As You Like It

Book · Librivox

One of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, As You Like It is a pastoral comedy of mistaken identity, wit, and love. Daughter of a banished duke and forced to flee the court, Rosalind hides in the Forest of Arden disguised as a man. When her true love Orlando also shows up…

26 Oct 2014 6 episodes English Read by Various Readers Comedy · Arts · Arts

Carmilla

Book · Librivox

Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. First published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. Carmilla predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by over twenty years, had a strong influence on Stoker's famous novel. (Summary…

21 Oct 2014 16 episodes English Read by Elizabeth Klett Arts · Arts

MTB Talk SA

Podcast · Coach Parry

MTB Talk SA is a weekly mountain bike podcast hosted by Brad Brown aimed at the South African mountain biking community. We chat to the who's who of the South African MTB scene, preview races, catch up with experts and give advice from riding your first small race up to…

11 Mar 2014 16 episodes English Sports · Health & Fitness

Cycle Talk SA

Podcast · Coach Parry

Cycle Talk SA is a weekly Road Cycling podcast hosted by Brad Brown aimed at the South African road cycling community. We chat to the who’s who of the South African Roadie scene, preview races, catch up with experts and give advice from riding your first small race up to…

11 Mar 2014 20 episodes English Sports

The Stan Katz Experiment

Podcast · The Real Network

Expect the unexpected! This is an experiment.

17 Sep 2014 11 episodes English TV & Film

The Awakening

Book · Librivox

Kate Chopin's 1899 novella The Awakening is about the personal, sexual, and artistic awakening of a young wife and mother, Edna Pontellier. While on vacation at Grand Isle, an island in the Gulf of Mexico, Edna befriends the talented pianist Mlle. Reisz and the sympathetic Robert Lebrun, both of whom…

12 Sep 2014 8 episodes English Read by Elizabeth Klett Arts

The journey to Hajj

Podcast · The Voice of the Cape

Content is presented by Sheigh Ebrahim Abrahams and discusses the History of Hajj, the fiqh of Hajj and then takes you on a virtual journey of Hajj. Join them every Tuesday evening from 8pm to 9pm.

26 Aug 2014 21 episodes English Islam

Grimms' Fairy Tales

Book · Librivox

A classic collection of oral German folklore, brought together for posterity by the scholarly brothers Grimm in the 1800s, this epitome of fairy tales includes many of the world’s best known stories. In these dark foreboding woods, you will find: Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, Lily and the Lion (better…

22 Aug 2014 63 episodes English Read by Various Readers Kids & Family · Arts

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Book · Librivox

Dorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800's London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basil Hallward. Once the painting is complete, Dorian realizes that it will always be young and attractive, while he will be forced to age and…

21 Aug 2014 13 episodes English Read by John Gonzalez Arts

The Invisible Man

Book · Librivox

Terrifically popular science fiction novel by renowned writer HG Wells, about a scientist discovering how to achieve invisibility. But, in his case, being out of sight evidently does NOT mean out of mind. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

13 Aug 2014 12 episodes English Read by Cate Barratt Sports · Sports · Arts

Hands Across SA

Podcast · The Real Network

Imagine a South Africa where everyone joined forces to work together towards a vibrant, integrated country? Thanks to Nelson Mandela’s selflessness and a quote from his last international speech at the 46664 concert for his 90th birthday in Hyde Park, he told us: “It’s in your hands to make the…

12 Aug 2014 9 episodes English Health & Fitness

Anna Karenina

Book · Librivox

Two love stories are set against the backdrop of high society in Tsarist Russia. Anna awakes from a loveless marriage to find herself drawn irresistibly to the dashing cavalry officer, Count Vronsky. Levin struggles with self-esteem, and even flees to the country, before gaining courage to return and offer himself…

16 Jul 2014 239 episodes English Read by MaryAnn (Dole translation) Arts · History

News you can Use - Podlets

Podcast · The Real Network

News you can Use brought to you by Budget Insurance

28 Jul 2014 2AM 22 episodes English Health & Fitness

Hamlet

Book · Librivox

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, Claudius's brother and Prince Hamlet's father, and then succeeding to the throne and taking as…

11 Jul 2014 5 episodes English Read by Various Readers Arts · Arts

King Lear

Book · Librivox

King Lear is widely held as the greatest of Shakespeare's tragedies; to some, it is the greatest play ever written. King Lear abdicates the British throne, to divide his kingdom among his three daughters in proportion to their professed love of him. His plan misfires when Cordelia, his youngest and…

11 Jul 2014 5 episodes English Read by Various Readers Arts · Arts

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Book · Librivox

Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. Set in Scotland, the play dramatizes the corroding psychological and political effects produced when its protagonist, the Scottish lord Macbeth, chooses evil as the way to fulfill his ambition for power…

10 Jul 2014 5 episodes English Read by Various Readers Arts

Twelfth Night

Book · Librivox

Shakespeare's great festive comedy, probably written and first performed around 1601, follows the adventures of twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated from each other by a shipwreck. Viola, believing her brother dead, disguises herself as a page in order to serve the lovesick Duke Orsino, who has been rejected…

8 Jul 2014 5 episodes English Read by Various Readers Comedy · Arts

Midsummer Night's dream

Book · Librivox

Shakespeare's festive comedy combines classical Athenian characters (Duke Theseus and his conquered Amazonian bride Hippolyta) with four contentious lovers, a forest full of quarreling and mischievous fairies and adds a dose of amateur theatre for good measure. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

8 Jul 2014 5 episodes English Read by Various Readers Comedy · Arts · Arts

Sonnet 30

Book · Librivox

Shakespeare's Sonnet 30, one of his most famous, is a reflection on sad memories reconciled by the realization of the gift he has in his friend.

4 Jul 2014 1 episodes English Read by Shengzhi Li Arts

Dracula

Book · Librivox

The classic vampire story by Bram Stoker revolves around a struggle between good and evil, tradition and modernity, and lust versus chastity. The author didn’t invent vampires, but his novel has so captured the public’s imagination that he is rightly considered their popularizer. Listen and you will meet not only…

12 Jun 2014 27 episodes English Read by Various Readers Arts · Arts