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Gyles Brandreth’s What Ho, Your Majesty?
Gyles Brandreth has written a comic story for the Queen's 90th birthday.
BBC Radio 4
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Shakespeare and Me
Reflections and readings to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
BBC Radio Wales
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Tips for the Barmaid, by Claire Powell
A smile from across the bar at a sports club turns into something more.
BBC Radio 4
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The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel (Omnibus)
John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer who wants to rediscover traditional practices.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Fingers in the Sparkle Jar by Chris Packham (Omnibus)
Naturalist Chris Packham reads his recollections of being an unusual young boy.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea: Omnibus
Teffi was a famous Russian writer in the early 1900s, but was forced to flee her country.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Lap of the Gods by Julia Stoneham
What will a couple find when they drop anchor in a quiet cove on a sailing trip?
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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About the Mountain by Frances Leviston
A snowboarding instructor counts the boys in her charge as dusk falls on the slopes.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Hank of Black Hair by Sebastian Barry
A chance encounter in the park is about to change Matt Kirwan’s life.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Only in Naples by Katherine Wilson (Omnibus)
Katherine Wilson's adventures in Naples in 1966 - a memoir of love, food and family.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Margo Jefferson - Negroland: Omnibus
Memoirs from Margo Jefferson, who was born in Chicago in 1947.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Lady of the Sea by Diana Hendry
Saul takes his daughter out for long evening drives telling his wife it settles them.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Christening
Blue Peter's Janet Ellis reads her new story about a young girl's first passion.
BBC Radio 4
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Hannah Vincent - The Poison Frog
By Hannah Vincent. The story of a mother, a daughter and an amphibian.
BBC Radio 4
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Graham Greene - The Third Man: Omnibus
In postwar Vienna, Rollo Martins begins to discover the truth about his friend, Harry Lime
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Geoff Dyer - White Sands: Omnibus
Geoff Dyer's travel essays begin with a pilgrimage to the house of an intellectual hero.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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An American Fridge by Mick Herron
A luxury apartment with a top-of-the-range kitchen tempts a man towards a new life.
BBC Radio 4
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Eoin McNamee - The Limekiln Road
Victor befriends the elderly Lily in Eoin McNamee’s story of memory and loss.
BBC Radio 4
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John Burnside - Finders Keepers
The older brother knew the lost dog was quite probably dead.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The 29th of July
By Niall Williams. Mairtin Crowley sets out on a heroic quest: to love everyone.
BBC Radio 4
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Best Girl Friends
Finding a new best friend is not easy in this contemporary short story by Abigail Ulman.
BBC Radio 4
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The Good Girl by Elizabeth Bowen
A woman receives a marriage proposal whilst on holiday – is her reputation threatened?
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Van Gogh's Ear: The True Story (Omnibus)
One of the biggest mysteries of the art world is explored in Bernadette Murphy's book.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Wendell Steavenson - Keep an Open Mind
A rainy day in June, Felicity spends an unusual evening with her neighbours.
BBC Radio 4
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There Is No-one in the Lab But Mice, by Tania Hershman
What happens when scientists around the world suddenly go on strike? By Tania Hershman.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Consultant
On the plane home from Spain, a woman plots a thrilling new future. Story by Annie Griffin
BBC Radio 4
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Bonding by Alex Shearer
Dave confronts his emotions when a survival weekend turns into a New Age get-together.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Elizabeth Taylor - The Idea of Age
A young girl reflects on childhood in summer and the process of growing old.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Beryl Bainbridge - Love By All Sorts of Means: Omnibus
A biography by Brendan King, who worked for the novelist Beryl Bainbridge for 23 years.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Tapestry by Stephanie Cole
Stephanie Cole reads a short story written by herself about a lost love.
BBC Radio 4
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Comics, War and Ordinary Miracles
Two writers explore their different lives and connection through the Bosnian War in 1992.
BBC Radio 4
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Penelope Fitzgerald - The Prescription
A young doctor learns that there is more to the medical profession than knowledge.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Harry Parker - Anatomy of a Soldier: Omnibus
Captain Tom Barnes must lead his troops in Afghanistan, the scene of war and terror.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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The Etymology of a Thief
At the age of four, Montreal discovers his passion in life: to steal.
BBC Radio 4
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F Scott Fitzgerald - The Smilers
Sylvester tries to inflict his misery on others, unaware they might already be unhappy.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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A Happy Nation
By Agnieszka Dale. Krystyna Kowalska is visited by an immigration officer.
BBC Radio 4
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The Mirror by Kate Mosse
Supernatural story by Kate Mosse, author of Labyrinth and The Taxidermist's Daughter.
BBC Radio 4
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Ms Markey's Spare Room
Ms Markey prepares for the arrival of her first paying house guest, but at what cost?
BBC Radio 4
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Snip-snip
Aboard a boat en route to England a young boy stumbles across a dark and terrifying secret
BBC Radio 4
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Fright Night: Rosemary's Baby
Kim Cattrall reads Ira Levin's darkly brilliant tale of modern devilry.
BBC Radio 4
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Autumn Lady's Tresses
Two young girls find their holiday island has changed forever after huge winter storms.
BBC Radio 4
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The Transit of Mercury
A family heirloom provides the spark for an unexpected literary inheritance.
BBC Radio 4
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Beyond the Voice
A librarian is haunted by voices - and also by the memory of some of her past actions.
BBC Radio 4
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A Rage Explained by Alex Wheatle
In 1987, the writer visits Jamaica to be reunited with his father.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Carlo Rovelli - Reality is Not What It Seems: Omnibus
Provocative account of how science affects our understanding of the world around us.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Mad Enchantment by Ross King (Omnibus)
The story of Claude Monet's later years and the famous paintings he produced at Giverny.
BBC Radio 4 Extra