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  1. Rabbit Is Rich

    Serialised reading of John Updike's 1981 novel. Read by Toby Jones.

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Packing My Library by Alberto Manguel

    Alberto Manguel reflects on what books mean to him as he packs up his vast library.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. Dearest Squirrel - the John Osborne Letters

    Peter Whitebrook ofers a fresh insight into the mind of playwright John Osborne.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. Kenneth Williams - Just Williams

    Actor Kenneth Williams reads his autobiography. From 1985.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  5. The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah

    The acclaimed poet and writer reads his autobiography.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah (Omnibus)

    Benjamin Zephaniah reads his autobiography, beginning with his Birmingham childhood.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. The Language of Kindness by Christie Watson (Omnibus)

    Christie Watson's compassionate account of her 20-year nursing career.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    The Kingfisher by Leslie Norris

    James reaches 14 and a ‘terrible truth’ is revealed. Read by Laurence Allan.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  9. The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time by Keith Houston

    Keith Houston explores the rich history of the book as a physical object.

    BBC Radio 4

  10. The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer

    A disturbing incident alters the way a young student looks at her life.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. The Female Persuasion

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  12. Melissa Murray - A Line of Smoke

    Azra has left the troubles in Bosnia for Britain, where she tries to reconcile her past.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. Last Stories by William Trevor

    Five stories from William Trevor's final and posthumous collection.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. Feel Free by Zadie Smith

    Zadie Smith reads from her essay collection. Abridged by Elizabeth Allard.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. Feel Free by Zadie Smith (Omnibus)

    Zadie Smith reads from her electrifying essay collection.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  16. Last Stories by William Trevor (Omnibus)

    A posthumous collection of short stories.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. The Stopping Places by Damian Le Bas (Omnibus)

    Damian Le Bas sets out on a journey to discover his traveller family's past.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  18. The Wind in My Hair by Masih Alinejad (Omnibus)

    Masih Alinejad’s account of her upbringing after the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

    Dramatisations of Maya Angelou's evocative and life-affirming autobiographies.

    BBC Radio 4

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  20. The Librarian by Salley Vickers

    Salley Vickers's lyrical tribute to the power of children's literature.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. The Crossway by Guy Stagg

    Guy Stagg's evocative account of a modern pilgrimage. Read by Jonathan Bailey.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. John Burnside - The Wedding Ceilidh

    A fiddle player is reluctant to play a special request at Liam and Anya's wedding party.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. In Montparnasse by Sue Roe

    Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism. Read by Tracy Ann Oberman.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. David Benedictus - The Line Judge

    In William's 21st year of officiating tennis at Wimbledon, his eyes are drawn elsewhere...

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  25. The Shepherd's Hut

    Tim Winton's fierce and lyrical tale of survival in the Australian outback.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. In Montparnasse by Sue Roe (Omnibus)

    Sue Roe charts the birth of Surrealism in this racy, rackety Paris quartier.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. Buzz by Dr Thor Hanson

    Dr Thor Hanson on the nature and necessity of bees.

    BBC Radio 4

  28. Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole

    Adaptations of Sue Townsend's witty tales of the hapless teenager

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  29. Picnic Comma Lightning (Omnibus)

    A meditation on modern life, inspired by the death of author Laurence Scott’s parents.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  30. Clock Dance by Anne Tyler

    Anne Tyler's novel about family and self-discovery. Read by Barbara Barnes.

    BBC Radio 4

  31. Where the Line Is Drawn (Omnibus)

    Raja Shehadeh reflects on a friendship forged over 40 years on the Israel-Palestine border

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  32. Clock Dance

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  33. Red Thread: On Mazes and Labyrinths by Charlotte Higgins

    Author Charlotte Higgins explores our ancient fascination with mazes and labyrinths.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker

    A young man sets out on a journey where the elements, and something else, are against him.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  35. The Cut Out Girl by Bart van Es (Omnibus)

    Bart Van Es goes on a journey to uncover the truth behind a family rift.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor

    Eleanor Bron reads Elizabeth Taylor's poignant and witty masterpiece.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor (Omnibus)

    Eleanor Bron reads Elizabeth Taylor's poignant masterpiece.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. Jaws by Peter Benchley

    Henry Goodman reads Peter Benchley's classic 1974 novel.

    BBC Radio 4

  39. A Boy in the Water (Omnibus)

    Tom Gregory’s memoir of how he became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  40. The Dead Hand by Wilkie Collins

    When Arthur visits Doncaster in race week, he’s obliged to share a hotel with a stranger.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. Jaws by Peter Benchley

    Peter Benchley's classic novel, and one of the most iconic films of all time.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris

    In her diary of thoughts, author Jan Morris explores what is worth memorialising.

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Transcription (Omnibus)

    Omnibus editions of Kate Atkinson's novel set in post-war London, read by Fenella Woolgar.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. In My Mind's Eye by Jan Morris (Omnibus)

    Jan Morris in her diary of thoughts covers her car and being a TV personality.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  45. Constant Repetition by Michael Carson

    An elderly woman in an old people’s home plots her escape to be with her 52 year-old son.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  46. Helen Lederer - All Change

    A lighter look at women reaching their 40s and growing old disgracefully.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre

    Ben Macintyre's book tells the story of a KGB double agent at the height of the Cold War.

    BBC Radio 4

  48. The Fishing Trip by Marian O'Neill

    It's a perfect day for fishing but is Jack ready to become a man?

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  49. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

    Nine strangers find themselves thrown together at a remote health resort.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Turbulence

    David Szalay's short-story series of lives in turmoil, each in some way touching the next.

    BBC Radio 4

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