Siddhartha

Book · Librivox

Siddhartha is one of the great philosophical novels. Profoundly insightful, it is also a beautifully written story that begins as Siddhartha, son of an Indian Brahman, leaves his family and begins a lifelong journey towards Enlightenment. On the way he faces the entire range of human experience and emotion: he…

9 Nov 2014 12 episodes English Read by Adrian Praetzellis Arts

A Doll's House

Book · Librivox

A Doll's House, written two years after The Pillars of Society, was the first of Ibsen's plays to create a sensation and is now perhaps his most famous play, and required reading in many secondary schools and universities. The play was highly controversial when first published, as it is sharply…

9 Nov 2014 3 episodes English Read by Various Reader Arts

Henry V

Book · Librivox

After the turmoil and uncertainty of Henry IV a new era appears to dawn for England with the accession of the eponymous Henry V. In this sunny pageant Chorus guides us along Henry's glittering carpet ride of success as the new king completes his transformation from rebellious wastrel to a…

7 Nov 2014 5 episodes English Read by Various Readers Arts

Love and Life with Penny Lebyane

Podcast · The Real Network

Life can be hard: your partner cheats on you; you lose a family member; you can’t pay the bills. And it can be great: you just got married; you get that dream job; you get an opportunity to travel. Hosted by seasoned TV and radio personality, Penny Lebyane, 'Love and…

5 Nov 2014 19 episodes English Arts

Cymbeline

Book · Librivox

Cymbeline is one of Shakespeare's late romances, which (like The Tempest and The Winter's Tale) combines comedy and tragedy. Imogen, the daughter of King Cymbeline of Britain, angers her father when she marries Posthumus, a worthy but penniless gentleman. The King banishes Posthumus, who goes to Rome, where he falls…

30 Oct 2014 6 episodes English Read by Various Readers Arts · Arts

Fidele

Book · Librivox

William Shakespeare is an English poet and playwright considered to be one of the greatest writers in the English language, as well as one of the greatest in Western literature.

30 Oct 2014 1 episodes English Read by Calm Dragon Arts

The Comedy of Errors

Book · Librivox

The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, believed to have been written between 1592 and 1594. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word…

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

Antony and Cleopatra

Book · Librivox

Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Life of Marcus Antonius and follows the relationship between Cleopatra and…

28 Oct 2014 6 episodes English Read by Various Readers Arts · Arts

All's well that ends well

Book · Librivox

Despite its optimistic title, Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well has often been considered a "problem play." Ostensibly a comedy, the play also has fairy tale elements, as it focuses on Helena, a virtuous orphan, who loves Bertram, the haughty son of her protectress, the Countess of Rousillon. When Bertram,…

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

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