diff --git a/RMuseum/Controllers/AudioNarrationController.cs b/RMuseum/Controllers/AudioNarrationController.cs
index 8b154ce8..d0ddfc72 100644
--- a/RMuseum/Controllers/AudioNarrationController.cs
+++ b/RMuseum/Controllers/AudioNarrationController.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic;
 using RSecurityBackend.Services;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -69,6 +70,78 @@ namespace RMuseum.Controllers
             return Ok(res.Result.Items);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// get the corresponding mp3 file for the narration
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// it could be protected (Authorized), but I guess I would have problems with available client components support,
+        /// so I preferred it to be anonymous, as it does not harm anybody I guess 
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="id"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        [HttpGet("file/{id}.mp3")]
+        [AllowAnonymous]
+        [ProducesResponseType((int)HttpStatusCode.OK, Type = typeof(FileStreamResult))]
+        [ProducesResponseType((int)HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, Type = typeof(string))]
+        public async Task<IActionResult> GetMp3File(int id)
+        {
+            RServiceResult<PoemNarrationViewModel> narration =
+                await _audioService.Get(id);
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(narration.ExceptionString))
+                return BadRequest(narration.ExceptionString);
+
+            if (narration.Result == null)
+                return NotFound();
+
+            Response.GetTypedHeaders().LastModified = narration.Result.UploadDate;//TODO: Add a FileLastUpdated field to narrations to indicate the last time the mp3/xml files have been updated
+
+            var requestHeaders = Request.GetTypedHeaders();
+            if (requestHeaders.IfModifiedSince.HasValue &&
+                requestHeaders.IfModifiedSince.Value >= narration.Result.UploadDate)
+            {
+                return StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status304NotModified);
+            }
+
+            return new FileStreamResult(new FileStream(narration.Result.LocalMp3FilePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read), "audio/mpeg");
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// get the corresponding xml file for the narration
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// it could be protected (Authorized), but I guess I would have problems with available client components support,
+        /// so I preferred it to be anonymous, as it does not harm anybody I guess 
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="id"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        [HttpGet("file/{id}.xml")]
+        [AllowAnonymous]
+        [ProducesResponseType((int)HttpStatusCode.OK, Type = typeof(FileStreamResult))]
+        [ProducesResponseType((int)HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, Type = typeof(string))]
+        public async Task<IActionResult> GetXMLFile(int id)
+        {
+            RServiceResult<PoemNarrationViewModel> narration =
+                await _audioService.Get(id);
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(narration.ExceptionString))
+                return BadRequest(narration.ExceptionString);
+
+            if (narration.Result == null)
+                return NotFound();
+
+            Response.GetTypedHeaders().LastModified = narration.Result.UploadDate;//TODO: Add a FileLastUpdated field to narrations to indicate the last time the mp3/xml files have been updated
+
+            var requestHeaders = Request.GetTypedHeaders();
+            if (requestHeaders.IfModifiedSince.HasValue &&
+                requestHeaders.IfModifiedSince.Value >= narration.Result.UploadDate)
+            {
+                return StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status304NotModified);
+            }
+
+            return new FileStreamResult(new FileStream(narration.Result.LocalXmlFilePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read), "text/xml");
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// updates narration metadata
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml b/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
index 2649deaf..144f8a89 100644
--- a/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
+++ b/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
@@ -635,6 +635,28 @@
             <param name="status">default: -1, unfiltered</param>
             <returns></returns>
         </member>
+        <member name="M:RMuseum.Controllers.AudioNarrationController.GetMp3File(System.Int32)">
+            <summary>
+            get the corresponding mp3 file for the narration
+            </summary>
+            <remarks>
+            it could be protected (Authorized), but I guess I would have problems with available client components support,
+            so I preferred it to be anonymous, as it does not harm anybody I guess 
+            </remarks>
+            <param name="id"></param>
+            <returns></returns>
+        </member>
+        <member name="M:RMuseum.Controllers.AudioNarrationController.GetXMLFile(System.Int32)">
+            <summary>
+            get the corresponding xml file for the narration
+            </summary>
+            <remarks>
+            it could be protected (Authorized), but I guess I would have problems with available client components support,
+            so I preferred it to be anonymous, as it does not harm anybody I guess 
+            </remarks>
+            <param name="id"></param>
+            <returns></returns>
+        </member>
         <member name="M:RMuseum.Controllers.AudioNarrationController.UpdatePoemNarration(System.Int32,RMuseum.Models.GanjoorAudio.ViewModels.PoemNarrationUpdateViewModel)">
             <summary>
             updates narration metadata