Sentences with phrase «british narrator»

Key findings: Buying habits of Audiobook shoppers prove that British accents are favoured by American listeners according to an Audiobooks.com study Americans are almost three times as likely to buy a book read by a British narrator, and rate British voices higher on average Audiobooks.com, the second largest provider of audiobooks in North America, launches...

Kellgren excellently voices the characters, from the story's exceedingly proper British narrator to the children, who growl and speak strangely.

Twelve - year - old British narrator Dennis» superlative performance stands out in this suspenseful and unexpectedly amusing novel.

British teenager Tessa Scott fulfills her list of 10 things she wants to do before she dies in this stunning debut novel, impeccably read by British narrator Parry with just the right dose of humor and candor.

It's the typical tale of a bullied outsider, ostracised by his peers and encouraged by a voice in his head — in this case a fake - British narrator — to kill, kill and kill some more.

St Aubyn's books about that time are infused with his biting humor, and the creators allow Cumberbatch free rein to explore that range of emotions, and he's absolutely essential casting to not only pull off the role but to let viewers know it's OK to enjoy the often hilarious, drugged - out debauchery, so long as they can stomach the telling of the whole story (told in flashbacks, with Sebastian Maltz as a young Patrick, plus voice overs from grown - up Patrick and a separate, archly British narrator) and to understand his bad behavior is a bandage covering an awful wound.

The campaign is a highlight of the game as it is narrated by a British narrator in the form of a wildlife television show akin to Steve Irwin but only if he told all of the animals on the show to kill each other with nukes and baseball bats.

The British narrator, who pronounced the hero's name with three syllables (Christ - ee - an), kept the pace moving with his brilliant voices, giving a slimy nasal whine to a denizen of Vanity Fair («Why aren't you buying our goods?

Not exact matches

It is worth noting that the documentary's «blokeish» narrator is British star Eddie Redmayne, who won the Oscar in February for his performance in «The Theory of Everything.»

The narrator neglects to mention, of course, some of the ostensibly insignificant issues confronting British people at the time, such as the absence of workers» rights, child labour, slum housing and mass poverty.

His best friend, the roguish British expatriate Richard (Pierce Brosnan), serves as the movie's narrator and not disinterested observer.

Narrators de Ocampo and Entwistle bring the stories of half - siblings Andi and Bernardo to listeners» ears through distinctive voices and accents (British and Spanish).

Other reviewers have mentioned (in a bad way, it would seem) that these narrators are very grumpy and sort of quirky and oh - so - thoroughly British... which I adored.

Just specifically relating to library lending — under PLR (Public Lending Right) in the UK & Ireland (run by the British Library) authors (and collaborators e.g. narrators for audio etc.) are paid for * every * loan of their books (including electronic and audio).

The book opens in the grand tradition of coming - of - age novels distinguished by their hypnotic, first - person narrators, but while the voice of British teenager Holly Sykes can hold its own with those of Holden Caulfield or John Green's Hazel Grace Lancaster, it is merely the opening salvo in this multivoiced, harmonically layered narrative symphony that stretches — with occasional sojourns far back in time — from the 1980s, when Holly runs away from home, into the 2040s, when she is attempting to cope with an oil - depleted world descending into chaos.

For my novel Mother Nile, I chose an engaging narrator with a British accent because of his worldly and sophisticated voice.

I chose an engaging narrator with a British accent because of his worldly and sophisticated voice.

The novel follows British soldier Captain Tom Barnes, but, in a unique twist, the story is told from the points of view of objects that interact with Barnes: dog tags, boots, medical instruments used to keep him alive after an explosion powered in part by another «narrator» — a bag of fertilizer.

I have three narrators, Veronica Giguere for the ARKANE series with female protagonist (American voice), Jeffrey Kafer for ARKANE novella One Day in New York, and also Rosalind Ashford for Desecration and the London Psychic series (British voice).

Author Philip Pullman is the narrator who, along with a cast of fine British actors, brings to life this popular fantasy about a young girl's quest and keeps the listener on the edge of his seat from beginning to exciting conclusion.

British actor David Tennant, best known for his role in Doctor Who, is featured in the film as the narrator to calm Fido and Puss with specific words and phrases.

However things get worse when Naughty is not invited to a birthday party by the other Bears and he sets out on a mission of vengeance which is helped along by a british sounding narrator.

While the soundtrack itself isn't anything special at all (it's just there), one positive note about it is the game's narrator's voice, provided by actor Peter Serafinowicz, who delivers a very entertaining performance toppled up with his characteristic British suave.

If you've seen the film Exit Through the Gift Shop, you know what this famously anonymous British man (or woman or collective or whatever Banksy is) can do with a story told by unreliable narrators.

The exhibition's press release is the Irish folksong «The Ballad of Arthur McBride,» in which the narrator rejects the efforts of British military recruiters, and instead beats them up and steals their money.