Audiobooks narrated by Pearl Mackie

Forest 404: A BBC sci-fi thriller Audiobook

Forest 404: 9-part thriller, 9-part talk, 9-part soundscape and exclusive bonus documentary Can you feel loss for something you've never known? Meet Pan. She lives a few centuries from now, in a future beyond a data crash that wiped out most records of life from before the 23rd century: The Cataclysm. Her job is to sort through the old sound recordings that survived from before the crash - from The Slow Times. When winters were still cold. When the USA still had people in it. All day she listens to sounds from The Slow Times, and she decides which noises live, and which can just...finally die. Deleted to make space. Because data costs. But when she finds an old recording of a rainforest, she has no idea what it is. Because forests no longer exist. And the sound of it haunts her - she is compelled to hunt down the truth about how the forests of the old world died. But the agents of new world have other ideas... A sci-fi thriller starring Pearl Mackie (Doctor Who), Tanya Moodie (Sherlock, Motherland) and Pippa Haywood (Green Wing, Bodyguard). Each episode is accompanied by a talk which looks at the issues raised by the drama, featuring a diverse range of speakers: musicians, bio-futurists, anthropologists and tree-climbers. They explore questions ranging from 'Why should I listen to trees?' to 'Would you vote for an AI government?' and 'What is death in the digital age?' Each episode also comes with an immersive soundscape of natural world environments, mixed in binaural sound for a 3D headphone experience. You can hear the sound of the Sumatran rainforest, the songs of whales, a chorus of frogs, and a full playout of Bonobo's specially-composed theme music. Lastly, this release includes an exclusive bonus documentary episode, which looks at the making of the series, featuring interviews with writer Timothy X Atack and director Becky Ripley. It also shares the findings of The Forest 404 Experiment: a related project in collaboration with Exeter University and the Open University, about the effects that different natural sounds have on our moods and mental health. Credits: Pan - Pearl Mackie Daria - Tanya Moodie Theia - Pippa Haywood With theme music by Bonobo Directed by Becky Ripley Track listing: 1. Episode 1: Life in the Fast Times 2. Talk 1: Why should I listen to trees? 3. Soundscape 1: Rainforest Symphony 4. Episode 2: The Fumetown Priest 5. Talk 2: How is the sound of the world changing? 6. Soundscape 2: Frog Chorus 7. Episode 3: Into the Inner 8. Talk 3: Could I live in darkness? 9. Soundscape 3: Whale Songs 10. Episode 4: Of Earthly Delights 11. Talk 4: Why do trees live so long 12. Soundscape 4: Woodland Walk 13. Episode 5: Last Days of the Slow World 14. Talk 5: Will we all become cyborgs? 15. Soundscape 5: Theia's Hometown 16. Episode 6: A New Leaf 17. Talk 6: What is death in the digital age? 18. Soundscape 6: Pan's Dwindling 19. Episode 7: Dreams of the Autopilot 20. Talk 7: Would you vote for an AI government? 21. Soundscape 7: Daria's Nightmare 22. Episode 8: Future Conditional 23. Talk 8: How will humans die out? 24. Soundscape 8: The Memory Transfer 25. Episode 9: Enigmata 26. Talk 9: Love Letter to the Forest... 27. Soundscape 9: Bonobo's Theme 28. Exclusive bonus 'making of' documentary

Timothy X Atack (Author), Pearl Mackie, Pippa Haywood, Tanya Moodie (Narrator)

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Cold Comfort Farm: Penguin Classics

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Pearl Mackie, best known for her role in Dr Who. When sensible, sophisticated Flora Poste is orphaned at nineteen, she decides her only choice is to descend upon relatives in deepest Sussex. At the aptly named Cold Comfort Farm, she meets the doomed Starkadders: cousin Judith, heaving with remorse for unspoken wickedness; Amos, preaching fire and damnation; their sons, lustful Seth and despairing Reuben; child of nature Elfine; and crazed old Aunt Ada Doom, who has kept to her bedroom for the last twenty years. But Flora loves nothing better than to organize other people. Armed with common sense and a strong will, she resolves to take each of the family in hand. A hilarious and merciless parody of rural melodramas, Cold Comfort Farm (1932) is one of the best-loved comic novels of all time.

Stella Gibbons (Author), Pearl Mackie (Narrator)

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Ladybird Stories for Rainy Days

Brought to you by Ladybird. A collection of original audio stories for those days when it is too wet for outdoor adventures. Especially written for little dreamers and young explorers who never let the weather get in the way of their next adventure. This edition is filled with creative and engaging sound effects and is the perfect wet weather companion for little listeners everywhere. Narrated by Michael Obiora and Pearl Mackie, best known for her portrayal of Bill in Doctor Who This audiobook is aimed at children aged 4+, for family listening and learning and development for young minds.

Ladybird (Author), Michael Obiora, Pearl Mackie (Narrator)

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The Last Namsara

Kristen Ciccarelli’s debut fantasy explores an intricately woven world of deception, inner darkness, and dragons that fantasy fans won’t be able to resist. In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went. But where there is light, there must be darkness—and so there was also the Iskari. The child of blood and moonlight. The destroyer. The death-bringer. These are the legends that Asha, daughter of the king of Firgaard, has grown up learning in hushed whispers, drawn to the forbidden figures of the past. But it isn’t until she becomes the fiercest, most feared dragon slayer in the land that she takes on the role of the next Iskari—a lonely destiny that leaves her feeling more like a weapon than a girl. Asha conquers each dragon and brings its head to the king, but no kill can free her from the shackles that await at home: her betrothal to the cruel commandant, a man who holds the truth about her nature in his palm. When she’s offered the chance to gain her freedom in exchange for the life of the most powerful dragon in Firgaard, she finds that there may be more truth to the ancient stories than she ever could have expected. With the help of a secret friend—a slave boy from her betrothed’s household—Asha must shed the layers of her Iskari bondage and open her heart to love, light, and a truth that has been kept from her.

Kristen Ciccarelli (Author), Pearl Mackie (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Pearl Mackie