#AudioBookClub
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- 'The Impossible Fortune' by Richard Osman (00:43:34)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: The return of Joyce, Elizabeth, Ron and Ibrahim in the latest instalment of Richard Osman’s multi-million-selling Thursday Murder Club series Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub, a weekly podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this week’s episode we are casting an ear over 'The Impossible Fortune' by Richard Osman The Impossible Fortune A: Richard Osman N: Fiona Shaw R; 25 Sept R: 25-09-25 P: Penguin Audio Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X On the next episode of #AudioBookClub: Truly A: Lionel Richie N: Lionel Richie R: 30-09-25 L: 8 hrs and 57 mins P: William Collins
- ‘Clown Town’ by Mick Herron (00:47:24)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: The return of Jackson Lamb and his stable of Slough House Slow Horses Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub, a weekly podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this week’s episode we are casting an ear over ‘Clown Town’ by Mick Herron Clown Town - Slough House Book 9 A: Mick Herron N: Sean Barrett L: 12 hrs and 6 mins R: 11-09-25 P: Baskerville Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X On the next episode of #AudioBookClub: The Impossible Fortune A: Richard Osman N: Fiona Shaw R; 25 Sept R: 25-09-25 P: Penguin Audio
- 'The Secret of Secrets' by Dan Brown (00:38:15)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: THE SMELL OF DEATH! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub, a weekly podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this week’s episode we are casting an ear over the first new novel in eight years from the author of The Da Vinci Code The Secret of Secrets Robert Langdon Book 6 A: Dan Brown N: Paul Michael L: 22 hrs and 50 mins R: 09-09-25 P: Penguin Audio #Literature #Fiction Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X On the next episode of #AudioBookClub: Clown Town Slough House, Book 9 A: Mick Herron N: Sean Barrett R: 11-09-25 L: 12 hrs and 6 mins P: Baskerville #Mystery #Thriller #Suspense
- 'A Particularly Nasty Case' - by Adam Kay (00:54:04)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: The first novel from international best-selling author - and former junior doctor - Adam Kay. Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub, a weekly podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this week’s episode we are casting an ear over 'A Particularly Nasty Case' - by Adam Kay A Particularly Nasty Case A: Adam Kay N: Andy Serkis R: 28-08-25 L: 10 hrs and 9 mins P: Orion #Literature #Fiction Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X On the next episode of #AudioBookClub: The Secret of Secrets Robert Langdon Book 6 A: Dan Brown N: Paul Michael L: 22 hrs and 50 mins R: 09-09-25 P: Penguin Audio #Literature #Fiction
- 'Entitled' - by Andrew Lownie (00:49:27)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: ‘Their trousers all fell down!” Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub, a weekly podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this week’s episode we are casting an ear over Andrew Lownie’s joint biography of The Duke and Duchess of York. Entitled The Rise and Fall of the House of York A: Andrew Lownie N: Andrew Lownie R: 14-08-25 L: 11 hrs and 40 mins P: William Collins #Biographies & #Memoirs Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X On the next episode of #AudioBookClub: A Particularly Nasty Case A: Adam Kay N: Andy Serkis R: 28-08-25 L: 10 hrs and 9 mins P: Orion #Literature #Fiction
- 'Good Pop, Bad Pop' - by Jarvis Cocker (00:50:04)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: As the band Pulp release their first new music in 25 years, we join frontman Jarvis Cocker for a rummage around his attic Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub, a weekly podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this week’s episode we heartily recommend Jarvis Cocker’s new audiobook ‘Good Pop, Bad Pop'. Good Cop, Bad Cop A: Jarvis Cocker N: Jarvis Cocker R: 26th May 2022 L: 6hrs and 39 mins P: Jonathan Cape Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X On the next episode of #AudioBookClub: I Love You, Byeee Rambles on DIY TV, Rockstars, Kids and Mums A: Adam Buxton N: Adam Buxton R: 22-05-25 L: 10 hrs and 13 mins P: Mudlark
- BBC Sounds (00:50:11)
BBC Sounds On last week’s episode of #AudioBookClub… Our guest Tom Phillips, author of ‘A Brief History of the End of the Fucking World’ suggested an audiobook for us to review and recommend. And he did so incredibly eloquently.. Piranesi A: Susanna Clarke N: Chiwetel Ejiofor R: 15-09-20 L: 6 hrs and 58 mins P: Bloomsbury Unfortunately both Steve or Matthew failed to do their homework. However, on this episode of #AudioBookClub… In a week when the BBC are facing a bit of an online storm as listeners complain about the fact that ads have appearing on the BBC Sounds app. Matthew and Steve, who met while they were both working for the BBC, discuss the unique nature of the UK’s public broadcaster, their love for the BBC Sounds app and their feelings about the idea that their listener experience might be tainted by the appearance of vulgar commercial messages. Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X On the next episode of #AudioBookClub: The Accidental Soldier Dispatches from Quite Near the Front Line A: Owain Mulligan N: Owain Mulligan R: 10-04-25 L: 9 hrs and 29 mins P: Hodder & Stoughton
