Hugh has done several audiobooks; brief selections from many of them are
provided here. Most of the books can still be found on cassette tape or CD
without too much difficulty (Check
The Talking Bookshop,
Amazon UK, or
eBay). If a more details
link is provided, there is a separate page with additional information about the
book.
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Title |
Date |
Description |
File Size (MB) |
Links |
At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances
by Alexander McCall Smith |
2004 |
Last book in a
trilogy featuring Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld. Time Warner Audio Book on
cassette (ISBN 1405500638) or CD (ISBN 1405500646). |
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Beware of the Storybook Wolves
by Lauren Child |
2002 |
1:32 extract of
Hugh reading from this award-winning children's book. The audiobook won a
bronze Spoken Word Award in 2003 and includes two versions of the story - one with
background music, the other with page turn markers instead of the music. Each
version is about 10 minutes long.
MP3 file capped from Hodder Children's Audio cassette H326557. |
1.05 |
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Cock-a-doodle-doo! Farmyard Hullabaloo
by Giles Andreae |
2002 |
1:35 reading of
"Rooster" and "Bull" from this collection of rhyming poems for small
children, with a different voice by Hugh for each animal. The audiobook
includes two versions, each about 10 minutes long - one with background
music, the other with page turn markers instead of the music.
MP3 file capped from Orchard Audio Book on CD. ISBN 1846162629, also
released on cassette (ISBN 184362043X). |
1.09 |
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Commotion in the Ocean
by Giles Andreae |
2002 |
2:22 reading of
"Shark" and "Walruses" from this collection of rhyming poems for small
children, with a different voice by Hugh for each animal. The audiobook
includes two versions, each about 10 minutes long - one with background
music, the other with page turn markers instead of the music.
MP3 file capped from Orchard Audio Book on cassette. ISBN 1843620383. |
1.62 |
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Cyril Bonhamy and the Great Drain Robbery
by Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy |
1988 |
8:30 excerpt from
chapter 1, read by Hugh. Originally released by Chivers Audio
Book on cassette, ISBN 0745185029 (deleted). |
7.78 |
MP3 |
| Now available as
a download through Audible.com |
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Amazon
Amazon UK
iTunes |
Dinosaurs Galore!
by Giles Andreae |
2007 |
This book was expected to have Hugh narrating. HOWEVER, the currently
available book + CD that you can buy in the UK is read by Morwena Banks. The
information on, for example, amazon.co.uk is wrong. |
Finer Points of Sausage Dogs, The
by Alexander McCall Smith |
2004 |
Second book in a
trilogy featuring Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld. Time Warner Audio Book on
cassette (ISBN 1405500611) or CD (ISBN 140550062X). |
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| The BBC's
Saturday Review reviewed Hugh's reading during the 1 Dec 2007 episode.
The segment includes a brief sample from the audiobook. |
available on
bbc.co.uk
(starting ~36 minutes into the program) |
Finn Family Moomintroll
by Tove Jansson |
2002 |
4:36 excerpt of
Hugh reading from chapter 6 of this unabridged children's story.
MP3 file capped from Chivers Audio Book on cassette. ISBN 0754063186.
Re-released by BBC Audiobooks in May 2008 on CD, ISBN 1408400952. Also
available by download through audible.com. |
3.15 |
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Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, The
by Roald Dahl |
1998 |
3:56 excerpt from
chapter 4 of this children's story about an unusual firm of window washers.
MP3 file capped from Puffin Audio Book on CD. ISBN 0141805641. Also
available separately on cassette. |
2.70 |
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Giraffes Can't Dance
by Giles Andreae |
2002 |
1:31 extract from
this short story for small children. The audiobook includes two versions of
the story - one with background music, the other with page turn markers
instead of the music.
MP3 file capped from Orchard Audio Book on cassette. ISBN 1843620405. |
1.04 |
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Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens |
1995 |
Penguin Audio
Book on cassette (ISBN 014086041X) and CD (ISBN 0141804483). |
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Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift |
1996 |
2:18 extract
where Gulliver wakes up on the Island of Lilliput.
MP3 file capped from Penguin Audio Book on cassette. ISBN 0140862722
(deleted). |
1.58 |
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Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
by Jerome K. Jerome |
1999 |
1:50 extract with
Hugh reading from "On Babies." From a 5 part BBC Radio 4 series, also published as part of the audiobook Provencal Letters and Idle Thoughts
(1999), which features Stephen Fry reading the Letters. The audiobook
includes background music.
