Rivals stars David Tennant and Danny Dyer lend voices to audiobooks for blind

Evening Standard · Carla Feric · 2026-11-06 13:31 UTC

The campaign is part of the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s 90th anniversary celebrations for its talking books service.

Rivals stars David Tennant, Danny Dyer and Katherine Parkinson are among the famous faces who have recorded extracts from their favourite books for a free audiobook service.

The actors were joined by their co-stars Victoria Smurfit, Alex Hassell and Rufus Jones to mark the 90th anniversary of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)’s talking books service.

Irish actress Smurfit, who plays glamorous Maud O’Hara in the award-winning Disney+ drama, is president of the charity and has recorded an extract from children’s classic 101 Dalmatians.

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