- 'A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World’ - WITH Tom Phillips (01:00:32)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: “The end of the world is nigh!” (And always has been). Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this week’s pod, Steve and Matthew speak to Tom Phillips the author of ‘A Brief of the End of the F*cking World’ This is a book about the end of the world - and our relationship with our impending doom 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 Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X On the next episode of #AudioBookClub: Piranesi A: Susanna Clarke N: Chiwetel Ejiofor R: 15-09-20 L: 6 hrs and 58 mins P: Bloomsbury
- 'Why We Sleep’ - by Matthew Walker (00:38:00)
'Why We Sleep’ - by Matthew Walker On this episode of #AudioBookClub: Sleep Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. 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 Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X On the next episode of #AudioBookClub: 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
- Audiobook Clubber: Why you should listen to 'James' by Percival Everett (00:15:43)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: For one week, we're trying something new - Audiobook Clubber - where you come on and evangelise about an audiobook you love and recommend why we should all 'ear read' it. Our first Audiobook Clubber, Claire, joins Steve to discuss the brilliant 'James' by Percival Everett from the world of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. 'James' A: Percival Everett N: Dominic Hoffman Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins Publisher: Mantle Release date: 11-04-24 Read more of Claire's reviews at wordywitterings.com Want to come on the pod and recommend an audiobook? Get in touch below! @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X
- ‘Careless People’ - by Sarah Wynn-Williams (00:41:37)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: The book of the moment! Shocking revelations from the highest echelons of The Metaverse from Whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. Careless People A story of where I used to work A: Sarah Wynn-Williams N: Sarah Wynn-Williams R: 13-03-25 L: 13 hrs and 16 mins P: Macmillan Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X On the next episode of #AudioBookClub: Why We Sleep The New Science of Sleep and Dreams A: Matthew Walker N: John Sackville L: 13 hrs and 31 mins R: 07-12-17 L: English
- 'The Red Circle’ - by Anthony Horowitz and Sarah J Naughton (00:42:31)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: We head to a parallel universe, forty years in the future, where Sherlock Holmes roams the gas-lit streets of a post-apocalyptic, future London… Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. Becoming Sherlock - The Red Circle Becoming Sherlock, Book 1 A: Sarah J. Naughton and Anthony Horowitz N: Alfred Enoch R: 13-01-25 L: 9 hrs and 17 mins P: Storytel Original Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X On the next episode of #AudioBookClub: Want Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous A: Gillian Anderson, Anonymous N: Gillian Anderson R: 05-09-24 L: 12 hrs P: Bloomsbury Publishing
- ‘Mavericks’ with Jenny Draper (00:36:10)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: 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 present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. 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 Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X On the next episode of #AudioBookClub: 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
- 'Source Code' - by Bill Gates (00:46:29)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: William Henry Gates III. Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. This week, ‘Source Code’, a memoir from the world’s first tech billionaire, Bill Gates Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X
- 'V UK: Visitation' - from Big Finish (00:58:51)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: The aliens are coming! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. This week, rather than reviewing a single title, Matthew and Steve take a dive into the world of Big Finish - the loving family of audio craftspeople most famous for lovingly keeping Doctor Who alive. They produce high quality dramas that are the audio equivalent of a fine malt whisky - a highquality refined product best consumed by people who really appreciate the good stuff. We shall be listening to and recommending their reimagining of 80s sci-fi classic V… V UK: Visitation …and their ‘free-to-air’ back catalogue, now available in podcast form… Into the TARDIS Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X
- ‘Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?’ - by Rob Burley (00:35:19)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: The television interview that marked the beginning of the end for Margaret Thatcher Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. Matthew’s mid-life crisis continues Steve reveals how he was traumatised by Brian Walden as a small child Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me? Searching for the Truth on Political TV A: Rob Burley N: Rob Burley L: 13 hrs and 8 mins P: HarperCollins Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X
- ‘Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense’ by Rory Sutherland (00:45:55)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: We unleash our inner Don Drapers with the help of avuncular adman Rory Sutherland Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. Alchemy The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense A: Rory Sutherland N: Rory Sutherland L: 9 hrs and 38 mins P: Penguin Audio Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram or X
