloved by listeners worldwide, this acclaimed recording of Frankenstein—read by Clive Hayward, one of England’s finest actors—returns in an exciting new edition, now followed by a Student Guide told by Mary Shelley herself. In this Easy Classics production from Alison Larkin Presents, Hayward delivers what AudioFile Magazine calls a “passionate narration of Mary Shelley’s timeless novel,” capturing both “the calm and then frantic Frankenstein” and “the raspy voice of the Creature as he learns to talk, observe, and comment on humans.” His “consummate portrayals” and “terrifying yet heartbreaking” scenes make this an unforgettable listen. Through the new Student Guide, “Mary Shelley” herself steps forward to share the inspirations, insights, and haunting questions that shaped her revolutionary masterpiece. Atmospheric, thrilling, and profoundly human, Frankenstein endures as the story that fused science, horror, and soul into one immortal creation—and this new edition will fascinate students, teachers, and Mary Shelley fans alike."

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Author), Clive Hayward (Narrator)

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Dear Mr Snippet: A conversation in letters and diary entries from 1939 to 1945

"My dearest Mr Snippet… World War II has just begun, and newly-married John, a young cadet army officer from London, has been forced to leave behind his beloved wife Rita. As each of them desperately try to hold onto their joint hopes and dreams, will fate grant them the future they dream of, or will the unpredictabilities of a relentless war conspire against them? Through their passionate, witty and heartfelt letters, personal diary entries and family photographs, Dear Mr Snippet chronicles John and Rita’s parallel yet contrasting lives, lived through the tensions and brutalities of World War II, Dunkirk and the Battle of Normandy. Collated by their granddaughter, Roseanna Rolph, Dear Mr Snippet is a truly compelling and unique historical memoir that transports readers back to another time, whilst shedding light on the struggles faced by military families to this day."

Roseanna Rolph (Author), Clive Hayward, Lucy Scott, Roseanna Rolph (Narrator)

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Clayton Grange: Series 1&2: A BBC Radio 4 comedy

"Anthony Head stars in the BBC Radio sitcom about a team of brilliantly stupid scientists who are as bad at life as they are at science Hidden in the midst of a remote Surrey village (at the top of the hill, opposite Budgens) is top-secret scientific research institute Clayton Grange. There, a team of bumbling boffins, led by the keen but hopeless Professor Linden Saunders, try to fulfil their government brief to solve the global fuel crisis, cheer people up and make war just a bit more gentle. Sadly, they're as rubbish at science as they are at life - but they're not going to let mere incompetence stop them from pushing the boundaries of human knowledge. In these two series, they try to make the nation happier (with the help of a relentlessly cheerful robot named Bunty); endeavour to bring a man back from the dead; launch their revolutionary spray-on clothes and take advantage of 'bring your child to work day' to do some controversial genetic manipulation. But there's trouble in store when a local MP comes to visit; an embarrassing virus escapes from the lab; and the team tries to impress a visiting Nobel Prize judge with their self-replicating killer robo-ants... Scripted by Neil Warhurst with additional material by Paul Barnhill, this sparkling comedy stars Anthony Head as Saunders, with a full cast including Neil Warhurst, Paul Barnhill, Stephanie Racine, Don Gilet and Miriam Margolyes. Production credits Written by Neil Warhurst with extra material by Paul Barnhill Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow and Sally Avens Cast Professor Saunders - Anthony Head Geoff Prowse - Neil Warhurst Roger Bucks - Paul Barnhill Alice Jameson - Stephanie Racine Helen/Bunty/Lionel/Verenovsky/Quiz master - Don Gilet Alan Dobson - Paul Stonehouse Silas - Joe Sims Gwynnie - Heather Craney Giles Bentley - David Cann Danny - Wilf Scolding Kurt/Announcer - Clive Hayward Aunt Felicity - Miriam Margolyes Simon Prowse - Albie Warhurst Izzy - Cassie Layton Anders Bjornstad - Simon Kunz First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 September-16 October 2012 (Series 1), 10 June-1 July 2014 (Series 2) 'Brilliantly funny' The Observer © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Neil Warhurst, Paul Barnhill (Author), Anthony Head, Cassie Layton, Clive Hayward, Don Gilet, Full Cast, Miriam Margolyes, Neil Warhurst, Paul Barnhill, Stephanie Racine (Narrator)

