Audiobooks narrated by George Takei

My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story

"A moving true story for children ages 6 to 9 about growing up in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II-from the iconic Star Trek actor, activist, and author of the New York Times bestselling graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy. February 19, 1942. George Takei is four years old when his world changes forever. Two months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares anyone of Japanese descent an enemy of the United States. George and his family were American in every way. They had done nothing wrong. But because of their Japanese ancestry, they were removed from their home in California and forced into camps with thousands of other families who looked like theirs. Over the next three years, George had three different "homes": the Santa Anita racetrack, swampy Camp Rohwer, and infamous Tule Lake. But even though they were now living behind barbed wire fences and surrounded by armed soldiers, his mother and father did everything they could to keep the family safe. In My Lost Freedom, George Takei looks back at his own memories to help children today understand what it feels like to be treated as an enemy by your own country. This is a story of a family's courage, a young boy's resilience, and the importance of staying true to yourself in the face of injustice."

George Takei (Author), George Takei (Narrator)

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The Cipher: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast drama

"The hit hopepunk sci-fi thriller starring Anya Chalotra and Chance Perdomo 'Pulse-pounding, breathtaking... like an HBO mini-series for the ear' LA Weekly When the cryptic Parallax puzzle appears online, it quickly becomes the world's most talked-about conundrum. A complex, multi-level cipher, it has the brightest minds on the planet baffled: but who created it, and why? Sixteen-year-old Sabrina is obsessed with cracking it - but when she does, she discovers it isn't a game. Caught up in a sinister global conspiracy, she becomes involved with a mysterious international task force, and is recruited to hunt down a serial killer who may not be from this world. Joined by geeky New Yorker Benny, the second solver of the Parallax, Sabrina embarks on a dangerous journey that turns her world upside down and sees her questioning her past, her parentage, and everything she's ever known... A fast-moving, heart-stopping story about finding yourself while finding a killer, this blockbuster drama combines edge-of-your-seat storytelling and powerful sound design to create a totally immersive experience. And for those who want to dig deeper, there are also several 'Easter eggs' scattered within the story, in the form of puzzles and pop culture references planted by writer Brett Neichin. A must-listen for fans of Doctor Who, Stranger Things and The OA, The Cipher stars Anya Cholatra (The Witcher) as Sabrina and Chance Perdomo (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) as Benny, with a stellar cast including Enzo Cilenti (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), Hera Hilmar (Mortal Engines), Olivia Popica (Tyrant), Samuel Adewunmi (The Last Tree) and George Takei (Star Trek). NB: Contains very strong language and violent scenes Production credits Produced by Emma Hearn Director and Executive Producer: John Scott Dryden Commissioning Editor: Jason Phipps Commissioning Producers: Rachel Simpson, Ella Woods and Eli Sessions Written and created by Brett Neichin with additional writing by Janina Matthewson Script editing by Mike Walker Music by Benbrick and Mark Henry Phillips Editing & Sound Design by Steve Bond Sound Assistant: Makashe Ogbon Assistant Producer: Eleanor Mein Trails by Jack Soper Recorded at Sonica Studios, London A Goldhawk Production for BBC Sounds Cast Sabrina - Anya Chalotra Benny - Chance Perdomo Harry - Enzo Cilenti Isabella - Hera Hilmar Mr Ahmed - Nabil Elouahabi Dr Usman - Cyril Nri Efrat - Olivia Popica Lucy - Molly Harris Janitor/Ken - Akie Kotabe Fergus - Samuel Adewunmi Ian - Kerry Shale Sara - Nina Yndis Katrin/Diane Trumbo - Clare Corbett Lucy Rabbit - Molly Harris Quentin - Carl Prekopp Vincent - Dave McRae Lynn - Leanne Best Dr Aoki - George Takei Japanese Girl - Chloe Okada-Howells Other parts played by Stephen Mitchell, Philip Desmeules, George Georgiou, Ayeesha Menon, John Scott Dryden, Hugo Dryden First broadcast BBC Sounds, 26-29 December 2020 ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

Brett Neichin, Janina Matthewson (Author), Anya Cholatra, Chance Perdomo, Enzo Cilenti, Full Cast, George Takei, Hera Hilmar, Nabil Elouahabi, Olivia Popica, Samuel Adewunmi (Narrator)

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Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury

"What do you imagine when you hear the name . . . Bradbury? You might see rockets to Mars. Or bizarre circuses where otherworldly acts whirl in the center ring. Perhaps you travel to a dystopian future, where books are set ablaze . . . or to an out-of-the-way sideshow, where animated illustrations crawl across human skin. Or maybe, suddenly, you're returned to a simpler time in small-town America, where summer perfumes the air and life is almost perfect . . . almost. Ray Bradbury—peerless storyteller, poet of the impossible, and one of America's most beloved authors—is a literary giant whose remarkable career has spanned seven decades. Now twenty-six of today's most diverse and celebrated authors offer new short works in honor of the master; stories of heart, intelligence, and dark wonder from a remarkable range of creative artists."

