BOOK READINGS ON RADIO 1RPH
Morning Book Readings
The morning book readings can be heard on weekdays at 9:30 am with that day's episode repeated at 9:15 pm. The week's readings are repeated from 12:00 midday to 2:30 pm on Saturday. The current and future morning book readings are as follows:
King of the Wilderness: the life of Denny King - by Christobel Mattingly.
Reader: Lynn Muir.
Publisher: Text Publishing.
This book reading will commence on Monday 26th July 2010.
The author and her husband met Denny King in March 1991, shortly before his death, when they were visiting Melaluka at Port Davey in south-west Tasmania, an extremely isolated area.
Denny, after years of prospecting and tin-mining in remote places, had taken up residence at Port Davey in a cabin he had built himself and over the years became well-known to naturalists both in Australia and abroad for his knowledge of the fauna and flora of the area.
The Blue Bear - by Lynn Schooler.
Reader: Lynn Muir.
Publisher: Harper Collins.
This book reading will commence on Tuesday 31st August 2010.
The author was born in drought-ridden farming country in West Texas. When oil was discovered in Alaska, his father, a commercial traveller, moved the family to Anchorage seeking a better life.
Schooler suffered from scoliosis and at 16 was forced to wear a leather brace for two years. He became a wanderer in remote areas of the state, working as a commercial fisherman, outdoorsman and wilderness guide.
Later he met Japanese photographer Michio Hoshino and a close friendship developed. They began a quest to find the very rare Glacier Bear, kmown as the Blue Bear.
Only after Hoshino's tragic death in a bear attack was Schooler able to discover and photograph the legendary Blue Bear.
Afternoon Book Readings
The afternoon book readings can be heard Monday to Friday at 5:00 pm. The week's readings are repeated from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm on Saturday. The current and future afternoon book readings are as follows:
Emma - by Jane Austin.
Publisher: Oxford University Press.
Reader: Jenny Murphy.
This book reading will commence on Tuesday 3rd August 2010.
Miss Emma Woodhouse was a young lady born with all the advantages in life. She was good looking, intelligent and rich and surrounded by affection and loving attention.
It was not surprising that she had developed too high an opinion of herself and of her abilities. When Emma turned to matchmaking on behalf of her friends, her inexperience became very obvious.
Fact or Fantasy
Fact or Fantasy can be heard Saturday at 3:00 pm and is repeated on Thursday at 10:00 pm :
A Realy Short History of Nearly Everything - by Bill Bryson.
Publisher: Doubleday, 2008.
Reader: Gerald Lynch.
This book reading will commence on Saturday 24th July 2010.
In this new edition of his best seller, the author explores the mysteries of time and space and the wonders of life on earth.
Scientific discover made entertaining and accessible to everyone.
Children's Book Reading
The Children's Book Reading can be heard on Fridays at 4:00pm and is repeated at 7:00am on Sunday morning.
Finn Family Moomintroll - by Tove Jansson.
Reader: Michael Bushby.
Publisher: Readers Digest Condensed Books.
This book reading will commence on Friday 30th July 2010.
Children's classic. First published in Swedish in 1948 under the title of The Magician's Hat.
Moomintroll lives in Moomin House in Moomin Valley. The Moomins hibernate in their houses during the winter, awakening in spring full of energy and thirsting for adventures.
One spring, when Moomintroll and his friends Snufkin and Sniff are out looking for adventure, they find a magic hat, which leads them to all the adventures they could wish for.