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Sign of the Four

"The AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator of Frankenstein and Dracula, BBC actor Clive Hayward brings Doyle's legendary and beloved characters Holmes and Watson to sparkling new life in this utterly compelling new production. This whirlwind murder-mystery of intrigue, betrayal and stolen treasure is a whodunit of epic proportions, read by a master narrator. "Clive Hayward's pitch and cadence serve to push the narrative along in a manner that leaves the listener begging for more." AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner (Dracula) "...an once terrifying and heartbreaking... deeply satisfying listen." AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner (Frankenstein)"

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Author), Clive Hayward (Narrator)

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Great Classic Horror Stories

"Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, The Signalman by Charles Dickens, Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Dracula by Bram Stoker Read by: Clive Hayward, Derek Perkins and Alison Larkin Over thirty hours of great classic horror is brought to haunting new life by three A-list narrators whose performances are nothing short of electrifying. "At once terrifying and heartbreaking" raves AudioFile Magazine about Clive Hayward's Earphones award winning reading of Frankenstein that starts the collection. "Both narrators are outstanding" says AudioFile about Audie award-winner Derek Perkins and Earphones award-winner Alison Larkin's narration of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and The Yellow Wallpaper. Frankenstein was born when Mary Shelley entered a competition with poets Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley to see who could write the best horror story. Read by Clive Hayward. The Signalman, a ghost story by Charles Dickens was influenced by a fatal train accident he survived, though he was haunted by the event. Read by Derek Perkins. Carmilla is Le Fanu's tortured, powerful, female vampire who set the stage for so many vampires to come, including Dracula. Read by Alison Larkin. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde grew out of a horrifying nightmare Robert Louis Stevenson had one night in Bournemouth, England in 1886. Read by Derek Perkins. The Yellow Wallpaper sprang from a catastrophic nervous breakdown Charlotte Perkins Gilman had following the birth of her daughter. Read by Alison Larkin. Dracula by Bram Stoker is the quintessential vampire horror story which set out many of the conventions modern fantasy writers still embrace. Read by Clive Hayward."

Various (Author), Alison Larkin, Clive Hayward, Derek Perkins (Narrator)

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Dracula & Carmilla

""Meet the Vampires who started it all – the original Count Dracula, and his older female counterpart Carmilla – brought to compelling new life by Clive Hayward and Alison Larkin. Le Fanu’s tortured, powerful female vampire, Carmilla, has been terrifying generations with its themes of lesbian attraction, forbidden and dangerous desires, manipulation and misdirection. And Dracula, written 26 years later, locked in many of the vampire-lore conventions that modern fantasy writers still embrace. Hayward and Larkin offer delicious new readings of these blood-chilling tales. Followed by a conversation by Clive Hayward and Alison Larkin.""

Bram Stoker, Sheridan Le Fanu (Author), Alison Larkin, Clive Hayward (Narrator)

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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley with The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and commentary by Alison Larkin - 200th anniversary audio edition

"This chilling tale of a gruesome monster unleashed into the world by an unthinking scientist was first conceived in 1818 by nineteen-year-old Mary Shelley on a dark, rainy night on Lake Geneva. Lord Byron and Percy Shelley challenged their friends to see who could come up with the most horrifying story imaginable. Mary Shelley did, terrifying them all with her nightmare-inspired tale. Brilliantly narrated by British actor Clive Hayward, this 200th anniversary audio edition of Frankenstein is followed by The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge which had a haunting influence on young Mary Shelley many years before the story of Frankenstein entered her dreams. With commentary on Shelley's feminist roots by Alison Larkin."

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Author), Clive Hayward (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Clive Hayward

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