Audio recording

With download figures at a high, all-star Hollywood voice casts and Spotify's entry into the audiobook streaming business, the format is enjoying a surge in popularity

Available statistics on the UK talking books market vastly underplay its size, says Kelli Fairbrother, who calls for more investment and innovation in the sector.

A visit to the RNIB office brought home to author AA Chaudhuri the dedication of the charity's staff and the importance of the work they do

Spotify is hoping to jump-start its push into audiobooks - announcing that paying subscribers can access up to 15 hours free listening per month from among 150,000 titles.

Will computers supplant audiobook readers? Unlikely, says Nicholas Jones

"You won't be needing your studios any more in a year or two," said the agent to me. "All my clients are going to be reading in their home studios." That was three years ago, and lockdown had just started. But I needn't have worried. Three years down the line, the Strathmore Studios are as busy as ever.  Read more