Week after next the Beamers clan is heading so Scotland, from Dorset, where we will be depositing the Beamlet with her grandparents while Mrs Beamers and I go skiing for a week in Switzerland.

Whenever we make the the trip to Scotland we drive overnight so that the Beamlet sleeps the whole way.

What audiobook(s) do the STW massive recommend to keep the adults entertained and mentally stimulated on the long drive?

Ta in advance.

You could try talking to each other.

“Gulliver’s Travels” read by Robert Hardy.

You could try talking to each other.

Gulliver’s Travels is MUCH better.

*is gutted to get in 2nd sarky reply but bows to master”

War and Peace is good.

I listened to the God Delusion by Richard Dawkins and Digital Fortress by Dan Brown and thought they were both very good. Bad Science by Ben Goldacre was not bad and Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich wasnt that good.

Goon Shows…..

Digital Fortress by Dan Brown

I’ve tended to avoid him after reading the Da vinci code (and watching the film), both of which I thought were utter tripe. Is the digital fortress any better?

Nicholson Baker
The Fermata

Perfect audio book

Currently very much enjoying ‘Never Let Me Go’ from Audible. It’d also be good in a car as it’s a brand new recording, narrated by a lass with a very clear and concise voice. Really good yarn with enough emotional content to keep the good lady happy too.

Oh, and The Thirty-nine Steps, unabridged, read by Robert Powell is excellent, but only lasts four hours.

The Far Pavillions has been superb on Radio 4 over the last few weeks.

Well worth a pop I reckon.

Joyce’s Ulysses read by the RTE players, 24 hours’ worth.

Is the digital fortress any better?

Well the book wasn’t.

Nicholson Baker
The Fermata

Wouldn’t that be a little ‘distracting’ on a car journey?

I’d recommend ‘A History of the world in 100 objects‘. It’s a podcast rather than a book but it’s fascinating.

Hmmm. Read The Digital Fortress whilst waiting for the rain to stop on a recent outdoors job and it’s shit.*

The Picture of Dorian Gray narrated by David Brown (again, from Audible) is also very good. His voice suits the book to a tee.

*Italics implemented whilst trying to think of another word for ‘shit’. Nothing came to mind.

Bill bryson.

in the past I’ve had Bill Bryson and the James Bond books – but for something of that length Id reccomend the Jason Borne audiobooks – We made it all the way to Oktoberfest and most of the way back on one of them (18 hours) – so a decent way to kill time

The Count Of Monte Christo (Dumas)

We enjoyed Adrian Mole, partly I think because it doesn’t matter too much if you miss bits etc.

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Patricia Cornwell – the whole of Dr Scarpetta series.

Cheers all.

That lot should keep us awake / sane.

Hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy.

Nicholson Baker
The Fermata

Wouldn’t that be a little ‘distracting’ on a car journey?

What? You want distraction, that’s the whole point about an audio book in the car

Free podcasts:

Radio 4 Comedy and Freakanomics Radio

Having just driven to Assnyt and back from southern England. I can recomend “Race to the the Pole” by Ben Fogle and James Cracknell

I enjoyed the Lord of the Rings (originally broadcast on Radio 4 long before the films came out).

Or how about a ‘Teach yourself French/German/Urdu’ box set?

Hitch-hikers guide to the galaxy.

top choice

neuro-lingustic programming for dummies.

eye-opening listening..