Telling tales via word of mouth

A growing number of fans are listening as audio plays and books give voice to our imagination, Wang Ru reports.

Listening allows the imagination to run wild which is why audio books and shows have sprinted into popularity recently. The spoken word is both able to soothe and inspire.

In another age, almost prehistoric in our days of smartphones and instant communication, people would say that you got a better picture on the radio than from the TV.As the old saying goes, what you see is what you get but what you hear is a never-ending feast.