MP3 file captured from BBC Radio 7 |
1.30 |
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Inconceivable
by Ben Elton |
1999 |
1:06 extract
from the beginning of the abridged audiobook read by Hugh Laurie & Emilia
Fox. Inconceivable was the basis for the film Maybe Baby.
MP3 file capped from Harper Collins Audio Book on cassette. ISBN
0001055879. |
0.77 |
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Lion Who Wanted to Love, The
by Giles Andreae |
2004 |
Orchard Audio
Book on cassette,
ISBN 1843626772. |
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Lord Mullion's Secret
by Michael Innes |
1996 |
Chivers Audio
Book on cassette, ISBN 0745160603. |
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Magic Donkey Ride, The
by Giles Andreae |
2004 |
1:07 extract
from the beginning of this short rhyming story for small children. The audiobook
includes two versions of the story, each about 5 minutes long - one with
background music, the other with page turn markers instead of the music.
MP3 file capped from Orchard Audio Book on cassette. ISBN 1843626764. |
0.7 |
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Military Gazette |
1999 |
0:58 segment from
the "Army" edition with
Hugh reading from the diary of Rev. Francis Kilvert, on the Crimean War.
MP3 file captured from Mr. Punch cassette. ISBN 1900912473. |
0.6 |
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Portuguese Irregular Verbs
by Alexander McCall Smith |
2004 |
First book in a
trilogy featuring Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld. Time Warner Audio Book on
cassette (ISBN 140550059X) or CD (ISBN 1405500603). |
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Rumble in the Jungle
by Giles Andreae |
2002 |
2:10 reading of
"Zebra," "Snake," and "Gazelle" from this collection of rhyming poems for
small children, with a different voice by Hugh for each animal. The
audiobook includes two versions, each about 10 minutes long - one with
background music, the other with page turn markers instead of the music.
MP3 file capped from Orchard Audio Book on cassette. ISBN 1843620413. |
1.49 |
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Scarlet Pimpernel, The
by Baroness Orczy |
1998 |
12:07 extract of
chapter 2 and 3 from the abridged audiobook read by Hugh, in which a family
of French aristocrats arrive at The Fisherman's Rest, Dover.
MP3 file capped from Hodder &
Stoughton Audio Book on cassette (ISBN 1859989586 or 1840321237). 96kpbs |
8.32 |
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Sporting Gazette |
1999 |
1:01 segment from
the "Sports" edition with
Hugh reading from the diary of Samuel Pepys, watching a fight abroad.
MP3 file captured from Mr. Punch cassette. 96kbps |
0.7 |
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1:58 segment from
the "Pastimes" edition with
Hugh reading from the diary of Rev. Francis Kilvert, on hunting.
MP3 file captured from Mr. Punch cassette. 96 kbps |
1.35 |
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Tale of Jack Frost, The
by David Melling |
2004 |
Hodder Children's
Book with cassette (ISBN 1840326980) or CD (ISBN). |
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Three Men in a Boat
by Jerome K. Jerome |
1998 |
CSA Word abridged audio
book on cassette (ISBN 1901768155) or CD (ISBN 1901768910). |
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Travellers' Gazette |
1999 |
2:14 segment from
the "Abroad" edition with
Hugh reading from the diary of Samuel Pepys.
MP3 file captured from Mr. Punch cassette. |
1.53 |
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1:41 segment from
the "At Home" edition with
Hugh reading from the diary of Rev. Francis Kilvert.
MP3 file captured from Mr. Punch cassette. |
1.18 |
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Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel, The
by Baroness Orczy |
1998 |
8:56 extract of
chapter 2 from the abridged audiobook read by Hugh. MP3 file capped
from Hodder &
Stoughton Audio Book on cassette (ISBN 1859989594 or 1840321180). 96 kbps |
6.13 |
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Unspeakable Verse |
1995 |
22 poems read by
Hugh Laurie, from a 2-casette set
released in 1996 (now out of print).
ZIP file of 22 MP3s |
15.54 |
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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?
by Lauren Child |
2003 |
2:30 excerpt from
this children's story where Herb, the star of Beware of the Storybook
Wolves, falls into a book of fairy tales. The audiobook includes two versions, each about 13 minutes long - one with
background music, the other with page turn markers instead of the music.
MP3 file captured from Hodder Children's audio book on cassette, ISBN
1840326689. |
1.71 |
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