The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - narration n.

1) telling, relating, unfolding, recounting, chronicling, recording, describing; report, recital, recitation, rehearsal, relation, chronicle, description, portrayal, detailing, revelation, story, tale, narrative: His narration was accompanied by nervous gestures. Her narration disagrees with her husband's in certain essential respects. 2) reading, voice-over: The narration did not seem to be coordinated with the pictures on the screen.