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  1. The Drop

    Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature

    BBC Radio 4

  2. Landmarks, by Robert Macfarlane

    Robert Macfarlane describes some vivid places and the words they conjure up.

    BBC Radio 4

  3. The Peregrine, read by David Attenborough

    David Attenborough reads a classic of British nature writing, The Peregrine by J.A. Baker.

    BBC Radio 4

  4. No One Called Her Angel

    A five-part reading from Radio 4

    BBC Radio 4

  5. Coming Up for Air by George Orwell

    George Bowling, a fat, married, middle-aged insurance salesman surveys his life.

    BBC Radio 4

  6. The Drop by Mick Herron (Omnibus)

    After witnessing a clandestine encounter, an old spy sets life changing events in motion.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  7. Why Women Read Fiction

    Helen Taylor's exploration of why, when and how women read fiction is read by Lucy Briers.

    BBC Radio 4

  8. Oliver: Lagos to London

    A radical reimagining of Charles Dickens' most political novel, Oliver Twist

    BBC Radio 4

  9. Fantastic Journeys

    A series of four fantastic journeys written by some of the best sci-fi/fantasy writers.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  10. Motherwell

    Deborah Orr's memoir about growing up working-class in Motherwell, south-east of Glasgow.

    BBC Radio 4

  11. The Second Sleep, by Robert Harris

    In his latest novel, Robert Harris imagines a world without any of our current technology.

    BBC Radio 4

  12. Hugh Lofting - The Story of Doctor Dolittle

    The well-loved story of the doctor who learned to talk like the animals.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  13. The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

    A boy-shouldn't-meet-girl screwball comedy in millennial London.

    BBC Radio 4

  14. The Secret Guests by BW Black

    As bombs fall on London, plans are made for the safety of the two young princesses.

    BBC Radio 4

  15. How to Argue with a Racist, by Adam Rutherford

    Dr Adam Rutherford deploys science as a weapon against prejudice.

    BBC Radio 4

  16. The Secret Guests by BW Black (Omnibus)

    As bombs fall on London, plans are made for the safety of the two young princesses.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  17. To the Lake, by Kapka Kassabova

    Kapka Kassabova explores her family's long history in the south-west Balkans.

    BBC Radio 4

  18. HG Wells - The Invisible Man

    Griffin, a talented young physicist, discovers a potion that makes him invisible.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  19. Apeirogon, by Colum McCann

    Colum McCann's epic new novel of friendship, love, loss, and belonging.

    BBC Radio 4

  20. The Quarry Wood, by Nan Shepherd

    Nan Shepherd's 1928 story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence.

    BBC Radio 4

  21. The Crying Book, by Heather Christle

    Poet Heather Christle meditates on how and why we cry.

    BBC Radio 4

  22. To the Lake by Kapka Kassabova (Omnibus)

    Kapka Kassabova explores her own family’s ties to the south-west Balkans.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  23. Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth

    A funny and moving novel about trying to find your place in the world.

    BBC Radio 4

  24. Guest House for Young Widows

    Azadeh Moaveni's acclaimed account is about a cast of young women who joined ISIS.

    BBC Radio 4

  25. The Quarry Wood (Omnibus)

    A young woman's journey to maturity and independence in the early 20th century.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  26. Colum McCann - Apeirogon (Omnibus)

    Palestinian Bassam Aramin and Israeli Rami Elhanan appear to live very different lives.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  27. The Crying Book by Heather Christle (Omnibus)

    Poet Heather Christle meditates on how and why we cry.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  28. Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen

    Majella is the opinionated and awkward big girl. This is a week in her life.

    BBC Radio 4

  29. The Call of the Wild, by Jack London

    Jack London's 1903 novel about the adventures of a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush.

    BBC Radio 4

  30. The Leopard (Omnibus)

    Don Fabrizio Corbera, the Prince of Salina, and his family assemble for dinner.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  31. Shakespeare in a Divided America, by James Shapiro

    Scholar James Shapiro's timely exploration of what Shakespeare's plays reveal about the US

    BBC Radio 4

  32. The Mirror and the Light, by Hilary Mantel

    Anton Lesser reads the final part of Hilary Mantel's award-winning Thomas Cromwell series.

    BBC Radio 4

  33. Your Blue-Eyed Boy, by Helen Dunmore

    Five-part dramatisation of Helen Dunmore's 1998 novel.

    BBC Radio 4

  34. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

    Carson McCullers' prodigious novel, set in a small mill town in 1930s America's Deep South

    BBC Radio 4

  35. The Call of the Wild by Jack London (Omnibus)

    The adventures of a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  36. Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town, by Lamorna Ash

    An evocative portrait of life in Newlyn, the largest working fishing port in Britain.

    BBC Radio 4

  37. The Weeping Child by Jane Gardam

    "I have seen a ghost... it was the ghost of someone who is still alive."

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  38. The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel (Omnibus)

    The eagerly-awaited finale to Hilary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell saga. Read by Anton Lesser.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  39. The Prelude, by William Wordsworth

    Wordsworth's great autobiographical poem read by Sir Ian McKellen with music by John Harle

    BBC Radio 4

  40. Leo McKern - Just Resting

    Actor Leo McKern - 'Rumpole of the Bailey' - reads from his memoir: Just Resting.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  41. American Dirt, by Jeanine Cummins

    Jeanine Cummins' heart-stopping novel following the migrant trail into the US.

    BBC Radio 4

  42. George Eliot - The Mill on the Floss

    10-part dramatisation of George Eliot's semi-autobiographical novel of Victorian childhood

    BBC Radio 4

  43. Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin (Omnibus)

    Claire Tomalin's biography of one of the nation's literary giants.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  44. In At The Deep End

    A frank, funny and fabulously filthy lesbian coming-of-age adventure, read by Ell Potter.

    BBC Radio 4

  45. The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out by William Sitwell

    The history of the restaurant from AD79 to now. Read by Lesley Sharp.

    BBC Radio 4

  46. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (Omnibus)

    Dramatisation of George Eliot's semi-autobiographical novel of Victorian childhood.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  47. Run and Ask Daddy If He Has Any More Money by Fay Weldon

    A university professor has a run-in with his past.

    BBC Radio 4 Extra

  48. Crossriggs by Jane & Mary Findlater

    The sleepy Scottish village of Crossriggs is not the place for an unconventional woman.

    BBC Radio 4

  49. Broken Greek, by Pete Paphides

    An autobiographical story of chip shops and pop songs from music journalist Pete Paphides.

    BBC Radio 4

  50. Fall of the House of Byron

    The scandalous story of the ancestors of poet Lord Byron.

    BBC Radio 4

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