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A collection of poems and songs by Robert Burns in an award-winning audio production by Almost Tangible. Set within modern and vivid soundscapes, this audio collection gives Burns' texts new resonance. From the soullessness of a call center through the simple joy of a baby's nursery to the horror of the battlefields and all the way into space, this is a visceral roller-coaster through the poems and songs of Scotland's national bard. Robert Burns like you've never heard him before! Produced with immersive 3D sound, we recommend listening on headphones.

In 1992, Franziska Thomas had her first seizure and her whole world was turned upside down - literally. In Fits and Starts, Franziska gives a compelling personal description of living with epilepsy, an illness shrouded in secrecy and antiquated myths. Laden with self-deprecating humor, she describes her own coming of age - as an epileptic, a teacher, and ultimately, a mother.

Robert Burns' epic and eerie tale of Tam, a drunken farmer, who on his way home through a storm stumbles across a coven of witches and warlocks dancing with the Devil in the dark of the night. After he calls to one of the witches, Tam and his trusty horse, Meg, end up racing for their lives...

Christina Rossetti's long narrative poem about two innocent sisters, Lizzie and Laura, tempted by the delicious, magical fruit sold by goblin merchants as they walk through the glen....

Nutkin and his friends ask old Mr. Brown, the owl, for permission to gather nuts on his island. With every day on the island, Nutkin gets more impertinent and nearly ends up as owl dinner.... Almost Tangible presents their audio-adapted version of Beatrix Potter's classic The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin.

Recorded at Glamis Castle in Scotland with a full cast, Almost Tangible's multi-award-winning Macbeth is a gripping, immersive sound experience that puts the listener at the heart of the action in Shakespeare's epic drama about power, ambition, passion, and betrayal. Realistic and relatable, emotionally complex and physically demanding, listening to Macbeth is a unique experience showcasing a ground-breaking approach to audio storytelling. The soundscapes move and transport the listener, as active participants, immersed in the story, and surrounded by the characters.

In the kingdom of Fife, in the days of long ago, there lived an old man and his wife. The old man was a douce, quiet body, but the old woman was lightsome and flighty, and some of the neighbors were wont to look at her askance, and whisper to each other that they sorely feared that she was a witch.

On New Year’s Eve, a small, poor girl walks in the darkness and cold trying to sell her matches. Hungry and frozen, she curls up in a nook and lights her matches in search for warmth. Looking into the glow of the matches, she is transported far, far away from the hunger and the cold.

Hans Christian Andersen’s poignant and moving classic in an award-winning audiobook by Almost Tangible. A young fir tree stands in the forest. It longs to grow and discover the world and find out where all the other trees are disappearing to..."Oh, grow, grow, become big and old, that is the only wonderful thing in this world"! Set against the backdrop of Christmas, The Fir Tree is a poignant and bittersweet tale about the importance of living in the moment and not allowing life to pass you by - a wonderful, evocative listen for young and old alike.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's powerful and unsettling story of a young woman descending into psychosis. Confined to her attic bedroom by her husband to ensure rest and recuperation after having her baby, and with nothing else to occupy her mind, the woman slowly becomes obsessed with the old yellow wallpaper covering the walls until she loses her grip on reality, imagining herself and others imprisoned behind the wallpaper.

Despite his mother's warning, little Peter ventures into Mr. McGregor's garden to eat some lettuce and nearly ends up as rabbit pie.... Almost Tangible presents their award-winning adaptation of Beatrix Potter's classic, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, brought to vivid life in immersive audio. Fusing stunning narration with dramatization and binaural sound design, this production places the listener directly in the action alongside these beloved animals and their plucky adventures!

When Tom Thumb and his wife, Hunca Munca, go exploring in an empty doll's house, they find a dinner table full of delicious food. Imagine their disappointment when it turns out the food is made of plaster!