Mort Castle, Sam Weller (Author), Dion Graham, Edoardo Ballerini, Edward Herrmann, F. Murray Abraham, George Takei, Kate Mulgrew, Neil Gaiman, Robert Petkoff, Simon Van Booy (Narrator)

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Star Trek: Envoy: A Captain Sulu Adventure

"While on the U.S.S. Excelsior, Captain Sulu receives top priority orders to proceed by shuttlecraft to Starbase Three. He is to act as the Federation's envoy to a historic peace ceremony between the Krikiki and the Den-Kai -- the two dominant, warring races in that sector. Sulu's role is to hand over a young Krikiki prince to the Den-Kai as a symbol of peace, but once Sulu learns of the physical hardships and isolated life that are to befall the prince, he is faced with one of the most difficult choices of his career: carry out his orders and protect another being's life only to see it taken away, or interfere and risk destroying the fragile peace, and violate the Prime Directive in the process."

L.A. Graf (Author), George Takei (Narrator)

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Star Trek: Cacophony: A Captain Sulu Adventure

"On the planet Stentor, silence is not only golden; it is the key to maintaining peace in world devastated by a great war. But that calm is shattered when a group known as the Ghazi create a new technology that intercepts old Earth radio signals and rebroadcasts them across the planet. Each day the din grows more deafening. When Captain Sulu and the crew of the U.S.S. Excelsior are summoned to investigate sub-space interference emanating from Stentor, Sulu and his communications officer Terra Spiro discover that the Ghazi actually believe the signals are the voices of the gods, and Sulu must disabuse them of this belief before the noise drives Stentor to war."

J.J. Molloy (Author), George Takei, Simon Jones (Narrator)

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Star Trek: Transformations: A Captain Sulu Adventure

"Starfleet diplomat Captain Hikaru Sulu is transported by powerful, frightening dreams to the desolate desert world of Sigma Cameron Four. It was there, as Commander of the U.S.S. Excelsior 20 years earlier, that he discovered traces of the ancient Shalakai -- a ruthless culture who, legend held, had once uncovered the secret to eternal life. Driven to find that secret, Sulu's brilliant science officer, Commander Flynn Konner, launched a fateful mission whose outcome would forever haunt the Excelsior crew. Now, 20 years later, as the distinguished archeologist Dr. Constance Allenwood moves closer to uncovering the Shalakai's secrets on Sigma Cameron Four, Sulu must race to stop her before she unleashes a disastrous chain of events."

Dave Stern (Author), Dana Ivey, George Takei (Narrator)

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

"Admiral James T. Kirk is charged by the Klingon Empire for the comandeering of a Klingon starship. The Federation honors the Klingon demands for extradition, and Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise are drawn back to Earth. But their trip is interrupted by the appearance of a mysterious, all-powerful alien space probe. Suddenly, Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest of the crew must journey back through time to twentieth-century Earth to solve the mystery of the probe."

Vonda N. McIntyre (Author), George Takei, Leonard Nimoy (Narrator)

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Strangers from the Sky

"The planets Earth and Vulcan experience a mysterious first contact in this fascinating Star Trek novel featuring the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Years before the formal first contact between Earth and another planet's inhabitants, a Vulcan space vessel crash landed in the South Pacific, forcing humanity to decide whether to offer the hand of friendship, or the fist of war. Complicating matters is a second visitation: a group of people from two hundred years in the future, who serve on a starship called Enterprise. Discover the astonishing truth about this heretofore unknown first contact and the nightmares that plague Admiral James T. Kirk. Dreams of his dead comrades, of his earliest days aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, and of a forgotten past in which he somehow changed the course of history and destroyed the Federation before it began."

Margaret Wander Bonanno (Author), George Takei, Leonard Nimoy (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by George Takei