- ‘The Masquerades of Spring’ by Ben Aaronovitch (00:39:05)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: We head to New York in the roaring twenties, where we shall drink hooch in speak-easies with fairies and flappers Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. The Masquerades of Spring A: Ben Aaronovitch N: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith L: 4 hrs and 34 mins P: Orion Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram or X
- 'My Animals and Other Animals' by Bill Bailey (00:33:31)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: A minke whale, a kung-fu chicken and the rabbit equivalent of Jason Statham, Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. My Animals, and Other Animals A memoir of sorts A: Bill Bailey N: Bill Bailey L: 5 hrs and 03 mins P: Querkus Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram or X
- Shattered by Hanif Kureishi (00:28:24)
Just simply an audiobook that Matt and Steve think you’ll want to read. Humbling, heart wrenching and humorous, ‘Shattered’ is raw in how Hanif Kureishi expresses the detailed physical and mental challenges of suddenly becoming tetraplegic. Have a listen and let us know your thougts and reactions below. Join the show Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the weekly podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. What are you listening to right now? Come on the show and tell us! Get involved in the conversation: @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky or X All episodes featuring reviews and full interviews available at #AudioBookClub.net
- ‘The Secret of Secrets’ by Dan Brown (00:38:15)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: THE SMELL OF DEATH! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub, a weekly podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this week’s episode we are casting an ear over the first new novel in eight years from the author of The Da Vinci Code The Secret of Secrets Robert Langdon Book 6 A: Dan Brown N: Paul Michael L: 22 hrs and 50 mins R: 09-09-25 P: Penguin Audio #Literature #Fiction Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram, Bluesky or X On the next episode of #AudioBookClub: Clown Town Slough House, Book 9 A: Mick Herron N: Sean Barrett R: 11-09-25 L: 12 hrs and 6 mins P: Baskerville #Mystery #Thriller #Suspense
- Atomic Habits by James Clear (00:29:17)
New Year, New You? We review James Clear’s bestseller ‘Atomic Habits’ to start off 2025’s audiobook treats. Have you followed his steps? We’ve started (hopefully not in an annual-gym-subscription-but-only-go-for-three-weeks kind of way). Join the show! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the weekly podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. What are you listening to right now? Come on the show and tell us! Get involved in the conversation: @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky or X All episodes featuring reviews and full interviews available at #AudioBookClub.net
- Guests: Dirk Maggs, Ben MacIntyre, Ben Aaronovitch and more (00:47:43)
Hear interviews with some of the best in the literary and audio world as we give you the highlights of some of our favourite luminaries: Dirk Maggs, described as “the Steven Spielberg of Audio” and producer of Audible's The Sandman series and BBC Radio 4's Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (among many more) Author of the critically-acclaimed, internationally bestselling Peter Grant/Rivers of London urban fantasy series. and Doctor Who writer Ben Aaronovitch Bestselling author of A Spy Among Friends, Double Cross, Colditz, The Siege and Operation Mincemeat, Ben MacIntyre Ben Folds, New York Times Best Selling author and widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation Multi-award winning Investigative journalist and Lazarus Heist co-creator Geoff White Join the show! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the weekly podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. What are you listening to right now? Get involved in the conversation: @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky or X All episodes featuring reviews and full interviews available at #AudioBookClub.net
- The 2024 #AudioBookClub Imaginary Awards Gala (00:41:05)
This episode of #AudioBookClub: comes from The #AudioBookClub Theatre of the Mind on London’s glittering Park Lane, where The 2024 #AudioBookClub Imaginary Awards Gala is about to kick off. For financial and logistical reasons, both the Gala AND the awards are entirely imaginary, but hopefully that won’t stop hosts Steve Phillips and Matt Layton and you, gentle listener, from enjoying this wonderful star studded soiree Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram or X
- 'Unruly' - by David Mitchell (00:28:05)
On this episode of #AudioBookClub: A thousand years of history in just twenty eight minutes! Steve Phillips and Matthew Layton present #AudioBookClub - the podcast that reviews and recommends audiobooks. On this episode: We peruse British comedy icon David Mitchell’s history of the kings and queens of England. Unruly A History of England's Kings and Queens A: David Mitchell N: David Mitchell L: 11 hrs and 39 mins R: 28-09-23 P: Penguin AudioUnruly Please get involved in the conversation @SteveKPhillips and @WhingeingPom #AudioBookClub.net #AudioBookClub on facebook, instagram or X